(SPOILERS) July Birchbox partners with Glamour Magazine

[onematchfire]

I had great luck with the Color Club Age of Aquarius lasting on my nails.  That and Zoya last longer than most polishes I've used (except for the Birchbox Zoya gel trio, which chips and peels pretty much immediately).

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

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

 I love this color!  I don't think the formula is bad, but the small brush can make it harder.  It has become my go-to summer color.

that's the one i have too (from BB) love love love it for toes <3  i tried it on my hands but i don't have a good base/topcoat combo so my hands have been chipping  sooo bad /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  don't wanna waste my tiny bottle lol

 

[Shutterbug68]

I'm actually really excited about this box. 

I got the color club in May so hopefully I won't get that since they don't repeat samples. 

I'm SUPER excited about getting a free month of Spotify premium because I used the trial period up already and loved having it on my phone but when it was up I didn't feel like spending $10 a month to keep it. (Rather have a second BB, ha!)  I just hope I don't get the Oscar because I have the deluxe mini size from SS last month. 

 

[astokes]

Originally Posted by Shutterbug68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm actually really excited about this box. 

I got the color club in May so hopefully I won't get that since they don't repeat samples. 

I'm SUPER excited about getting a free month of Spotify premium because I used the trial period up already and loved having it on my phone but when it was up I didn't feel like spending $10 a month to keep it. (Rather have a second BB, ha!)  I just hope I don't get the Oscar because I have the deluxe mini size from SS last month. 

I think even if you got color club before they will still send it again since it will be (should be?) a different color.

I say this because they do that with Zoya polishes. (I've received 2 and so has my sister)

 

[meaganola]

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


I think even if you got color club before they will still send it again since it will be (should be?) a different color.

I say this because they do that with Zoya polishes. (I've received 2 and so has my sister)

Yep.  In addition to receiving Zoya multiple times, I've received Color Club a couple of times. They're sampling from specific collections.

Oh!  The mailman just brought stuff up to my doorstep!  The last of my June boxes!  Whoo!  Now I can update my swap list with eyeliners!

 

[MrsYaYaMom]

This box looks pretty good to me, I have been very pleased so far with all the sponsored boxes this year. The only thing I don't want is the Lara bar, every flavor I have tried I have disliked. From all the sneak preview pics everyone has posted, it seems like there are a few different makeup items and getting one of those would make me a very happy girl.

 

[skylola123]

Originally Posted by Mandy Kane /img/forum/go_quote.gif

http://www.facebook.com/YourBeautyJunkie

here is her facebook

and here is her blog: 

http://yourbeautyjunkie.com/

I just went to her blog, and if those are the items we are getting from the ones she listed then it looks like July is going to be great!

 

[OiiO]

Same here, I'm not a huge fan of Lara bars, but if I get just 1 full-size cosmetic item I'll be a happy camper /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

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

This box looks pretty good to me, I have been very pleased so far with all the sponsored boxes this year. The only thing I don't want is the Lara bar, every flavor I have tried I have disliked. From all the sneak preview pics everyone has posted, it seems like there are a few different makeup items and getting one of those would make me a very happy girl.

 

[MollyC2153]

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

I had great luck with the Color Club Age of Aquarius lasting on my nails.  That and Zoya last longer than most polishes I've used (except for the Birchbox Zoya gel trio, which chips and peels pretty much immediately).

I LOVE the Age of Aquarius color! Like you said, it really really lasts, and I've never gotten more compliments on my nails than when I was wearing that color. I think because it's not at all subtle, very bright and happy, and kind of 80s... people really like it! It was in my first birchbox, (March or April?)

The problem with the "taste" part is allergies. I have a nut allergy, and I can't use any products with almond oil (I found this out when I used a Kiehls face product). I emailed birchbox about this and they said there wasn't anything they could do, but encouraged me to share with my friends if I had a product I couldn't use... We shall see what happens!

 

[TallCoolTexan]

I've decided that I am MUCH happier if I choose to embrace what is sent to me instead of griping about it. It takes me a few days to warm up to some of my BB shipments, sometimes, and I don't think I got much in either the GG or the Teen Vogue boxes..

AND it pissed me off that my initial box had nipple tapes in it like I'm some kind of slut. My other " items" were a hair tie and that awful pink lip gloss that wasn't glossy but gunky in " signature" BB pink.

I don't see how anyone can gripe about a repeat BRAND like Stila, which is a premium brand, or Oscar de La Renta, again, a premium brand of fragrances.

Think-- you could get nipple tapes and hair ties instead of the Glamour collaboration, which I think will be higher quality than that. Ya know?

