Birchbox February 2014 (SPOILERS)

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Quote: Originally Posted by MissTrix /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
This is my box as well and I'm pretty disappointed. Sending a carded sample as anything other than an extra is just lame.
Totally agree about the card shadows, but at least you got the OPI. I'm hoping to get to try that one.

 
Quote: Originally Posted by MissTrix /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Yeah, the Canadian Ipsy tracking shows which bag number they're getting. I've never heard of anything similar for Birchbox and I've been following this thread for a pretty long time.

ah thank you, that would explain why no one knows what I'm talking about haha. I wouldn't have minded box 22 too much but I'm more excited for Monday now ;) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Funny all this talk about box weights, another company's box I'm getting is 1 lb!

 
Quote: Originally Posted by Kennelly1017 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Not sure what the box # is, wasn't into the whole spoiler searching this month! Definitely an underwhelming box, but I got a few things I have been wanting to try. I think the breath freshener things are what makes this kind of a weird box.
Oh, nevermind, I figured it out by looking at my desktop computer and enlarging the pic. I have to say this is a pretty disappointing box for me (if this is indeed the one I get) considering some of the other products they are offering this month. Not one of these things was on my wish list for this month. Oh well, guess they're not all winners. I do like the miracle skin transformer (have tried it in other subs/beauty bags) but everything else is kinda...blah. Glad I am getting rid of my second box after this month...it seems like ever since I added the second one I've liked my boxes less and less! If I get one box that I am not in love with, I can shrug it off and hope for better next time, but the last couple months have been mediocre for both of my accounts and getting 2 crappy boxes at the same just starts to feel like I am wasting my $. I seemed to enjoy it more when I just had one account.

 


This is the .4050 lb box in case anyone has that weight and wants to see it.

This might be great for some people, but I'm disappointed. I generally love Birchbox and 100% understand that sub boxes are a gamble but my boxes have been heavy on skincare the past few months, even though I spoke to a BB rep to help tailor my profile to specifically detract from getting skincare and body/bath (and if anything, it seems like I've been getting more now!). I'm going to have to email again to see if there is anything else I can do.

I don't have perfume requested, this is only my second perfume in 10 months so that doesn't bother me. 

But I have nothing set to prefer skincare, and my complexion set as oily so I don't understand the illuminating skin transformer.

And the 32 effervescent breath treatment--it might be kind of neat but its presence just kind of helps to bum me out about this box!

Bad boxes happen, and not everyone can be happy, but I wish I were!

 
Not sure what the box # is, wasn't into the whole spoiler searching this month! Definitely an underwhelming box, but I got a few things I have been wanting to try. I think the breath freshener things are what makes this kind of a weird box.
Oh, nevermind, I figured it out by looking at my desktop computer and enlarging the pic. I have to say this is a pretty disappointing box for me (if this is indeed the one I get) considering some of the other products they are offering this month. Not one of these things was on my wish list for this month. Oh well, guess they're not all winners. I do like the miracle skin transformer (have tried it in other subs/beauty bags) but everything else is kinda...blah. Glad I am getting rid of my second box after this month...it seems like ever since I added the second one I've liked my boxes less and less! If I get one box that I am not in love with, I can shrug it off and hope for better next time, but the last couple months have been mediocre for both of my accounts and getting 2 crappy boxes at the same just starts to feel like I am wasting my $. I seemed to enjoy it more when I just had one account.
Sorry, had to get my son in bed! I know what you mean, but it's funny because this is the first box I have used almost anything right away. I have been dying to try the Juicy. I had gotten that before but it broke and they threw points at me rather than replacing, so I am happy to have that. I also wanted to try the half-up thing. It's neat, not great, but I can see myself using it to throw my hair up for a casual hairdo (wearin it right now). I have the miracle transformer BB cream ( I think) and love that so I'm happy to try this one. The Wish body butter smells really nice. The breath freshener is just...weird! But I think you're right that considering all of the awesome things they are sending this month these items are disappointing. I wonder if we would be as disappointed if there wasnt so much hype over US Weekly an the featured products? I'm just happy I didn't get any of the sample card items!
 
Quote: Originally Posted by queenofperil /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
Box twins! We usually get very different boxes, so now I'm very curious!
hmmm interesting. i just tweaked my profile again last month in hopes of *not* (edit to add) getting unusable hair products, mostly to simpler answers with single selections. someone posted an email from birchbox that recommended that. definitely curious to see what we get!

 
Quote: Originally Posted by bschlee /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 

This is the .4050 lb box in case anyone has that weight and wants to see it.

This might be great for some people, but I'm disappointed. I generally love Birchbox and 100% understand that sub boxes are a gamble but my boxes have been heavy on skincare the past few months, even though I spoke to a BB rep to help tailor my profile to specifically detract from getting skincare and body/bath (and if anything, it seems like I've been getting more now!). I'm going to have to email again to see if there is anything else I can do.

I don't have perfume requested, this is only my second perfume in 10 months so that doesn't bother me. 

But I have nothing set to prefer skincare, and my complexion set as oily so I don't understand the illuminating skin transformer.

And the 32 effervescent breath treatment--it might be kind of neat but its presence just kind of helps to bum me out about this box!

Bad boxes happen, and not everyone can be happy, but I wish I were!
I hope that's not my box that's coming. It's just not right for me. I am sensitive to perfumes (some give me migraines), the miracle skin transformer is too dark for me, and I hate getting packets. I would hate to get this box twice! It doesn't really fit my profile at all either. Oh well, we shall see. 

 
Sorry, had to get my son in bed! I know what you mean, but it's funny because this is the first box I have used almost anything right away. I have been dying to try the Juicy. I had gotten that before but it broke and they threw points at me rather than replacing, so I am happy to have that. I also wanted to try the half-up thing. It's neat, not great, but I can see myself using it to throw my hair up for a casual hairdo (wearin it right now). I have the miracle transformer BB cream ( I think) and love that so I'm happy to try this one. The Wish body butter smells really nice. The breath freshener is just...weird! But I think you're right that considering all of the awesome things they are sending this month these items are disappointing. I wonder if we would be as disappointed if there wasnt so much hype over US Weekly an the featured products? I'm just happy I didn't get any of the sample card items!
oh no problem! I'm excited to try the juicy perfume because I actually like most of their scents. But its like one of those things you can get free at sephora so I think thats why I'm kinda disappointed. Also am excited to try the half up but really don't need 2 of them and based on reviews I read on birchbox it doesn't sound like it works well with thick hair...and I have VERY thick hair. Body butter, eh, I have so much lotion and body butter so I just cant get excited even if it smells amazing. You're probably right, I think I hyped it up based on the brands featured in the US weekly promo.
 
Quote: Originally Posted by Lorenk /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I've never used any kind of oil on dry hair...seems like it would just make it look stringy
I also got several of these from Sephora as their 'freebie' samples you get with any order, no matter how small. I do NOT consider them deluxe, so getting this with a cardboard sample would DEFINITELY be a violation of BB's promise of at least 4 deluxe sized samples, imho.

Anyway, that said, the oil is just ok. I put it on dry but oily, needing to be washed hair, then slept on it overnight, following up with a wash the next morning. So, I used it as a treatment. I was surprised when I poured it out in my hand. It didn't look like oil at all. You could tell it seems to have a lot of agave or aloe vera or something like that in it. Even though I used it as a treatment (and I used 2 full packets to really cover all of my long hair) I'd say you could get 2-3 uses out of it if you are using it for styling, frizzies, etc. Nonetheless, you can't close it up. So I still say, not a deluxe sample, but, a sample worth trying. I still have a handful of samples left. I might give this a go on freshly washed hair next time, but I'll use a light touch. Even if it doesn't seem oily, it is still something I'm putting on my clean, dry hair. And generally, I only use #4 prep and protect just before blow drying. That's it. No hairspray or anything else, 99% of the time.

 
Quote: Originally Posted by Jazbot /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  TWO Nail polish options this month plus a Zoya in Ipsy! I will take all the polishes please! Highly doubtful I know, I know. But my no buy/low buy the past two months is getting to me and I'm sole relying on my subscriptions to make up for it. haha
I'm not normally a polish person, but that OPI tint has me mesmerized! Plus, I went on a mini shopping spree on ebay, buying several nail stamp templates, rhinestones, etc., for around $1-2 each. I'm not sure I'll get them (being shipped from China with NO shipping charge) but it was worth trying, lol. 

 
I really want to ask the people on Instagram who've already gotten their boxes what their box weights are, but I don't want to be a creeper. 
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Quote: Originally Posted by queenofperil /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I really want to ask the people on Instagram who've already gotten their boxes what their box weights are, but I don't want to be a creeper. 
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i knowwwww. i'm kinda scared that the benefit duo box is what we're getting. that sample card just grinds my gears bahahah.

 
Hmm - I know you can use the shadow cards multiple times, but that just doesn't seem "deluxe sample" to me.  In fact, it screams "you got this for free in the pages of a magazine".  Especially after getting the lovely CS quad last month.

I guess they can't win every month...

 
Quote: Originally Posted by kawaiimeows /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  i knowwwww. i'm kinda scared that the benefit duo box is what we're getting. that sample card just grinds my gears bahahah.

Totally what I was thinking. Even worse is that the last two numbers in my tracking number are 44, which is that exact box. I know that's probably just a coincidence, but still. Freaky!

 
So should we assume the boxes are fully updated, if some people are already receiving theirs?

 
Something that may have already been covered, but I'm unclear...

I subbed for a year through the beginning of 2013. Since then, I think I've resubbed for 2 months? Most recently September. Now I'm getting this month's box.

Do the normal rules about not getting dupes from previous boxes still apply, when I haven't been subscribed in a while? Does it cover any time you've ever been subbed?

 

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