Within the world of blogging, subscription boxes are firmly at the top of the 'lust list' along with dreamy eye palettes and rose gold stationery. However, step outside of that and it's surprising how many people are taken aback by the suggestion of a box of goodies arriving at your door every month - uh, or quarterly, bi-annually etc. Anyway, after yet another encounter with someone who hadn't been introduced to the concept, I did a little exploring and put together 15 of the most impressive lifestyle subscription boxes available in the UK that I could find! Better yet, I've cherry-picked various options for both men and women falling under the category of 'lifestyle' including food, beauty and more...
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Not Another Bill - £24/month - Aims to introduce subscribers to great artists, designers and brands. The gifts are tailored to profiles and include options such as monogrammed notebooks and brass pencils
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Not Another Bill - £24/month - Aims to introduce subscribers to great artists, designers and brands. The gifts are tailored to profiles and include options such as monogrammed notebooks and brass pencils
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Degustabox - £12.99/month - A monthly surprise food box featuring 10-15 tasty products; a great way of introducing yourself to new (and at times unusual) foods
London Sock Company - £10-25/month (depending on how many pairs you opt for) - A luxurious men's sock company with an interesting story behind its creation. Subscribers can choose their own socks , or allow stylists to choose for them
Pink Parcel - £10.50/month (£6.99 first time) - A monthly pick-me-up filled with pampering products to help the 'week' go a little more smoothly. Subscribers let Pink Parcel know their dates, and then sit back and wait for the pretty things to arrive.
Psst! Fascinating guest post on their blog by model Victoria Cain and her perspective on what it's like to get your period at fashion week
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Montezuma's - £19.99/month - 600g of milk, white and dark Award Winning British chocolate delivered through your letterbox each month. A little bit of what you fancy does you good?
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Montezuma's - £19.99/month - 600g of milk, white and dark Award Winning British chocolate delivered through your letterbox each month. A little bit of what you fancy does you good?
Glossybox - £10/month (get this month's for £6 with the code OCT40UK) - Glossy by name, glossy by nature. Filled with 5 monthly treats, it's one of the most popular beauty subscription boxes in the game - aaand I think I may have just persuaded myself to subscribe...
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__________My Little Box - £14.95/month - Created in Paris, a monthly selection of Parisian-inspired fashion, beauty and lifestyle picks are sent to subscribers' doors. The icing on the cake? There's a monthly theme!
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The Vegan Kind - £10/month - Marketed as the UK's most popular subscription box for Vegans, each box contains 5-8 vegan products. Choose from The Lifestyle Box (food) or The Beauty Box
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| Some recently featured brands by The Vegan Kind |
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Me My Suit and Tie - £30/month - Aimed at the modern gentleman, each box comprises 5/6 suit accessories. A great way for busy men to constantly update their style, and come to think of it, an equally great way to score easy brownie points with the guy in your life
Allotinabox - £59.99/year - An annual subscription that sees 4 of Allotinabox's limited edition Grow Your Own seed boxes sent out quarterly. The perfect gift for those who love spending time in the garden and enjoy growing their own food
Cohorted - £35/month - The stuff dreams are made of. Beauty brand names found nestled in the subscription boxes range from Bobbi Brown to Clarins and from Dior to Chanel
Psst! Check out The Ovali Collection; a brand new range by Cohorted featuring ten individual brushes
Hotel Chocolat Tasting Club - £22.95/month (£9.95 first month) - Subscribers can take their pick from a selection of boxed chocolate options, each one comprising a tasty mixture of recipes. 70,000 members and counting...
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Henry J Socks - £5.99-£15.63/quarterly (depending on how many pairs you opt for) - Novelty socks for men, available in subscriptions of 3, 6 and 12 months
Psst! Look out for a pair of these in a Men's Christmas Gift Guide coming to A Glass Of Ice in November
Psst! Look out for a pair of these in a Men's Christmas Gift Guide coming to A Glass Of Ice in November
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Moi-Même Box - £49.95/month (delivered every 3 months) - Beautifully curated boxes featuring jewellery, stationery, beauty, homeware and more. Their most recent box featured a glass candle, cashmere socks plus other treats
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| Left: Moi-Même box ingredients in process + Right: Gorgeous shot by @Bangonstyle of the October Hygge Box |
Bloom & Wild - £26-90/month (depending on chosen bouquet) - The ultimate gift; carefully selected, hand-packed flowers posted through the letterbox. With free next day delivery an option, this is the only decision left to make: the Genevieve or the Hand-Tied Harper?!
