Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box

Published On September 5, 2012 | Hauls

Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box

My Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box arrived today! Luxe Box is a beauty subscription service that I signed up for several months ago. You may remember I talked about how they are changing their service, and now that change has taken place. Since I had a 3-month subscription before they switched, I received the Fall 2012 Luxe Box with no extra charge.  Basically, they switched from a monthly service to a seasonal service, with more samples in the box (and also a higher membership fee).

I must say that I was immediately impressed by the improved appearance. If you want a luxurious service, this is it. The long box (that looked almost like a tie box) with gold detailing arrived, with all the samples inside wrapped in silk.  Honestly though, the box and packaging can be as beautiful as possible, but if I’m going to be paying $26 for this box, I want to ensure the samples are worth it!

Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box

The gorgeous box… totally keeping this box!

Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box

Luxurious packaging

Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box

Information on all the products inside

My Fall 2012 Luxe Box included…

  • Blinc Mascara (deluxe sample size)
  • Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner (full size)
  • Paco Robanne Lady Million Fragrance (deluxe sample size)
  • B. Kamins Nia-Stem Sample (regular sample)
  • Loose Button Exfoliating Pad (full size)
  • China Glaze Nail Lacquer in Adventure Red-y (full size)
  • Kerastase Elixir Ultime (regular sample)

So as you can see, this box contains three full size products (although one of them is an exfoliating pad from Loose Button itself… I’m not even counting this because not only does it look too abrasive for even the heels of my feet, but I want to see luxurious samples from well-known brands in a box that I’m paying this much more).  It also contains two deluxe size samples (a mascara, and a fragrance), that should last a few weeks. I’m actually so happy to see a deluxe-size fragrance sample, because I can’t stand receiving those tiny ones that you get for free at department stores!  The box also contains two regular sized samples… these are the types of samples you could easily get for free just by asking for it.

Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box

Love that the samples are wrapped in silk… very pretty!

Loose Button Fall 2012 Luxe Box

The samples (L-R): Loose Button Exfoliating Pad, Blinc Mascara, Kerastase Elixir Ultime, Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner, China Glaze Nail Lacquer, Paco Robanne Lady Million Fragrance & B. Kamins Nia-Stem Serum

In a box that I would be paying $26 for, I shouldn’t be seeing any regular samples. They should all by deluxe-sized or full-sized. It doesn’t matter how many samples are in the box, if I can go get them for free on my own then it just isn’t worth it. So this box is definitely an improvement, but it still has a ways to go before I would consider continuing my membership with the Luxe Box.

What do you guys think? Would you pay $26 for this box?

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  • Samantha Beaton

    Do you plan to keep up your subscription to Loose button or are you thinking of canceling? I too was impressed with my box, but not as much when you consider the $26 price tag. I am still on the fence about whether to stay on or cancel.

    • http://www.beautezine.com/ Jessica

      I’m cancelling. I’ll see how other reviews go for the next few months… but I could spend $26 a lot more efficiently somewhere else! I mean, thats like a GOOD purchase at Sephora, right?

      • http://www.spiffykerms.com Nancy

        I canceled from Loose Button a while ago. I’m glad I didn’t spend the $26 on this box. The packaging is nice, but the products are still “meh”. Like you said, you can spend that money more efficiently elsewhere.

  • Anna Luciano

    For $26, I expect higher end products…a loose button exfoliating pad…really!? At least the sample sizes are great!

  • http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/ AniBEE

    I got the same box as you with different China Glaze Nail shade the plum one from the new collection. I basically have two more goes pre-payed as I started in February and did a year subscription. I’m happy with what I got (except the exfoliating pad) but they still have not proved to me they changed yet so I’ll try round 2 to see what they do.

    Blinc Mascara is going to my Mom however. I do like Blinc a lot but since my Mom’s cataract surgery she been trying to find ways to take off mascara without excessive rubbing. Seeing this in the box I was mostly excited for her. ;)

    Also would have liked to sen come information on the Kerastase Elixir Ultime. It’s a multipurpose oil… yes and what/where do you use it. lol

    • http://www.beautezine.com/ Jessica

      Well I’m happy you’ve got more seasonal boxes coming at the old price, that’s a pretty good deal then. Let me know if you continue your subscription! Where in Canada are you based if you don’t mind me asking?

      • http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/ AniBEE

        Kitchener/Waterloo area in Ontario (well a peripheral city). My box came yesterday and left in the rain. haha The shipping box was soaked on the once side but the inside box was fine.

        Yes it’s $50 a every 6 months plan the have me under so $25. The yearly is $96 every 12 months, which equals to $24 per season.

  • http://PerilouslyPale.com/ Perilously Pale

    I subscribed for two months but not in time for the Fall box. After seeing this I’m going to ask for my money back. That is not worth $26 to me.

