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REVIEW: Focallure Beauty Babe Box

Packaging – 3 (average)
Quality of Items – 2 (not good)
Value – 2 (not good)
Overall:
 

I have tried a lot of subscription boxes and I am just not a fan of this one. It’s hard to review a subscription box honestly. I am going to just break down each item I got and my thoughts and feeling on the box as a whole.

The whole point of these boxes is to try new and fun things, and to get a really good deal. So for example with Ipsy you pay $10 a month, but you get 5-6 times that are mostly travel sized (once in a while you get a full item) and the value fluctuates from $40-$80. With Boxy Charm you pay $24 a month and you get 5-6 full sized items that are all guaranteed to be high end or indie brands. Your box will always be of a value of no less than $125. So I just wanted to break down what I got and paid for with the Focallure Beauty Babe Box to compare them.

This box is $29 a month. So it is the most expensive subscription beauty box I have gotten thus far. I did get the Beauty Con Box for a while, but it’s very different since it’s seasonal (4 times a year) as opposed to monthly. It was also only 5-6 full sized items like Boxy Charm. So I am mostly going to compare them to that. In my Boxy Charms some of the things I have gotten included $44 Cover FX Setting Sprays, $35 Moda Makeup Brush Sets, $42 Tarte Eye Shadow Palettes, $39 Becca Pressed Highlighter and more. The box I got from Babe Box just didn’t measure up.

I did get 5 items. But they weren’t high end. I got a 3 piece liquid lipstick trio from Focallure Beauty. These liquid lipsticks are a decent quality, but the colors were all pretty light pink. These are valued at $11 each and $33 retail price. Not bad right? I also got a SUPER cheap and awful “jelly highlighter” that was bright purple and full of a chunky glitter. I haven’t been able to find the brand or product online anywhere, but it’s honestly dollar tree quality.I also got a 4 piece brush set. These makeup brushes were a pink, purple and blue ombre bristle set with swirly mermaid-esque handles. They were completely brandless and the bristles were definitely 100% synthetic. It was definitely something I would expect to pick up in a discount bin at a kids novelty store. Not a high end item.  The last item I got was a calming face sheet mask from Tony Moly. I use the I’m Real masks from them all the time and was happy to see this item in the box, but it is one that retails for under $4.

So that was it. I was told there would be 5-6 items, maybe they figured four was fine for this one since there was a brush set and a liquid lipstick set. But to me, three middle ground lipsticks, a cheap sheet mask and 2 dollar store beauty items are not worth $29 at all. I would never subscribe to this box again. I highly recommend against it.

UPDATE: I spent months trying to unsubscribe to find out that when you get your first “free box” you commit to three months paid in the fine print. So if your cancellations aren’t working that is likely why!

Comments 14
  1. Interesting. I have just subscribed to this box and as the first one is free (excluding shipping) im not too overly fussed but i appreciate your review and will wait patiently for the first box to come before deciding whether or not to keep this subscription going. Your review has helped hugely I will however to remain fair to them wait to see what comes 🙂 Thanks so much for your help again!

  2. I would fully agree that babe box is by far the most disappointing subscription box out there. I also had a very hard time with there customer service not following their multiple claims throughout the website of being able to cancel the subscription at any time.
    Like the previous commented I used the free box and was sent the first (free box) nearly a month after initial purchase when the second (paid) box came. I expected to get 2 different boxes but received 2 of the same months box.

  3. I just cancelled my subscription i haven't even receive my first free box my second box came the one i paid for .but the free first box it's been almost 3 months and haven't gotten it yet

  4. I get babe box I don't like it I never get anything good that I'm thrilled about I'd like to cancelled I forgot and can't get my password any ideas how I can cancelle?

  5. Babe box I assumed it would be great I mean makeup high end stuff😕😟😫 no it was very disappointing I need to cancelle

  6. I have reported for 5 payments now they have taken that my 11 yr old order the frist free boz well it wasnt free i have asked them so many time to stop sending rhe box that i keep sending back to them they dont and they have taken now 5 normal payments out i asked for refund and dont get it

  7. Did you ever get the phone number? I am going to call my credit card company and tell them that any further purchases from Babebox are NOT authorized.

  8. Did they ever cancel. I have been trying for 3 months and still keep getting this terrible box not worth 50 bucks

  9. Pro tip: use PayPal at checkout, and then you can go into your PayPal to manage payments and cancel any automatic payments to BabeBox right after you’ve paid for the first one. Easy cancel for any subscription service!

  10. You have great insight and interesting stories to share so I always know where to go when I want a good read!

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