Amazon Luxury Beauty Box Review – December 2016

Loved receiving all these new samples! Received most of the same samples listed above. I LOVE LOVE the Ahava Mineral Hand Cream!! My skin feels like silk after I apply this! It is AMAZING! Will def be buying a full size! Would of preferred 5 actual beauty products over the 5 cologne/perfume samples. 2 maybe 3 cologne/perfume samples, ok, but 5….really! That was a disappointment to me. But really I shouldn’t complain since it was a great deal. Receiving this box full of so many samples did feel like a luxury compared to the 5 (still lovely) samples I receive in my other boxes. The only thing I would recommend is that the box include an informative card or booklet (like most beauty boxes already do) with directions/recommendations on all the products. Since these are samples, most do not have directions on the box/bottle. I will happily look up each & every product (full of anticipation) but feel the directions for each product should be a necessity in each box. I would recommend this box & will purchase the next box once available.

I was hesitant, but then ordered this box along with the $25 luxury deal before Christmas. I used the $25 bonus and the $20 from this box for Oribe shampoo and conditioner (love those – thanks, Birchbox!). When the Amazon luxury box was still available, I ordered another one. I really like the Skin & Co. Roma eye concentrate, and this product alone pays for each box. The other stuff is just bonus. 🙂

I purchased it after your review. What a great deal! I did get a few different things, such as an Ahava hand cream (which is a better product for me), a Phyto product that is not for my hair type (I have MANY people I can pass this on to, though!), the mint toothpaste, the grey nail polish (yay!), only one men’s cologne sample (the others were for women), and I did not get the Bliss product (there was no different or additional product). I’m especially happy because there are a few ingredients I am allergic to that are common in beauty products. Looking at the things in this box I believe that I will be able to at least try all of them. That’s truly amazing considering how many items are in here. When I get my Play!, Target, and Ipsy every month there is usually at least one thing that I cannot use because I don’t want to battle a rash for weeks. I’m sure it’s a fluke for this to be so usable, but I’ll definitely be keeping my eyes open for the next box!

I’m a little mad about all the men samples!!

I so badly want to order this but I have so many samples on stockpile. Even free I’m not sure I can justify it. I have put my empty boxes from glossybox and look fantastic to use. I have one box just for face cleanser and moisturizer and will soon have to separate those into individual boxes. One box for face masks, one for body lotions, shower gels. One for hair products, and one for color cosmetics like lips, eyes, mascaras etc. I am almost ready to separate that box to lips and eyes with cheeks in with lips for now. I also have one where I am grouping families. A group of Caudelie to inclue, day eye, night eye, mask, cleanser, moisturizer. It also includes Purlisse family but I need an eye cream to try then I’ll be complete. Also glamglow family, laneige family and a couple others. I like to try a group together to see how they work as a team. That box is on its way to being full as well.I have not included full sizes in any of those boxes. They have their own storage container. So there, yes, I am officially addicted. But I so want to try the Skin and Roma truffle eye cream and a few others but when can I use it all. I pay my hair stylist in skin care and make up samples, especially the skin care for dry skin as I have combo/normal/with a small bit of dry in the winter. I already have tons picked out for stocking stuffers. So how can I not get this box. The credit is excellent and I can combine with my other credits from the other sample boxes, this was before I heard the luxury box was coming out. I love the caudalie cru eye cream, the best I have found so far, it even beats creme da la mer eye as far as I’m concerned. Will my credits buy me a caudalie cru eye cream because then I will leap. But I think I need an intervention and I only have a few boxes left I am subscribed to. I have cancelled Glossy, Ipsy, and Lip Monthly. So I’m looking at Sephora and Look Fantastic which I won’t give up. Five more $10 allure boxesthanks to Black Friday. Notoriously Morbid Vanishing Cabinet and Medusas Makeup for color as they get my colors right. I don’t like the idea of reselling like many other people I see do on Ebay and what ridiculous prices they charge. Sometimes double or triple the actual cost. So what do I do? Help me, I’m drowning in product and want more. Substantial subscription addiction at its finest. It’s real, now we need a support group.

