Sample Society By
Allure
Sample Society is a sample box sponsored by Allure magazine
through beautybar.com. It’s a little more expensive than Ipsy at $15 a month
including shipping. Like Ipsy, you are
billed the first of the month, and the boxes are due to arrive by the 15th.
This month my box arrived the first week of February. It was the first of my sample boxes to arrive
this month.
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| The Sample Society Box |
My box for February included the following items:
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| oooh lovely..... |
Immunocologie Treatment
Cream- 0.5 oz. This was valued at $80! That alone made the box completely
worth it. The cream is interesting, a bit watery in its consistency but feels
nice on the face. However, once this is gone, I won’t be buying a full size
which costs more than $270. It also has some weird kind of antler velvet or
something to that effect in it, and I can’t explain it but it makes me feel a
little guilty putting that on my face.
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| Crazy expensive face cream |
LaRocca Hibiscus
Cream Cleanser with AHA- 7ml- This was a small sample that was valued at
$0.50. This had a really nice scent to
it, and didn't irritate my skin when I used it to wash my face. I only got one use out of it.
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| so very tiny |
Oscar Blandi Hair
Lift Thickening & Strengthening Mousse- 1 oz- This product had a $4.00
value. I don’t use mousse regularly in my hair routine, I will most likely passing it on to
mother. The product is supposed to
strengthen and thicken your hair. My hair is pretty thick, so it’s not even
something I would need. However, I did like the scent of it.
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| my mom's new mousse |
Exude Lipstick Gloss
– This was a full size product valued at $29.00. The color that came in my box
was a soft brown/nude shade, which upon opening I thought would look horrible
on me since I have pale skin. However, I was very surprised at how the nude
color actually worked. The color lasted a long time.
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| Really cool packaging |
Diptyque Eau De
Toilette – 2 mL – This sample was valued at $2.00. I also hated the smell;
it was very strong and musky, way too much for me to wear. It reminded me of those horrible scent
satchels that my grandmother used to hang in her closet or put in her bureau.
I’m not a fan of any musk scents. My mother will be getting this one as well
(white musk was her signature scent for YEARS)- she’s going to love this
box. However, from what I've read from
other reviewers and subscribers, sample society seems to love to send this out.
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| old lady French perfume |
Overall Value: $115.50! This was truly an amazing value and
made the price of the box more than worth it.
PROS
Quick Delivery- my box arrived the first week of February!
It was my first subscription box to receive this month.
Amazing Customer Service- I had two issues with my box this
month. First, when I opened the box they had packaged it with black confetti
paper, but something happened in transport and everything in the box was
covered in black soot. I mean COVERED. Even after I had wiped all the products
down, it still had that black soot like consistency on most of the products. My second issue was that one of my products
was empty- yes, empty. I emailed the company to let them know and was given a
response that I would get a replacement of that product. I was VERY shocked and pleased when a NEW box
arrived. This is excellent customer
service in my book!
Value- Like Ipsy this box proved to be a great value, and
then getting the second box was just the icing on the cake. Paying 15.90 for over
200 dollars’ worth of products?? Priceless.
Cons
As much as I liked so many things about Sample Society, I won’t
be renewing or keeping this sample subscription. The products in this box were nice and
expensive, but I can’t see myself spending two hundred dollars on a face
lotion, and the reason I get these boxes is to try different brands that I
still can AFFORD. I have no issues
trying a bare minerals lipstick and then knowing that I like it, buying it for
twenty dollars, but trying a sample of a $275 dollar face cream and falling in
love with it? That’s just torture. I
also felt the brands were just a little too hoity toity for me- they reminded
me of products that a seventy year old
woman who wore Chanel suits and lived in the upper east side would wear. I
don’t need snobby French brands. Give me fun packaging and things that are in
my TAX bracket.
My second issue was that from what I’ve been reading from
other subscribers, they tend to send the same things out and often sometimes
two months in a row. I subscribe to
these boxes to try new things, I can understand that sometimes products will be
repeats, but I certainly don’t want to get the same sample of something two
months in a row. Apparently their favorite to send out is the Diptyque perfume.
Lastly, I also can’t explain it, but it’s easier to say I
spend ten dollars a month on a box, somehow going up that extra five dollars sounds
frivolous. Maybe down the road I would
revisit this sample box, but for now- it’s getting cancelled. However, that is not to say that I don’t
recommend this to people. It was a great value, just maybe not the right fit
for me right now.
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