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GlossyBox is a beauty subscription service box that allows customers to sample products monthly. Sampling lets the subscriber fall in love with new products and become life-long brand advocates. Each box is filled with five makeup, hair and skin care products from top brands.
Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!
Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!
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Disappointed that i didn’t get a code for the jewelry box. booooooo not fair that it is given to only 500 peeps. the box this month is not as good as the last couple months for me anyway. i’m tired of primers and nothing really gets me excited in this box. oh well-
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Claire
Glossybox is now under the parent company of Look Fantastic. I have never had an issue with CS. I call them for any problem and they are quick to resolve them. Overall I find the boxes are fine and have a mixture of products. Perhaps they are having some hiccups but I believe things will get better now they are part of Look Fantastic. I suggest giving them time and the boxes will get better. When I received my first box they included a nail polish which was a box variation, I had put in my profile that I did not wear nail polish, they were quick to resolve the issue and I was able to choose another product that they sent right away.This month all boxes included a polish so I can’t complain, so am putting it up for swaps.
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Jenn
I canceled, last couple boxes I felt like it’s just not for me. Heck last month the hairspray (I don’t use hairspray) spilled everywhere and the only thing I used was the lip balm. So for me who is already on overload this was the last box. Atleast till I see something exciting. Don’t hate Glossybox just ain’t feeling it atm.
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disneyjoy1970
I’m not sure if there are variations of this month’s box. However, I just received my box and it’s exactly what’s featured in the photo above. It’s really nice. The eye gel is so cooling and refreshing. The primer is velvety soft and adds a beautiful light pearlescent glow to the skin. The nail polish is gorgeous. The scalp detox is a great size. The other two items are new to me so I’ll enjoy experimenting with them. The box itself is gorgeous, as well.
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Mary
I actually like the contents of this months box. Love the nail color, the scalp detox etc. I have to admit though that product sizes are getting smaller. I wonder how many subscribers there really are as comments on Instagram are literally a handful as compared to thousands with boxycharm.
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Jess
I got the emma anf chloe code. Got my box saturday and just now i got an email from glossybox with the code. Just had to pay $5 for shiiping for emma and chloe.
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Emmy
Instead of the VDL primer I got a Not Your Mother’s Beach Babe sea salt spray in a 2 oz bottle (listed at being worth a whopping $3). I am SO disappointed, from what I can find, the primer is worth anywhere from $19-$34. I can understand a little variation in product values but this is ridiculous. I’ve been loyally paying full price for this box for nearly 2 years now. Not sure if I should try reaching out to CS or just cancel?
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Jess34974
I got the same and had only signed up for 3 months (i use the boxes to put gifts in) i will not be signing up again unless they give me a great coupon code because I feel the products are just so so
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Reese
Same! And I already have a full size of it as they sell it at Walgreens. So disappointing when you get a cheap product and a lot of other people get an expensive one to try. If I pay the same price I should get the same value.
