Recently I got my Luxe Box for December and I have had the chance to try out all my products so I thought that I would share my thoughts on them.
I thought that the design on the holiday card was really cute and I loved the different snow flakes that were on the card. It was super cute/
The first product that I was super excited to try was the Yves Rocher Italian Mandarin shower Gel.
Bask in beauty this holiday with the limited edition Les Plaisirs Nature Italian Mandarin collection. Fall in love with this irresistibly indulgent body wash and envelop yourself in its delicate and delicious citrus-scented lather.
I received a sample of 50ml (sample size is $4.17) and the full size is 400ml for $12 Canadian. I love Yves Rocher bath products and being able to try a sample before buying it is really nice and I think this is a scent that I would definitely buy when I am in the store again. I found it wasn’t a strong smell but a nice light fruity smell. A little goes a long way and it lathered really well. This is a thumbs up for me.
The second item was the limited edition Belgium chocolate which I thought was super cute because this wasn’t just a random item that was thrown in the box it was custom made and it was delicious. I had no problems opening it up and it got devoured right after I made my vlog for the box.
I didn’t use the NYX slim eye pencil because the last time I bought an eye pencil and used it I just thought it wasn’t age appropriate. I felt like I was trying to be younger then what I was so I ended up passing it on to my niece who will hopefully give me her thoughts on it.
A smooth definer for your beautiful ids, this basic eyeliner blends easily and comes in a variety of shades. A staple in every one’s make up bags, you can never go wrong with black!
I received the full size product of this and its 1g for $4.
The next item is DDF Advanced firming cream. (DDF=Doctors Dermatologic Formula)
Advanced formula contains the breakthrough Tumeric Complex, with glycerin, zinc and copper, that hydrates to firm and tighten, provides antioxidant protection for the moisture barrier, and promotes rapid surface cell turnover to help reverse the appearance of aging for younger looking skin.
I received a 14g sample that I was told is worth $41 (which is crazy) and the full size is 48g for $140. I had a hard time getting the product opened as the lid was on really tight which I guess is good because nothing leaked.
I didn’t find the directions to be very clear on what to do. It said “Apply day and/or night to face, neck and decollete. As with all facial products avoid getting into eyes.”
It went on nice and smooth with no greasy feeling and it didn’t weigh down my skin like some products do. I didn’t find the product to have a smell which is nice. This is a product that I will enjoy while I have the sample for. Sadly with the $140 price tag I won’t be buying it anytime soon.
Then finally its the Paco Rabanne perfume samples.
Lady Million
For her, a heady bouquet of voluptupous flowers underlined with patchouli and amber.
I received what was suppose to be 1.2ml sample but I think it was much less because the sample bottle was half full. This wouldn’t be a scent I would buy because I found it to be a little to strong for my liking and the price tag of $80 for 50ml is a little steep in my books.
1 Million
For him, an intense harmony of leather, white wood and amber dashed with citrus and spice.
I really enjoyed the smell of this one as I found it to be very masculine and I found it did smell good on my significant other. Although with the price tag of $58 for 50ml doesn’t appeal to him. The sample size was suppose to be 1.2ml but it was half full as well.
So, personally for me I have to say that this was my least favorite box of the month. I just found that after watching a few youtube videos and seeing what others got and what I got was a huge disappointment. I am finding that the same bloggers/reviewers always seem to get the better boxes and everyone else including me seems to have gotten the bottom of the barrel. Not sure if that has to do with the fact they paid for a year or not.
Now for the Pros and Cons:
PROS:
-I got to try a new Yves Rocher product which really excites me because I love Yves Rocher and now I can add a new product to my shopping and bathroom.
CONS:
-This is the third month I have gotten perfume samples and my second month for getting a Paco Rabanne samples.
-The perfume samples were only half filled and honestly I probably could have gotten them at The Bay or Sears and gotten more of a sample. These weren’t deluxe sized samples.
-The only full product I got was a $4 eyeliner. Really?
-The only deluxe sample I got would be the Yves Rocher shower gel and perhaps the DDF firming cream. On the website they say 4-5 deluxe sample sizes which didn’t happen this month.
