So from the first sales pitch, I was keen to know more about the "inclusive, sexy, confident, diverse, from the sheets to the streets and right to your door, SlutBox".
I signed up for the three-month subscription for SlutBox by Amber Rose, in which I had to fill out a short survey to "tell them a little bit about myself, and they would hand-pick special curated items with my style, sizes and vibe in mind".
I want to give you my answers, so you have an idea of what I was thinking I would receive in my SlutBoxes, and how I don't think they really hit the mark with the survey, at all.
It asked which pronoun I would like them to use, Options being He, She, or They/Them. I chose 'She'.
It asked how do I identify my sexuality, Options being Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Pansexual, Asexual, Bisexual, Straight, or Other. I chose 'Straight'.
It asked do I use safe sex tools, Options being Condoms, Dental Dams, Latex-free Barriers, All of the Above, or None. I chose 'Condoms'.
It asked what my T-shirt size is, Options being S, M, L, XL, or XXL. I chose 'L'.
Then there was a box where I could fill in anything else, any further information to get to know their subscriber. I wrote 'I'm currently in my first year of Master of Sexology program at Curtin University and I love the idea of this slut box!'
Okay, so with all of this information, I was expecting a lot of sex-related items. Maybe a small sex toy based on my sexual preference and identity, or condoms...according to the site I would be expecting "5-7+ slut-quality items (~$100+ value), Beauty, sex-positivity, fashion & more, Interviews, guides, inspo & more, and Charity & Giving partnerships".
After a three-month subscription, I decided not to re-subscribe because I felt like I was not getting my money's worth and honestly, a lot of these products were not tailored to me. It was okay. It was not what I had envisioned when I signed up for it. It is a lot of regular size items, not samples, that don't quite feel like they belong in the SlutBox...like the sunglasses which I will refer to later. There are a lot of self care items within each box, which are great, but some of them aren't really for everyone and I think are more of a sponsorship promo than actual SlutBox concept. This is not my first subscription box, I did ipsy for a year and I absolutely loved what I got from them and their products were very tailored to my liking, but the same cannot be said for my SlutBox.
Okay, the first month, May, was the launch of SlutBox worldwide. I currently live in Western Australia and a lot of people got their SlutBoxes before me due to proximity of the supplier. When I finally received my box, unfortunately one of the items inside had opened in transit and spilled throughout the box, giving off a pleasant smell, but not so pleasant feeling to the items and paperwork in the box. I let SlutBox know about this issue, but with my subsequent boxes there were items that still had the possibility of leaking in transit, but thankfully did not. There is a little zine inside that tells you what should be in the box and here is what was in mine:
- 3-pack Lelo brand HEX condom
- 1-5fl oz bottle of Measurable Difference's Lifting Cream for Neck & Dècolletè
- 1-2.5fl oz tube of Lelo brand water-based formula personal moisturiser
- 1-6.7fl oz bottle of DeoDoc Daily Intimate Wash in Violet Cotton scent (this was the culprit of the fragrant yet unpleasant spill in my box because it was not wrapped or boxed liked the other liquid containing items)
- 1 set of Pastease pasties in a heart shape that say SLUT in bright pink, repeated in a screen print style
- The exclusive We the Sluts T-shirt in size Large
- 1 Lipslut "F*ck Trump" shade Matte Liquid Lipstick, regular, not sample size
- 1-0.20fl oz Handipop edible hand job massage gel in Cotton Candy flavour
- 1-0.57fl oz tube of Yu-Be Moisturizing Skin Cream
- 1 Skin and Sense Conquer Lip Treatment in Banana Pudding flavour, basically bougie chapstick, which was melted by the time it got to me
Okay, so this was not a bad box! There were a few items in the box that had multiple options I could have received. With this box and with my two subsequent boxes, I felt like I was getting the short end of the stick on a lot of these options, which is part of the reason I unsubscribed.
I did not find the DeoDoc item actually a very good one to be sending out to the masses. As a studying future sexologist and just person who cares about my personal pH balance and vaginal care, I never used scented tampons when I had a period for a reason, I never douched because I understood that it disrupted my body's natural efforts of reaching a normal pH balance, and I never used any type of scented intimate wash and never will. So, this product spilled in my box and that was the only time it has been used. I think it was not the best choice to send out this item or its other options, which were an intimate shaving foam and intimate antiperspirant...The only item I would even consider using of those three is the intimate shaving foam because it's the least harmful product of the three. The other two products are highly problematic for natural regulation of vaginal pH balance. As for the lifting cream...I don't fucking need that and I would never buy that in real life, at least not as a 28 year-old. That item also had another option, which was Lipo-Lotion and again, I would never buy or use this product and don't find it fitting into my idea of the SlutBox concept. I feel like I was shafted on the Pastease pasties because the other options would have much better suited me, especially because I am a burlesque dancer! The other options were gold sequin stars, silver sequin mermaid shells, and holographic crosses/x's...and I got the fucking hearts with the screen printed word SLUT. The one I was happy to get was that edible hand job gel in Cotton Candy because my other options were ON natural arousal oil or gel or Sizzle Lips warming edible gel in Candy Apple flavour. All in all out of the first box, I plan to use 7 out of the 10 items. Cool...well, the second box actually was a bigger hit for me, out of the 12 items only two of the items I won't use. One specifically being the damn sunglasses I got, out of all the styles of sunnies, I received bulky ass aviators that don't sit right on my face and I will never wear these shades.
Today, my third and final box of my three-box subscription arrived and once again, I received some items I would never buy for myself...Lip plump, I do not need or want and a golden shade of eye shadow, which I already have thousands of thanks to ipsy, ha! Out of the 11 items in this month's box, those two items and the Art Naturals Lavender Hydrosol, I could have done without.
What is missing from these subscriptions is slightly more intimate detail and information into the customers wants and needs from the SlutBox. There are quite a few items that I wish I had been given the chance to choose between within the SlutBoxes because it would have better suited my tastes and I would have felt that my $87USD for a three month subscription was better spent. Unfortunately, that has not been the case and is why I did not re-subscribe when the time rolled around this month. If you want the specific items list of the June and July boxes just let me know! I just feel like this is already pretty long as it is and if you really care, you will ask me personally, haha!
