We Are Onyx Beauty Box is a women’s beauty subscription box. Products included will vary from hair, beauty, skin, and nail care suited for the needs of Women of Color (WOC). The company’s founders desire to educate WOC by expanding their beauty knowledge and encouraging them to try new products.
My Subscription Addiction paid for this box. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes).
THE BOX: We Are Onyx Beauty Box
THE COST: $25 a month +free shipping
THE PRODUCTS: 5-7 beauty products geared toward Women of Color
SHIPS TO: US Only
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Each box comes with an insert card, sometimes the content is listed, other times it’s not like this unboxing. The cover says the theme this month is “Holiday Heartbreaker" and has a great shot of model Maya Samuelsson. They included a mini candy cane which arrived broken, but no worries, it tasted just fine. 🙂
SoftSheen-Carson - Amla Legend - 10-in1 Silky Blow-Out Elixir - .34oz - Value: $1.00
You all know I’m not a fan of hair samples in foil packaging, so I don’t have much to say about this elixir already. It claims to help repair damaged hair along with a list of other quality properties. Unfortunately, the listed ingredients from products in this line says otherwise.
SoftSheen-Carson - Amla Legend - Moisture Remedy Shampoo - 13.5oz - Value: $6.30
This shampoo claims to cleanse and detangle hair while moisturizing damaged hair. Just like the elixir above, the ingredients list kills it for me! It’s full of sulfates and that’s just a no-go for the curly heads in my house. It saddens me when someone gets a box full of products they can’t use. I’m going to stay positive because someone out here probably loved this line of hair care and made it work.
SoftSheen-Carson - Amla Legend - Moisture Remedy Conditioner - 13.5oz -Value: $6.30
This conditioner is said to be great for all hair types. I don’t agree on a few of the ingredients listed and was going to try it out, but decided against it. We have so many awesome hair products already open, I can give this away as a set to someone who may want to try this brand.
SoftSheen-Carson - Amla Legend - Silky Blow-Out Masque - 9oz - Value: $7.00
This masque has the same ingredients as the conditioner. I have no plans of testing this out on anyone in my house. It says you can put it in your hair after shampooing, then sit under the dryer and it will protect it from the heat and keeps frizz at bay.
SoftSheen-Carson - Amla Legend - Treasured Temple Edge Tamer - 2oz - Value: $7.00
I’m keeping this one! There was only one ingredient that caught my side eye and it was at the bottom end of the list. I think it’s worth a shot. I have another edge control gel open at this time, so this will hang out in my hair care stash for now. Like most edge control cremes and gels, this one claims to smooth away frizz is flake free.
Cargo - Picture Perfect CC Cream in Medium Dark - 1oz - Value: $34.00
I was so excited to try this out. The swatch on my arm below sheered out nicely. After applying to my face which is much darker than the inside of my arm, the SPF left an ashy cast all over. And it has a very strong smell that I’m also contributing to the sunscreen. #notcute This may work perfectly on brown skin just above the range of my arm.
Verdict: We Are Onyx December Beauty Box had an estimated retail value of nearly $62.00. Double the cost of the monthly subscription, this is a fantastic deal. With that being said, this was probably one of the most difficult reviews I’ve ever written. Over half of the value was in one product, that didn’t work for my skin tone, and everything else is from a line that’s never been on my wish list due to a large amount of ingredients I try to avoid. These are just my opinions, I hope that if you are comfortable enough to share any positive points from products you received in your Onyx box, that you share them with us below.
What are your thoughts on We Are Onyx this month?
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