Birchbox October 2012

[Matahari]

I received my box (#2) yesterday and I am so happy with it - might be my best birchbox ever!

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The sample sizes are all really nice.  The serum can't be closed after it's open, but I decanted it into a little jar so hopefully I will be able to try it a few times without it getting everywhere (thankful to girls on here for the tip!).  The Essie is "Carry On" - the color is a beautiful plum, great for fall and perfect addition to my nail polish collection.  Body oil & lip balm smell good, and I'm looking forward to the Lunabar.  Overall, I'm completely pleased with this box!

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I'm really curious though about the nail polish color in my box photo... It looks pretty and I'm wondering what shade it might be!  It looks like kind of a greige or greyish taupe color?  Any guesses?  Sorry the picture is so tiny, but my big box photo is just a plain box without the products.

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Box twin! Except with a different delivery time. I got mine today in upstate NY. I think the products this time were pretty decent. The Essie color is lovely and is a unique addition to the colors I already have, which is harder than you might imagine! I am really intrigued by the body oil - an herbal scent. The serum seems good. I mean, I would have liked a resealable container but you can't win them all. Cocoa lip balm is going to my best friend who appreciates scents that you can find in a bakery. I'm more inclined towards fruity and light herbal scents. We only really agree on vanilla. Lemon Luna bar will go to my husband who loves all things bar-like. I had changed my splurge item to fragrance because I didn't want fragrance. I also didn't opt in or out of goop because I totally missed the email. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[ashleyanner]

Has anybody else noticed that we can now read the reviews left for a product on their site?  Speaking of which...I hope my boxes get here in time to leave feedback...

 

[nicepenguins]

Maybe we wouldn't be so annoyed at the delays in shipping if we were actually billed when the boxes went out. I got mine today, probably average for this month, and it's 16 days after my account was charged. What happens to our money between the 1st and the 10th? Yes, it's just $10, but that's a lot of people paying $10...

 

[SupItsStephanie]

Well I received my box today (box 1) even though I never got a tracking email, and I emailed them on Friday to ask where my box/tracking number was and they never bothered to reply to that... Oh well. I actually like my box a lot. The lip gloss is such a pretty color on, and I'm a sucker for gray anything, especially nails in the fall, so getting the Essie in power clutch was pretty nice. The kiehls is a nice size but I HATE getting food in my boxes... I'm one of those people who gets grossed out when the bagger at the grocery store puts shampoo (or anything potentially leaky and not intended for me to eat) in a bag with toothbrushes or granola bars, and it's even worse when I don't know how long this body wash and food bar have been next to each other, so I'll probably give it to my sister. Shame, because it actually sounds good. Also, did anybody else notice that the tissue paper wasn't held together with a ribbon anymore and just had a sticker on it? I know it's so minor, but I feel like the ribbon added a kind of personal touch, like they actually put thought into their packaging and switching it for a sticker just seems so careless.

 

[kawaiisquawks]

Originally Posted by SupItsStephanie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Well I received my box today (box 1) even though I never got a tracking email, and I emailed them on Friday to ask where my box/tracking number was and they never bothered to reply to that...

I never got a tracking email either and I received my box last Thursday. I emailed them asking about it because I was worried that I'd been deleted from the notification system or however it works and just got a response saying they'd "look in to it." No followup email since then and I don't even know if emailing again would reach the same person, or if I'd end up going through the same process again.

 

[iluvteffy]

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

Has anybody else noticed that we can now read the reviews left for a product on their site?  Speaking of which...I hope my boxes get here in time to leave feedback...

I actually emailed them about that last week b/c I was interested in ordering a few things and wanted to see feedback. They must have been working on this for a while.

 

[Snow24]

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

Maybe we wouldn't be so annoyed at the delays in shipping if we were actually billed when the boxes went out. I got mine today, probably average for this month, and it's 16 days after my account was charged. What happens to our money between the 1st and the 10th? Yes, it's just $10, but that's a lot of people paying $10...

Exactly....I'm being billed on the 1st. And its now the 16th and still no shipping notification.

Yet, months ago when I needed to update my card they emailed me daily.

 

[Lisa N]

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

Has anybody else noticed that we can now read the reviews left for a product on their site?  Speaking of which...I hope my boxes get here in time to leave feedback...

I noticed that too.  Interesting to see the things getting great reviews, that I thought were just ok. 

(BTW, MUT stopped letting me post using Explorer.  Anyone else have issues?)

 

[JenniferV]

I got Box #11.  It finally came today.  

The lip gel was small, but not as small as the Miracle Skin Transformer packets. I said it in my blog review, but my face is larger than what is in these packets!  However, the DDF sample was HUGE.  I was impressed with that.  And I actually like LUNA bars, so I am cool with that too.

 

[MyriadVoices]

Originally Posted by SupItsStephanie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Well I received my box today (box 1) even though I never got a tracking email, and I emailed them on Friday to ask where my box/tracking number was and they never bothered to reply to that... Oh well. I actually like my box a lot. The lip gloss is such a pretty color on, and I'm a sucker for gray anything, especially nails in the fall, so getting the Essie in power clutch was pretty nice. The kiehls is a nice size but I HATE getting food in my boxes... I'm one of those people who gets grossed out when the bagger at the grocery store puts shampoo (or anything potentially leaky and not intended for me to eat) in a bag with toothbrushes or granola bars, and it's even worse when I don't know how long this body wash and food bar have been next to each other, so I'll probably give it to my sister. Shame, because it actually sounds good.

Also, did anybody else notice that the tissue paper wasn't held together with a ribbon anymore and just had a sticker on it? I know it's so minor, but I feel like the ribbon added a kind of personal touch, like they actually put thought into their packaging and switching it for a sticker just seems so careless.

I wonder if Power Clutch is the official box 1 shade of Essie... I was really hoping for a deep plum or burgundy, but I suppose a grey-green might be nice. I did just get Status Uptade (sic) last month from BB, so it wouldn't be my top choice to receive a very similar color. Oh, well!

 

[pinkdiamonds]

The Essie nail polish color I got was from their Fall  2011 collection. While I do appreciate nail polish, I thought BB would send out a nail color from Essie's newest collection.

 

[katie danielle]

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


I noticed that too.  Interesting to see the things getting great reviews, that I thought were just ok. 

(BTW, MUT stopped letting me post using Explorer.  Anyone else have issues?)

It's been happening to me a lot lately. I have to delete my browsing history/cookies and re-open Explorer then it works.

 

[emmakey9]

I will eat anything, I love all food, but the Lemon Zest Lunabar =

 

[kawaiimeows]

over a week later, here is my box #1



the kiehls smells amazing, definitely love this. also the naked princess shine is lovely i just wish the sample were bigger :[

kind of really disappointed about the essie power clutch, literally just got a color very similar to this (zoya evvie). though it seems that the green in the essie is a lot more subtle. still disappointed considering i hardly own any essie and the one i finally get is nearly a dupe. overall a pretty good box!

also this luna bar tastes pretty good? glad i didn't end up with the dreaded lemon zest.

 

[emmakey9]

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

The Essie nail polish color I got was from their Fall  2011 collection. While I do appreciate nail polish, I thought BB would send out a nail color from Essie's newest collection.

My Essie is a purple color called No More Film from the Spring Resort collection. Definitely NOT a Fall collection color.

 

[kawaiimeows]

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

The Essie nail polish color I got was from their Fall  2011 collection. While I do appreciate nail polish, I thought BB would send out a nail color from Essie's newest collection.

looks like mine was from fall 2011 too

 

[zadidoll]

I just realized... the Naked Princess lip glosses... didn't that come in either a past Beauty Box 5 or The Look Bag? Or am I thinking it was in Glossybox or... or... Sample Society? I have a set of four (0.008 oz each) but can't recall which beauty box I got it in.

 

[Matahari]

My Essie is a purple color called No More Film from the Spring Resort collection. Definitely NOT a Fall collection color.

Mine was Carry On from their 2011 Fall Collection too. I heard that a lot of people also got Fair Game from the 2011 Resort Collection. I think they are trying to ramp up people to buy their new collections and get rid of older stock - not that I mind - nail polish is nail polish. Plus, they're a great brand.

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

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

I just realized... the Naked Princess lip glosses... didn't that come in either a past Beauty Box 5 or The Look Bag? Or am I thinking it was in Glossybox or... or... Sample Society? I have a set of four (0.008 oz each) but can't recall which beauty box I got it in.

The Look Bag

 

[Matahari]

I just realized... the Naked Princess lip glosses... didn't that come in either a past Beauty Box 5 or The Look Bag? Or am I thinking it was in Glossybox or... or... Sample Society? I have a set of four (0.008 oz each) but can't recall which beauty box I got it in.

I think they were in the May Look Bag. http://thebeautifullagoon.com/2012/07/08/naked-princess-shine-luscious-lip-gloss-review/