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yes, as far as I'm aware, the code for the Spring 2012 box was supposed to expire in May.
BFBLOG is a special code for people who are getting their very first box from BeautyFix and should still continue to work for those trying to get their first box.
BFBLOG is a special code for people who are getting their very first box from BeautyFix and should still continue to work for those trying to get their first box.
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I did it using bfblog and it worked and this was my second box, however I paid full price the first time. I also got the email it shipped, and I know I said I hated them (lol) but for 19.99...the price of two birchboxes...I am getting:
i Divine eye color (full price 18, on sale right now for 5)
kinerase photofacials night moisturizer (88, discontinued)
kinerase photofacials face wash (40)
becca cosmetics resurfacing primer (if this is full size 40, I don't remember though)
nailtiques moisturizer and formula kit (this is worth probably 25, idk and I'm lazy right now)
stila set and correct (34)
jane iredale just kissed lip plumper (if full size, 25)
murad eye lift perfector and primer (35 each)
And I'm too lazy to add it all up (darn it kickboxing) but that is over 300 dollars worth of stuff for 20 dollars. Which ok...did I need it? No, but I'll give the kinerase face wash to my mom probably and I guess I'm going to spend some time priming the heck out of my face lol.
i Divine eye color (full price 18, on sale right now for 5)
kinerase photofacials night moisturizer (88, discontinued)
kinerase photofacials face wash (40)
becca cosmetics resurfacing primer (if this is full size 40, I don't remember though)
nailtiques moisturizer and formula kit (this is worth probably 25, idk and I'm lazy right now)
stila set and correct (34)
jane iredale just kissed lip plumper (if full size, 25)
murad eye lift perfector and primer (35 each)
And I'm too lazy to add it all up (darn it kickboxing) but that is over 300 dollars worth of stuff for 20 dollars. Which ok...did I need it? No, but I'll give the kinerase face wash to my mom probably and I guess I'm going to spend some time priming the heck out of my face lol.
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Okay, it's June 15th (albeit only by 3 hours)! Shouldn't we be able to pick out and order this season's products now? It is not letting me.
At this point (this will be my third box), I am happy to pay the $50, as I'm getting awesome, happy use out of big full-size products. In case you need some help picking out your products this time around, here are my favorites from what is available now (I'm not listing my favorites that are no longer available; why be a tease?
):
- Jonathan Product Finish Control High Shine Flexible Hairspray. This is a nice giant (10 oz.) can of my new "go to" hairspray. This season, I will likely also try their other items: the Create Smooth Anti-Frizz Volume Serum and the Create Motion.
- Glytone Acne Self-Foaming Cleanser. Another huge-sized product, I am in LOVE with this cleanser (although note it's only appropriate for blemish-prone skin). It's a .5% salicylic acid (BHA) gel that magically foams up when you put it on your face! You apply it first as a mask for 5 minutes (I use warm water and steam my pores open first), and just lather up what's on your face as a cleanser, and you're done! Mask and cleanser in one. The BHA percentage isn't very high, but it is at a level that is shown to be effective (and higher levels can be irritating), and I'm convinced that the leaving it on for 5 minutes makes it useful whereas putting BHA in a cleanser usually just means the BHA goes down the drain without having a chance to do anything. A new HG cleanser for me!
- Nick Chavez Ultra Shine Honey-Peppermint Conditioner. Despite the description, I do not find this conditioner "exceptionally moisturizing", which for me is actually good, because I have a very oily scalp with, fortunately, very healthy hair. So I was drawn into this by the "ultra shine" part, and I have to say it does not disappoint! The smell is also great, and - as I said - I actually consider it a plus that this is only a light conditioner, as heavy ones only weigh my hair down. It's also one of their full-sizers, coming in at a generous 8 oz. I'm going to try their Amazon Hair Body Building Styling Clay (4 oz.) and the Horsetail Lifting Spray this time around.
