Birchbox March 2015 (Spoilers)

[H_D]

oh you don' t get to pick the two full sized items? If you could opt out of the nail polish and they geared your colors of makeup around your actual profile (so I don't get light/med foundations when I am fair or I don't get deep burgundy lipstick or anything else that doesn't do well with being fair) I might do it.

 

[nikkiaust17]

they must need to clear out their inventory lol how about having an awesome sale of giving this option to everyone? i hate it when they make things exclusive, way to make everyone else feel left out. i logged in and got the option also but didnt do it. -off subject a little but has anyone sampled the cargo blush before? curious about how big is it? just hoping its not on a card lol

 

[jennielyndy]

My curated box arrived yesterday. I actually love the Whish almond lotion way more than I thought I would! It smells really yummy and I am super picky about my lotion.

I like the Laura Gellar blush a lot. Feels more like a pinky bronzer, but it works well with my skin. The hair volumizer smells weird in the bottle, but really good in my hair. I guess it's just condensed in there?

I haven't tried either of the face lotions yet, but I'm looking forward to them! All in all, I'm really glad I picked the curated box this time.

 

[AshMarie484]

they must need to clear out their inventory lol how about having an awesome sale of giving this option to everyone? i hate it when they make things exclusive, way to make everyone else feel left out. i logged in and got the option also but didnt do it. -off subject a little but has anyone sampled the cargo blush before? curious about how big is it? just hoping its not on a card lol

On Instagram the Cargo blush seems to be a nice size. I'm not sure if it's full size but it's at least the size of one of their individual shadows. It's in one of the silver tins. It's cute.

 

[makeuplover2]

This is my third year getting birchbox. When my sub ends in April I am done with it. I am sick duplicate items. Sick of beauty protector,  I have not used a single item in months from a box I get. I never get anything that is new for the month.  When I first started this sub I loved it for me it has gone down hill.  Years ago I would get larger samples.  I do not feel that I am getting my moneys worth even with the points to buy in the store.  If I got the cargo blush I would have been thrilled.  Each month I see things I would like and I have never got them.. I am sick of Harvey prince samples too.  Maybe because my age is older am I getting this horrible samples.  I got one box left I think I will change my age to 18 maybe it will help  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[H_D]

This is my third year getting birchbox. When my sub ends in April I am done with it. I am sick duplicate items. Sick of beauty protector,  I have not used a single item in months from a box I get. I never get anything that is new for the month.  When I first started this sub I loved it for me it has gone down hill.  Years ago I would get larger samples.  I do not feel that I am getting my moneys worth even with the points to buy in the store.  If I got the cargo blush I would have been thrilled.  Each month I see things I would like and I have never got them.. I am sick of Harvey prince samples too.  Maybe because my age is older am I getting this horrible samples.  I got one box left I think I will change my age to 18 maybe it will help  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

You sound exactly like me. Don't you feel that the longer you are with them, the worse your boxes are?? I get crap boxes all the time now. My trade or donate box is HUGE compared to the small amount of items I will actually use. Very disappointing. I don't even have my age listed but still get crap boxes.

 

[Zillah Nomura]

This is my third year getting birchbox. When my sub ends in April I am done with it. I am sick duplicate items. Sick of beauty protector,  I have not used a single item in months from a box I get. I never get anything that is new for the month.  When I first started this sub I loved it for me it has gone down hill.  Years ago I would get larger samples.  I do not feel that I am getting my moneys worth even with the points to buy in the store.  If I got the cargo blush I would have been thrilled.  Each month I see things I would like and I have never got them.. I am sick of Harvey prince samples too.  Maybe because my age is older am I getting this horrible samples.  I got one box left I think I will change my age to 18 maybe it will help  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I haven't been with Birchbox for as long as you but I feel exactly the same way. I see all of these amazing boxes and month after month I get a box full of what seems like last years crappy leftovers. PS. I'm 24 and all of my older friends (40+) get amazing boxes! 

 

[girlnamedpete]

This is my 1st sub (bought a yearly through Living Social, I think) and my last box is June.  I won't be renewing.  Of all the subs I have tried: Ipsy, Glossybox, Boxycharm this one is the most consistently disappointing.  I know some people love it but it's just not a match for me.  getting the "Hide your gray" whatever sample this month just sealed the deal. I am 48 not 98.  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Zillah Nomura]

This is my 1st sub (bought a yearly through Living Social, I think) and my last box is June.  I won't be renewing.  Of all the subs I have tried: Ipsy, Glossybox, Boxycharm this one is the most consistently disappointing.  I know some people love it but it's just not a match for me.  getting the "Hide your gray" whatever sample this month just sealed the deal. I am 48 not 98.  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

This is my last month. After deciding to give Petit Vour a try I've been happier with (the two boxes I've received so far) than I have ever been with Birchbox.

 

[Noel Snow]

I haven't been with Birchbox for as long as you but I feel exactly the same way. I see all of these amazing boxes and month after month I get a box full of what seems like last years crappy leftovers. PS. I'm 24 and all of my older friends (40+) get amazing boxes! 

I remember someone suggesting it depended on where you live for some reason. I have two subs. One is profiled on the real me- 33 and broke. The other is an ideal me 24 and richer than Taylor Swift.  I've gotten crappy boxes in both subs. It seemed like when I got crap, so did everyone on the east coast. I also think it's  a good idea never to keep an account for longer than a year. The no duplicate rule always seems to work against me rather than in my favor. 

