Recent Beauty Box Subscriptions-December Glymm Box and Top Box

I haven't updated in a while because I have been caught up with school work and exams. Now that they're out of the way, I hope to blog more about a variety of beauty products during the holidays :)

First, I received my December Glymm Box about a week ago and this is what I got.

Parisienne Eau de Parfum by YSL, Sula Natural Lip Gloss, Ahava Mineral Hand Cream, Caudalie Hand and Nail Cream 

As much as I like hand creams, I didn't expect to receive two this month...I saw that some other bloggers received a Caudalie Vino Peeling mask and I thought I would receive that too. The Caudalie hand cream kind of smells fruity, but it doesn't really have a grape scent to me. It smells more like a citrus sour scent.

On the other hand, the Ahava Dead Sea Water Mineral hand cream actually smells aquatic to me.

Next, I think that the Sula lip gloss has a nice texture and I do like the sparkles in it. But the colour...doesn't suit me at all. I was expecting a much more lighter and neutral colour as I have seen from other boxes. I would have even preferred a more red colour but this colour that I recieved in "mesmerizing" is a more brown toned colour. So I was really disappointed with the colour selections I have been getting with Glymm. Last month, I received a blue eyeliner and dark purple nail polish which are just sitting on my desk everyday untouched. What can I say? Different people have different tastes. I just don't prefer dark colours though.

Everyone received the same YSL Parisienne Eau de Parfum bottle and I think it doesn't smell bad. I would describe it as a sweet floral scent. I think I prefer this scent over all the other perfume samples I have received from Glymm.

Oh, and my almost-empty jar of jelly beans. I think they taste my jar tasted like raspberry and coconut flavor. I'm not sure if the flavors vary from each box but they were yummy! =P

Almost forgot to mention the red $10 gift card from Glymm this month. It is a nice $10 gift for subscribers, but the cost of the shipping for the Glymm shop is around $6.

Moving on, I have been newly subscribed to Top Box this month after seeing the awesome boxes that they had October. I was going to to subscribe to the November Top Box. However, there was an error on their site when I tried to pay with Paypal. So a few days later, when I tried to subscribe, their November Top Box was already sold out :( Nevertheless, I got the December Top Box and their boxes for the next few months are already sold out. Impressive...

I love the packaging from Top Box! i received the Cargo Gloss with Time Strip Technology, Skinceuticals B5 Hydrating Gel, Bella Pella Marula and Neroli Glycerin Soap.

To be honest, I wasn't wowed by this month's box. I wasn't too excited about the products but nor can I really complain about any of the products. They are great products, but just not products that I get particularly excited about.

I mean, I love Cargo products and I own a few of their products but I just have wayyyyy to many lip glosses lying around. The good thing is that this "Time Strip Technology" will activate once you insert your "time strip" into the lip gloss and the strip will turn colour by the time 9 months are over. Seeing that a lip gloss expires in nine months, I wonder if I'll be able to reach even half a tube of lip gloss at that point. I'm sure a lot of my lip products are...expired by now :(

I haven't really tested out the other products to say much about them yet. Although, the soap does smells very nice and refreshing.

Lastly, here are all the boxes piling in my room :S I feel like I should stop subscribing to these boxes at least for a while...I feel guilty whenever I stare at these boxes. I have already unsubscribed Luxe Box for two months now. At the same time, I don't want to feel like I am missing out on a month if there are good items in one month's box.

I'd love to hear what you've received in your box or any feed back. Happy Holidays everyone!