FabFitFun March 2014

Fab Fit Fun

Price: $49.99 per season

Ships out: Quarterly

The Extras: This box is curated by Giuliana Rancic from E!. The box is pricey but promises full size and premium samples that will at least have $100.00 worth of products in each box. 

First Look!

1 oz. The Better Chip Spinach and Kale with Sea Salt Chips

Level Naturals shower bomb four pack. I tried one of these tablets in the shower and I didn't smell anything and it didn't really dissolve. I thought that maybe it was too far from the shower drain and water, so I moved it closer to where the water was falling.  The tablet dissolved but I still did't smell anything.  I have heard from others that it is a strong minty scent, so I will try it out again and hopefully it will work. 

Cover FX SPF 30 Protection Primer

FULL SIZE! Oscar Blandi Volumizing Dry Shampoo I can always use a new dry shampoo and I'm excited to try this new one out. 

FULL SIZE! Merrithew mini stability ball and workout DVD

FULL SIZE! Cult Gaia wired head scarf.  This product was advertised as a sneak peek before the boxes shipped. I was really excited to receive this head scarf and thought that it would be really cute to wear. After I tried it on with my sister, we decided that my head was not made for scarfs and she took it. 

FULL SIZE! Kai perfume oil This oil has an interesting fresh scent. I could people either loving it or hating in. Thankfully I really like the scent. I put it on in the early morning and during a meeting hours later, I could still smell the scent. 

FULL SIZE! Dermasuri Deep Exfoliating Mitt

 

Fab Fit Fun Winter 2013

Price: $49.99 per season

Ships out: Quarterly

The Extras: This box is curated by Giuliana Rancic from E!. The box is pricey but promises full size and premium samples that will at least have $100.00 worth of products in each box. 

First Look!

The box includes a fold out card that describes each of the products that were in this month's box. 

The sneak peek for the winter box was this key necklace from The Giving Keys. You are supposed to wear the key for some inspiration and when you no longer need it, you are supposed to pass the necklace along to someone else that could use the inspiration. 

Each key is differently shaped and has a different word etched onto one side. My key had "Inspire". I liked the key, but don't like how it hangs around the neck. I would have rather had the key hang on one side of the necklace instead of at the bottom (like the picture above). But because the key is heavier than the chain that it hangs on, the necklace hangs he way that it does. 

Retail: $55.00

Lorna Jane bracelet

Retail: $29.99

FULL SIZE Bioxidea Miracle 24 face mask

Retail: $19.00

FULL SIZE Truenergy earbuds There were a lot of different color sets that went out in the boxes. I'm happy with the pink/purple set that I received. These earbuds have a headphone splitter attached, so a friend can listen to the same thing you are at the same time. 

Retail: $39.99

 FULL SIZE Simple Foaming Facial Cleanser

Retail: $7.49

FULL SIZE Skyn Iceland Icelandic Relief Eye Cream

Retail: $45.00

FULL SIZE Beauty for Real lip gloss in "Just Lust"

Retail: $22.99

FULL SIZE NYX eye shadow palette from the "Love in Florence Collection" in Ciao Bella

Retail: $8.00

Physique 57 5 free online classes

Retail: $25.00

Me Undies gift card

Retail: $20.00

In all FabFitFun has continued to send out great boxes and is well worth the high price tag. I will continue to subscribe to this service if they keep sending out great boxes!

Fab Fit Fun Fall Box 2013

I received my FabFitFun box...finally!

This box had a series of mishaps that kept coming. First there was a billing error and some of the subscribers were charged twice for the box and California tax - despite the state that they actually live in. I was one of the lucky few that had that billing error. I checked my emails from Fab Fit Fun and I was charged twice at like 3:00am my time and by 4:00am there was an email sent out alerting us to the error. Which was excellent service in my mind. They also let those affected know that for our troubles they were going to be adding an extra item in our boxes. 

Once the box was shipped - which took forever from the time that the email saying our credit cards were billed to the actual shipment of the box was like a months time in between. Maybe even two months-it seemed like forever. Either way, once the box was shipped, I received another email from Fab Fit Fun saying that some of the boxes were shipped out without one of the items that were a part of the sneak peak that they showed us would be in the box. 