- Cures By Avance Age Defyer Eye. I am an ingredient hound, and - due to the necessity precipitated by my horrendously-behaving skin (acne, rosacea, oily beyond hope, sensitive & allergy-prone) - I have become pretty knowledgeable about cosmetics ingredients. This eye cream is the best of what Beautyfix has available - the ingredients are safe, beneficial, and proven effective, and do not contain any irritants (as SO many beauty products do - essential oils / volatile plant oils, which always sound really nice, are the worst offenders) - and it does not disappoint. Caveat: if you are SO prone to pimples that you even get them around your eyes, be sure to use only a small amount / thin layer of this cream. Other than that, I love love love it! And a full 1/2 oz. is extremely generous for an eye cream!
- SpaRitual Nail Lacquer. A very nice-quality nail polish. The color "Enlightened" is gorgeous.
- Kinerase Photofacial Cleanser. This is a very gentle cleanser but it has a manual exfoliant; the scrubbiness of it however is very fine, so it's quite gentle on your skin (even sensitive skin like mine). And 2 oz. is quite generous for a Kinerase product! I will probably try the Photofacials Night Moisturizer this time around, too.
- The bags! I have the quilted train case and the cylindrical ones so far, and they are both VERY well-constructed and roomy. Both are my most commonly used travel bags now. The cylindrical one is great for pencils and brushes!
Honorable mentions: These products were great, but they were clearly "deluxe sample" sizes, so not as good of a value as some of the other products.
- SkinMedica Vitamin C and E Complex. Again, ingredient-reading shows that this is a good quality antioxidant. It goes on smooth and light with no irritation (Vitamin C, even though a beneficial ingredient, can be irritating at very high concentrations).
- Becca Cosmetics Resurfacing Primer. A nice, silicone-based primer.
- Alterna Bamboo Smooth Kendi Oil Dry Oil Mist. This is luxe and yummy! It smells delicious, and just a little spritz makes your hair super shiny and soft.
I hope that helps people who may be new to Beautyfix or are just having trouble deciding this time around. But if anyone can report on whether or not they've been able to do their summer order - or not - and/or if they've read anything (gotten email, seen on Facebook, whatever) anything that might indicate when they're supposed to be open for ordering, that'd be awesome. Thanks!!
- Blue Pearl
Edited to fix some formatting.
At this point (this will be my third box), I am happy to pay the $50, as I'm getting awesome, happy use out of big full-size products. In case you need some help picking out your products this time around, here are my favorites from what is available now (I'm not listing my favorites that are no longer available; why be a tease?
- Jonathan Product Finish Control High Shine Flexible Hairspray. This is a nice giant (10 oz.) can of my new "go to" hairspray. This season, I will likely also try their other items: the Create Smooth Anti-Frizz Volume Serum and the Create Motion.
- Glytone Acne Self-Foaming Cleanser. Another huge-sized product, I am in LOVE with this cleanser (although note it's only appropriate for blemish-prone skin). It's a .5% salicylic acid (BHA) gel that magically foams up when you put it on your face! You apply it first as a mask for 5 minutes (I use warm water and steam my pores open first), and just lather up what's on your face as a cleanser, and you're done! Mask and cleanser in one. The BHA percentage isn't very high, but it is at a level that is shown to be effective (and higher levels can be irritating), and I'm convinced that the leaving it on for 5 minutes makes it useful whereas putting BHA in a cleanser usually just means the BHA goes down the drain without having a chance to do anything. A new HG cleanser for me!
- Nick Chavez Ultra Shine Honey-Peppermint Conditioner. Despite the description, I do not find this conditioner "exceptionally moisturizing", which for me is actually good, because I have a very oily scalp with, fortunately, very healthy hair. So I was drawn into this by the "ultra shine" part, and I have to say it does not disappoint! The smell is also great, and - as I said - I actually consider it a plus that this is only a light conditioner, as heavy ones only weigh my hair down. It's also one of their full-sizers, coming in at a generous 8 oz. I'm going to try their Amazon Hair Body Building Styling Clay (4 oz.) and the Horsetail Lifting Spray this time around.
- Cures By Avance Age Defyer Eye. I am an ingredient hound, and - due to the necessity precipitated by my horrendously-behaving skin (acne, rosacea, oily beyond hope, sensitive & allergy-prone) - I have become pretty knowledgeable about cosmetics ingredients. This eye cream is the best of what Beautyfix has available - the ingredients are safe, beneficial, and proven effective, and do not contain any irritants (as SO many beauty products do - essential oils / volatile plant oils, which always sound really nice, are the worst offenders) - and it does not disappoint. Caveat: if you are SO prone to pimples that you even get them around your eyes, be sure to use only a small amount / thin layer of this cream. Other than that, I love love love it! And a full 1/2 oz. is extremely generous for an eye cream!
- SpaRitual Nail Lacquer. A very nice-quality nail polish. The color "Enlightened" is gorgeous.
- Kinerase Photofacial Cleanser. This is a very gentle cleanser but it has a manual exfoliant; the scrubbiness of it however is very fine, so it's quite gentle on your skin (even sensitive skin like mine). And 2 oz. is quite generous for a Kinerase product! I will probably try the Photofacials Night Moisturizer this time around, too.
- The bags! I have the quilted train case and the cylindrical ones so far, and they are both VERY well-constructed and roomy. Both are my most commonly used travel bags now. The cylindrical one is great for pencils and brushes!
Honorable mentions: These products were great, but they were clearly "deluxe sample" sizes, so not as good of a value as some of the other products.
- SkinMedica Vitamin C and E Complex. Again, ingredient-reading shows that this is a good quality antioxidant. It goes on smooth and light with no irritation (Vitamin C, even though a beneficial ingredient, can be irritating at very high concentrations).
- Becca Cosmetics Resurfacing Primer. A nice, silicone-based primer.
- Alterna Bamboo Smooth Kendi Oil Dry Oil Mist. This is luxe and yummy! It smells delicious, and just a little spritz makes your hair super shiny and soft.
I hope that helps people who may be new to Beautyfix or are just having trouble deciding this time around. But if anyone can report on whether or not they've been able to do their summer order - or not - and/or if they've read anything (gotten email, seen on Facebook, whatever) anything that might indicate when they're supposed to be open for ordering, that'd be awesome. Thanks!!
- Blue Pearl
Edited to fix some formatting.
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My order for summer season is scheduled to be delivered today. I just picked items on Wednesday! How is that possible yet my birchbox takes at least a week from the time they ship to get to me??
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Yeah, mine is the same...and I'm on the east coast. Crazy!
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HOW TO FIX BEAUTY FIX (it worked for me anyway):
Okay kids, I just fixed my not-being-able-to-place-my-order problem, and hopefully this will work for you too:
Delete all your cookies from beautyfix.com. In Safari on a Mac, log out from Beautyfix and then go to Safari -> Preferences -> Show Cookies and then search for "beautyfix" in the search bar. Select every last one of those puppies and delete them. Then go back to the Beautyfix login page, and if it worked like it did for me, you WILL be able to select your products and place your order.
As co-founder of a well-established Internet company that does a lot of Web development, I can tell you this is just a STUPID rookie programming mistake. And if clearing the cookies actually works for everybody, how did the Beautyfix people a) not figure it out (it's one of the first things to try when problems like this crop up!) and B) not tell Customer Service that it was a fix and that they should pass that on to people calling in with problems?
Dermstore, while not exactly a work of e-commerce brilliance, is a functional, easy-to-use, bug-free shopping experience. I am nearly positive that totally different people developed the Beautyfix interface. Much less competent people.
I hope this helps!
Okay kids, I just fixed my not-being-able-to-place-my-order problem, and hopefully this will work for you too:
Delete all your cookies from beautyfix.com. In Safari on a Mac, log out from Beautyfix and then go to Safari -> Preferences -> Show Cookies and then search for "beautyfix" in the search bar. Select every last one of those puppies and delete them. Then go back to the Beautyfix login page, and if it worked like it did for me, you WILL be able to select your products and place your order.
As co-founder of a well-established Internet company that does a lot of Web development, I can tell you this is just a STUPID rookie programming mistake. And if clearing the cookies actually works for everybody, how did the Beautyfix people a) not figure it out (it's one of the first things to try when problems like this crop up!) and B) not tell Customer Service that it was a fix and that they should pass that on to people calling in with problems?
Dermstore, while not exactly a work of e-commerce brilliance, is a functional, easy-to-use, bug-free shopping experience. I am nearly positive that totally different people developed the Beautyfix interface. Much less competent people.
I hope this helps!
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Yeah clearing cookies fixed it for me too. Of course my job's pathetic website also can be fixed by clearing cookies, which is why I tried it, lol.
