Walmart Spring Beauty Box Summer 2021 Edition

The Summer edition of the Walmart Beauty Box has arrived! It’s now been an entire year since they rolled out their ‘new and improved’ boxes. Was the Summer box new and improved? Let’s find out...

Let me tell you a little about this box. It’s a quarterly beauty box containing 5 beauty items from beauty brands sold at Walmart. These boxes are $5 (plus tax) $6.98 (plus tax)

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you’ll know that I’m not the biggest fan of this box. I keep saying I’m going to cancel but I was intrigued when I received an email letting subscribers know they’ve revamped the boxes and they would be better than ever.

Walmart Beauty Box Website

Let’s see if these boxes are ‘New and Improved’…

Theme: Sunshine Ready

This is the fourth season of the ‘New & Improved’ boxes, so it’s officially been a year since Brand Share has rolled out the changes to the Walmart Beauty Boxes. Just a quick recap of the changes they claimed they were making.

 -no foil packets

-at least 1 Full Size Product

-the latest and greatest products from the buzziest brands

-beauty brands and products you won’t find anywhere else

-boxes curated around your reviews

-detailed shipping information

-easy access to their website

-6 products a season

-detailed product card

 The major change they made was the PRICE INCREASE; it is now $6.98 (plus tax) every quarter (with tax, mine came to $7.48).

There is a product card but it only lists a snippet of information about the first four products, regardless of whether or not they were in your box. The only prices included are the MSRP for the full size products. 

Here’s what was in my Spring Walmart Beauty Box

Cetaphil Sheer Mineral Sunscreen (Sample Size)—this is super small but it’s great to throw into my handbag to use on my arms and hands if I’m in the sun and forgot to throw on sunscreen.

Cetaphil Extra Gentle Daily Scrub (Sample Size)—again, another super small tube, but I’ll probably use this as a body scrub as I don’t normally use face scrubs.

Listerine Read Tabs (Full Size)—these are okay. Not something I would normally use but, since I received them, I threw them in my glovebox in case I need them.

Almay Lip Vibes Lipstick (Shade: Love Yourself, Full Size, MSRP: $7.99)—I’m glad I received this in the cream, as it’s a formula that I do like, and the color is a lovely burgundy red that will be perfect in the Fall.

John Friends Frieda Ease Dream Curls Conditioner (Travel Size)—I haven’t tried this yet but I’ve never been a massive fan of John Frieda so we shall see how it goes.

Revlon ColorStay Eyeliner (Shade: Black, Full Size, MSRP: $7.99)—I was getting ready to purchase this, so I was excited to receive it. A lot of people compare it to the Maybelline Lasting Drama, my favorite black liner, but I gave it a go and I don’t think it stays on as long or looks as vivid. It’s still a nice long-lasting option through—and I believe slightly cheaper. 

My thoughts: I like the lipstick and the eyeliner—these are both products I know I’ll use. The sunscreen is super small but okay to throw in my handbag. The other products, I’m just not thrilled or excited about.

There were several other items on the product card that would have fit my profile better (NYX Bare With Me Primer, Wet n Wild Big Poppa Mascara, Find Your Happy Place Hand Cream, Clean Beauty Sleep Mask) and would have made the box feel as though it was curated for me. I’ve told them time after time that I do not like to receive oral care products (a lot of the time they send products with stevia), hair care products, or face scrubs yet it seems like those products are the ones I constantly receive.

Am I seeing these ‘New & Improved’ changes? I did receive 3 full size items (the Listerine tabs, lip stick, and eyeliner), which I was thrilled about and I did receive 6 products in my box. Sadly, that was it. None of the products I’ve received are the latest releases—they’ve all been around for years. Nothing in the box was fresh/new-to-be brands—these are the brands I always receive in the box.

The website isn’t easier to use, in fact, I’m currently locked out of my account and when I try to reset my password, it says that my email isn’t associated with any account. I also never received a review survey for the last two seasons. The detailed tracking email never arrived, normally it arrives about a week after the box shows up but I’ve had this for a bit and nothing has popped up in my email.

Overall, I’m just not satisfied with my box. It doesn’t fit my profile or align with the review surveys I’ve completed. I’ve basically received the same products since I’ve signed up, which was 2 or 3 years ago. I’ve emailed Brand Share regarding several issues and never once received a reply.

While I’m not thrilled about the box, for once, I actually feel like I got my money’s worth with the lipstick and eyeliner (I was going to purchase the eyeliner anyway). With that being said, if I can get into my account, I do plan to cancel my subscription because I’m not seeing any changes to my box that would make up for the price increase. 

 

Do you get the Walmart Box? If so, are you keeping it with the price increase? What products did you receive?