Birchbox September 2013

[daniellerose]

I've been having a problem with my box as well. Mine was in a town 20 minutes away from me and instead of coming straight to my city like it always does, it went to a city 30 minutes away from me (about 50 minutes away from where it was at). The last update was on the 9th and it has stayed in that city since. I feel like just driving down to get my box!!!!!!! I am so excited for the items I'm receiving and will be so pissed if my box gets lost haha. I'm not sure what to do

 

[LadyK]

Has anyone else had a box pop up on Birchbox that asks if you want to "chat with a Discovery Specialist" ?

I'm intrigued.  If the chat is anything as good as the Bondi chat I am in deep trouble.  It's easy to get chatting and end up buying a lot more.  

 

[MissRoe]

Has anyone else had a box pop up on Birchbox that asks if you want to "chat with a Discovery Specialist" ? I'm intrigued.  If the chat is anything as good as the Bondi chat I am in deep trouble.  It's easy to get chatting and end up buying a lot more.  

I chatted the other day and it was great! The gal was so helpful

 

[Kristine Walker]

 I make my profile younger so I don't get a box full of wrinkle creams. I want makeup, not skincare

 

[Playedinloops]

Quote: Originally Posted by barbyechick /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I wonder though, how helpful can they be if the profiles are self-fulfilling? I've seen so many MUT ladies change their profiles to be younger (not to mention income) just to get the type of products they want to get. It just reinforces their ideas of who they're selling to lol. I also don't think the way the feedback is now really works THAT well - I've had reviews where my answers definitely changed given just some time. The Caudalie Divine Oil I initially never thought I'd buy because it was just slightly too pricey, but here I am with a bottle I adore because omg that scent.
I presume the people who do this are in the extreme minority though. MUT users seem like a lot of people, but birchbox has sooooo many subscribers. 

 

[MissRoe]

I presume the people who do this are in the extreme minority though. MUT users seem like a lot of people, but birchbox has sooooo many subscribers. 

I have 3 BB accts. All have different ages- 19,25,&35. I have different levels of makeup knowledge/colors checked on each acct. I got 3 of the same boxes this month....

 

[camel11]

I see talk of the pop-up shop.. I am going to the free version tonight at 6:30! Although I'm not active here (I lurk...sorry!), I'll try to report back! I'm DYING about getting a beauty blender because despite YEARS as a subscriber, I feel like the only BBer that hasn't gotten one in her box! I'm bummed they are out of the mascara. I wish I could see what was available today -- I'm allergic to BB/CC creams and everything DDF, so I have to avoid those. At least it will make choosing 5 easier! Hopefully because I'm not paying, they won't be as strict about the number of products we choose...

 

[AshJs3]

I have 3 BB accts. All have different ages- 19,25,&35. I have different levels of makeup knowledge/colors checked on each acct. I got 3 of the same boxes this month....

On the other side of this, I have had 2 accounts since April with the exact same information in both profiles and I've never gotten a dupe box.

 

[SimplyChelle xX]

Just checked the tracking info and looks like I should be getting my box today! Whooo Hooo!

Here is a picture of the box I am getting with a list of contents:

Spoiler

 

[Contents]

1. RUFFIAN Nail Laquer / in the color: ???
2. Serge Normant Meta Luxe Hairspray
3. Dr. Lipp Original Nipple Balm for Lips
4. Mally beauty Volumizing Mascara
5. VOESH New York Aroma Spa Pedicure Set

Totally doing a blog post/review once I have a couple hours to play!! I am excited for everything EXCEPT for the Mally beauty Volumizing Mascara.. bleck.

 

[quene8106]

Has anyone else had a box pop up on Birchbox that asks if you want to "chat with a Discovery Specialist" ? I'm intrigued.  If the chat is anything as good as the Bondi chat I am in deep trouble.  It's easy to get chatting and end up buying a lot more.  

Yes I see that too but I make that pop up go away lol

 

[Lanai12]

I am jelous of those fortunate ladies living near the pop up shop.  It would be great if BB would have an online version of that shop.

 

[barbyechick]

Quote: Originally Posted by Playedinloops /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I presume the people who do this are in the extreme minority though. MUT users seem like a lot of people, but birchbox has sooooo many subscribers. 

Ah good point!

 

[lexxies22]

I really wanted the etoile and I still kick myself for not getting it /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> oh well

A friend gave me a $5 gift online via from gift app. I used it and ordered one etoile polish in urban violet. I got the pkg (they ship using fed ex) I paid $13 for one polish. When I opened the pkg, OMG! She gave me an extra polish for FREE! It's Misty Romance. This is Urban Violet. Sorry for the sloppy heart; it kinda looks like a Mickey Mouse LOL.

This is misty Romance

The owner of etoile gave me a code to use 30% off on next order. Will do that next month. I'm impressed with the quality of etoile polish. Those are so sparkling due to diamonds dust.

 

[jkfinl]

Are there any birchbox subscribers in st.louis?

 

[quene8106]

I am jelous of those fortunate ladies living near the pop up shop.  It would be great if BB would have an online version of that shop.

Ditto. I miss living in NYC during fashion week. The pop up shop online could be a pick 5 instead of a pick two for $15.

 

[puppymomofthree]

I have 3 BB accts. All have different ages- 19,25,&35. I have different levels of makeup knowledge/colors checked on each acct. I got 3 of the same boxes this month....

I kept getting awful boxes with samples worth $1 or less--I added years onto my age (33 to 40) and have gotten great boxes for the last two months! I guess you have to play a bit.

 

[sldb]

Are there any birchbox subscribers in st.louis?

Here

 

[MUfiend]

Haha! Good. I don't feel so alone now. It seems like they cycle in new products when they run out. I'm just interested in seeing what else they'll have or picking up whatever I missed. Yeah, we should go again. For science!

DO IT...DO IT...DO IT... I went and immediately called me friend to schedule time to go again. We're supposed to go tomorrow night. Yay! And you can get hair, nails, or makeup done. They're practically paying you to build a box. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. Here's a pic of the box I put together.

Got Mally shadow pen, DDF eye cream, foile de joie perfume, Marcelle eye makeup remover, Wei to go beauty gelled oil, benefit gimme brow.

 

[Jeaniney]

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

Are there any birchbox subscribers in st.louis?
I live in the STL area and am always wishing we would get an event!  

 

[deactivateduser232015]

I just want to say, I'm sort of disappointed how badly BB is doing at make the boxes approximately equal in value again. So I got 27 and 47, and I mentioned before box 27 had $40+ worth of contents with the $28 travel sized sample, the $10 ruffian and each Beauty Protector shampoo/conditioner being like ~$2.50 ish, not even counting the last creme blush sample. 

47 on the other hand has:

- 1 ruffian $10

- a perfume sample ~ $1.50

- Benefit sugarbomb ~$7

- Uniqone hair sample ~$1 (seriously)

- heel soak ~20 cents (SERIOUSLY)

All the other four samples in the box adds up to 1/3 the cost of one of the samples in the other box. It really sucks to get one foil sample worth 20c and then a perfume sample when I asked for no perfumes in the same box.

Like I pretty much think both of these boxes are equally bad matches for me, but I'm just really irritated at how badly BB is curating these days. There is no reason a box should be less than half the value of another box in contents. Like clearly they HAVE a bunch of $1 samples lying around then a bunch of like $3-7 ones. It's pretty much unavoidable when you DO have $28 samples, why not group the less valued ones with that and like put the slightly higher valued samples ($3-8) together then :