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ByMSAJun 22, 2017 | 51 comments

Benevolent Beauty Box
4.2 overall rating
16 Ratings | 2 Reviews

We have FULL spoilers for the Benevolent Beauty Mystery Box! (Thanks Jessica!) This box is no longer available.

The products and colors of the products will vary so this is just one possible variation:

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The Box: Benevolent Beauty Mystery Box

The Cost: $34.95

The Products: Each mystery box will contain AT LEAST 8 items and valued at over $150. All products are from past boxes; products and colors will vary.

The subscription to Benevolent Beauty Box is $29.95 a month. Check out all of our Benevolent Beauty Box reviews to see what types of items you can expect to see in the mystery box!

What do you think of the spoilers? What did you get in your Benevolent Beauty Mystery Box?

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51 comments

Vanessa

Anybody that got the au naturale creme shadow in bora bora interested in swapping? Or the Palmetto Derma Moisturizer? I swap a lot on here and have lots of items including a lot from this benevolent beauty mystery box.

The items I have from my mystery boxes are:

1.Ardency Inn Liquid Liner -RV $20 (I have 2 to swap)
2.ColourPop Hello Kitty Super Shock Shadow (Pink) -RV $8
3. Jersey Shore My Lash Secret Eyelash Curler – RV $30
4..Ardency Inn Eye Powder Purple Hearts (NO SEAL so lid came off and good amount of product spilled inside it’s box $32 (but DAMAGED)
5.LAW nail polish in A Lot of Spice – RV $9
6. East Falls Mineral Soak Sample Jar -RV $8?
7. gypsysoulorganics aromatherapy spray SON rain RV $20
8. Orglamix Luminizer in ILLUME -RV $18

Please contact me! Thanks!

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Michelle

So I went out on a limb and ordered this box for a few primary reasons: (1) I don’t currently subscribe to any beauty boxes anymore (for close to a year now probably, maybe longer) and I wanted to treat myself, (2) I’ve never had a box from this company before, (3) It seemed like a good deal/something new to try…

Mind you I’m currently disabled and haven’t spent much of anything on ANY sub boxes in a long while or “want” items in general when it comes to beauty in particular…

I’ve been reading along every day when there are posts here and when I read the reviews of what people got I wondered if I’d made a mistake… I opened my box today and realized that yes, I indeed should have just saved my money and went and bought myself something I really wanted at Sephora or elsewhere…

My box does not seem as bad as some but I’m still kind of upset over it as I have eyeshadow spillage as well and the box overall does not impress… I have not calculated values or anything but from what I’ve read I guess I should count myself lucky as I received 9 products… Also, I noticed when my husband handed me the box that the outer seal was undone or looked like it had been sealed and unsealed at one point… Perhaps someone unsealed it and threw an extra item in, I have no idea…lol

Without further ado, here’s what I received:

ColourPop Hello Kitty Shadow in “School Bus”
ColourPop Hello Kitty Shadow in “Small Gift”
Law Beauty Essentials Nail Polish in “A Lot of Spice”
Orglamix Illume Enlighten Luminizer
OFRA Liquid Lipstick in “Mocha”
IDUN Lipgloss in “Astrid”
Armour Lipgloss in “barracuda”
Laritzy Lip Pencil in “Bare”
Ardency Inn Modster Light-Catching Powder in “Purple Hearts”

Four lip products, really…?

A luminizer that looks like it might have been a brown-pinkish alien that melted into a small jar…

Pink nail polish – I hate pink in general and I get my nails done at the salon… (not the company’s fault, but nonetheless not a useful product to me)

So, purple is my FAVE color so the loose shadow product should be a win right? Wrong! This is like a washed out black with tiny specks of purple maybe??? I can’t even describe it but I agree with what some others wrote about it… It’s everywhere and you can’t even touch the box without getting it all over your hands… I can’t hardly even type this right now as it’s all over me…

Worst part is I was hoping for at least some skincare as I hardly wear makeup at all anymore because of health issues…

I’m assuming this company doesn’t do refunds for the whole box or will replace the shadow with a usable product? I’m on day *5* of a severe migraine so forgive me if this information is readily found elsewhere… I’m just truly disappointed…

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Jb

Yeah, so that Purple Hearts eyeshadow…maybe you can’t ship powder in a container that has an unsealed hole in it and expect it all to stay intact lol. It looked interesting all over my counter so I tried it on my eyes and it didn’t even show up (over my regular eyeshadow base), disappointing. Maybe it needs a special primer.

