Birchbox April 2013

[JC327]

Originally Posted by SJG1211 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

so i finally tried out my Mirenesse- i got Cheeky Kiss. Its so pretty. first let me apologize for the weir expression on my face but i am terrible at selfies. Also, i regret the duck face!!! But this was a good shot of the lipstick!! i really like the smoothness, but honestly it didnt last that long on me. for my lips at least its much more of a lipstick than a lip stain! 

Looks great on you!

 

[SJG1211]

Originally Posted by JC327 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Looks great on you!

Thanks!! 

 

[thebirdsflyout]

Originally Posted by thebirdsflyout /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got my box yesterday, and I was missing two products and another was completely empty!

My box was: 

Juice CC Cream (I got an empty cardboard packet with no sample)

Caudalie Eye Cream (totally empty/air-filled sample tube)

Yes To Cucumber Facial Wipes (also missing from my box)

Beauty Protector Detangle spray

Yes To Carrots Mint Lip Butter

Yes to Grapefruit scrub/serum

I've had some bad luck with certain tube samples going back to the Dr. Brandt's BB Cream tubes that were basically empty, so now when I get a tube I always let it sit overnight on the lid, that way any product will come to the bottom.  With the Caudalie, I ended up cutting it open this morning after being unable to get any product, and it was empty!

Since I had three total product failures, I contacted BB customer service via phone and they are going to send me an entirely new box for this month if possible!  It probably won't be the same items, but maybe I'll end up with one of those lovely Mirenesse lippys?  And if not, they are going to give me 100 points, so at least I'll get the credit.

I'm bummed about my box but pretty thrilled with the customer service. 

So I received an identical replacement box (still the dreaded box #13) with similar issues as before.  Still no cucumber wipes, and another totally empty Caudalie Eye Rescue.  I contacted BB support this afternoon, and I ended up getting a 100 point credit to my account as well as a free May box for the trouble.  I'm so impressed with the response from the BB reps, they were lovely and compensated me very fairly.   

 

[beautymadn3ss]

Originally Posted by SJG1211 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

so i finally tried out my Mirenesse- i got Cheeky Kiss. Its so pretty. first let me apologize for the weir expression on my face but i am terrible at selfies. Also, i regret the duck face!!! But this was a good shot of the lipstick!! i really like the smoothness, but honestly it didnt last that long on me. for my lips at least its much more of a lipstick than a lip stain! 

That looks awesome on u ^^

 

[Eva Papoutsi]

I just tried the Ruby Wink nail polish in peony last night and my feelings are mixed... the color is nothing like it looks in the website (bright peach instead of nude pink indoors, and dark pink instead of crimson red outdoors), but I still like it! However, it was thick making it hard to apply, and when I finally finished it looked sheer and streaky (even after 2 layers). I also added a layer of top coat and waited patiently for one hour before I went to bed, slept in the most careful position so that I wouldn't ruin my freshly painted nails, and still my nails were all hazy, embossed and full of dents (if it makes any sense) when I woke up this morning, like they never dried! Has anyone else ever had this issue? Next time I will try lighter coats of the polish followed by 2 coats of the top coat to see if it makes any difference.

Anyway, here are a few pics of my nails indoors and outdoors. The top coat and the glittery top coat (on my accent nail) didn't affect the color changing.

 

[sabinebyrne]

I got my second box today:

Cargo Hybrid Touch-up Powder

Caudalie Divine Oil

Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Optimizing Skin Serum

Number 4 Thermal Spray

Simple Revitilizing Eye Roller

Mighty Life Tea (3 pouches)

The Cargo alone makes this box awesome. I was expecting a sample of it, not a FULL-SIZED product! So excited! It's half mattifying powder (yay!) and half bronzer. The packaging is great, has a mirror, and hidden compartment with a brush. I've used Cargo products before, and this packaging seems a bit cheap and plasticky, but other than that, I love it!

The EA samples are a bit lame. Four tiny packets of the serum. Meh. Everything else makes up for it, though! I didn't really want the Caudalie, and was glad that I didn't get it in my other box. But, when I heard everyone raving about it so much, now I'm glad I get to try it. 

