In January of this year (2017), Chick Advisor launched a new premium membership which offered some additional perks for members who subscribed over the free Chick Advisor membership.
For a one-time fee ($60 CDN), Premium members receive over $190 worth of beauty products plus a cute custom ChickAdvisor makeup bag, exclusive perks and from time to time, online offers from Canadian e-retailers.
I subscribed on the 17th of March and waited patiently for my welcome bag to ship at the end of March. Sadly by the end of April I still had not received it so sent off a quick message to Chick Advisor support. Within a few days I received a reply from Jennifer Andrews who is the campaign manager for Chick Advisor, to let me know the packages were late going out but I should receive it soon as they were waiting for extra goodies to be included in the boxes.
I was so very excited when I went to the mailbox on Wednesdat (May 3) and discovered my Welcome package/bag had arrived. I hurried home and opened the box right away.
I am very detail oriented and quickly checked the Chick Advisor website as I remembered a couple other items in the picture provided by Chick Advisor when signing up. Sure enough, there appeared to be 3 items missing 😒
And sadly, there were no extra goodies as Jennifer Andrews had mentioned 😢
I understand that there may have been more members signing up for the premium membership than anticipated, however, a note to let us know that they ran out of some items would have been nice. The missing items were ones I was very much looking forward to trying too.
Bottom line - were the goodies in the premium membership welcome bag worth $190?
Prices below are taken from the product card included by Chick Advisor:
~ Know Cosmetics My Lips are Sealed - $25
~ Know Cosmetics No Bare Brows - $25
~ Mary Kay Lipstick - $21
~ Cake Beauty Heavy Cream Hand Balm - $12
~ CND Creative Play Nail Lacquer - $8.50
~ CND Vinylux Topcoat & Polish - $25
~ Vasanti Brighten up Exfoliator & Moisturizer (sample sizes) - $24
~ Le Petit Marseillais Body Wash - $8
Total for Welcome bag: $148.50
I suppose if the other three products were included, it might add up to the $190
~ Real Techniques Brush - approx $12
~ Zoella Bath bar - could not find a price online
~ Know Cosmetic No Dark Shadows - $25
Overall I am happy with what I received, just disappointed that there were some items missing. I have contacted Jennifer Andrews to find out if the missing items were indeed supposed to come with the Welcome Bag and will update when I have a reply.
If you'd like to join Chick Advisor, you can click here (I will receive a small $5 compensation for each person who joins)
** UPDATE - May 5
I received a reply from Jennifer Andrews indicating that the missing items would be sent "later this year (in the fall)" and this information had been posted in a video update on the Chick Advisor Facebook page. Additionally, the extra freebies she was referring to were the No Bare Brows and the Vinylux Polish + Vinylux Top Coat that they recently added as a bonus and were waiting to receive them from the brand.
* Blog contains affiliate/referral links. This is not a sponsored blog. All opinions are genuinely my own. *
For a one-time fee ($60 CDN), Premium members receive over $190 worth of beauty products plus a cute custom ChickAdvisor makeup bag, exclusive perks and from time to time, online offers from Canadian e-retailers.
I subscribed on the 17th of March and waited patiently for my welcome bag to ship at the end of March. Sadly by the end of April I still had not received it so sent off a quick message to Chick Advisor support. Within a few days I received a reply from Jennifer Andrews who is the campaign manager for Chick Advisor, to let me know the packages were late going out but I should receive it soon as they were waiting for extra goodies to be included in the boxes.
I was so very excited when I went to the mailbox on Wednesdat (May 3) and discovered my Welcome package/bag had arrived. I hurried home and opened the box right away.
I am very detail oriented and quickly checked the Chick Advisor website as I remembered a couple other items in the picture provided by Chick Advisor when signing up. Sure enough, there appeared to be 3 items missing 😒
And sadly, there were no extra goodies as Jennifer Andrews had mentioned 😢
I understand that there may have been more members signing up for the premium membership than anticipated, however, a note to let us know that they ran out of some items would have been nice. The missing items were ones I was very much looking forward to trying too.
Bottom line - were the goodies in the premium membership welcome bag worth $190?
Prices below are taken from the product card included by Chick Advisor:
~ Know Cosmetics My Lips are Sealed - $25
~ Know Cosmetics No Bare Brows - $25
~ Mary Kay Lipstick - $21
~ Cake Beauty Heavy Cream Hand Balm - $12
~ CND Creative Play Nail Lacquer - $8.50
~ CND Vinylux Topcoat & Polish - $25
~ Vasanti Brighten up Exfoliator & Moisturizer (sample sizes) - $24
~ Le Petit Marseillais Body Wash - $8
Total for Welcome bag: $148.50
I suppose if the other three products were included, it might add up to the $190
~ Real Techniques Brush - approx $12
~ Zoella Bath bar - could not find a price online
~ Know Cosmetic No Dark Shadows - $25
Overall I am happy with what I received, just disappointed that there were some items missing. I have contacted Jennifer Andrews to find out if the missing items were indeed supposed to come with the Welcome Bag and will update when I have a reply.
If you'd like to join Chick Advisor, you can click here (I will receive a small $5 compensation for each person who joins)
I received a reply from Jennifer Andrews indicating that the missing items would be sent "later this year (in the fall)" and this information had been posted in a video update on the Chick Advisor Facebook page. Additionally, the extra freebies she was referring to were the No Bare Brows and the Vinylux Polish + Vinylux Top Coat that they recently added as a bonus and were waiting to receive them from the brand.
* Blog contains affiliate/referral links. This is not a sponsored blog. All opinions are genuinely my own. *
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