UPDATED – Allure Beauty Box August 2016 FULL SPOILERS + Coupon!

Never mind. Just went on Mally’s site and read that the sponge side contained a “light powder”. Too bad Allure’s little booklet didn’t mention that factoid. lol

Yeah I’ve had nothing short of nightmarish dealings with this company. I’ve been subbed since May and still have yet to receive a box from them. If I do not get a box from them again this month, it will be the final straw for me and I will unsub and also reach out to the Better Business Bureau to make a complaint.

Me too. Did you see at the top of the page is say you will be getting 4 new fragrances…. I guess we will see. Hey all if ya who put your subscription box on hold runnnnn there still it time…. Hurrryyyy. ?….Allure Beauty Box craziness….. I told ya it’s like being in a bad relationship, every time you try to stop it’s to hard.

I signed up either end of April or beginning of May and didn’t see any emails at all from them about my box…I checked my account in mid-July and saw an order date of June 30th, but still hadn’t received a box by July 12th. I emailed them to ask about it & it took them 3 days to respond. I did eventually get my box, but their user interface and the lack of information leaves a lot to be desired, imo. I did enjoy my July box–I’ve already used most of the items in it–so that’s a plus!

I signed up on May 7th and they charged me that day. I was supposed to get June as my first box. A week later, I got an email asking how I like the perfume sample they enclosed so I called them because I didn’t get the box yet. They said that was for the May box and my first box would be June. Fast forward to the third week of June , no shipping info, no box. So I called. The c.s. rep said that my sub would start in July because my payment was made after the 4th of the month. I asked why they took money but no box. Answer, they wanted to may sure card was valid. I informed c.s. rep that I was promised June box. He said it was a new policy and that reps were giving out wrong info in regards to box start date. I asked if they would honor their statement about the June box from the first c.s. rep. I said I would send my email confirmations, but it wasn’t necessary. He said they were out of June so I asked if they had leftover boxes they could ship as a replacement and he said he would check with manager. Sure enough they had some older boxes hanging around and manager authorized shipping me a box. Two weeks later I got the old box. It was from August 2015 but all products were still good. However it took until the beginning of the fourth week of July to get my July box. It pays to ask questions, ask for what you want and are entitled to and stand firm. No I did not have to pay extra for the old box as they already had my payment. My 3rd box is this August and they have already taken payment for that but I wonder how long it will take to get. I was happy with July box as all items were top quality, high value products. But I was most excited for the creme de la mer as I love those products but can’t afford them. Their full size eye cream is $200 for 1/2 ounce, but it lasted me 6 months used twice daily. Yes, I splurged once. This August will be the test as to whether I keep this sub or not as I am quickly accumulating sub boxes. I am a skin care/makeup junkie.

I sign up on late July I got and email right away. Got charged right away and I got sent and email mid June with a tracking number of my package and I got it a few days after the email. Got sent.

I signed up 7/1/16, they charged my card 7/2, transaction posted 7/4, tracking email received 7/15, package received 7/22 via USPS. HTH.

I signed up on 2/5/16 and was billed the same day. My box shipped on 2/12 and I received it about 4 days later.

Hope that helps.

I subscibed in Mid-May like 19 or something, and I got neither May or June box. My first box came in July. So I guess it’ll probably take around 2 months to get off the waitlist. Good luck! :- )

Allures website is not very reliable unfortunately. Mine is normal now but it wasn’t a few days ago. Try to get to their site thru the link that is posted above. I just used it and logged into my account that way.

I received the Mally, but not the Burberry. Disappointed with the Garnier products.

Oh, gosh I hope that is not the case. I cannot wear glittery/metallic colors very well. :/

Do you mean where they give away some of a different item every day? They did that about a month ago for a couple of weeks, the items and details were in the daily emails.

Never mind. Looking at their FB page it seems like it’s yet another thing the company did away with and didn’t tell anyone about and won’t address Lol are they trying to lose their fan base? I have horrible luck with their sub by not getting it for several months and then was finally sent one in July but it was lost in the mail and all customer support said was that I was SOL since they were out of boxes. I can’t even depend on getting it in august since the whole company and their customer support is like a big question mark.

Seriously!!!

I think this is a nice variety and nicer than the majority of makeup subs especially for the price!

I know! The Mally was the product I was most excited for and would use EVERY day, which means I won’t get it…

Burberry actually has an extensive cosmetics line so it won’t necessarily be perfume. It could even be nail polish. I’m not positive but I think some of their BB creams have made it into the Top Allure picks at one point. I’d be happy with Burberry but I’m pretty certain I’ll end up with the ELF product.

Never mind; it’s now there! I thought I’d crossed some line.

