Birchbox November 2012

[zadidoll]

Here's what I mean by mine being hard - firm - like a hard stick of butter rather than soft whipped margarine.

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AHAVA Softening Butter Salt Scrub​

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Shea Terra Bananas & Baobabs Whipped Shea Butter​

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White Chocolate Whipped Shea Butter​

All three products are firm, the only reason the 2nd jar of Banana butter looks soft is because I "broke" it by taking a plastic spatula and mixed it up to use. I've tried to do the same with the AHAVA one and it didn't work.

 

[MyriadVoices]

Originally Posted by Lisa N /img/forum/go_quote.gif

The butter! And I've bought a bunch of them from Shea Terra, and none of them are hard at all. I would contact Shea Terra about that.

I agree... I have three of the Shea Terra whipped body shea butters and they are thick and fluffy, not at all hard or dried out.

 

[MissLindaJean]

My Shea butter is hard.... I'm going to try and break it up, like Zadi mentioned..

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

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

Here's what I mean by mine being hard - firm - like a hard stick of butter rather than soft whipped margarine.

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Shea Terra Bananas & Baobabs Whipped Shea Butter​

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White Chocolate Whipped Shea Butter​

All three products are firm, the only reason the 2nd jar of Banana butter looks soft is because I "broke" it by taking a plastic spatula and mixed it up to use. I've tried to do the same with the AHAVA one and it didn't work.

Yeah, exactly. I have both the banana and white chocolate whipped shea butter as well and I agree about the firmness /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> It threw me off at first, but I really like the way it melts!

 

[Auntboo]

My marula shea whipper is softer than my vanilla bourbon - the marula I can scoop out easily with my fingers (it is very similar to a Body Shop body butter) but the vanilla bourbon I have to really press to remove or else dig it out with my plastic spatula. Once out, it melts easily and I like it as much as the marula.

 

[mks8372]

The whipped shea butter I have is also pretty firm but, like others have said, it does melt once you scoop it out and it smells divine! 

I have a question also for those that have the black soap in the solid form (not the bar), it is from BB in the same type of container as the butters.....it is seriously like a dry clump of dirt!  It is difficult to even scrape any out to mix with water....am I doing something wrong?  I should probably contact the company and ask for some pointers...I have to take it outside to scrape a little out because it is like dirty dirt, I don't want to get it all over my floor!   It's a nice product once you get it mixed though...just not so convenient!
 

 

[kawaiimeows]

got my order in the mail today! i immediately put on the etoile nail polish, i got the color reservoir which is like a grey blue and very beautiful.

it chipped a tad bit when i got out of the shower, but that might be because i like steaming hot showers, not many polishes i use with the exception of zoya can withhold it for long.

 

[meaganola]

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

got my order in the mail today! i immediately put on the etoile nail polish, i got the color reservoir which is like a grey blue and very beautiful.

it chipped a tad bit when i got out of the shower, but that might be because i like steaming hot showers, not many polishes i use with the exception of zoya can withhold it for long.

Heeeey, nail twins!  Mine arrived Saturday, but it arrived at the same time as Color Club Harp On It (and as a side note, if you like holos, ORDER THIS NOW.  It's even more linear and amazing than China Glaze OMG), so *of course* Harp On It took precedence over Reservoir for yesterday and today, and now it's evening, which means I've done my nails for tomorrow.  Mine got a couple of mini nicks, but that's just because I tried to get the top coat off the sides of my fingers before it was cured.  It's not as sparkly as I had expected given the diamond dust, but it's a gorgeous shade of blue, and I got it for free with my points, so I'm not kicking myself for spending $18 on it.

As for the hard black soap, my carpenter's granddaughter mind immediately wonders:  Could you use a screw and screwdriver to kind of drill a hole to break it up?  

 

[lovelywhim]

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


As for the hard black soap, my carpenter's granddaughter mind immediately wonders:  Could you use a screw and screwdriver to kind of drill a hole to break it up?  

Hahaha. I was thinking that box cutters could do the trick. It would slice into it like butter.

 

[kawaiimeows]

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


Heeeey, nail twins!  Mine arrived Saturday, but it arrived at the same time as Color Club Harp On It (and as a side note, if you like holos, ORDER THIS NOW.  It's even more linear and amazing than China Glaze OMG), so *of course* Harp On It took precedence over Reservoir for yesterday and today, and now it's evening, which means I've done my nails for tomorrow.  Mine got a couple of mini nicks, but that's just because I tried to get the top coat off the sides of my fingers before it was cured.  It's not as sparkly as I had expected given the diamond dust, but it's a gorgeous shade of blue, and I got it for free with my points, so I'm not kicking myself for spending $18 on it.

