If you’re a creature of habit, the best beauty subscription boxes can take the guesswork out of discovering the best in skincare, body care, haircare, makeup, and fragrances. With so many new brands and products launching daily, it can be overwhelming to research and expensive to try every new formulation—especially if you have sensitive skin or are particular about what you use.
Subscription boxes solve that problem by offering curated selections, some with full-sized products and others with travel-friendly minis for your toiletry bag. You can test a new signature scent or play with a darker (or lighter) lipstick shade before committing to the full-sized version.
Vogue’s Top Picks of the Best Beauty Subscription Boxes:
- Top-Reviewed Makeup and Skin Care Subscription Box: Ipsy, $13
- Editors’ Favorite Beauty Box: Allure Beauty Box, $25
- Best Skincare Box for Premium Brands: BeautyFIX by Dermstore, $22
- Best Perfume Subscription: Scentbird, $17
- Best for Custom Hair Care: Prose, $27
- Best for Healthy Meals: Sakara Life, $67
- Best for Nail Polish: Orly Color Pass, $119
- Best Custom Skin Care: Curology, $30
- Best for Picking Up New Skills: Masterclass, $120
- Best K-Beauty Subscription: Bomibox Korean Beauty Box, $40
- Best for Supplements: Hum Complete Gut Health Bundle, $70
They also make amazing gifts—whether you gift an entire subscription or break the box apart to share (while keeping a few items for yourself, of course). Life can get a little mundane, but these boxes—whether quarterly, monthly, or yearly—add a touch of excitement for as little as $10 at times. From clean beauty boxes to cult-classic favorites, here’s a look at the best beauty subscription boxes sure to delight. Read on to discover the best membership for you.
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Best Makeup and Skincare Subscription Box, According to Reviews: Ipsy
- Why We Love It: Are you looking for a top-rated beauty subscription box that combines the best of makeup and skin care? If the answer is yes, look to an Ipsy membership that will send five beauty products your way each month—like Benefit Cosmetics pore-refining primer or Tatcha’s exfoliating cleanser. It’s one of the best makeup subscription boxes we’ve tried. Ipsy offers a personalized experience like no other. After answering a few questions via the beauty quiz, they’ll send you five deluxe beauty samples in a beautiful makeup bag (and no two months are the same). Additionally, you get to choose one bonus item for your bag each month, making it feel like a birthday gift every time.
- What’s inside: 5 beauty samples plus a bonus gift you choose, and a makeup bag
- Price structure: Prices range per month, depending on the plan you choose. The Glam Bag is $14 per month, which is the most popular membership, and features five samples. The BoxyCharm is $30 per month and features five full-size goodies. Ipsy also offers a quarterly box for $60 that includes eight full-size products.
- Frequency: Monthly or quarterly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Some monthly beauty boxes are better than others, but it just depends on what you’re in the market for. Whatever the case may be, nothing feels as joyous as receiving a deluxe sample of an item that’s been on your shopping list for a while.
Best Curated Subscription Box: FabFitFun
- Why We Love It: FabFitFun was one of the first subscription boxes to feature full-sized items, which is a big reason for its lasting success. It’s not just random products either—you’ll find things you actually want (and maybe already use), like Living Proof Dry Shampoo, or those “treat yourself” items you always mean to buy but never do, such as a pickleball set or a wellness journal. While most boxes include a variety of brands, FabFitFun occasionally launches limited-edition drops, like a Pat McGrath box featuring her bestsellers. You can gift the entire box or break it apart to create multiple gifts—perfect for White Elephant exchanges or stocking stuffers.
- What’s inside: 6 full-size beauty, lifestyle, and wellness products
- Price structure: Plans start at $59.99 for a seasonal box or $219.99 for an annual subscription
- Frequency: Quarterly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: It’s impressive how much you get from a FabFitFun box for the price—the total value is around $300.
Best Trending Subscription Box: Flamingo Estate Seasonal Box
- Why We Love It: Each Flamingo Estate box is beautifully packaged and thoughtfully curated with the brand’s bestsellers, offering a seasonal assortment that delights the senses. For someone who loves life’s little luxuries beyond just beauty—like cilantro jalapeño seasoning salt, garlic-infused olive oil, or a Manuka honey-rich cream—this makes an excellent gift. It’s a hassle-free option that spares you the effort of purchasing multiple items and assembling a gift basket yourself.
- What’s inside: An assortment of full-sized kitchen, home, and bath items
- Price structure: A quarterly subscription costs $250 per box, or you can save by purchasing four boxes at a discounted rate of $800
- Frequency: Quarterly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: This is exactly the kind of splurge that brings joy to the everyday. There’s something special about receiving a seasonal candle or a pantry staple you wouldn’t typically buy for yourself—it’s what makes this box feel like such a treat compared to others we’ve tried.
