I try not to be negative on this blog but holy flipping batman the incessant goings on about monthly beauty boxes is driving me nuts! There seem to be a million, all trying to fight it out to the death! Should we have an X Factor style judging panel? I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a MCBeauty Box soon closely followed by a flame grilled BKBeautybox, either that or my dead hamster will bring out one.
They compete on content, price, look and packaging of box, the consumers they already have if they are from an online store and so on and zzzzz. They’re tweeting, they’re on all the blogs, they’re on online magazines, women’s magazines and frankly…
I HAVE STARTED TO HATE THEM ALL!
I have tried quite a few of them, and ok, when it’s free (like all samples) a nice box of stuff arrives, you use it a bit then do your review (or not if the product’s really shite and the pr company are likely to send you the email version of a trip to the headmasters office and a roundhouse kick to the face if you say their clients are the load of carp that they really are).
Well let me say this, having thought long and hard about whether I would be happy with these boxes if I had spent my hard earned money on them I have to say no. The only things I have used from the beauty boxes past the few days after I received them are…wait….let me think….erm….nothing! I either give the stuff away or as is the case in the spare room, there is just a random box full of stuff sitting there ready for giveandmakeup.
I have realised that I just I don’t want a load of crap in a box that I will most likely never use or lose because it’s so flipping tiny. Then there are the ones that contain sachets. I do NOT like sachets! In fact I detest them, you either get one use or you try and use it more than once and they’re oozing out of the sachet all down the side of the sink.
Perhaps it’s because it’s been a long week, that I don’t like surprises, perhaps it’s just that I like moaning, or am a spoilt cow? (stop nodding) but I really see no point in signing up to any of these month on month vs saving up your money and just buying things based on blog and internet reviews and pictures, swatching or testing in store or buying tester size samples on ebay for £1 or so for things you actually want to use!
I am sure there are plenty of people that love these flipping boxes but this is just my personal opinion.
So the questions is – do you disagree or agree?