Birchbox April 2014 - SPOILERS
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I received The Balm's How 'Bout Them Apples in one of my boxes last month. I wouldn't mind getting it again in one of my other boxes this month! I love the Pie shade!
I was never big on cream blushes because I felt like I was tugging at my skin when applying them, but not so with The Balm. I was going to purchase the palette with my points, but there is only a couple shades I would probably use, so I purchased 100% Pure Cheek and Lip tint in the Cranberry Glow shade instead. I used it on both my lips and as a blush and I love it! I love bright color on my lips, but I like it be sheer and the 100% Pure is sheer but also buildable. Its a pretty small tube, but a little goes a long way. I like that it's not dry like the gel tints but it isn't oily either.
I was never big on cream blushes because I felt like I was tugging at my skin when applying them, but not so with The Balm. I was going to purchase the palette with my points, but there is only a couple shades I would probably use, so I purchased 100% Pure Cheek and Lip tint in the Cranberry Glow shade instead. I used it on both my lips and as a blush and I love it! I love bright color on my lips, but I like it be sheer and the 100% Pure is sheer but also buildable. Its a pretty small tube, but a little goes a long way. I like that it's not dry like the gel tints but it isn't oily either.
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There are a lot of products I would love to try this month. I'm looking for some new hair products now and Birchbox has quite a few this month. I'm really hoping I don't get any Paula's Choice products. I tried some Paula's Choice samples before and had the worst rash I've ever had that took 2 months to clear up. I use Retin-A so I stay away from products with retinol and glycolic acid. I think it was the glycolic acid that was the culprit when I tried Paula's Choice before, but I'm not going to try any PC products again.
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Quote: Originally Posted by camel11 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I love the 100% pure blush! I apply it with a dry beauty blender and it's always prefect. It's the only cream blush I've actually liked.
Applying it with the Beauty Blender sounds like a great idea. I'll have to try that!
I love my Cranberry tint so much, I'm going to get a couple of the other shades.
I love the 100% pure blush! I apply it with a dry beauty blender and it's always prefect. It's the only cream blush I've actually liked.
Applying it with the Beauty Blender sounds like a great idea. I'll have to try that!
I love my Cranberry tint so much, I'm going to get a couple of the other shades.
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I just looked at all of the boxes. A lot of them are still missing products. There's several that just don't thrill me, so I'm wondering if I picked the wrong month to subscribe to a 3rd account. On the other hand, I have received boxes that didn't thrill me a bit in the past and ended up loving all the samples once I tried them, so I'm keeping an open mind.
I would love, love, love to get one of the boxes with the Nyakio face polish, body scrub and face oil! And I would love an eye pencil, just not the lime green shade that's pictured. I would love a purple or a boring gray. It appears I have a very good chance of receiving hair products this month
I would love, love, love to get one of the boxes with the Nyakio face polish, body scrub and face oil! And I would love an eye pencil, just not the lime green shade that's pictured. I would love a purple or a boring gray. It appears I have a very good chance of receiving hair products this month
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Quote: Originally Posted by Jamie P /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I can't use glycolic acid either, however I religiously use her line of products. Just not aha products lol
I've heard such good things about Paula's Choice. I wish I knew for sure if it was the glycolic acid I reacted too. My reaction was so bad that I'm not going to chance it though. Maybe I'll get lucky and wont get it in my boxes!
I can't use glycolic acid either, however I religiously use her line of products. Just not aha products lol
I've heard such good things about Paula's Choice. I wish I knew for sure if it was the glycolic acid I reacted too. My reaction was so bad that I'm not going to chance it though. Maybe I'll get lucky and wont get it in my boxes!
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I wonder if it works like newspapers--they want circulation numbers as high as possible to charge higher ad rates. They cheat a little by givingpapers free to hotels. Companies want access to as many people as possible,so a higher number of subscriptions makes Birchbox more attractive to companies who pay them to promote their products. Although, som people are counted twice, it isnt cheating as long as Birchbox doesnt duplicate boxes for people with multiple subs and they are trying a larger range of products. This is my theory.
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They keep their grip forever and grab very tiny hairs without pinching. I have one revlon tweezer i keep for when i misplace my other and the metal is sort of scratchy. Tweezers are the one thing I'd have if I could only choose one product.
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Wait, so let me get this straight.
If I open a second account, I can keep cancelling and resubscribing with new codes for extra points?
But wouldn't that account end up with tons of duplicate products since I kept subscribing and resubscribing.
I think other subs work that way.
Does the stitchfix code still work or the yearly99 one?
Edited: Sorry, just realized I should have put this in the promo codes section.
If I open a second account, I can keep cancelling and resubscribing with new codes for extra points?
But wouldn't that account end up with tons of duplicate products since I kept subscribing and resubscribing.
I think other subs work that way.
Does the stitchfix code still work or the yearly99 one?
Edited: Sorry, just realized I should have put this in the promo codes section.
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Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I receive six-item boxes frequently (in 2012, it was five months in a row), and I once received a SEVEN item box.
Me too - my main account is the lucky one, though. Once I got a box that was technically NINE items because they allowed each separate hair product a different review: https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/september-2012/september12box2 - ahhhhh, those were the days! lol
I receive six-item boxes frequently (in 2012, it was five months in a row), and I once received a SEVEN item box.
Me too - my main account is the lucky one, though. Once I got a box that was technically NINE items because they allowed each separate hair product a different review: https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/september-2012/september12box2 - ahhhhh, those were the days! lol
Quote: Originally Posted by jkwynn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Me too - my main account is the lucky one, though. Once I got a box that was technically NINE items because they allowed each separate hair product a different review: https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/september-2012/september12box2 - ahhhhh, those were the days! lol
Holy crap! lol
Me too - my main account is the lucky one, though. Once I got a box that was technically NINE items because they allowed each separate hair product a different review: https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/september-2012/september12box2 - ahhhhh, those were the days! lol
Holy crap! lol
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Quote: Originally Posted by Disneyfan /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Wait, so let me get this straight.
If I open a second account, I can keep cancelling and resubscribing with new codes for extra points?
But wouldn't that account end up with tons of duplicate products since I kept subscribing and resubscribing.
I think other subs work that way.
Does the stitchfix code still work or the yearly99 one?
Edited: Sorry, just realized I should have put this in the promo codes section.
Based on what has happened with previous promo codes, they seem to have one specific box that goes out to users of a particular code regardless of profile. I'm not sure we have had enough of these promo codes to know whether you risk getting duplicate items, but you do stand the risk of getting a box completely unrelated to what your profile would otherwise indicate. If you're just in it for what amounts to free stuff, canceling and resubscribing might not be a bad idea, but if you want to get stuff relevant to your profile, I wouldn't cancel and resub since that seems to reset your subscription to a profileless situation. If you want to get as few fragrances as possible, for example, canceling and resubbing could conceivably lead to fragrance every single month, and if you want skincare for your skin type, you might end up never getting specialized skincare.
Anyway. I actually have an annual sub *and* a monthly sub that gets canceled and renewed as promo codes come out, so I'll have one account where I do get things appropriate for me on the annual account (aww, it's its third birthday next month!) and whatever random stuff they send out on the cancel-and-resub-depending-on-codes one. Your mileage may vary depending on your goal with your sub.
Wait, so let me get this straight.
If I open a second account, I can keep cancelling and resubscribing with new codes for extra points?
But wouldn't that account end up with tons of duplicate products since I kept subscribing and resubscribing.
I think other subs work that way.
Does the stitchfix code still work or the yearly99 one?
Edited: Sorry, just realized I should have put this in the promo codes section.
Based on what has happened with previous promo codes, they seem to have one specific box that goes out to users of a particular code regardless of profile. I'm not sure we have had enough of these promo codes to know whether you risk getting duplicate items, but you do stand the risk of getting a box completely unrelated to what your profile would otherwise indicate. If you're just in it for what amounts to free stuff, canceling and resubscribing might not be a bad idea, but if you want to get stuff relevant to your profile, I wouldn't cancel and resub since that seems to reset your subscription to a profileless situation. If you want to get as few fragrances as possible, for example, canceling and resubbing could conceivably lead to fragrance every single month, and if you want skincare for your skin type, you might end up never getting specialized skincare.
Anyway. I actually have an annual sub *and* a monthly sub that gets canceled and renewed as promo codes come out, so I'll have one account where I do get things appropriate for me on the annual account (aww, it's its third birthday next month!) and whatever random stuff they send out on the cancel-and-resub-depending-on-codes one. Your mileage may vary depending on your goal with your sub.
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Argh. Are we all getting Kind bars as our extra? I can't eat gluten!
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Quote: Originally Posted by vogliadivintage /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Argh. Are we all getting Kind bars as our extra? I can't eat gluten!
Um I don't know exactly what Kind Bar they're sending out but every bar I've had has said "gluten free" on the packaging.
Argh. Are we all getting Kind bars as our extra? I can't eat gluten!
Um I don't know exactly what Kind Bar they're sending out but every bar I've had has said "gluten free" on the packaging.
vogliadivintage
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Quote: Originally Posted by noxlunate /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Um I don't know exactly what Kind Bar they're sending out but every bar I've had has said "gluten free" on the packaging.
This one is made with non GMO grains.
Um I don't know exactly what Kind Bar they're sending out but every bar I've had has said "gluten free" on the packaging.
This one is made with non GMO grains.
