Macy’s Beauty Box August 2021 Spoilers!

Yes, it’s my first month too, and I’m not too excited, except after being on waitlist for so long, I’ll take it. I always enjoy the fragrances, so I’ll just consider it a $15 fragrance purchase this month, and giveaway what I don’t like. I hate cleansing oils.

SUBSCRIPTION SNOB, I am so beyond perplexed by your response. First off, I’d actually LOVE a subscription box for pens, I would all over that. Beyond that, are you seriously coming to a subscription box website to preach to the people here that enjoy subscription boxes that they should stop buying subscription boxes? Why in the world are you here if you don’t enjoy subscription boxes? Are you confused about what this website is for? These are genuine questions because I cannot understand why you left this comment. Do you go to motorcyclelovers.com (fictional website) and get on their comment section and talk about the dangers of motorcycles?

I feel pretty strongly about this one. From my experience with sub boxes, no doubt. There are several articles on the Internet about why paying for samples is not smart…from no expiration dates and possibly being expired, being rotated around from seller to seller before you even get it. There’s also not being able to guarantee where they came from in a lot of cases. Quality difference between sample and full size formulas. To the fact that skincare costs nothing to produce in huge vats…but is way overvalued by customers. It really is a scam. None of this skincare is worth anywhere near the values they place on them. that’s why they offer so much skin, body and Haircare as filler in lifestyle boxes like fff. It’sa cheap product that can be sold for premium prices. And these companies aren’t wanting you to buy a sample to try and then if you like it you’ll buy the full size… They are selling you the sample as an end product. The sample IS the product for sale. Just in very tiny portions. They don’t even care about selling the large product if they can sell tons of samples. Mostly we’re paying for all that packaging. Tons of plastic used to contain teeny amounts of creams and potions to fill our landfills. And they’re like selling magic in a bottle. It’s really that silly. Do we need to sample an endless array of Face creams and lotions. Have you ever run across one and said here it is! My search is over. Went out and bought the full size and are done sampling? No. It never ends. The money and supply keep flowing. When they’re all pretty much the same. Just go to the store, pick out a decent looking cream, when you run out- buy another one. There’s really no need to constantly be sampling. We don’t do that with any other product. From food, household cleaners, tampons, motor oil, house paint, pens, paper, soft drinks, whatever you can think of that we use regularly. Why don’t we endlessly sample those kinds of items?? Why don’t we get a box of pens every week to try out. Everyday sit down and write with the new pens. Test them out everyday? Because it would be a stupid waste of our time and money. We’ve gotta think in those contexts. Stop stocking our house with crap that goes bad or out of style before you will even use it and go live a life. A lot of this is shopping addiction. Buying stupid items that you don’t need and just have a grandiose view of their importance. This is what I have learned from sub boxing! I like to bundle shop for items I need and call it a day until months later when I need more. I’ll find a good deal and be done. Sorry those are my thoughts. We consumers are being consumed by these companies.

Yes. And these are brands Macy’s carries in-store – never any of those white label “brands” that anyone can slap a label on!

They’re both a bad idea.

Yeah, plus they are so misleading with those full sizes in terms of the RV. They can claim anything, that the box value is $200, $300, whatever – but in reality it’s just a box of crap, and doesn’t have any items I actually want to use.

Yeah. I prefer samples. That’s why I like boxes like this and the sets at Sephora and Ulta. I want to try things before I buy. I don’t want full sizes of weird brands or poorly-selling shades.

Yes since they “upgraded” the site everything is wonky, I certainly hope they just change it back so we can actually find things once again.

I just received mine. It has the following:
Laura Gellar baked highlighter
Glamglow Glowstar Mega Illuminating moisturizer
Mario Badescu cleansing oil
Coola sunless tan anti-aging face serum
Caudalie Vinoperfect complexion correcting radiance serum
Coach Dreams Sunset tiny sample
Coach men’s Blue tiny sample
Makeup bag

Not my favorite month, but not horrible. I actually really like the Coach fragrance and will probably use everything except the sunless tanning serum.