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Allison

Word. I got it too and it reads like a muddy black. Not purple or glittery at all!

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Siren

Yup, I got that Purple Hearts eye shadow in my regular box (not the mystery box) and it was the only thing I disliked in the box. I can’t imagine ever wearing it, I never wear glitter, I feel like I’m too old for shimmer, let alone glitter. I don’t think I wore glitter when I was 16 🙂 Anyway, I don’t really know how to deal with loose eye shadow so for me that product was just a miss.

Taren

I didn’t receive any skincare or body care items either. Just a primer without packaging, unsealed! Kinda bummed. This was not a cheap mystery box by any means so I was kinda expecting some nicer items (TWO color pop Hello kitty eyeshadows, and no, not good colors, 3 lip products, a tiny unsealed and sweating orglamix illumunator, with a crooked sticker no less). I’ve bought mystery boxes form them before and was blown away! I feel kinda cheated.

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Vanessa

I am super ticked right now. I bought 2 mystery boxes. These Mystery Box was SUPPOSED to contain “at least 8 items valued $150+.” ONE BOX ONLY HAD 6 ITEMS with RV $109! And the other had 8 but with RV only $118 and the highest RV item was DAMAGED!

The 6 item box contents are:

1.Ardency Inn Liquid Liner (which contains parabens) -RV $20
2. Mommy Makeup Stay Put Matte Lip Cream in Heather -RV $19
3. Au Naturale Eye Liner Pencil in Deep Sea -RV$18
4.ColourPop Hello Kitty Super Shock Shadow (Pink) -RV $8
5.Meow Meow Tweet Tweet Deodorant Cream -RV $14
6. Jersey Shore My Lash Secret Eyelash Curler – RV $30 (seems inflated)

TOTAL RV (even with the inflated value of an eyelash curler) is $109!!

My 8 item box included:

1.Ardency Inn Liquid Liner (which contains parabens) -RV $20
2.Ardency Inn Eye Powder Purple Hearts (NO SEAL, Spilled all over box RV $32 (but DAMAGED)
3. Colourpop Hello Kitty Ultra Glossy Lip Arigato -RV $6
4. LARITZY Lip Pencil in BARE – RV $18
5.LAW nail polish in A Lot of Spice – RV $9
6. East Falls Mineral Soak Sample Jar -RV $8?
7. gypsysoulorganics aromatherapy spray SON rain RV $20
8. Orglamix Luminizer in ILLUME -RV $18

TOTAL RV is only $118!

I don’t even know what to do right now!

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Siren

I would just like to take a moment to point out, since you mentioned that a product contains parabens, that this is not an organic, or natural box. This is a 100% cruelty free box.

The ingredients could certainly contain any number of any ingredient, but they are not tested on animals – at least that is how I understand and interpret this box, from their website, and in looking up the definition of benevolent.

I actually prefer this. According to Beautypedia, a well researched team headed up by Paula Begoun, many ingredients in cosmetics, skin care and hair care are perfectly fine to use and it’s just a myth, such as parabens, that people believe are bad for them. I very much enjoy the premise of this box, and if I wanted a natural or organic box, there are plenty to choose from. I mean no offense to others beliefs, everyone has a right to their own, but I like that this box is cruelty free.

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Vanessa

Oh my, Good for you. I’m glad you’re happy. I also like cruelty free things. I find it interesting that out of my long description of my massive problem with my order, you reply to only one phrase that was a side note in parenthesis. This side note was merely mentioning a bad thing about THAT product. I mean, excuse me if I find it horrifying that here we are in 2017 and STILL makeup companies are putting parabens in products! But this small side note is the only thing in my post that prompted mentioning in the long reply from you? Forget the huge problems with not delivering what I ordered? This makes me think you are perhaps in league somehow with benevolent beauty box. Are you? If you are, please tell them they should concentrate their efforts on delivering what they advertise to their customers, and communicating to customers with issues in a respectful way instead of trolling.

