Birchbox November 2012

[mks8372]

Originally Posted by bluemustang /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Question about the black soap.. I remember everyone saying months ago how fantastic the Shea Terra Rose Hips black soap is. In the BB shop is the Black Soap in bar form and also in a jar.. Anyone know what the big difference is?

I had read the reviews on the black soap and bought the jar from birchbox with my points for my 16 year old son that suffers with really bad clogged pores.  I guess I didn't realize it comes in a powder form...looks a lot like dirt to be honest with you!  The directions say to mix it with water to form a liquid and apply it to your skin....he tried it for the first time tonight and said that it stung a little on the skin that was irritated from blemishes....hoping it works for him but you definitely don't need very much water or it becomes a very liquidy mud!  Does anyone know if we did something wrong?  Wanted to make sure you that the jar from BB could be this powder form in case it is not something you are interested in.....

 

[amidea]

i was super excited to hopefully OLO serum this month but sadly I got no november box since i got a welcome box from a gift sub (although i can't complain about that). 

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[lady41]

I just got tracking on my second acct today...main account still shows Oct box. No tracking.

 

[arendish]

The Stila Illuminator (in bronze) is just not for me. If anyone has a OLO Serum (anything but Neroli) and/or the Rose perfume and want to trade PM me.

 

[bluemustang]

I actually just bought the bar soap and have the liquid. The difference is that the bar you need to lather up to apply to your face while the liquid you simply apply to your moistened face. You can leave the bar soap on your face like a mask or not. According to the Shea Terra website you leave it on your face for a few minutes before rinsing. The reason I bought the bar version was 1) to try it (plus I used my BB points so it was free) and 2) because I have keratosis pilaris aka "chicken skin". Since the liquid soap on my face has helped clear up some of my rosacea I figured I'd give it a try on the bumps on my upper arms.

Thanks for those that commented, I appreciate it! I think I'll try the bar first since I also have keratosis Polaris on my arms and also my thighs ugh

 

[Moonittude]

Hahaha I just skipped like ten pages, because you guys are super chatty lately. I can't keep up.

I'm just chiming in to say, I love the Oscar Blandi spray. From now on (or until I run out) I am using this instead of dry shampoo. I had the most kick-ass bun today. Tinkerbell would have been jealous. I'll bet everyone thought I was stuffing my hair, but it was Oscar Blandi. I only sprayed once on each side, and not all the way to the ends.

Luckily, my second account that I didn't cancel in time, is also getting the Oscar Blandi spray. *victory dance*

 

[sleepykat]

I finally received tracking today for my November Birchbox. On the site, though, it still shows October, so I don't know what I'm getting.

 

[queenofperil]

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

Hahaha I just skipped like ten pages, because you guys are super chatty lately. I can't keep up.

I'm just chiming in to say, I love the Oscar Blandi spray. From now on (or until I run out) I am using this instead of dry shampoo. I had the most kick-ass bun today. Tinkerbell would have been jealous. I'll bet everyone thought I was stuffing my hair, but it was Oscar Blandi. I only sprayed once on each side, and not all the way to the ends.

Luckily, my second account that I didn't cancel in time, is also getting the Oscar Blandi spray. *victory dance*

I can't even get a nice bun using the hair donut. I swear to you, fine hair has no apparent benefits. 

 

[quene8106]

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

I finally received tracking today for my November Birchbox. On the site, though, it still shows October, so I don't know what I'm getting.

Same here. I'm trying so hard to be patient 

 

[ChattyChelle]

Does anyone know if they are going to be offering one of those spend so many dollars and earn so many bonus points things? I want to buy some holiday goodies, but I don't want to spend the money just to find out I should have waited a couple of more days. 

 

[tinkerbll695]

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

Thanks for those that commented, I appreciate it! I think I'll try the bar first since I also have keratosis Polaris on my arms and also my thighs ugh

I've been using Cerave products to help with mine. The SA lotion is really great! I only use it on the areas that have KP though and I use the normal Cerave lotion (or whatever I have at that moment ) on the rest of my body.

 

[MyriadVoices]

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


I can't even get a nice bun using the hair donut. I swear to you, fine hair has no apparent benefits. 

me either! there is no way i could get the donut not to show. but... at least it hurts less to have in a ponytail all day than the thicker haired girls?

 

[queenofperil]

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


me either! there is no way i could get the donut not to show. but... at least it hurts less to have in a ponytail all day than the thicker haired girls?

That's true, but our hair also kinks within seconds of being in a rubber band. *Dramatic sigh*

 

[Meggpi]

I have superfine hair and I use dry shampoo in my ponytail before I use the bun donut.  It makes it kind of floofy.  I do spend some time spreading and pinning to cover the donut, then hairspray the bejeezus out of it.

 

[tnbryan]

Yay my box finally updated! But unless I'm blind, I can't figure out which box number I'm getting. None of the products seem to match the spoilers 100%


Chocopod
Curl Keeper
Eyeliner
Lip gloss
Hand and cuticle salve

 

[gemstone]

If that's the case, you might as well get the pack of three from BB: http://www.birchbox.com/shop/feeling-smitten-mini-cupcake-holiday-trio They're only $17 for three full sized ones, where even if you got the three minis, that would be $16.50 -- so you wouldn't even really save any money lol. I really want to take mine out of the bag for pictures since a large part of it is just smooshed on the plastic but in tact, but it's entirely crumbled at the bottom too so I also don't want to open it until I use it. /o #cupcakeproblems

The three pack are minis, not full size.

 

[lady41]

Mine just updated as well...box twins! I must say between my first acct and this box i will be getting eyeliner, lipgloss, and mascara! Very happy with[bB this month! Makes up for the late shipping!quote name=tnbryan" url="/t/129721/birchbox-november-2012/1740#post_1967559]Yay my box finally updated! But unless I'm blind, I can't figure out which box number I'm getting. None of the products seem to match the spoilers 100%

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Chocopod Curl Keeper Eyeliner Lip gloss Hand and cuticle salve [/sPOILE

 

[CourtneyB]

Oh hey, my box finally updated on my second account. I'm too lazy to check the numbers/spoilers 

but here's what I'm getting.

I'm pretty happy! I really, really wanted to try the mascara, so I got that. I'm actually getting the perfume, the miracle skin, and the chocolate covered potato chip in my main account (Box 3), but that's not BB's fault. I also got the dry shampoo on my main last month and hated it, but once again, not BB's fault, just the danger of have two accounts.

Overall mostly repeats, BUT I got the full sized mascara I was dying to dry, so it all balances out.

 

[quene8106]

Dammit. I got the one box out of all the boxes that I didn't want. I'm so pissed. I changed my profile and got box 1 somehow. I can not believe I resubscribed for this. I'm refusing it when it comes in the mail. I wanted a mascara, hair powder, or a chocolate. :'(

 

[Anodyne]

Sooooooooo......is anyone else having trouble tracking their package?  When I enter the package ID given by BB on the ups-mi site (www.ups-mi.net), it just re-loads the same page and erases the tracking number I entered.  I'm inclined to think it's UPS, but with all the Birchbox shenanigans the past few months, I'm afraid it's like not even a real tracking number or something lol.

ETA:  When I click on the tracking # on the BB site under my account, it does the same thing.  Takes me to a blank page where I'm supposed to enter tracking numbers instead of taking me to the page with information on my shipment.  Or...supposed shipment.