Subscription boxes available in Ireland

RebelScorned · 09-09-2014 12:48pm

I signed up to Glossybox a few months back but found it to be the biggest waste of money. I could start selling handcreams, boxes always late despite the fact they took payment weeks in advance, no "luxury" samples from brands, poor customer service and the fact that us girls here in Ireland got boxes that were far inferior to girls in UK.

I've been subscribed to Chic Treat Club for two months now. My first box was worth about 90 quid and had a great selection of products whereas my second box was worth about €30 and I was less impressed- one brush (very awkward to use because handle very stumpy and bristles very long) was worth €17 I think so the other five products were €13 between them- a face mask, 2 Thalgo samples, a horrible cheap bronzer from a brand called Kubiss sold in the Cosmetic Outlet (famous for selling fake Urban Decay palettes) and a nail strengthener from Kiss which is a brand available from Penneys. What I liked about the box was that there was a little bit of everything- a makeup brush, body care, skincare, makeup, nails- but I wouldn't have bought a single item in the box, and that's what makes it worth it to me or not. In the July box, I would have bought all the items so it was definitely worth the €17 to me then.

Still though, I reckon CTC will come good again and I'm hoping for a decent September box like the July box. Won't be subscribing to Glossybox again.

Saorenza · 09-09-2014 6:22pm

Apart from lip gloss and nail varnish (and a full size The Balm blusher from the Carmine box) I have found the make-up in the various boxes I got pretty awful - cheap and weird colours.

molly09 · 09-09-2014 6:29pm

The first glossybox I got was pretty good and all if the products could be used. The one that came last month was really really poor, think I will give it one or two more months. According to some bloggers it seems birchbox has gone down hill also.

Captainsatnav · 23-04-2015 11:48pm

Hi,
Anyone know of a subscription box for men? I know birchbox do one but I'm looking for more of an accessories focussed one. Again, loads in USA/Canada but don't ship here.
Thanks,
M

GirlOutWest · 28-09-2016 3:51pm

I'm slightly intrigued by the whole subscription box thing. It's huge over in the states but still new(ish) over here.

I would love to subscribe to one but finding the right one at the right price is the thing, isn't it. I don't want make-up every month and although I love my pets dearly, not really caught up by the idea of getting one for the pets. I mean, will they even know it's their box!!

So, out of curiosity, just Googled a few and was surprised by how FEW are based in Ireland. Here are my findings, feel free to add any new ones.

MyIrishBox - $55.50 (Again a little on the pricey side for me and the items look like stuff from a souvenir shop, sorry).

IrishTasteClub - $49.00 (I like this one but again a little pricey and not sure if I could get excited by a box of sea salt and fine foods arriving every month)

HappeePost - £21.99 (This is probably the one I would most likely subscribe to. Irish company. Their aim to bring a bit of joy to ye every month apparently via boxes filled with "handmade goodies". The price is ok and I think I could be tempted - If I do, I will review it)

Any others?

GirlOutWest · 28-09-2016 3:56pm

I'm slightly intrigued by the whole subscription box thing. It's huge over in the states but still new(ish) over here.

I would love to subscribe to one but finding the right one at the right price is the thing, isn't it. I don't want make-up every month and although I love my pets dearly, not really caught up by the idea of getting one for the pets. I mean, will they even know it's their box!!

So, out of curiosity, just Googled a few and was surprised by how FEW are based in Ireland. Apologies if I have repeated one that someone else has mentioned. Anyway, here are my findings, feel free to add any new ones.

MyIrishBox dot com - $55.50 (Again a little on the pricey side for me and the items look like stuff from a souvenir shop, sorry).

IrishTasteClub dot com - $49.00 (I like this one but again a little pricey and not sure if I could get excited by a box of sea salt and fine foods arriving every month)

HappeePost dot com - £21.99 (This is probably the one I would most likely subscribe to. Irish company. Their aim to bring a bit of joy to ye every month apparently via boxes filled with "handmade goodies". The price is ok and I think I could be tempted - If I do, I will review it)

Any others?

