Birchbox April 2013

[tulosai]

Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

i hope so. in the past, the first boxes to ship were the lame ones, so i heard.

Actually, that did apply to me last month, (quick shipping, hated the box) but still, it's nice to get your box sooner /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[queenofperil]

Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

i hope so. in the past, the first boxes to ship were the lame ones, so i heard.

That's what I was thinking when I saw my tracking number. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Wouldn't it be cool if one month they had an all artisan curated box? We could end up with really neat stuff that way. 

 

[gemstone]

Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

i hope so. in the past, the first boxes to ship were the lame ones, so i heard.

Eh I don't necessarily agree.  My secondary account always ships really early, and I have had great boxes with it.  This is just another bb conspiracy theory, I think.

 

[MaiteS]

second spoiler from FB is up:



April Box Spoiler #2! Most of you (we hope!) wouldn't dream of leaving sunscreen application out of your morning routine. But Meredith, our SPF-obsessed editor, recently confessed that she neglected an often-overlooked area until she discovered this lightweight antiaging product.

 

[msdollfaced]

OMG! I have tracking AND it's updated 

 My box weight is .5240 and should be here by the 10th (although it often arrives days early)

 

[JessP]

Originally Posted by wildsp187 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

HAHA!! I insisted on "Jessa" like from girls.  My mom called me Jesse when I was younger.  I put it with an "e" because that is how she spelled it on a stuffed rabbit I had.  Once I realized that is a "boys name" I wouldn't let anyone call me that anymore.  Not even with an "i".. haha.  People mostly just call me "Jess" now.. which I am fine with.  Especially since I am in love with "The New Girl" and everything Zooey.

Same here! Hehe and I adore that show as well - plus I feel like it has given our name a bit of redemption! 

 

[Eva Papoutsi]

Originally Posted by wildsp187 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


She hasn't reached school age yet so it hasn't been a problem since most people know her name verbally and not from reading it.  I wonder if people don't know how to spell it though.. I have cursed all of my kids in one way or another.  I have 2 year old twins as well.. and I named them Adamari and Amberly.  All 3 have their dads first name backwards as their middle name (His name is Roman so their middle name is Namor.  I liked it because we are raising them bilingual and N-amor is cutesy to me in spanish since it contains "amor" and is almost enamor etc..) and their last name is a very uncommon spanish name.  I have my reasoning though!  I am a fraternal twin with my sister.  My mother was told she was having a boy and a girl (this was back in the day before they did as many ultrasounds) so she didn't pick out 2 girls names.  My sister was born first and they named her Natalya (she has had trouble with people pronouncing her name) and I got.. Jessica!  She just picked the most common name at the time because she couldn't think of anything else!  I've grown up with name envy my entire life.  My husband wanted to name Amberly Amber and of course I refused.  How could I do that to her with sisters like Amelie and Adamari!

Well.. now you know the story of my life.. nice to meet you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

For what it's worth I really like the name Jessica.. it's probably the name I would have picked for my self if I was from the US (or any other English speaking country).

I was born and raised in Greece and I have one of the most unusual names there... my real name is Evlampia, but everyone has been calling me Eva as long as I can remember. I got teased a lot in school where everyone knew my real name, but now I am proud of it! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

P.S. Oh, and I also have a twin sister with a very beautiful name: Katerina!

 

[audiophilekate]

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


For what it's worth I really like the name Jessica.. it's probably the name I would have picked for my self if I was from the US (or any other English speaking country).

I was born and raised in Greece and I have one of the most unusual names there... my real name is Evlampia, but everyone has been calling me Eva as long as I can remember. I got teased a lot in school where everyone knew my real name, but now I am proud of it! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

P.S. Oh, and I also have a twin sister with a very beautiful name: Katerina!

Wow!  I've never heard that name before!  How is it pronounced?  I'm kind of mentally pronouncing it "Ehv-lamp-ee-ah," but I doubt that's how it's really pronounced.  Eva is such a beautiful, timeless name.