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I was able to use BFBLOG the other day so I got my kit for $19.99. I needed a new moisturizer and would have paid around that at Sephora, so I'm giving Beautyfix a shot. Here's what I picked
Skindinavia Makeup finishing spray
Juice Beauty Oil free travel size moisturizer (this is only 1.0 oz, but whatever, Juice Beauty stuff is pricey and I like it)
Kinerase Photofacial Cleanser
Kinerase Photofacial Night Moisturizer
Nailtiques Nail Moisturizer and Formula Kit
Stila Set and Correct
Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip Plumper- Milan
Murad Hyrbids Eyelift Perfector and Hybrid Primer Perfector Matte
flat bag
It's already shipped and should be here on Tuesday!
Skindinavia Makeup finishing spray
Juice Beauty Oil free travel size moisturizer (this is only 1.0 oz, but whatever, Juice Beauty stuff is pricey and I like it)
Kinerase Photofacial Cleanser
Kinerase Photofacial Night Moisturizer
Nailtiques Nail Moisturizer and Formula Kit
Stila Set and Correct
Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip Plumper- Milan
Murad Hyrbids Eyelift Perfector and Hybrid Primer Perfector Matte
flat bag
It's already shipped and should be here on Tuesday!
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Hmm, this didn't work for me...Originally Posted by bluepearl /img/forum/go_quote.gif
HOW TO FIX BEAUTY FIX (it worked for me anyway):
Okay kids, I just fixed my not-being-able-to-place-my-order problem, and hopefully this will work for you too:
Delete all your cookies from beautyfix.com. In Safari on a Mac, log out from Beautyfix and then go to Safari -> Preferences -> Show Cookies and then search for "beautyfix" in the search bar. Select every last one of those puppies and delete them. Then go back to the Beautyfix login page, and if it worked like it did for me, you WILL be able to select your products and place your order.
As co-founder of a well-established Internet company that does a lot of Web development, I can tell you this is just a STUPID rookie programming mistake. And if clearing the cookies actually works for everybody, how did the Beautyfix people a) not figure it out (it's one of the first things to try when problems like this crop up!) and B) not tell Customer Service that it was a fix and that they should pass that on to people calling in with problems?
Dermstore, while not exactly a work of e-commerce brilliance, is a functional, easy-to-use, bug-free shopping experience. I am nearly positive that totally different people developed the Beautyfix interface. Much less competent people.
I hope this helps
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Dumb question here. I just signed up last month and it seems like they treat it like an actual single order instead of a subscription, if that makes sense. So every quarter, do you need to put in a new order? If you don't, do they pick & ship automatically? Or do you just not get one for that quarter? Sorry if this has been mentioned before, I haven't seen it.
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If you get an e-mail saying you need to order, you'll notice that in the e-mail it'll tell you that if you don't choose by a certain date, then they'll pick for you and ship it to you anyway (like a subscription).
You are technically supposed to create and place your order each season. There were some weird things last season with people being told that people who had only ordered one box (and with the BFBLOG) weren't included in that "subscription" status, but my first order was a BFBLOG order, and I've been on subscription ever since.
I'd just assume that if you don't pick in time, that they'll pick for you and send surprise to you anyway, unless you've proactively tried to cancel your account already.
Edit: from the site
edit again!
Oh if you just signed up last month, I'm not 100% sure if your first kit counted as Spring or Summer. If it counted as a summer box, you might not get asked to pick for another summer box. If it counted as a Spring box, then you'll get invited to pick a summer box. I got my invite to pick again today, so it'd probably be in your inbox by now if you were sent a reminder for the Summer box.
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Thank you so much! That answered all my questions
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HI !
Brand new to sampling here. This may be my first sub box. Is it to late to get in for June if I order today or tomorrow ? Just to clarify, I"ll get billed either right before it ships, or when it ships . Correct?
Anyone wanna PM me a referral code ?
GREAT forum, BTW.
Brand new to sampling here. This may be my first sub box. Is it to late to get in for June if I order today or tomorrow ? Just to clarify, I"ll get billed either right before it ships, or when it ships . Correct?
Anyone wanna PM me a referral code ?
GREAT forum, BTW.
