Glossybox Subscription Box Unboxing – June 2016

Subscription: Glossybox

Cost:

$21 for a month by month subscription

$126 for a 6 month subscription ($21 a box)

$222 for a 12 month subscription ($18.50 a box)

What You’re Getting:

Global Glossybox people curate five (5) beauty items a month and put them in a nice sturdy gorgeous box.

I really love Glossybox for it actually does a great job of finding some products not readily sold in the United States.

Kick Back and Get Comfortable:

Here is the first peek into June’s Glossybox!

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I like this color. I use some of my outer Glossyboxes to store medicinal stuff of the legal variety.

Don’t get any ideas that the above was a lie as I am a boring wuss who did not smoke pot in Amsterdam.

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Anyways, since this is red I am definitely going to use it for my backups.

Like Tylenol. It will be empty for now because I am low on Tylenol. I live such a glamorous life. 

 

Now that I got the best part of my Glossybox review out of the way

(sad when its the outer packaging that rocks my review),

let us discuss this tremendous atrocity that is this month’s box.

 

Here when we do not like something on Subscriptionista, we do our best to “politely poop on” and/or “mercy flush” the box. Which is a nicer alternative than making a big dump on our posts and dissappear forever. That could be a good thing since no one likes a Debbie Downer but we rather you just quip in with a witty comment more interesting than “I am so disappointed…”

We like our villagers to be witty whilst holding pitchforks. Or without pitchforks. Just comment we love to hear you chime in. Make us giggle too 😉

 

I needed some time before I did this review as my pitchfork was raised high from the heavens.

Step away from blogging whilst holding a pitchfork. 

 

What ticked me off was the classic bait and switch that Glossybox did when it switched the spoilers.

Don’t mess with the spoilers. You don’t spoil the spoilers. Especially when the new spoilers suck.

 

I feel like Triump, the Insult Comic Dog.

June 2016 Glossybox… For Me To POOP On

 

I think I got my ya-yas out.

*snorts*

 

On to the inner box. Say hello to my little friend Tony.

Tony is red with anger. 

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I think I love to hate this inner box. Whoever did the photo shoot on June’s 2016 Glossybox did an awesome job because I was like “I LOVE THE BOX”! Now I just realized if you look at the box from the right angles it looks pretty awesome. I think it just needs romantic lighting hitting it from any angle. I may need this to be on display where it receives full sunlight. Like most plants.

The actual box photographs really well (versus in real life up close and personal). Bonus points if your name is Tony. Because you have an awesome trophy box that requires spot lighting to showcase your name. Or something. Ahem.

 

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I guess the peeps in charge of the bow tying the Glossybox got a hollar at because this was deliberately tied to say “Hey have no mistake, this bow is tied.”

The inner box looks kinda cool with the red icons instead of black.

I am still pissed over the contents though.

 

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Tan Towel

Tan Towel – So I received two Half Body towels so I now have a full body.

My body is now complete. 

I have been getting a ton of these Tan Towels from subscription boxes so this must be the whore item that no one really wants in 2016. But I am sure self-tanners are sure loving us subscription boxers as we load them up with these Tan Towels!

I rather get last year’s Purlisse than these.

 

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LA Splash Lip Laquer

LA Splash Lip Laquer – I have a dear family friend who is obsessed with lipglosses and I know she will love this color!

So all is not lost this lippy will have a loving home.

 

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Caolion Pore Trouble Sheet Mask

Caolion Pore Trouble Sheet Mask – I am a bit bitter I wanted the heating and cooling duo samples. But this is ok it will go into the refrigerator and be used eventually.

In my disgruntledness, I read this as “Pure Trouble Sh!t Mask”.

For your viewing pleasure, here is the back of the packaging.