Mine came totally destroyed too! Customer service said they would send me out a cognac sponge which i never recieved so i kept on em and i finally got a tube of glam glow mud ? all these subs and i never got a single bronzer in Any of them! So bummed! Ulta sells it for $12 so i think i may go buy it, i really wanted that bronzer! Then glossy box had some nuxe shimmer oil supposed to be in their JULY box so i jumped on that sub and they substituted my nuxe oil with cheap walmart tree hut shave oil… ?
What the heck does it take to get them all to realize WERE NOT AN ALGORITHM WERE REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL LIKES? The only box i LOVE is my beautyfix box by dermstore. If i get 1 more month of useless junk from allure or glossybox Im done! I prefer the ulta store or the lancome counter at macys where i GET WHAT I WANT and save all the mystery for the gifts with purchase! TOO MANY OF THESE SUBS DONT EVEN GIVE YOU A PHONE NUMBER AND SOME ANSWER ONLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE NOT COMPLAINIG IN MASS! Ive had enough of those subs, my money would be better spent on a good sale at ulta or macys! Keep at allure regarding your replacement, you at least have that coming! Tons of us got broken bronzers! i got my replacement, albeit with a little bit of tenacity! Glossybox even sent me some extras to make up for that MAJOR DISSAPOINTMENT of the missing NUXE OIL AND THE MELT I NEVER RECIEVED IN MY JULY BOX! And all have been told i will cancel over any more kerfuffles! Knowing which boxes use profiles, algorithms, and have multiple boxes would be A GOOD THING TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ORDER! Look for a customer service # and call ahead and ask how it works! AS FOR ME… NO TELEPHONE # = NO SUBSCRIPTION! save yourselves the headache!

My bronzer was destroyed as well. I contacted them that day, and got a blush duo replacement about a week ago…

I just discontinued mine. I am rather disappointed with this substitution issue and have plenty of ‘cheaper’ samples so I definitely don’t need more Garnier, ELF, Pixi or whatever. The Mally was what made me want it in the first place but now, not happy with that little potential switcheroo. Next!

My Kardashian bronzer arrived cracked, and when I contacted CS I was told they couldn’t replace it, but I could pick something else that was in the box for that month so I said I’d LOVE the Klorane mango shampoo (I’d gotten the dry shampoo in my box which bummed me out). They said they’d send it out but I haven’t received it yet.

Your request for a product you didn’t receive reminded me of what happened the one time I called Allure requesting a replacement product….

I had a $28 item completely bust in one of my boxes. Fortunately (and very surprisingly), the box absorbed all of the product, and nothing got on any of the other products. Normally I’d let something like that go, but I decided to call because I had major billing and CS issues with the box, and I just wanted to point out the grand finale act that occurred when I finally received the box….

Well, I was promised a $14 item to replace it, which I was okay with, but guess what I ended up getting about 3-4 weeks later……. a less than $1 travel sized Olay shower gel!!!!! Ha!!!!

And now I’m remembering the cringe-worthy Kardashian bronzer….

I feel the same way – especially after seeing the inclusion of Garnier shampoo.

Are you talking about swaps?

If you want a good box and want mostly skincare i HIGHLY RECCOMEND beautyfix by dermstore! they ONLY send High quality items and dont cheat on quality! If you want mainly makeup.. Make sure they have a phone # first and call ahead to make sure they have 1 Box everyone will get and That they dont use profiles or algorithms to choose your products. PROBLEM SOLVED! Most of them dont have a customer service number for a reason! they dont wanna hear complaints! Solve that problem and no more junk you dont want! Ipsy and glossybox both send out different variations of their boxes and have terrible cust. service, so just a heads up! Ipsy.. No Phone, Glossyox has a phone but wont answer during times when there are people complaining in mass. So theres you a heads up on those 2! Hope that helps ?

There was shampoo last month? Who actually got the shampoo?

What shampoo? I didn’t get a shampoo or even hear about one…

I agree with you Canace. The amount of people constantly complaining because a box wasn’t perfectly to their personal liking is crazy. It’s a subscription box and the value is always more than what you pay. They don’t guarentee you’ll love every product, you get to try Products THEIR editors love in hopes they’re subscribers will too. I have gotten stuff I didn’t love but it’s value IS still well worth the price, that’s indisputable. Maybe the value to each person isn’t what they any but oh well lol. The vast majority will continue to love the box enough to get it each month. The complainera on here are crazy though geez.

I think people have different definitions of what they consider “worth it”. For me, a subscription is worth it if:
1) Monetarily, I get at least what I pay for. I’m okay if the RV of the box is only a few bucks higher than the cost. I would definitely cancel if the RV was less than the price paid most of the time.
2) I consistently keep at least half of the contents of the box for myself, or
3) On the occasional basis, if only one or two things work for me, I can give the other products away to family or friends. However, if I found I was consistently giving more than half of the box away to family/friends/charities, then I’d cancel.
4) On a consistent basis, no more than one product goes into the (non-family/friends) donate pile. I don’t mind if I give away one product from each box/month to charity/co-workers, but if I was consistently giving away around 40% of the box (given most boxes offer around 5 products/box) to non-family/friends then I’d cancel.

“Worth it” means you are satisfied with what you get for the price, not that the total MSRP of all items exceed the box cost.

If I got a box that was all face masks and dry-skin moisturizers, the MSRP might exceed the box value, but it would be worth very little to me as I’m not interested in those products.

Its true, Im for the most part happy with the contents of these boxes there are months I pass but some months are amazing, I do feel bad for the customers that had problems not receiving there boxes but was being charged ect ect all in all its still a nice treat every month.

If you are receiving products you don’t want and wouldn’t use – then there is no value. So you start spending $$$ each month and then amassing stockpiles of unused items that become clutter. It’s a scenario I want to avoid.