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Boxycharmsneakpeek has 2 possible variants listed on their Instagram! It’s a pretty vulgar highlighter. The variants are nudestix eye crayon with the new sol de janerio cream OR the farmacy cleanser and trestique gloss crayons. I’m hoping for the later! 🙂
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Ari
Everyone’s complaining about highlighters but really it’s a MAKE UP subscription box. You’re not going to like everything. They don’t care how old you are. It’s to try new things. Stop complaining or cancel 🤷🏻♀️
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Anita
I like highlighters, but I have enough of them. I don’t know how to apply eyelashes, so I don’t want them, either. I despise those liquid eyeliners, because I can’t seem to learn how to apply it. I still love Boxy, though. I want that Morphe palette that we’re suppose to be getting in March, then I may cancel and try Ipsy Plus.
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Miranda
I wish I could get ipsy plus, I still haven’t gotten anything about upgrading. I’d love to try it out.
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Kenley
Email cs and tell them you are interested. That is how several people got the invite
Kenley
Email them! Several people have said they got the invite shortly after emailing cs.
Nicole
For the love of God, Nooooooo more highlighters for me!!!!! I’m still using the last palette, haven’t touched liquid yet we got! I have enough highlighter to be seen from space! This is why they need to let us pick an item-some want & others dont! Same with lashes-if we didn’t pick lashes in our Deets quiz then why should we be getting them! Its just another useless item not to be used(personally)! Im happy for those wanting highlighters but what about us ppl who don’t want anymore!? Boxy, please pay attention to our personal quizzes🙏please!!!!
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Sharon Paige
I feel the same way, but when I checked out the spoilers on Instagram, I was really surprised to see that most of the comments were pro highlighters! People are actually asking for them. I don’t get it, but apparently people love to GLOW lol!!
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nikibaby74
Wait. Hold up. Y’all are trying to turn the MAKEUP subscription box I joined a skincare, hand lotion and deodorant box? BORING!! I mean a good skincare item I can appreciate (45 yo here) but deodorant, nope! Also if 50% of their subs are 20 somethings and love highlighters and the other 50% like a skincare item well then that’s the give and take part of this. So the ones that love something others don’t should go without? If young, no wrinkle havin’, highlighter lovin’ 23 year olds wanted skincare banned that wouldn’t be cool. It’s not called “Sues’ Personal BoxyCharm” or “Beths’ Personal BoxyCharm”. It’s called BoxyCharm! You are sharing it with waaaaaay too many other ppl to customize it individually. Cancel it and go buy your own things and put them in a box! You wont get as good of a deal unless you go to the dollar store and then that stuff will most likely be crap! So if you like 3-4 out of 5 items it’s still a great deal.
Cant please everyone I guess. I think BC really tries their best though. Especially for the price.
I have Ipsy GB Plus and they have done away with the bag, which I have mixed feelings on, and I am also getting repeat Items that I have gotten in my BC. I would think that the companies would cross check but you know that is not their prob. So for the price I am happy 🙂 Lets just crush all those highlighters up and mix them in setting sprays, lotions, dry body oil for the summer and spray them on our legs and shoulders so we can glow and look youthful. Also they make good eyeshadows and if you have any kids crafts like slime or painting things. Get creative! *KIsses*
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Belle
BC usually releases the monthly palette spoiler early. I think they may be afraid ppl will cancel their sub upon seeing it. (The palette is avail to view via BC spoilers accts online). The palette looks a little cheapy, definitely not anything exciting. Ill probably cancel after March BL… 0_0.
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Kirby
Where can I find full spoilers? I can’t seem to find it anywhere 😕
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Jess
I agree! I was actually going to cancel Boxycharm and seen that their wasn’t any spoilers so you hit the nail on the head! They know us regular Boxycharm people haven’t been happy ( I’m not a BoxyLuxe subscriber so I don’t know how they feel ) for months now. I was hoping this month would get better bc I joined on January 2018 and I remember that December 2017 & January 2018 wasn’t the best , but it started getting better and better. I’m not sure that’s the case now. I know it’s only $21 but honestly that adds up & in October without telling me they changed mine to $22 & some change. So for a year that over $264. So I’m canceling for March as well. If I see a box down the road I may get it but I’d rather buy stuff I actually want. Believe me I was a huge fan of Boxycharm but I just can’t justify it anymore just because it’s a $21 box.
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Jen
On Boxypreview on Instagram they show the highlighter palette for Feb. Most of them look like they can double as an eye shadow though.
