Birchbox October 2012

[randerso]

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

 me too !~just now /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />   looks like some great products that will be coming my way with what is showing up.

i was gifted a years sub to bb  was planning on resubing for a year, but havent been at all thrilled with the boxes... will see what ipsy offers might have to go that route--i am super excited to see it when it comes!~

Methinks there will be a rush of Birchbox subscribers that drop and go to Ipsy (I did, and it sounds like a lot on this forum did too). Inevitably Ipsy will start to suck again and we will go back to Birchbox, haha. But I am glad they are giving each other some competition to keep the quality up!

 

[americanclassic]

Does BB really think that the Miracle Skin Transformer spf 20 face is reeeealllyyy different from the Miracle Skin Transformer spf 20 body? Seriously.

How's the Miracle Skin Transformer Body? is it so opaque that a badly matched color would be noticeable on your skin? At the very least, I'm hoping for a sizable sample, not a tiny bottle of air like the Dr. Jart BB sample.. Can someone tell me what Ipsy is? I deleted all my MyGlam emails lol. Is it literally just MyGlam rebranded, or did they create some subsidiary sample company? As a MyGlam subscriber am I an Ipsy subscriber?

 

[quene8106]

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

How's the Miracle Skin Transformer Body? is it so opaque that a badly matched color would be noticeable on your skin? At the very least, I'm hoping for a sizable sample, not a tiny bottle of air like the Dr. Jart BB sample..

Can someone tell me what Ipsy is? I deleted all my MyGlam emails lol. Is it literally just MyGlam rebranded, or did they create some subsidiary sample company? As a MyGlam subscriber am I an Ipsy subscriber?

ipsy is the new version of myglam

 

[AthenaBolina]

Originally Posted by katie danielle /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Definitely. And not to rub salt in any wounds, but my cynical sense of humor has me imagining a bunch of random letters being sent out. A's to Jenny's, T's to Lisa's, etc. I know they have other options with words and quotes, but I can't help to laugh at the possibility of people receiving a candle they're already pissed about with the letter Q on it.

i've bought one of these candles before and they smell amazing! i love them /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

To those about to jump ship...The Look Bag also just relaunched, Ipsy isn't the only option!

 

[goldenmeans]

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I'm getting one Goop box and one transformation box, which is what I wanted. Disappointed I'm not getting the Essie nail polish. I'm also not thrilled it's not available in the store either, since I would have used my points for the berry color.

I'm tired of them forcing Luna bars on us, particularly peanut butter flavored ones. Ick. The plastic bag is silly and useless. I am happy for the most part though- I'll definitely be using the lip balm, mascara, luminizer and DDF moisturizer.
 

I don't think I'll be giving up on Birchbox just yet, but all of the bad boxes they're sending out is making the Pop Sugar box look better and better. Too bad it's overpriced.

 

[MissLindaJean]

oh no, i didn't get to go to the sample shop when i was living in NYC but i did get a major haul of samples from sephora and attended a few birchbox events in the city before i moved down south if that is what you mean. i normally a cheerleader for bb but not this month. i judged the box before i got it in the mail, and after i used the products and it still sucks. i can't wait to try the stuff in my ipsy bag and find out what is going to be in my curlBOX this month. curlBOX's shipping is awesome and i get nearly  2 lbs. of hair products.  I decided to uncheck everything on my bb profile that involved hair b/c birchbox sends me wayyyyy too many hair products and i have a hair sub for natural hair

I'm still jelly.. you had the luck and location working for you lol! Good idea on hair stuff, especially if you're getting that need met in another sub!

 

[Canny Charlene]

Originally Posted by Roxane68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Hey Box twin! Hope you like your box as much as I liked mine!

I actually did like my box! This was my 3rd good box out of 5, so I am pretty satisfied.  Except for that disgusting Luna bar lol.  I've been wanting to try Kiehl's and was actually going to order an eye cream for my husband this week, so that sample came right on time..and of course my Beauty Blender

 

[CaliMel]

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


Hello from your box twin!

Hey!

Yay for box twins! =]

I think this is the first BB I've been really excited to get in awhile. But even the ones that I was like "why did they send me this?" I have ended up liking products from.

 

[AthenaBolina]

Well, I haven't got shipping notifications, but both boxes are showing up on my pages.  I also opted out of goop boxes, BUT...I'm getting two.  However, I'm still pretty happy.  I do have doubles, as I am getting box 32 and 36. I'm excited to try the mary lou-manizer and the hair stuff, as I am just about to color my hair too!  I am curious about the sizes though of the lou-manizer, and also the BBlender...are they actually sending the double? or just one? 

