Birchbox October 2012

[Merryone]

Originally Posted by kelleidoscope89 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I can honestly say that for the first time since I signed up in March, I am 100% disappointed with my birchbox. I signed up for the goop box, and I am kicking myself.

Guys, I got 4 products, two of them are more of the 'lifestyle extras' and not beauty products at all.

I got


Illume Monogram Candle

Luna Bar

Supergoop Sunscreen

Jouer Lip Enhancer
I saw the contents and was genuinely pissed off. It's like I got two "lifestyle extras" and two beauty products (neither of which I need. Sunscreen in october, really?) I'm usually the last person to get mad about the contents of a box I only paid 10 bucks for, but this? This one has be questioning whether I should keep my account, or sign up for a different beauty product service. 

Is that what you  have actually received, box in hand?  Or is this just what your information is showing you will receive?

 

[Antidentite]

I agree that Birchbox needs to divvy up the items a little bit more equally.  How is box 32 even fair when some people are getting boxes with only 4 items (and two of them are lifestyle extras)?

https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/october-2012/october2012box32

beautyblender® double
blinc Eyeliner in Black
Kérastase Chroma Sensitive
theBalm® cosmetics Mary-Lou Manizer

Kusmi Tea Paris - Wellness Essentials

Congrats to those who got it!  I'm getting box 3 which I think is a pretty good box (depending on the lip gloss sample size). 

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[nelliebelle1197]

The headers are mixed up on the goop/non-goop boxes

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

I will be getting box number 26!

I did not opt in for Goop, I have a Goop header, and I am pretty sure it's a Goop box? LOL I didn't even want Goop...but I am happy with the products especially the Mary Lou as I have been trying to win it from their Twitter page for weeks!

I specifically said NO to Goop and they sent me one anyway! I just think it's funny...

Also, I don't think the boxes are all the way updated because my October box pic looks like this...

 

[Merryone]

I wonder if BB has to purchase samples, or if samples are donated by the companies?  I imagine the logistics of filling the boxes would be difficult.  On this board, we only read the opinions of probably less than 1% of the people who receive BB's.  If BB only has 1000 Essie polishes, who gets those?  Surely someone is going to be disappointed.  

With all the beauty box subscriptions out there competing for product donations or deluxe sample stock, it maybe getting harder for some of the companies like BB to always make us happy, or give us exactly what we would like in our boxes.  Just my opinion, and yes, I was one of the unhappy ones last month, but to be honest, it wasn't BB's fault, how could they know that I had a gazillion of the same perfume samples already or that my hair was way too short to use the hair band.  But being human, I was a little disappointed too.

 

[keelyknowsbest]

Originally Posted by nelliebelle1197 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

The headers are mixed up on the goop/non-goop boxes

Thanks! They actually just updated mine... not that it matters though, I really don't notice a difference. I am just happy they didn't send me ANOTHER Luna bar! 

 

[Cathie]

I am absolutely disgusted with BB this month !!! A luna bar ,a candle,sunscreen and lip enhancer....I opted out for the Goop box. I sooo wanted the DDF brightener. I tryed to get it in the + 2 pack but it sold out before I could get it.If anyone wants to trade,let me know I have quite a few things over the last few months I havent had any use for.
 

 

[PeridotCricket]

[spoiler=Warning: Spoiler! Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum DDF Brightening Cleanser Orofluido Beauty Elixer Per-fekt Beauty Lip Perfection Gel in Melrose Mighty Leaf Tea

I hope the spoiler thing works. Is licorice good for acne?

 

[merkington]

What I don't understand is how this is supposedly a Goop curated box, but it has the DDF cleanser that Birchbox literally just sampled 1-2 months ago. It's really hard for me to believe that it was a Goop pick, but instead that Birchbox had leftover samples and had to fit them in somewhere. 

My $.02. 

 

[BagLady]

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

I agree that Birchbox needs to divvy up the items a little bit more equally.  How is box 32 even fair when some people are getting boxes with only 4 items (and two of them are lifestyle extras)?

https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/october-2012/october2012box32

beautyblender® double

blinc Eyeliner in Black

Kérastase Chroma Sensitive

theBalm® cosmetics Mary-Lou Manizer

Kusmi Tea Paris - Wellness Essentials

Congrats to those who got it!  I'm getting box 3 which I think is a pretty good box (depending on the lip gloss sample size). 

I

I completely agree with  you. That's what bothers me about BB. Some people are getting a full size nail polish or a beautyblender (along w/other goodies) and some people are getting 2 lifestyle items and some foil packets. 

Box 6 includes a full size item w/decent samples and then you have box 12 which includes 

a candle, a luna bar, sunscreen and a tiny lip balm.
That's not even close to equal. It's so frustrating.

I actually never realized that you could see all the different box variations until I found makeuptalk a couple of months ago. I think if they distributed the samples more equally, people wouldn't be as frustrated.



 

[Squidling]

I have Box 1 it seems. Kinda meh on only getting 4 samples and 1 being a stupid Luna Bar...with fiber...I think they are trying to tell me something.

Products in Your October Box

• 
  Joanna Vargas Daily Serum
  Ships Free
• 
  Naked Princess Naked Shine Luscious Lip Gloss
  Ships Free
• 
  LUNA Fiber Chocolate Raspberry
  Ships Free
• 
  essie® goop picks Nail Polish Collection
  

 

[kawaiisquawks]

Birchbox apparently saw my tweet saying how laughable it is that the Perfekt pill is a "deluxe" sample and sent me a c&p tweet of "we're so sorry you're not loving the sample - we'd love to talk! Email (BB email here)" How could ANYONE love that sample?!

