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Subscription boxes available in Ireland

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  • #62
    poppies2
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    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 :)


  • #63
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,952 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    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.


  • #64
    Dustypearl
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Dustypearl


    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.


  • #65
    Aacaldwell
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Aacaldwell


    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!


  • #66
    missmatty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭missmatty


    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!


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  • #67
    Keepingitreal
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭Keepingitreal


    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


  • #68
    dancingqueen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭dancingqueen


    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.


  • #69
    poppies2
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


    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 :)


  • #70
    ciaradx
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭ciaradx


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


  • #71
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    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 😂

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


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  • #72
    ciaradx
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭ciaradx


    notjustsweet wrote: »
    Why would that make it terrible? A free chocolate sample is not a bad thing :D
    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.


  • #73
    dancingqueen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭dancingqueen


    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 :(


  • #74
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    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.


  • #75
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    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?


  • #76
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    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 :D


  • #77
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    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 :D

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


  • #78
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    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 :D


  • #79
    Mares2
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Mares2


    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 :D

    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.


  • #80
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    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!


  • #81
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,439 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    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.


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  • #82
    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    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.


  • #83
    Gangu
    Registered Users Posts: 396 ✭✭Gangu


    Where can you buy the M&S calendar ?


  • #84
    poppies2
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭poppies2


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


  • #85
    Mares2
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭Mares2


    Looking forward to the M&S box this year.


  • #86
    KM792
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭KM792


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


  • #87
    xkat11
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭xkat11


    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..


  • #88
    branners69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭branners69


    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.


  • #89
    xkat11
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭xkat11


    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.


  • #90
    branners69
    Registered Users Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭branners69


    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.


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  • #91
    kulekat
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭kulekat


    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!


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