Birchbox: The June Box discussion

[MissLindaJean]

Lol...that's hilarious.. Mine cracked as well..I am seeing dupes pop up now and have heard they're just the same as the more expensive ones...so I think I'll be buying a few of those!

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


Mine did the same exact thing! Just ripped/split in several spots along the side. I never really saw these amazing airbrushed results like I saw with others. It made my makeup look fine, but nothing amazing or revolutionary. Just glad that I didn't shell out the money to try one full-price! I gave it to my cats to play with lol. 

 

[missionista]

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[Kittygirl4]

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


Yeah good question.  Hopefully someone will answer.  But for real, who is with me on #teamnoperfume lol

I'm on #TeamNoPerfume with you!  It gives me horrible headaches so I always have to give it away (my mom and her friend love all the samples that I pass onto them).  And of course I'm getting a perfume sample in my box......I'll be getting box 26.  Not overly excited.....I think Glossybox has ruined the excitement of Birchbox for me.

 

[quene8106]

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


Yes, my splurge is perfume.  I've gotten perfume every month except for this one--looks like I will be getting box 11 this month.  I haven't liked most of the perfumes they've sent me (i.e., Juicy couture, Harvey Prince Ageless), but I have really liked some of the other perfumes they've sent out (i.e. Atelier Orange Sanguine, Arquiste L'Etrog), which I've been able to trade for on the trading thread.  Everyone go to the trade thread, it is fabulous!  I've gone so far as to purchase the sampler box of Atelier from them.  I keep giving feedback saying NO FRUITY FLORALS, but they ignore that and send whatever.

damn. it's like no matter what we do we get the perfume and can't escape it. it's like jury duty, everyone is bound to get it sometime lol

 

[MissLindaJean]

I'm all for perfume...love to try new stuff and just because it smells good in  the bottle, you could still get a weird mix of chemistry with your body! So I'm on team  #moreperfumeplease lol

 

[koolcryyss]

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

I'm all for perfume...love to try new stuff and just because it smells good in  the bottle, you could still get a weird mix of chemistry with your body! So I'm on team  #moreperfumeplease lol

Me too, I love trying out new scents to find new ones that I love! I have discovered Coach Poppy, Givenchy Play, and Light Blue for women

 

[quene8106]

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

Me too, I love trying out new scents to find new ones that I love! I have discovered Coach Poppy, Givenchy Play, and Light Blue for women

wow. i totally forgot that i had coach poppy somewhere. i got a rollerball during fashion's night out last year. love express broke me out though /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[quene8106]

Originally Posted by Kittygirl4 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I'm on #TeamNoPerfume with you!  It gives me horrible headaches so I always have to give it away (my mom and her friend love all the samples that I pass onto them).  And of course I'm getting a perfume sample in my box......I'll be getting box 26.  Not overly excited.....I think Glossybox has ruined the excitement of Birchbox for me.

i'm trying to get a glossybox but i think that they have a waiting list or something.  

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

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

I'm all for perfume...love to try new stuff and just because it smells good in  the bottle, you could still get a weird mix of chemistry with your body! So I'm on team  #moreperfumeplease lol

yupyup. i hate a lot of perfumes i try but eventually i will find stuff i like this way. too optimistic? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[bwgraham]

you could try...  i have perfume as my splurge item and i have gotten one in each of my boxes so far--which is great for me as I love perfumes~ so idk if it will work out for you or not....hope it does /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[amandak88]

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

That makes the most sense of any theory I've heard yet. 

Question: does anyone have perfume set as their splurge? And if so, do you get many perfume samples in your BBs?

I have perfume set as my splurge and I did get a perfume last month (that was my first birchbox), but this month I didn't (I have box 4)! I don't count the Birchbox Man sample cologne since it seems like almost everyone got that. I've thought about changing my splurge because I'm not that interested in perfume samples, but I might wait until next month and see if I get a perfume sample or not. 

 

[pinktergal]

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

Lol...that's hilarious.. Mine cracked as well..I am seeing dupes pop up now and have heard they're just the same as the more expensive ones...so I think I'll be buying a few of those!

I just got one from Avon for $5. I never had the Beauty Blender so I can't compare. It seems sturdy enough, and the results are okay but hardly miraculous, as ladygrey said.  I bought it out of curiosity more than anything else. I got so used to brushes that most of the time I forget about it. I'm glad I was able to try this because now I know not to spend $20 for the Beauty Blender.

 

[poopfruit]

It looks like I'm getting box #15

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

1. Modcloth Headband
2. Masqueology Brightening Mask
3. Comodynes Self-Tanning Intensive
4. theBalm® cosmetics Stainiac
5. Supergoop SPF 30+ Everyday UV Lotion for Face and Body

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

I am actually happy for all the items I get and I'm definitely going to use them! I think it's great that they include a Stainiac  (highlight) in everyone's box! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> It's funny how women with dark skin say they don't want a self tanner because they don't need it (which totally makes sense) but then women with fair skin don't want one either! I personally like self tanners because they make my impossible-to-tan face less pale without having to bake my skin through sunbathing or even worse tanning beds. I mean, don't get me wrong, I like my fairly light skin, but I also like to get a little tan in the summer, and I found out that self tanners add a little glow to my skin and even make any redness or occasional pimples less visible. So I'm happy to try the self-tanning wipes! I'm surprised at how many people are disappointed to get them! I kind of just don't want to worry about my face color not matching the rest of my body, and I don't want to have to apply the stuff all down my chest and arms so it'll match. But I'm stupidly pale, so it's a lot more noticable on me I think? And it doesn't really look natural on me anyway.

 

[lovesmakeup2012]

I keep forgetting I have the Beauty Blender and the Sonia Kashuk sponge.  I need to start using them again.

 

[Cylarne]

Box number two, yes!!!! I wish I was getting the band-aids instead of the bar as an extra, but oh well. Can't complain, I actually like the bars.

I LOVE getting perfume samples. You never know how something is going to actually smell until you wear it. I've had perfumes that I thought I would love, that when I wore them all day it turned into something not nice at all on me. I'm excited to try the Taylor Swift one since I haven't smelled it before. 

My splurge item is set to nail polish, and last month I got the Color Club nail polish in my box. It'll be interesting to see if they have a nail polish next month, and if I get it. 

 

[Kittygirl4]

I was hoping for that Deborah Lippmann On The Beach Nail Lacquer!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  I guess they didn't send it out at all.  It's such a pretty color......thinking about buying that one.

 

 

[CRB882]

I think I'm getting box #1. Not very excited about the bronzer or staniac, unfortunately. To the trade thread I go!

No shipping info yet, so my guess is I won't get it until late this week, which is becoming the norm for me (super late shipping notification/late delivery).
 

 

[meaganola]

The weird thing about shipping is that even when we get the same boxes, I get mine at least several days and usually a week before my aunt.  She lives twenty minutes away, albeit in another state.  My stuff goes to a distribution hub in her state, though, so it's not like it goes to a different main hub that would cut down transit time.  And this held true with our Glossyboxes, too.

 

[erinkins]

I'm really sad they didn't send out the blow pro mist. ): I was REALLY excited to try it. 

 

[MyriadVoices]

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


I wish subs would have a blacklist option where people could blacklist one or two items they do not ever want. I know many on here would love to blacklist perfume samples. For me, it'd be tanners and bronzers!

That's a really good idea. Maybe someone somewhere will see this and use it.