This is my first box with six items, woot! And I got it two days earlier than the projected delivery date, which is always awesome. The tracking hasn't updated for two days, so I had no idea where it was! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

 

[beautynewbie]

Gifted myself a 3rd subscription (don't judge lol) and got my welcome box today! It had the Mary Lou, caudalie oil, nexxus, whish shaving cream and simple eye roller. Not bad except for that horrible saving cream /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[MrsMeow]

Originally Posted by beautynewbie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Gifted myself a 3rd subscription (don't judge lol) and got my welcome box today! It had the Mary Lou, caudalie oil, nexxus, whish shaving cream and simple eye roller. Not bad except for that horrible saving cream

I am insanely jealous of that welcome box!!  Lucky you!! 

 

[BeautyLoverIT]

That box is amazing! I'm jealous..

Originally Posted by sabinebyrne /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got my second box today:

Cargo Hybrid Touch-up Powder

Caudalie Divine Oil

Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Optimizing Skin Serum

Number 4 Thermal Spray

Simple Revitilizing Eye Roller

Mighty Life Tea (3 pouches)

The Cargo alone makes this box awesome. I was expecting a sample of it, not a FULL-SIZED product! So excited! It's half mattifying powder (yay!) and half bronzer. The packaging is great, has a mirror, and hidden compartment with a brush. I've used Cargo products before, and this packaging seems a bit cheap and plasticky, but other than that, I love it!

The EA samples are a bit lame. Four tiny packets of the serum. Meh. Everything else makes up for it, though! I didn't really want the Caudalie, and was glad that I didn't get it in my other box. But, when I heard everyone raving about it so much, now I'm glad I get to try it. 

This is my first box with six items, woot! And I got it two days earlier than the projected delivery date, which is always awesome. The tracking hasn't updated for two days, so I had no idea where it was! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

 

[Rachael1]

Originally Posted by sabinebyrne /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got my second box today:

Cargo Hybrid Touch-up Powder

Caudalie Divine Oil

Elizabeth Arden Visible Difference Optimizing Skin Serum

Number 4 Thermal Spray

Simple Revitilizing Eye Roller

Mighty Life Tea (3 pouches)

The Cargo alone makes this box awesome. I was expecting a sample of it, not a FULL-SIZED product! So excited! It's half mattifying powder (yay!) and half bronzer. The packaging is great, has a mirror, and hidden compartment with a brush. I've used Cargo products before, and this packaging seems a bit cheap and plasticky, but other than that, I love it!

The EA samples are a bit lame. Four tiny packets of the serum. Meh. Everything else makes up for it, though! I didn't really want the Caudalie, and was glad that I didn't get it in my other box. But, when I heard everyone raving about it so much, now I'm glad I get to try it. 

This is my first box with six items, woot! And I got it two days earlier than the projected delivery date, which is always awesome. The tracking hasn't updated for two days, so I had no idea where it was! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

I got the same box today (also two days early)!!!!

 

[unicorn]

My first box arrived on Monday! I believe this is box #2, not totally positive though.



I had already peeked on the site as to what I was getting, but I'll repeat anyways:

• Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine Cologne Absolue -- This is just okay.. I'm not really a big fan of perfume samples and this has a really strong chemical smell to me. It also wears off REALLY quickly and I hate tiny glass perfume sample vials that don't have spray tops.. you always end up applying way too much.
• Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate -- I love Kiehl's so I was excited about this.. but in practice I'm not really impressed. Its mostly silicone, not really a vitamin C concentrate or treatment. It blurs fine lines/large pores, but its just a temporary thing - the silicone is doing all the work, and it washes off. Its more of a primer than a treatment. I also thought it was really dry and gritty feeling.
• Nexxus Youth Renewal Rejuvenating Elixir -- I was REALLY pleasantly surprised by this! It is friggin AWESOME - so awesome I'm getting a full size ASAP. It makes my hair so soft, bouncy, volumized and glossy and fights all the frizzies on my ends. I never would have tried this otherwise since it labels itself as an "anti-aging" hair product and I originally thought it was another hair oil, but its awesome and definitely replacing my moroccan oil. Only gripe is that the sample size is teeny tiny and the dropper bottle is really annoying to use since it gets mostly air in it rather than product.
• Mirenesse Glossy Kiss in Flirty Kiss -- I LOVEEEE this color! Its such a gorgeous fuschia-tinged red, super glossy and super moisturizing. I mixed it with some lip balm and it was gorgeous sheered out too. Its also really lovely as a bright pink-toned cheek stain - it looks nice on my super pale skin.
• Simple Revitalizing Eye Roller -- Pretty sure the product itself doesnt actually do much.. its all the roller ball that makes this so awesome. But whatever - its a full size and its super refreshing for my ridiculously tired, puffy eyes during the last few weeks of the semester. And its really generously sized!