RebelScorned · 29-09-2016 7:36pm

There is a new box called 'Alainn' which is a beauty subscription box full of Irish owned products - have never tried it myself but have seen the Twitter account

http://www.alainn.ie/

GirlOutWest · 01-10-2016 11:09am

Just checked alainn out, looks good. All make-up/cosmetics though, only so much make-up this girl can use! lol. Great to see it is all Irish products.

I still haven't settled upon a box yet, one that I like enough to commit to. The search continues. But great to see more Irish Boxes hitting the scene. Can only be a good thing.

travellingbid · 07-10-2016 12:25am

I recently cancelled my birch box subscription after about 5 months. First and third box were good but others were very poor. Too many sachets and not enough variation of products.

GuessWhoEh · 23-07-2017 4:54am

Hi people

Any news on the subscription boxes? Anymore updates and follow ups?

I would love to sign up to an Irish site but proving difficult to find one decent site. I found one that just didn't look legit whatsoever and another had a Chinese site come up instead of the actual site (presuming domain name was a mix up)

poppies2 · 23-07-2017 11:57am

That alainn.ie one looked great, I'd sign up to that but it looks like it's not going anymore?

Have you tried the lookfantastic one? I thought that wasn't bad, I signed up for the 6 month one but I cancelled it for the time being has had so many products to use up. You could buy one just to see what it's like. Check out the blog behindgreeneyes, she's an Irish blogger that has reviews on a lot of them including a book and food one

Moonbeam · 24-07-2017 4:09pm

http://whichbeautyboxuk.com/ is useful for checking out the UK based ones.
I get Birchbox although it can be very mixed,still good value for money.

Dustypearl · 26-07-2017 9:13pm

I am seriously thinking about cancelling my Glossybox subscription. I think they bring out a good box every three or four months so that you think they're picking up and you don't cancel.

Aacaldwell · 30-08-2017 9:35am

I subscribed to Birchbox for about 5-6 months and then I finally decided to cancel it as I felt it was a waste of money. It was a hit and miss each month and pretty much 95% of the stuff I never used. The only thing I use from all of the boxes is The Wet Brush. My friend subscribed to it the same time as myself but she cancelled the subscription a few months before me as she was disappointed as well. One thing about it that really annoyed me was that when you sign up, you fill out a questionnaire about your skin tone, skin type, hair colour, eyebrow colour, eye colour etc so they will send you products that match your skin tone and hair colour. I'm quite pale and have black hair, yet numerous times I received really dark concealers that I couldn't use, as well as eyebrow products for blonde or brown eyebrows, which can't be used on my black eyebrows - so a lot of products were either given to someone else or just not used at all.

I unsubscribed in December of last year so not sure if they've improved since then!

missmatty · 30-08-2017 9:55am

I bought myself a 3-month Glossybox subscription a little while ago, it was grand but 3 months was enough. Wasn't overly impressed with the selection of products. I got way more use out of the M&S advent calendar that I got for Christmas last year, I really thought it was worth every penny!

Keepingitreal · 30-08-2017 10:24am

http://www.naturalskincare.ie do a lovely all natural beauty box for €19.99. All the others seem to be UK based. I tend to go between the likes of birchbox etc for one off boxes or if they are doping an offer. Otherwise you start to get rubbish lol

dancingqueen · 30-08-2017 4:44pm

missmatty wrote: »

I bought myself a 3-month Glossybox subscription a little while ago, it was grand but 3 months was enough. Wasn't overly impressed with the selection of products. I got way more use out of the M&S advent calendar that I got for Christmas last year, I really thought it was worth every penny!

I got suckered into buying this when it was on offer in December and it was amazing! I hope they do another one this year.

poppies2 · 31-08-2017 3:50pm

Keepingitreal wrote: »

http://www.naturalskincare.ie do a lovely all natural beauty box for €19.99. All the others seem to be UK based. I tend to go between the likes of birchbox etc for one off boxes or if they are doping an offer. Otherwise you start to get rubbish lol

When I use up all my other stuff from the lookfantastic box I think I will sign up to this, it looks lovely

ciaradx · 05-09-2017 9:32am

I saw this month's Glossybox opened on some bloggers' snapchats and it looked terrible - I mean there was a kinder bueno in it ðŸ˜‚

njs030 · 05-09-2017 10:09am

ciaradx wrote: »

I saw this month's Glossybox opened on some bloggers' snapchats and it looked terrible - I mean there was a kinder bueno in it ðŸ˜‚

Why would that make it terrible? A free chocolate sample is not a bad thing

What else was in it?

ciaradx · 05-09-2017 10:20am

notjustsweet wrote: »

Why would that make it terrible? A free chocolate sample is not a bad thing
What else was in it?