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| Left: The Amelie + Right: The Harper |
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With love,
Gabrielle x
This is such a great list, Gabrielle! I am only familiar with Glossybox, Cohorted, My Little Box but not familiar with the others. How about Look Fantastic? And I think Latest In Beauty has one too?
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There are so many different types of subscription boxes out there every day and what's nice is that some of these are so specialized that there is probably one out there for everyone. Gabrielle, I totally agree that subscription boxes make brilliant treats both for ourselves or others. I certainly wouldn't mind getting a subscription to the Moi-Même or Bloom & Wild boxes :)
ReplyDeleteThese all sound so nice!! The Hotel Chocolat box is definitely up my alley! Are the Glossy Box subscriptions available in Canada?
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Hey Renee, Glossybox's FAQs state they ship to the following countries: UK/Ireland, Austria, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Sweden and the USA. Although having said that, there seems to be plenty of recent Canadian Glossybox reviews online - so best ask Glossybox direct! :)
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I want the chocolates. And flowers. Hahah
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Glossy box is good. I liked it when I was subscribed. But stopped subscribing because I too many samples. :)
Omg I want Bloom & Wild box! Canada's boxes aren't as great, especially if they started out in another country! I used to sub to Topbox and Ipsy but stopped now! So many beautiful options, I wish I was living in UK!!
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oOoO I want the food/candy ones heheh. But the flower ones would be fun too!!
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The best name has to be Not Another Bill! We had the Hotel Chocolat one for a year and really enjoyed receiving chocs in the post
ReplyDeleteI mean, you had me at Montezuma's, absolutely love that place! Such a unique and fab idea for a post!
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You wouldn´t know which one to chose haha :D
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It's so nice to see a list of subscription boxes that are not only beauty boxes. To be honest, it feels like a breath of fresh air. I would love to subscribe to the foody ones, as well as all different kinds of stuff. You are so right - this is a great idea for a Christmas gift.
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Great selection! I love that boxes have expanded from just beauty and now theres a whole industry out there from chocolate to socks!
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I wish Cohorted was available in the States. Definitely my kind of beauty box! HaHaHa So nice Gabrielle! I also like, My Little Box and Pink Parcel.
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I NEEEED all the chocolate/vegan boxes in my life! That Hotel Chocolat one is what dreams are made of <3
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ahh I love the socks!! xxo
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I had no idea there were so many of these monthly boxes now, this is so cool! I'd only heard about the Degustabox before, but I think I'd definitely subscribe to The Vegan Kind beauty box out of all of them. I'm always looking for vegan and cruelty free products so that kind of thing is really useful for me. Great list! - Tasha
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So many awesome boxes!
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I hadn't heard of a lot of these, some of them sound fantastic! Really like the ones for men actually, I think my husband would love them. The chocolate ones would definitely be my downfall though! x
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Love the sound of the first one! I used to get Pink Parcel but it got a bit same-y but I loved the idea!
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This is such a great list. I used to subscribe to My Little Box for a year. I loved every box.
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This post genuinely makes me want to live in the UK and just have way too many subscriptions haha! It's just something that gets extra fun/exciting when they do arrive! Like a mini-Christmas each time! Xx
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The UK has so many amazing subscription boxes!! I love subscription boxes as its such a pick me up everytime they arrive! I have the worst PMT right now and could use that ahem monthly box you suggested! The chocolate one and the glossy box looks like great options too
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Wow! This is a great list Gab and surely is very helpful. Made me curious on researching for subscription box here in our country. I only know several and mostly they are for beauty enthusiast. I haven't heard of food and lifestyle subscription box here.
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There are so many fantastic boxes on this list! I had no idea that there were such things as flower subscription boxes! My personal favorite is the chocolate one...because CHOCOLATE :D Cohorted also sounds lovely! I wouldn't mind paying that price for a few higher end beauty product samples :)
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These subscription boxes looks so dreamy.
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All of these boxes would definitely be great gifts to give... or receive! ;)
ReplyDeleteI really like the sound of the Cohorted box or the Not Another Bill one.
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I wish more boxes offered international shipping! I would love to try new products and discover new brands! Thanks for sharing these boxes, half of them are unknown to me! :)
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I live in the US, but my cousin just moved to the UK, so I am absolutely passing this post along! This is such a comprehensive list - I'm so jealous I can't use it here in America. Such a lovely post, beautiful!
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This is the best post on subscription boxes I have seen. They all look amazing and I had never heard of most of them either!
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Wow, these are all so amazing! Crossing my fingers that the Cohorted and Montezuma subs are available here, in South Africa.
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I don't currently subscribe to any boxes but I love the idea of My Little Box and Pink Parcel!
