The 9 Best UK Beauty Subscription Boxes

Covering far more than just makeup, the beauty industry is anything and everything we use to make ourselves feel and look our best; from perfume to shaving, cosmetics to fake tan. What’s more, following the boom in micro-influencers thanks to social media platforms such as Instagram and YouTube, looking and feeling your best has never been a hotter topic.

From makeup artists to YouTubers, to A-listers; beauty is enjoyed by men, women, and everything in between, right across the world. And with beauty subscription boxes covering everything from vegan makeup and Korean skincare to monthly period boxes and perfume deliveries; there’s a beauty subscription box that’s perfect for everyone.

Providing an ideal solution for discovering the latest and hottest new products, but equally helpful if you want to try before you buy, a beauty box is a fun and exciting way to keep your makeup counter refreshed and your body feeling beautiful. Whether it’s testing out the latest beauty products on Instagram stories, treating a loved one to a thoughtful birthday gift that arrives monthly, or a simple interest in the latest products on the market,  a beauty subscription box is the perfect treat.

Delivering to your door on a typically monthly basis, a beauty box subscription surprises you with a range of gorgeous beauty goodies, whatever your favoured niche. So, for anyone looking to give their current beauty regime a creative boost, we’ve rounded up the 9 best UK beauty subscription boxes on the market for your reading pleasure.

If vegan is your thing, then The Pip Box is just the subscription you need. Delivering at least 5 cruelty-free and vegan-friendly products to your door each month, this box will introduce you to a whole new assortment of beauty and cosmetic products that not only benefit you but the lives of animals too. For every box sold, 50p is donated to Animal-Free Research, so you get to sample new products while making a positive impact on the world. Lip balms, eyeliners and face scrubs - you can make the world a better place one Pip Box at a time!

Order Pip Box from uOpen today for £22 per month with free delivery

Love trying out new beauty products but don’t want to overload your skin with chemicals and synthetic ingredients? LoveLula is the natural beauty box for you. Delivering a monthly box of organic products, you can expect shampoo, body creams, face balms and eye masks arriving at your door - without any of the nasties! With the majority of products being vegan-friendly and organic, these products smell amazing and will make you feel amazing too. Get ready to unwind and detox, and give your skin a much needed natural boost!

Visit Love Lula to buy a box from £14.95 per month

Control freak? You’ll want to give the Latest In Beauty box a go. Putting the power back in your hands, each month you get to choose 3, 6 or 9 products in a personalised build your own beauty box experience. With gorgeous treats from big names such as L’Occitane, Kiko and St Tropez, the Latest in Beauty Box is perfect for those who are not completely sure about giving up the reigns to the beauty box mavens. Make sure you never receive a product that you won’t use and keep your beauty drawer topped up with the hottest products on the market.

Visit Latest In Beauty to purchase a box for £25 per month plus free delivery

Even if you’ve somehow not heard of the beauty boxes listed above (...), we’re pretty sure you’ll have heard of this one. With over 1 million ‘Glossies’ worldwide, Glossybox is a community obsessed with all things beauty. Alongside their monthly beauty delivery of 5 sought after products packaged in the - now iconic - pink box, the editorial team at Glossybox provide regular competitions, tutorials and guides online too. Enjoy brand new beauty products to try out with some old favourites thrown in too. Goodies include beautiful treats from thisworks, ESPA, Yves Saint Laurent to name a few. What’s more, when Christmas swings around you can indulge in the Glossybox advent calendar featuring 25 treats from some of the world’s best-loved brands and ones you won’t have seen in Glossybox before.

Visit Glossybox to order a box from £8.50 per month plus free delivery

As the winner of Best New Personal Care Product in the OK! Beauty Awards of 2018, Friction Free Shaving is a must for anyone looking for perfectly hair-free pins without the hassle. If you hate scrabbling around in the bath with a rusty razor every week, Friction Free Shaving is the shaving subscription box you need in your life. Let FFS deliver you the world’s first metal razor designed for women. The first box comes with a sturdy, beautifully designed razor in a choice of two colours plus 4 blades complete with a lubricating Vitamin E strip. Each monthly box after that delivers 4 more blades so you’ll never go rusty again. With the additional option to engrave your razor for £6, shaving your legs has never been such a luxurious treat. Friction Free Shaving is the shaving subscription box you need to welcome into your life.

Visit Friction Free Shaving to order a box from £9 per month plus free delivery

As Europe’s number 1 beauty retailer, Lookfantastic sure know their stuff about beauty and each month, they deliver 6 delightfully indulgent beauty products that are perfect for treating yourself to a little pick-me-up. You’ll receive a mix of cult classics from your favourite brands, plus treats from completely new brands you may not have heard of. With all items carefully selected by the Lookfantastic beauty team, you’re sure to discover new treats month after month. Their beauty box offering has a guaranteed worth of over £50 per box and always comes complete with the latest issue of Elle magazine so you’ll have some pop culture to indulge in too.

Visit Lookfantastic to buy a box from £13 per month plus free delivery

The Korean and Japanese beauty market is enjoying some much deserved time in the spotlight at the moment. As pioneers of innovative skin care, it’s a market well known for its playful and adventurous beauty products and the nomakenolife box encapsulates all the fun and frivolity of Korean skincare in one simple box. As one of the best Korean beauty boxes, it delivers an exciting assortment of unique masks and skincare essentials, plus useful tools and accessories. nomakenolife is the perfect K-beauty box for those looking to branch out from their usual beauty regime and see what brilliant and funky treats lie across the pond.

Visit nomakenolife to purchase a box from $32.00 per month

If you’ve got a nose for good scents, Sniph is a fragrance subscription box that will be a welcome addition to your postbox. Finding the most delightful artisanal scents from the best boutique perfume studios all over the world, each month they deliver a beautifully packaged perfume sample direct to your door - providing a convenient and exciting way for you to explore new scents every month without the hefty price tag. With the option to choose which collections you’d like to try out, from ‘Female Classics’, ‘Clean’ or ‘Trending Now’ to name a few, you’ll be feeling and smelling divine all month long.

Purchase Sniph from uOpen today from £14 per box plus free delivery

Jobs, family, friends, the gym...the to-do list goes on. We don’t always have time to scour the shelves looking for new products and accessories to improve our self-care regime. A beauty box subscription takes away that hassle, by delivering you a box full of beauty goodies for you to try out and indulge in the comfort of your own home - completely stress-free.

Whether you’re looking to refresh your makeup routine or want to share the latest and greatest beauty products with your social media following, a beauty subscription box is the perfect monthly treat to supercharge your makeup counter. With self-care boxes covering everything from the latest Korean skincare releases, to perfume sampling, to shaving products, there is a subscription box that’s perfect for everyone.

At uOpen, we offer a range of incredible subscription boxes in a variety of different categories so no matter what your interests, there’ll be something that’s perfect for you too. With drink subscription boxes for tipple lovers, food subscription boxes for foodies and health and fitness boxes for those looking to supercharge their wellbeing, browse the full range at uOpen today.