Vanessa

I wanted to update my post here because I contacted benevolent beauty box by email. I actually had a very difficult time dealing with them and they made me take a picture of the damaged eyeshadow in order to replace it. I asked them if I could choose at least 1 item from whatever items they have leftover and was pretty rudely denied this even though I had to spend a lot of my time and effort detailing the problem and contacting them and photographing and uploading. They flat out refused to refund one of the mystery boxes as well. The only thing they said is that they would send me replacement items of what was missing (of their choice, not mine). I have agreed, but am pretty disappointed in their customer service in response to their mess up. So I am now waiting to see what they do send me. I just wanted to update this to let other people know that if they also have problems and wanting to contact their customer service… put on your thick skin and be ready to be treated poorly. I’ll update this post with what happens for anyone interested. They said 2 things that really irritated me . 1. that my request to choose 1 item from leftover items would be unfair to other customers (even though other customers didn’t have to spend time and effort and deal with them. and 2. They said that they can’t please everybody, like I’m just ridiculous with my expectations. I have purchased a lot of mystery boxes from a lot of companies and ALWAYS get at LEAST the number of items and at LEAST the advertised retail values. And if something arrives damaged from other companies, (which yes, does happen) I have never had so much trouble with customer service. They slighted me, then treated me like crap when I contacted them. Anyway, like I said… I will keep this post updated. Sorry for rambling, I am just ticked.

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Elle

Honestly I think you’re being unreasonable. It’s absolutely normal to send a photo of breakages to a company because who knows who lies & who doesn’t?! I had a breakage with one of my early BBBs & automatically sent her a pic with my initial email. Are you seriously saying in 2017 you don’t have a smart phone with a camera? I think you’re exaggerating to make it seem worse than it is. Of course a business can’t let you choose an item from a mystery box! I would be super annoyed if she let you!
BBB has hands down the best CS I’ve ever experienced & that’s why I’ve recently subbed for my third 6 month term.
Mystery boxes may never going to please everyone. Rachel is fixing the problems the only way that’s possible & it says on the sites FAQ that they don’t do refunds for boxes that have already been sent. Which makes total sense, use your noggin.

Linda

Strange, because when I contacted Rachel, she sent me another product (the same damaged product because there were leftovers) right away… received in 2-3 days (faster than anything Ipsy of all companies would do). It was the Ardency Inn “Purple Hearts” and I already willingly sent her a picture (without her asking) the damage of the inside Ardency Inn box (because I think that’s fairly normal – who knows if you’re lying or not — not YOU in particular, anyone, for that matter)…. Perhaps their is different customer service now that was rude? I loved my first ever June box and declined getting a mystery box because I feared that it may contain similar items from June – and it did – two of them.

Hope you have a better experience later on. 🙂

Allison

I was also disappointed in my RV. Like you, my purple hearts spilled all over itself and it’s box.

I didn’t get any skin care: one nail polish, bath salt, aromatherapy spray, spilled eyeshadow, 3 lip products, and the weird illuminizer that “sweats”.

Lesson Learned. This was my first and last Benevolent Beauty mystery box. I generally love mystery boxes! Mystery boxes are what kicked off my subscriptions to BeautyFix, Julep, Glossybox, and Popsugar.

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Julie B.

I got the exact same box except an Idun lip gloss instead of the deodorant. 3 lip products is one too many, but I’ll get over it. I got a different color Bellapierre lippie, Hibiscus which is pretty. I hope I like the serum since it’s the big ticket item, but like everyone else, I would have liked a more varied assortment. It’s a good way to try new companies and I’m relieved my package was intact.

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Dayan

Just got my box, also all makeup products…
4 lip 3 eye 1 nail
Decided to give it a try based on the spoiler of previous mystery box. Wrong decision…
Colourpop arrived shattered and that Lauren Brooke is definitely opened and resealed judging by the labeling stickers…
Had high hopes for it since one of their LE boxes looked really great…
Not a regular subscriber and based on this experience, probably won’t be one anytime soon.

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Allison

Absolutely agree. This was their chance to reel me in. Instead I feel like a chump. At $25 if would have been a great box. But I expect more for $35.

And YES! Finally someone said it! The Lauren Brooke lipstick definitely looked suspect. Like the stickers were peeled and restuck, leaving residue.

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Brooke

My box came today too 🙁 it was a disappointment for my first box. It was not packaged well and the purple eyeshadow was everywhere and the illuminater was open. Another one of my items appears to have been opened and resealed again as there is a sticky residue but another sticker over top of the stickiness. I purchased two of their skincare boxes and I hope I will not be as disappointed in it. Two eye shadows, two lip colors, highlighter, sheet mask, moisturizer, and nail polish. I was thinking about doing a yearly subscription but I am looking for a box with more eye creams, masks, serums, any suggestions?

