Birchbox April 2013

[bluemustang]

I super need the mattifier-at least I think I do...I don't want to buy the full size though unless I know what it's like. I live in Florida (it's 80 degrees today) and I work in a restaurant that is 90% outside. I like to do what I can to keep my face from looking like a nasty shiny mess. So, feel free to send (or trade) the Youngblood over here.

I looove, love love love Mally's Poreless Face Defender. It looks like Smashbox primer was poured in a compact.. You swipe a sponge onto the product and dab it on your face and tuh-dah, no more shine! The first compact i had went through more quickly with using the sponge but now I apply it in the morning (final step) on just my t-zone and with a clean finger and it works just as well and I'm using way less product. I keep the old comoact with just a bit of product left, in my purse for touch ups on the go. My shiny nose and I hate each other and this product has made me so much happier. Its leaps and bounds better than anything else i have tried. Qvc has sets or sometimes her website has promotions.

 

[beautymadn3ss]

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

Thanks ladies!  I totally agree.  But just as there are icky people in the world, the world is full of so many awesome people!  And I really believe if you put good energy into the world it comes back to you!

Maybe that is why my BBs are improving, I am banking "karma" points /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> LOL

Quote:

I believe the same /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> and try to live by it

 

[LisaLeah]

Originally Posted by Dahnie Coco /img/forum/go_quote.gif




This is the third night I've used the Divine Oil and I love it! I have dry skin and my skin is feeling extra soft tonight!

Thank you so much!!!!! I am looking forward to trying it!

Did you put it on your face or is it just for body and hair?

 

[LisaLeah]

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

I believe the same /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> and try to live by it

Congrats on your blog! That's awesome news!!!!!

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

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

Quote: Originally Posted by Dahnie Coco /img/forum/go_quote.gif




This is the third night I've used the Divine Oil and I love it! I have dry skin and my skin is feeling extra soft tonight!
Thank you so much!!!!! I am looking forward to trying it!

Did you put it on your face or is it just for body and hair?

It's a body oil

How to Use Apply to clean skin using circular upward motions.
 
 
 
 

 

[beautymadn3ss]

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


Congrats on your blog! That's awesome news!!!!!

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

 

[Dahnie Coco]

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


Thank you so much!!!!! I am looking forward to trying it!

Did you put it on your face or is it just for body and hair?

I used it on my face and neck! I would love to try it on my body but I didn't want to waste my sample so I decided to stick to the face and neck! 3-4 drops was all it took to cover my face and the front of my neck!

 

[Dahnie Coco]

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

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

I scrolled all the way to the beginning to read your post that a company contacted you after your review. Congrats, hun! That's something momentous to celebrate over some cocktails with your girlfriends! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[beautymadn3ss]

Originally Posted by Dahnie Coco /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I scrolled all the way to the beginning to read your post that a company contacted you after your review. Congrats, hun! That's something momentous to celebrate over some cocktails with your girlfriends! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

hah thank you /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I'm still super happy about it /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Dahnie Coco]

Originally Posted by Scooby384 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

It's a body oil

How to Use Apply to clean skin using circular upward motions.
 
 
 
 
At first I was confused on if I could use this on the face as well, but in the accompanying info card that came with the Divine Oil sample, it said this:

Massage onto the skin using a circular upward motion. Also ideal for use on the ends of the hair or on key areas of the face.

I used a few small drops to cover my entire face and neck and after a few uses so far, the skin on my face is loving it. My skin is used to facial oils though (such as argan oil) so that could be a reason why my skin embraced the Divine Oil so well.

OH! Some individuals might not be able to use this on their face if they're sensitive to fragrances. This is a very fragrant oil---floral-like and musky, which I love, but some people might not appreciate that. Hope this helps! 

 

[ttanner2005]

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

I feel your pain! My mail woman for the past year has been absolutely horrid! She never delivers my packages and I have to go pick them up from the local post office EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. She delivers mail extremely late (I literally mean 5pm-9pm) and there are some days in the week where she just completely skips my house! I've gone days without receiving so much as a postcard. Well, I got fed up with it and reported her the last time she failed to deliver my package on the right day (she lied and told her supervisor that it was not on her truck) Well, you can imagine my surprise when as I'm leaving my house that night I find my missing package thrown against my front door and sliced completely open. She actually vandalized my mail all because I reported her for not doing her job! 

 

My previous mail woman went to deliver a package to my house, and decided that it was okay to open my unlocked car and put it inside the car.  I understand that she was trying to protect the package from the elements, but that doesn't give her the right to open my car.  I reported her too, and now I have a different mail woman.

 

[birchhughes]

i hate hate hate when anything gets sent to my house NOT through usps. The FedEx/UPS people leave the package slips and packaged outside our doors, if they can make it in, in my 40-something unit apartment building. My best friend sent me my birthday gift from UPS. Tracking says it was delivered but I never got it /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> it feel really bad. I'm incredibly paranoid about my mail and I get most, if not all, things sent to my sister's home or boyfriend's mom's home. 

My husband works for UPS. I am pretty sure you can call and request that if you aren't home to never leave a package. The only downside is you may have to constantly go to the ups hub and pick your packages up in person.

 

[JamieO]

So I gave up waiting for my box page to update last night, and checked it this morning to find it updated! Box 24 for me. I'm pretty pleased! It's a pretty decent box! 

 

[gemstone]

BB just released the latest birchbox home!

From the website:

This limited edition collection features an array of garden-inspired home and lifestyle products. Let’s start with the edibles: mini-jars of Sarabeth's award-winning strawberry-raspberry and peach-apricot preserves. Gift Republic’s Grow Me: Mini Herb and Vegetable Growing Kit has everything you need to grow fresh basil on your windowsill, and for trips to the market in search of delicious seasonal produce, bring along your BAGGU® Market Shopping Bagand Birchbox Shopping List with you before you load up on fresh seasonal produce. In the kitchen, use the Core Bamboo Radish Print Utility Knife to cut, peel, or slice the ingredients in your favorite recipes, and then replenish your hands with TOCCA’s Crema da Mano Luxe. Spruce up your living space withLAFCO's Little Luxuries Candle Tin, and dab on L'OCCITANE’s lovely Jasmin & Bergamot Eau de Toilette.



Are any of you tempted??

 

[mwcw]

I'm getting box 4!

https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/april-2013/april-2013-bb4

Caudalie Divine Oil - 100 ml Nexxus® Youth Renewalâ„¢ Rejuvenating Elixir StriVectin-SDâ„¢ Eye Concentrate for Wrinkles Weleda Body Lotion Youngblood Anti-Shine Mattifier   I'm excited for all of them, though I really did wish for the tea and/or macarons!

 

[jessicarobin]

So glad I waited until today to place an order.  I am kind of in love with their Home box (and it's cheaper than their last Home box).  

I like that it's a mix of some beauty stuff along with some practical stuff, plus I am a sucker for growing my own herbs.

 

[catipa]

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

i am super happy with my box!

https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/april-2013/april-2013-bb15

everything in it i will be using and i really wanted the nail polish and 6 items!

You got a great box, I just order the polish in the Poppy because I really wanted one in my box.

 

[JLR594]

My box finally updated.  Box #1 for me.  It isn't one of the boxes I wanted but I'm hoping I'll end up liking at least one of the products.  I guess I'll fine tune my profile some more.  I have three more months til my one year BB anniversary.  I'm going to use those three months to decide whether or not I shall continue.  I hope my next three boxes are better than the last three. 

On the Mirenesse, have we established that we are only sampling the one color? 

 

[dotybird]

Originally Posted by JLR594 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
On the Mirenesse, have we established that we are only sampling the one color? 

I got the Mirenesse in Perfect Kiss.  It's the coral color with a bit of shimmer...

 

[gemstone]

Originally Posted by JLR594 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

My box finally updated.  Box #1 for me.  It isn't one of the boxes I wanted but I'm hoping I'll end up liking at least one of the products.  I guess I'll fine tune my profile some more.  I have three more months til my one year BB anniversary.  I'm going to use those three months to decide whether or not I shall continue.  I hope my next three boxes are better than the last three. 

On the Mirenesse, have we established that we are only sampling the one color? 

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

I got the Mirenesse in Perfect Kiss.  It's the coral color with a bit of shimmer...

So far I have seen three colors:  this coral color, an orange, and a true red.