Allure Beauty Box March 2018 FULL SPOILERS + $5 Coupon!

Yes, I noticed that usually I get the same product in at least two out of five boxes each month because it seems that whenever a company runs a promotion they contact these sub box companies and donate to them or make a deal with them and everybody takes them up on it so we get the same stuff. I have three different brands of the exact same lip shade that is so exact that I was able to make a Pinterest pin about an Anastasia of Beverly Hills dupe 2 dupes actually, of the Anastasia Beverly Hills lipstick so there were three in all that are the same shade. I would have been upset if it was a shade I could not wear. I am getting ready to drop play because I looked back in every box I’ve gotten from them in the last 6 months..which is when I signed up.. and was not impressed with any of them and if I drop them and Allure who send mostly makeup which I am not going to change the makeup I wear, I could take that money to get new Beauty test tube 2.0 which is heavy on skincare and has big full sized items and ships every two months- and I love the Macy’s and dermstore boxes because they are heavy on skincare and everyone can use skincare while not everyone uses the same makeup.

I agree! This box was so cheap it was probably not even as good as a Target box. And they charged twice the cost and I just emailed Sephora with an angry email telling them I’m tired of all the cheap tacky makeup they send and want the good skin care lines made by the dermatologist that they are known for in which is the reason everybody signs up and what everyone can use as skincare but not everyone can use liquid foundation because a lot of people get breakouts and cannot use the crap they send and then I end up paying extra on posting for the swaps which I had to put myself on vacation from because last time I had seven slots at the post office and spent $30 on Swap and instead I could have just bought the new Beauty test tube 2.0 which I’m going to cancel Sephora and Allure and probably just buy that box instead because Macy and dermstore I really like and my makeup is something that once I find something I like I stick with it and don’t change it up. It is face pills and skincare that I enjoy not techy makeup and especially not the cheap stuff that I’ve been getting from these two boxes.

My box was the same as yours! Totally bummed, it was full of cheap stuff. I do like the perfume though. Did customer service ever respond to you?

Ugh, that happened with mine, too. I thought it might have been my sharpener, so I tried it with all my sharpeners with no luck and I’m down to half a pencil. The formula was great with the tiny useable portion.

YES OMG!! I went to sharpen mine yesterday and it did the same thing! I do really really enjoy the product itself so that’s pretty disappointing. I’ll try and use what I can of it though.

Is Allure shipping boxes out for March already,? I got an email yesterday that my box has shipped and I already got my February box, tried to email and ask them but no response, I guess I will wait and see if this is another Feb box by mistake..

You can get a great fit c serum from the brand the ordinary for like $6 they are available at sephora now

I would just Google it before you keep that in the refrigerator because like with prescription medicines stable vitamin C can rent in hot or cold climates breakdown and that is one of the main ingredients in it so it may be kept best at room temperature. I would hate for you to have it go bad on you early so you may want to look it up. Have a good day

I tried the only Henriksen truth vitamin C serum and then the CEO and then a couple of hours later in the skin still lived okay and I was trying to see how they would absorb so I tried the sample size good genes that I had gotten on a bidding website cheap and an hour after the last thing which was good genes my face broke out terribly especially under my chin and on my chin so I’m not sure which item did it and I dread going through the process with one item at a time to figure it out and go through this again because it’s been a week and my face is still broken out and I’ve used salicylic acid and tea tree oil everyday. Oh, I think that we are only getting one lipstick in the Allure because they never threw an extra in.

I got an email from them about the concealer last Monday and another email a few days later with February’s tracking info. I’m in Washington state.. Hopefully you get something from them soon!

I still have not received my email, shipping confirmation or Feb Box!

I would call Sephora headquarters in let them know because they show my box as having shipped but I do not have it yet and they did send me an e-mail awhile back at least a couple of weeks ago asking about my concealer shade so I think you should call them. If nothing else and it’s too late they should give you a refund for the Box.

I know. I get tired of the complaining unless it is for a valid reason. I can usually find another way to use a product if it doesn’t work for the original intention. I’m also lucky because I have 3 daughters who usually can find a use for something I don’t care for. My bf has a 31 yr old daughter and nieces who love the products also.
Am taking a break from Allure only to keep from product overload! I love most their boxes from last year!
And if I’m unhappy, I cancel and don’t resubscribe!

I loved the Allure January box. The Feb Allure box was ok but I am excited for this box. I love getting makeup wipes and getting Oribe even in a smaller size is fine for me. I used to love getting boxycharm and I understand people don’t want nude shades all of the times, but the colors in Boxycharm are just not realistic for me even if I was 20 or 30. And after discovering Laneige through the target boxes (although I can’t get it from Target now) I love Laneige anything.

Oooooh no that would have killed it for me. Sorry to hear 🙁

I believe you can find out when they bill in ship in their facts section on their website.

Send them an email that you want to cancel and they should send you the offer of 4 boxes for $10. I decided to cancel even at the $10 bc this is just not for me and I’m on overload but if that would help you feel better about getting the box then try that out.

