(SPOILERS) July Birchbox partners with Glamour Magazine

[Naun-Negotiable]

so i called today to see what my 'welcome box' would be (gift sub to replace my regular sub) and she told me that these were the items:

arquiste flor y canto perfume

the borghese soap

melvita floral water
stainiac
and cynthia rowley bandaids as the extra.

i haven't seen this combo for the july boxes. it is similar to 28 i think but a bit off. digging that they included melvita cos i almost used up the one i traded for recently /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> can't go wrong with more stainiac i guess. don't know about the soap but i will try it.
bandaids anyone?

 

[iugirl13]

I too got the wrong box and I am seriously disappointed! I really wanted the blotting papers and the Juliette perfume.

 

[cheetahchirps]

Grrrr. Makes me tired or ordering things online. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />Actually UPS did a good job of getting it in town. It took 2 days for them to get it from NY to CA. First it was dropped off at a city two hours away, and UPS right away drove it over to my city. But once it was in USPS's hands they had it for a week just sitting there collecting dust. Maybe it depends on the individual sorting facility because I don't think they ALL take that long. Idk though. I feel like if I was working there I wouldn't procrastinate as much. But by the time I get my package (same with Myglam who also uses UPS MI) I'm never really that excited about it because I've seen everyone else's pics of the same products about a thousand times by now. =/

Where I think the dust is collecting is at the MI center. My box was supposed to arrive today after a week and lo and behold, there it is. It left quickly from UPS, and was only sitting in the main post office over the weekend. I'm a former postal employee, and your local post office isn't allowed to keep your package once it arrives there. Unless it's marked to not deliver until a certain date, it has to go out. Bundles marked as deliverable only on a certain date or later are generally circulars and fliers, so that people are not going into Macy's etc. and trying to get sale prices before the sale starts. I've never seen parcels with "do not deliver until..." such and such date, but I'm starting to wonder if that's what's going on here. Anyway, I think MI sucks and I can see why BB gets the price break since the stuff goes out bulk. But it doesn't make it any less frustrating. UPS is great by itself, and the post office has been good to me, (and I know some of you have real problems and I'm sorry they're not doing right by you, but they have a remarkable tendency to shoot themselves in the foot,) but put them together and all it ends up being is delay, delay, delay, frustration.

 

[KatiebuglovesBB]

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

I have the gold label DR. Jart. I'm on my 4th tube and love it! I wear it every day (unless I'm testing a new foundation or tinted moisturizer) the biggest problem I have is that the hard tube they use doesn't always squeeze all the product out. 

The bottle is easy to take apart and I got another 3 weeks worth of product from it! (the jar is a 0.7 oz container)  

Have you tried the Water Fuse too? I really want to buy one but have only tried the Water Fuse so i have no basis for comparison. I have oily skin, so water fuse doesn't seem the best choice, though i do like what i've experienced so far. I am looking for that even look that BB creams give, no heaviness, not too much dewiness, and of course no break outs!

Let me know, i'm soo tempted to buy the one you have.

 

[arendish]

I gifted myself another three month subscription with points and I got the shipping email today for it. On my shipment info it says under item: "Gift Subscription: Welcome Box (017)". Has anyone else had experience with gifted boxes and does that 017 possibly reflect that it's sending box 17? If that's the case, I will be absolutely thrilled, but I don't want to get my hopes up.

 

[cheetahchirps]

For anybody that was wondering about the Eyeko purple liner, it really isn't the color on the outside bottom of the stick. It is more like a deep purplish indigo, and not bright at all. My swatch hasn't budged. I'm hoping I get Olive in my second box tomorrow, but if I get black I'll probably trade it. So far though, this is my best BB score. 

 

[cheetahchirps]

I got my box today and received the Boscia BB Cream. I am not even going to attempt to put this stuff on my face. Got their cleanser in SS and my face was pissed

Are you not trying it because you're afraid of the formula, or is it too dark for your complexion?

 

[cheetahchirps]

oh we NYers pay tax too lol. the 8.975% is a killer. I would rather pay for the item + tax in person than order something online and pay for the item, tax and shipping

Almost 9% is brutal. We're at 7% and I thought that was bad. At least they leave clothing and most groceries out of it, which I doubt is the case in your state.

 

[Claudia Marcus]

Thank you! I did not get the Glamour box /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. I had emailed Birchbox too, to ask if my first box would be the Glamour

box this month and they told me yes! This box is nice but not what I was expecting.