Best Subscription Box for Custom Hair-Care Products: Prose
- Why We Love It: When we think of this year’s best shampoos, Prose’s formula tops our list. What sets the brand apart from the rest is its customized approach to hair care—meaning each person gets a personalized formula catered to their specific hair type, concerns, and even place of residence (because environmental stressors can certainly impact your hair health). Simply take a quiz to unlock your regimen, from masks and conditioners to hair oils and curl creams. Prose takes the guesswork out of shopping for hair care products. It can become quite challenging and confusing considering the limitations of the market, especially when you’re seeking something personalized, like addressing scalp concerns, managing color-treated hair, or nourishing curly textures.
- What’s inside: an array of hair care products, such as shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, hair masks, and more
- Price structure: Individual items begin at $24.
- Frequency: Flexible
- What we learned about getting this monthly: It may take some time to figure out whether the item is making a difference in your hair, but with consistent use, you’ll really begin to decipher what is worth being customized (for me, it’s shampoo) and what doesn’t need to be (such as hair masks).
Best Perfume Subscription Box: Scentbird
- Why We Love It: On the fragrance front, here’s your reminder to check out Scentbird—the O.G. fragrance subscription service that mails a travel-size spray scent for men and women from brands like Prada, Acqua di Parma, and Oscar de la Renta—along with a refillable case. You’re no longer restricted to paper testers at the mall or obliged to commit to a six-month supply if you want to test-drive a new scent. Scentbird offers a convenient way to explore your signature scent or be someone who constantly experiments with new fragrances to complement their mood.
- What’s inside: a travel-sized scent and refillable case
- Price structure: Your first month starts as low as $8.47 and then increases to $16.95.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Travel-size sprays can really last a long time if you have an ample amount of them. Plus, they ensure you’ll never smell bad again, as you can stow one everywhere (including but not limited to your car, bag, favorite jacket pocket, and more).
Editors’ Favorite Beauty Box: Allure Beauty Box
- Why We Love It: Here’s a subscription service ideal for cosmetic lovers who want every product they buy vetted by experts. With the Allure Beauty Box, you will receive six or more editor-approved products to upgrade and supplement your beauty routine. Vetted by industry experts, the Allure Beauty Box allows you to stay in the know without having to put in the work required to stay on the pulse (hours of media consumption).
- What’s inside: 6 beauty products; 3 or more will be full size
- Price structure: Your first month plan starts as low as $10 and then increases to $25 a month.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Don’t be surprised when all of your friends start turning to you for what’s trending in the realm of beauty. So many of the items you get each month are either viral on TikTok or at the top of everyone’s wish list.
Best Skincare Subscription Box for Premium Brands: BeautyFIX by Dermstore
- Why We Love It: While another Dermstore order won’t hurt, why not sign up for the BeautyFIX subscription—a monthly skin care subscription box that will ship six full-size and travel-size beauty products each month? Previous beauty sample boxes featured impressive products from SkinCeuticals, SkinMedica, and more. Because Dermstore already invests time in curating the best brands, there’s no need to question the legitimacy of the items in its BeautyFIX box. It’s also incredibly convenient to place a full-size order once you’re hooked on something you’ve tried.
- What’s inside: 6 full- and travel-size beauty products
- Price structure: A monthly skin care box costs $24.95 if you subscribe monthly but $21.95 if you subscribe annually.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: While you may not need every item in the monthly box, it’s fun to be able to test things you would never pick up on your own, like a bonding mask or plasma lip compound.
Best Custom Skincare Subscription Box: Curology
- Why We Love It: Say your skin care regimen or that latest TikTok discovery has yet to clear blemishes, diminish dark spots, or smooth rough texture. Perhaps it’s time to try prescription-grade formulas instead. Similar to an IRL appointment, Curology enlists a network of dermatologists to create custom creams containing at least three active ingredients (like tretinoin, azelaic acid, and niacinamide, for example) to improve your skin concerns—shipped right to your door bimonthly. In my trial of the service, I saw results in a matter of weeks with consistent use of my personalized cream. Even actor Sofia Wylie is a fan—reaching for it to refresh her combination skin in her installment of Vogue’s beauty secrets. Sometimes you just need the strong stuff, and Curology delivers prescription-grade thanks to a network of dermatologists, so you can attain precisely what you’re after without taking a shot in the dark or having to try an array of pricey serums and creams.
- What’s inside: full-size, personalized acne-fighting formula
- Price structure: Curology can cost anywhere from $39.90 to $89.80 per month, depending on the number of add-ons you order.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Curology might be the answer to all of your skin care woes, or you may realize you’re better off concocting your own routine. What’s for certain is that you won’t know unless you try it out.
Best Subscription for Healthy Meals: Sakara Life
- Why We Love It: We get it, prioritizing healthy eating can be a task itself. We’re fans of Sakara Life’s meal delivery program, which is chock-full of whole food, plant-rich goodies. While eating better is a way to improve health and can aid in both looking and feeling better, Sakara also offers beauty supplements that you can add to your order—like their beauty chocolates, which are rich in natural ceramides. Eating clean has never been easier thanks to this convenient and delicious meal plan service. It includes nutritionally designed meals, as well as supplements, digestive teas, detox water drops, and daily support from their team of certified health coaches.
- What’s inside: up to 3 meals to last up to 5 days
- Price structure: Plans begin at $56 per week, providing one meal for two days each week.
- Frequency: Weekly or one time only
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Not every item in this box is capital-D delicious, but it sure tastes a lot better than whatever sad desk salad situation you were eating before. If you have a sweet tooth like I do, might I recommend the sweet treat add-on for $39 per week?
Best Beauty Subscription for Cruelty-Free Products: The Detox Box
- Why We Love It: The Detox Market is dedicated to making “green beauty” accessible through its marketplace of ethically sourced, cruelty-free beauty products vetted by its team of experts. So with the Detox Box, you will receive an assortment of holy grail products that are thoughtfully crafted and also work well. The first step to detoxing? Reducing the overwhelming choices and stress associated with selecting clean beauty products. The Detox Box offers a carefully curated selection of the finest face, body, and makeup products on the market, all conveniently packaged in one monthly box.
- What’s inside: an assortment of essential beauty products
- Price structure: A monthly subscription plan costs $58.95 per month, or $40 per month if you subscribe biannually.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: The best part about this box (other than the fact that you don’t have to do any research yourself) is that you can easily order what you like from the site afterwards.
Most Affordable Beauty Subscription Box: Beauty Pie
- Why We Love It: Beauty Pie is all about luxury products without the luxury products. If your desired splurge-worthy favorites are out of reach at the moment, sign up for this membership to gain access to the brand’s assortment of premium beauty products at $59 for the entire year. After you’ve fallen in love with your mini products, you can shop Beauty Pie member prices, which offer discounts of up to 70% off typical retail prices.
- What’s inside: hand-selected products from a variety of brands
- Price structure: A monthly subscription plan costs $10 if you subscribe monthly, or $4.95 per month if you subscribe annually, for a total of $59.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: For fans of dupe culture, this is the ultimate option. For those who are a bit more brand loyal, it takes some getting used to—but the formulas are great regardless.
Best for Lifelong Learning: MasterClass
- Why We Love It: Those dedicated to continuous learning should seriously consider a MasterClass subscription—a platform loved for its edit of classes from some of the world’s most renowned leaders and icons. On the beauty front, one can learn makeup tips from Bobbi Brown, or even how to get better beauty sleep with neuroscience and psychology professor Matthew Walker. While you could become the next big MUA or TikTok star after learning a thing or two from leading makeup professionals, a MasterClass membership unlocks access to all 180+ classes across 11 categories, so there’s really no limit to how much you can learn.
- What’s inside: over 180 classes to choose from
- Price structure: Individual memberships start at $120 annually.
- Frequency: Annually
- What we learned about getting this: It’s both delightful and overwhelming having a wealth of knowledge at your disposal. That said, it’s a great last-minute gift.
Best Subscription for Razor Refills: Billie
- Why We Love It: Make achieving the perfect shave that much easier with Billie’s subscription service, which offers so much more than the brand’s coveted starter kit. While we do think it’s one of the best women’s razors out there, be sure to add other self-care salves to cart—from a rich shaving cream to a nourishing body lotion. There’s nothing worse than realizing you either don’t have a razor or the one you have is so dull that it’s causing unnecessary nicks and taking four times as long. Billie removes the mental burden of remembering to reorder razors or restricting yourself to whatever is available around you, which can sometimes mean cheap, flimsy, plastic razors.
- What’s inside: a razor handle, magnetic holder, and 2 razor refills
- Price structure: Monthly boxes start at $10 per month.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Perhaps the best part about an auto-renewal subscription like this one is that you’ll never find yourself without refills when you need them. (Extras are also great to keep stashed in a travel bag.)
Best Beauty Subscription for Clean Fragrances: Skylar Scent Club
- Why We Love It: Skylar’s Scent Club is the ultimate fragrance subscription for someone eager to discover clean, hypoallergenic perfumes, or for someone who simply hasn’t landed on their signature scent yet. Either way, each month you can take your pick from the brand’s assortment of rollerball perfumes or the monthly limited-edition scent. There’s no feeling quite as powerful as applying your favorite scent, and with Scent Club, you have a supply of rollerballs at your disposal—one for every nook and cranny in your life (from your car to your going-out clutch, your jean pocket, and so on).
- What’s inside: one rollerball fragrance
- Price structure: Monthly boxes start at $20 per month.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Scents are deeply personal, and while there are many scents we wanted full-size versions of, there were also many scents that immediately turned us off. This includes some of the ones that others constantly rave about on the internet! It goes to show that you can’t always trust other people’s taste when it comes to scent.
Best Nail Polish Subscription Box: Orly Color Pass
- Why We Love It: Nail fanatics should look no further than Orly’s subscription box, which delivers bottles of each new polish collection (at 50% of the retail price) to you before they become publicly available. How could you not try trending nail designs or master your at-home mani with so many fun shades to choose from? Stay ahead of nail trends with this seasonal box that provides everything you need to either paint your nails at home (if you’re feeling adventurous) or bring your favorite high-quality polish with you to the salon.
- What’s inside: a seasonal collection of shades plus bonus items
- Price structure: Quarterly boxes start at $36 per month or only $119 if you subscribe annually.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: It’s so fun being able to match your nail colors to the season, and even more fun using season-inspired nail stickers.
Best Vegan Beauty Box: Petit Vour
- Why We Love It: Dubbed “the vegan beauty box,” this subscription by Petit Vour is an excellent choice for those hoping to try four new non-toxic, plant-based, cruelty-free beauty essentials each month. Our holy trinity? Non-toxic, plant-based, cruelty-free products—and that’s precisely what you can count on every month with Petit Vour’s box.
- What’s inside: 4 beauty essentials
- Price structure: A monthly subscription plan costs $21 if you subscribe monthly or only $18 a month if you subscribe annually.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: It can be annoying taking the time to figure out which brands are vegan and which aren’t. This box takes away the guesswork, so if vegan beauty matters to you, there’s no question you need this box.
Best Customizable Beauty Subscription Box: Birchbox
- Why We Love It: As the pioneering beauty box on the market, Birchbox allows you to curate your own beauty experience. You can choose from four to six products each month, along with a fun surprise. This way, there’s no fear of receiving items that don’t align with your needs, unlike other boxes that might leave you with a curly hair shampoo when you have straight hair or eyeliner gel when you’re strictly a pencil person. Thanks to the customization element, you’re empowered to take charge and select from a variety of beauty products that perfectly align with your lifestyle and needs.
- What’s inside: 4 to 6 products per month, plus an additional surprise
- Price structure: Monthly boxes start at $17 per month.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: It’s really nice being able to customize your monthly box, but if you’re indecisive, you may face a bit of decision paralysis.
Best Beauty Supplement Subscription Box for Women: Hum Complete Gut Health Bundle
- Why We Love It: Get your gut health in check with Hum’s Complete Gut Health bundle. Packed with three essential, clean vitamins, you’ll get your gut balanced in no time. The bundle includes the Daily Cleanse vitamin, the Flatter Me vitamin, and Pro ACV vitamins, which are said to help clear breakouts, reduce bloating, and support metabolism, respectively. Instead of buying these three vitamins separately each month, why not get them all in one package? Even more, these non-GMO vitamins are gluten-free and don’t contain any artificial sweeteners or colors.
- What’s inside: 3, 30-day essential vitamins
- Price structure: Monthly box is set at $78 per month.
- Frequency: Monthly
- What we learned about getting this monthly: Because the vitamins come to last 30 days, there’s no need to worry about any shortage during the month as long as you’re taking the suggested daily serving.
Best Korean Skincare Subscription Box: Bomibox Korean Beauty Box
- Why We Love It: Those looking to incorporate K-beauty products into their routine should consider the Bomibox; it’s filled with a selection of beauty and skin care products imported directly from South Korea—which are suitable for all skin types. Boxes can be ordered monthly, quarterly, or as a one-off gift, with prices varying depending on the plan. If you want to give this box to someone to try, it’s easy to do so with a one-time purchase. And if your recipient happens to not be happy with the products in the box, it can be returned for a full refund.
- What’s inside: a selection of full- and deluxe sample-sized K-beauty products
- Price structure: Starting at $40 per box, per month.
- Frequency: Choose monthly, quarterly, or gifting box options
- What we learned about getting this monthly: There’s no better way to learn more about beauty and skin care products than from getting this box; its collection of authentic, South Korean products can work wonders.
Are beauty subscription boxes worth it?
The answer depends on what you’re looking for! If you enjoy testing out new products each month and appreciate the novelty, think of these subscription boxes as a little gift to yourself. However, if you prefer sticking to products you already know and love, all the unopened products might feel a little wasteful at the end if you don’t plan on sharing on them with anyone.
It also depends on the box you choose and your specific needs. Some subscription services let you customize your box, ensuring you receive items you’re more likely to use. Others don’t offer this flexibility, which might leave you with a blue mini mascara or hot pink lipstick that doesn’t fit your style.
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