 

[yanelib27]

I am also excited for this box, I dont care if its repeats or left-overs honestly, as long as its new to me. And even if the Oscar perfume that was in SS this month is also in these BBs, I wouldnt mind, I love that fragrance. Plus, most ppl dont like all the products each and every month, thats what the trade thread is for! And I have found some really amazing products that I would have missed out on trying. (Pangea Organics Facial Mask and LuLu Organics Dry Shampoo/Hair Powder, for example) 

 

[cjeanette]

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

I've decided that I am MUCH happier if I choose to embrace what is sent to me instead of griping about it. It takes me a few days to warm up to some of my BB shipments, sometimes, and I don't think I got much in either the GG or the Teen Vogue boxes..

AND it pissed me off that my initial box had nipple tapes in it like I'm some kind of slut. My other " items" were a hair tie and that awful pink lip gloss that wasn't glossy but gunky in " signature" BB pink.

I don't see how anyone can gripe about a repeat BRAND like Stila, which is a premium brand, or Oscar de La Renta, again, a premium brand of fragrances.

Think-- you could get nipple tapes and hair ties instead of the Glamour collaboration, which I think will be higher quality than that. Ya know?

Wouldn't someone slutty not bother with the nipple tape at all....lol

 

[eclipsechick08]

I've decided that I am MUCH happier if I choose to embrace what is sent to me instead of griping about it. It takes me a few days to warm up to some of my BB shipments, sometimes, and I don't think I got much in either the GG or the Teen Vogue boxes.. AND it pissed me off that my initial box had nipple tapes in it like I'm some kind of slut. My other " items" were a hair tie and that awful pink lip gloss that wasn't glossy but gunky in " signature" BB pink. I don't see how anyone can gripe about a repeat BRAND like Stila, which is a premium brand, or Oscar de La Renta, again, a premium brand of fragrances. Think-- you could get nipple tapes and hair ties instead of the Glamour collaboration, which I think will be higher quality than that. Ya know?

I would actually LIKE nipple tapes so I DON'T look like a slut... I mean, that's just me.. lol

 

[theredwonder]

Originally Posted by eclipsechick08 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I would actually LIKE nipple tapes so I DON'T look like a slut... I mean, that's just me.. lol

I like the tape too. They keep my conservative wrap dresses from sluttily unwrapping!

 

[zadidoll]

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

AND it pissed me off that my initial box had nipple tapes in it like I'm some kind of slut. My other " items" were a hair tie and that awful pink lip gloss that wasn't glossy but gunky in " signature" BB pink.

I don't see how "nipple tape" (it's not even nipple tape if you're talking about the fashion tape sent out in Birchbox) is slutty in the first place. I know (personally as in been to their homes, weddings, birthday parties, pageant parties) many a Southern beauty queens - a former Miss Texas (Top Five in the Miss America pageant), a Miss Oklahoma as well a few former Miss Washington's (including two who were the Top Three), Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen (I know five formers and the current) and a few hundred girls with local titles or who held local titles - all of whom compete in the Miss America and Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageants or local pageants. I also know a former Miss Washington Teen USA (part of the Miss USA/Miss Teen USA pageants; she's good friends with my eldest) and a former Miss California.  I know not one of these young women are sluts and they wear or have worn nipple tape. It's VERY judgmental for anyone to even associate nipple tape with being a slut.

 

[Meggpi]

I was really put off by tape until I got stuck in one of those 'wrap any way you want' bridesmaid's dresses.  Fashion tapes in all sizes and shapes are now my best friend.  I've got a favorite bathing suit top that keeps me from diving in the water or doing anything fun, think I might try them for that too.

 

[whigrose]

I'm a little nervous about this box.  And I really, really need it to be a good one for me to keep going with BB.  June had some great boxes, but I got the absolute worst one and I hated it with a passion!  If "taste it" is a food item (which seems pretty certain) and "smell it" is a perfume (which seems maybe a little less certain but still quite likely) and "hear it" is either a download or earbuds (fairly certain), then as far as I am concerned, 3 of the 5 items in the box are a bust right off the bat.  (Food is ok by me as a lifestyle extra, but NOT as a main feature of the box).  I'm sick of the perfume samples!  I got them 2 months in a row.  Give it a rest already!!!  Music downloads?  That's not beauty related!  Inappropriate for the box.  Besides, they have NO information about our musical tastes.  I hate country, for example, and would be really ticked if the downloads were from country artists.  Earbuds?  I don't use them.  I bought old style headphones from Skullcandy cause I can't stand the kind you stick in your ears.  So uncomfortable!