I didn’t get the Bliss moisturizer but I did get two of the Cindy Crawford Maningful Beauty Peels. Slightly disappointing since I never use peels but do use moisturizer. Probably ran out of the Bliss…that’s my luck. Lol. I already received my credit and used it to buy a Lorac Palette and some Zoya nail polish which both arrived today!

Please do not make this purchase unless you are doing so soley for the samples and not the beauty credit. I ordered over a week ago and customer service just said they don’t know when they can credit my account because of technical difficulties. I tried to post a review and they wouldn’t allow me to post it either. Buyer beware!

I love this! I got all three boxes to use as stocking stuffers. Just finished sorting through them. Picked out a few things to keep for myself (mostly the anti-aging stuff my teenage daughter has no interest in) and sorted the rest for my daughter and husband. I did throw out one of the perfumes because I thought the smell was horrible, but other than that, I loved everything.

I think the julep polish alone makes this particular box worth the price. And the fact that I can go buy another for free with the credit!! Amazing!!

Thanks so much for keeping us up to date on deals like this!! I’ve been a prime subscriber for years and never knew about these!

Thank you for this review, you convinced me to take the leap and pick this up. If nothing else the box is lovely and I reuse them.

The Shave Balm is great for after shaving the bikini area – no red bumps!! Consider keeping it for traveling if you have to do a quick shave for the beach.

Just an FYI for those who don’t use sulfates the Marvi toothpaste has sodium laureth sulfate in it. Same bad stuff that’s in most shampoos. ICK!!!

I was on the fence about this one. Went to order it that day, then hesitated, and ended up leaving it in my shopping cart. After seeing this review and all the things that the credit could be applied to, I went back to amazon, and was pleased to see it still there in the cart. I completed the order & should receive it in about a week. Thanks Liz, for the great reviews you always deliver. Sending cheer to you & your family this holiday season!

I love this box. I’m all about small sample life. It’s hard for me to commit to a full sized product.

And I love that you mentioned donating items you won’t use in your post!!!! ☺️

Sooo is anyone actually able to use the “beautygift25” code? It’s plastered all over the luxury beauty pages but it’s a no-go for me.

I also couldn’t get the credit back from this box without multiple phone calls to Amazon. I like the box but am not sure it’s worth the hassle.

Liz,
I’d love to know if you have any favorite beauty products. I’m overwhelmed with the 6k+ choices, but you’ve tried a bunch and I trust your opinion! Thanks!

Compare this box with the Target Advent Calendar. If you bought this, the comparison will cheer you up to no end. Target really needs to be rethinking some concepts…

Even after immediately tossing the perfume samples, and receiving the bright red Myriam polish that I’ll never use (I loved yours), I’m very happy with my box. A lot of new stuff to try and a credit to shop with. Such fun.

I’m in ! I like the idea that I can use the credit for some other beauty product. 😀

I’m happy with all the items, even the men’s cologne. The fact that some of the samples are just regular size doesn’t bother me.

I got O2 in the nail polish, a beautiful, bright Xmas red. I SO NEEDED this!!

I hope they continue doing these boxes. It’s a great perk for Prime members.

Can’t complain for something that is technically free, I just didn’t want to pay $20 upfront to be swimming in samples (this time lol).

I know from the discussions that many were unhappy with this box. But I am loving this one and every other one I purchased! I’ve been a huge Amazon buyer for years. How did I never know these existed? Thank you MSA!!!

Great! Now I wish I had ordered one lol.

Can anyone tell me what items the credit can be used for? When I considered ordering the box I really couldn’t tell and was afraid it was only for the enclosed items, so I ended up ordering the $11.99 box instead.

I received my box yesterday and already received my free selections from my credit today. I picked the toothpaste and the shaving cream. I am thrilled and a little amazed that this box is worth over a hundred dollars! Thanks for your review. You really gave me so much information about the products and I know I will use all of them.

I got nail polish in gray, like an asphalt gray color. Besides happy with the box and already got and used the credit

Am I the only one who got 2? I recieved 2 of these. Another one came in yesterday and I had no idea what it was.