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Denise
Emmy I feel your frustration!!! That’s another point I touched on in my BUYER BEWARE comment, they do send out different variations of the box, so these guys that are getting the good boxes are the ones with either a YouTube channel or a blog page so they can advertise all these cool boxes and in the mean time they are sending us the crap boxes!! I think it’s BS if you ask me, if you want anything from Glossybox the only boxes I’m seeing that everybody will get are there specialty boxes like the holiday boxes and the mother’s day boxes otherwise we get the crappy boxes that aren’t worth the postage it costs to send them out!! I’m trying to get the word out there as to there scam tactics, I want everybody to know what kind of scam they are running over there. I’m sorry you got taken to but if we stick together and let other people know what they are doing maybe they’ll change the way they do business (I doubt it) but it’s worth a shot. I’m not saying one thing that didn’t happen to me and I see I’m not the only one, I knew I wasn’t I just want people to be aware of Glossybox and there scam they have going on!! When I 1st signed up a year and a half ago the boxes were pretty good well better than they have been the last 6 months or so, and I to have been paying full price for this crap!! I don’t/didn’t get any discounts, I cancelled in May and they sent me an email to sign back up for a 3 month and get 2 Luxie brushes free, well stupid me I fell for it and I emailed them over and over and they said the brushes were only as supplies lasted ok, and the June variation they were sending me sold out so they were sending me a different variation and as of right now I’m still waiting on my June box!! You can email them and they’ll tell you they go based off your profile on there website which is a lie bcuz my profile is set that I want all the makeup they can send out and all the survey’s I fill out on the website tell them to send me more makeup and they don’t, they don’t even read your email little lone read your profile!!! Most emails I’ve received back from them are a generic rebuttal email and that’s if they email you back!! They say it takes 24-48 hours for them to reply back to you, how busy do you really think these people are?? The only thing they are busy doing is scamming us out of our hard earned money and I’m not liking it!! I’m tired of paying $21 a month for sample size shampoos and conditioners, I can buy a whole lot of shampoo and conditioner for $21, and it’ll last longer than a week!! I’ve got long hair so I use more than the average person. If you do email them I’d be curious to hear what they have to say lol, I’m sorry to hear what they are doing to you and GOOD LUCK emailing them!!!
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Emmy
update: the primer is $26 on the VDL website. That’s a $23 value disparity between the two variations. Which is more than I paid for the entire box. So disappointing.
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Redhed36
The primer is 12ml/.41 oz. Not sure if that’s full size or not.
Misty
Help.!!! How do you cancel this monthly sub.?? I have looked everywhere on their website with no luck.!
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Luna
When I log into my account, then scroll halfway down my account page, there is a “Subscriptions” section. When I click on the Subscription box (not the “View All” button, but the picture), it shows my current plan, then if I scroll down slightly, there is a “Turn Off Auto-Renew” button. That should cancel your subscription. 🙂
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Redhed36
I think you have to cancel by the 15th of the previous month, so you still may recieve August.
Barb
Liz, can you find out what happened to the Emma and Chloe trial subscription mentioned with the first spoiler for Aug? Thanks.
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Reese
“Thank you for getting in touch. So the only way to get the discount is if you received an email of the actual promotion. There it would include your discount. If you did not receive that email then unfortunately you are not eligible for the promotion or you are not one of the first 500 then you won’t be able to use the promotion. ”
This is what they told me. I was under the impression it was for everyone :/
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Sherry P
I like the box itself….the colors are great…..maybe they should just sell boxes?!
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Denise
BUYER BEWARE!!! Glossybox is NOT what it seems like on the cover, they’ll tell you one thing and send you a totally different variation if they send you anything at all tha! I’ve been subscribed to Glossybox off and on for about a year and a half as soon as I signed up for a 3 month subscription and supposed to receive a couple of Luxie brushes free they magically sold out of the brushes and the June variation I was supposed to get and it’s now August the 5th and still I’ve not received a June box and I signed up in plenty of time for the June box!! There customer service SUCKS they do NOT respond back to your emails!! I’m just warning you guys of what could happen to you!!! They send mostly travel size shampoos and conditioners for $21 a month, and a lot of products from John Master’s and those are mostly all travel size. Good luck to everybody ordering the Glossybox box!!! I’d be curious to hear from anybody else that this has happened to, I know I’m NOT the only one.
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Holly
Their customer service is some of the worst I have ever encountered. I haven’t subbed to Glossy Box in well over a year but I still have a bad taste in my mouth.