You have to wait until April 1st if you don’t want this box in March. Or if they sell out and you are told that they would be sending March box in its place….so yeah, if I am wrong someone correct me.

If you can’t afford Sunday Riley, check out The Ordinary’s serums–they’re all under $10 and they are fantastic quality! (even celebrities have been raving about it) Sunday Riley’s serum has vitamin C, which is probably what’s evening out your skin tone–so I’d look at their vitamin C products. I personally use their Ascorbyl Glucoside Solution (which is a form of vitamin C) and it’s brightened up my skin so much! I think Sunday Riley also has glycolic acid, which The Ordinary also sells as a toner–I’ve been using that a few weeks now and love the results.

Personally, I felt the Sunday Riley serum left my skin feeling way too oily–I do not have that problem with these products, and I love that their products are so cheap, you could probably buy everything on their site and still spend less than buying one Sunday Riley product lol

What is probably making your skin look so good is vitamin C in the Sunday Riley CEO and you can get vitamin C watery serums that are 20% and absorb very quickly and some include furulic acid which lightens the skin on eBay for very little money or there’s a website I used called Platinum skin care that has a superpower vitamin C gel that is a very stable form and you can buy samples or if you like it you can sign up for a $50 fee to be a VIP and you get at least 20% off of every item and free shipping on every order and I saved more than the $50 within my first two orders with them, and you also get first-rate treatment if you put in an email to them in the subject that you are a VIP, also, there you can buy the big size vitamin C gel and I really like that form of vitamin C and it gave me a wonderful glow along with vitamin B3 which is niacinamide and there is a line called Babyface that has a serum that has retinol which is vitamin A along with vitamin B3 niacinamide, along with vitamin C and tea tree oil in it and salicylic acid and it is a great serum because it includes everything you need for clear skin which is vitamin A, B3, and C. Also salicylic acid helps with oil and clearing your pores out and preventing acne and tea tree oil is wonderful for your skin and is antibacterial as well it is in their skin fix line and they have several products that do different things including serums with peptides and the serum I mentioned and toners and moisturizers. I highly recommend Babyface. It’s just an all in one problem fixer if you use a couple of items out of the line which I like the toner because it is not in a stringent but it has vitamin A, B 3, C and as does their serum so I like to use both and it normally keeps my face from breaking out whereas it used to wear nothing would stop it. Hope that helps, Desiree

You are not alone. Boxy is great in theory with 5 full-size items, but a huge fail in practice if you are basically over 30. I’m 53 and have zero desire to use makeup that makes me look like I’m ready to run away & join the carnie. All that glitter & severe contouring looks comical and severe on anyone over 20-something. I’ve emailed them about this and they say they are “considering adding a feature that allows us to tell Boxycharm about ourselves so boxes can reflect our style”. Until then, I feel like I’m wasting $22 a month.

Ha ha ha. I quit Ipsy and Birchbox for the same reason. At 57, black eyeliner, glitter, shimmer aren’t a good look on me. And red and hot pink lipsticks never were. Thanks for the chuckle.

Aimee: your comments about scaring the crap out of your husband by looking like an iridescent unicorn literally made me laugh out loud! Thanks! I needed a good chuckle.

I subscribed through Amazon. Will I still be able to pick my shade? I have not received an email yet.

I had to search my email for it but it was there.

I didn’t even know one was sent out! Did an allure search in my email just now and it was there somewhere so I was able to choose amd send it back.

I have not

I.have not received one either?

I got mine today.

Mine came through in my promotion folder in email…you might want to check there

I have not received a email. Even checked junk mail and spam.

I have not, but a coworker who subscribed at the same did.

I haven’t yet. Hope is comes soon though!

Nope I don’t use eyeliner either and black uugghhh. I’ve gotten this exact one from allure recently too.
Every brand you can think of.

I agree! No black or liquid eyeliners for my light eyes. I seem to get them in every box. My friends and coworkers don’t mind…

I agree about the lipstick that was not good on me. It looked grey brown bluish icky. Ithe looked OK swatched, but I’m bummed out this is the same color.

It makes me look like a corpse. It’s awful. But I have yet to find a nude that isn’t.

I have the C211 lipstick & I like it. I also received the liquid version in the Allure box. It looks really bad on me. It also pulls more of a purple/grey. I tossed it.

Eyeko liner (and mascara) are some of the very first products I got from Birchbox.

Five years ago.

I agree, can’t wait 😊

Mood! I’m on the fence, but pretty close. Not one thing in this box is worth getting for me 😔

Have you tried your Eyeko Liner yet? Do you like it?

I did too. :/

I got it one of my Allure beauty boxes in the last two years… I rarely wear black eyeliner and certainly not liquid black. I use it on my daughter for dance performances. It is a good one. This box is half repeats for me (not from Allure), but most of it is useful products so I guess that is plus.