Total Beauty Summer Prep Collection Review & Coupon
About once a month Total Beauty releases a new collection – and each box is a one time purchase. This month they released the Summer Prep Collection.
I bought it the day it was released, and they shipped it out very quickly!
The Box:Â The Summer Prep Collection
The Cost: $25 with free shipping
The Products: $95 worth of products for getting ready for summer.
Each box comes with a card that gives you a list of all the items included and a value breakdown.
Gleam by Melanie Mills Body Radiance in Light Gold – 1 oz Value $15
Nelson J Healing Mask Packets in Pomegranate, Coconut, and Rosemary Mint – Value $5.65Â total
This gleam body shimmer was one of the spoiler items and I was excited to try it. (You will either get this in Light Gold or Bronze Gold). At first I thought the light gold was a little too light, but after I blended it in, it gave my legs a shimmery golden look. I’m so excited to try layering this over self tanner. (And Gleam Body Radiance products are cruelty-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free, phthalate-free and gluten-free!)
Kitsch Basics Hair Ties – Value $9
These hair ties were the other revealed item – and they came with a 25% off coupon at MyKitsch.com.
Purlisse SPF 30 Sunscreen – FULL SIZE! Value $55
Cotz Face Natural Skintone SPF 40 – 2 g Value $1
Sun-tegrity Natural Moisturizing Face Sunscreen & Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 – 4 g total Value $3.50
At first I saw Purlisse and was not happy (Over the past few months Purlisse moisturizers seem like they have been in a ton of subscription boxes), but sunscreen is a completely different story. SPFÂ is pricey, and normally subscription boxes just send tiny samples, so this full size Purlisse sunscreen is a win for me! (And it lets me not get frustrated about these other tiny SPF samples they included!)
Verdict: Based on my calculations, this box value is about $89 – a little less than the $95 they claim. (The card the include I think doesn’t properly calculate the value of the foil packets). That being said, if you’re going to use all the full size items in this box like I am, I think it’s a great value.
What do you think of the Total Beauty Summer Prep Collection?
Written by Liz Cadman
UGHHH – Never mind – I just noticed they are all sold out.
liz: happy labor day! – happy labor day everyone – total beauty has a bunch of new limited edition mystery boxes out today 🙂
New – total beauty box out $25 ( $85 Value )
Thanks Lily! I’ll post about it now! 🙂
Another tempting box 🙂 – At least they show whats in it this time….I’m still disapointed by the hair box. I’m interested in the cuticle oil in this new box – been looking for reviews to see how it smells. So far the best smelling one has been nubar.
NEW! – Just got an email from total beauty – Exclusive 3 Day Presale Starts Now on The All About Hair Collection! Over $95 value for Only $20! — works with code: SAVE15 ( to save 15% ) —- When I saw this I immediately got it for $17 — I can always use hair products 🙂
FYI they have a deal right now: Total Beauty Favorites Sample Collection – TWO of them for $20, free shipping! Code is 2FER
They have 9 “favorites from previous collections” – totaling “over $35”. (I think 2 sample packs for $20 is an awesome deal! ):
NYX Color Lip Balm (full size 0.05 oz) – 2012 Award Winner
• NYX Roll on Eye Shadow (full size 1.5oz) – 2012 Award Winner
• Neutrogena Naturals Lip Balm (full size 1.7oz)
• St. Ives Apricot Scrub (full size, 6oz.)
• EVOLVh UltraShine Shampoo (travel size, 2 oz)
• EVOLVh UltraShine Conditioner (travel size, 2 oz)
• Ferro Mini Blush X3 (deluxe sample – 2 pods, .75g each)
• ALFAPARF Cristalli Liquidi Serum (deluxe sample, 5mL)
• Juara Candlenut Body Creme (sample, 5mL)
Thanks Brooke! That is a great deal – I’ll post about it 🙂
Just got an email from them – Code: MAY30 – The Summer Prep Beauty Box (over $95 value) is just $20 with code valid through May 30
Just got this box, fast shipping, good price because of your coupon code. I got the Sun-tegrity Natural Moisturizing Face Sunscreen & Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 yet I got 3 packets. — What surprises me most is how expensive everything in the box is. Hair ties ( value is $9 ) Even though they look nice I have not even opened them up yet, based on the price. Hope they last longer than the cheaper ones I’ve been buying for years. — Total Beauty has been a reliable company ( at least in the past 2 months I’ve been ordering ) , with quick shipping and the value is always there, yet I still need to get used to how expensive some of these products really are.
I thought the same thing when I saw the purlisse but I’m happy to see it’s SPF not another moisturizer. I got this Cotz sample in my birchbox and my skin broke out like crazy so I threw it out. I’ll see if they have a better coupon then I may get it lol
Thank you for mentioning that about the Cotz sample. I have sensitive skin, now I know I shouldn’t try it.
Okay, you sold me just because of the Pur-Lisse, I’ve been trying to swap for one with no luck and bought one on ebay. So for this box, which ships so fast is worth it! Thank you Liz!
I have already ordered this and it’s in the mail. At first I was disappointed when I saw all the packets, but I definitely like the sunscreen. I have very fair skin and live in a very hot state, so I use a lot of sunscreen.
Thank you liz for this review and all your reviews. Gonna purchase this box because of the sunscreen. I have an allergic reaction to most sunscreens yet this one seems natural enough for me to actually use :). The rest of the stuff I’ll probably just end up swapping :).
Just bought it after seeing your review, The full size Pur-lisse Sunscreen sold me. I will use the other spoiler products too. I’m excited to try the Nelson J Hair mask as well but not too excited about the other stuff…. I have received so many of those Coty samples its not even funny! I do like Suntegrity products so I’m sure I will try that I just wish it had been a deluxe sample rather than the foil packets, oh well still a good value. Thanks for all your reviews. I know how much work and time goes into them!
Thanks Amanda! 🙂