Blush Mystery Beauty Box Review – November 2014

This box is great! I’m really debating signing up for this one.

This month’s bag, especially compared to the November Glossybox (I can only use so much nail polish), has definitely convinced me to give Blush a try. All of these products look extremely usable, and I love liquid/cream eyeshadows a lot!

This is a nice way to enjoy luxury at a low cost. Both eye shadows look gorgeous and better then most of my other eye shadows for sure. The hand cream I noticed has retinol and is smooth on. The eye cream works well and will last me a few weeks at least. The free Philosophy purity cleanser I love! The skin transformer is super nice. I love it! The only thing I was not thrilled about was the shampooing conditioner.

With most subscriptions I may use 1-2 items but I will use about everything included in this Blush bag so the value is fantastic. I found several new favorites that I am going to buy. The jane iredale eye shadow blends easy and does not smear or budge, looks gorgeous. I usually get frustrated with eye shadow but this is super nice.

There are 3 spoilers out for Boxycharm right now and most so far will be gifted but I may try them idk.

This Blush box did seem oddly curated though but I love the items and high ends so it’s fine. With the free gift for subscribing I highly recommend them (it is automatically added to the cart)

I have just called them regarding my missing eye cream and my broken J Farel hair product and they said they will ship them again. I’m impressed! Thanks for the insight!

I LOVE the quarter being in the pics! It’s super helpful, the only real way to tell size on products. Thanks for using it! I think it would be awesome if it were used in all product pics (jmho) 🙂

This is my 4th month for Blush and I absolutely loved it. All products seem good quality and I am enjoying using them.

I’m someone who loves skin/nail/makeup/hair products, so Blush is the perfect box for me I think. The only thing I may have issues with this month is the Skin Transformer. It isn’t a great match for my skin-tone. I wore it yesterday with some light powder on top though and it looked fine.

Thanks everyone for mention the expiration date on the “Julien Farel Hydrate Restore” it is my favorite shampoo, I got it last time in my blush box, I’ve been stocking up and trying to swap for it. — I just looked on 3 of my other Julien Farel products I got in my blush boxes, they all expire Jan 1, 2015 – If you are swapping for that product, you might want to ask about the exp date. If you are swapping it, PLEASE mention the expiration date ( found on the bottom of the bottle ), so people like me who keep these products 3-6 months before using them, dont have to worry about the best used by date / exp date being anytime soon.

Nude is such a great brand. Years ago I got dry oil with gold shimmer, so wonderful for summer. Big,big fan.

Hey Liz,

I tried the Nuxe mask today and I really like it, the scent is lovely and before trying it I was unsure about the scent. It also makes my skin soft and vibrant. It did not have instructions so I looked it up online and says leave on 5-10 minutes. It does not feel tight so I like it.

I received a blue jane iredale eye shadow and it is nice as is the cream eye shadow by Laura Geller. Fan! I saw a recommendation in trying the shadow as a blush but I do not prefer cream blush.

Like you I have concern for pores. HUGE concern. I tried the Skin transformer and I am a huge fan. I actually thought it minimized my pores with giving me an ever so subtle glow. I wore it alone just to try it today.
I own sooo many pore minimizers and I did not think it showed my pores at all. I actually thought it helped ever so slightly. I may have to buy this cream. I love it but the sample is tiny.

I tried the eye cream about an hour ago because I loved the skinmedica moisturizer in Blush I received more then any moisturizer I have tried. The eye cream is tiny and I do not know how it works yet. I am only 30 so have just started in the last 2-3 months having tiny tiny crows feet lines but it may just have always been there and not really crows feet. I do not know because I did not pay much attention to skin care before subscribing to beauty boxes so I pay more attention now. 🙂

I am also not a huge fan of the scent of the hand cream either. It does not stink or anything but just a mild scent like an old lady smell but dissipates quickly. It does moisturize well and claims to plump the hands for hours. Plump?. I thought yeah sure but I think it actually did. Wow! 🙂

I tried the last Julien Farrel hair conditioner for frizzy hair a few times. I like it but do not love it because it is time consuming but does help frizz so I was all on board. Unfortunately this one is for thin/normal hair and my hair is really thick so I will probably gift this at the holidays.

I will use the Nick Chavez spray. I do like heat protector/ shine sprays.

All in all the samples were pretty small this month but I loved the brands offered.

I also received a free 1oz Philosophy Purity facial cleanser for resubbing. They are sending that free for NEW customers or people that resubscribe. I had no clue about this but it was automatically added to my cart and I have been soooo wanting to try this cleanser. I also received a sample packet of antiaging cream.

This was a good month, not great. I am still waiting for them to send a full size face care item like a face cleanser or moisturizer. There skin care has been so small lately. I am glad that I resubbed but it depends on the spoilers next month if I resub or not.

Thanks for your review! I love love love reading and seeing your reviews. 🙂

I was disappointed too when I opened this box, but then I pulled it all out and realized I would use about 1/2 the items. I already swapped the eye shadow and have some other items listed. I was too super thrilled about anything, but I’ll use the stuff eventually. I’m not wild about the hair stuff and skin products they’ve been sending out lately. My hair’s so weird I’ve only found 1 product that tames it. It did feel like a lot of random stuff just thrown into the bag and I’m not really fond of getting two products of Julien Farel so close together, at least they weren’t the same product though. So I definitely did get my money’s worth, just not that thrilled with this month’s bag. My Ipsy bag looks like it’s going to be super disappointing too. I can’t take anymore eye liner and nail polish which is what I always get. Where’s the lipgloss overload everyone’s always talking about? I can’t get enough of them, and yet never seem to get any in my boxes.

I also feel this bag was kinda miss matches. Just random samples and products collected together

Second try. I’m glad that I read the review because I forgot I put the JF product to the side because I wasn’t sure it would bother me. It expires on 1/15. It seems like a great bag with a wide variety of products.

Yay, thanks for the review. I think I will get this bag, enough fun things in it.

I’m not too keen on this one. There’s not much I will use. Certainly not the SkinMedica TNS eye repair, which Paula Begoun rates as a poor product due to the presence of Human Fibroblast Conditioned Media indicting, “Considering the unknowns surrounding topical use of this growth factor blend and the amount present, this eye cream is not recommended.”

I was actually kinda disappointed about this month’s bag. It seemed like a lot of sample sizes when normally they send mainly full size products. My shampoo tip also came broken. I called their customer service to let them know and they’re sending me another, so hopefully it will arrive unbroken. >_<

I received my box on friday and today I check out the Julien Farel is almost near to expire, on January 2015. That’s just mine or yours is with the same problem? I’m really disappointed they are sending repetitive products and near to expire. I will give one more chance and if I don’t see any change definitely I will cancel my subscription.

My J Farel was also broken, but I got to use it without problems, except that I cannot “close” it back. I really liked it! I wasn’t sure about this type of products, I have fine dry hair, but it worked wonders and gave me lots of volume 🙂
I didn’t get the eye cream though, should I contact them or some products are just for a few lucky ones?

When I first opened mine, I wasn’t too excited either. However, once I pulled everything out, I realized I would use everything! I received the teal Jane Iredale shadow, which is beautiful. Unfortunately, the tip on my Julien Farel product was broken off in shipment. I could probably still use it, but would not be able to seal it again

Lots of great brands, I love Jane Iredale, Miracle skin transformer, and Nuxe. I would try the Jane Iredale eye shadow as a blush.