The reference box
What Allure Beauty Box costs and includes
Allure Beauty Box is the monthly box from Allure magazine’s beauty desk, the same editors who run the Best of Beauty awards. Each month brings a new set of makeup and skincare picks. The comparison below uses the Subscribe & Save plan.
- Contents
- Six editor-picked products a month, which Allure values at $125 or more. The September box included one product you choose and one either/or pick.
- Price and billing
- $30 a box, billed monthly, cancel anytime. A one-time Beauty Discovery Box costs $50, and gift subscriptions are $30 a box.
- Delivery
- Monthly, with free shipping in the contiguous US.
- Member extras
- A gift with the first box, early access to new drops, and a members-only store with discounts of up to 50%.
- On Cratejoy
- No. Allure sells the box at allurebeautybox.com, and its old Cratejoy listing is closed.
Compare the boxes
| Box | Best fit | Cost and commitment | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allure Beauty Box Reference box |
Editor-picked makeup and skincare | $30 a box, monthly, cancel anytime. | Monthly. Free shipping in the contiguous US. |
| EYESCREAM Beauty Box | Closest match, all full size | About $30 a month, no term. | Ships by the 15th; first box within a week. US, Canada, UK, Australia, Switzerland. |
| IPSY Extra | Choosing most of your box | $32 a month plus $1.99 shipping. Renews until you cancel. | Monthly. US, Canada, and Mexico. |
| Love Goodly | Vegan, cruelty-free beauty | $34.95 every two months. Free US shipping. | Ships by the 5th of every other month. US only. |
| PinkSeoul PLUS Box | K-beauty skincare by skin type | $49.95 every two months. | First box within 5 business days. Ships worldwide. |
| Aster Skincare Box | Organic skincare only | $60 a month at list price, no term. | First box within 2 business days, then the 10th–15th. US only. |
| FaceMaskTonight | Lowest price, sheet masks | $13 a month for four masks at list price, no term. | Ships every Monday. US and Canada. |
EYESCREAM, Aster, and FaceMaskTonight also sell prepaid 3- and 6-month plans.
The alternatives
Closest match to Allure Beauty Box
EYESCREAM Beauty Box vs Allure Beauty Box
Best for: A member who likes Allure’s monthly makeup-and-skincare mix and wants every item full size.
EYESCREAM sends five to seven items a month across tools, makeup, and skincare, and the seller says every one is full size, with a palette in every box. It has sold on Cratejoy since 2022 and holds a 4.3-star rating from 49 reviews.
What feels familiar
A monthly surprise at nearly the same price, about $30, with makeup and skincare in the same box.
What changes
The seller picks the products, not a magazine’s beauty desk, and there’s no member store or pick-your-product slot. Order by the end of the month to get that month’s box.
Choose your products
IPSY Extra vs Allure Beauty Box
Best for: The member who would rather choose most of the box than trust an editor’s picks.
IPSY Extra sends five full-size products a month, and you pick three of them yourself in a window that opens on the 1st. IPSY fills the other two from the beauty quiz you take at signup. IPSY isn’t sold on Cratejoy, so the link goes to IPSY’s own site.
What feels familiar
A monthly mix of makeup and skincare at close to Allure’s price.
What changes
Three of the five products are your call instead of the editors’. Shipping adds $1.99 a month, the plan renews until you cancel, and changes for the next box have to be in by the 25th.
Clean and vegan
Love Goodly vs Allure Beauty Box
Best for: Someone who wants every product vegan and cruelty-free and doesn’t mind a box every other month.
Love Goodly’s Essential box sends nontoxic, vegan, cruelty-free products every two months: mostly skincare, beauty, and makeup, sometimes with a lifestyle piece such as jewelry or a snack. Shipping is free in the US, and the seller supports causes including Uncle Neil’s Home and Farm Sanctuary.
What feels familiar
A surprise mix of beauty products, with makeup still in the rotation.
What changes
Boxes ship by the 5th of every other month, starting in February, and orders placed after that go out within three business days while the current box lasts. It ships only within the US.
K-beauty by skin type
PinkSeoul PLUS Box vs Allure Beauty Box
Best for: A skincare-first member who wants a routine built for their skin type rather than a surprise mix.
PinkSeoul builds each PLUS box from the skin type and focus you choose at checkout, from wrinkles, acne, and pigmentation to simply trying K-beauty. Every box has at least four full-size products, an accessory, and two masks, imported from South Korea. It holds a 4.5-star rating from 25 reviews.
What feels familiar
Full-size products and a curated surprise, with sheet masks in the mix.
What changes
There’s no makeup, and boxes arrive every two months. Your first box is a welcome box of skincare basics for your skin type.
Skincare only
Aster Skincare Box vs Allure Beauty Box
Best for: Someone whose favorite Allure picks were always the serums and creams.
Aster makes its own organic skincare in Texas and sends four or five full-size products each month, such as a cleanser, toner, day cream, and anti-aging serums, made with ingredients like saffron, rosehip, and pomegranate. It’s vegan and cruelty-free, and it has the highest rating on this list: 4.9 stars from 76 reviews.
What feels familiar
A monthly box you don’t have to shop for, all full size.
What changes
Every product comes from Aster’s own line, so there are no discoveries from other brands and no makeup. The seller ships only within the US.
Costs less
FaceMaskTonight vs Allure Beauty Box
Best for: A member who wants a small monthly skincare habit for less than half of Allure’s price.
FaceMaskTonight sends four Korean sheet masks a month, matched to the skin type and concern you pick, from dryness to pore tightening. The same immigrant family-owned seller offers 8- and 12-mask plans for bigger routines.
What feels familiar
A monthly delivery tuned to your skin, with a new set of masks each time.
What changes
It’s masks only: no makeup, no full-size bottles, and no editor curation.
The honest part
When Allure Beauty Box is still the better fit
Keep Allure if the editors are the point. It’s the only box here picked by the team behind Best of Beauty, and the only one with a members-only store. Keep it, too, if you want a monthly makeup-and-skincare mix picked for you with nothing to set up. EYESCREAM comes closest on price, but only Allure sends its editors’ picks.
How we chose these boxes
We started from what Allure Beauty Box sends and why a member might want something different, then went through every beauty, makeup, and skincare listing on Cratejoy with a working buy button and kept the ones that answer one of those reasons better than the original. That left five marketplace boxes from five different sellers. We added IPSY Extra because no Cratejoy box lets you choose most of what arrives. The photo at the top is Allure Beauty Box’s own image of its box.
Questions before switching
Which alternative is closest to Allure Beauty Box?
EYESCREAM Beauty Box. It costs about the same, $30 a month, sends makeup and skincare together every month, and the seller says every item is full size. The picks come from the seller rather than a magazine’s editors.
Can I choose what’s in my box?
IPSY Extra comes closest: you pick three of its five full-size products each month. PinkSeoul and FaceMaskTonight build each box from the skin type and concerns you set, and Allure’s September box included one pick-your-product slot.
Is there a vegan box like Allure Beauty Box?
Love Goodly. Every product is vegan and cruelty-free, and makeup is still part of the mix. Aster’s skincare is vegan too, but it sends skincare only.
Is there a cheaper box like Allure Beauty Box?
FaceMaskTonight, at about $13 a month for four sheet masks, is the least expensive option here, but it sends masks only. For a full makeup-and-skincare box, EYESCREAM is the closest to Allure’s price at about $30.
Can I give one of these as a gift?
Yes. The Cratejoy boxes can be given as a gift from the listing page, and gift orders don’t renew. Allure also sells a gift subscription at $30 a box.