 

[bbbrandnewww]

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

Well, I haven't got shipping notifications, but both boxes are showing up on my pages.  I also opted out of goop boxes, BUT...I'm getting two.  However, I'm still pretty happy.  I do have doubles, as I am getting box 32 and 36. I'm excited to try the mary lou-manizer and the hair stuff, as I am just about to color my hair too!  I am curious about the sizes though of the lou-manizer, and also the BBlender...are they actually sending the double? or just one? 

I think we already established that boxes 22 and up are actually transformation boxes.

Anyone who opted out of Goop would definitely not be getting a special box

 

[Shatae]

I was shocked to come home from work to see I had 400+ unread posts.  So I started going through them, hoping, that someone had received a transformation box and was sharing the details.  I was not expecting there to be so many disappointed people with the boxes that they were receiving.  I guess I should have seen it coming, I mean I did predict the hate that was to come once we all found out what boxes we would be receiving.  I refuse to look at my "box" page.  I'd rather be surprised, seeing as why this is one of the reasons I signed up for Birchbox in the first place.  So I am probably one of the only people on here that doesn't have a gripe either way (YET).  My shipping information updated today (finally).  My box weighs .44 and is said to be here on Monday.  I feel like I'll probably get it before then though.  I live in PA I'm not that darn far away. 

One of the other reasons I joined BB was to get samples of neat products.  I'm pretty adventurous with my makeup. I'll try anything once.  In fact, today I decided to wear bright pink eye shadow to work.  I got a ton of compliments on it.  Turns out it really makes my green eyes pop.  If I'm not going to be receiving any actual makeup/beauty samples from BB (and NO a little teeeny tiny dot in the middle of a paper flower does NOT count) then I'm going to take my business elsewhere.  I wanted to treat myself each month to something different.  I didn't want to get a box filled with crap samples that I can get anywhere I go. 

That being said.  If I get a bunch of useless products in my box this month, you can all look forward to the pictures I post of alternate uses.  I promise, they will be rather entertaining.  I have already concocted a few interesting uses. 

Oh and one more thing.   I LOVE RED LIPSTICK!

Ok that's all.

 

[AthenaBolina]

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


I think we already established that boxes 22 and up are actually transformation boxes.

Anyone who opted out of Goop would definitely not be getting a special box

i did opt out though, and am still getting goop boxes

 

[xiehan]

i did opt out though, and am still getting goop boxes

Her point was that boxes 32 and 36, the ones you said you are getting, are transformation boxes, not goop boxes. Zadi's list was wrong because initially the headers on the box pages were reversed.

 

[mallomar]

Oh man, I'm torn. I'm getting the Orofluido, which I've seen that a lot of you love. But I'm following a CurlyGirl routine right now, so I'm avoiding silicones for hair products. Orofluido has silicones. Hm, can't decide if it's worth breaking the routine over.

 

[quene8106]

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

I'm still jelly.. you had the luck and location working for you lol! Good idea on hair stuff, especially if you're getting that need met in another sub!

thanks. don't get me wrong but i actually like the hair stuff that they sent me so far (miss jessie's, ouidad and nexxus), but i don't want to be on hair product overload, especially since I get two full sized hair products + two day shipping with curlBOX every month. if i don't get a shampoo in my curlBOX this month, then i will cash my birchbox points in for the nexxus shampoo. it smelled sooo good (like coconut)

 

[quene8106]

Originally Posted by mallomar /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Oh man, I'm torn. I'm getting the Orofluido, which I've seen that a lot of you love. But I'm following a CurlyGirl routine right now, so I'm avoiding silicones for hair products. Orofluido has silicones. Hm, can't decide if it's worth breaking the routine over.

they probably put an ouidad hair product for curls in your box. i checked 'curly' off in my profile and that's probably why i have it. if you're interested in curly hair beauty subs, try curlkit or curlBOX

 

[AthenaBolina]

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

Her point was that boxes 32 and 36, the ones you said you are getting, are transformation boxes, not goop boxes. Zadi's list was wrong because initially the headers on the box pages were reversed.

oh well, not a big deal.  I don't really care to be honest, I'm happy with what I am receiving.  And I don't have time to read the whole thread, so I can't help that I didn't know that!

 

[Kristin1387]

i have 300 points... any suggestions on what to get?

 

[KristantheGreat]

Am I the only one who can't see what's in her boxes? BOTH of my accounts still show September and the feedback method isn't working! Help? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />