Birchbox February 2014 (SPOILERS)

[cari12]

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

My students in TN are thrilled that we are set to get 4-8 inches!  Me, not so much.  I would like the day off, but I am not excited that it is supposed to start mid-day, so driving 30 min in the country to get home is a worry! 

Oh geez, I need to check the weather here in KY it sounds like... My coworkers were bragging this morning that we're gonna get up to the 40's by this weekend... But if TN is getting 4-8 inches I don't see how that's possible!? I'm SO OVER this freaking winter /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Oh you can get 6" of snow and then see 40s. welcome to spring in Alaska ;-)

 

[jesemiaud]

Sorry dupe post

 

[jesemiaud]

My last two boxes upated finally. Getting: Beauty Protector Protect & Oil OPI Harney & Sons tea Skin & Co Truffle Serum Harvey Prince Hello 100% Pure Fruit Mascara Camille Beckman Body Butter Serge Normant Dry Conditioner Harney & Sons tea Juicy Couture Couture LaLa Malibu I ended up with some dupes, but that's probably to be expected with my greed in getting four boxes, lol. I'll have: Serge Normant x 2 Juice Couture x 2 OPI x 2 (different colors maybe?) Beauty Protector Oil x 2 Tea x 3 Not disappointed at all. If I like the products, great...I have a backup. If not, it seems like I have some good tradeable items.

 

[knightsgirl]

My third box updated, now this is more like it and makes up for the two dupe boxes /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Harvey Prince Hello - 50 ml Skin&Co Roma TRUFFLE THERAPYâ„¢ SERUM Boosting Anti-Aging Serum Beauty Protector Protect & Oil Harney & Sons Wrapped Tea Sachets OPI Sheer Tints Color-Tinted Top Coat I'll have three BP oils this month lol! I could do without the tea, but super excited for the Skin&Co, Harvey Prince and OPI!! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Lorenk]

Quote: Originally Posted by ariana077 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  So I may have missed this in the explosion posts when the boxes updated, but is there multiple OPI colors going out?
I've mostly seen pink, I've seen one box so far with purple

 

[Ayryil]

So the app trick didn't work for me but I managed to find a work around..it may seem tedious but if you click the link they give you for referring friends, it tells you what you sampled...so I now know I what I am getting for both my boxes since nothing had loaded on the app or tracking etc. Hopefully someone will find use out of this /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[jbrookeb]

My profile also showed this kit but I received only the Pores No More. I really don't think anyone was supposed to get anything more than the PNM. But maybe someone should ask Birchbox for a clarification rather than being upset by it. I won't ask because I don't care whether I get the kit or not, but I think anyone upset by it should definitely ask BB for an explanation. Edit: Just saw that kit retails for $42. No way they were sending the entire kit to any subbers!

What's really weird about this is that the box links, the first day or two they went up, were initially showing just a tube of Pores No More. A few days later the box links (that listed this item) were showing Pores No More as one of your samples AND the kit as a separate sample.  I haven't checked the box links since late last week so I guess at some point they dropped the Pores No More from the box link and left the sample kit? Which is not a very mice thing to do. I also thought (when I saw both the PNM and the kit posting to a box) that you would receive PNM and then foils of the rest. Bah.

That is definitely weird. My only other idea was since guys got the PNM in their boxes this month as well (my hubby got it), they used a separate link for the ladies to allow us to still review for point. Otherwise, if the same link occurred in the men's and women's boxes, we'd only be able to review it once. It definitely is weird though that they'd include the link to PNM and the kit when the boxes first loaded. Strange goings on around these parts...

 

[jbrookeb]

So the app trick didn't work for me but I managed to find a work around..it may seem tedious but if you click the link they give you for referring friends, it tells you what you sampled...so I now know I what I am getting for both my boxes since nothing had loaded on the app or tracking etc. Hopefully someone will find use out of this /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Wow! Awesome discovery! Thanks for sharing /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[puppymomofthree]

Quote: Originally Posted by cari12 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Oh you can get 6" of snow and then see 40s. welcome to spring in Alaska ;-)
No thank you--I think I will stay in the south.  Maybe summer?  I hear it is beautiful.  They just updated the warning here for 4-6 inches tomorrow and up to two on Thursday--that is a lot for us.  Most places do not have plows, or only one or two, so it can get dangerous quickly--and people are not used to driving in the snow.  I am happy to have lived in places with more snow, so I opt for longer and rural routes home to avoid all of the stuck cars and accidents.

 

[AMaas]

I just cheated and looked at what box I'm getting.  I couldn't wait! 

Box 39 for me: https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/february-2014/february-2014-bb39

I'm pretty pleased with it!

 

[feisty1]

2nd box uploaded: Ahmad Tea Assorted Teas (MORE TEA!) Ayres Bar Soap (Just won this soap in a Birchbloggers giveaway! Oh, well. I'll have a spare) Cynthia Rowley Beauty Liquid Liner (SO EXCITED FOR THIS!)  Beauty Protector Oil (Getting it in my other box, but might make a decent trade) Juicy Couture La La Malibu (Also getting in my other box) I'm pretty much just REALLY excited for the liner!