A hand cream, cetaphil cream, a small sample of something from pixi (I think a mist?) and a silicon blender. I might have missed something but overall didn't look worth the money.

dancingqueen · 05-09-2017 10:22am

ciaradx wrote: »

A hand cream, cetaphil cream, a small sample of something from pixi (I think a mist?) and a silicon blender. I might have missed something but overall didn't look worth the money.

I don't ever feel it is worth the money

njs030 · 05-09-2017 10:30am

ciaradx wrote: »

A hand cream, cetaphil cream, a small sample of something from pixi (I think a mist?) and a silicon blender. I might have missed something but overall didn't look worth the money.

Pixie mist would be good but the rest sounds rubbish!!
Glossybox seems to be one good one and 2 bad though....

Look fantastic was AMAZING this month.

XxMCRxBabyxX · 05-09-2017 10:37am

notjustsweet wrote: »

Pixie mist would be good but the rest sounds rubbish!!
Glossybox seems to be one good one and 2 bad though....

Look fantastic was AMAZING this month.

What's in it?

Would Look Fantastic be better than Glossybox on a regular basis?

njs030 · 05-09-2017 10:50am

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

What's in it?

Would Look Fantastic be better than Glossybox on a regular basis?

I think so, it can be a little bit more skincare based but it's much better. Glossybox can seem a bit cheap even though they are roughly the same price!

There was - eve lom cleanser (good size sample) and cloth, an eye make up brush, gorgeous quad eye pallette from hikari, illamasqua contour stick (I presume it's a sample but it's really big) , declor hydrating serum sample, hair stuff from christophe Robin and a lolly

XxMCRxBabyxX · 05-09-2017 11:04am

notjustsweet wrote: »

I think so, it can be a little bit more skincare based but it's much better. Glossybox can seem a bit cheap even though they are roughly the same price!

There was - eve lom cleanser (good size sample) and cloth, an eye make up brush, gorgeous quad eye pallette from hikari, illamasqua contour stick (I presume it's a sample but it's really big) , declor hydrating serum sample, hair stuff from christophe Robin and a lolly

I'm more beauty based but I might give it a try!

njs030 · 05-09-2017 11:17am

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

I'm more beauty based but I might give it a try!

I like it all so I get birchbox too... I have a problem

Mares2 · 05-09-2017 9:30pm

notjustsweet wrote: »

I think so, it can be a little bit more skincare based but it's much better. Glossybox can seem a bit cheap even though they are roughly the same price!

There was - eve lom cleanser (good size sample) and cloth, an eye make up brush, gorgeous quad eye pallette from hikari, illamasqua contour stick (I presume it's a sample but it's really big) , declor hydrating serum sample, hair stuff from christophe Robin and a lolly

Was this in the September box? Looks really good, I'd love to try the eve lom cleanser. I've got Birchbox for the last few months, find it hit and miss, keep thinking of cancelling then give it another month!

The m&s advent calendar and summer box were great.

njs030 · 05-09-2017 10:02pm

Mares2 wrote: »

Was this in the September box? Looks really good, I'd love to try the eve lom cleanser. I've got Birchbox for the last few months, find it hit and miss, keep thinking of cancelling then give it another month!

The m&s advent calendar and summer box were great.

Yes look fantastic September box!

XxMCRxBabyxX · 12-09-2017 11:41pm

Just got my Glossybox for this month and it's making me glad I've switched! I've always been happy with the boxes up to now but this one was basically everything I didn't need. I have oily skin which I'm sure I would have said in my beauty profile yet I got there different products for dry skin! Really disappointed with it.

njs030 · 12-09-2017 11:50pm

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Just got my Glossybox for this month and it's making me glad I've switched! I've always been happy with the boxes up to now but this one was basically everything I didn't need. I have oily skin which I'm sure I would have said in my beauty profile yet I got there different products for dry skin! Really disappointed with it.

