Well, perhaps not the final word, but unless somebody really really objects, then this will be the last post dedicated to subscription boxes. (Unless something truly spectacular and/or exciting happens!) There are plenty of people out there in the world wide web describing the contents of their Glossybox every month – one very fine example is Mushaboom, who ‘battles’ the various beauty boxes against one another every month. All extremely good fun! She compares and contrasts and has a genuine interest in all things beauty-box, so I am very happily passing you over to her for all of your beauty subscription fixes!

One last thing though, because I have two boxes in front of me from October – I’m going to do a very quick comparison of Glossybox and Boudoir Privé. This is the first Boudoir Privé box that I have seen, and I’m really impressed with the variety of samples included. Many of the brands are ones that I’ve never heard of, which I think makes the whole thing rather more exciting – like a blind date. Obviously blind dates have their disadvantages – you may be horrified at what you end up getting, being one of them – but it does add a little frisson to the proceedings. Here are the contents of the BP box:

A really nice little selection. Lots of variety. A full-size Rose Petal Salve (much-needed coming into winter), a large sample of Korres Guava Butter, a full-size Zoya nail polish, an eyeliner, three skincare samples and the tiniest body scrub in the world. It would probably scrub one of your knees.

Glossybox for October:

Quite high in value, but it’s very Dermalogica-orientated! Love the Leighton Denny polish, love the Stila Smudgestick and the Dermalogica samples are from the Multivitamin range which is one of my favourites…

So there, a quick little picture of each. I’m sure that this subscription box idea will go from strength to strength, but I do think that they need to sort out the excess packaging issue. I’m getting quite cross in general at the amount of packaging wastage that there is – my recycling bin is full to the brim every week! And I’m not just talking about beauty brands, either – making a simple stir-fry with ingredients from the supermarket produces a whole bagful of plastic wastage. And that’s just a stir-fry with – you know – fresh ingredients! (I realise that going to a butcher and then a grocer would eliminate much of said waste, but sometimes that’s just impossible, isn’t it?)

Mini-rant over. What’s your verdict on the Beauty Boxes? Remember to check out Mushaboom and her fabulous in-depth reviews!