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Who doesn’t love a gift? How about a gift every single month? The answer is no one, but we will also accept sickos who hate joy. And when it comes to beauty, the subscription box game remains undefeated. Filled with new and exciting beauty discoveries, there’s a box out there for everybody. So whether you’re the clean beauty expert or a commitment-phobe who wants to try a little bit of everything—we’ve found a box for you. Here are our 31 favorite beauty subscription boxes out there on the market, aka the best deals money can buy.
If the pandemic brought out the manicurist in you, Olive & June’s membership will help keep your nails in tip-top shape. Members get free shipping, 10 percent off each purchase, and members-only surprises.
When you’re in between lash appointments, treat yourself to this monthly lash subscription that sends you five lash styles for just $12—the price you’d normally pay for one pair of lash in-store.
Discover your signature style using Scentbox, a monthly fragrance subscription service that gives customers access to designer and premium fragrances in refillable tubes.
Vegan Cuts highlights the best vegan brands in beauty and skincare, handpicked by the brand’s resident expert to ensure each product is cruelty-free and doesn’t include any harsh chemicals. Nothing is better than products that make you look and feel good.
Investing in a good fragrance means you’ll likely have to spend a pretty penny. Scentbird makes your life a little easier by offering customers one fragrance to test out each month, which can be refilled at zero cost.
Whether you’re a beauty expert or a newbie, Birchbox’s monthly box features a nice mix of cult-favorite brands and under-the-radar picks in sample sizes. If you fall in love with a particular product, you can purchase the full-size version and Birchbox will ship it for FREE!
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Cocotique Beauty & Self-Care Subscription Box for Women of Color
Cocotique’s monthly box features a curated collection of five to eight beauty goods that cater specifically to women of color. Palmer’s, Eden Body Works, Lotta Body, and other natural hair favorites have been included in past boxes.
For the K-Beauty lovers out there, Beauteque’s monthly box features full-sized trending beauty products from Korea and Taiwan. Face masks, face mists, face serums—it’s all there.
The Kiyomi Box is another easy way to stay on top of all the K-Beauty trends and products—each box comes with up to six K-beauty products delivered bi-monthly.
Ipsy uses the data collected from the personality quiz each subscriber takes to create a box full of full-sized products you’ll actually use. You can test out new offerings from Oribe, Tarte, MAC, Too Faced, and more, plus you get a cute makeup bag too.
BlakBox delivers all of your favorite Black-owned brands right to your doorstep. “We started BlakBox Co. with the idea of connecting Black women to products formulated especially for them by companies who truly understand their unique needs,” says the brand’s website. Each month, subscribers can discover new brands as well as re-up on their holy grail products.
Founded by makeup artist Mimi J, this pink-and-gold seasonal box is filled with full- and sample-sized delights from female-founded companies. Most products are beauty-focused like eye shadow palettes and lip gloss, but other past goodies have included a face covering and earrings. And at only $25 a box but typically a $75 value, it’s a total steal.
Your favorite Target aisle products are delivered right to your door. The Target Beauty Capsule is full of nine sample-sized products so you can test out new things before officially adding them to your routine.
So Susan’s monthly box is full of vegan, cruelty-free, and paraben-free products that fuse skincare and makeup. For $20, monthly subscribers get seven products to choose from and can choose a monthly subscription or jump ahead and subscribe to the six-month option.
Holy beauty box! This expertly curated, a little bit over-the-top box from Revolve’s beauty department may be pricey, but inside are 16 clean beauty products you’ve simply got to try. It includes some of our favorites like Pursoma, Briogeo, lilah b., and brands we’re excited to experience like Osea. And it’s worth $238 dollars, which means you’re actually getting a really good deal.
You already run to Dermstore for derm-approved skincare and beauty products, so why not sign up to get full and trial-sized versions of said products delivered to your door each month? And these aren’t just under-the-radar finds: we’re talking Boscia, Oribe, Tocca and other elite beauty brands.
Another great assortment of vegan beauty, Medusa’s Beauty Box proves that vegan beauty doesn’t have to look dull. You can choose from the skincare box or beauty box, or build your own with products ranging from a face serum to purple chrome eyeshadow and scarlet red lipsticks.
Natural hair products are expensive, and there’s nothing worse than buying a bunch only to discover that none of them actually work for your hair. For $20 a month, CurlBox gives subscribers quality hair samples from both established and up-and-coming brands to make your natural hair journey easy peasy.
Nerisha is the Beauty Commerce Editor at ELLE.com, covering all things beauty. She has a penchant for sneakers and nude lip glosses, and spends way too much time re-watching ’90s sitcoms.
Chloe Hall oversees all beauty coverage at ELLE.com. She knew she wanted to get into beauty the moment Donna Summer came on her screen and she's been chasing the perfect disco shadows ever since. Her sweet spot is the intersections of beauty with current culture, whether it's music, movies, or social media. You can find her in Brooklyn with her pug or in Rihanna's comment section.