Unboxing: January's Luxe Box by Loose Button

Finally!! The long anticipated January Luxe Box has arrived. There was some delay, so Loose Button was not able to ship until January 25-27, but to make up for the late shipping times, they sent the boxes via Xpresspost. They shipped my box yesterday and I received it today...pretty good considering it arrived to me in Vancouver from Toronto.

Anyway, here's the package. It came with 2 boxes! (by the way, I am a major box hoard and I can't bear to throw these into the recycling bin. I'll have to come up with some uses for them). The white box is considered a complimentary Bath & Body box.

Contents

1. Pur minerals 4-in-1 pressed mineral makeup in blush medium + spf15 - full size! Retail value: $31

2. Olay regenerist wrinkle revolution complex - 7ml (full size 15ml - $60?). This is confusing to me because it's a tiny sample, and if full size is only double the sample, how is that costing $60? I did some research and multiple places list the full size as 50 ml for $29.99, so I'll base the value as that. = $4.20

3. NYX Mega shine lipgloss - full size! Retail value $8

4. Loose button's Myscent - 6 perfume samples
- Prada Candy - 1.5 ml (full size 50 ml $96) = $2.88
- Prada Infusion - 1.5 ml(full size 50 ml $72)= $2.16
- Nina Ricci L'air du Temps -1.2 ml (full size 50ml $72) = $1.73
- Nina Ricci's Nina - 1.2 ml (full size 50 ml $65) = $1.56
- Paco Rabanne Black XS for Her - 1.2ml (full size 50 ml $65) = $1.56
- Paco Rabanne Lady Million - 1.2ml (full size 50 ml $80) = $1.92

5. Bonus: Schick Hydro Silk Razor - 1 razor. Retail value $13.99

6. Bonus: Fekkai Advanced Brilliant Glossing Shampoo and Conditoner - 9mlx2 (doesn't list its retail value, but estimating it as 236 ml for $25 based on Ulta's site) =  $1.91

7. Bonus: Seattle's Best Coffee, Level 3 - 56g (full size3 340g - $9.99) = $1.65


Total estimated value
$72.56.

Impression
Overall, I'm content with the items this month. There was an e-mail sent out earlier in the month to reserve one item for the box; two of the four options were Benefit makeup items. But when I went to reserve them (about 2-3 hours after getting the e-mail), they were all out! Just for kicks I tried reserve the other items, but those were all out as well. I was disappointed, but I can settle with having the Pur Minerals powder...especially with it being full-sized and worth more than the subscription price alone!

I know some people are griping about getting NYX products since the brand can be bought at the grocery store and I agree I wouldn't consider it a "luxury" brand...however, I really like the gloss I got! It's in "Cosmo", a very glittery nude-bronze color and has a fruit punch scent. I actually had been meaning to buy this gloss line because of it's great reviews on makeupalley.com.

The razor, while again is random and not a luxury item, it's considered a bonus item.  Plus, it is a practical item and it's from Schick's new line (which they were actually giving away for free based on their facebook page). I can always use a razor though, and razors are pricey, so I'm not complaining.

The only items I could care less for, is the wrinkle cream and perfume samples. I wish there was an option to stop receiving them. Some of the perfume samples I've already received in previous Luxe Boxes and I didn't like them then so probably won't like them now. Other ones I didn't bother smelling since they were described as powdery/floral, which I quite dislike and would make my current headache even worse. 


Will I continue my subscription?
Yes! Despite the lack of 'luxury' items, its worth more than the subscription price of $13.44 for the month and I want to see what next month will be like.

Stay tuned! Waiting for my glossybox to arrive. Will post another unboxing once it arrives!