Birchbox:
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Products: A mixture of beauty {makeup, hair, nails, skincare, etc.} samples from well known brands and also newly discovered ones. There are usually about five products per box plus a Birchbox extra {ear buds, bobby pins, headbands, and more!}. Boxes vary by person and month. Colors may also be different for each box.
This month: You could have received any of the following: Juice Beauty Oil- free Moisturizer, Whish Coconut Milk Correcting Gel, Malin+Goetz Eucalyptus Deodorant, Number 4 Beat the Heat kit, Jouer Cream Eyeshadow Crayon, Whish exfoliating body wash, Jasmine Seven Wipes, Supergoop! Sunscreen, ModelCo Party Proof lipstick, Miss Jessie's Rapid Recovery Treatment, Miss Jessie's Super Sweetback Treatment, Mally Beauty Evercolor Eye Liner, BAGGU Wedge Pouch.
Claim to fame: Birchbox was the first beauty subscription box to be available on the market. They also offer YouTube videos of box previews and tutorials which you can find here.
Beauty Box 5:
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Products: 4-5 beauty/cosmetic samples from varying brands {high end, new, eco friendly, etc.} Colors of products may be different depending on which box you received.
This month: You could have received any of the following: Be a Bombshell Eye Shadow, H2O+ Micro-Collagen Moisturizer, Nubar Nail Polish, Bask Heavenly Silk Moisturizer, Swissco Nail File,
Claim to fame: Often give out full size products.
Glossybox:
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Products: Pride themselves as the "luxury" beauty box and offer 5 luxury/high end full size or deluxe sample size beauty items a month.
This month: You could have received any of the following: Pandoras Polish, Jelly Pong Pong Lip Blush, Novex Hair Care Treatment Cream, Anatomicals Facial Spray, Sue Devitt Pressed Powder, Guess makeup bag.
Claim to fame: Full size products are very common in this box-- Every product in the August box is full size!
Ipsy:
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Products: 4-5 beauty products sent in a collectible makeup bag. Each product could be a sample size, deluxe sample size or full size and many products are customizable based off of an online quiz you take when signing up.
This month: You could have received any of the following: Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick, NOYA Lip Balm, Michael Todd Pumpkin Mark and Jojoba Charcoal Facial Scrub, Pixi Lash Booster Mascara, Nailtini Nail Lacqur, Chelle Eyebrow Pencil, NYX Blush, Mica Eye Shadow, Smashbox Finish Primer, Pacifica BB Cream.
Claim to fame: Ipsy {Originally MyGlam} was created by YouTuber Michelle Phan. Each month, multiple Youtubers post videos giving you tips and ideas on how to use your products.
Now that you know a little bit about each of the more popular boxes, hopefully you can make the right decision for which is best for you!
