Absolutely. And then there's the part where, uh, what's the point in updating our profiles since they're not matching undertones? Caroline (as a side note, my closest match given the undertone issue) and Candice have radically different skintones, but they're both grouped under "light."
My thoughts, exactly! Luckily the mister likes evolution man, so it wasn't a total loss.
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I'm thinking about it! But I've already dealt with CS twice this month. Don't wanna end up on the naughty list
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I wouldn't have been angry if I found Patrick Dempsey in my pick two.
I worry about that too. Idk what birchbox's policy is but I've been conscious about how much I contact CS-ers in general after my fiance told me that he had to flag repeat callers when he worked for AT&T, even if it was for legitimate reasons. Sometimes you have to pick and choose your battles hahaha.Originally Posted by tnorth1852 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I'm thinking about it! But I've already dealt with CS twice this month. Don't wanna end up on the naughty list
Thats the same one I got today! I had a feeling it was a men's sample.Originally Posted by tnorth1852 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Today's Pick Two. Guess it's a good thing I have a mister. FAIL, Birchbox. Womp womp.
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Today's Pick Two. Guess it's a good thing I have a mister. FAIL, Birchbox. Womp womp.
This is how I always feel. If I get a wrong or missing pick two, it's not a big deal. It's free. My coastal scents quad came broken, but I wasn't going to use it anyway so I didn't say anything. If it was something I was going to use, I might ask for another or definitely if something was messed up with an order. I'm worried that if people keep contacting them for every little thing to try to get points, they will start being less generous with them.
I wouldn't say cool undertones are exclusively 'light', I think that's actually part of what bugs me - usually warm undertones are just classified as medium without consideration of other factors. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into Sephora and been matched to something 3-4 shades darker just because of that.
The skin IQ is still... flawed I think... I kept getting radically different codes so they ended up just matching my foundation by eye and even then they still had trouble figuring out which shade worked best for me lol.
When I go into Sephora anymore I don't let them "match" me anymore. I have a drawer full of samples that are way to dark, and when I tell them that they reply "trust me, it is a perfect match". Now I just grab 2 I think are the closest and ask for a sample. The Skin IQ machine thing said I wear a 5 in UD Naked foundation and I have it in 3 and it is still a little too dark. I go with what I know will work for my skin.Originally Posted by barbyechick /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I wouldn't say cool undertones are exclusively 'light', I think that's actually part of what bugs me - usually warm undertones are just classified as medium without consideration of other factors. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into Sephora and been matched to something 3-4 shades darker just because of that.(ex: illamasqua skin base, I couldn't decide between a 3 and a 4.5, the sephora lady insisted I was an 8.5 maybeeee a 7.5 lol)
At least birchbox didn't commit that issue, as every category seems to have a warm, cool, and neutral...I also love that they based it on what the women like best for their skin rather than just saying something should work best for them. Great first step!
I worry about this also. I just bought a full size amika hair mask and it leaked in the box. I decided not to contact them because I will still use it and it's only missing about 1/4 of the jar. I contacted them in July about a missing sample and I'm nervous about contacting them again. I also wonder about the return policy. If you return too many purchases will you be flagged? I've kept some things I can't use (like the Suki cleanser) because I don't want to be one of those people.
My point was that light cool tones need different colors than light warm tones (and fair only had a warm tone represented). It seems like samples are almost invariably sent out in warm tones, and getting a warm concealer is just as bad as getting a dark one for me. Neither one will work. (I even make supposedly neutral stuff go horribly wrong. I've tested stuff and had the MUA say, "Whoa, I've never seen it turn *that* color before!" It's like a super power.)I wouldn't say cool undertones are exclusively 'light', I think that's actually part of what bugs me - usually warm undertones are just classified as medium without consideration of other factors. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into Sephora and been matched to something 3-4 shades darker just because of that.ÂÂ (ex: illamasqua skin base, I couldn't decide between a 3 and a 4.5, the sephora lady insisted I was an 8.5 maybeeee a 7.5 lol) At least birchbox didn't commit that issue, as every category seems to have a warm, cool, and neutral...I also love that they based it on what the women like best for their skin rather than just saying something should work best for them. Great first step!
I ... would personally disagree. It's the way the organized the chart in three rows, but actually they don't each have a cool/warm/neutral. If you look on the left hand side http://www.birchbox.com/shop/featured/find-your-shade you can see what BB really classifies them as. There are two people who are light, two people who are light-medium, two mediums, everyone has only one. So....... unless if you are one of those exclusive 9 people they profiled, tough luck!
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I'll agree but I meant more that they didn't just do the usual 'warm tones/yellow undertones are medium' 'fair/pink undertones' are light. And at least on my screen they are registering as different undertones. It's a very common classification that has gladly been changing the last couple of years. It's actually only been really recently that I've been able to find warm light colors I did try to make the point that's its a great start and that it still had many problems, I was just pointing out that they were trying to address the color matching issues so yay.I ... would personally disagree. It's the way the organized the chart in three rows, but actually they don't each have a cool/warm/neutral. If you look on the left hand side http://www.birchbox.com/shop/featured/find-your-shade  you can see what BB really classifies them as. There are two people who are light, two people who are light-medium, two mediums, everyone has only one. So....... unless if you are one of those exclusive 9 people they profiled, tough luck!
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I got this exact pick 2 in one order, and my other order had CC polish in Put a Pin in it and a random perfume sample (vanille abricot). not bad to get for free - i had actually wanted the polish lol. Both of my orders had the shampoo. I've been using it and I really like it! but not enough to pay $34 for it lol
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I wouldn't say cool undertones are exclusively 'light', I think that's actually part of what bugs me - usually warm undertones are just classified as medium without consideration of other factors. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into Sephora and been matched to something 3-4 shades darker just because of that.
(ex: illamasqua skin base, I couldn't decide between a 3 and a 4.5, the sephora lady insisted I was an 8.5 maybeeee a 7.5 lol)
At least birchbox didn't commit that issue, as every category seems to have a warm, cool, and neutral...I also love that they based it on what the women like best for their skin rather than just saying something should work best for them. Great first step!
My point was that light cool tones need different colors than light warm tones (and fair only had a warm tone represented). It seems like samples are almost invariably sent out in warm tones, and getting a warm concealer is just as bad as getting a dark one for me. Neither one will work. (I even make supposedly neutral stuff go horribly wrong. I've tested stuff and had the MUA say, "Whoa, I've never seen it turn *that* color before!" It's like a super power.)
