Birchbox November 2012

[americanclassic]

I love your lashes! how well does it hold a curl? 

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



I can't recommend the model co mascara enough!! My eyelashes are crazy long today. After it dries you can easily build up the fibers more to get your lashes really long. I normally wear 2-3 mascaras at once but all I needed was this one today. If you are thinking about getting it you should.

 

[xoxoelyse]

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

I love your lashes! how well does it hold a curl? 

Thank you! So far really really well. I took that pic right after I finished my makeup a few hours ago, and they still look exactly the same. I usually don't think it's worth it to splurge with mascara but I will definitely repurchase this once it's gone 

 

[bluemustang]

It's their lotion with Salicylic Acid in it. It's suppose to help clear up the roughest of bumps and it really does! But I don't want to use it on the rest of my body so I just apply it to the parts with KP - which is just the back of my arms. My KP is a lot worse in the summer so this stuff allowed me to wear tank tops without feeling like the whole world was staring at the back of my arms. I can get away with not using it everyday in the winter though, so I'll usually switch between the SA lotion and whatever body lotion I have on hand.

Ahhh, thanks. That makes sense. I think I will pick that up next time and give that a try too.

 

[Anodyne]

Spoke to cust svc.  Holy hell, for once I didn't feel that I was being nothing but lied to.

She was actually honest and said they were apparently a little over-ambitious with their projected date of Nov 15 for everything to be out (I could've told them that on Nov 1....) and that the last of the boxes are shipping today and tomorrow, which probably means today, Monday, and Tuesday..... 

I sure hope my box # doesn't change between now & then!  Gimmegimmegimme chocolate and lash extension!

 

[quene8106]

Spoke to cust svc.  Holy hell, for once I didn't feel that I was being nothing but lied to. She was actually honest and said they were apparently a little over-ambitious with their projected date of Nov 15 for everything to be out (I could've told them that on Nov 1....) and that the last of the boxes are shipping today and tomorrow, which probably means today, Monday, and Tuesday.....  I sure hope my box # doesn't change between now & then!  Gimmegimmegimme chocolate and lash extension!

I am hoping that my box # changes. Pretty please Birchbox goddesses lol.

 

[Moonittude]

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

BTW, I went searching for a thumb-twiddling emoticon (which I didn't find) and this site has some wild and twisted emoticons.

WTH is this??  ----> 

Seriously? What do *you* think it is?

And I am guessing more people would use the "ditto" one if it wasn't spelled "dito."

I seriously thought you were making an ironic joke when you said that, because you were scratching your head about the scratching your head smiley. LMBO

My second account box hasn't shipped yet. I was worried for a little while, then I remembered about the hurricane and now I'm chillin. It'll get here when it gets here. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[tinkerbll695]

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

Salicylic acid is the naturally occurring substance from which aspirin is derived, so if you're worried about safety because of substance, you should be okay! Basically, like aspirin, SA helps reduce inflamation and relieve pain which is why it helps with your skin. I don't know a lot about KP so I'm not going to advise you one way or another (especially since I'm not a doctor), but a lot of facial products also have SA so it's very safe and gentle to use and is supposed to help.

Oh no I wasn't worried about safety. It's just that the salicylic acid can be a little drying on me so that's why I don't use it on the rest of my body.

 

[mirandamanda]

My box picture updated!!! I don't even care that I'm getting the John varvatos sample, cause I'm getting a makeup product!!!! And for once, no food items in my box (I'm getting box 18) I'm a happy subbie now 

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Originally Posted by tinkerbll695 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Oh no I wasn't worried about safety. It's just that the salicylic acid can be a little drying on me so that's why I don't use it on the rest of my body.

Oh, good point! I don't usually have that problem, but I can see why it might be a concern. It's definitely not as terrible as benzyol peroxide they put in some face washes to treat acne, which I'm allergic to and makes my face peel and swell up /o Salicylic acne is more like a surface treatment to reduce swelling for acne rather than an effective treatment, but I'll take what I can get if my whole face isn't swollen. :|

Sigh, skin problems.

