Beauty Product Samples

October has been an exciting month as far as beauty product samples go.  I would like to thank my Aunt Lynn for signing me up for the QVC Beauty 8-Piece Test Tube and my friend Julie for encouraging me to sign up for Birchbox.  I'll discuss both subscriptions in more detail below.

QVC Beauty Test Tube

The Beauty Test Tube from QVC includes high-end samples for $29.96.  They have new packages every season, and you can sign up for auto delivery.  If you want to check it out on QVC's website, click here.  Mine looked like this:

 

The products shown above include:

• 0.85-fl oz Alterna Bamboo Dry Oil Mist
• 0.16-fl oz Bliss Triple Oxygen Energizing Mask
• 0.07-fl oz philosophy miracle worker retinoid eye repair
• 0.5-fl oz Perricone MD Face Finishing Moisturizer
• 0.34-fl oz Peter Thomas Roth Oilless Oil
• 4-fl oz WEN by Chaz Dean Pomegranate Finishing Treatment Creme

It also came with a NewBeauty Magazine (not pictured) along with a catalog that describes each product and provides instructions on how to use them.

I'm really excited to try these products, especially the Philosophy eye cream and the Bliss face mask.  All these products are high-end, so this subscription is an affordable way to try multiple high-end products before you take a gamble and shell out a bunch of money for the full-sized ones without knowing whether or not you even like them.  The samples are a pretty good size as well--I don't even think the Wen cream is sample-sized--it's huge!

Birchbox

Birchbox is another subscription service that sends high-end samples.  This one is $10/month (you can join on a month-to-month basis or for a year at a discount).  Click here for more info or to sign up.  You'll fill out a questionnaire to personalize your subscription, and not all Birchboxes are the same.  Here was mine for October:

 

Similar to the QVC pamphlet, this subscription includes a card that describes the products and how to use them.  The products I received were:

A ChapStick Hydration Lock lip balm was not listed on this card but was included in my box (and a $1 off coupon!).  I was pleasantly surprised to find no foil packaged samples, as some of the YouTube beauty gurus have mentioned the presence of foil packages in their boxes.  They are all pretty decent-sized samples.  I'm most excited about the lip and cheek stain from the Balm (I've heard so much about that brand), the microdermabrasion treatment by Dr. Brandt, and the nail polish from Ruffian (great color for fall!).  I doubt I'll get much use out of the half-up thing.  Overall, I'm satisfied with my box.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them below.  Let me know if you try either of these subscriptions (or any others!).

xoxo,

CC