Too Many Target Beauty Boxes (Pt. 1): April 2018

Oh my god, let’s take this all the way back to April for a bit.

Every month Target releases at least one beauty box that ranges in cost from $5 to $10. Let’s be honest, they are usually pretty underwhelming and as a result, I only buy one that piques my interest every 2 to 3 months. The good thing about these boxes is that they are stuffed with items you can find in Target stores or online. The downside is that they are usually extremely generic products (so as to reach a wider audience) or just entirely underwhelming because they are not innovative in the slightest.

This is going to be a mega post of sorts, covering two boxes I purchased back in April and two I bought in July (after writing 6 pages in Microsoft Word I had to just break this into two different posts).

January 2018 Target Best of Boots Beauty Box Review

Ugh, I thought I was done with the interminable month of beauty boxes that was January but no, there’s still the January Best of Boots TargetBeauty Box. I can make this really succinct: there was more than just skincare? Meh to that! Sorry for the shoddy review here but that’s about how excited I was after I was after I opened the box and saw what was inside. I think I was just initially salty because I was so excited when I ordered this box, nearly bursting with anticipation and the letdown when I opened it and saw the actual contents and sizes was palpable. I’ve had a couple of months to get over it but writing this just made my eye twitch at the memory. As I upload this I realized I have gone through many of the products that I've mentioned and I've also lost the pictures I had stored on my phone of them. This is both embarrassing and infuriating and I sincerely apologize for this faux pas.

Target Beauty Box Review November 2017

November had barely even started and my Target Beauty Box had arrived in the mail. Yes, my busy (lazy?) ass hasn't gotten around to reviewing it until halfway through the month but let's pretend that gave me more time to experience the items within, shall we?

May Target Beauty Box

Target Beauty Box time! My mother-in-law buys these for me every month because she sees my eyes light up every time I pass by the makeup aisle in Target. That being said, I am a total ungrateful bitch but I look forward to these far less than my Birchbox and Ipsy subscriptions, but most things in the boxes are pretty useful and the value is always above the $5-10 price point. Knowing that I'm such a great salesperson (har) I threw in a link for you guys if you wanted to grab it since it's still available at $10.

This month's box included:

• Nexxus Shampoo - $0.17
• Nexxus Conditioner - $0.22
• Nexxus Vitall 8-in-1 Masque - $3.99
• ACURE Pore-Minimizing Red Clay Mask - $8.99 CF, V
• Nubian Heritage Bath Bombs - $7.50 CF
• Wet n Wild MegaLast Liquid Catsuit Lipstick - $4.99 CF, Full Sized
• Vichy Pore-Purifying Clay Mask - $1.84 CF
• Guess Dare Fragrance for Women - $1.40
• Soap & Glory Flake Away Body Polish - $2.34 CF

April 2017 Target Beauty Box

Every month Target releases a beauty box full of samples and sometimes full sized beauty products that can be purchased at Target either online or in store. Boxes can range from $5 to $10 and often sell out within a couple of days of release. It's a pretty smart business model that capitalizes on the current subscription box scam craze but I'm still a complete sucker for a practical box with affordable, easily procured items. Target released two boxes this month, the traditional Beauty Box and the Naturals box (both $7 each) and I was just greedy enough to buy both. I’m making two separate posts because otherwise this thing would stretch from here to China and I’m sure as shit not going to take the time to re-read this later on (I’m blogging as a detailed makeup journal to keep track of what worked and what didn’t), nor should I expect anybody else to. This post is about the traditional Beauty Box which is somehow, miraculously still available-sorry for the ultra delayed post.

Shhh... They're sleeping.

• La Roche-Posay Toleriane Purifying Foaming Cleanser - $0.55 (Maybe CF?)
• HASK Argan Oil Repairing Deep Conditioner - $1.77, (Maybe CF?)
• Banana Boat Dry Balance SPF 30 - $1.33
• eb5 Facial Cleanser - $0.44, CF
• Dr. Teals Lavender Foaming Bath - $0.43
• Sally Hansen Double-Duty Base & Top Coat - $4.00
• Rimmel London Colour Precise White Eyeliner - $5.99, CF   

April 2017 Target Beauty Box: The Natural Box

Every month Target releases a beauty box full of samples and sometimes full sized beauty products that can be purchased at Target either online or in store. Boxes can range from $5 to $10 and often sell out within a couple of days of release. It's a pretty smart business model that capitalizes on the current subscription box scam craze but I'm still a complete sucker for a practical box with affordable, easily procured items. Target released two boxes this month, the traditional beauty box and the Naturals box (both $7 each) and I was just greedy enough to buy both. I’m making two separate posts because otherwise this thing would stretch from here to China and I’m sure as shit not going to take the time to re-read this later on (I’m blogging as a detailed makeup journal to keep track of what worked and what didn’t), nor should I expect anybody else to. This post is about the Naturals Beauty Box which is now sold out-sorry for the ultra delayed post. I also apologize for the shitty lighting. Our main source of natural light has a giant dying Ash tree just outside of it).

Thank you, Giant Ash Tree for ruining an already bad shot.

I was most excited about this box  because it had more items I knew I would get use out of. The box included

• Juice Organics Volumizing Shampoo - $0.90, CF, V
• Juice Organics Volumizing Conditioner - $1.20, CF, V
• Burt’s Bees White Tea Extract Facial Cleansing Towelettes - $3.00, CF
• Hello Extra Whitening Pure Mint Fluoride Toothpaste - $0.90, CF, V
• Yes to Tomatoes Detoxifying Charcoal Mud Mask - $2.99, CF
• Raw Sugar Lemon Sugar Body Wash - $0.56, CF
• ACURE Pore Clarifying Red Clay Scrub - $3.25, CF, V
• Shea Moisture Kukui Nut Facial Cream Cleanser - $0.42, CF
• Shea Moisture Kukui Nut Face & Neck Cream - $1.25, CF

March 2017 Target Beauty Box Review

My March Target beauty box (now sold out) came in and boy howdy, is it boring. Funny little back story, I was supposed to get the February box but it was a bit of a comedy of errors. The Target boxes get delivered to my mother in law because her mailbox is larger and she is always home (in case something is delivered that won't fit in the box). Somebody swiped her name plate on her mailbox and she checks her mail very infrequently, nfi why, she's just always been awful about checking her mail. After getting pissed enough at her for a perpetually overstuffed mailbox, the postal worker just stopped service and things were being returned to sender, including the February Target beauty box. By the time we realized what the problem was, the box had. Even sold it and I had to call customer service (which their customer service is awesome!) and get a refund.

This tiny little guy was heavy

White box for Spring?