Your sister has a nice name too.  

 

[barbyechick]

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

OMG! I have tracking AND it's updated 

 My box weight is .5240 and should be here by the 10th (although it often arrives days early)

whoa! hmm mid weight, interesting....based off the products so far I haven't seen anything 'light' yet I wonder what makeup stuff is going out this month

 

[jessicarobin]

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

Nice to meet you, too! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Such beautiful and unique family names. And as a fellow Jessica, I totally understand - I remember in grade school there were always like 4 Jessica's in my classes and it drove me bonkers. At one point, I told my parents that I was going to go by "Jessi with an i" only. I guess that was the most-creative way I could think to stray from such a common name lol. 

Ha.  I'm also a Jessi for purposes of distinguishing myself from other Jessicas.

 

[msdollfaced]

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


whoa! hmm mid weight, interesting....based off the products so far I haven't seen anything 'light' yet I wonder what makeup stuff is going out this month

Yeah I'm really excited to see what I get, this is the second month that I will get my box before the box page updates

 

[queenofperil]

I'm gonna need all you early box getting ladies to stalk your mailmen and immediately post the contents of you boxes. You know...for science.

Edit: The latest spoiler is the Supergoop Anti Aging Eye Cream. I wouldn't care to get this, unfortunately.

 

[msdollfaced]

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

I'm gonna need all you early box getting ladies to stalk your mailmen and immediately post the contents of you boxes. You know...for science.

Edit: The latest spoiler is the Supergoop Anti Aging Eye Cream. I wouldn't care to get this, unfortunately.

I will! For the sake of science 

 

[JC327]

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

Nice rhyming!

 

 
Lol I didn't even notice!

 

[JC327]

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

This.  I actually think USPS is the most logical about where they send things by a mile-  NEVER have they passed my town, and each time it updates it's closer to me.  They are also almost always fastest.  As someone else said I hate them sometimes for other reasons, but in general I can't complain about their logic, speed, or price. 

I agree, I really dislike UPS Mail Innovations anything sent through them takes forever to reach me.

 

[JC327]

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

I wanted to name my daughter Amelie, but after years of having people mispronounce my middle and last names, I didn't want to do that to her.  I named her Amelia instead.

That's such a pretty name.

 

[JC327]

Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

my 1st box shipped. weight of 0.52. will arrive by the 10th /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

That was fast!

 

[ydlr20]

Birchbox posted an sneak peek on their FB page and based on the picture and a video they posted on youtube my guess is....

Supergoop Advanced SPF 40 Anti-Aging Eye Cream 

 

[JC327]

Originally Posted by wildsp187 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


She hasn't reached school age yet so it hasn't been a problem since most people know her name verbally and not from reading it.  I wonder if people don't know how to spell it though.. I have cursed all of my kids in one way or another.  I have 2 year old twins as well.. and I named them Adamari and Amberly.  All 3 have their dads first name backwards as their middle name (His name is Roman so their middle name is Namor.  I liked it because we are raising them bilingual and N-amor is cutesy to me in spanish since it contains "amor" and is almost enamor etc..) and their last name is a very uncommon spanish name.  I have my reasoning though!  I am a fraternal twin with my sister.  My mother was told she was having a boy and a girl (this was back in the day before they did as many ultrasounds) so she didn't pick out 2 girls names.  My sister was born first and they named her Natalya (she has had trouble with people pronouncing her name) and I got.. Jessica!  She just picked the most common name at the time because she couldn't think of anything else!  I've grown up with name envy my entire life.  My husband wanted to name Amberly Amber and of course I refused.  How could I do that to her with sisters like Amelie and Adamari!

Well.. now you know the story of my life.. nice to meet you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Aww I love your children's names and the story behind it. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[ydlr20]

Here's a full picture of the product and it's an editor's pick.