  • Vanessa

    I just cancelled my membership. I also received the fall box at no additional cost since I was a member before the switch. Your fall box is actually way better than mine IMO. I got the eyeliner but instead of the full size nail polish I received some Sally Hensen polish strips/stickers. I received only one “deluxe” sample (Calvin Klein body cream) and 4 regular tiny samples, including a regular perfume sample (which is the last thing I want to get in a 26$ box)… For 26$, I can buy a full size product in Sephora that I actually want to try.

  • http://www.stephaniefusco.com/ Stephanie Fusco

    I’ve canceled both Glymm and Loose Button over the past year. Neither was really providing the type of products I was hoping for (or the larger sizes). As you’ve said, it really defeats the purpose when you can simply ask for the products and receive them for free.

  • Linds

    I personally won’t be unsubscribing, I was more impressed than previous months. I received the exfoliating pad, an eyeko skinny liquid eyeliner, a mini blinc mascara (that I’m personally excited to try), a deluxe sample of elixir ultime (keratase), a deluxe sample of stay don’t stray, a full sized china glaze nail polish, a deluxe sample of lancome visionnaire that my Mom’s going to try to steal from me, and 5 regular sized samples of pro even by vichy. The last one might have been a regular sized sample, but they gave me multiple of them.
    I opened this box fully expecting to hate it. I was ready to unsubscribe after I opened it thinking “This costs me so much, it’s not monthly anymore, and it’s never been my favorite” and to see so many high end deluxe samples and more than one full sized product made me feel it more than pays for itself.

    • http://www.beautezine.com/ Jessica

      That’s great! I’m really happy to see people loving their boxes :)

  • http://twitter.com/BeautyReflectTS BeautyReflections

    Nope. I’ve been done with these subscription services for awhile now, and even though they bugged me to sign up again for this new service I did not sign up. I’d rather spend $26 on something I really want not samples I can go ask for.

  • Jen

    I’m extremely jealous of your lady million fragrance sample. Personally I did not like my Fall luxe box. I got 2 hair product samples, both sample size (one of which is a foil sample). It was not worth $26 for products that are just “so-so”. Also, for $26 there shouldn’t be ANY foil samples.

  • Jocelyn

    I got my luxe box today and came looking to see what others received. I definitely feel like it wasn’t worth $26 – too many single size samples that I have been given for free at The Bay.

  • mrmonkeybottoms

    I cancelled when they switched, but I was going to cancel anyways as I was not pleased with my boxes for a long time. Seeing yours and hearing what others got I am really glad I left. There are a lot of repeat items in this so-called new luxe box! The China Glaze, Keraste, Lady Million, and Sally Hansen salon effects nail strips are all things I’ve seen in the boxes already and gotten many times.

    I also saw that some people got a Marcelle BB cream which is awesome except for the people that got the Sally Hansen Nail salon effects nail strips instead of the BB cream.

    To me it isn’t worth the price before the switch and it is doubly not worth it now!

  • Francine

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a post about a subscription box that made me want to subscribe. Often there is only one thing I’d be interested in and that one item would cost less than the actual box (in the case of this one i’d only be interested in the blinc mascara). I personally have been super impressed with the beauty bags that eBeauty has been putting out though… there is some serious value in those and there’s no risk because you know exactly what you’re getting before you click purchase.

  • http://twitter.com/AstarteOurania AstarteOurania

    China Glaze is luxe? I’m not really impressed and I loathe blinc mascara. I wish these services would stop popping it in my box. :)

  • http://www.beautezine.com Pascale

    Im happy i ended my subscriptions earlier this year. I think my expectation for those services are just too high. Maybe we should start our own program… BeautezineBox!!!

    • http://www.beautezine.com/ Jessica

      LOL! Oh dear…

    • http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/ AniBEE

      That would be awesome but logistically you would need someone else on staff in charge of it. ;)

  • http://www.warpaintandunicorns.com/ AniBEE

    Actually Pop Sugar have a $36 subscription box (US only) that comes with 8 to 12 full size items of their favorite things each month, not just beauty related items but home improvement things as well but definitely geared towards woman. It a massive box to for that reason. O_o Now that’s worth it.

    • http://www.beautezine.com/ Jessica

      Yeah that’s definitely worth it if they are all full size!

  • LisaV

    I got the box “free” as an annual membership person. Not impressed. There are still regular samples that you can get from the Bay or Shoppers for free and the value just isn’t there. I cancelled previously with the agreement that I could resubscribe if the box was up to snuff (agreed as I’ve had a number of problems with them in the past). I will not be joining again. I love Glossy Box – great value consistently month after month, and I just got on the list to get a Top Box (after months and months of waiting). This one isn’t worth the money – you can buy what you want for less than what you pay for this and get stuff you’ll actually use.

  • Iheartcookies10

    Can someone send me an invitation plz iheartcookies10@gmail.com

  • Day InTheLife

    Love your review and all the great comments. Hope it is OK, I shared your link to your page on my blog. I was going to sign up for this box tonight, but after reading your review, I changed my mind.
    http://confessionsofacosmeticsaddict.blogspot.ca/

    • http://www.beautezine.com/ Jessica

      Thanks for sharing!

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