There’s so much going on in subscription boxes, it’s time for a weekly roundup post!
#1 Hello Subscription Has a New Website!
Obviously the biggest news of the past two weeks! If you see anything funny totally drop us a comment here. We’re really excited about the new look and hope you are too. Every week for the next several weeks we’re going to highlight a new feature/functionality on the site, so stay tuned!
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You can edit what kind and how many notifications you get in your account notification preferences. Finally, if you have any ideas for new features, do let us know!
#2 Michelle Phan Has Left The Building!
Michelle Phan has bought out Em Cosmetics from Ipsy and left the subscription for good. Is she totally out of the subscription commerce world? We’ll see! Peace out Michelle – read more on the business side at TechCrunch about the new focus on ipsy Shopper.
CEO Marcelo Camberos said the company is launching Shopper, a way for ipsy’s customers to buy products directly from the site rather than wait for them to show up in their monthly Glam Bag. Now, instead of just waiting for the five beauty products in the mail every month, its users will be able to buy products from a myriad of brands on the site directly — opening up a much wider swath of the beauty industry to ipsy, which last raised $100 million about two years ago.
I don’t know about you, but I like my products ipsy bag inexpensive, so we’ll see how that goes. That nail polish is more than the cost of my monthly bag! Speaking of monthly bags, ipsy no longer has sample choice but has a new skip a month feature that you have to email in about. With all that money you’d think they could program in a button on the site. but maybe they’re testing a chatbot army…
#3 Advent Calendars Are Here!
2017 Advent Calendars have started to arrive and whether you want beauty calendars or ones for the kids, there’s something for everyone (and they’re sooo much fun!).
Here’s our list of the best beauty advent calendars for 2017 and the best kids advent calendars for 2017. I have to be honest, I cannot wait until the 2017 LookFantastic Beauty Advent Calendar arrives, it’s squealworthy! No, they’re not subscriptions, but they’re totally just as fun!
#4 Major box news & reminders!
Disappearing Soon: FabFitFun – grab it NOW! The PSMH Fall Box is fantastic too and maybe we’ll see a discount on it soon.
Finally Here: Walmart Beauty Box (but also, thanks for the 205 emails about it Walmart!), the latest Beauty Thrills box from Allure.
Spoiler Time! October Beautyfix, tons of Loot Crate spoilers over all the crates, especially for Stranger Things (getting spooky in here!). Look for tons of spoilers this weekend!
New Boxes: Instacandy, The JoJo Box – find even more brand new boxes in the directory!
Major Deal: if you’re not a Birchbox subscriber, don’t miss this 50% off one day deal.
And… don’t forget about giveaways!
Finally, say goodbye to: Wantable Intimates & Makeup Boxes
#5 Beauty Box 5 is MIA
Nobody’s heard from them since the end of August. Time to contact your credit card companies and request a chargeback. Indeed, so many seem to my chargeback request was granted immediately.
What box goodies are you loving this week?
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