 

[zadidoll]

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

Quote: oh we NYers pay tax too lol. the 8.975% is a killer. I would rather pay for the item + tax in person than order something online and pay for the item, tax and shipping
Almost 9% is brutal. We're at 7% and I thought that was bad. At least they leave clothing and most groceries out of it, which I doubt is the case in your state.


WA state is 9.2% in the Seattle area while the rest of the state varies. My local sales tax is 8.3% but I pay 9.2% on stuff mailed from Seattle like Julep.

 

[Ineri218]

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

I gifted myself another three month subscription with points and I got the shipping email today for it. On my shipment info it says under item: "Gift Subscription: Welcome Box (017)". Has anyone else had experience with gifted boxes and does that 017 possibly reflect that it's sending box 17? If that's the case, I will be absolutely thrilled, but I don't want to get my hopes up.

I got the same email for a gift sub I ordered with my points.

 

[MollyC2153]

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


Have you tried the Water Fuse too? I really want to buy one but have only tried the Water Fuse so i have no basis for comparison. I have oily skin, so water fuse doesn't seem the best choice, though i do like what i've experienced so far. I am looking for that even look that BB creams give, no heaviness, not too much dewiness, and of course no break outs!

Let me know, i'm soo tempted to buy the one you have.

I've been using the Water Fuse for a while now. I'm definitely a fan. I didn't realize there was a difference between that and the gold one! I thought it was just SPF.

 

[Claudia Marcus]

Perhaps they will extend your year by a month to make up for a "next month free" box?

 

[TinaMarina]

My BB and MyGlam bag were both due to arrive today, but nothing. They are still stuck in San Leandro at the UPS MI facility (they've been there since the 14th). My Mom's BB was also due today, but she got hers 3 days ago (she lives 30 min away from me). I wonder if she gets it quicker since she lives in a larger city. Maybe if you live in a smaller city, UPS MI lets your stuff sit around longer until they have enough stuff to transfer to your area?

 

[Dena Fletcher]

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

 I did the same thing with an Essie color I have. I agree pastel cremes go on weird.

its a great color! very similar to essie's mint candy apple tho..  :/  i didnt realize how much green was in it until i held it up to blue..

 

[lovelockdown]

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

Where I think the dust is collecting is at the MI center. My box was supposed to arrive today after a week and lo and behold, there it is. It left quickly from UPS, and was only sitting in the main post office over the weekend. I'm a former postal employee, and your local post office isn't allowed to keep your package once it arrives there. Unless it's marked to not deliver until a certain date, it has to go out. Bundles marked as deliverable only on a certain date or later are generally circulars and fliers, so that people are not going into Macy's etc. and trying to get sale prices before the sale starts. I've never seen parcels with "do not deliver until..." such and such date, but I'm starting to wonder if that's what's going on here. Anyway, I think MI sucks and I can see why BB gets the price break since the stuff goes out bulk. But it doesn't make it any less frustrating. UPS is great by itself, and the post office has been good to me, (and I know some of you have real problems and I'm sorry they're not doing right by you, but they have a remarkable tendency to shoot themselves in the foot,) but put them together and all it ends up being is delay, delay, delay, frustration.

Do you know if when it says "sorting facility" that it's actually a sorting facility or at a post office being sorted? 

I think you are right about it just being UPS MI because like you said seperately they get things done MUCH faster then with their team work. I only have trouble recieving birchbox and myglam - but the other subscriptions use a different service and i get those pretty fast. Tisk tisk.

Anyways I got box 7 and received the bronzer in "golden bronzer" , the gloss in "lights", the uber bar in bananas foster, green earbuds, the hair mask and hello harvey perfume. 

 

[Claudia Marcus]

Is the welcome box always different or is everyone supposed to get the same one?

I got my first box today and it has:

a sorta fancy zip-lock type bag (empty)

Arquiste perfume sample

Stainiac

Borghese soap

Color Club nail polish in Disco Nap

 

[kewhicker]

Loved my box (box 5)-- it came with black Eyeko! I was one happy girl! 

 

[EricaD]

I got box 19. I reaally, really don't like it. Whole thing is up for swap, nothing has been opened or swatched.

 

[alphaloria]

Has anyone gotten the Blinc mascara and tried it? I saw a couple of reviews on YouTube that led me to think this product may not be for me but I'm not sure whether I should sample it or try to trade it.