 

[Krystyn Lowe]

I'm thinking of canceling my oldest sub that gets crappier boxes and opening a new one with a new email. It might help, idk...

 

[nikkiaust17]

wow the blush is a VERY nice size, and ill honestly probably use this as a shadow. its a little shimmery but gorgeous! the amika i dont think smells very good. (but just an opinion thing) 

 

[H_D]

@@nikkiaust17 ooh that blush looks so pretty! So jealous! Can you tell me what shade the CC cream is?

 

[misskelliemarie]

I have been with birchbox on and off since 2013 and I have to say that my boxes have gotten better. I felt like the first few boxes I got weren't that great. With the exception of this month they have definitely been getting steadily better for me. But then again I'm one of the lucky ones who last month got a beauty blender so maybe I'm blinded by the fact that month box last month was amazing!

 

[pearldrop]

Off topic, but I was just wondering if you have the same problem I am experiencing. I placed two orders in the past week (one from each account) and I did not receive any shipment e-mail even though they are shipped out. I had to contact customer service several times to get my tracking numbers. They do not have the tracking numbers listed on the order page either. This is kind of annoying.
Do you experience the same issue? 

 

[BriBaybee]

Has anyone else's march box page not loaded yet?? On my aces it still shows February's box. I can see my march box using the cheat. Just wondering what's going on, Ive never had a box not load on the 10th.

 

[Noel Snow]

The box that came in the mail did not match the cheat. The cheat is actually the official- March box for me when I just log in.  I still got to review for 6 items.

I was supposed to get a jouer lip gloss, jelly ping pong highlighter, No 4 shampoo, a foil of No 4 mask, amika (my pys) and strivectin scub. 

Instead I got the strivectin, a bottle of No.4 shampoo, my amika, a cargo blush and a jouer of cc cream. 

Should I feel cheated or glad? Masks are usually too heavy for my hair and I heard the ping pong stuff is glittery, like temptu in a cuter bottle. 

 

[pearldrop]

The box that came in the mail did not match the cheat. The cheat is actually the official- March box for me when I just log in.  I still got to review for 6 items.

I was supposed to get a jouer lip gloss, jelly ping pong highlighter, No 4 shampoo, a foil of No 4 mask, amika (my pys) and strivectin scub. 

Instead I got the strivectin, a bottle of No.4 shampoo, my amika, a cargo blush and a jouer of cc cream. 

Should I feel cheated or glad? Masks are usually too heavy for my hair and I heard the ping pong stuff is glittery, like temptu in a cuter bottle. 

It's good that you got the extra points /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

But, I would contact them to ask what is going on. They might send you those 3 items separately.

The cs rep just told me that tech team is having difficulties and currently trying to deal with them.

Enjoy your goodies /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Morgan Drewniany]

The box that came in the mail did not match the cheat. The cheat is actually the official- March box for me when I just log in.  I still got to review for 6 items.

I was supposed to get a jouer lip gloss, jelly ping pong highlighter, No 4 shampoo, a foil of No 4 mask, amika (my pys) and strivectin scub. 

Instead I got the strivectin, a bottle of No.4 shampoo, my amika, a cargo blush and a jouer of cc cream. 

Should I feel cheated or glad? Masks are usually too heavy for my hair and I heard the ping pong stuff is glittery, like temptu in a cuter bottle. 

The SAME exact thing happened to me. 

I just reached out to customer service because at the very least, I want to be able to review the things I got so I don't get them again and can remember if I liked them or not. 

 

[Jay.Aitch.Gee]

The box that came in the mail did not match the cheat. The cheat is actually the official- March box for me when I just log in.  I still got to review for 6 items.

I was supposed to get a jouer lip gloss, jelly ping pong highlighter, No 4 shampoo, a foil of No 4 mask, amika (my pys) and strivectin scub. 

Instead I got the strivectin, a bottle of No.4 shampoo, my amika, a cargo blush and a jouer of cc cream. 

Should I feel cheated or glad? Masks are usually too heavy for my hair and I heard the ping pong stuff is glittery, like temptu in a cuter bottle. 

same exact thing going on with my box!! I thought my box was having an identity crisis, because when the cheat first worked for me on Monday 3/9, it was box 26, going by the box combination pages:

Amika

Jouer lip gloss

Cargo blush

No 4 Clarifying shampoo 

Strivectin Scrub

Then when my box went "live" on the site and app, it turned to:

Amika

Jouer lip gloss

No 4 Clarifying shampoo

No 4 masque

Jelly Pong Pong highlighter

Strivectin Scrub

Yet what actually showed up in the mailbox today was 

Amika

No 4 Clarifying shampoo

Cargo blush

Jouer pearl cream primer or something

Strivectin scrub

But the official box page for reviewing still lists the second iteration there. Weird. 

Overall an ok box. I did not pick a sample. So far I like the blush and scrub. The shampoo is a bit boring, but I have used it before and will use it again. 

I picked the curated on my second account - and added the necklace as a plus item. As someone else posted on this thread (sorry, I can't find it now), this package shipped out LATE on the 10th - unusual for curated to ship so late, in my experience. The necklace must have slowed things down.