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Andi

I also received the purple eyeshadow, and it was everywhere. What a mess! My box was makeup-heavy, and all but one of the products are totally unsuitable for my skin tone. I also was using this as a trial to see if I’d like to subscribe to BBB, and and definitely NOT subscribing based on this experience.

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LB

Just an FYI, when you subscribe you fill out a survey about your skin tone and preferences (bold or more neutral) and the boxes are catered to your choices. I have NEVER gotten a shade of something that didn’t work for me and that’s actually one of my biggest selling points….I can use everything I receive (unlike a Boxycharm where it seems like I always get the shade I’m dreading…lol). Obviously the deal is a bit different with a mystery box….sorry you were disappointed.

Luna

I think pretty much any green beauty box would suit your needs, as most of them are focused primarily on skincare, with the exception of Benevolent Beauty which is like the green beauty equivalent of Boxycharm. Fortunately, there are so many green beauty boxes nowadays (yay!)…. samples only/samples & full-sized products/full-sized products only, skincare only to a variety of beauty products, budget conscious to luxe pricing, brand names to etsy-type brands, 2 products to ~7 products.

Besides including skincare, what product sizes would you like to receive, do you mind getting a mixture of products or skincare only, what are you willing to spend on a box, how important are name brand items to you, and how many products would you like to received. There may be other criteria I may be missing, but I’m sure there is at least one box that would meet virtually anything you’re looking for. 🙂

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Bella01

Luna do you work for MSA?

ashby

Was the item that appeared opened and resealed a Lauren Brooke product? I received a Lauren Brooke lip gloss and concealer, and they were both like that. I think it’s the labels. However, my illuminator wasn’t sealed either…

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Brooke

Yes Ashby! Thank you. It was the Lauren Brooke lip item that looked open and resealed. The purple eyeshadow that is loose made a very big mess when I opened the box.

Deborah

I was disappointed that my box contained four lip colors. The previous mystery box contained a good variety of skin care and makeup items but this makeup heavy box was quite a letdown for me.

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ashby

My box was all make-up. I really was hoping for more skincare, but I know it’s a toss up with a mystery box. Someone mentioned the sticker and mine wasn’t attached either. I’m guessing it’s the heat, but the box was well packed. Mine came with:

Colorpop blue eye shadow
blue eyeliner
Lauren Brooke under eye concealer
Mannakadar eyelash primer
Mommy Makeup lipgloss
Lauren Brooke lipgloss
Luminous face luminizer
eyelash curlers

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ElisaK

Very disappointing. The sticker on my box wasn’t sealed. Not ripped open by someone else. Never even sealed. Somebody must have liked something because I only got 7 items when the promo is “at least 8 items,” so perhaps more than 1 item went missing along the way.

To top that off, 4 of the 7 items I did get were lip products. A box, especially a mystery box, should have a better mix of products.

The one positive is my test run on the mystery box gave me my answer – subscribing to this box is a definite “no.”

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vanessa

Glad I dodged this bullet!

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Kathie

I got my two boxes today. I did not get the deodorant or face serum. I don’t use eyeshadow so I have a bunch I don’t want. If anyone wants to swap me let me know. I am on the swap page but have not quite figured out how to use it.

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Jb

Kathie what items did you get? Were your two boxes the same or different?

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Kathie

Different but some stuff the same. I really want the face serum and deodorant. I like the lipstick but don’t need two nail polishes or the eyeliner or eye shadows. I am more into skincare then makeup. I need to find a green skincare only box.

Marion

Nice box! Kinda glad I didn’t get one this time, though, since I got the Sangria lip balm & the walnut serum in my previous mystery box.

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Svetlana7e

I have not received notification of shipment, is anybody else waiting for it?

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ashby

My notification came on Sunday, box appears to have shipped Monday, and mine (I’m in TX) is supposed to arrive today. 😉

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ashby

I love these brands, but I hope my box has more skincare items. Either way, I can’t wait to get my box. 🙂

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lyneva

Oh man I almost ordered that box. What a great box 2 fantastic lips, perfectly pink polish, and a hello kitty for my bff. Ooohhh sorry I missed it.

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Melissa

I got all of those same items you mentioned, and everything else makeup as well. Bummed, I was expecting half skincare, so if you’re interested you’ll likely find those items on my swap page! ;P

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