 

[kawaiimeows]

Originally Posted by norther /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Birchbox apparently saw my tweet saying how laughable it is that the Perfekt pill is a "deluxe" sample and sent me a c&p tweet of "we're so sorry you're not loving the sample - we'd love to talk! Email (BB email here)"

How could ANYONE love that sample?!

what's there to talk about? it's a crappy sample that is literally only worth 12 cents. they should've known better.

 

[AJCorletto]

This month I am getting 

Jouer Lip Enhancer

theBalm® cosmetics Mary-Lou Manizer

Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy La Fleur

Vitivia Vitamin capsules

LUNA Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter
I am pretty excited about my box!

 

[BEAUTYBUNNY10]

  

I will trade everything in my box for a beauty blender! 

 

[MollyC2153]

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

I never paid attention to myglam/ipsy emails.. what's going on with that? Did myglam just rebrand themselves, or did they create a whole separate thing I should have signed up for?

Nope, they are rebranded now as ipsy. Still the same system, I think? 

Originally Posted by kelleidoscope89 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I can honestly say that for the first time since I signed up in March, I am 100% disappointed with my birchbox. I signed up for the goop box, and I am kicking myself.

Guys, I got 4 products, two of them are more of the 'lifestyle extras' and not beauty products at all.

I got


Illume Monogram Candle

Luna Bar

Supergoop Sunscreen

Jouer Lip Enhancer
I saw the contents and was genuinely pissed off. It's like I got two "lifestyle extras" and two beauty products (neither of which I need. Sunscreen in october, really?) I'm usually the last person to get mad about the contents of a box I only paid 10 bucks for, but this? This one has be questioning whether I should keep my account, or sign up for a different beauty product service. 

That blows! Email them! 

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

I have Box 1 it seems. Kinda meh on only getting 4 samples and 1 being a stupid Luna Bar...with fiber...I think they are trying to tell me something.

Products in Your October Box

• 
  Joanna Vargas Daily Serum
  Ships Free
• 
  Naked Princess Naked Shine Luscious Lip Gloss
  Ships Free
• 
  LUNA Fiber Chocolate Raspberry
  Ships Free
• 
  essie® goop picks Nail Polish Collection
  

yee

YEP! Welcome to the weird box. Three products and a bar? odd bb, very odd. 

 

[nicepenguins]

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


I completely agree with  you. That's what bothers me about BB. Some people are getting a full size nail polish or a beautyblender (along w/other goodies) and some people are getting 2 lifestyle items and some foil packets. 

Box 6 includes a full size item w/decent samples and then you have box 12 which includes 

a candle, a luna bar, sunscreen and a tiny lip balm.
That's not even close to equal. It's so frustrating.



Agree with this 100%. I generally get annoyed with people who complain about which extras they get, or why their entire box isn't 100% geared to their unique snowflakiness, or whatever, but this is really weak. I am pretty mellow about BB (the only thing I have hated is the barf green color club from last month), but I couldn't imagine myself caring at all about this box. That third product is in every single sephora sun safety kit EVER; I have gotten it as a sample like 4 times. The last item would be the only one that is interesting to me, but we ALL know about that brand x100 because BB samples every one of their products. I feel like if there aren't two things I would be interested in and try in my BB it's not worth it to me. 

Maybe if there were a better custom theme to each box it would be better. Like, the different senses box from July. At least that one tried harder to connect the different products to each other. Transformation is a weak theme. I mean, yeah, putting stuff on your face is transformative. Duh. 

 

[americanclassic]

two things BB should change:

-advertising themselves as 4-5 DELUXE samples in each box. because really, I don't count perfume vials and foil packets, or mini tubes of 99% air, as deluxe samples

-divvying up boxes terribly. my box isn't terrible. I'm not thrilled about the products because they're not the type of products I'm interested in. BUT when I see someone getting mascara, mary-lou manizer (I have it, it's amazing), AND a beauty blender?? my box with its fiber bar and pill-sized lip product sucks a** in comparison lol

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

Birchbox apparently saw my tweet saying how laughable it is that the Perfekt pill is a "deluxe" sample and sent me a c&p tweet of "we're so sorry you're not loving the sample - we'd love to talk! Email (BB email here)"
How could ANYONE love that sample?!

 

[anida]

I'm getting box 4 (I think) and I'm kind of disappointed. The only thing I'm excited about is the Luna bar.

 

[dreile]

Hey Ladies, Box 1 just update with another product!

Edit: Tried to spoiler but it didn't work for me!  SORRY!

 

[kawaiimeows]

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

two things BB should change:

-advertising themselves as 4-5 DELUXE samples in each box. because really, I don't count perfume vials and foil packets, or mini tubes of 99% air, as deluxe samples

-divvying up boxes terribly. my box isn't terrible. I'm not thrilled about the products because they're not the type of products I'm interested in. BUT when I see someone getting mascara, mary-lou manizer (I have it, it's amazing), AND a beauty blender?? my box with its fiber bar and pill-sized lip product sucks a** in comparison lol

actually, someone mentioned earlier, that the website doesn't advertise 4-5 deluxe samples anymore.