Birchbox: The June Box discussion

[zadidoll]

That's subtle. Not the horrid orange I expected.

 

[MrsYaYaMom]

So I finally got my Birchbox(I got box #26) yesterday and overall I am pretty happy. The only thing I don't like is the Joya Parfume(not my kind of scent) but I loved the fact that it was a mini rollerball. I wish they would do this for all the parfume samples.

 

[mega789]

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

Not impressed. I got one of the pukey green ones. I think I remember reading about taking your small junk through airport security with these? Oh HELL no. It will end up being subjected to so many x-rays that it will bring forth mutant offspring. I'll use my puke-green one to keep my hair frackies and doodads so my cats don't turn them into hockey pucks, but I have no intention of actually buying any for myself. I don't see it lasting long, and if I want a keeper for my elastic thingies I might do better with a makeup bag from Dollar Tree.

Yeah it's just a cheap ziplock bag really! Tili bag is trying to make it sound fancy when it isn't. My top seal ripped right away so I didn't get much use. However, I have 2 and my second one is also being used to hide samples from my cats /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mega789]

Originally Posted by Scooby384 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


A picture of my tan! This is after using one whole towel on my right leg only. 

Yikes! Thighs! LOL!

Oh that's not bad at all. Just enough to add some color without looking fake.

 

[StillPooh]

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

So I finally got my Birchbox(I got box #26) yesterday and overall I am pretty happy. The only thing I don't like is the Joya Parfume(not my kind of scent) but I loved the fact that it was a mini rollerball. I wish they would do this for all the parfume samples.

How many mls. is in the Dr Jart BB cream?

 

[MrsYaYaMom]

It is 10ml or .33floz.

 

[StillPooh]

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

It is 10ml or .33floz.

Awesome! That's the size that was in my Sephora Summer Sun sampler box. Wonder why Dr Jart put such a wimpy tube of their Water Fuse in last month's box?

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

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

That's subtle. Not the horrid orange I expected.

I'm so tempted to use the other one on the same leg and see what happens lol...but now I kinda want to even it out because i really like it!

I forgot to add that I wore latex gloves to apply the tanner /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Fairest of all]

I just received my Modcloth deer print headband in a trade with someone. I usually shy away from hair products but I LOVE it 

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

Originally Posted by Fairest of all /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I just received my Modcloth deer print headband in a trade with someone. I usually shy away from hair products but I LOVE it 

OMG that was made for you! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Denise Moya]

I just received my Modcloth deer print headband in a trade with someone. I usually shy away from hair products but I LOVE it 

It looks so good!

 

[nikita8501]

Originally Posted by Fairest of all /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I just received my Modcloth deer print headband in a trade with someone. I usually shy away from hair products but I LOVE it 

It looks super CUTE on you! 

 

 

[lauravee]

Originally Posted by Scooby384 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


A picture of my tan! This is after using one whole towel on my right leg only. 

Yikes! Thighs! LOL!

Wow that's actually kind of impressive !

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

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

Wow that's actually kind of impressive !

I asked my son if he could tell a difference (he's 10 haha), he said yep, the right one looks more toasty lol!!

 

[iugirl13]

Originally Posted by Scooby384 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I asked my son if he could tell a difference (he's 10 haha), he said yep, the right one looks more toasty lol!!

You're lucky! Mine looks awful. My dad was like what the Hades did you do to yourself? Mine is all splotchy and orange

 

[iugirl13]

Originally Posted by Fairest of all /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I just received my Modcloth deer print headband in a trade with someone. I usually shy away from hair products but I LOVE it 

That is so beautiful! You look gorgeous in it /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

Originally Posted by iugirl13 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

You're lucky! Mine looks awful. My dad was like what the Hades did you do to yourself? Mine is all splotchy and orange

Ugh sorry /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[iugirl13]

Originally Posted by Scooby384 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Ugh sorry /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

It's okay. My second box is coming with two more.

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

Originally Posted by iugirl13 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Just exfoliated myself to death and am thinking of trying the tanning towelettes. I've heard good AND bad results and I am scared to try this on my super pale skin, but I told myself I'd try it at least once.