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Sebastian Professional Whipped Creme

Sebastian Professional Whipped Creme – Why can’t I eat this whipped creme 🙁

🙁

 

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Sinful Colors Nail Polish

Sinful Colors Nail Polish – Besides the fact that no one want or should support the last-named-family-who-must-not-be-named, I need to at least say that Sinful Colors is a nice drugstore nail polish brand that one should buy for a cheap thrill amoungst other drugstore brands. I originally liked the featured bluish color that was in the spoilers until someone ruined it for me and said that the color resembled cadaver fingers. This color is ok and I will put this aside in my giveaway pile. Me thinks someone with a kitty will take it because of the name: Miss Klaws.

Meow.

 

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Icona Milano Emotion Allowed Mascara

Icona Milano Emotion Allowed Mascara – I do not think that I receive that many waterproof mascaras. So hopefully it will work and not break off my lashes. That would make me emotional. And no Icona Milano Emotion Allowed Mascara I will not allow my childish emotion to be fully blown up.

*mercy flushes my feelings*

 

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Verdict: *mercy flushes repeatedly* Hopefully next month will rock because this sucked balls really bad. Subscription boxes are like that sometimes. 

 

What did you think of Glossybox this month?

Did you need to check your pitchfork at the door too?

Please politely poop and/or mercy flush your commentary below. 

 

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  24 comments for “Glossybox Subscription Box Unboxing – June 2016

  1. Kelly
    June 24, 2016 at 7:26 am

    Glossy box is kind of rachet with gorgeous packaging.

    • June 24, 2016 at 8:21 am

      Kelly!!! I miss you thank you for commenting! Please do so more You give the best summations!

      PS Pipsqueak’s favorite name is Kelly. If she names something, chances are very high that the name chosen is Kelly.

  2. Elizabeth
    June 24, 2016 at 7:39 am

    One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite Brit-coms came to mind after reading your review: “I can honestly say that on the right occasion that this will be the perfect thing to wear.” I don’t know what that occasion would be, but now you’re covered!

    • June 24, 2016 at 8:53 am

      Bahahaha Elizabeth! I love Brit-coms too!

      • Elizabeth
        June 24, 2016 at 2:20 pm

        Awesome! FYI: it’s from “Good Neighbors” (aka “The Good Life”). Penelope Keith is a goddess.

  3. June 24, 2016 at 8:01 am

    Lol Pnut, I’m OK with people getting negative as long as they can take a discussion. What I don’t like is people who come here to comment a big ole dump of hate because a box wronged them in some way.these same folks never comment again because the only reason they came to the blog was to try to leave their comment and then go to the next blog to do the same thing. Yeah, their comments don’t get published and it’s less about me caring about the content or box, but more of me not letting some rando who doesn’t respect our work leave his little rant and peace out. Pnut put it nicely, Mercy flushes are better….

    Ha! I got different stuff in my box and liked it! I’m weird though…..

    • June 24, 2016 at 8:15 am

      What did you get!?! Did you get the water mist, hot/cold mask pack, oil spot control, or hairspray I’d be jelly!

      • June 25, 2016 at 10:10 am

        I got the hairspray (I will send oh and I found that nail polish with the magnet FINALLY to send you hahahah) I got the pore pack… I will have to see what else…

        • June 25, 2016 at 11:08 am

          Oh I forgot the magnet np excited for that thx! Only give the hairspray if you are not using it for laundry spot treament (bc that is how I use them … very liberally). I just mailed your Randomly by Pnut!

          • June 25, 2016 at 11:24 am

            I need to get your box out and one for LC. I am slower these days but glad that SOME things have been getting done… Oh excited for a Pnut box!

  4. June 24, 2016 at 8:03 am

    As an aside poor Pnut is so sad about this months box 🙁 the oil is actually pretty cool…. Maybe that will make you feel a bit better…..

    • June 24, 2016 at 8:19 am

      It did smell nice. I was thinking of commenting on that but the frowny face stole the commentary.
      To bounce back to your original commentary ITA you put it better than me. This is how we complement each other by translation 😉

      • June 25, 2016 at 10:09 am

        AWWWW I wish every box made you happy! Your reviews when you are happy are so giddy! But there are high and lows… it is the nature of our bold hobby

  5. CeciliaA
    June 24, 2016 at 10:56 am

    I got the same box as you but with the hideous blue polish. I am … not impressed. This is my third glossy box (I bit on the Memorial Day sale) so got one last month and the Mother’s Day box both of which were good enough to make me less stabby about this one.

    Self tanning products will never have a place in my makeup arsenal. I am too pale for them to make me a color that looks natural. (I have two color choices for my skin: sour cream and lobster.)

    The lip product formula seems fine but is not a color that works for me. I was once again described by someone who claims to love me that I looked like a consumptive clown.

    Beware with that mask. I used it and within 12 hours had more blackheads on my schnoz than ever before. I almost never break out so that was a surprise.

    Anything branded by they who must not be named goes right in the bin. P.S. I work with cadavers because I teach dissection, anatomy, and surgical courses and it does not look like cadaver fingers.

    The goods – I like the mascara, it seems to be good for everyday for me and isn’t clumpy. The Sebastian whipped cream did good stuff for my hair. I have wavy hair and put in my hair after I washed it and it air-dried well. My only complaint is that it made my hair a little clumpy.

    Better luck next month.

    • Dayle
      June 24, 2016 at 1:52 pm

      Sour cream and lobster! Yum!

      • June 24, 2016 at 4:21 pm

        Hmmm… I think a touch of bacon and a ton of butter would make this for me. Loaded baked lobster 😉

    • June 24, 2016 at 4:35 pm

      Thanks CelciliaA I would feel a bit better with the non-cadaverish finger nail polish had I received it lol!

      Stabby. Love that word and will need to remember to use it.

      Consumptive clown. That is another gem. That would be harder for me to use that term but the comment was much acknowledged and appreciated.

      I will put the mask behind the other masks in the refrigerator. Then I will forget and probably get a million blackheads in where the Tata product (from Birchbox’s Natural LE box) with the awesome first review of balls of blackheads falling from her face that did not happen to the rest of us.

      I will put the non-edible whipped cream on my hair as per your suggestion. I rather have clumps then frizz provided I have a shampoo that makes my hair squeak. I have a need for squeak.

      Yes. Hopefully next month will rock and have spoilers that get only better.

    • June 26, 2016 at 9:23 pm

      Hehe, excellent reviews by Pnut and CeciliaA! I sometimes miss my sister’s commentary when we were getting ready, “Oh, did you mean to put that on?” Haha.. rude…

      • June 27, 2016 at 12:48 pm

        Thanks lol Onderria 🙂

  6. June 24, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Glossybox will have a good couple boxes and just about the time I talk myself into subscribing, a box comes up that I just find useless. Then I talk myself back out of it. This box is very meh to me. usually there’s at least 1 item you can get excited about, to lessen that disappointment. But I’d be really bummed to get this box.

    I find that in summer I generally don’t add new boxes and even drop my existing ones just because there is so much focus on outdoor living/beauty. As a near-transparent person, I have made peace with my complexion and bronzer/self tanning/pool things are not ever a draw for me.

    • June 24, 2016 at 4:22 pm

      I think Glossy heard the angry villagers villaging (or just the timeliness of my posting) because there is a sweet 30% code “SUMMER” off any subscription length that expires July 30th.

      I make bows and codes happen.

  7. June 24, 2016 at 11:20 pm

    I am always the weird one who likes most things in all boxes. I even like all the perfume samples Or, if I don’t like it, I can usually find somebody who does that I can give it away. But this box is just kind of sad. I am trying to cut back on boxes. I cut Glossy Box out a couple of months ago. I don’t regret it at all. Well, I will miss the pretty pink boxes. I always repurposed those. Your review made me laugh, so at least this box was good for that!!:)

    • June 25, 2016 at 11:13 am

      I just mailed Subista a box with some stuff for you. I will have to remember the perfume… the saving grace for Glossy is the outer and inner boxes which I use. I have been modge podging pictures over the logo in the inner box for a gift/memory box with goodies inside and all of them have been received well. I am thinking of doing one of those Glossy drawers that I see in YouTube but I am not sure whether the final product will come out classy or klassy.

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