Total rubbish!! I'm gonna wait and see what's in the unicorn/mermaid box next month and if it's rubbish again I'll cancel.

Gangu · 19-10-2017 6:28am

Where can you buy the M&S calendar ?

poppies2 · 19-10-2017 10:49am

I don't think it's available until November, the 6th I think

Mares2 · 23-10-2017 9:37pm

Looking forward to the M&S box this year.

KM792 · 07-05-2018 1:32pm

Anybody know how long one should expect to wait for Birchbox delivery to Ireland?Ordered my box on the 27th of April.

xkat11 · 15-05-2018 2:37pm

KM792 wrote: »

Anybody know how long one should expect to wait for Birchbox delivery to Ireland?Ordered my box on the 27th of April.

It takes a while... I ordered mine on the 7th and it arrived early May..

branners69 · 18-01-2019 10:53am

Sorry for dragging up an old'ish thread!

I am interested in starting a beauty box subscription for my wife and daughter who is 9 and make up mad!

Could anyone advise which company may suit my needs? The daughter will want more make up like lip stick, eye shadows etc. The wife would like a more face creams etc.

The companies I am looking at are:

Birchbox.
Glossy Box.
Look Fantastic.

Can anyone recommend one of these or another?

Many thanks.

xkat11 · 19-01-2019 12:07am

branners69 wrote: »

Sorry for dragging up an old'ish thread!

I am interested in starting a beauty box subscription for my wife and daughter who is 9 and make up mad!

Could anyone advise which company may suit my needs? The daughter will want more make up like lip stick, eye shadows etc. The wife would like a more face creams etc.

The companies I am looking at are:

Birchbox.
Glossy Box.
Look Fantastic.

Can anyone recommend one of these or another?

Many thanks.

Out of the three I think Glossybox and Look fantastic are the best (owned by the same company). They are skincare centric but in Glossybox you usually find at least one make up item in every box.

I'd recommend glossybox for a subscription.

That said, I've found that Birchbox does a lot of discounts. Before Christmas they had an offer for 3 boxes for 5£ plus postage where you got the new box and two older ones. So I bought that and then canceled my subscription and I renew it for the odd box I like here and there. They usually do discounts at the end of every month if they are not sold out.

branners69 · 27-01-2019 8:23pm

xkat11 wrote: »

branners69 wrote: »

Sorry for dragging up an old'ish thread!

I am interested in starting a beauty box subscription for my wife and daughter who is 9 and make up mad!

Could anyone advise which company may suit my needs? The daughter will want more make up like lip stick, eye shadows etc. The wife would like a more face creams etc.

The companies I am looking at are:

Birchbox.
Glossy Box.
Look Fantastic.

Can anyone recommend one of these or another?

Many thanks.

Out of the three I think Glossybox and Look fantastic are the best (owned by the same company). They are skincare centric but in Glossybox you usually find at least one make up item in every box.

I'd recommend glossybox for a subscription.

That said, I've found that Birchbox does a lot of discounts. Before Christmas they had an offer for 3 boxes for 5£ plus postage where you got the new box and two older ones. So I bought that and then canceled my subscription and I renew it for the odd box I like here and there. They usually do discounts at the end of every month if they are not sold out.

Thanks for the reply, I think I will go with Glossybox. I will also keep an eye on Birchbox.

kulekat · 26-02-2019 9:14am

I get birchbox, and i love getting the surprise every month!!
Its more makeup based, so probably better for your 9yo. I regularly keep bits for my daughter in it and then give them to her in an unused box as a surprise.

They also normally do hair and face masks, and good size products.

So, i would get different subscriptions for ur wife and daughter. Birchbox for the 9yo and let your wife choose her own. If its a complete surprise then glossybox or look fantastic for your wife.

Nice present!

Foweva Awone · 25-10-2020 11:33am

Thinking of getting Birchbox... Anyone got any opinions? Open to alternatives too!!

Subscription boxes available in Ireland

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