topic Re: Mystery Boxes in Beauty

Mystery Boxes

Jordan2 — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:32:56 GMT

Just wondering what are your thoughts on beauty mystery boxes? Charlotte Tilbury has a box with 6 full size products (she does tell you what one is), I'm sure she will sell everyone of them ($124). I hate blindly buying something I don't know what it is, especially at that price. I once bought a Bare Minerals box and returned it. Do you buy them?

Re: Mystery Boxes

cjm61 — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:45:46 GMT

@Jordan2 I'll purchase a Mystery box ONLY if it is super, super cheap. And, this is very rare. I find these boxes have items they can't sell and/or don't work for me. I have to admit, I like the "excitement" of receiving a surprise but have found these mystery boxes not worth it.

Re: Mystery Boxes

depglass — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:00:57 GMT

The average beauty box is enough mystery for me, since I don't order them if the items are not new to me, or there is a staple included, like a full size Benefit mascara. Then the other items are almost free.

Re: Mystery Boxes

wagirl — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:01:24 GMT

No--not a fan of them. The few I bought was full of hair conditioner, which I never use, or facial cleansers, or masks--again I am not a mask girl or gawd awful dark goth matte lipsticks and some horrible perfume samples---

Re: Mystery Boxes

jackthebear — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:19:36 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
Just wondering what are your thoughts on beauty mystery boxes? Charlotte Tilbury has a box with 6 full size products (she does tell you what one is), I'm sure she will sell everyone of them ($124). I hate blindly buying something I don't know what it is, especially at that price. I once bought a Bare Minerals box and returned it. Do you buy them?

nope

I don't gamble

Re: Mystery Boxes

On It — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:44:48 GMT

No, I do not buy them. They usually have one or two good items. The rest is made up of dead merchandise or slow sellers.

Re: Mystery Boxes

Jacie — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:52:53 GMT

I don't buy them. It's like throwing money to the wind. I like to know what I am getting, not the leftovers dregs.

Re: Mystery Boxes

Suzeecat — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:32:40 GMT

I remember way back in my younger days there used to be a monthly subscription beauty box that was fun - until I realized I had a ton of unused products that I would never use.

Serious Skin Care, when they were on HSN, used to do a "mystery" box around Halloween that usually had good value products, plus always something new to try, for great prices.

Now I see those TILI boxes but will only buy them if I know that I will use 80-90% of the products, AND it's a sale/clearance price, AND free shipping. So, you can guess that I don't buy many.

Re: Mystery Boxes

PhilaLady1 — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:42:08 GMT

The Serious Skin Care mystery boxes were the best. Products were always usable and the prices were very reasonable. If I remember correctly, the trick was to click on ingredients on the HSN website, and there you could see all the products listed with their ingredients. Mystery solved!

Re: Mystery Boxes

Harpa — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:15:14 GMT

Principal Secret does this, but I've never used anything they sent, though the prices were always very good. They say they choose the pieces according to what your purchases have been.

Re: Mystery Boxes

SnowOwl79 — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:23:07 GMT

No, I've never bought a mystery box. I agree with others, they put the dregs in them. Sometimes old and expired as well.

The only one I would probably buy is a nail mystery box but never really see any.

Re: Mystery Boxes

Allthingsgirly67 — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:46:13 GMT

I’ve always wanted to try the Charlotte Tilbury mystery boxes and finally bought one. She does not put dregs in her boxes. I received a very creamy lipstick in catwalking, a full size bottle of toner, pillow talk eyeshadow quad, a lip oil, full fat lashes mascara and the feline eyeliner. Al full size and useable. It was 124.00 and the value is twice the purchase price. There are reviews up already.