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So beautiful boxes....really nice idea Gabrielle!!! Have a nice day, kisses (and thank you for your visit),
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Oh I so wish we could get the Hotel Chocolat tasting subscription here! :D My friend loved their store (in London I think) and brought us some over, it was so delicious they make great chocolate.
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I could subscribe to all of them!! They all look so nice!
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Not Another Bill and Glossybox are my faves :) I love beauty boxes like the LookFantastic one ! But all of these are really good !! xx
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I usually don't take a risk of recieving something I don't like but these look so tempting to get!
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The London Sock Company has a lot of charity work behind what they do as well. I loved your list! This one for men is wonderful they make very custom type styles. The GlossyBox is also great :) I think this was a very interesting research you did on these. I love some of these choices :) http://www.bauchlefashion.com/2016/10/hot-bucket-in-city.html
ReplyDeleteSign me up for all of these!!! Especially the Montezuma's chocolate =o) yum! Thanks for sharing all of these =o)
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WOW! All of these subscription services sound amazing and worth joining for what it seems you get! I know for sure my husband would love the two that are tailored for men because he LOVES matching his socks to his ties and he loves accessorizing with pocket squares and lapels; I wish they had something like that here in the States, they probably do, I just need to look into it. I'm also intrigued by the Pink Parcel. Girl, it's the WORST when your "friend" comes during Fashion Week, all the worse case scenarios go through your mind, haha. Thanks so much for sharing, beauty, and I hope you're having the best week so far!
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I don't live in the UK but those subscription boxes looks so good.
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I want the Degustabox and Montezuma even though I'm on a diet heheheheh!
ReplyDeleteThis post is fantastic and just in time! I'm moving to the UK in a couple of days so it's super useful, I didn't know about most of them! Thanks so much for sharing this, bookmarked for future reference :)
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Oh very great beauty and food box
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Ah there are so many I just dont know which ones to choose! I have dabbled in a few of them but I always have to stop them else I end up with all my salary being spent on them!!
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All of these subscriptions look amazing, but I can't have a chocolate subscription because I'll eat it all in two days. ahahha
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They all sound lovely! Montezuma's actually looks amazing :') xx
ReplyDeleteI liked My Little Box and Glossy Box in the past, and I absolutely loved Moi Même Box that I received and featured. Great compilation of subscription boxes. I think lifestyle boxes and food boxes are the ones that I prefer. x/ Madison
ReplyDeletewow these look so good thanks for putting this together gabrielle!
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You guys are spoilt for choice over there! Maybe I haven’t dug deep enough but I don’t think I’ve seen anything that luxurious over here (unless you count gifting boxes..)
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So many amazing boxes! I would so love that flower one!
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Glossy box looks interesting. I'm currently addicted to cosmetics and I think it's a nice thing to get subscriptions from beauty companies like it. Thanks for sharing! I missed reading your blog! <3
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These subscription boxes all looks so nice! I would want to try them all out, especially the Glossybox.
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Without a doubt the best one is the chocolate one. AAAAAH I need it all, haha, it would probably result in me gaining a tonne of weight but it looks so so good!!
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I'm not a fan of subscription boxes, I always feel like you get 80% crap and 20% amazingness. Hehehehe. Well maybe with beauty ones. But I have to say the mention of a chocolate one, ummm, I can totally get on board with.
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This is a fantastic list! Love the concept of a box of goodies delivered to my doorstep once a month! Especially love the Hotel Chocolate Tasting club and the Bloom & Wild hand-packed flowers. Great ideas for Christmas as well!
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I am not a fan of description boxes in general, but there are a few nice ones in your list.
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Some great concept ! Some subcription box fades away with time, but some keep raising their standards and improves with time. This is really nice compilation.
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I love this post, I haven't heard of many of them but I know of Bloom and Wild and Glossybox, flowers are my favourite things in the world, it'll be the one I defo look into!!Have a lovely Weekend :)
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I've never heard of Cohorted before but it sounds amazing, I love that they seem to be using higher end brands as well. Now all I need is for something like that to come to Aus.
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I know I would totally enjoy the Degustabox, Montezuma's box and the Hotel Chocolat Tasting club box, being the foodie that I am lol :P.
ReplyDeleteThe other boxes are also very interesting. Thank you for sharing Gabrielle :)
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This was neat to see UK subscription boxes opposed to US ones --they all look so chic and glamorous!
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ReplyDeleteOo oh my! The chocolate boxes without a shadow of a doubt look ever so appealing especially the ones by Montezuma's! You've given your readers serious chocolate cravings no doubt after looking at this eye candy (quite literally)
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Lovely post and I'll have to look into a few of these especially if it means having luxury chocolate coming through the post each month ;)
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