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Beauty Boxes

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Housewife2010 · 13/01/2012 22:27

I'm really tempted to try ones of these. Anyone recommend Glossy Box, Boudoir Prive, Feel Unique or similar? I keep reading beauty blogs to see which is best.

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cornsilkteamdixon · 18/02/2012 13:35

Mine's not here yet- hope it comes on monday

StellaAndFries · 18/02/2012 13:43

Me too :)

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Housewife2010 · 18/02/2012 14:51

I'm waiting for Glossybox & my 1st Boudoir Prive on Monday. Really tempted to miss my son's playgroup so I'm in for the postie. Does that make me a neglectful Mother?
Also, if anyone orders £15 of stuff from Amarya this weekend - free P&P but excludes the monthly Beauty Boxes - you get a free Amarya Eco bag & some samples.

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StellaAndFries · 20/02/2012 09:10

I hope my GlossyBox comes today, my post doesn't arrive until around 2ish so i'll be pacing the floor all day Grin

Once it arrives I'll post on the spoiler thread for anyone interested :)

cornsilkteamdixon · 20/02/2012 10:00

disappointed with mine - not ordering again

hiviolet · 20/02/2012 11:07

Got mine today - where's the spoiler thread?

StellaAndFries · 20/02/2012 11:45

I've bumped the spoiler thread :)

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Housewife2010 · 20/02/2012 11:56

I finally succumbed to an Amarya subscription last night. I have a link for 12 months for £100 if anyone's interested. You get £10 of points with it, which can be exchanged for a 13th box. Also if anyone is willing to let me refer them let me know & we'd both get an extra box at the end of 12 months. So that would be 14 months for £100, i.e £7.14 a box. I can still refer you if you want to just try monthly & you can cancel whenever you want, but if you liked it & kept it up for 12 months we'd both get the extra box. No pressure... I've been looking on a few reviews of the last few boxes & there was some stuff I really liked.

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hiviolet · 20/02/2012 12:17

I'm up for that Housewife Grin

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Housewife2010 · 20/02/2012 12:45

I've messaged you, hiviolet.

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StellaAndFries · 20/02/2012 13:45

My GlossyBox is here, I've added details on the spoiler thread.

covermeup · 20/02/2012 14:06

Does anyone know if Feel Unique have stopped doing the beauty boxes? I've tried several of the links posted on here and searched all around the site but can't find them anywhere :(

Sorry if I'm being thick! I've not tried these before!

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Housewife2010 · 20/02/2012 14:09

Hello covermeup.

Yes, they've stopped doing their boxes. They are promising that it will be replaced by something new, but they havven't revealed what yet

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covermeup · 20/02/2012 14:11

Ahh ok, thanks!

Soooo.. Glossybox or She Said?

StellaAndFries · 20/02/2012 14:18

I've gone for both, I'm really looking forward to my She Said box and I've mixed feelings to this months glossy box.

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Housewife2010 · 20/02/2012 14:18

Glossybox has been going since last May so if you have a look on the site you can see what products they have had & see whether you like the look of them. It's £12.95 a month & if you'd be willing to let me refer you I'd gain Glossydots to put towards a free box. (Just message me your email if you're willing to do that.)
Shesaid is a brand new one so there are no old boxes to look at. It's offering 25% off for your first box (but the March ones are sold out so you'd have to wait until April) or up to 40% off for a 6 month subscription. The offers are only available until 27th of this month.
There's also Carmine, Boudoir Prive, Amarya & Latest in Beauty. It's all horribly addictive.

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covermeup · 20/02/2012 14:25

I've had a look at the Glossybox previous boxes.. do you get all of the products it shows or just a selection? Will pm you my email address in a sec.

I've signed up to She Said. Will give it a try!

You can cancel these at any time anyway can't you?

StellaAndFries · 20/02/2012 14:51

Ok so I may have accidentally just ordered February carmine box for £5 delivered Wink

StellaAndFries · 20/02/2012 14:53

You get 5 of the selection in your monthly box, I cancel each month and then resubscribed with the 50% discount codes Grin

covermeup · 20/02/2012 15:59

I have messaged you Housewife

Thanks Stella, thats a good idea! I will keep an eye out for discount codes!

cornsilkteamdixon · 20/02/2012 16:20

how do I get a carmine box for £5?

StellaAndFries · 20/02/2012 16:28

I google glossy box and one of the pop up ads at the bottom was Carmine box for £5, just went through that and it's £5 including p&p so I was very pleased :)

cornsilkteamdixon · 20/02/2012 16:29

thanks will look Smile

Belo · 21/02/2012 11:40

I wish I hadn't discovered this thread! I've just signed up to Carmine. I had previously signed up to Glossybox, but haven't received my 1st box yet. Should have been yesterday... Very excited about both of them. And, also tempted to sign up for Amarya. I'm going to be strong though!

Cornsilk... If I refer you to Carmine, it says that we both get an extra box. Not sure how that works, but PM me if you want me to.

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Housewife2010 · 21/02/2012 14:10

Hello Belo
If you decide to sign up to Amarya, would you be willing to let me refer you? We'd both get an extra free box at the end of a year.
I was out today when the postie brought my Glossybox. I'll have another sleepless night dreaming of the hated false nails...

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