Birchbox October 2012

[queenofperil]

I tried the Dr. Jart BB Cream again today. Just...no. I have oily skin to begin with, and it just emphasized the oiliness where I applied it. Same deal with the Jouer Tinted Moisturizer from August. This "Miracle Skin Transformer" appears to just be more of the same crap, so I have little to no hope for it. 

 

[Anodyne]

I thought it was the other way around?
 

26 is indeed a Goop box. Boxes 1 - 21 are Transformation while 22 and up are Goop boxes.

 

[KatiebuglovesBB]

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

I'm done with Birchbox.  Too many things about them have been pissing me off.  I already had Beauty Army; I also just added Ipsy since everyone's so giddy about their October bags.  The secret removal of "4-5" and "deluxe" from the front page was the last straw.  This is the e-mail I sent (sorry so long):

 

[kawaiimeows]

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

26 is indeed a Goop box. Boxes 1 - 21 are Transformation while 22 and up are Goop boxes.

the headings were flipped starting sometime last night through sometime today (idk when they were changed) but i'm getting #1 and it's definitely a goop box according to the current heading and my email (and also i opted in).

 

[keelyknowsbest]

Are you positive? I have that box and my description was Goop at first but was then updated to transformation about 2 hours ago. !???! LOL I am so confused... I opted out of Goop?! I still haven't received it yet buy I hope it's not goop just because I dislike GP ;D

 

[PAsh]

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

26 is indeed a Goop box. Boxes 1 - 21 are Transformation while 22 and up are Goop boxes.

Huh? I'm confused. I thought it was the other way around, 1-21 Goop and 22-35 Transformation.

I got my shipping emails on the goop box (according to email) i am receiving box 1 and on my transformation box i am receiving box 23.

And i thought Essie is part of the Goop picks.

Anyways...doesn't really matter I guess, just semantics..as long as we're all clear on which box we are receiving.

 

[libedon]

Update: I finally got a shipping email, and I'm officially goopy. If it helps any of my maniacal trackers, I'm 23 and live on the west coast.

 

[wadedl]

The candle is 2.25 x 2.25 x 2.75 I looked on their website. It does have a 15 hour burn time according to them.Tiny still, a votive basically a taller tea light.  Then a bar and 2 beauty items and the supergoop is foil samples! Seriously! I am always optimistic but this is not looking good.

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Originally Posted by skylola123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Ugh just realized that my Luna bar is peanut butter according the BB site. I am allergic to peanuts, I wish there was a way for us to tell Birchbox in our profiles what we are allergic to. That is a waste of a "sample" for me :/

nope. They said so in their FAQs too: http://www.birchbox.com/about/faq#samples-307

I have allergies to certain products and ingredients. What do I do?
Unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee that your box won't contain any specific products or ingredients. Because we take allergies seriously and we don't want to over-promise and under-deliver, we cannot accommodate allergies. We understand if that makes it hard for you to begin or continue our service, but we hope you'll stick with it and we encourage you to give the occasional trouble products away to a friend!

If you do have known allergies to certain products/ingredients, we highly suggest that you first check the product's ingredients before you test out your sample. A list of ingredients can be found on every product's page in our Birchbox Shop.

 

[PAsh]

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

I tried the Dr. Jart BB Cream again today. Just...no. I have oily skin to begin with, and it just emphasized the oiliness where I applied it. Same deal with the Jouer Tinted Moisturizer from August. This "Miracle Skin Transformer" appears to just be more of the same crap, so I have little to no hope for it. 

yes, i agree. None of the bb/cc/tinted moisturizers/etc. that I received from beauty subs I can actually use. i think the promises of the multi purpose creams like bb and cc only work for some people. I mean, we are not all literally cut from the same cloth, how could one cream work for all of us right?

anything i am using now on the regular i have to purchase, since i need to make sure the color matches.

 

[wadedl]

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

26 is indeed a Goop box. Boxes 1 - 21 are Transformation while 22 and up are Goop boxes.

I am getting the dreaded box 12 with the candle and it is Goop. Both my e-mail and the blurb on my page confirm it.

 

[meetcutecrystal]

So far, I have seen one other person say they are getting box 10. Where are my box twins? Does anyone know what the samples of the Eve Lom will look like? Do I see foil packets in my future. Even if they are I am still excited to try the Eve Lom Cleanser and Eve Lom Muslin Cloth.  I know the Jouer sample will be crap. Just trying to stay optimistic.

 

[Yingtaobang]

Same here I'm just mad and cancelling....

 

[gemstone]

I feel like we should stop complaining about box 12 etc, that only have a couple items in them unti we actually GET the box as clearly they are not done updating the pages! 

On a similar note, I already own the candles featured in that box!  They were selling them at anthro maybe a year ago and I had one with my initial and one that said "joy."  They are small candles but not TEENY and are quite a bit larger than a tea candle. 

 

[Dianochka]

I'm done with Birchbox.  Too many things about them have been pissing me off.  I already had Beauty Army; I also just added Ipsy since everyone's so giddy about their October bags.  The secret removal of "4-5" and "deluxe" from the front page was the last straw.  This is the e-mail I sent (sorry so long):

I think this letter is very well and maturely composed. Please let us know of any response!

 

[wishinstar777]

I am getting a beauty blender and have no use for it. I am willing to trade for something else but it seems the boxes are a bit light this month...

 

[lovelockdown]

I'm getting box 11. I'm not exactly thrilled about it because of all the cool things everyone else seems to be getting. I hope the lip perfection gel is a decent size. Meh. Hopefully the skin stuff won't be 10 shades too dark like it was last time. This sub is starting to really frustrate me.

 

[skylola123]

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


nope. They said so in their FAQs too: http://www.birchbox.com/about/faq#samples-307

I have allergies to certain products and ingredients. What do I do?
Unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee that your box won't contain any specific products or ingredients. Because we take allergies seriously and we don't want to over-promise and under-deliver, we cannot accommodate allergies. We understand if that makes it hard for you to begin or continue our service, but we hope you'll stick with it and we encourage you to give the occasional trouble products away to a friend!

If you do have known allergies to certain products/ingredients, we highly suggest that you first check the product's ingredients before you test out your sample. A list of ingredients can be found on every product's page in our Birchbox Shop.

That really sucks, what if one month you get a whole box that you can't use because you are allergic to everything!

 

[jorja628]

I thought it was the other way around: 1-21 Goop; 22 and up Transformation?

 

[MollyC2153]

Originally Posted by skylola123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Ugh just realized that my Luna bar is peanut butter according the BB site. I am allergic to peanuts, I wish there was a way for us to tell Birchbox in our profiles what we are allergic to. That is a waste of a "sample" for me :/

Yep! I'm allergic too! It's so irritating. 

Originally Posted by skylola123 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

That really sucks, what if one month you get a whole box that you can't use because you are allergic to everything!

There was one month where I got the lara bar with nuts (allergic) and the lavender Harvey Prince perfume (allergic). I've also gotten the blender cleanser (for the beauty blender I DONT own, which is lavender scented, so I couldn't use that either...