The reference box
What BeautyFIX by Dermstore costs and includes
BeautyFIX is Dermstore's monthly beauty box, hand-picked by the retailer's own beauty experts. Each month has a theme and leans on skincare, with a makeup or hair product or two in the mix. The comparison below uses the pay-monthly plan.
- Contents
- A mix of full, travel, and deluxe sizes that Dermstore says is worth at least $100. The current Fashion Week box has six products, including SkinCeuticals and iS Clinical skincare, a Sweed mascara, and an R+Co heat spray.
- Price and billing
- $24.95 a box, billed monthly. You can cancel anytime, but the request has to land at least 14 business days before your next renewal. Plans that lock in 3, 6, or 12 months lower the price to as little as $21.95 a box.
- Delivery
- Dispatched on the first working day of each month. Shipping is free from the second box on. The first box ships free only if your order reaches $50.
- Choice
- None up front. You pick a plan, not products or a skin type, and Dermstore doesn't preview the next box. Earlier boxes sell one at a time on its site.
- On Cratejoy
- No. BeautyFIX is sold on Dermstore's own site.
Compare the boxes
| Box | Best fit | Cost and commitment | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| BeautyFIX by Dermstore Reference box |
Clinical skincare brands for a low monthly price | $25 a box, monthly. Cancel 14 business days before renewal. | First working day of each month. Free shipping after the first box. |
| SplureBox Skin Care & Health Club | Skincare only, from brands around the world | $37.44 a month, no term. | Monthly from Czechia. Free shipping to the US and Canada. |
| Vegancuts Monthly Beauty Box | Vegan, cruelty-free skin and body care | About $33 a month, no term. | Orders placed before the 10th ship by the 17th. |
| PinkSeoul PLUS Box | K-beauty skincare for your skin type | $49.95 every two months. | First box within 5 business days. Ships worldwide. |
| Aster Skincare Box | A full-size organic routine | $60 a month, no term. | First box within 2 business days, then the 10th–15th. US only. |
| FaceMaskTonight | A smaller bill, sheet masks only | $13 a month for four masks, no term. | Ships every Monday. |
| Allure Beauty Box | Name brands picked by magazine editors | $30 a box, monthly, cancel anytime. | Monthly. Free shipping in the contiguous US. |
Every Cratejoy box here except PinkSeoul also sells prepaid multi-month plans at a lower price per box.
The alternatives
Skincare only
SplureBox Skin Care & Health Club vs BeautyFIX by Dermstore
Best for: The member who opens BeautyFIX for the serums and wouldn't miss the mascara.
SplureBox sends a monthly box of skincare from brands around the world: moisturizers, serums, masks, and more, which the seller values at $100 or more per box.
What feels familiar
A monthly round of new serums, creams, and masks to try, chosen for you.
What changes
No makeup or hair products, and it costs about $12 more a month. The listing names no brands, so you're trusting the seller's picks instead of a retailer's shelf.
Vegan formulas
Vegancuts Monthly Beauty Box vs BeautyFIX by Dermstore
Best for: Keeping BeautyFIX's mix of sizes while making every formula vegan and cruelty-free.
Vegancuts sends four to six deluxe and full-size products a month for face and body, from exfoliating cleansers to hydrogels. Every product is vegan, cruelty-free, and paraben-free, and the seller puts each box's value at $60 to $110 or more.
What feels familiar
Deluxe minis and full sizes in the same box, the combination BeautyFIX uses.
What changes
Body care shares the box with face care, and the stated value starts below BeautyFIX's $100. Orders placed after the 10th ship by the 2nd of the following month.
Built for your skin type
PinkSeoul PLUS Box vs BeautyFIX by Dermstore
Best for: Anyone tired of getting products meant for someone else's skin.
At checkout, you choose a skin type (normal, oily, combination, or dry) and a focus: wrinkles, acne and pores, pigmentation, or simply trying K-beauty. PinkSeoul builds each box from those answers, with at least four full-size Korean skincare products, an accessory, and two masks.
What feels familiar
Several skincare products per delivery, masks included, with the picking done by the seller.
What changes
Boxes come every two months, so the $49.95 price covers two months, and there's no makeup or hair care. Your first box is a welcome set of basics for your skin type.
All full size
Aster Skincare Box vs BeautyFIX by Dermstore
Best for: A whole routine in full sizes instead of a month of travel minis.
Aster makes its own organic skincare in the US and sends four or five full-size products a month, such as a cleanser, toner, day cream, and anti-aging serums, made with ingredients like saffron, rosehip, and pomegranate. The line is vegan and cruelty-free.
What feels familiar
A monthly box you don't have to shop for, built around serums and creams.
What changes
At $60 a month, it costs more than twice as much as BeautyFIX. Every product comes from Aster's own line, so there are no new brands to try, and it ships only within the US.
Costs less
FaceMaskTonight vs BeautyFIX by Dermstore
Best for: A skincare treat for about half of BeautyFIX's price.
FaceMaskTonight sends four Korean sheet masks a month, matched to the skin type and concern you pick, from dryness and acne to brightening and pore tightening. The same seller offers 8- and 12-mask plans for a bigger habit.
What feels familiar
A small monthly skincare habit, matched to a skin type and concern you choose, which BeautyFIX doesn't let you set.
What changes
It's masks only: no serums, no makeup, and no full-size bottles.
Magazine editor picks
Allure Beauty Box vs BeautyFIX by Dermstore
Best for: Name-brand picks from a magazine's beauty desk instead of a retailer's.
Allure Beauty Box sends six picks a month from the Allure editors who run the Best of Beauty awards, and members get a store with discounts of up to 50%. Allure isn't sold on Cratejoy, so the link goes to Allure's own site.
What feels familiar
Name-brand beauty picked by professionals, for close to BeautyFIX's price.
What changes
It costs about $5 more a box, and the six picks mix makeup and skincare instead of leaning on skincare. Free shipping stops at the contiguous US.
The honest part
When BeautyFIX is still the better fit
Keep BeautyFIX if the brand names are the point. None of the Cratejoy boxes here is built around clinical skincare lines like SkinCeuticals and iS Clinical, and none matches $25 for a box Dermstore values at $100 or more. Keep it, too, if you like buying one past box without a subscription, since Dermstore sells earlier boxes one at a time.
How we chose these boxes
We started from what BeautyFIX sends and the reasons a member might want something else: products chosen for their skin, full sizes, vegan or organic formulas, a smaller bill, or a different curator. Then we went through the skincare and beauty boxes on Cratejoy with a working buy button and kept the ones that answer one of those reasons. That left five boxes from five sellers. We added Allure Beauty Box because no Cratejoy box is built around editor-picked name brands. The photo at the top is Dermstore's own image of a BeautyFIX box.
Questions before switching
Which alternative is closest to BeautyFIX?
SplureBox Skin Care & Health Club. It sends a monthly skincare box that the seller values at $100 or more, for $37.44 a month. If you want vegan formulas, Vegancuts keeps BeautyFIX's mix of deluxe and full sizes.
Is there a skincare box built for my skin type?
PinkSeoul PLUS Box builds each box from the skin type and focus you choose, such as wrinkles, acne, or pigmentation. FaceMaskTonight matches its sheet masks to your skin type and concern. BeautyFIX has no skin-type setup.
Is there a cheaper box like BeautyFIX?
FaceMaskTonight costs about $13 a month, but it sends sheet masks only. For a box with serums, creams, and makeup together, BeautyFIX is already the least expensive option on this list at $24.95.
Is there a box like BeautyFIX with more makeup?
EYESCREAM Beauty Box on Cratejoy sends five to seven items a month across tools, makeup, and skincare, with a palette in every box, for about $30 a month.
How do I cancel BeautyFIX?
On the pay-monthly plan, cancel in your Dermstore account at least 14 business days before your next renewal. A later cancellation means one more box and one more charge. The Cratejoy boxes on this list can be canceled anytime from your Cratejoy account.
