Birchbox April 2013

[gypsiemagic]

I switched up my second account, I think when they adjusted the surveys, mine defaulted to the same things. 

also bought the Bamboo utensil sets I have had in my card for a month. got the TIGI/Nuxe pick 2, and the corebamboo cutlery promo.

I have so much makeup it's nice to be able to shop the other categories of products, since we are moving to a new Apartment soon, I have definitely switched from wanting to buy makeup to buying house stuff. plus the nail polish for free shipping and to have exactly 400 points spent.

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Got my BB. Loving the mirenesse. LOL if they wren't so expensive, I'd consider ordering more from their site. :S

Also, another little USPS rant: i ordered pants from Ideeli and they came today. Ideeli sends a lot of their clothes in bags so it doesn't take up as much space (which is appreciated since it means I don't have to run to the PO to pick it up). However, the back was torn =_= like open to the point where someone could've easily stolen something if my items weren't just pants. I got another package from them yesterday with a dress order and I noticed belatedly it also had a sizeable hole in the plastic.

This is NOT the first time my mail has been tampered with. My best friend sent me a package from St. Louis for my birthday in a plastic-type envelop and when it arrived, there was nothing inside. All I got for my birthday was a "sorry we lost your mail" back from USPS. Even though I didn't lose anything this time, i'm really really pissed.

 

[MaiteS]

Originally Posted by Katie-Gaslight /img/forum/go_quote.gif

i got my birchbox! i'm a wee bit disappointed. the item i really didn't want (have it already and don't like it) is the one i got -.-  so sad i didn't get the vegan macaroons /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
i already have the simple eye roll on and don't like it, unfortunately. ahava makes me break out and i don't like hot pink polish. all 3 items will be up for swap. if anyone's interested, i'd love to swap!
 
 
aw im sad you didnt like your box! this is the box i am getting and i love it. but i understand. i think the sizes for the items are awesome though. 

 

[tasertag]

For the ladies that got the polish what was your profile set to?

Intel from blogs, newbie, splurge on polish, samples, experiment, no time for store, classic, low maintenance, 24, $61k-$86k, natural/organic, active lifestyle. Hope this helps you.

 

[MaiteS]

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

For the ladies that got the polish what was your profile set to?

 
style or beauty blogs, dedicated enthusiast, splurge on haircare, samples and experiments, adventerous, classic and trendy, 22, under 36,000, natural and organic, mother of young kids. 

 

[msdollfaced]

Originally Posted by beautymadn3ss /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I wanted to share this with you guys and since BB is still sending Evologie's Intensive Blemish Serum and I got it from BB I think it's relevant to this thread. I reviewed that product on my blog and today I got an email from Evologie saying they would be featuring me in their news page. I know this is not much and prolly for you guys with super popular blogs, tons of views and a bunch of followers, it's nothing. But for me to have the actual company read something I said about their product is huge, actually, for me to have anyone talk about something I wrote on my blog is huge /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Just wanted to share with you guys cuz I got super excited /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

That's so awesome! Congrats 

 

[msdollfaced]

Hey lovelies, are there any BB promo codes floating around at the moment? Besides the two for the Benefit mascara and the bamboo cutlery 

 

[goldenmeans]

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

For the ladies that got the polish what was your profile set to?

Style/ beauty blogs/ dedicated enthusiast/ nail polish/ I'm looking to experiment and change my beauty routine & It is hard to buy high-end beauty in stores near me/ adventurous & classic/ 29/ $135K and up/ I have an active lifestyle

I'm getting box #37:

• 
  Whish Shave Crave Shaving Cream
  Ships Free
• 
  Caudalie Divine Oil - 100 ml
  Ships Free
• 
  Nexxus® Youth Renewal™ Rejuvenating Elixir
  Ships Free
• 
  Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish
  Ships Free
• 
  Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-on
  

This is a perfect box for me, b/c I know I'll use everything. I've wanted to try the nail polish for ages!

 

[classybroad]

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


Style/ beauty blogs/ dedicated enthusiast/ nail polish/ I'm looking to experiment and change my beauty routine & It is hard to buy high-end beauty in stores near me/ adventurous & classic/ 29/ $135K and up/ I have an active lifestyle

I'm getting box #37:

• 
  Whish Shave Crave Shaving Cream
  Ships Free
• 
  Caudalie Divine Oil - 100 ml
  Ships Free
• 
  Nexxus® Youth Renewal™ Rejuvenating Elixir
  Ships Free
• 
  Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish
  Ships Free
• 
  Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-on
  

This is a perfect box for me, b/c I know I'll use everything. I've wanted to try the nail polish for ages!

Box twins

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Wearing Mirenesse Glossy Kiss #7 Starlet (I'm guessing that's the red one). It's a little too light for my skintone (NC30). Still trying to find my HG perfect red sigh. I'm obsessed with red stick 4eva



lol yay shitty webcams. Though it does wonders to hide my horrible skin problems (DSLRs are so mean to me) and the fact that I have a giant red cystic zit on my face right. (You care barely see it!) LOL my clothes and that lipcolour make me look super 50's house wife.

ugh for my job we're preparing for a conference rn and my boss told everyone to send a picture of themselves. So I found this picture of me that worked and she was like NO TOO BLURRY so I had to take a picture today with this horrible giant red zit on my face. I probably should've used concealer to at least lighten the redness. Y_Y oh well

 

[beautymadn3ss]

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

That's so awesome! Congrats 

Thank you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

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


Style/ beauty blogs/ dedicated enthusiast/ nail polish/ I'm looking to experiment and change my beauty routine & It is hard to buy high-end beauty in stores near me/ adventurous & classic/ 29/ $135K and up/ I have an active lifestyle

I'm getting box #37:

• 
  Whish Shave Crave Shaving Cream
  Ships Free
• 
  Caudalie Divine Oil - 100 ml
  Ships Free
• 
  Nexxus® Youth Renewal™ Rejuvenating Elixir
  Ships Free
• 
  Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish
  Ships Free
• 
  Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-on
  

This is a perfect box for me, b/c I know I'll use everything. I've wanted to try the nail polish for ages!

That's a pretty cool box /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[wishinstar777]

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

I love the Kerastase products too!  I got the shampoo for $30 using my 20% off.  It's still very very expensive.  Then remembering that Keratase is the high-end hair product line of the same company that owns L'Oreal, I looked into L'Oreal.

They recently launched a new line of hair care with many ingredients closely paralleling that of the Keratase line, ceramide, hyaluronic acid etc...  I looked for a match for the Kerastase that I use, got a sample of it - L'Oreal Total Repair 5, Shampoo & Conditioner and my hair loves it as much as the $42 bottle... and I like the scent more.

Just a thought~

Anyone know what size the Youngblood mattifier is?  I'm getting box 4 and I think the YB is my full-sizer.  I'm not really into it, and I'd like to trade it out, just not sure how large it is and of it's 'currency' value.  

 

 

Ohh great tip! Definitely will try the L'Oreal Total Repair shampoo and conditioner!

 

[lovepink]

OMG that would make me so sad if I could not eat cilantro because it tasted like soap to me!

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

Yep, I still remember the first time I had cilantro, at a Mexican restaurant, and I kept saying "I keep tasting soap in the salsa...I think they didn't wash the bowl correctly."  And everyone thought I was crazy.  The next time we went back, same thing - I kept complaining about them not rinsing their bowls properly, and my friends all thought I was insane.  It wasn't until I went to a different Mexican restaurant and tasted in their salsa, that a friend realized what I was talking about and said "Holy cow, you have the cilantro gene!"  And then I had to look it up because I didn't really believe her.  Makes me wonder what everyone else tastes when they taste it!

 

[meaganola]

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

For the ladies that got the polish what was your profile set to?

Style or beauty blogs/dedicated enthusiast/no splurge/experiment/adventurous and trendy/fine and normal hair/brown hair/Caucasian/light skin/normal skin/sensitive and sun protection/30-y-o/$61-85k.

(Many parts of that are not accurate.  I'm thinking about switching the hair to curly and saving any hair products for my sister-in-law.  There have been a few times when the curly boxes have had awesome things none of the rest have, and the sil has shoulder-length curly hair as well as two sons and a husband with curly hair.)

I'm also getting box 37 on that account.  *So* looking forward to the eye roll-on.  I've been having an allergy month, which means my eyes have been so swollen that I feel like I can barely see out of them at times, and I've had such dark circles a few times that I can look almost like I've been punched.  I'm getting one in each of my boxes, so I'll have three.  I really hope this works the promised magic.  

 

[Clackey]

I got my box today.  But when I opened it I saw that the shampoo had exploded and it was a big pink gooey mess inside.  The magazine sub card is unusable.  Then I saw that the Supergoop CC is missing.  I emailed them.  Anyone had this happen before?  How did birchbox deal with it?

 

[sabinebyrne]

Hello, first post here! I'm not sure which box number I have, but the contents are going to be:

(MALIN+GOETZ) bergamot body wash

Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate
Supergoop!® Daily Correct SPF 35 CC Cream Nexxus® Youth Renewal™ Rejuvenating Elixir Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-on
This is my first box that I'm a bit underwhelmed by. I'm not really *excited* about anything. But, I don't HATE the idea of anything either, so I suppose that's not so bad. I was REALLY hoping for any of the Youngblood mattifier, nailpolish, or glossy kiss.  I have SUPER oily skin, so I was kinda sad that I didn't get the mattifier. Lines and under eye issues and really a problem for me, so I'm not sure I'll get much use out of the Kiehl's or Simple. And, I had signed up for a free Nexxus Youth Renewal sample on facebook back in November... guess what came in the mail today, finally? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Looks like I'll have two now! ha ha. I am curious about the Supergoop, at any rate, because I haven't tried a CC cream yet. So I am looking forward to that. Everything else... eh. Will give me stuff to trade! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Also, I can't believe I'm about to admit this, but it took me about halfway through this post before I realized that I could just type everything out and then white out key words after the fact, and it takes SO much less time. /facepalm

 

[nelliebelle1197]

 That is actually a pretty good box. If you are looking for makeup and such, check out the Ipsy thread. BB is not so makeup or color oriented.

I got a box with Caudalie Divine Oilwhich is my favorite thing right now- I have a FS but this is an awesome bonus! That is worth it for me! Now I wish I had reopened my second account after I cancelled Ipsy.

Quote:

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

Hello, first post here! I'm not sure which box number I have, but the contents are going to be:

(MALIN+GOETZ) bergamot body wash

Kiehl's Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing Concentrate
Supergoop!® Daily Correct SPF 35 CC Cream Nexxus® Youth Renewal™ Rejuvenating Elixir Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-on
This is my first box that I'm a bit underwhelmed by. I'm not really *excited* about anything. But, I don't HATE the idea of anything either, so I suppose that's not so bad. I was REALLY hoping for any of the Youngblood mattifier, nailpolish, or glossy kiss.  I have SUPER oily skin, so I was kinda sad that I didn't get the mattifier. Lines and under eye issues and really a problem for me, so I'm not sure I'll get much use out of the Kiehl's or Simple. And, I had signed up for a free Nexxus Youth Renewal sample on facebook back in November... guess what came in the mail today, finally? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Looks like I'll have two now! ha ha. I am curious about the Supergoop, at any rate, because I haven't tried a CC cream yet. So I am looking forward to that. Everything else... eh. Will give me stuff to trade! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Also, I can't believe I'm about to admit this, but it took me about halfway through this post before I realized that I could just type everything out and then white out key words after the fact, and it takes SO much less time. /facepalm

 

[catchingastar21]

It doesn't look like my box has actually shipped yet, but I'm going to be receiving:

Whish Shave Crave Shaving Cream 

Supergoop CC Cream Number 4 Non-Aerosol Hairspray Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish
Simple Eye Roller

I'm really excited for this box!

 

[tanya0949]

I got my box today.  But when I opened it I saw that the shampoo had exploded and it was a big pink gooey mess inside.  The magazine sub card is unusable.  Then I saw that the Supergoop CC is missing.  I emailed them.  Anyone had this happen before?  How did birchbox deal with it?

BB is usually really good when I comes to you missing a product or something leaking. If they can they will replace the items or else give you 100 pts. I'm sorry to hear that happened though. It's always a bummer when this happens.

 

[lovepink]

My box.  Box #2.  Came in today.

Edited for incorrect box number.  I had reported it as 3 but it is 2!  Thanks to JC327 for letting me know!