My box just uploaded and it's the same one. I am so excited to try the eyeliner!

 

[Lorenk]

Unrelated...but does anyone have tips for getting ALL of the nail polish out of a bottle? Not that I ever finish a color, lol but my Essie base coat is only half empty, yet I'm having so much trouble getting product on the brush.

 

[Alexia561]

I received box #3, but was missing one of the samples. Still waiting to hear from customer service, but not a bad box overall!

32 Oral Care Effervescent Breath Crystals in spearmint and lemon mint.
Beauty Protector Protect & Oil hair oil.
dr. brandt Pores No More pore refiner.
OPI Sheer Tints in I'm Never Amberrassed
*missing the perfume sample

 

[AmryAnn]

Quote: Originally Posted by hitchcockblonde /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I'm getting:
Bain de Terre Passion Flower Color Preserving Shampoo
Bain de Terre Passion Flower Color Preserving Conditioner
Miracle Skin Transformer Face Spotlight SPF 20
StriVectin Retinol Eye Treatment
Oral Care Effervescent Breath Crystals

Probably my worst box yet :/ Wrinkle cream, breath mints, and color preserving shampoo...are you trying to tell me something, Birchbox? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
This is mine too.  And you expressed my thoughts exactly... so sad.  There were some great options available this month too.

 

[AMaas]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmryAnn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  This is mine too.  And you expressed my thoughts exactly... so sad.  There were some great options available this month too.
I hope you LOVE the Miracle Skin Transformer!  I have the original one and it's probably my favorite primer. 

 

[camel11]

Soo two of my boxes (one regular shipment, the other newgistics) will be here tomorrow. The first box (my old, regular account), has tracking that isn't associated with any shipment at this point. I think I'm dumping this original account because I hate the box the most this month, and I'll choose between one of the new accounts to keep. This really sealed that deal...

 

[shutterblog]

Quote: Originally Posted by feisty1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by allistra44 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

2nd box uploaded:
Ahmad Tea Assorted Teas (MORE TEA!)
Ayres Bar Soap (Just won this soap in a Birchbloggers giveaway! Oh, well. I'll have a spare)
Cynthia Rowley Beauty Liquid Liner (SO EXCITED FOR THIS!) 
Beauty Protector Oil (Getting it in my other box, but might make a decent trade)
Juicy Couture La La Malibu (Also getting in my other box)

I'm pretty much just REALLY excited for the liner!
My box just uploaded and it's the same one. I am so excited to try the eyeliner!

My second box just updated to this, too.  Clearly I cannot fill out their survey to receive anything I want - it's my first month and both boxes are so far from "me" I'm not even sure they used my information.

I never want perfume samples, ever (unless I select them myself).  I checked the "less than 6 times / don't want it" box on both and got it on both.  One I can see.  But Juicy on both?!?  That is my luck.

I don't drink tea.  I hate black mascara and black eyeliner - but between this and [editing out box name because it just dawned on me that it could be a spoiler], I'm getting two more eyeliners this month (after just trading two away last month).  I don't like using oil on my hair ever - and I don't heat-style or spend time in the sun (from their description page).

The soap is the only thing I will use in this box.

My other box has:

Juicy Couture - Juicy Couture
Whish Three Whishes Body Butter
SARAHPOTEMPA The HALF-UP
Miracle Skin Transformer Face Spotlight SPF 20
32 Oral Care Effervescent Breath Crystals

The only thing I'll use from it is the Whish Body Butter.

So out of 10 products in 2 boxes, I'll use 2 total.  I look at photos of other boxes (with things I would use like OPI, Benefit, Dr. Brandt, Serge Normant, etc.) and I wonder if I should just sign up for the men's box instead...  At least my husband's reaction to the "Half-Up" was entertaining enough to make both of them worthwhile - his face was priceless!  

 

 

[AmryAnn]

Quote: Originally Posted by AMaas /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I hope you LOVE the Miracle Skin Transformer!  I have the original one and it's probably my favorite primer. 
Good to know you love it!  Maybe I'll end up loving everything after all.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[hitchcockblonde]

I'm not into my box this month but I really do appreciate that they give you the opportunity to have a profile of things you do and do not want. Glossybox doesn't do that - you just get what you get. And they've really been pretty good about following what I asked for - I have short hair and don't want snacks, and they've never sent me any, or any ponytail holders. After seeing the cute nail polishes I'm going to add nail polish to my profile and see if that makes a difference! It seems to me like nail polish is a good way to get bang for your buck because at least they can't give you a perlie for that. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Keep the box pics coming! I love to see everyone else's.

 

[AMaas]

Quote: Originally Posted by AmryAnn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Good to know you love it!  Maybe I'll end up loving everything after all.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
I also highly recommend the Miracle Skin Transformer Body version, too.  I have pale, splotchy red arms and this stuff makes them look clear and healthy, without being too bronzy, shimmery or scented.  http://www.birchbox.com/shop/miracle-skin-transformer-body-spf-20

Birchbox also carries an intro set that is a really good deal if you want to also try the concealer.  Full sizes. http://www.birchbox.com/shop/miracle-skin-transformer-exclusive-introductory-collection