Saffron Rouge Beauty Subscription Box Review – July 2014

The writing was on the wall for the last few months that the Inner Circle monthly sub was coming to an end, hence the craptastic foil packets, repeat brands and in general lackadaisical attitude toward subscribers. Not only is this attitude unprofessional it’s also unethical to treat new subscribers to what appear to be half assed leftovers when they paid the same (full) amount as everyone else who were longtime customers and had gotten decent products and sizes in the past. Frankly it’s just a short sighted way to do business since if they ever decide to restart it after a break or a sub revamp, they’re likely to need past subscribers’ support once they re-launch. And even if they don’t, they do still have an online store. Not a great way to inspire customer loyalty. I just wish I’d had a chance to get the Saffron Rouge Inner Circle others got in the past year instead of the ho-hum ripoff from the last 3 months.

Boo. Sad to see that they’ve discontinued the Inner Circle box (got the email today). I just started subbing this April, which coincidentally seems to be when everyone says they started a sharp decline, but I was still pleased to discover new brands and feel good about what I was putting on my skin. I spent a long time researching boxes and so few offer “non-toxic” cosmetic/beauty products, which is all I will use. There are so few out there and SR really represented a good value for the target audience, I think. I ended up loving both the blush I received and the gloss this past month even though I initially thought I’d swap both. I’m going to miss this one.

I just got an email from Saffron Rouge that says

“Unfortunately, we’ve come to the difficult decision to end the Inner Circle Program”

I also cancelled last month. Besides not getting one of my boxes and leaving message after message about it and nobody responding, I was very disappointed with the contents on the last box I received. The same brands over and over again, and the samples are small and not worth the money I’m paying. I really enjoyed this box before but the size and variety of products has drastically changed lately. I want full size face creams, decent colors of lip gloss (the other month was a very nasty smelling clear minty one that i HATED), and some conditioners. Come on Saffron Rouge!

I’m always so disappointed to read so many negative comments about Saffron Rouge’s box. This is my fourth box and I’m absolutely thrilled with it every month. I will admit that last month I was not entirely blown away but it was still a great value and I used everything. Within the last year I’ve been slowly switching over all my mainstream products to natural/organic choices. This box as well as the Petit Vour box have helped introduce me to products and lines that I love. I personally am a huge lip gloss fan and was really excited to see a second one in four months. It was a perfect color for me! I’ve been hoping they’d send a blush since I’m looking to switch from my old brand and this one is so sheer and pretty. It’s also great layered over my Vapor cream blush stick I’ve been trying out. I’m looking forward to next month already 🙂

I’ve been subscribing to Inner Circle since last fall and truly loved receiving the collections from them, but I was quite disappointed with last month’s Saffron Rouge, and this month’s box was overall even more disappointing. I agree with Amber C. about the shampoo being the absolute worst I ever sampled. I dont generally care for lip balm, got one recently in a prior Saffron Rouge box that I’m not crazy about, and the one I received this month is a garish color I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing. I liked the mineral blush, but I also received a similar color mineral blus from SR several months back that will alone last me several years. The teeny tiny bottle of Aiyana body oil – really? A perfume sample size flacon of body oil? For whose body – Barbie? And those foil packets, too many of them ~ the bane of all sub box subscribers! I really want to love my Saffron Rouge boxes again, but for me they’ve been bombing out big time, and it’s such a disappointment to see this particular sub go downhill.

Liz, I have to ask do you have a room dedicated to your boxes? Where do you keep it all. I think I have a good size home and I now have products coming out of my ears. I am totally addicted to boxes. I love my mailman, ups man, fed ex you know what I mean. It’s like a kid at Christmas when boxes arrive.

This is the end for me. It’s the same brands over and over (I literally made a chart and it was very telling). The sizes aren’t great nor is the variety. For $25 I definitely expect more. I’ll spend it somewhere that I can get better value. Foil packets are a cheap Charlie move in my book. Fine if they’re an extra but unacceptable if they take the place of a legit deluxe sample. It’s rather appalling they use so many so often. All told, my 3 month sub was a bust and almost $75 I count as lost.

I’m glad I canceled after last month. This is the third month in a row their big item has been lipgloss. I wear lip balm daily, my lips have too much color for most lip color still.

i do not mind foil packets because i would rather try new products every day or every few days than using the same ones all the time. i put my lip gloss and blush up for swap because i rarely wear makeup. i, too, cancelled after this month because it was too much makeup for me. i did like everything else, though… i will probably re-subscribe in the future.

I’m in agreement with most of u. The value is just not there! June was my first month receiving this box, and I was disappointed with it. I decided to give it one more try and it was a big miss for me again. I’ve decided I’m going to cancel.

I’m pretty sure that this months lip gloss is also a plumping gloss just like last months. Last months gloss gave me a fat lip. I must have had a bad reaction. Also I’ve tried the shampoo from this month and I have to say it may be the worst shampoo I’ve tried.

I might try this one some day, if I cancel something else. I don’t mind getting makeup — would use most of it, and most colors work for me (I’m pale with neutral undertones). But, I’ve got too many boxes right now so I will keep this on the list for a later date if I get rid of 1 or 2.

After seeing this months box – I’m so glad I canceled after last months box – Last months box had lip gloss to – that one I liked better because it was clear – this months lip gloss seems to similar in the one from blush mystery box. The value is just not there for me, because even if I would have gotten this box the only thing I would have used is the shampoo and maybe have tried the lip gloss. I wish boxes that sent makeup would go by someones skin tone for selecting colors – Summer – Winter – Autumn and Spring — Besides not wearing a lot of makeup that is one reason why I don’t like getting a lot of makeup in boxes. – The colors are never right for me.

I actually was disappointed with this months box and the same with last months. I have decided to cancel my subscription with them. There is way too many foil samples coming lately and although I like the lip gloss, the rest of the box 4/5 is a total loss for me. So it is not worth it. Canceling this box upsets me somewhat due to the fact that I really use to love this box, but lately they have just really gone down hill. . .