Update: I decided to take the plunge. It says the tan will be fully visible within three hours so I will see how I look at about midnight.

i think i could have done a better job exfoliating. it is a light tan everywhere on my legs arms and face for me (upper torso that shows in summer clothes as well) but since i am a bigger girl i didn't even try to make it stretch to my usually-covered places /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

i goofed up on my ankles, somehow and now have weird orange stuff there that i only saw today (and i went out yesterday after i did this, oops!) though that might only have shown up overnight. overall it was ok but my legs were so damned pale that i need to do it again in a day or so and see if i like the built up color better ! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

i will say my face looks great though! and my neck is way less pasty white . SPF makeup /etc is fabulous but i was looking kinda sickly pale /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

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

So I just made up a little game for myself:  Dream June Birchbox!  The rules, which are an attempt to replicate the apparent rules that went into making this month's box (and I think I'll be trying to do this from now on with the rules adjusted as appropriate if there appears to be a different rule in another month, like the time everyone got either a Zoya polish or a stila eyeliner depending on whether you had received Zoya before):

• Contains five or six items (the shampoo/conditioner packets -- Kelly Van Gogh, Oribe -- count as one item together for the purpose of this game)
• One must be a perfume (I hate them, but since they put them in just about every box, I added this to the list of rules)
• One must be a lifestyle extra
• Only one makeup item (Stainiac not counted as makeup in this particular box) allowed (although it can be excluded)
• Only one item with SPF allowed (although it can be excluded as well)
• Stainiac must be one of the items
• These must be things I'm curious enough to want to try but would most likely not bother buying them (so while I want the Band-Aids, I would buy them if they were at Target, so they're not allowed on this list)

My choices:

• BORGHESE Botanico Eye Compresses -- I'm just curious about these.  I don't use eye compresses, but if I could try them in a box, I would give them a shot.
• Dr. Jart+ Premium Beauty Balm SPF 45+ -- My Waterfuse sample was usable, and I did like it enough to consider getting a full-sized version, but I'm super curious about this one and would love to try it before deciding which one to get.
• Joya Âmes SÅ“urs Parfum - A Scent of Soulmates -- I've been putting a plea for oil-based (rather than alcohol-based) scents in every single perfume review, and this one appears to be oil-based.
• Melvita Floral Water -- It just sounds interesting.  I want to pick out a scent to specify here, but they all sound like good choices!  Maybe Orange Blossom simply because I tend to gravitate towards that as a perfume note over rose and lavender.
• Modcloth Headband -- I'm growing my hair out because fitting a haircut into my schedule annoys me, and I'm going through a bit of a headband phase right now because I hate it when my hair touches my forehead.  I want to put the Tili bag on here, too, because I use zippered bags *all the time* (they're fantastic for corralling small objects in my backpack and desk at work!), but I try to buy the fun seasonal zippered bags (summer, Halloween, Christmas) whenever Target has them, so the headband goes in the lifestyle slot because I already have a solid number of zippered bags even if these *are* much heavier-weight than the bags I already have.
• theBalm® cosmetics Stainiac -- It was in every box this month, so it had to be in this one.  As a side note, I've actually been trying it out, and I love it.  I would consider buying a full-sized version, but I get multiple boxes, which means I'll be getting multiple stains, so I'll just stick with the samples until they run out.

And this is what I did this morning instead of cleaning my apartment.

i feel the same way about that perfume! i am dying to try it (and trading for one when her box gets to her) and would probably trade for more - even if i don't like the scent (though the description sounds lovely) I ADORE an oil-bsed perfume. i am not a fan of spritzes and whatnot. No problem with alcohol i just really like oils better. they seem to suit my chemistry better too. Everything goes musky on me, which is not terribly flattering with a super girly spritz (like the juicy couture or wonderstruck). I really hope I love it !

also, agree on everything else in your box choices. Def things i want to try! I have to wait til weds/thurs to find out what my 2nd box is though - wish luck ! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />