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August Ipsy BoxyCharm

I realize that I am a bit late sharing my August haul, but am dying to hear what everyone thought of the products that they received. Which is your favorite and why?

I have really enjoyed the 🌴Vacation🌴sunscreen, the Context shadow stick 🎨 (I have it in another color as well), and of course the Anastasia Brow Wiz eyebrow pencil ✏️ in medium brown. 🩷

3 Comments
2024/09/09
08:02 UTC

5

Shipping Delays?

Is anyone else experiencing delays in their August box? I still have not received mine. Kinda annoyed because By the time it eventually finds it's way here it will already be time to pay for September! I'm pretty sure it got lost and they gave me some one size fits all excuse.

6 Comments
2024/08/24
20:01 UTC

17

My August boxycharm!!

13 Comments
2024/08/12
01:41 UTC

0

Raven Force Courier: Need Update Address

Hey guys I ordered something in temu. I need help with changing the address. I tried calling waited for 1 hour but nothing answered when it was finally me.

3 Comments
2024/08/09
22:13 UTC

4

5 free glam bags to new subscribers

Dm me your email so I can send you the invite. I only ask to redeem it asap :)

7 Comments
2024/08/07
17:10 UTC

0

I was over charge

I wass charge 183dollers my email is cmoren911@gmail.com

2 Comments
2024/08/06
16:27 UTC

18

Leaving False Reviews

I’ve noticed a trend on boxycharm - people leave a 1 or 2 star review on a specific item not because the item is actually poor quality but because they are unhappy they received that TYPE of product. For example - I clicked on the reviews of this facial cleansing gel because I wanted to see if other people liked it. It was rated 1 star - not because people didn’t like the quality of the product - instead all of the negative reviews were because they were all complaining that they have “too many” face washes and they’re mad they’re getting another one in their icon box. Can we find another way to complain? Because some of us actually want info on the quality of the product.

9 Comments
2024/08/06
02:47 UTC

2

New subscriber question

I'm a new subscriber and missed the window by 2 days to make a choice. Hoping for the best🤞🏻

Will I get to see what's in my box still or will I have to wait until I open it?

2 Comments
2024/08/03
22:32 UTC

16

Boxy Charm August 2024

My all time favorite mascara Too Faced Better Than Sex makes this entire box worth it but I had some pretty good other products to compliment my box. I’m very excited and can’t wait for it to arrive!

14 Comments
2024/08/01
17:59 UTC

7

all items sold out before I picked 3?

I'm a first time subscriber to boxycharm, so August will be my first month receiving one, and I'm still not super sure how everything works. I went to go pick my 3 items today and literally all of the options are sold out 😞 what happens if I don't make any selection at all? (since I don't really have a choice it seems lol) will I just get 3 random items?

also how soon should I try to make my choices next month so I don't end up in this situation again? I tried to choose mine today just 30 mins after the window to pick began, and everything is already gone, which seems insane to me, but maybe it's always like this?

5 Comments
2024/08/01
17:32 UTC

1

Beauty boost

How long is the waitlist typically? I just signed up for it today hoping I’d get it for the August box but I probably waited too late.

4 Comments
2024/07/31
16:54 UTC

7

Another missing item

I resubscribed to boxy in July and have received only 1 monthly box so far that is already missing an item. now ordered a few items from Ipsy store and this shipment is missing an item. So 2 of 3 orders from Ipsy have been short an item. Customer service offered refund saying item is sold out but the store shows in stock but double the price. I would have rather just had the product I ordered in the first place. I think that for the company to have this many incidents with packing it’s either whomever is packing is not doing their job or something else like theft. Doesn’t the company have some quality audits to isolate where distribution is lacking. Has anyone ever worked in fulfillment for Ipsy? Would think they loose a lot of money and customers

4 Comments
2024/07/29
21:39 UTC

4

2020 Boxycharm VS Today?

I had Boxy from 2017 - 2020. I really enjoyee and looked forward to what I referred to as my 'Mini-Christmas' each month. However, Boxy started rolling out skincare products sometime in 2020 - which quickly overwhelmed and then became the majority of what I'd recieve in my boxes. I personally don't have much use for skincare, and only tried a couple of products I recieved. My makeup collection had also escalated past the point of being 'excessive' and was bordering the line of becoming 'obscene'; so I canceled shortly after.

