Birchbox September 2013

[LinaMingo]

Quote: Originally Posted by gemstone /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Did you use a rubberized base coat or wipe your nails off with alcohol before painting them? If I don't do this, any nail polish will just pop off like that for me!

I used

but its not a base coat.  I used it w/ Julep and the polish lasted a week until I just took it off today.  so IDK, maybe it just didn't like me. 

 

[LinaMingo]

Wait I remember, I used Julep cuticle pen this time and not last time....maybe that was the culprit.

 

[linda37027]

Quote: Originally Posted by jmd252 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I painted my nails with hedge fund last night - two coats each, no base coat and only a cheapy clear coat on top of my left hand (because I painted them late and didn't feel like waiting for the top coat to dry on my other hand, haha). No peeling, chipping, or flaking and the polish dried pretty quick. No complaints here so far!

I painted mine with Hedge Fund this afternoon and so far they look great. I used Butter London base and top coat. It works well with everything. I love the gold shimmer! I thought the brush was easy to use.

 

[quene8106]

Hahaha why am I not suprised BB would respond that way.. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Word! I knew the response would be canned.

"We hope you can still enjoy anyway even though it in no way matches your profile!" is the typical BB response.  I'm tired of them never taking responsibility for anything.  Sorry to be so negative today, but I just went through a miserable customer support experience with them and I'm still ticked off about it.

Yeah it's a nice way of saying "suck it up". I don't mind shampoos, conditioners or masks but the spray is the item that annoyed me the most. Let's just say that I didn't shave my hair off for fun or to be edgy.

 

[quene8106]

This was the response they gave me via twitter direct message.

 

[KayEss]

Quote: Originally Posted by MissRoe /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I was about to place an order for some Amika from the BB "favorites" picks. I just hate to buy things from BB without a "pick two" or other little bonus item? Anybody else feel that way?? Those little extras spoiled me and I expect them every time!!
I emailed BB last night and asked if the pick two + flat iron with $75 purchase would be back in the shop anytime soon. I will report back with what I hear! I want to buy Folle de Joie but a Pick Two would sure take the sting out of it.

 

[KayEss]

Quote: Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

This was the response they gave me via twitter direct message.


Ugh, I hate that they responded that way! You don't need a mask...your hair isn't even long enough to be damaged, jeez! It's just such crap to try to act like it's still useful. And "hold?" Seriously? How the heck could that be useful for you?? They should have just said "we're so sorry you had to deal with that, there should be an option, and I'll pass that feedback along."

 

[MrsYaYaMom]

Got my box 3 today.

Spoiler

 

 

[queenofperil]

Quote: Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

This was the response they gave me via twitter direct message.



What if you were bald? "Spray it on your scalp so that random various crap floating around in the air will stick to it before it dries. It will be like head decoration!"

 

[nicepenguins]

Yeah they need a no hair option! What a lame response.

 

[KayEss]

Quote: Originally Posted by queenofperil /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
What if you were bald? "Spray it on your scalp so that random various crap floating around in the air will stick to it before it dries. It will be like head decoration!"

She did say "no matter the length, you'll want to keep your hair hydrated!" It's never too early to moisturize, even if the hair hasn't come into existence yet!

 

[easybreezy]

Quote: Originally Posted by sarahmatz /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Does this look like a proper sample or does it look shorted? I'm never sure whether the sample should actually come all the way filled up or not...it seems to be only half way filled


My sample looks like that as well.

 

[natpen]

Quote: Originally Posted by LinaMingo /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Wait I remember, I used Julep cuticle pen this time and not last time....maybe that was the culprit.

That is definitely what caused it- I used my Julep cuticle pen last week and then painted my nail about 10 minutes later with my favorite Zoya; a day later I had an entire nail of polish pop off, and the rest followed suit within a day. 

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

Omg. Best thing I've read all day!! I wish they responded better -- I feel like one of those "Thanks! We'll pass along your feedback" generic answers would've felt less bad!

What if you were bald? "Spray it on your scalp so that random various crap floating around in the air will stick to it before it dries. It will be like head decoration!"

 

[mstlcmn]

Quote: Originally Posted by eternalsnshine1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Has anyone gotten any other color of Ruffian polish besides the Hedgefund?

I received Delirium in my box (Box 37) 

 

[Autym Henderson]

Quote: Originally Posted by bonita22 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Got box 27


The beauty protector shampoo & conditioner smell just like the beauty protector. Can't wait to try it out.
Ruffian nail polish in Hedgefund is a nice color.
The Glamnatural blush is super small but there's three foil packets so that's nice I guess.
Mereadesso moisturizer is a foil packet but its a nice size. & it's resealable which is a plus.

I received the same box today - it was ok, def not my favorite but there is always next month. Maybe I'll just add it all to my trade pile and get something totes awesome for it. 

 

[LinaMingo]

That is definitely what caused it- I used my Julep cuticle pen last week and then painted my nail about 10 minutes later with my favorite Zoya; a day later I had an entire nail of polish pop off, and the rest followed suit within a day. 

Yup sure was the cuticle pen. I reprinted them in Hedge Fund and so far so good! Woo hoo. Now to go give julep a piece of my mind.

 

[mstlcmn]

I was going to order one of the Favorites items (that had free shipping) with the 3YEAR30 code and it wanted to charge me shipping??? 

 

[IMDawnP]

Quote: Originally Posted by eeks1990 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 

receiving  box 17: pretty excited about everything in the box, except the jart, only because I don't wear any type of foundation.


I just received my box and it's 17 as well ! So happy since I wanted the Hedge Fund badly and is it a beauty. I'm Ok with the other items but yeh, this my third Dr. Jart that I will not use. I think that's all of them so hopefully I'm done. An option to opt out of 1 item type in your profile would go a long way to keeping the variety while giving each subscriber the tiniest bit of input on their box. I can see why they wouldn't want to go down that road though.

When my page loads the picture is correct but the purple polish is listed in the individual/review linked part at the bottom of the page. I wonder if this will be fixed in the next few days ? I've never had that happen before.

 

[quene8106]

My sample looks like that as well.

Oh lovely. That's coming in my hair sample box too. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. I love skincare but hopefully I have a decent sample to test