Hello everyone! First beauty post in a while but I thought I?d share my thoughts on the beauty subscription (essentially) company, Beauty Pie, which I signed up to last year. 
 
I had heard of it but had largely ignored it until then.  I am not sure why I did sign up now I think of it – it?s not like I am lacking in cosmetics or skincare but I suppose it looked like something fun to try.  In three months, here is everything I have bought:
 

So to explain it in my own terms (since it is a bit confusing). 
Every month you pay a subscription fee in order to access the Beauty Pie range as a discounted rate.  The fee is anything from £5 – £20.  You can also pay £99 for a year upfront. 
When you subscribe you get a ?buying allowance? amount and this is what you can spend in the store based on retail price.  So let?s say you sign up for £5 a month which gives you £50 allowance. You want a serum which has a RRP (they say) of £50 so that is within your allowance. The member price may be £6, so you would pay £6 plus shipping for it.  In total that month you have spent £5 + £6 + postage. Does that make sense"

The cosmetic products tend to be around the £20 or so RRP price point but the skincare is more, on par with high end beauty ranges, therefore £50 won?t get you too far. You can get a higher subscription rate OR buy a booster or add on for that month OR you can let your credit roll over and do a splurge another time.  
On your first month...