 

[drk51284]

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

I was only there for two weeks! I was actually studying in Switzerland, but they couldn't get us student visa so we all had to leave for 2 weeks, and they picked Morocco. In Morocco, we landed in Casablanca, I lived in Rabat during that time, but my group of friends took a weekend trip to Marrakech where my friend got all the black soap lol. I liked Morocco! It's really beautiful, the market is full of cheap goodies and I indulged in my scarf fixation, and most of the people were super nice. I was super uncomfortable with all the guys who kept hitting on me, though; being a foreign female is its own sort of difficulty, which was made even worse by the fact I was the only Asian my study abroad group so when guys yelled things like "Nihao" or "Konichiwa" or "Anyohaseyo" it was really obvious who they were talking too. Also, Marrakech was super super dusty and kicked up my allergies in a way I usually never deal with!

What about you?

I went for a summer, and I was in Rabat most of the time, too. We went for long weekends in Marrakech, Fez, Essaouira, Ifrane, and a few day trips to Casablanca. Our group was really small - 12 people total - and yep, one girl was Vietnamese so everyone would also yell "Konichiwa" at her the whole time, too. She was less than amused.

I think for two weeks, I would've had a great time - but yes, all of the unwanted attention (though I wore a small headscarf and skirts as much as possible) gets REALLY old. I have pretty tan/olive skin, so everyone would assume I was Moroccan and get pretty restrictive/ticked when they'd see me trying to do non-Moroccan things, like enter a bar. I had to explain in really crappy French and Moroccan Arabic that my friends were inside. It helped when a friend started to pretend he was my husband.

It IS beautiful, though, and a very different culture - a lot of amazing things, and people. I learned a lot and I wouldn't trade the experience for something else, but it was a pretty difficult trip at times.

Marrakech was amazing, but yeah - pretty dusty!

 

[Jennifer Love]

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


I love honey straws, you're so right they are addicting!

Wait...what is a honey straw?  Do I need these for my tea?   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by Jennifer Love /img/forum/go_quote.gif

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


I love honey straws, you're so right they are addicting!
Wait...what is a honey straw?  Do I need these for my tea?   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />


Oh yes, yes you do need those for your tea. It's a straw filled with honey and both ends are sealed to keep the honey goodness in.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=honey+straws - no referral link, just a search link

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Originally Posted by drk51284 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I went for a summer, and I was in Rabat most of the time, too. We went for long weekends in Marrakech, Fez, Essaouira, Ifrane, and a few day trips to Casablanca. Our group was really small - 12 people total - and yep, one girl was Vietnamese so everyone would also yell "Konichiwa" at her the whole time, too. She was less than amused.

I think for two weeks, I would've had a great time - but yes, all of the unwanted attention (though I wore a small headscarf and skirts as much as possible) gets REALLY old. I have pretty tan/olive skin, so everyone would assume I was Moroccan and get pretty restrictive/ticked when they'd see me trying to do non-Moroccan things, like enter a bar. I had to explain in really crappy French and Moroccan Arabic that my friends were inside. It helped when a friend started to pretend he was my husband.

It IS beautiful, though, and a very different culture - a lot of amazing things, and people. I learned a lot and I wouldn't trade the experience for something else, but it was a pretty difficult trip at times.

Marrakech was amazing, but yeah - pretty dusty!

This one taxi driver bragged to us he had two wives... and then he proceeded to ask the only guy in my group if us four girls were all his wives. And we were like LOL No. :| Note it was me: an Asian chick, two girls of African heritage (one from Ethiopia and one from Nigeria), and this blonde girl so it was like... welp he certainly got around...internationally...

The culture is very different from one city to another even! Like, Rabat was super nice and everyone tried to be as helpful as they could be. In Marrakech, I felt like everyone was trying to swindle us. I thought Casa would be a lot more touristy since it's where a lot of flights come into the country, but it was really the least touristy of the places I was at. In fact, the market place seemed actively unfriendly.