As for the hard black soap, my carpenter's granddaughter mind immediately wonders:  Could you use a screw and screwdriver to kind of drill a hole to break it up?  

that's exactly how i felt about the etoile polish. i wished the diamond dust would've been more noticeable, but all in all i'm happy considering i got it and the naked princess gloss for $3 :]

 

[queenofperil]

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

got my order in the mail today! i immediately put on the etoile nail polish, i got the color reservoir which is like a grey blue and very beautiful.

it chipped a tad bit when i got out of the shower, but that might be because i like steaming hot showers, not many polishes i use with the exception of zoya can withhold it for long.

I got mine today, too! You were the one who posted that 25% off code, right? Thanks again for that. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Now it just needs to be Christmas already so I can buy all the other crap I want. I almost don't want there to be anything good in my December box so I don't have to want anything else, haha.

Edit: For the ladies who have purchased the Shea Terra Bananas & Baobabs Whipped Shea Butter, does it actually smell like banana? Or does it have that artificial banana smell (think banana flavored Runts).

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

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


Edit: For the ladies who have purchased the Shea Terra Bananas & Baobabs Whipped Shea Butter, does it actually smell like banana? Or does it have that artificial banana smell (think banana flavored Runts).

It smells exactly like Banana Laffy Taffy to me...it's been a long time since I've had banana runts so I'm not sure if they smell like the banana laffy taffy LOL! In any case, it definitely smells like banana candy and not a mashed up banana. I like the way it smells, smelling it right now!

 

[zadidoll]

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

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


Edit: For the ladies who have purchased the Shea Terra Bananas & Baobabs Whipped Shea Butter, does it actually smell like banana? Or does it have that artificial banana smell (think banana flavored Runts).
It smells exactly like Banana Laffy Taffy to me...it's been a long time since I've had banana runts so I'm not sure if they smell like the banana laffy taffy LOL! In any case, it definitely smells like banana candy and not a mashed up banana. I like the way it smells, smelling it right now!


I have to agree - it does smell like Banana Laffy Taffy (my kids hate it so they give it to me which is fine because I love it).

 

[denise89]

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


I got mine today, too! You were the one who posted that 25% off code, right? Thanks again for that. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Now it just needs to be Christmas already so I can buy all the other crap I want. I almost don't want there to be anything good in my December box so I don't have to want anything else, haha.

Edit: For the ladies who have purchased the Shea Terra Bananas & Baobabs Whipped Shea Butter, does it actually smell like banana? Or does it have that artificial banana smell (think banana flavored Runts).

I have the banana shea butter from Shea Terra and it smells more sweet like a banana cream pie! I love, it smells delicious to me like I want to eat it lol. It does not smell artificial at all to me, very tolerable and no chemical smell. Another comparison is creamy banana pudding. I like this one more than my white chocolate shea butter.

 

[lovelockdown]

Hey guys, does anyone have this months mascara up for trade? I'm not sure how to find trade threads unless they are linked at the bottom of peoples signatures....

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

Originally Posted by denise89 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

 I like this one more than my white chocolate shea butter.

I agree, I like the banana better than the white chocolate...the white chocolate smells exactly like white chocolate to me, which isn't bad, it's just very rich smelling and I feel like I'm rubbing a chocolate bar on me LOL. I want to try the Rooibos and berries next, anyone have that one and care to comment on the smell?

 

[zadidoll]

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

Quote: Originally Posted by denise89 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

 I like this one more than my white chocolate shea butter.
I agree, I like the banana better than the white chocolate...the white chocolate smells exactly like white chocolate to me, which isn't bad, it's just very rich smelling and I feel like I'm rubbing a chocolate bar on me LOL. I want to try the Rooibos and berries next, anyone have that one and care to comment on the smell?


I have to agree with that. The White Chocolate one is VERY rich smelling and while I like it I like the banana more.

 

[queenofperil]

Originally Posted by denise89 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I have the banana shea butter from Shea Terra and it smells more sweet like a banana cream pie! I love, it smells delicious to me like I want to eat it lol. It does not smell artificial at all to me, very tolerable and no chemical smell. Another comparison is creamy banana pudding. I like this one more than my white chocolate shea butter.

I think that sounds good. Is it really moisturizing? My skin is reptilian during the winter (yet I have the most oily skin in the world on my face -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />), and I need a ridiculous amount of moisture to not be permanently itchy. I'm an every other day shaver, so that adds to the problem.

 

[AngeBrooklyn]

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

Hey guys, does anyone have this months mascara up for trade? I'm not sure how to find trade threads unless they are linked at the bottom of peoples signatures....

Here's the thread:

https://www.makeuptalk.com/t/129604/beauty-box-open-trading-list

 

[lilsxkitten]

Hey guys, does anyone have this months mascara up for trade? I'm not sure how to find trade threads unless they are linked at the bottom of peoples signatures....

I have one if you're still looking