Non-subscription Box – Home Plus Beauty Box (June 2015)

I actually bought this a while back (in May), but I know it’s still in store because I saw it last time I was there. Therefore I am saying June on the title just for designation, it’s not a monthly box as far as I can tell. I’ve been meaning to get this post up for ages but just have not gotten around to it.

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Okay, so on to this Beauty Box, I found this randomly in my travels at the local Home Plus. Home Plus is a big chain of department/supermarket stores here in Korea. It was bought out a few years ago by the British company Tescos which was great for us because it means that we get a lot of Tesco branded products in store. I did just read recently that unfortunately Tescos suffered a large loss with this side of the business and are now going to sell it off. I hope it goes to another Western company so that we can still get some international foods in.

It was a bit of a surprise when I found this and I was not sure what it was, they did not have much signage up even in Korean. As far as I can tell it does not seem to be a subscription box but, who knows. Also not a monthly one as it was still there the next month with the same products. We will see if they have any new ones in the future, I will have to remember to check every now and then.

The box was 49,000 won which is quite pricey. That is about US$45 dollars. Now they did have an example of what was inside the box but love surprises so I just took a gamble, did not look at the example, and hoped for the best. Basically I just figured as long as I got my money’s worth then I would feel OK about the purchase.

So lets have a look at what was inside, it’s mostly Korean products but not exclusively. There are six items in total, 4 large and then 2 sheet masks.

– It’s Skin Prestige Crème Hand D’escargot

– Reni Furterer Paris Forticea Stimulating Shampoo

– Skinfood Food Therapy Tomato Sunscreen SPF36/PA++

– Isa Knox Aura Luminant Cream

– Ryeo:hui Ultra Hydrating Essence Mask Cucumber x2

 
They are all full size products, in the end I think that I got around about my money’s worth so I’m happy. No major savings or anything, which of course is one of the reasons we like Beauty Boxes. Not sure if I would purchase again, because I’m such a sucker for this kind of thing there is a good chance I would. But because it is quite expensive, I might have to actually check out what is in it next time before I part with my money.