Birchbox November 2012

[queenofperil]

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


Are you getting the Lulu in your box as well? I'd be very interested to see what you think of it. The best I've been able to do with dry shampoo is to create texture for updo styles, and even then, it works better when I use it on clean hair.

Yeah, I'm supposed to be getting it. I doubt it'll do anything of value, but I will nonetheless conduct the experiment and report back with my findings. 

 

[wishinstar777]

Looks like I'm getting box 3. Some items may be up for trade! Now if only my box would ship!

 

[meaganola]

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

okay, couldn't resist knowing if I'm getting the chocolate, so I went to the page for it and it had a "write a review" button

I feel kind of bad that I'm getting it though because I always love the lifestyle extras and would probably like the cranberry bar more than the rest of you lol

Well, I have some potentially bad news for you:  *Every* product now has a "Write a review" link whether it's in your (or any!) box or not.  The *real* key is whether you get an oldschool popup Feedback box or a "Write a Customer Review" page when you click that link.

 

[gypsiemagic]

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


I can answer one question - BB had a little write up on the mascara.  Originally they made it as two-step, but then they reformulated to put both fibers and mascara in the same tube.  Brrrrrilliant!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Ehh opposite opinion over here.

the cool new thing is to have the fibers and the mascara separate so you can control how much and where you put the fibers (like outside lashes only for a pretty cat eye)

Everybody went kinds bananas over the toofaced version, but I am drowning in mascara so I haven't bought any in a year, but I am thinking about getting just a tube of the fibers, just haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

[automaticeyesx]

So the other day I did have shipping information, now it seems to have disappeared from my account info AND my box page is stuck on October. What?

 

[heartsandwhimsy]

Has anyone tried the mascara yet? I received a mascara in my Julep box that was supposed to have fibers in the mascara and it didn't work well for me plus I tried a few drugstore brands that were supposed to have fibers in them as well but didn't see much of a difference honestly so I am very curious to see if this is any good!

 

[kawaiisquawks]

Is it just me or have a LOT (dare I say all?) of you ladies had damaged eyeliners? What the heck, BB? It's one thing for the cap to fall off while in transit but another for there to have been no cap or for there to be stuff growing on the actual liner... how do they not notice that when they're putting the item in the box?

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

Ehh opposite opinion over here.

the cool new thing is to have the fibers and the mascara separate so you can control how much and where you put the fibers (like outside lashes only for a pretty cat eye)

Everybody went kinds bananas over the toofaced version, but I am drowning in mascara so I haven't bought any in a year, but I am thinking about getting just a tube of the fibers, just haven't gotten around to it yet.
Essence sells the fibers alone in a little cylindrical tub and I believe it's only $3-4 and they work really well, so if you don't want to spend too much to try the fiber and mascara separate concept out, that's the way to go.

 

[gypsiemagic]

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


Essence sells the fibers alone in a little cylindrical tub and I believe it's only $3-4 and they work really well, so if you don't want to spend too much to try the fiber and mascara separate concept out, that's the way to go.

Yes, I believe that was the brand I have seen on the internet. I rarely make it to Ulta, so I haven't been in the situation where I remember it and see it in front of me. I even have a spoolie want from Birchbox a million months ago that would be perfect for the fibers /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[heartsandwhimsy]

I'm new to this site and have no idea how to reply to a specific post but I've never heard of essence. Can I buy it in a store or do I have to order it online?

 

[kawaiisquawks]

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

Yes, I believe that was the brand I have seen on the internet. I rarely make it to Ulta, so I haven't been in the situation where I remember it and see it in front of me. I even have a spoolie want from Birchbox a million months ago that would be perfect for the fibers /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

The Essence one actually includes a little wand too! I don't know if you wear contact lenses though - they advise against using the fibers if you do, which, while it makes sense, is still a shame since my lashes are hidden when I wear glasses.

 

[gypsiemagic]

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

The Essence one actually includes a little wand too! I don't know if you wear contact lenses though - they advise against using the fibers if you do, which, while it makes sense, is still a shame since my lashes are hidden when I wear glasses.

ahh okay awesome. I do not have any type of ocular correction thankfully. (though both my parents eyes started to go when they were just finishing school, so I am afraid!)

