Critical Hit or Critical Miss? Product Reviews of Skincare, Makeup, and Clothes

I decided to order a second New Year's box since the last was underwhelming - and I'm glad I did! I put a reminder for them to check my emailed notes when doing the style quiz. It definitely looks like they paid attention. We kept the whole box. Styling wasn't 100% spot on as one item was very opposite of what I asked for, but I'm comfortable raising the rating back up to a very good 17/20. I probably won't need any more boxes soon as we have plenty of size 4 clothes now, but I plan to get more once she is into the 5s and possibly for gifts for other relatives. I covered what the subscription is and cost/shipping/etc. in my first two blog posts on it, so in this blog post I am going to take a closer look at the actual clothes we got. Not all pictures will be perfect as my just-turned-three toddler doesn't like to stay still for pictures ;) Each Kidbox comes smartly packaged in a cardboard box with Kidbox splashed across the side. My daughter knows when th...

Kidbox - Second Box Review! New Years 2019 So, my first review after updating for my positive experience with customer service and the exchange of a damaged item for a different style ended at 17/20 - pretty great! But I was curious as to how the second box would stack up. I just received it today and...well it was OK, but not great. I see why they picked some of the items they did, it just didn't overall seem to pay attention to my notes and only one item was a 'love.' My toddler had fun unpacking the box but didn't want to actually try anything on. Most items were decent, but not spot on styling wise. I didn't think keeping a box of 'OK' items made sense so we only kept the one special pair of leggings. I'm lowering the overall score to 16/20 for now (Very good, definitely worth a try.) I plan to order another box, but am debating whether to push my luck by getting another New Year's Box or just wait until the next box offering. To re-cap s...

Kidbox - First Box review! Winter box 2018 (Review updated to reflect interaction with customer service and replacement item sent!)  Overall: 11  17 out of 20 - Very promising! A few glitches, but overall good value and great customer service. Will be ordering a New Year's Box to try this out again! I recently signed up through a referral code to try out Kidbox. I've researched a number of kid boxes and I was attracted to this one for a number of factors: #1 - No styling fee! Many boxes have a styling fee, and while those fees are refunded if you buy enough items, why take the risk? If a box offers personalization according to style notes, then I shouldn't be charged if nothing in the box is my style, right? #2 - Free shipping! Free returns! Free exchanges for size! This is huge for me. For some reason I really hate shipping fees, even if they make sense (I'm not paying gas money and don't have the hassle of traveling, after all, and it certainly costs the ...

When I think about buying a new product that is a little more than I would generally spend, I seek out reviews. However, I've found that many of the reviews I find only test a product in the short term rather than state how it works over time. Some say they would buy again, but not all. Many reviews fail to note key packaging details that may decrease efficiency or how long a product will keep. I'll be mostly rating skincare, makeup, and clothing items on a d20 scale. Products will be rated for quality, packaging, and value. Non one-use products will be rated for their effects over time, not just first time use. Any concerns with ingredients or side effects will also be noted. Quality: How well does the product meet it's claims? Can everyone expect similar results? Does the product degrade over time? Is quality consistent across the product? Value: Not just 'how cheap' the product is, but is what it does and the size it comes in worthy of the price tag it is retaili...