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Denise
Yep Holly you are so right about the customer service, IT IS a NIGHTMARE!!! I’m not sure who’s customer service is worse Allure or Glossybox lol!!! I love Allure too, it sits right up there with my Boxycharm as far as my favorite beauty boxes, it’s Boxycharm and than Allure and so on, Glossybox is at the bottom of my list. I love the actual box that all the products come in, specially these last couple months the specialty looking boxes, I save all the actual Glossybox empty boxes lol. They are great for storage or whatever bcuz they are nice sturdy boxes, however I can’t afford to purchase empty boxes of any kind from any subscription. Birchbox is another one that has a cute different box every month and those boxes are not as sturdy as the Glossybox boxes and they are half the price but the samples are smaller and half the size lol. I liked Birchbox but again those samples were tiny and every once in awhile they’d throw in a full size product, bottom line is you get what you pay for I’m a firm believer in that!!! I see a lot of people signed up for this box due to a free month of the Emma and Chloe and some say you got it some didn’t and some say the code is expired and that’s a prime example of what I’m talking about, they say they are giving you something free and in reality there is and never was anything FREE!! They’ll send you an email stating that the free month of Emma and Chloe is as supplies last and they’ll throw in a few Glossybox bucks for your inconvenience!!! Idk if that’s what will happen but that’s kinda the way they treated me with the June box and the free Luxie brushes!!! I guess they think people will forget about what they ordered and for how long, they just think we’re stupid, the only way that would be true in my situation is if I gave them people more of my money than that would be stupid on my part and I’d deserve it!! Thanks guys you guys are great and good luck to ya’s!!
Danielle
Don’t even get me started on Glossybox….
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Denise
Oh I know exactly what you are saying Danielle!! What I wrote was mild compared to what I want to say about Glossybox and that’s just what has recently happened to me lol!!! I was asking for it I guess when I thought I’d sign up for a 3 month subscription an try to save money, but it just made me more mad lol, when I know for a fact I signed up in plenty of time to get the June box, really the only one I was interested in and I thought why not free Luxie brushes on top of it, WOW was I ever mistaken!! I promise you they’ll never ever get me again, and if I can just warn some people in the meantime it’s well worth it to me lol!!! I knew I wasn’t the only one Glossybox has done this to, I just wanted to hear other people’s opinions or experiences with the box!! Thanks Danielle, I hope you have a great Sunday.
Lissy
For as much as this box COSTS, you’d think they would have WAY, WAY BETTER sizes!!!! There nooo WAY i’d get this box. I’ll stick to my Boxycharm thank you….
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Denise
Buyer beware!!! The variation you see here can be totally different than what you get!! I signed up June 2nd for a 3 month subscription, I was supposed to get the June box and a couple of Luxie brushes free and magically the brushes sold out and I’m still waiting on my June box!!! They have many different variation’s that they send, so my tip to all of you guys looking to buy this box beware it’s not always what you see here I can promise you guys that!!! I’m not at all disgruntled any more, yes I was upset at 1st but all I can do now is warn as many as I can!!! There customer service SUCKS it’s days before they get back to you and that’s if they get back to you at all!! I know the email says give them 24-48 hours to get back to you, they are not that busy 1st of all that it takes 24-48 hours to get back to you and that’s if they get back to you at all!! This is my way of warning you guys what could happen to ya’s, and if you did order the box and get screwed you were warned of the way they do business!! I’ve been subscribed to them on and off for a year and a half, they did used to send more full size products and more and more they’re sending out travel samples sizes and a lot of travel size shampoos and conditioners!! As soon as I signed up for the 3 month subscription and the Luxie brushes free is when I didn’t receive my 1st box, I have been noticing though thru watching YouTube videos they have several different variations, they say filling out the profile on there website makes a difference whether or not you get more makeup is not true either and doesn’t matter, I’ve got my profile set to get any and all the makeup they have and it still didn’t matter so I’m just letting you guys know what they are all about and what to expect!!! I’d love to hear from anybody else that has had similar experiences with them, if you could kindly let me know if its happened to you!!! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE BUYER BEWARE!!! Good luck to everybody signing up to Glossybox!!!
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karen
I have been so disappointed lately. Think it is time to cancel.
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Becky
Me too Karen, the few months have been meh for me. I just cancelled.
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Cindy
I like that this has products I’ve never tried. Seems like a nice mix.
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Barb
This is supposed to have a one month trial to Emma and Chloe in it.
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Jess
I got my aug box today. It didnt have a code.
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Barb
That’s a bummer. It was spoiled on MSA and was the part I was excited about. I can’t keep this sub bc I like the box designs.
Redhed36
The code should be in the welcome email from glossybox, but it doesn’t work. It expired in January. You may want to contact them.
Barb
Wasn’t this supposed to have a one month trial membership to Emma & Chloé (or whatever it’s called – the jewelry one)?
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Redhed36
I’m glad I only paid ~$9 for this box. Don’t think it’s worth $21
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Jess34974
This is done it I’m done UK’s box has so much better
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Barb
That’s a bummer. It was spoiled on MSA. That was the part I was excited about. I can’t keep this sub for the box designs.
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Anna
Yeah, they did a clean beauty box recently and I was sad that it didn’t ship here. It seems like they’re trying to make Glossybox the US Look Fantastic but I like LF as it is.
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TheOtherJulia
What size products does Glossybox typically send out?
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Anna
It really depends they started out sending more full size but lately it’s more sample and deluxe sample sizes.
The nail polish will count as a full size, the primer is a little smaller than 1/2 size, the Monu looks like it’s about 1/2 full size. The Setz powder is sold in a five pack at CVS for $3.99.
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TheOtherJulia
Thank you both! I was thinking they used to send full size products, but lately they are looking smaller. I keep thinking if they’re going to charge $21 a month, they better step it up like Boxycharm or even Allure. Allure is only $15, but they have had great boxes lately. Decisions, decisions. 🤔
Marie
Some full size and some samples.
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Toni Marie
Really nice box… i think i might trybthis box
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Beccah
This is a crap box. I don’t know how they stay in business with their shady business practices and terrible customer service!
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disneyjoy1970
Cool! I like this variation…
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Denise
disneyjoy1970, yes I agree this box variation isn’t bad but be careful you may receive totally different products than what they show you here! I’ve noticed that too watching YouTube videos and these companies that are showing us the different products I believe is how they SUCK us into there web of lies!! It’s not MSA’s fault or the YouTuber’s fault Glossybox is doing this on purpose, they send these guys the better boxes and then they’ll throw that free gift in there and us the people that don’t know any better buy into the box and it comes totally different than what you’ve seen here or on YouTube!! Trust me this didn’t happen to me over night, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Glossybox for over a year now and I watch on this website and YouTube and I promise I hit the nail on the head with how they are doing business. If I’m not completely right I know I’m at least 95% right. The spoilers are all right and everybody gets it’s the other products that differ in every box. They do send everybody the same 1-2 spoiler products, and the rest are completely and totally different, and a lot of those products come sample size/deluxe sample sizes!! I’ve been watching the box for a few months to see exactly how they work. I’m pretty sure I’ve got it correct but I can’t say 100% I’m only about 95% right on this!!! NOT to mention there customer service, oh my goodness get the boxing gloves out and prepare yourself for a fight with them, they have there couple rebuttal comments that they come back at you with, I mean they don’t even take the time out to read what your email says and they have a rebuttal comment already waiting to attach it to your email and send it back to you!! I’ve written plenty of emails to them so I know that is correct, bcuz sometimes the comment back to me has nothing to do with the email I sent them!! I love Liz and the job you guys do here at MSA, it’s fantastic top notch!! I just wished this subscription service didn’t go through those channels to sell there subscription box!!! Without you guys here at MSA or YouTube we wouldn’t be able to detect there shady tactics!!! YES they are SHADY bcuz they’re not sending us what they’re sending them and to me that’s SHADY, if it’s not than they should send everybody the same thing like Boxycharm, Lola, etc. does!! Thank you for listening to me and I’m not at all disgruntled I just want people to know the real truth about Glossybox!!! It’s August 5th and I still haven’t received the June box, they told me a month ago they were sending me a different variation than what I was supposed to get and I’m still waiting, still waiting!!! Just be careful is all I say, everybody works hard for there money and for this company to come right out and blatantly lie to us that’s what makes me mad!!! And don’t forget there customer service is the absolute worst in the business!! Sorry Liz for such a long comment but I think people should be warned/told about what they are spending there money on, what kind of subscription service Glossybox is!!!
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