Birchbox November 2012

[CourtneyB]

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

Think i'm going to cancel. Been hoping since May to get a good box. Was excited to see the pics on instagram with the mascara and stuff, then realized I'm getting  a bunch of anti-aging products. wtf? 

What box are you getting?

 

[spmblueeyez]

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

Bahaha, I wonder if I'm the only one excited about the food item? It doesn't bother me since it's a lifestyle extra, and I really, really want the potato chip one. I love salt and chocolate. Yummy.

...now if only I knew what my second box contained! Oh well. I'm pleased with the box on my main account - it's box three. The stila item is interesting, even though I have high beam and never use it. I don't know if I'll use the texturizing spray, but I do like that it's something new. I'll experiment! After all, BB is about trying new things, so even if it doesn't work out, I'll know never to buy something like it. (Or, I might adore it!) I have a favorite perfume, but I'll still try the one I'm getting, or I'll give it to my sister. The primer/corrector will be nice to try, too! I have a sample of Smashbox's primer, and I like it. I'm always up for trying new things.

So yes. Overall, nothing that I am beating down the door to get, per se, but I like that all my items are new things for me to test out. I'm looking forward to getting this box! Maybe my second account will have some of the other cool items, like the mascara or bath bomb! =)

I WOULD be excited for the food item, if I wasn't getting a SoyJoy bar in BOTH BOXES. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> haha they should change the name, because it will NOT bring me Joy. I'm excited for the rest of the stuff in my boxes though, why not. I literally just bought a Benefit set that had high beam in it 2 weeks ago, and I've been trying it out, so I'm excited to try a different brand to see which works better for me. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the pic on that SoyJoy box looks gross. haha.

 

[CourtneyB]

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

I WOULD be excited for the food item, if I wasn't getting a SoyJoy bar in BOTH BOXES. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> haha they should change the name, because it will NOT bring me Joy. I'm excited for the rest of the stuff in my boxes though, why not. I literally just bought a Benefit set that had high beam in it 2 weeks ago, and I've been trying it out, so I'm excited to try a different brand to see which works better for me. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the pic on that SoyJoy box looks gross. haha.

Oh yeah, that's fair. I'm getting the chocolate, which is exciting. The SoyJoy looks...not so good. XD If I get it in my other box, it'll probably go to my friend. But still. It could be worse. Somehow.

 

[queenofperil]

Note to Birchbox: No one complains about the "lifestyle extra" being food if it's chocolate. 

 

[JHP07]

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

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

I WOULD be excited for the food item, if I wasn't getting a SoyJoy bar in BOTH BOXES. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> haha they should change the name, because it will NOT bring me Joy. I'm excited for the rest of the stuff in my boxes though, why not. I literally just bought a Benefit set that had high beam in it 2 weeks ago, and I've been trying it out, so I'm excited to try a different brand to see which works better for me. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Is it just me, or does anyone else think the pic on that SoyJoy box looks gross. haha.
Oh yeah, that's fair. I'm getting the chocolate, which is exciting. The SoyJoy looks...not so good. XD If I get it in my other box, it'll probably go to my friend. But still. It could be worse. Somehow.

I was very happy to get chocolate over cologne (I would even have been happy to get the soyjoy bar...as long as I didn't get the cologne).  I understand that having food items in a box is frustrating for those who have allergies though.

Also, Birchbox already sent men's cologne out to us once...there's really no need to repeat that fiasco! 

 

[Roxane68]

Originally Posted by orlandomom /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Chocolate

Stila all over shimmer

Miracle Skin Transformer instant skin perfector (is this a good sized sample? Anyone tried this??)

Atelier Rose Perfume (highly allergic to roses, ha)

Oscar blandi texturizing spray. My hair is thick and long and curly. I really don't need texture. Maybe I can use it like hairspray for my daughter for dance?

Box twins...! I wasn't really wanting the texturizing spray since I received it in my Allure Fall beauty box. I have still yet to try it because like you I have thick long curly hair. Happy with the rest of it tho!

 

[alice blue]

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

Bahaha, I wonder if I'm the only one excited about the food item? It doesn't bother me since it's a lifestyle extra, and I really, really want the potato chip one. I love salt and chocolate. Yummy.

It doesn't bother me, but I'm not excited. 