Anyway, with a few exceptions (mine included) I thought June was good.  So, I ordered a second BB under my middle name.  My other June box is supposed to ship on Friday the 22nd.  I wanted to maintain 2 accounts until I figured out which one got me the best boxes most of the time--a trendy box or a classic box.  I'm not enthused about getting 2 of these "5 senses" boxes, however.  I'm hoping they surprise us.  Maybe for "smell it," instead of perfume, they could include some scented body butters.  I just smelled a coconut lime one tonight that was heavenly.  That kind of thing would be most welcome, in my book.  Also, for taste it, they could do a play on words and include some product with a food name maybe?  It would be too dark for me, so I don't want it myself, but I saw a review for a Chocolate Soleil bronzer.  Something like that.  Or even flavored glosses or lip products.  That I would love.  I'm hoping, but given my big let down in June, I'm not so confident they can figure things like this out and be creative rather than literal.

If taste it, smell it, and hear it is as dull as we are thinking it will be, boy, that puts a lot of pressure on see it and touch it to be over the top amazing!

 

[eclipsechick08]

I'm a little nervous about this box.  And I really, really need it to be a good one for me to keep going with BB.  June had some great boxes, but I got the absolute worst one and I hated it with a passion!  If "taste it" is a food item (which seems pretty certain) and "smell it" is a perfume (which seems maybe a little less certain but still quite likely) and "hear it" is either a download or earbuds (fairly certain), then as far as I am concerned, 3 of the 5 items in the box are a bust right off the bat.  (Food is ok by me as a lifestyle extra, but NOT as a main feature of the box).  I'm sick of the perfume samples!  I got them 2 months in a row.  Give it a rest already!!!  Music downloads?  That's not beauty related!  Inappropriate for the box.  Besides, they have NO information about our musical tastes.  I hate country, for example, and would be really ticked if the downloads were from country artists.  Earbuds?  I don't use them.  I bought old style headphones from Skullcandy cause I can't stand the kind you stick in your ears.  So uncomfortable! Anyway, with a few exceptions (mine included) I thought June was good.  So, I ordered a second BB under my middle name.  My other June box is supposed to ship on Friday the 22nd.  I wanted to maintain 2 accounts until I figured out which one got me the best boxes most of the time--a trendy box or a classic box.  I'm not enthused about getting 2 of these "5 senses" boxes, however.  I'm hoping they surprise us.  Maybe for "smell it," instead of perfume, they could include some scented body butters.  I just smelled a coconut lime one tonight that was heavenly.  That kind of thing would be most welcome, in my book.  Also, for taste it, they could do a play on words and include some product with a food name maybe?  It would be too dark for me, so I don't want it myself, but I saw a review for a Chocolate Soleil bronzer.  Something like that.  Or even flavored glosses or lip products.  That I would love.  I'm hoping, but given my big let down in June, I'm not so confident they can figure things like this out and be creative rather than literal. If taste it, smell it, and hear it is as dull as we are thinking it will be, boy, that puts a lot of pressure on see it and touch it to be over the top amazing!

I actually have Too Faced's Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer and sometimes the powder air gets in my mouth and it actually does taste cocoa-y. That would be a great play on words.

 

[whigrose]

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

I remember so many people being angry with the opt-in/out thing with the Teen Vogue boxes (examples: didn't get the option, or opted in/out and got the opposite...).  I think maybe BB learned from that and decided against doing that again.  I do like these themes that they've been doing and I think this one will be fun.  Even if the box is completely over-hyped, it keeps us guessing and it's fun.  I seem to be in the minority, but I was happy with my Gossip Girl box.

Gossip girl was my first box.  I thought it was ok at the time.  But compared to June it was wonderful!  I'm sorry, but I still feel like they have a lot to make up to me for sending me bar soap and a tiny powder sample designed for someone with a dark complexion when I am a light (pale) caucasian.  If I hadn't gotten the Stainiac like everyone else, the whole box would've been a bust for me.  So I guess that means I paid $10 for 1/7 of the full size product that normally costs $17. Unless I did the math wrong, that means the Stainiac sample's retail value is around $2.40.  I'll give them $1 for the Band Aids (which are at least useful) and $1 for another stupid perfume sample (which at least smelled good).  So...

Birchbox--where is my $5.60?????  

 

[whigrose]

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

Imagine how mad people are going to be if they only get the low end item from the first sense....

Exactly!  As I said, the rest of the box puts a whole lot of pressure on that one sense to be great.  So, if I do get a crappy "see it," you'll probably "hear" something from me like this...^&%^(($^#*--and you'll hear it from wherever you are in this country.  Maybe even overseas.