Surprise Surprise I was again affected by this shipping snafu and another box was shipped out to me with the sneak peak item that was promised. 

Keep reading below to see what I got and the extra item that I was shipped. 

First Look!

As with each box, a card with Guianna Rancic was added, describing each of the products included in the box.

There were also a bunch of cards/coupons/brochures included in this box.

Bright Pink quick start guide to breast cancer awareness and a sticker and text program that will text you each months of remind you to do a monthly at home break cancer check. 

Bliss coupon for a free facial. There was a lot of restrictions to this coupon and the closest Bliss Salon to my location was one of those restricted sites. So I won't be using this coupon.

Gorjana coupon for use on their website.

FabFitFun sticker

Starlooks card

Awkward Family Photos cards with different pictures and a game on the back.

 FULL SIZE Gorjana Canary Scarf Two sneak peaks were released for this box. This is one of those sneak peak items. I really liked this scarf. The colors are really nice together and its in a light fabric. Perfect for the fall or as a style piece. Not so much for warmth.

FULL SIZE Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Cleansing Foam This is the second sneak peak item and the one that was missing from the original shipment. I don't normally purchase foaming products because it's really not worth your money. Like 80% of the bottle is water and the rest of it is the actual product.

 FULL SIZE Spa Ritual nail laquer in Health, Wealth and Happiness

Health Warrior Chia Bar in Apple Cinnamon This just sounds disgusting to me. 

FULL SIZE Surface Trinity Protein Cream 

FULL SIZE Starlooks eyeshadow palette in St. Tropez I seem to be getting a lot of Starlooks products in beauty boxes. Fun Fact - Starlooks has their own monthly box that they send out with all only Starlooks products in the box. 

2 packs Drinkwel 3 vegetarian capsules I can't really buy in to this actually working. I will try it out the next time I'm going out drinking, but my hopes are not high.

FULL SIZE Barre 3 Standing Slim with Sadie Lincoln DVD

FULL SIZE Orville Redenbacher Classic Butter and Sea Salt box with three pop up bowls of popcorn 

FULL SIZE Orly nail Lacquer in Go Deeper Sorry this pic is so blurry. I accidentally deleted the non blurry pics.  This is the extra product that was added to the boxes that were affected by the billing issue. It's a little upsetting that it's another nail polish, when one was already added to the box. But I liked that it was a different brand and a different type of polish  (full color vs. a glitter). And I really can't complain because it was really nice of Fab Fit Fun to even think of adding an extra product.

In all I continue to really like this subscription box, despite the high price, $49.99 a quarter, I feel like the value is really great each box. I also like the variety of different products that they send out in each box. It's not just all beauty items or, just food. There is a really good mix each box of beauty, lifestyle and food items. 

Fab Fit Fun Summer 2013

My Summer FabFitFun box came in the mail today.  I was hoping that FabFitFun would release one of the products that would be in this quarters box before it came out, so I checked the website periodically.  They didn't release any of the products, so everything was a surprise this time. 

This month they started a referral program. I have my referral number listed above to save $10.00 off your first box. I'm not sure if it's a one time use code or it can only be used once.

Looks like this offer is expired. If you want to try the code and see what happens, but can't read the numbers it's 388021. Good luck!

FULL SIZE  It Haircare 'Surf Spray' I can't find this product anywhere on the website. Maybe it's a new product, hopefully FabFitFun didn't send a discontinued product...

FULL SIZE Catalina Su lipgloss This is reportedly a brand from Giuliana Rancic's own makeup artist's line. I wasn't that impressed with the lip gloss. The color first off didn't have a name, secondly I didn't like the color. It applied splotchy and didn't last. 

FULL SIZE Orly nail polish in 'Harmonious Mess Really subtle, pale purple color. I'm not sure how it will look on my nails, but it looks like a great color for some nail art. 

FULL SIZE Ivory & Mason Sunglasses You can exchange these sunglasses for a different style for a $10.00 fee. I still haven't decided if I will be switching these out or keeping them. UPDATE: I ended up keeping these sunglasses, mostly because I was too lazy to mail them back. These ended up being really nice sunglasses. The shape is unique when worn, but I like it. I like things that are different.

...and here we go again with the rotated pics....

 FULL SIZE Evian Facial Spray  I have heard of this product before and have always thought that it was an extravagant, unnecessary product that people with too much money were spending they cash on. Now that I have one, I still believe that - based on the fact that I still haven't used or even tried this product yet. I will update if I try it and it proves me wrong...

FULL SIZE Infinity Sun 'Glow on the Go' Sunless tanning spray

 10 pack Yes to Cucumbers Facial Towelettes Perfect size for traveling!

FULL SIZE Purlisse 'Gentle Soy Milk Cleanser and Makeup Remover. I was excited to try this out because it cleanses the face AND removes makeup. I currently use Philosophy 'Purity' to cleanse and remove my makeup so I was interested to see if this is comparable. I used this with my Clairsonic 'Mia 2' while taking a shower at night. This product didn't foam up very much, even with using the Mia 2. I was having a dirty face day and wanted to make sure that my face was really clean, so I ended up using another cleanser to make sure that everything was off. I will keep trying out this product to see how I like it and if it really does remove my makeup. It was really gentle on my face, which I did like. 

Kind 'Dark Chocolate Chili Almond' bar.  This was okay. When I ate this I got a chili mecca in one of my bites, so it sort of choked me up a bit, but for the most part it wasn't too spicy.  You could definitely taste the chili pepper, but it wasn't too spicy. I probably won't be repurchasing this. So far each FabFitFun box has one snack bar in each box (so far there has only been two boxes) This is an improvement upon the first snack bar in the last box, but that's not saying much about the taste of this product. It's mostly an improvement in that I could actually finish the whole bar. 

FabFitFun is becoming my favorite subscription box and I'm so happy that I signed up. It is still pricey at $49.99, but I so far the value of all of the boxes have been really good. The products are also really nice, so I will continuing this subscription. 

FabFitFun

My FabFitFun box came in the mail!

FabFitFun is a new quarterly sample box that is curated by Giuliana Rancic from E!  The box costs $49.99 per season, which is pricy, but they promise full size and premium samples that will at least have $100.00 worth of products in each box. 

 First look inside!

 Here's everything I received:

FULL SIZE Zoya nail polish in FabFitFun Fuchsia    Used this on my toes. Great polish, great color.
                          Value: $8.00
.11 OZ. Jouer lil gloss in Glisten
                           Estimated Value: $6.67
FULL SIZE Moroccan Oil Hair Treatment  They guaranteed this in the initial sale of the box. Not gonna lie, this is what I was excited to try and one of the main reasons I purchased the box. I have been using this almost every day since I received it and L-O-V-E it! My hair is wayyy overdue for a haircut, so it's dry and damaged. This oil treatment works so well to make my hair healthy and soft! Definitely recommend.
                          Value: $42.00
FULL SIZE Think Thin bar in Peanut Butter Protein Bar
                          Value: $1.99
Jewel Mint Charm Bracelet     I wasn't really excited for this and it isn't my style, but I wore this to work today. I think I had it on for a total of two hours. I had to take it off because I kept banging it on my desk every time I went to type on my computer. Being that I work in a cubicle, I didn't think my office mates appreciated all the noise.
                          Value: $29.99

The card in the box states that "Surprise Bonus Gifts" are included in every box and these bonus gifts can vary box to box. Below are my bonus items.

FULL SIZE Josie Maran Magic Marker Lip Stain with Argan Color Stick in Waltz    Pretty color!  Didn't really last all day, lip stains don't usually last long on my lips.
                           Value: $21.00
Jewel Mint Earrings     Not my style either.
                          Value: $29.99
sample sized Perfekt Brow Perfection Gel  in caramel    Not my color - they offer this in four different colors, I received the second darkest shade. I should have received the darkest shade. Despite this, I tried it out this morning and applied it very lightly. The color worked, didn't really notice a change in my eyebrows. But to give credit to the gel, I don't really notice or care for my eyebrows as much as others do.
                           Value: ? I accidentally threw the package away that the sample came in. It's really not worth it to me to start digging through the trash to see how big the sample was.

Closeups of the Jewel Mint pieces

Total estimated value of my FabFitFun box: $139.64+

This is a new company so this is the first box that they have shipped out. I thought this box was great and am happy that I splurged on the box before it sold out. I can't wait for next quarter's box!