 

[diana16]

I probably would have wanted the chocolate food item over the man perfume! I also don't think I will use the lip gloss, I'm already getting one from Ipsy :/  If they are similar colors then I might gift it or something

 

[kawaiimeows]

i'm starting to worry that my box won't get here before i leave for thanksgiving break on friday :\

 

[amandah]

Note to Birchbox: No one complains about the "lifestyle extra" being food if it's chocolate. 

Agreed /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Angelalh]

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

Note to Birchbox: No one complains about the "lifestyle extra" being food if it's chocolate. 

absolutely!!!!!!!

girlies need the chocolates!!!! especially for 5 days a month, we kill without our chocolates!!!

 

[CrabbyMrsJ]

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

Note to Birchbox: No one complains about the "lifestyle extra" being food if it's chocolate. 

Not true, I just read a comment on the BB Facebook page from some lady who got chocolate (i didn't) and she's livid. Apparently she has a ton of food allergies. I was trying to suggest perhaps she give the chocolate to a friend (because it's amazeballs) and she chewed my head off. 

There's no use arguing with someone who is that mad. Really. We are sampling, right? I, too, and disappointed when my box is just meh. But I like the part where I get to try new things. Hence I subscribe. Sometimes this board and the BB Facebook page really get me depressed. So glad I'm not a CS rep.

 

[bbbrandnewww]

I'm glad I'm not getting chocolate. I dislike chocolate. *runs for hiding*

I am getting a SoyJoy bar. I'm allergic to them, so this is useless to me. My box only has 5 items, so kinda sucks. But I am getting the mini Oscar Blandi spray, which I love but refuse to pay full price for, so that's a plus.

 

[kawaiimeows]

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

Not true, I just read a comment on the BB Facebook page from some lady who got chocolate (i didn't) and she's livid. Apparently she has a ton of food allergies. I was trying to suggest perhaps she give the chocolate to a friend (because it's amazeballs) and she chewed my head off. 

There's no use arguing with someone who is that mad. Really. We are sampling, right? I, too, and disappointed when my box is just meh. But I like the part where I get to try new things. Hence I subscribe. Sometimes this board and the BB Facebook page really get me depressed. So glad I'm not a CS rep.

i know bb has been sending out a lot of food lately, but seriously if you have THAT many allergies, you probably shouldn't be using a sampling service anyway i mean even the beauty samples have stuff in them, for example the naked princess gloss last month with the almond oil. i think some people just like to complain.

 

[americanclassic]

Reaaallly wish that they'd do a lifestyle extra or food, not lifestyle extra and food. I got a bath bomb and a chocopod. Bathbomb is cool, chocolate is cool, but not when they both count as deluxe samples, leaving me with one actual deluxe sample. Last month, I got two food items, so the only deluxe sample was an anti-acne facewash--my beauty profile indicates I have dry, sensitive skin.

Forgot to cancel before they billed me, but I won't make the same mistake again :|.

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

Miracle Skin Transformer instant skin perfector (is this a good sized sample? Anyone tried this??)  
If it's like the one I got, no. It's a tiny single-use foil pack. Might come with two single-use foil packs, but I doubt they'd ship a deluxe sample. I'd be peeved if they had deluxe samples and just decided to give me all foil packets last month :/. Has an interesting fluffy texture, kind of like the Benefit PoreFessionals

 

[kawaiimeows]

i got something from miracle skin in my gossip girl box whatever month that was, and it was a very generous sample. i still have the whole tube left, but that's because i use it mostly as a concealer.

i'm getting the instant skin perfector this month too, and i'm kind of thinking based on the other sample i got that it will be in a tube, but i don't what to have any high expectations here...

 

[mellee]

They updated the picture of the box contents and it shows a small tube.  Hoping that's accurate!

 

[americanclassic]

The picture of the box itself has accurate content size, the individual images of the products just shows the full-sized versions. Whaaaaaaaaat they had actual deluxe samples of this stuff?? :| lol

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

They updated the picture of the box contents and it shows a small tube.  Hoping that's accurate!

 

[mellee]

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

The picture of the box itself has accurate content size, the individual images of the products just shows the full-sized versions. Whaaaaaaaaat they had actual deluxe samples of this stuff?? :| lol

Yep - the pic they (finally) added for box 20 shows a small tube:  https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/november-2013/nov2012box20

 

[americanclassic]

Has anyone tried the Oscar Blandi texture/volumizing spray? Very interested to see how it works.. Is it like regular hairsprays that it makes your hair stiff, gritty, crunchy, sticky, etc? Or is it more natural/touchable? Still, if it really works, it beats backcombing /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />.