The boxes are all $13.99 per item with free S&H, and there is no recurring subscription membership involved, you buy as many as you want as often as you want, as long as they are in stock.
St. Dalfour Golden Mango Green Tea and Organic Classic Breakfast Tea
I do like tea, a lot, and I’ve never heard about this brand before, so on one hand I was really happy to get a new product to try, on another hand this is just too much tea in what’s supposed to be a beauty box. Both teas are actually delicious, and I will be purchasing more of the Green Mango tea with my 10% Vitacost discount code that came in the box.
Overall: 5/5
Purchase: Yes
Earthpaste in Lemon Twist, Cinnamon, Wintergreen and Peppermint
That’s another product that kind of baffled me, I mean I guess they want us to “Be Pretty” on the inside by having nice skin (tea) and having a “pretty” smile? I’m totally reaching here, trying to justify Vitacost’s choices for this box. Anyhow, these are samples of a natural fluoride-free, non-foaming toothpaste, that you’re supposed to rub into your teeth and gums as you brush. It kind of feels weird at first, but you end up with a squeaky clean mouth after you’re done!
Overall: 4/5
Purchase: Yes
Atopalm Intensive Moisturizing Cream
I have already received this sample in my One Radiant box, and I thought it was a but on the heavy side, so my only option was to use it at night. It has a lot of really nice ingredients, but I feel like it’s not a good match for my skin after all.
Overall: 4/5
Purchase: No
Supersmile Quikee Whitening Breath Freshening On-The-Go
I actually loved this sample! Whenever I get invited out it’s very convenient to have something like that to flush my mouth with if I ever need it, so people around me don’t know what I had for dinner 🙂
Overall: 5/5
Purchase: Yes
Hugo Naturals All Over Face & Body Lotion in Vanilla and Sweet Orange
I loved everything about this lightweight lotion: the creaminess, the light and fresh fragrance, and the way it makes my skin feel extremely soft to touch. It also contains some amazing ingredients, in fact, most of the ingredient list is filled with various natural oils and extracts, many of which are organic. The brand is Leaping Bunny certified, which is always nice, too.
Overall: 5/5
Purchase: Yes
Acure Organics 100% Organic Moroccan Argan Oil
I received this sample in my Yuzen box and loved it! I use pure argan oil in place of the moisturizer or as a hair treatment, and it always works wonderfully.
Overall: 5/5
Purchase: Yes
SparkleHearts Sweet Hearts Sparkly Body Lotion and Shine Shampoo
I figured that I might as well try these, because if they are safe for the children, they should be safe for me, too. The body lotion says that it contains shimmer, but it’s basically very fine glitter that ended up looking a bit tacky on me. The shampoo smells like bubble gum, and for some reason it didn’t seem to cleanse my hair all that well. I guess the kids normally have much finer hair, so maybe that’s why it didn’t work.
Overall: 3.5/5
Purchase: No
White Egret Ear Candles
I didn’t even realize that these candles were supposed to be a part of the box, because they were just thrown in outside and listed separately on the packaging slip. This is yet another odd choice for the Be Pretty box, and I honestly have no idea what to use them for. I guess they’re meant to relieve ear pain?
Overall: n/a
Purchase: No
| Product | Retail value |
|---|---|
| St. Dalfour Tea Bags x10 | $1.15 |
| Earthpaste Assorted Samples x4 | $0.84 |
| Atopalm Intensive Moisturizing Cream | $1.76 |
| Supersmile Quikee | $0.60 |
| Hugo Naturals All Over Face & Body Lotion | $2.49 |
| Acure Organics 100% Organic Moroccan Argan Oil | $4.50 |
| SparkleHearts Samples x2 | $0.49 |
| White Egret Ear Candles | $3.29 |
| Box Retail Value | $15.12 |
Disclosure: I bought this.
Ear candles are questionable–I’ve heard they’re a scam. In theory, they suck out your earwax and clear out your ear canal. In practice, they don’t do much at all, and if they actually work it’s not good to clean your earwax out anyway…
Yeah, I’m not into this whole alternative medicine thing, so I wasn’t even thinking about trying them.
I shop at Vitacost all the time. I had no idea they had beauty box.
Yup, me neither! I randomly stumbled upon it when buying my favorite almond deodorant 🙂
Looks like you got a lot of good samples! The only thing I couldn’t use is the green tea I’m allergic
Bummer, that was my favorite part of the box 🙂 That tea was really good!
That last comment was funny because the green tea would make me want to purchase the box, lol. I’m HUGE on green tea. I’d also like to try the oral health products and the Argan oil for my hair and face. I’m using coconut oil now but I want something lighter to use.
This question might not belong here (Pls forgive me in advance)but since you’re talking beauty, might you do a post, review on non-toxic, acetone-free nail polish removers? I so want to wear polish again but I HATE typical acetone removers. Even the non-acetone removers they sell in the drugstores are toxic.
I loved your last post with your “black tie” speckles over teal polish. I want to try this but the polish remover issue is a deal-breaker for me, believe it or not!
Thanks for the comment, Terrah!
I’ll see what I can do about that non-acetone polish removers review. I’m currently sooo backed up on my regular beauty box reviews it’s not even funny. I’m just going to pause some of them for a month so I can catch up.
Reading your comment I had to reply,Terrah.
I recently purchased Karma Organic Nail Polish Remover. Like you, I was done with the toxic acetone removers that I had been using for years and years. Although I was excited to try the Karma Organics, I was skeptical that it wouldn’t work as well as the traditional ones. I am happy to say, it has thoroughly impressed me! You only need a tiny amount (which is great since it is more expensive than the drugstore kinds) and it shockingly smells great (I got the lavender). On top of that, instead of decimating my cuticles like the acetone ones did, it does the opposite – seriously moisturizing them! It’s amazing. Never going back.
Thanks for that tip on the Karma Organic polish remover, Lost And Found. I’ll have to look that up and try it.
I agree- it’s a nice box but not much of what I expected in the beauty box! I wonder what the other ones carry!
I agree, the choices are pretty odd. I looked up a few sparse reviews of other boxes, and seems like they’re mostly filled with supplement samples.
idk if they still offer them…i see all three other boxes n the website, but not the be pretty box…
I’m sure they do, there’s a limited quantity available each month and they sell out pretty fast.
Ear candling isn’t as simple as just lighting a candle and holding at the ear, as some of the direction suggest. I have never done it myself, but I have had it done to me, as a child. My grandmother was Native American and used a lot of what are considered Old Wives Tales to doctor our family over the years and some of us have kept her ‘medicines’ alive even though she is gone now. If you ever decide to try it, you may want to read about it or see if there are any videos available that show how it should be done properly. :0)
Thanks for the heads up, Angela! I’m actually really scared to use these candles 🙂