All in all, I think I did pretty well with my first box!

 

[latinafeminista]

Originally Posted by unicorn /img/forum/go_quote.gif

My first box arrived on Monday! I believe this is box #2, not totally positive though.



I had already peeked on the site as to what I was getting, but I'll repeat anyways:

• Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine Cologne Absolue -- This is just okay.. I'm not really a big fan of perfume samples and this has a really strong chemical smell to me. It also wears off REALLY quickly and I hate tiny glass perfume sample vials that don't have spray tops.. you always end up applying way too much.
• Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate -- I love Kiehl's so I was excited about this.. but in practice I'm not really impressed. Its mostly silicone, not really a vitamin C concentrate or treatment. It blurs fine lines/large pores, but its just a temporary thing - the silicone is doing all the work, and it washes off. Its more of a primer than a treatment. I also thought it was really dry and gritty feeling.
• Nexxus Youth Renewal Rejuvenating Elixir -- I was REALLY pleasantly surprised by this! It is friggin AWESOME - so awesome I'm getting a full size ASAP. It makes my hair so soft, bouncy, volumized and glossy and fights all the frizzies on my ends. I never would have tried this otherwise since it labels itself as an "anti-aging" hair product and I originally thought it was another hair oil, but its awesome and definitely replacing my moroccan oil. Only gripe is that the sample size is teeny tiny and the dropper bottle is really annoying to use since it gets mostly air in it rather than product.
• Mirenesse Glossy Kiss in Starlet -- I LOVEEEE this color! Its such a gorgeous fuschia-tinged red, super glossy and super moisturizing. I mixed it with some lip balm and it was gorgeous sheered out too. Its also really lovely as a bright pink-toned cheek stain - it looks nice on my super pale skin.
• Simple Revitalizing Eye Roller -- Pretty sure the product itself doesnt actually do much.. its all the roller ball that makes this so awesome. But whatever - its a full size and its super refreshing for my ridiculously tired, puffy eyes during the last few weeks of the semester. And its really generously sized!

All in all, I think I did pretty well with my first box!

Great box!

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

Originally Posted by unicorn /img/forum/go_quote.gif

My first box arrived on Monday! I believe this is box #2, not totally positive though.



I had already peeked on the site as to what I was getting, but I'll repeat anyways:

• Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine Cologne Absolue -- This is just okay.. I'm not really a big fan of perfume samples and this has a really strong chemical smell to me. It also wears off REALLY quickly and I hate tiny glass perfume sample vials that don't have spray tops.. you always end up applying way too much.
• Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate -- I love Kiehl's so I was excited about this.. but in practice I'm not really impressed. Its mostly silicone, not really a vitamin C concentrate or treatment. It blurs fine lines/large pores, but its just a temporary thing - the silicone is doing all the work, and it washes off. Its more of a primer than a treatment. I also thought it was really dry and gritty feeling.
• Nexxus Youth Renewal Rejuvenating Elixir -- I was REALLY pleasantly surprised by this! It is friggin AWESOME - so awesome I'm getting a full size ASAP. It makes my hair so soft, bouncy, volumized and glossy and fights all the frizzies on my ends. I never would have tried this otherwise since it labels itself as an "anti-aging" hair product and I originally thought it was another hair oil, but its awesome and definitely replacing my moroccan oil. Only gripe is that the sample size is teeny tiny and the dropper bottle is really annoying to use since it gets mostly air in it rather than product.
• Mirenesse Glossy Kiss in Starlet -- I LOVEEEE this color! Its such a gorgeous fuschia-tinged red, super glossy and super moisturizing. I mixed it with some lip balm and it was gorgeous sheered out too. Its also really lovely as a bright pink-toned cheek stain - it looks nice on my super pale skin.
• Simple Revitalizing Eye Roller -- Pretty sure the product itself doesnt actually do much.. its all the roller ball that makes this so awesome. But whatever - its a full size and its super refreshing for my ridiculously tired, puffy eyes during the last few weeks of the semester. And its really generously sized!