 

[gypsiemagic]

I am so ready for both my dry shampoo samples /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[kawaiisquawks]

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

ahh okay awesome. I do not have any type of ocular correction thankfully. (though both my parents eyes started to go when they were just finishing school, so I am afraid!)

lol I've been wearing glasses since I was 7! My vision is so bad I would literally have to hold my face 3 inches from my laptop screen to see without glasses on or lenses in. My favourite brand of contact lenses actually doesn't even make them in my prescription anymore, so I had to switch /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Jennifer Love]

I'm very excited for you! It's a really good sub! I even like the New Beauty magazine it comes with. It's perfect mind candy to browse through while your facial mask is drying. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Also on many occasions they throw in extra's that aren't listed on the site or in the booklet of contents. In the past some of the extra's I received (all full size) were....a gorgeous lucite toothbrush, a big bottle of Elnet hairspray (before it was available in the states), a jar of energy+ B12 adult gummy vitamins, ( but don't worry they don't send food!),...etc... Anyway I should probably go to the New Beauty Test Tube message board and stop typing on here. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> As far as your BB shopping spree, I just saw a promo on the site, that if you spend $60 you can get two Baggu reusable totes. I think the totes are $25 if you buy them, but free if you are making a purchase over $60. Enjoy! Happy Hauling!

Ooh...extras, too? Fweeeeee!!! Thanks again for the recommend! I cant wait to try my new stuff! :-D I might hang on to my BB points for a while....let it grow and then spoil myself in January for my birthday. Hehe

 

[meaganola]

Originally Posted by heartsandwhimsy /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I'm new to this site and have no idea how to reply to a specific post but I've never heard of essence. Can I buy it in a store or do I have to order it online?

I don't know where you are, but I'm in the Pacific Northwest, and we have a chain of you-name-it-they-probably-carry-it stores called Fred Meyer (their motto:  You'll find it at Freddy's!).  I think they're owned by Kroger nowadays.  Anyway.  Just a combination grocery/housewares/makeup/sporting goods/garden supply/whatever store, and they carry it.  Ulta has some of their stuff as well, although in my area, not all Ultas have it.  You can order it online from Ulta, too.  essence is probably one of the cheapest brands around, right in the same price range of Wet'n'Wild and NYC Color (is that what it's called?  I can't remember).  I love it.  I can spend $20 and walk out of the store with ten different items!

The funny thing about essence is that I hadn't heard of it before I started reading nail blogs, and then once I saw what the bottles looked like on the blogs, I realized I had been walking right by the displays for *ages*.  If you check out the website here, you might realize the same thing!

 

[ddave]

I just checked my page and I'm getting box 3--couldn't be happier 

Has anyone gotten a Stila luminizer sample yet? I'm really hoping for the pinkish or white shade...bronze just doesn't work on me /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[queenofperil]

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



I am so ready for both my dry shampoo samples /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

Where'd you get that? Kind of want it to put my Lush Dusting Powder in.

 

[Missglammygirl]

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

I do, please!   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I had posted it up, https://www.birchbox.com/join/INV74GSHZ7KS8VBW  im not sure, but I think someone had already claimed it.

 

[PeridotCricket]

I am so ready for both my dry shampoo samples /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

Where'd you get that? Kind of want it to put my Lush Dusting Powder in.

Lol. It looks like a spice jar. I so wish I had thought of that when I used to bake and had creme of tarter powder or cinnamon sitting in the cupboard for 2 years instead of throwing it out when I hadn't used it in so long. But now I don't even use my oven, so no old spices to dump and reuse the containers.

 

[Kristin1387]

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

I'm very excited for you! It's a really good sub! I even like the New Beauty magazine it comes with. It's perfect mind candy to browse through while your facial mask is drying. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Also on many occasions they throw in extra's that aren't listed on the site or in the booklet of contents.

In the past some of the extra's I received (all full size) were....a gorgeous lucite toothbrush, a big bottle of Elnet hairspray (before it was available in the states), a jar of energy+ B12 adult gummy vitamins, ( but don't worry they don't send food!),...etc... Anyway I should probably go to the New Beauty Test Tube message board and stop typing on here. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

As far as your BB shopping spree, I just saw a promo on the site, that if you spend $60 you can get two Baggu reusable totes. I think the totes are $25 if you buy them, but free if you are making a purchase over $60.

Enjoy! Happy Hauling!

when i used the baggu code it said it was invalid