Since its the holiday season I guess I was expecting a huge wow factor but that didn’t happen. I will try another box in January to see what its like but I am thinking if this continues I will be cancelling my subscription because they aren’t delivering what they promise and I can spend my $12 a month on something else.
I know on facebook Loose Buttons has gotten alot of complaints from people like myself who aren’t happy and I have to admit that it bothered me how much the ones who got the better boxes were leaving comments praising Loose Buttons and telling the ones who complained to unsubscribe if your not happy and that we all signed up for a sample service and this is what you get.
Do you feel as though I have a right to complain and offer my feedback or should I just say nothing and cancel? Please let me know what you think.
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you enjoy this day with the ones you love and that you got some amazing gifts and eaten some great food.
I love Christmas and will be spending the morning at home with my family with a Christmas breakfast and then later on today I will be having a Christmas dinner with some more family.
Merry Christmas Everyone.
This is an absolute favorite of mine.
Its hard to believe how close we are to Christmas Eve. I thought I would take this video to be my last video for this holiday season. I hope you enjoyed some of my favorite holiday music videos.
The official video:
I was just checking my blog roll and I found this on Mundie Moms blog and I just had to share it with you.
Isn’t that awesome? If this can’t get you into the holiday spirit then I don’t know what will. LOL
Merry Christmas to all those wonderful ya authors who took the time out of there busy schedules to do this.
Did you know that Maggie Steifvater could play the bagpipes? I didn’t. I am total awe of Maggie.
Merry Christmas Everyone
I finally got my December Luxe Box.
According to their face book page I wasn’t the only one who wasn’t really happy with their box this month as you will see why after the vlog I did.
I will add some photos for those who don’t like to watch vlogs.
I will now let you know what I got in my December Luxe box now:
Okay so my impression of the December box is quite honestly I am not really impressed especially after watching what others got in there box and I feel as though the last ones to get their boxes (like me) got what ever was left.
This is my third month of getting perfume samples and honestly this was a bummer because they aren’t even full sized samples. The bottles were half filled. Compared to what I have gotten in the past with perfume samples alone it says alot.
Then after when I was reading the card they said “This season is all about giving. As a thanks, all our existing customers are receiving a full size product this month.” Well that product was a eye liner pencil for me.
I have to say I feel as though this month they didn’t really live up to there promise of sending deluxe sized samples.
I really wish that Luxe Box and Glymm would switch up the lists of customers because I am starting to get a little discouraged when I see the same bloggers/reviewers getting the better products each month and the others getting the bottom of the barrel.
So as of right now I probably won’t continue with this for much longer because honestly I am paying $12 + tax to get the chance to try 4 to 5 deluxe samples each month and that’s not what I am getting. Perhaps they need to re-evaluate their system and work something out. I really think that we should all be getting the same boxes and if they don’t have enough to go around perhaps they should switch up the lists and let the bottom people get some good products.
I was on their face book page and I was starting to get annoyed with the ones who gotten the great boxes criticizing the others who crappy boxes and saying we shouldn’t be complaining. I am sorry but perhaps if they were the ones we were constantly getting the crappy boxes perhaps they would feel differently about it.
I understand that they are fairly new (Feb 2011) and that over 200,000 beauty products have been sampled but if you want to WOW us each month like you claim you do then I think you have to step up to the plate and do so.
I will be trying January to see what its like and if I am not completely blown away I will be unsubscribe. I just found out that there is another Canadian sample box that is out and I will be getting my first box in February and there is one from the US that ships to Canada that I am currently waiting on as I got confirmation its been mailed. So we will see what they are like.
The opening of the box. The traditional card this time its the Holiday Edition.
This month they are using a silver Made for Cindy sticker with sky blue crinkle paper and white tissue.
What I got this month.
So I have to say that I am excited to try the Yves Rocher shower gel and the DDF cream. The chocolate was good and I have to say I am surprised it lasted that long. As for the perfumes I am finding them rather strong and the eye pencil has been passed on to my niece because its something I don’t use.
Check back later this month when I will do a review of the products received.