I definitely want to go back and visit some other places! Fezzzzz

 

[Jennifer Love]

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


Oh yes, yes you do need those for your tea. It's a straw filled with honey and both ends are sealed to keep the honey goodness in.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=honey+straws - no referral link, just a search link

Ooh...I'd seen those at the coffee shops and tea shops...but I didn't know what they were so I didn't want to look like a dumb dumb so I skipped them.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  So, basically they're a super-awesome way to dispense honey into tea without using a honey pot.  PLUS...they have flavors...oooh....fancy!  Thanks!  I'll have to pick some up next time I go in to buy my teas...now that I know what they are.  haha

 

[zadidoll]

Well skipping it to not look dumb is better than what I did the first time I encountered one. I dipped the whole thing into scalding hot tea thinking that the straw part was edible... and it's not it's plastic! LOL What a melted MESS! The second time I encountered one I pried one end open with my teeth getting honey all over my shirt and onto my pants. LOL So be warned not all straws open easily. LOL

 

[Jennifer Love]

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

Well skipping it to not look dumb is better than what I did the first time I encountered one. I dipped the whole thing into scalding hot tea thinking that the straw part was edible... and it's not it's plastic! LOL What a melted MESS! The second time I encountered one I pried one end open with my teeth getting honey all over my shirt and onto my pants. LOL So be warned not all straws open easily. LOL

Ooh...so it's like a plastic straw?  I thought the outside was edible, too.  Like a peppermint stick kind of thing.  HAH!  I'd have been wondering WTF was wrong with y'all.  

So, I'm clumsy to the point of harming myself from time to time...so what you're saying is that I should use this with caution in the comfort of my own home...making sure to be extra careful with the scissors when I open them.  hehe

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by Jennifer Love /img/forum/go_quote.gif

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

Well skipping it to not look dumb is better than what I did the first time I encountered one. I dipped the whole thing into scalding hot tea thinking that the straw part was edible... and it's not it's plastic! LOL What a melted MESS! The second time I encountered one I pried one end open with my teeth getting honey all over my shirt and onto my pants. LOL So be warned not all straws open easily. LOL
Ooh...so it's like a plastic straw?  I thought the outside was edible, too.  Like a peppermint stick kind of thing.  HAH!  I'd have been wondering WTF was wrong with y'all.  

So, I'm clumsy to the point of harming myself from time to time...so what you're saying is that I should use this with caution in the comfort of my own home...making sure to be extra careful with the scissors when I open them.  hehe


I'm sure there are edible ones but the ones I've encountered are not. And yes, scissors make sure to have a pair. LOL

 

[meaganola]

Honey straws always make me think of Pixi Stix!  But I come from a family that really likes honey all on its own (my great-grandmother was a beekeeper who harvested the honey.  I actually have a tattoo of one of the graphics from her label tattooed on my inner left forearm, and my brother recently started his own apiary), so we think of the straws as a convenient way to get our honey fix, not a way to sweeten our tea.  

 

[cbs73]

So.

On my walk home from work, I thought I'd test the ladies at Birchbox a bit.  I forwarded the email Crystal sent, thanked her for following up, and asked if she could at least tell me what day the box shipped.

Now.  I've seen that some of you posted saying that when they spoke with CS, they admitted they were over ambitious with the November 15th shipping date.  If I had been told that, I would have been fine and not the crab ass I've become over a $10 box of samples.  Crystal actually replied:

Hi Courtney,

Thanks for writing in. I don't have an exact time, but the tracking was a recent upload so I think that indicates today. So sorry I don't have more information!

Needless to say, I have not received my shipping email and my info has yet to update on line.  Also needless to say, I am rethinking my gift ideas for the girlfriends.

btw- on a side note, I saw some posts about honey straws.  They are fabulous.  You must get them.  Check out Lovewithfood.com.  I got them in my box last month and am seriously considering buying more!

 

[lindalou3]

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


I love honey straws, you're so right they are addicting!

what is a honey straw? sorry, posted before I saw the explanations above...sound yummy...will have to find some!