Wednesday 13 February 2013

February Bellabox

I'll start this post by saying I wanted to cancel my membership last month. I thought, before I cancel I'll find out if I can use my rewards points after I cancel my membership. I sent an email asking about it and if a few products were going to be stocked in the near future and never received a reply, and I'm too lazy to send the email again and I'm not one to write about it on their facebook. Since then I decided it's not worth the minimum $20 spend after points and there's nothing I would buy from this box to get free shipping.

This months box arrived pretty quickly, I think it was sent on Tuesday and I would have received it yesterday except the postman decided to send it to the post office instead of leaving it in my letterbox like they always do. There was a part of me that was hoping that because they didn't leave it meant that I was one of the lucky people to receive a Tiffany necklace in the box. I wasn't, and I'm not really too bummed about it because a Tiffany's necklace isn't something that I wanted anyway.


Batiste Dry Shampoo - (50ml Sample, RRP $9.95 for 150ml)
I've actually been wanting to grab another bottle of this after I ran out of my last sample of this from a Priceline goody bag, but I've been putting it off.

John Frieda Frizz-Ease Dream Curls Curl Perfecting Spray (30ml sample, RRP $16.95 for 198ml)
Yay!!! I have super curly hair so I'll be one of the lucky people who actually get to use this! I got my hair cut yesterday and almost bought one of the De Lorenzo products the my hairdresser put in my hair (instant satur8 by the way, it made my hair feel so lovely!!) so I'm happy I have a product now I can use while I'm poor and can't afford to buy it (I know it's only $20, but I'm walking to work this week because I can't afford petrol!)

Banana Boat Sports SPF 30+ (15ml Sample RRP $14.95 for 200g)
I was going to hate on this product because it's in a stupid sachet, but this is actually going to be pretty handy when I got to Soundwave next week! I'll need sunscreen but I don't want to have to carry a whole bottle (especially incase it gets confiscated - festivals have gotten so anal about liquids it's ridiculous, but I did hear a story about some girls sneaking alcohol into a festival in a sunscreen tube)  so this will be perfect to reapply during the day! This seems like it would be enough for one person.

Fing'rs Nail Makeup (full size RRP $9.95)
I haven't actually heard of this brand before, nor have I used nail polish strips before. I'm willing to give these a go, but I'm not too sure abut the colour. I'm usually a fan of bright nails (I even have bright pink polish on at the moment) but the pattern on these just seems a little tacky.

U Skin Solutions Clean and Go Exfoliating Gel Cleanser (small sample, RRP $30.95 for 125ml)
I don't know how I feel about this one. It smells like a mix of lavender and tea tree oil and is really strong! It's not a scent that I would want to use on my face. I'll give it a go though and hopefully it doesn't irritate my skin.

Eye of Horus Eyeliner in Charcoal Obsidian Goddess pencil (full size RRP $30.00)
This eyeliner claims to be waterproof, smudge-proof and long lasting. I put a swatch on my hand before I had a shower, and was able to smudge the remaining pencil (some had come off in the shower already) off easily. You can get much better quality eye pencils for way less than $30. This is a black pencil with a bit of shimmer and a smudging bit at the end and I might get use out of it but I don't use pencil eyeliners much anyway.
top: swatched once, bottom: smudged with smudger.

Overall, I really could have done without this box (an extra $15 in my account this month actually would have been a great help!) and I wish I had just cancelled last month. I will probably use most of these products anyway, but it's nothing I needed or am super excited about. I have already cancelled my subscription so this is the last box (for now, I may subscribe again when I come back from England).

Did you receive a Bellabox this month? What did you think?

12 comments:

  1. this box looks very disappointing & from what I've seen this is the only variation hopefully thats wrong..
    OMG your Soundwave is next week your sooooo luck our is on the 4th of March I have been waiting for this day since Soundwave last year.. hope you have an amazing time :)

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    1. It was a bit of a disappointment! I think the first boxes to go out are generally all the same, and the other variations get sent out a few days later? I heard there was one with a Sally Hansen polish in it! Pretty unfair I think!
      I'm so excited for Soundwave too! This is my first and I'm traveling to the Brisbane one. At least your one has a better timetable, haha (I'm a little upset about the Brisbane timetable, especially the final they released yesterday). Hope you have a fun day too!

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  2. looks like a so-so box, though I prefer new/non-drugstore products :)

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    1. It was a bit disappointing, I wouldn't mind drugstore products if they're useful (or makeup products)

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  3. It's a shame they are still putting out disappointing boxes for people who are still subscribed, I'm glad I'm not anymore :)

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    1. I hope for everyone else's sake, especially the annual subscribers, they start to notice ( like Lust Have It! did). I wish I unsubscribed last month like I said I would!

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  4. I got the same box and I'm also unsubscribing. I wanted to unsubscribe months ago but I was trying to save my points and use it for something. Like you, there's nothing in this box that I'd want for the free shipping.

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    1. Yep it's totally not worth saving points up if you're wasting $15 each month! Especially if you have to pay shipping to redeem them!

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  5. I got the same box and I really will unsubscribe this time. Its been quite disappointing for the last couple of months

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    1. I can't even remember the last good box I had! Even December with the $110 palette - I've never actually used it! Hopefully all us unsubscribers will mean they pick up their game for the ones who cant because of annual memberships,

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  6. Gawd!! I haven't even received my box yet, it always arrives so late and by then I have seen what everyone else has got so then I don't really want it anymore. :oP

    Thanks for sharing, I wouldn't mind the eyeliner as long as it's the bronze one, I already have the charcoal one.

    Jac x0x

    matillysthisnthat.blogspot.com.au

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    1. It's so hard to not see what's in the box before you receive it, I hope there's a better version that you get :)
      I think I probably would have preferred the bronze one too.

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