This $13 Makeup Subscription Box Offers Discounted Full-Sized Beauty Products (2024)

Create your Beauty Profile and BirchBox will send you a curated package of makeup, hair and skincare samples which, according to their site, come from a "mix of prestige and niche brands." Beauty Director April Franzino agrees. "I feel that Birchbox is the most reputable with the best variety of brands and quality of samples," she says. Got a wishlist of your own? Birchbox lets you forego dealer's choice, if you prefer, and allows you to handpick your own selection of samples and full-sized products.

Each monthly box sends out about two to six items, ranging from travel-sized to full-sized options. After trying out the samples, you can also purchase them on BirchBox while earning loyalty points. There's only one type of box, but you can choose from three different payment plans: Either the standard $15 per month, a prepaid $84 for six months or a prepaid $156 for 12 months.

At the small expense of $7, Walmart delivers boxes filled with beauty samples (and helpful tips) from best-selling drugstore makeup brands to lead you through each season — four times every year, to be exact.

To get the most out of your experience, Walmart asks you to complete a short survey detailing your style, skin concerns, hair type, hair styling techniques and beauty interests, then customizes each box accordingly. You cannot see the contents of your box at checkout; however, previous boxes included about five to six picks from brands like NYX, Neutrogena and more. Keep in mind that most of these samples are just that, and don't include quite as many full-sized options.

While Sephora no longer sells its Play subscription box, the brand still curates a ton of thoughtful beauty sets for makeup lovers to try out. One of its latest kits, Makeup Must-Haves, includes some of the retailer's best-selling products. That includes Rare Beauty's liquid blush and Urban Decay's setting spray — both top picks from our best blushes and setting sprays roundups.

Sets start for as low as $6 but average at around $20 to $60. It also offers themed packages like makeup under Sephora's Clean Beauty collection and formulas with glowy finishes.

When Amazon is your one-stop shop for everything, it's exciting to see that they have their own selection of beauty subscription boxes to browse through. It makes it easier to sign up for popular services such as FaceTory and Allure as well as lesser-known brands for false lashes.

Plus, Prime members get special discounts on certain boxes, and the best part is you can read reviews from real users you can count on to help you decide on the makeup subscription box that's best for you. Most boxes cost about $15 to $40 on average. Since you're selecting pre-packaged goodies directly from Amazon, you won't be able to customize your boxes, however.

Always get a say thanks to Ipsy's personalizable subscription. Take a beauty quiz that asks about your skin type, eye color, shade preference, comfort level with makeup and more, then Ipsy builds a bag of five makeup and skincare products based on your answers. This includes anything from face highlighters to pore minimizers from that month's collection of goodies. Even better, you can select the frequency of products you'd like to try. Plus, you'll receive your samples in a cute keepsake bag each time.

Starting at just $13 (!) per month, Ipsy offers three plans. The original subscription lets you handpick one product, while more costly ones let you personally select three. Even still, its most expensive option costs $58 and upgrades your usual bag every quarter to include eight items — that the brand claims are valued at $350 — with the option to select three full-sized options. Just keep an eye on your email, as Ipsy will slide you the option to hand-select the items within 24 hours.

For the beauty guru who knows their way around the latest and greatest, Boxycharm delivers up to five full-sized makeup products valued at $175 or more each month. You'll get products from affordable and prestige brands, like ColourPop, BareMinerals and Tarte. Plus, by completing the Complexion Pack quiz, subscribers can receive foundations and concealers in their own skin tone.

Take your pick from two monthly subscriptions or one quarterly subscription — with the option to hand select at least one pick. Upon joining, Boxycharm also gifts an added product, plus a $10 off coupon for shopping its entire beauty collection. Be ready to either love it or leave it, though, as the service doesn't offer returns.

Expect more than just hydrating foundations and moisturizers in these boxes: You can also find cooking tools, planners, water bottles and more. Every four months, you can receive up to eight full-sized seasonal products — plus, you can customize at least four products and add-ons you want in your box. Featured brands include Nars and Glossier, among others.

Unlike other subscription boxes out there, you can swap products you don't want at any time for credit, which mitigates its higher overall price tag. If you opt for the prepaid plan, you unlock the additional perks of customizing your entire box, plus earlier shipping.

Each month, beauty experts choose five deluxe beauty samples, plus a bonus item, for you to try based on each month's theme (for instance, one theme was "Complexion Perfection"). It's worth noting that each box only carries mini-sized versions. The Beauty Box's contents are a surprise, but Macy's tends to pack in both luxury and lesser-known brands. Not only that, but you also get a voucher to receive $5 off your next beauty purchase.

As a beauty subscriber, you also unlock monthly online videos that show professional how-to styling tips for the contents of your box.

Commitment-phobes, rejoice. While other beauty subscription boxes make the canceling process difficult or charge customers for canceling, Target's beauty boxes come without a renewal agreement. Simply add the box of your choice to your cart. Featured boxes include a Night-In Kit, packed with hair care, moisturizers and masks (a loofah, too), while the Black-Owned/Black-Founded Box is a kit featuring hair masks, body lotion and more.

All these boxes cost just $15 and feature about seven to nine samples. They make great gift sets, especially since they feature familiar favorites from Hero Cosmetics and Shea Moisture.

Dermstore is known for making hard-to-find skincare products accessible, so it's no surprise that in addition to prestige makeup samples, its BeautyFIX box comes with a mix of full-sized and deluxe samples of skincare and hair products that exceed a $100 retail value with each delivery. Though it doesn't list a set number of products on its site, past BeautyFIX boxes included five total products, while some online reviewers also said the contents included more mini samples than not.

To ensure you're getting the best of the best, Dermstore's team of experts — dermatologists, estheticians and makeup artists — carefully select each item. One month's box, in particular, featured popular picks from Sunday Riley and First Aid Beauty. The monthly subscription starts at $24.95 for one month and costs a little bit less if you commit to more months upfront.

The beauty team at GlossyBox makes it their goal for you to discover five new beauty products every month. They work with your beauty profile to expose you to up-and-coming makeup and hair products from around the world. The brand also offers boxes for special occasions like a Mother's Day box and a birthday box. Each shipment comes as a surprise as they don't reveal the box's contents until after shipping, but the full list of makeup brands they work with is online (hint, hint: Lancome and Tarte, plus many more). Once receiving it, you can look up each product on GLOSSYBOX for a detailed description of its ingredients and usage directions.

If you don't wish to subscribe monthly, they also have 3-month and 6-month options. Its point system allows you to save toward exclusive boxes, too. Easy ways to earn points include completing product surveys, writing reviews and sharing GLOSSYBOX with friends and family. That credit can go toward the brand's exclusive boxes from its sister site Look Fantastic, which caters to skincare picks. Subscribers also get priority access to limited-edition boxes.

When you're on the hunt for more eco-conscious formulas, you can count on Love Goodly to deliver. They specifically customize their boxes with four to five full-sized products delivered to your door every other month, which, according to the brand, are cruelty-free and vegan. (They claim that each product penned "vegan" leaves out animal-derived ingredients and was not tested on animals.) You've also got a couple of options to choose from, starting with its bi-monthly box that costs $34.95 while the VIP costs $48.95, which has the perk of an additional one to two more full- or deluxe-sized items.

While there's no beauty quiz to gauge preferences, Love Goodly sometimes sends out a customization survey link that allows subscribers to select their preferred cosmetic shade or style. You just have to sign up for the brand's newsletter or find the link in your renewal email. Love Goodly loves to keep you guessing, but it sometimes reveals one spoiler on their social media or newsletter prior to shipping.

✔️Customization: If you prefer a bit more control over your box, you'll get better enjoyment from a subscription with a personalized quiz that gauges all your beauty wishes and desires. Unless otherwise stated, a majority of the above picks tailor their items based on your preferences, with some even letting you handpick a few. Others get down to the nitty gritty, like Ipsy, which allows you to set the frequency of certain items.

✔️Subscription cycles: Many beauty boxes offer a lot of flexibility when it comes to their plan offers. For those who want to ease into traditional beauty box subscriptions may get more use from bi-monthly plans, while those who simply love all things beauty can partake in monthly offerings. If you're shopping for someone or simply want to splurge on yourself, quarterly boxes tend to go out every season and can cater their picks to that time of year. The same goes for boxes available for one-time purchase as they often fall under a niche theme, too.

✔️Shipping and returns: When you're missing an item or something's arrived damaged, you'll want a support team on standby to swiftly resolve any issues, no matter the case. Though every company operates differently, we removed the guesswork by laying out the return policies for each subscription box recommended above.