FabFitFun Summer 2020 Box Review

Times flies, here is another FabFitFun box to review. To start, a reminder that this post isn’t sponsored in any way; I pay for an annual subscription out of my own pocket, and always have. The cost works out to about $80CAD including shipping for each box, and there are 4 of them every year. As an annual subscriber, I have the option to customize 5 of the items in the box. The remaining 3 items are selected for you. I seem to recall it being the case that everyone got the same set items, but now there is a selection of 2-3 options for each additional item (though you still have no control over what you get).
Here’s a look at my FabFitFun Summer 2020 box.
I look forward to seeing the box design each time. This one was meh. Still, my daughter loves these boxes – she uses them for her doll houses.

This time around, I chose 2 items from the “Add On” sale. Add Ons are items that you can choose to, well, add on to your box at an extra cost. They are usually the same brands that you would typically see in your boxes, available at a supposedly discounted price. [I’ve never bothered to check with regular retail outlets to see if that’s the case. I just look at the FFF price and decide if it’s worth it to me or not.] The first item I chose was a C. Wonder watermelon-print foldable umbrella. My last one bit the dust last year, so I needed a replacement. This one was cute and something like $9USD which seemed reasonable enough. Unfortunately, I later got a notification that the umbrella was no longer available and my money was refunded. Too bad.

The other Add-On item I picked was a set of 3 masks. They were $11USD which, again, I thought was a decent price even after the exchange rate. They are light blue, light pink, and black. My husband has already commandeered the black one. They are very nice – lightweight and breathable. Here’s what they look like:

On to the box!

This Spongelle hand cream was one of the FFF picks. I’m not mad about it, but not super excited either. A hand cream is always handy, if you’ll pardon the pun.
Retail price: $18USD.

Another FFF pick – I guess they wanted to make sure all my extremities were being looked after. This is even less exciting for me than hand cream, but I’ll take it. I am sure it will get used. Maybe I can even convince my husband to give me a foot massage.
Retail price: $24USD

This was an item that I chose and I love it. Does an ice roller do anything? I have no idea. But it feels really nice on the skin, and now I can feel like one of the cool girls on Instagram.
Retail: $30USD (LOLOLOL!)

While this was an FFF pick, it was actually one of the items I was hoping to get. I normally don’t care for make-up in my FFF boxes because I hardly wear any and I’m picky, but I was intrigued by this “universal” brow pencil. Doing my brows is my one remaining daily make-up routine, even now. Not sure if I would consider this pencil truly universal, but it seems to work. It’s a bit darker than my usual one, but not clownishly so (I think). Will be a useful item, for sure.
Retail: $16USD

This was a much anticipated item. I first tried this shampoo and condition duo in either my Winter or Spring box (can’t remember) and liked it a lot. I ran out just as this box was being shipped. I had actually planned to buy this as an Add-On, but when I saw that it was an option in the box itself, I was stoked.
Retail: $64USD

I like ceramic vases a lot, so I wasn’t mad to see this as an option (especially as the other options in this tier were less appealing) but it was a bit disappointing in real life. It’s a little too blah for me.
Retail: $28USD

This was the one tier I really struggled with. There was a wireless charger I was initially going to pick, only to realize that I don’t need more cords in my life. Then I was going to pick an eyelash serum, until I read reviews that said it wasn’t much good. After getting burned with GrandeLash (not literally, it simply didn’t do anything for my lashes), I decided to skip. In the future, if I’m going to spend money on a lash serum, it will only be EyEnvy. The other items in this tier were a towel (meh), an eye cream (meh), and a straw tote (not my style). Anyway, this was ultimately the item I picked by elimination. Thankfully, the scent is fine and not overpowering. I like the way it looks (see below) – it’s nice and sleek.
Retail: $59USD (As if!)

Ok, these Toms sunglasses were the one item I was most excited about. And they look great! Except … I think they are too narrow for my face and they pinch at my temples. Saaaaaaaaad face! I’m debating whether to try to stretch them – is that even possible? – but I will most likely pass them on to my SIL. Siiiiigh.
Retail cost: $58USD.

And here’s everything all together:

Overall, this was a more than acceptable box – sunglasses heartbreak notwithstanding – and I am already looking forward to the Fall box; fun mail has never been a happier event than in the last three months.