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Miranda
As long as I don’t keep getting the most hideous colored lipsticks I’ll be happy with most anything, except more browns in eye shadow palettes. Would love to see a nice moisturizor in this box though. It’d fit with the glow theme too. Hopefully no more highlighter, especially if it’s liquid. I’m excited to try the mascara, surprisingly I haven’t tried it before. And I love trying new primers. So far the spoilers look good.
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Lori Weir
Agreed. The dark red/brown/orange shades have got to stop.
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Shaunna
I would love some skincare stuff and lashes! I absolutely love lashes and love trying new ones. Some GlamGlow products would be nice!
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Bonnie
Glow? I would be really happy to have another bottle of the CoverFx Illuminating Setting Spray. I know it’s a repeat item, but I repurchased twice since using up the one BC gave me. I use it every day since first trying it from BC, and I welcome more of them!
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August
How is that coverfx spray? I’ve wanted to try it but I don’t want it to be like the dewy skin mist that just puts a shine to your face rather hydrating it as well. Idk that was just my experience with the skin mist.
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Lala
Ok lets see the theme is After GLOW!!! So the chances of getting something GLOWY (AKA Highlighters) are super 100% highly.. so for those that are SOOO sick of getting Highlighter maybe should consider skipping this month… cancel for the month or something…. Just saying….. …
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Amy
Please please please don’t put another highlighter in my box!
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Gina Wates
So I just watched a compilation video of all the recent spoilers on boxy’s IG, I watched the Yari G video, and here’s all the stuff that seemed to be spoilers:
*Note, these aren’t confirmed spoilers, and we wouldn’t know what month they’re for either even if they are*
Green tea scrub-possibly teami
tarte or Estee Lauder packaging-no clue what it’d be though
coco cabana body cream
possible brushes-probably not though
Farmacy queen bee cleanser
Tula small clear flat baggie don’t know what’s in there
I’m pretty hyped about these possible products though!!!
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Disappointed
I figured there was a reason they waited until after billing to show the 3rd spoiler, they never do this. I’m really hoping it’s not because they’re sending another sparkly, glittery, bright as the sun highlighting product.
I was so disappointed in the “eyeshadow” full of highlighters last month that I nearly cancelled both subscriptions, decided to keep one because I really want the Luxe box in March. That said…
Anyone else notice the month before Luxe, the month you have to be subscribed has been the WORST? I don’t like how we’re forced to subscribe a month before, or miss out, and they seem to throw the less than appealing items in this month. Something about that just doesn’t sit well with me.
I Think I’m going to finally cut ties with Boxy after March. It is no longer the best option out there.
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Lauren
Someone else mentioned skin care to make your skin glow…so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for skin care…maybe a moisturizer? I’d also be down for some yummy smelling lotion. Also, could be a new lipgloss which I’d be amped about. And I honestly love glitter, maybe it’s the 90s in me.
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Gina Wates
I’m kinda hoping that it’ll stick with the K-Beauty stuff and be more atleisure oriented, maybe it’s a sweaty glow? Maybe we get a Nars blush? Idk, but they have a few directions to go in that aren’t a highlighter. I”m sick of all the cranberry sunset eyes too. I’m totally down for some greens & purples. 🙂 I could be down for some beauty from within vitamins too. I believe Joe spoiled the new coco cabana from sol de janiero too on his IG.
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Justmissjamey
Please keep all makeup. I dont care about getting the same products in rotation. I love love love and collect eyeshadow pallettes , so I’m here for that. Lashes?! Yes. But I dont need or want hair gunk, or deordant…i got herbal samples of “hair , skin and nails ” herbal pills and took the 2 days , 1 pill each day and broke out in a rash so bad i ended up in hospital. I gave it to a neighbor because she said she never has reactions (i dont ever either) she took it one time and made her vomit and a trip to the emergency room.
Not everyone can or will take that stuff or on meds..
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Bella01
I love highlighters. Their my favorite. So yes please, highlighters are a must.
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Jen
No highlighters PLEASE
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Lucy
Agreed. For the love of God, NO MORE HIGHLIGHTERS!!!! Boxy sent enough highlighters in 2018 to last until the end of time!
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Josephine
Ive had enough of liquid highlighters, I’m wanting pressed….
Shannon
I’m hoping and praying that we are not getting yet another highlighter and the glittery product s have got to stop. I love boxycharm but this is getting redundant. I dont use them at all I tried them and I’m not interested in trying them again.
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Rachel
After boxycharms poll posts this week, I don’t think my subscription is long for this world. Getting some highlighters (why do I suspect it’s a highlighting palette this month? 😭😭) is just going to throw it quicker into the grave for me. Like everyone else on this thread, I will never use all of the highlighters I already have and have no interest for more.