An Ipsy post found its way onto my FB Timeline yesterday; and it appears Boxycharm has since merged with Ipsy? I never did Ipsy; but did like the aspect of personal customization they advertised. Boxycharm had literally just started to introduce customizatIon options at that time - only a couple of months into it - so what was available was extremely limited.

So; I took the Beauty Quiz for shits and gigs; clicked around the site afterwards; and it seems Boxy has grown much more in terms of personalizing what types of products individual members recieve.

So; my question is this: Does Boxycharm tend to follow through with individual preferences most of the time; or is it still very much "you get what you get"?

To those longtime subscribers - ones around back when everyone all got the same box - or one of two different versions that you had to wait to get before knowing which one you got: Is Boxy better now compared to then?

I miss my Monthly Mini-Christmases.. Is it worth starting my subscription back up?

11 Comments
2024/07/29
13:18 UTC

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August 2024 Boxycharm

What date do you make selections? Is it on the 1st? I’m not an annual member

I wanted to skip July’s box and missed the cutoff to take a break and August spoilers are making me consider skipping again.

Newer to the community and boxycharm so sorry if this is a dumb question lol

9 Comments
2024/07/27
22:17 UTC

10

First month back to boxycharm in 2 years

Miss the old boxycharm but decided to give it a try again anyways. Got my first box for July and missing an item🙄 I’m thinking I should have listened to my gut about trying again

3 Comments
2024/07/19
21:05 UTC

0

Still haven’t received my July box!!!!!!

Even though I received the delivery notification over a week ago!!! Have been a member since December and this has never happened!!!! Customer Service sucks and just keeps reassuring me that my box is on the way w out a tracking number!!! Has this happened to anyone else!??

11 Comments
2024/07/16
16:29 UTC

40

Love my Boxycharm!

I just wanted to post something positive as I know a lot of people are often disappointed by their box. I love absolutely EVERYTHING I get in my box each month - and why do I love it so much? - because I could never afford to buy any of these things for myself as single mom otherwise. I LOVE receiving an $80 moisturizer or serum, high quality mascaras, cheek pallets, lip glosses, etc, I love ALL of it. It sure does beat buying $8 face moisturizer at the dollar store. I’ve always been a sucker for a good deal. I even order my own gel-x supplies on Amazon and do my own nails at home to save money. (I have a huge model ones collections which if you know - they are incredibly cheap lol but no one knows that I do my own nails and I’m constantly getting compliments) Thank you BoxyCharm for letting this single momma try out things I otherwise wouldn’t be able to (got to try my very first fenty products which I was very excited about) and practice self care. I also got 7 KVD foundations for $10 each in the shop last month. They are my absolute fav and I usually have to pray TJ Max will have one in my shade in order to afford it. Thank you thank you. My skin thanks you. And my coworkers who have to look at me every day thank you also 😆❤️

9 Comments
2024/07/15
00:52 UTC

27

I can't even pretend to be excited about this one.

10 Comments
2024/07/13
16:05 UTC

53

Finally Cancelled

UGH. I just cancelled my Boxycharm/IconBox sub. I would have kept IconBox if I could, but you can only get it if you have an active Boxycharm or Glambag sub. I agree with everyone else: since Ipsy took over, Boxy sucks. The products are sub-par, from obscure or down-market brands; and the packaging is awful. Boxes used to be carefully packed and padded but now they just throw five random items in the same size box with a piece of paper every month, so everything rattles around and risks being broken.

This month's selection sucked so bad. I only got one product that I'm really interested in trying (the Tula serum skin tint) and one that I was mildly interested in (the Laura Geller cream blush palette). I realized when I opened my box and saw that I had selected a body scrub and body cream, the other choices must have been really dismal because I almost NEVER choose bath and body stuff.

This was the final straw, so I cancelled. I was so annoyed when I kept getting those scammy JLo products, and then last month I finally decided to try a cleanser they had sent me (again, some brand I've never heard of), and it was impossible to dispense because the pump didn't work.

I wish there was another subscription box that could match the experience that BoxyCharm used to be. I've looked at FabFitFun, but I'm skeptical. Any suggestions?

