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Beauty Sampling Subscription - Your favorite?
I'm considering subscribing to a beauty sampling program(Birchbox or similar) and was hoping to get a list of programs to look into. If you can link me to a list or suggest your favorite program, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
Moved to Maple Valley, Washington January 2012


Re: Beauty Sampling Subscription - Your favorite?
I have MyGlam and Birchbox.
Birchbox is a much more established, stable company. They have excellent customer service and are very quick to fix any problem. Their boxes are generally pretty good. I also like their points system. If you buy the yearly membership for $110, you get 110 points. If you then review all of your box products every month, you can get up to 50 additional points. You also get 50 points for every friend you refer. Over a year, you should earn at least 700 points, which can be redeemed for $70 worth of product, or your membership for the next year. That's a lot of math, but it works out to be $3.33 or less net cost per month.
MyGlam is very new. They have had some high-end, excellent products, but also some major flops. They have no rewards system and lack-luster customer service. They are starting to work out the kinks now, and it has gotten a little better.
I have fun with both bags, but if I could only keep one, it would be Birchbox.
I've also heard good things about BeautyFix, but haven't tried them yet.
How do you go about doing reviews? I haven't seen anywhere to do that.
You go to your "box" tab and you see the products that were in your box for the month. Click on the product and you will see a "Give Feedback" button.