All in all, I think I did pretty well with my first box!

Starlet isn't the gloss name I don't think...rotate the barrel and look for a number followed by a name maybe ending in 'kiss'...like quick kiss, cheeky kiss, flirty kiss...

 

[tasertag]

I like how you added the glitter and it still can change colors. It's a shame that you had all sorts of problems with the polish /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Looks good in the photo tho.

Originally Posted by Eva Papoutsi /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I just tried the Ruby Wink nail polish in peony last night and my feelings are mixed... the color is nothing like it looks in the website (bright peach instead of nude pink indoors, and dark pink instead of crimson red outdoors), but I still like it! However, it was thick making it hard to apply, and when I finally finished it looked sheer and streaky (even after 2 layers). I also added a layer of top coat and waited patiently for one hour before I went to bed, slept in the most careful position so that I wouldn't ruin my freshly painted nails, and still my nails were all hazy, embossed and full of dents (if it makes any sense) when I woke up this morning, like they never dried! Has anyone else ever had this issue? Next time I will try lighter coats of the polish followed by 2 coats of the top coat to see if it makes any difference.

Anyway, here are a few pics of my nails indoors and outdoors. The top coat and the glittery top coat (on my accent nail) didn't affect the color changing.

 

[sabinebyrne]

Originally Posted by Rachael1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got the same box today (also two days early)!!!!

Did you also get the EA serum? On my profile it said I was supposed to get an exfoliating cleanser, which I was excited to try. But all the packets were just serums. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[ydlr20]

I just tried the Ruby Wink nail polish in peony last night and my feelings are mixed... the color is nothing like it looks in the website (bright peach instead of nude pink indoors, and dark pink instead of crimson red outdoors), but I still like it! However, it was thick making it hard to apply, and when I finally finished it looked sheer and streaky (even after 2 layers). I also added a layer of top coat and waited patiently for one hour before I went to bed, slept in the most careful position so that I wouldn't ruin my freshly painted nails, and still my nails were all hazy, embossed and full of dents (if it makes any sense) when I woke up this morning, like they never dried! Has anyone else ever had this issue? Next time I will try lighter coats of the polish followed by 2 coats of the top coat to see if it makes any difference. Anyway, here are a few pics of my nails indoors and outdoors. The top coat and the glittery top coat (on my accent nail) didn't affect the color changing.

Try the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top coat. It literally dries your nails in like 30 seconds. I love it. I always had issues with my nails drying. I feel like it didn't matter how long I waited before going to bed, they would always get messed up. Don't need to worry about that anymore

 

[gypsiemagic]

Got my box swap today, and despite my allergies being nearly debilitating today, so I went sans makeup, I just had to put on the Glossy Kiss! I think red's really need a full face of makeup to look right, but the color is so so pretty! Surprisingly its pretty true/neutral, I am excited to work this into my routine after giving it a proper wear/feathering test.

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

CUUUUUTE!!!!!

your eyes are like wtfbbq pretty. 

Originally Posted by gypsiemagic /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Got my box swap today, and despite my allergies being nearly debilitating today, so I went sans makeup, I just had to put on the Glossy Kiss! I think red's really need a full face of makeup to look right, but the color is so so pretty! Surprisingly its pretty true/neutral, I am excited to work this into my routine after giving it a proper wear/feathering test.

 

[FormosaHoney]

Originally Posted by gypsiemagic /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Got my box swap today, and despite my allergies being nearly debilitating today, so I went sans makeup, I just had to put on the Glossy Kiss! I think red's really need a full face of makeup to look right, but the color is so so pretty! Surprisingly its pretty true/neutral, I am excited to work this into my routine after giving it a proper wear/feathering test.

The color looks great on you!  You should always make that face when you wear the lipstick, it's uber cute!!

 

 

 

 

[CheshireCookie]

Originally Posted by gypsiemagic /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Got my box swap today, and despite my allergies being nearly debilitating today, so I went sans makeup, I just had to put on the Glossy Kiss! I think red's really need a full face of makeup to look right, but the color is so so pretty! Surprisingly its pretty true/neutral, I am excited to work this into my routine after giving it a proper wear/feathering test.

You have the cutest face ever! I love the curve of your lips, so heartsy! and it seriously looks like you have mascara on!

That color is really pretty on you, especially against your blonde hair