The March Her
Fashion Box FINALLY showed up on my doorstep today, delivered by my (not so)
friendly postman. For those of you who have been living under a rock, Her
Fashion Box is a monthly beauty subscription box, retailing for $39.95 month,
which is quite pricey compared to some of the others. I used to subscribe to a
lot of beauty boxes, but I felt the quality was deteriorating so I cancelled
all my subscriptions except HFB. They have been my favourite box from the
beginning and I’ve been looking forward to this month’s box, their 1st Birthday
box, for a while. I wouldn’t say I’m disappointed, but it’s definitely an
underwhelming box. I thought they would go all out for their birthday. Here’s
what was in the (feminine) box:
1. Her Fashion Box ‘Solar’ Scarf ($32.95)
– I do like a good scarf, especially with winter coming up and I think this is
a nice one to add to my collection. It’s a pretty blue colour with a cosmic
kind of print and it’s quite big, which I like because you can use it as a
sarong/wrap too. I will say though, that I have received countless scarves from
HFB, I wish they would be a bit more creative. I also don’t think that this
would be worth $32.95, you could get a similar one from Cotton On for $10.
2. Her Fashion Box ‘Shoot for the Stars’ Necklace
($29.95) – Again, this is soo similar to every necklace I have received in
a HFB box! Although I’m pleased that this one is silver and black, I might
actually wear it. I have been disappointed in the past as the necklaces always
seem to be a) gold, which I don’t wear or b) look like they were made by a
pre-schooler during craft time. It’s a nice necklace and I can see myself
wearing this but the quality doesn’t look that great and I wouldn’t pay $29.95
for it either. It also look suspiciously similar to the Trendy version of the necklace….
3. Her Fashion Box ‘Spell It Out’ Ring
($12.95) – I actually really like the look of this ring! It’s very much a
costume jewellery piece but I like the silver and blue together and I like that
it’s resizable for my child-like fingers! I also feel that the price actually
reflects the item, I would happily fork out $12.95 for this, it’s right up my
style alley. Very happy with this piece!
4. Le Tan Fast Tan Instant Bronze ($6.99
for 45g) – I always like receiving fake tan in subscription boxes because
it’s something I would never go out and buy myself. Having said that, I’m
pretty sure I got this very same tan quite recently in a HFB box. I’m not too
fussed though, I like the brand and I think this particular product is easy to
use and gives a nice, natural looking tan.
5. Argania Hair Oil ($5.99 for 5ml)
– I have never used this brand of hair oil before but I have heard of Argania.
I’m always on the lookout for a good hair oil, particularly in a travel-size as
it’s much easier got me to take away when I’m travelling for work. The packaging
says it’s “a unique antioxidant rich oil containing certified organic argan to
instantly create brilliant shine”, I’ll have to see if it lives up the blurb!
It smells delicious by the way, a bit like vanilla essence but I think that
might be the sweet almond oil.
6. Designer Brands Outrageous Volume Mascara
in Blackout ($9.99) – I actually think that Designer Brands have some
very decent products, I have a sneaking suspicion this mascara might fit that
category. The packaging reminds me of the Rimmel Scandal Eyes collection but
the brush isn’t as fat. I wouldn’t say it provides outrageous volume, but it
does a good job with lengthening and the formula isn’t clumpy at all (pet
mascara hate). I can definitely see myself wearing this as a day-to-day
mascara.
7. Colour by TBN Lipstick in Pucker Up ($3.50
for 3.2g) – These bear more than a passing resemblance to the Revlon
Colourburst Lipstick, the packaging is identical! The shade Pucker Up is a nice
bright pink shade that actually looks like it might be a good dupe for my
recently purchased MAC lipstick in Impassioned. It’s quite nice and creamy and
I think it’s a good addition to my collection, I’m keen to test out it’s staying
power. I actually bought 2 TBN lipsticks from the pharmacy a while ago when
they were on sale for $1, unfortunately, I was having a bad day and walked out
with 2 HIDEOUS shades, which I subsequently chucked. I hope this one fares
better!
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| Colour by TBN's Pucker Up on the bottom and MAC's Impassioned on the top. |
8. Her Fashion Box Pink Pumice Stone ($7.95)
– This was included as a bonus gift, I don’t know if it was just a 1st
Birthday bonus or only for specific customers, there wasn’t any other info. I’m
very happy to get this as my current pumice stones is looking a bit sad (read: mouldy,
I leave it in the shower all the time, I wouldn’t be surprised if it walked off
on its own!). I think the pink colour is an especially cute touch. I’m sure not
everyone will be as excited as me to receive a pumice stone but I am a
geologist, what can I say, rocks are my thing!
BONUS Her Fashion Box Headband – There
was nothing about this in the little magazine, I can only assume it was a bonus
for people who completed last month’s survey. I do like the extra item for
people who take the time to fill out the questions each month BUT this is
almost identical to a headband I received a few months back and to be honest, I
haven’t worn a headband in public since high school. I mostly use them when I’m
washing my face. So this probably won’t see much use but I’m sure others will
appreciate it. Almost forgot, there was a little bag of lollies too but I ate
them while writing this so they aren’t in the pictures!
All up, a pretty
average box considering it was their 1st birthday AND that it took
so long to come out to us. I will say that I think HFB kept us in the dark a
bit about when the boxes would be delivered, they did send out some info
relating to the original delay but were very cagey about the actual shipping
date. I don’t really mind, I think they generally do a good job and the quality
of their boxes and products is usually superior to a lot of other beauty boxes.
I do think that they need to lift their game if they want to keep their
customers happy, there are a few unhappy HFB subscribers out there at the
moment. I thought this was a good but definitely not a great box, please bring
back your A-Game, Her Fashion Box!
Stay beautiful!
Dani xx
PS – I made it into the Her Fashion Magazine! I was so excited when I saw my Instagram photo in the back of the magazine, thanks HFB!
2 comments:
I was disappointed with last month's box - I mean after the amazing ones previously and then bam a "mini" sized one it was just sad really. So I decided to cancel my subscription but because I wasn't on time, I was entitled to receive the March box too - well really I paid for it. Anyway, like what you said - underwhelming considering a) it's their 1st birthday b) they were shipped out late because of some "special" thing? I could not find anything special in this month's LATE box. So glad I've unsubscribed tbh. You're right, they need to lift up their A-game or they'll risk losing their subscribers.
Hit the nail on the head there! I think you probably unsubscribed at the right time, the last 2 boxes were definitely 'meh'. I'm going to stick with them for a few more months to see if they do manage to get back to where they were, because they were miles ahead of their competitors when they first came out. Fingers crossed they listen to their customers and make some changes!
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