At least ipsy let’s me customize to ban highlighters from my account, and then listened to that request!
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Justmissjamey
Same. The direction this box is taking is not good. There are other boxes out here that give other stuff if we want deordant, and hair gunk, …but I think they are worried people are getting upset getting the same type of makeup over and over ..because realistic wise..how much makeup can they really switch up.
They should keep a box with just makeup for the makeup people, and a mixed box for others and we should choose which category we want.
Sad.
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Jess
I agree! However the makeup world is over saturated with makeup and new brands are coming out. So I definitely think for us who mostly want makeup and some skincare that theirs enough to change it up. Like all these new Indie brands that lots don’t know of like Looxi beauty & Jd glow. Both have an amazing formula when it comes to eyeshadow. I’ve been wanting to try colored eyeliner for the waterline ,eye primer & duo chrome eyeshadow. I started Boxycharm to try new things. When they choose Ace beaute I was excited, but they had to go with an older palette instead of something like the Paradise collection from Ace beaute that had I think 4 palettes in it. I know I wouldn’t have minded if they did a variation with what palette you got. As much as I love Boxycharm, I think I’m canceling.
Sharon
I’m on highlighter overload too but won’t die if that’s what’s in the box. But if I EVER get deodorant in my Boxy, I will cancel immediately and never ever go back. I would go out of my way to express my displeasure to anyone and everyone that will listen.
Rachel
That’s true to a degree but theres a wide variety of makeup, skincare and haircare we can rotate before we hit the deodorant and a hair brush stage.
Val
I banned highlighters from my Ipsy account too. 🙂 Now if only I could do that with Boxycharm.
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Michelle Diamond
I did the same thing with Ipsy they were great about it.
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Rachael
First off- I adore highlighters and yes I use my highlighters in every day life. #Sorrynotsorry
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Amber
Well I’m excited I can use a good primer to cover these pores and believe it or not, I have yet to try the better than sex mascara. I promise I’m not living under a rock!! LOL I do have quite a few highlighters so hopefully by glow they are talking skincare….my dry skin can use some natural glow!
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Melissa
Also haven’t tried the mascara! and I love primers. I’m hoping for a liquid highlighter as I’m hopeless to figure out powdered ones
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Nicole
I just wanted to thank each and every one of you ladies! I just read through all these comments and y’all had me in tears!😂 I haven’t laughed this hard in a very long time. Since so many of you have had the opportunity to try so many highlighters, help a girl out? How’s the Nikki Tutorials Ofra highlighter from Dec. Allure? Or even Ofra in general? I’m trying to figure out if I need to trade mine. I like a pretty but somewhat subtle highlight…I do not want to glow to the Gods or drop a glitter bomb on my face, I’m too old for that.😂 Is it worth my time?
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Amanda
I want subtle subtle subtle for my highlighter and I use Bare Minerals Invisible Glow Powder Highlighter. It’s not cheap but it lasts FOREVER, goes on so subtly, and can be built up if you’re into it.
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MMKinPA
My favorite subtle highlight is actually Essence Pure Nude. Available at Ulta and super cheap. Not glittery but I like it for my 50 year old face.
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Ellen
You should try boom stick color. They have a product called BoomStick Glo and it’s gorgeous, no glitter or outrageous shine, just a true glow!
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Cady
Ofra is far from subtle ! No glitter but very blinding.
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courtney
Ofra rodeo drive seems to be the best I’ve ever tried and that Nikki tutorial one isn’t bad I actually really like this peak blush highlighter I got from Birchbox. It’s called peekaboo and I never would’ve ever even given it a chance had I not gotten it but I really like that one too
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Rachel
I think I’ve only found two that match this description. It cosmetics creme highlighter (though a bit over priced for my taste) and colourpops super shock highlighters, which are $8 I think?
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Louise
I like coloupop but they are a bit glittery. The color is subtle so after it fades all you see is glitter.
I thought I hated highlighters until a friend gave me a winkylux birthday party highlighter. It’s a cool toned finely milled highlighter and I love it. They also have a white cream one that’s good but I prefer the powder.
The Ofra one is ok. It’s sort of between a cream and a powder so the texture is nice. I think the gold and bronze are a bit too dark, but the white is good.
Lb
I really do not want anymore highlighters or glitter products.
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asinreasonsoshallyeweep
the lack of spoilers makes me think this box will be not so good.
I unsubbed back in December and haven’t seen much to come back for from Boxy!
Sad because they used to be my all-time favorite — then after the 5th black eyeliner, and the 6th highlighter I lost interest.
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