27 Comments
2024/07/08
20:08 UTC

5

a whinge and request for recommendations

hello! after a rough day at work, i signed up for boxycharm in january. i was hoping it could be the cosmetic equivalent of a meal service and way of self-pampering. my job doesn't leave me with much free time and shopping has become my way of coping.

also, despite living in a major metro area, my local sephora and ulta aren't very helpful. it takes a lot to prepare myself to enter those kind of high energy/loud/busy spaces (i have aspergers) - at least random products from boxycharm can be tested in my quiet bathroom.

so far i haven't really been impressed. most of the brands i have to look up and seem to be a private label version of cover girl.

forgot to cancel my july box and am now stuck with ANOTHER palette (no.5?) despite changing my preferences to less palettes in may, still received the il makiage quad in june! to think my eyeshadow collection used to be limited to a few nyx jumbo eye pencils and single pans. 🫤

any recommendations for similar brands or products to try? oh, how often should i check the ipsy shop for the return of products that i've bought before?

-earth harbour

seems reasonably priced - i use their serums on my body.

-malin + goetz

the recovery treatment oil and mojito lip treatment are great.

-ole henriksen

bought dewtopia (and phat glow) on a whim, and just lurve the lemony scent.

-roze + quartz

their product line smells like a vanilla dessert and it increases my good hair days.

-saturday skin

i was unsure of what to expect when i saw apple and peach printed on the rise + shine gentle skin cleanser (not my favourite fruit scents), but this smells amazing. i have so many cleansers but will be repurchasing for the amazing lather and smell.

-yensa

my may box had a concealer that was cool toned (finally!) and it was almost a perfect match. i prefer bb cream and/or concealer to foundation.

thank you!

3 Comments
2024/07/02
04:37 UTC

4

July Spoilers?

There's still time to skip and I haven't seen any spoilers. Anyone? It's my birthday month in July, so I might just get it for a gift to myself.

4 Comments
2024/06/28
20:59 UTC

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Is it true that if I pause my Boxy for July I won't get the August Icon Box???

I've seen a couple of people say this, but it doesn't make sense to me... I'm already subscribed to Icon, it's not like I'm on waiting list or anything... Does anyone know for certain??

5 Comments
2024/06/22
19:54 UTC

2

Patrick Starrr icon box still available?

So I just resubscribed in June and I am waiting on my box to arrive. I opened the app today and saw this ad for the Patrick Starrr icon box. Is it still available? Like if I upgraded to icon box, would they let me order the previous one and the add-ons?

7 Comments
2024/06/19
23:01 UTC

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Can't get points from reviews?

Tried reviewing some products today, first of all, it's so hard to navigate to the page where you can ever leave reviews, but I noticed clicking "review" just takes me to the product page, and after leaving a review (which looks different than before) no points were added? Wtf? How are you supposed to earn points now?

5 Comments
2024/06/17
21:47 UTC

1

Mystry box

Before Boxycharm merged with IPSY, I ordered some mystery boxes and loved them. I want to try and order some but can’t seem to find any.

Has anyone ordered a mystery box with IPSY?

6 Comments
2024/06/03
02:57 UTC

11

Meh. Anyone use the glow serum? (Ft my box)

16 Comments
2024/06/01
18:33 UTC

1

Still no icon box

I got an email last week saying I won't get the box and they'll ship a bunch of items separately. Still nothing! Not even one shipping code. Just signed up and I'm not impressed to say the least. Has this hapenned to anyone? What kind of items did you end up receiving

4 Comments
2024/05/31
03:13 UTC

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The spoilers are making me want to skip.

Am I the only one that hates what is being offered this month? And again it’s majority skin care. I literally got one makeup product in my icon box and it was an eyeliner pen. I wasn’t even offered the lipstick or blush. Just a bunch of glosses when I literally don’t wear gloss.

3 Comments
2024/05/26
06:32 UTC

2

Shipping Sh!t Show

WHY is Boxy shipping always such a freakin disaster?

I had Boxy for a long while years ago and this always happened, and I see nothing has changed since the merge.

I like about an hour from Compton in CA, why do my package take a nationwide tour before they get to me? Why does it does an entire month to arrive? Why would it say estimated delivery today when it's still 2000 miles away? Why do packages coming from China come way faster?

I don't have this issue with anyone else🙄🤦🏼‍♀️ I know none of you can fix this for me, I just needed to vent.

3 Comments
2024/05/18
03:13 UTC

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