Man Repeller Glossy Box Review – January 2013 – Monthly Makeup Subscription Service

I am a huge MR fan but i was very disappointed in this box 🙁 i had such high hopes for Leandra’s co-lab. I tried the hair primer -eh, didn’t do what it said it would (i have very oily roots so usually these things don’t), the VL lipstick was a bad color red :(, $225 face cream? no thanks, the other face cream made me break out, the nail polish was a big N O – as a woman in my mid-30’s and NOT in fashion i can’t wear a color like that…perfume? no thank you (now i know what she smells like though!) i did like the mascara and am wearing it as we speak but that doesn’t save this box from being a bad one! its my 1st disappointment from GB but it is STILL better then Beautybox5, Birch Box and ipsy IMHO.

I got the one with the cream blush, which is fantastic. I got mine in Feb too (although they did email to apologize). I love GB.

I got almost the same box as you except instead of Tarte lipstick I got a cream blush (which I would be more likely to wear since I’m picky about lip products). I thought the box was a pretty good value and my last one in my 3 month subscription. I just wish the nail polish were a different color than purple. I love the idea of it (and it’s full size!) but I don’t ever wear purple nail polish 🙁

My Jan. box didn’t arrive until Feb. This was the last straw for me with GB.
I’ve stuck with them through thick and thin, but the Jan. ” Man Repeller” box also repelled ME, and I am definitely not a male.

I got the box with ONLY teeny samples. One full sized nail polish and some garish red lipstick from– who else?– Vincent Longo. I still remember the maroon and white pencil that Beauty Bar Sample Society sent a few months ago. Apparently, the girl who is the ” Man Repeller” likes garish colors and stinky perfume.

I hated everything in my box and threw the entire thing away.
AND then I cancelled my Glossybox subscription for all time.
And I feel very good about the decision!!!

Amanda

I got the other version of this box with the Vincent Longo lipstick and the hair primer from Living Proof. The lipstick I got is more like a tinted lipbalm, but it’s a beautiful color and very wearable. I LOVE the perfume so much! I would actually buy the full size of it. But I did not like the nailpolish, I wore it for less than a week and it faded over that time, and it’s very juvenile, I can’t seriously wear it in adult company (and I’m under 30!). I don’t get all that excited about incredibly expensive lotion samples because there is no way I will buy the full size. Overall though, I really loved this Glossybox for the perfume, lipstick, and hair primer.

I LOVE the nail polish. I have it on right now. It’s super purple… I think if looks more blue in the bottle. I definitely did not get that same lipstick. I think I got a Vincent Longo lip stain in Belle Etoile. (GREAT color.) I’m not 100% sure that’s the lipstick I got because I toss all my subscription makeup into one bag – but I’m pretty certain that’s what I got. But definitely no lipstick from Tarte.

Girls, van anyone explain what does exactly “man repeller” mean? I am French, sorry 🙂

I wasn’t as impressed with this one as everyone else was. I like red lipstick, but the one I got was an orangey-red, which I will never wear. I also didn’t like the texture of the polish, which I know is supposed to be the innovative selling point for it. One of the things I hate about glitter polish is the grittiness, so I definitely don’t want a polish that is made just for it’s grittiness. I’m also not a fan of foil pack samples, not matter the value of it, because I don’t think one or two uses really gives you a good idea of whether or not it will work for you long-term.

I am excited about trying the mascara and hair product.

(I cancelled GlossyBox after a customer service fiasco with them this month. This box, which I received after I’d already cancelled, didn’t make me regret the cancellation.)

I loved the Man Repeller box! I got the same one as you. Loving the polish!