New Beauty Test Tube January 2014

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New Beauty Test Tube January 2014

Price: $29.99 plus $8.95 shipping

Ships out: Every other month

First Look!

Votivo candle in Red Currant I received another Votivo candle in my LAST TUBE! I received an Icy Blue Pine Votivo candle in my New Beauty Test Tube November 2013 tube! Now I can understand if I receive the same brand or type of products in multiple sample boxes.  I know that the likely hood of receiving these multiple products is high. But to receive the same brand and product, in consecutive boxes?! Not cool New Beauty Test Tube, Not. Cool.

3.9 fl. oz. Pantene "Expert Collection Advanced Keratin Repair" shampoo

2.5 fl. oz. "Expert Collection Advanced Keratin Repair" Conditioner

I received a smiler product in my New Beauty Test Tube July 2013.  In that tube we received Pantene shampoo and conditioner in the "Age Defy" collection.  I gave those samples to my sister, because they were not color safe. I gave these to her too. 

FULL SIZE Mally Beauty "Evercolor Starlight" waterproof eyeliner in Sailor  (Navy Blue) Received these same eyeliner in the New Beauty Test Tube September 2013 in Starlight (Silver).

FULL SIZE Revlon "Age Defying Wrinkle Remedy" line filler.

1.6 fl. oz. June Jacobs Papaya Purifying Enzyme Masque. EXACT. SAME. PRODUCT. RECEIVED. IN. MY. New Beauty Test Tube Spring "Box"

0.5 oz. Biosilk "Volumizing Therapy" texturizing powder. Another brand that is not new to New Beauty Test Tube subscribers. But I don't mind this repeat brand. The products were different and weren't box after box after each other. 

1.7 fl. oz. Moroccan Oil body butter. And again, the exact same product came in my New Beauty Test Tube July 2013

0.5 fl. oz. Lumene "Time Freeze" with Arctic Heather firming day cream. okay, I just checked and I have received a Lumene product in EVERY. SINGLE. TEST TUBE. THAT I HAVE RECEIVED SINCE  MAY 2013! Get a new brand, Test Tube!

The following products were in the Beauty To Go bag. 

.11 oz YBF (Your Best Friend) lip gloss in "Beachberry" This is the tiniest, cutest little lip gloss sample. Not only is the sample cute, something about the way the shimmer in the tiny little bottle hits the light is mesmerizing. I. need. a. life. ..Moving on...This is the second type of product that I have received from this brand, but it is otherwise fairly new to me. I received an eyebrow pencil in the New Beauty Test Tube July 2013 tube. 

.33 fl. oz. Hydroxatone "90 Second Wrinkle Reducer" New Beauty Test Tube May 2013

0.05 oz. DDF "Ultra Lite Oil-Free Moisturizing Dew" 

Okay, this tube was a HUGE disappointment to me. Most of the products in this tube were exact items that were in previous Test Tubes or were very similar.  I was going to unsubscribe after I opened this tube, but looking back at previous tubes I saw that each of them had at least one product that has become a staple in my routine. I'm going to give it one more try to see if the tube gets better and then I will make a decision.

One thing that makes receiving this box harder is that New Beauty Test Tube currently does not have a customization program to send out different products catered to the person receiving them. I emailed customer service one and they mentioned that they were in the process of creating one, but obviously it has not been created yet. That will not address the issue of receiving multiple similar or identical products, but the customization in a beauty box is something that helps satisfaction among customers. 

New Beauty Test Tube July 2013

New Beauty Test Tube is a bimonthly subscription service. 

First Look!

1 fl. oz. Philosophy "Purity" cleanser This is my current cleanser that I use everyday. I wish I had gotten this box before I went on the trip, the bottle of Purity is the perfect size for traveling. 

FULL SIZE Orly nail laquer in 'Haute Red'  This was really weird. The polish was so thin! I have never had a polish that was so thin in consistency like this polish was.

.017 oz. Perlage Illuminating Primer

Your Best Friend (YBF) Cosmetics Automatic Eye Brow Pencil in 'Universal Taupe' This actually worked pretty well. The liner is really skinny, but doesn't break when used. I have dark hair and it worked for my hair color. 

Pantene "Expert Collection" 'Pro-V Age Defy' 3.9 fl. oz. shampoo and 2.5 fl. oz conditioner  I gave these to my sister because they are not color safe. 

2 fl. oz. It's a 10 "Miracle Leave In" in 'lite'

0.6 fl. oz. Tarte "Pure Maracuja Oil" rollerball I really wanted to try this oil out. I have heard some good things about it. Love that it's in a rollerball, which makes application super easy!

Lumene "Pure Radiance Night Cream" I have received a Lumene Day Cream in another sample box, so it will be nice to try out both products as a set to see how it works. 

Moroccan Oil Body Butter I actually didn't know that Moroccan Oil made body products. I'm interested to see if this works as well as their hair products.

  

.25 fl. oz. Boost-it! "Instant Complexion Enhancer"

   

0.21 oz. Dalton "Color Creme lip gloss" in 'Lisa Lou' This is in a shimmery sheer pink shade. 

(2) 0.034 oz. Nip + Fab "No Needle Fix Serum"

I'm really liking the "Bonus Products" that New Beauty is adding to all of their tubes. For the most part everyone receives the same products in each tube, except for the bonus products. As I said in a previous post, it seems like the bonus products are left overs from previous tubes, but since I am a fairly new subscriber I haven't received anything that I have previously. It seems like the bonus products are the smaller, foil packet sized samples, I wonder if they will give out any of the full sized products as a bonus...