FabFitFun VIP review, Summer 2014

Name: FabFitFun VIP
Details: A quarterly box that includes fashion, beauty, and fitness products worth at least $120.
Price: $49.99


This is the second FabFitFun VIP box that I've received and, in my quest to free up funds for a greater number of "artisan" subscription box reviews, I've decided to cancel my FFF subscription after this shipment. Let's take a peek at what my last FabFitFun VIP box included.

1. Sonya Dakar Flash Facial (retail value: $95). FabFitFun almost lost me when the company mentioned that Sonya Dakar is "Gwyneth Paltrow's famed facialist." (I'm not a fan of Gwynnie.) However, this stuff is worth almost a hundred bucks, so I think that I can put aside my initial "ugh" reaction and try it out.

2. pur-lisse pur-protect SPF 30 (retail value: $55). I've got super-pale skin, so sunscreen is always welcome in our house!

3. Thursday Friday Away mini clutch/makeup bag (retail value: $35). This bag is really cute, and also well-made. I'll admit that I wish I'd gotten a different print, as I've seen reviews from other bloggers who received styles that I liked better than this one. (This print, for example.) Still, I like this bag and will find a use for it.

4. Slimfast Have Your Cake... meal bar (retail value: $1). I'm not really a "Slim Fast" type of person, so I can guarantee that this will be a snack for me, and not a meal replacement.

5. Balance Guru No Frizz Oil (retail value: $25). I can't wait to try this! It's a silicone-free defrizzer that I'm hoping will work great on my curls.

6. FabFitFun water infuser BPA-free water bottle (retail value: $15). When I saw this bottle I thought, 'Really?' I've received two other, similar bottles in subscription boxes within the past month or two. The idea is that you place whole fruit inside the bottle's infuser so that you can flavor your water naturally. I think that this is a great idea, but I don't need three infuser bottles, so I'll be gifting or trading this.

7. Skintimate shave gel (retail value: $1.99). This season's FabFitFun VIP box included a few "drugstore"-brand products, including this shave gel. Not the most exciting thing to receive, but I can use it, so no complaints.

8. Zoya nail polish (retail value: $9). Love this color...it's a cute, summery hue!

9. KISSTIXX lip balm (retail value: $5.99). This is a set of two lip balms whose flavors (in my case, chocolate and strawberry) are compatible so that when I and my "special someone" kiss while each wearing a different flavor, we'll "create real chemistry." (All these quotes are from the FabFitFun VIP information card.) I can guarantee with 100 percent certainty that my husband will not go for this, and to be honest, the idea of chocolate lip balm kind of grosses me out, so I'll be giving these away.

10. Always Xtra Protection Long daily liners (retail value: $1.50). These are maxi pads. Yep. Not sure what else to say about them.

11. POPchips (retail value: $1.29). These were delicious...I tore into them about thirty seconds after I took this photo.

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I thought that this was a fairly decent FabFitFun VIP box...a few hits, a few misses. Nothing in the box jumped out at me as all that exciting, but I'll use most of what I received. I have to say that I won't really miss my subscription, but I'll be curious to see what future boxes bring.

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FabFitFun VIP Box review, Spring 2014

FabFitFun VIP is a quarterly subscription box curated in part by Giuliana Rancic from the E! television network. It contains a mix of beauty, fashion, and fitness items worth at least $120, and costs $49.99 per shipment. I received my FFF VIP box last week, which, according to the Internet, was about a week later than most people received theirs. Maybe mine shipped via the Pony Express, or maybe the fact that the boxes were sent from California and I live in Michigan caused the delay. Regardless, I tore into the box, and found the following inside:

1. Kai Perfume Oil (retail value: $48)--this is a roll-on fragrance made from essential oils, and I really like it--it has a fresh scent, and it's potent (in a good way), so the tube should last a while.

2. Cover FX SPF 30 Protection Primer (retail value: $38)--I can definitely use this. The more protection my skin has from the sun, the better.

3. Merrithew Mini Stability Ball and DVD (retail value: $28.94)--this was a "miss" for me, though I'm sure it was a hit for other people who received the box. My workout routine tends more toward walking my dogs than using exercise gadgets (and I can guarantee that, if I did use this, my face would look nowhere near as euphoric as the woman's face does on the DVD package). I'll be giving this one away or trading it.

4. Dermasuri Deep Exfoliating Mitt (retail value: $19.99)--I can always use beauty products, and my skin is ridiculously dry after the terrible winter we've had, so this was a good addition. 

5. Cult Gaia Turband (retail value: $48)--I really wish I could pull off the "turband" look, but I can't. I'd look like a 1950s hausfrau, so I'll be giving away this item.

6. Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Invisible Spray (retail value: $25)--another "miss," at least for me, as I have curly hair that doesn't take well to dry shampoos.

7. Level Naturals Shower Bombs (retail value: $7.99)--I'm intrigued by these. You drop one in your shower, and it releases menthol, eucalyptus, and tea tree oil. I can get behind that, so I'll be giving these a try.

8. The Better Chip Spinach and Kale with Sea Salt (retail value: $1.99)--I had to grab a picture of this off the Internet because I ate mine as soon as I opened the box. (I'm really not THAT much of a glutton; I had just gotten home from work and was starving, so I did what I had to do.) In any event, these chips were really good...sort of a spinach-flavored tortilla chip.

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Ultimately, I was kind of "meh" about this box. It was a great value--about $218 worth of stuff for $49.99--but I'm not going to use about half the items in it. However, I was happy with a few things that I received, and I know that previous boxes have included items that were more "up my alley" in terms of jewelry and accessories, so I'll probably give the summer box a try.

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