9 Best Beauty Subscription Boxes of 2026

IPSY Extra is the plan that took over from BoxyCharm: the ipsy.com/boxycharm address now opens the IPSY Extra page, which promises 5 full-size products every month for $32 plus shipping. IPSY's shop listing says a box holds up to $200 worth of beauty, picked to match your answers in the Beauty Quiz. The plan page shows the whole monthly collection before you join, and the November lineup included Rare Beauty Stay Vulnerable Melting Blush, Laura Mercier Real Flawless concealer, Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Hue Drops, Drybar Big Brew root spray and Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm. Members receive 5 products from that collection, so you will not get every item pictured. Shipping is extra, which narrows the gap with Allure Beauty Box, whose $30 price includes shipping in the contiguous US. For buyers who want full sizes from brands they already know, the published lineup and the $32 price make it the strongest monthly value we compared.

Allure Beauty Box sends six products picked by Allure editors each month for $30 a box, and the price includes shipping in the contiguous US, which IPSY charges separately. The box page states that each curation is valued at $125 or more, and new members get a free gift in the first box. The November box listed a Nulastin brow serum as the new member gift alongside a choice of Drunk Elephant product. Members also get early access to limited editions and a members-only store with discounts of up to 50%. If you are unsure, the Beauty Discovery Box costs $50 once with no renewal, which is a useful trial. The trade-off is control: the editors choose the products, and the box mixes sizes rather than promising full sizes like IPSY Extra. The brand is licensed from Conde Nast to MarZ Licensing, LLC, according to the site footer.

IPSY Original is the plan that used to be called the Glam Bag, and the ipsy.com/glambag address now opens it. For $15 a month plus shipping you get 5 deluxe-size samples, which IPSY's shop listing values at up to $70, matched to your Beauty Quiz answers. The November collection included Benefit The POREfessional Concealer, Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer, Smashbox Photo Finish primer and a Briogeo hair mask, so the brands are recognizable even when the sizes are small. That makes it the cheapest verified box on this list and a sensible way to test a foundation or a mascara before paying for a full tube. The limits are the sizes and the value ceiling: samples run out fast, and the stated value is well below the $125 or more that Allure quotes. If you find you keep buying the full sizes anyway, IPSY Extra at $32 is the natural step up.

FabFitFun is a seasonal box rather than a monthly one: every 3 months you choose 6 full-size products from more than 100 options, and FabFitFun puts the average box value at $350. The annual plan works out to $64.99 a box but is billed as $259.96 a year, while the flexible seasonal plan costs $79.99 a box billed quarterly. Beauty is only part of the mix. The Winter 2026 box listed Rare Beauty eyeshadow sticks, a Laneige tinted lip serum, Dr. Jart eye cream and Briogeo shampoo next to a Caraway pan, a throw and a robe. Members also get weekly sales with discounts of up to 70% and can swap box products for store credit. FabFitFun says it has over 1 million members. Choose it if you like picking every item and want home and fashion in the same box; choose a monthly beauty box if you only want makeup and skincare.

Birchbox is built around choice. Its plan page offers two boxes: Birchbox Monthly, from $22 a box, with 6 products including 1 full size and up to a $75 value, and Birchbox Signature, from $44 a box every other month, with 4 full-size products and up to a $175 value. Both can be customized every time, and the homepage says you can choose from samples, travel-size and full-size options, or let Birchbox build the box from your beauty goals quiz. That level of control is the main reason to pick it over IPSY, where the products are matched for you. The Members Market lets you buy full sizes of past favorites. The drawbacks are size and cadence: the Monthly box is mostly samples, Signature ships only every other month, and the plan page does not show shipping costs, so check checkout before comparing it with Allure's free shipping.

Petit Vour limits its box to products that are cruelty-free, non-toxic and plant-based, which no other box on this list promises. The Vegan Beauty Box starts at $25 a box and sends 3 to 4 products a month with a stated total value of $75 to $100, mixing makeup, hair care, body care and skincare matched to the profile you fill in at sign-up. Rating the month's items earns 400 PV Points, worth $4, to spend in the Petit Vour store. The step-up Petit Vour Plus box holds 3 to 5 travel and full-size products, values them at over $100 and costs from $28 with free shipping. Boxes ship in batches between the 10th and 20th of each month, and monthly plans can be canceled from your account or by email. The trade-off for the strict standard is volume: 3 to 4 items is fewer than the 5 or 6 from IPSY and Allure.

Beauty Heroes takes a different approach from the sample boxes. Each month it features one clean beauty brand and sends a full-size Hero product with a Sidekick. The November Discovery came from RMS Beauty, with a 180 ml Kakadu Body Butter listed at $49 and a 100 ml Kakadu Beauty Body Oil at $52, for a stated box value of $127. Plans are prepaid: 3 months costs $146.85 ($48.95 a month), 6 months $269.70 ($44.95 a month) and 12 months $503.40 ($41.95 a month), and a one-time box costs $62.95. Members get 15% off every purchase in the Beauty Heroes store, which stocks brands such as OSEA, Ursa Major and True Botanicals, and store orders over $75 ship free in the US. It is the priciest box here and the least varied, since one brand fills each box, but it suits buyers who prefer two full-size products to five samples.

GLOSSYBOX is a UK beauty subscription that sends 5 beauty products to try each month, with free delivery on all subscriptions. Its plan page offers a flexible monthly plan and prepaid bundles of 3, 6 and 12 boxes, and the price per box falls as the prepaid term gets longer. Subscribers earn Glossy Credit to spend on the site and get discounts on limited edition boxes such as themed edits and an advent calendar. From our location the site showed prices only in pounds sterling, so we could not verify a USD price, and the pages we checked did not confirm delivery to the US. That is why it sits below the US boxes on this list despite a low price per box. It suits UK readers comparing it with IPSY and Allure, but US shoppers should check delivery before signing up.

Scentbird is the fragrance option on this list. Instead of a mixed box, it sends one 8 mL vial a month of a designer scent you choose from more than 600, which Scentbird says is about 120 sprays and enough for daily wear for a month. You start with a fragrance quiz, build a monthly queue of scents and can skip or cancel at any time, and shipping is free in the US. The first subscription comes with a free case for the vial. It suits people who want to try perfumes and colognes before paying for a full bottle, and it gives more control than any beauty box because you name the exact product. The limits are scope and price checking: it covers fragrance only, sends one item a month, and from our location the site showed only pound sterling prices, so the USD price is pending.