June 2015 BeautyFix Subscriptions are Open!

I totally agree! I’ve subbed to this box for more than a year, and even when I get things that don’t work for me color-wise (makeup) or product-wise (dry shampoo), I know that I can always gift them or put them up to swap. There are always enough things in the box that make up for a dud or two.

That being said, if you don’t have acne prone skin and decide to give the cleanser a try, maybe look at the concentration of active ingredients first. My skin is not acne prone, and there are some cleansers marketed for acne that are fine for me, and others that will dry out my skin to the point of peeling after only two uses. If you’re the same, maybe use it every other day at first, or consider passing it along if your skin is very sensitive to the ingredients listed.

Plus according to the description of the product it’s “A gentle, clarifying face wash for men and women of all ages and skin types.”

I’ve wondered the same thing myself! Since I started this subscription mania in January I’ve gotten 23 boxes, including both subscription boxes and one-time ones. Sure, most of them were for samples, but that’s still a lot of beauty products! I’m now limiting myself to one Birchbox and Beautyfix, but that should keep my stash replenished. As to what I do:

– Between my daughters and I, some items (toiletries, sunscreen, lotion, face wash, dry shampoo) tend to be used pretty quickly so we don’t have much of a stockpile.

– Facial skin products tend to go much slower. I’m stockpiling those that I get fewer of, are expensive and I know I’ll be using (serums, stuff with retinol, acne stuff for my daughters). But I have more than enough eye creams and face creams. I’m giving those to other women in my family.

– So far I’ve kept the hair care products that I’ve gotten, but with the exception of dry shampoo and UV sprays, I think we are covered for a long time, so I’ll be swapping those.

– Makeup I’m mostly keeping, unless there are repeats. My teen wears makeup so she uses some, my tween /plays/ with makeup so she can use the rest.

Join the swap site.

Their products and boxes are great but their website is terrible unfortunately. The last time I tried to order something online I had to call.

Before submitting your order, they had a box at the bottom that said YES or NO to confirm… but when I read the fine print; pushing the YES button, meant confirming you wanted to add to your order the $19.99 Medicell Labs option. (I almost did the same thing…) I pushed NO and then it went through for just the box amount.
You can try to fight it?!

Their customer service is great. They’ll refund you.

Think it’s US only. That’s the only country given as an option.

I am getting incredibly frustrated/fed up with this company’s boxes. It sounds like a lot of you here are new/not yet subscribers, so I’ll give you a rundown of the past year to give you a better idea of what they send out (Blush Mystery/BeautyFix). Since last August (2014) through this month (June 2015) I have received:

4 dry shampoos (2 since April)
4 large bottles of facial cleanser, 3 were for acne prone skin
3 large bottles of shampoo and several smaller bottles
4 face complexion items that were sent with complete disregard to subscribers complexion and 1 month with eyebrow products that were only for blonde and brown haired women

Just last month we received a full size sunscreen and now we get 3 more sample sizes this month. When they revamped they told us that we would be getting fewer duplicates and more brands, but this is the fifth time I’ve gotten a Cargo item from them.

You may be asking why I still sub, and while I have justified it through the last few months with “I use more than I don’t use and the value is always good” I’m starting to have a hard time justifying it.

Yeah, I’m 100% sure it will not be for my skin color. This box is REALLY bad about sending out complexion-specific products in only one color, like 100% of their subscribers look the same. I sent them a really nasty email about it yesterday, actually.

This is the fifth time in less than a year.

Did you see the cleanser is for acne prone skin and the shave cream is for men? Just want folks to be Informed before purchase to avoid being letdown.

I can’t really speak for why beauty fix has included a facial shave cream since I have not talked to them directly. What I have noticed though is more articles popping up about woman’s facial shaving.. It’s been huge in Japan for some time now, and just a guess other Asian countries as well. Maybe they’re including for those who are trying these tends (Asian trends seems to be a big thing right now) and although geared towards men would also provide a protective barrier specifically for the face for woman who are just starting to shave as well. On the flip side though it could just be an extra product they had a lot of and was hoping most subscribers wouldn’t realize it’s for facial use. Just trying to think of a logical reason it’d be in a woman’s box before thinking they’re just lazy.

Are we sure it’s a women’s beauty box?

I assumed it was for legs until I saw your comment. Dermstore has it listed for men. Maybe it is because of Father’s day? I agree with you that it is weird to see in a woman’s sub box. I’ll gift it though so I’m ok with it.