(SPOILERS) July Birchbox partners with Glamour Magazine

[cheetahchirps]

Uh oh.. I'm supposed to be getting Box 5 today and I really want what's listed (especially the BB cream), not a hodgepodge.. Did you end up calling Birchbox about this?

Going to call them now. I can't complain too much because I still got seven items. They've always been courteous on the phone with me so we'll see. I hope you get what you've been expecting.

 

[Jackieblue]

Got my box (10) and I am bummed. The only beauty-type sample I can even use is the teeny tiny perfume vial. I don't use lip glaze/glosses and the Jouer is the wrong color for me. The Alterna is just not something I would use. I hope I can at least get a trade or 2 out of this month. I did get all of my items though, including the earbuds and Larabar. I would just prefer a cool new beauty or skin care item.
 

 

[cheetahchirps]

I finally signed up for BB. Is the first box always a welcome box or will I get the normal August box?

Since they aren't tied in with anyone next month, you might get a welcome box. It doesn't look like anyone got one this month. Are you sure you have to wait for next month's box? Because my first sub started late in the month and I got that month's box.

 

[Adrigirl81]

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

Got my box today. It was delivered yesterday, but I wasn't in town. I am quite pleased with it. Although, I was missing a sample. Granted, it was the tea mints, but still, a missing item is a missing item. I've already emailed them and I know they have great customer service so I'm not worried at all. My mom had a sample missing from her box this month too. Seems they had lots of box issues this month. For people that have had a missing item, did they send you said item or give you 100 points for compensation?

My box (#4) was missing the Eyeko eyeliner...they said they would mail me one.

 

[slagoon]

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

i just made a purchase for the benefit the porefessional and the amika mourishing mask (even though no one answered me how it smelled or how the product is like). hopefully i'll like it cus i like the mask i received this month but a bit too pricey for me...

I looked at this back in May

I was not expecting to like this at all, I’ve been totally dissatisfied with the hair products I’ve gotten from Birchbox so far, but this one was, happily, different.

This thick cream smells light and fresh. I applied it to my freshly clean but still wet hair, waited about 10 minutes and rinsed it out with cool water.   For the first time in a long time I was able to get pretty loose curls all over my head. Most of the time my hair doesn’t act consistently across my head, this mask gave me the bounce and elasticity that my hair had been missing for ages.  I really liked it a lot.

 

[JessicaMarie]

Originally Posted by Adrigirl81 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


My box (#4) was missing the Eyeko eyeliner...they said they would mail me one.

Awesome. I'll have to see how they handle it since it was just a lifestyle extra. 

 

[MissLindaJean]

Anyone get the Shimmer lotion? I love it, what are your thoughts?

 

[LAtPoly]

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

Got my box today, on the same day I got my Glamour magazine this month. I was more excited by this coincidence than maybe I should have been. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I got box 13.

Did anyone receive this box, too? Or any box containing the...

Klorane Chamomile Shampoo?
It says it is specifically targeted toward (natural or chemically-created) blonde hair. Well, I have (dark) blonde hair, so win for me, but I wondered how many people got this who do not have blonde hair? Did BB actually tailor something to our profile, or was this just a lucky coincidence for me? I'm not even sure I filled out what color my hair is in my profile -- is this an option on the profile?

Just curious!

Also I was surprised to find that I liked

the Jouer lip enhancer and the Juliette Has a Gun fragrance sample! Yay!
I've been out of town for a few days so (slowly) catching up on thing.

I also got Box #13 (waiting for me at the Post Office) and I'm guessing they targeted who to give that shampoo out to.  I also have blonde hair.  Someone else on here said the same thing earlier.

 

[cheetahchirps]

Going to call them now. I can't complain too much because I still got seven items. They've always been courteous on the phone with me so we'll see. I hope you get what you've been expecting.

OK, she checked and will send me box 5 so I can review. Apparently they didn't run out of the samples. Always best to call on the phone, they really take care of you.

 

[JessP]

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

OK, she checked and will send me box 5 so I can review. Apparently they didn't run out of the samples. Always best to call on the phone, they really take care of you.

Awesome, thanks for letting us know! I'll be sure to give them a call if something is missing/etc. It will be a surprise either way when I open my box this afternoon lol.

 

[cheetahchirps]

Very possible. I talk to my mailman a lot and I mentioned to him the other day that he was arriving at 1:30 instead of 12:00 a lot (means the difference between grabbing mail before or after work for me) and he said that they've changed his schedule to where he comes in an hour later every day except for Monday and Friday. Sure, that's just one dude, but multiply it out--I think it makes perfect sense.

This is how stupid postal management is. Let's bring them in later but make sure they come back by 5PM. (This is just an attempt to get the carriers to rush through the route so they can add time to it.) Get them out later-the businesses will love that and they'll appreciate walking around in the midday sun. And don't bring the clerks in early enough so that the carriers have to wait for their mail to be sorted. GRRRR! So glad I got out of that effed-up organization which will be gone in our lifetime. 

 

[tilliefairy]

I was wondering if anyone else that got the stila eyeshadow cards had a hard time blending the shadows? I have never used stila eyeshadow before and if this is how they are I don't want anything to do with them. I am hoping that it is just the crappy sample cards and the real palettes are not as patchy.

 

[slagoon]

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

I was wondering if anyone else that got the stila eyeshadow cards had a hard time blending the shadows? I have never used stila eyeshadow before and if this is how they are I don't want anything to do with them. I am hoping that it is just the crappy sample cards and the real palettes are not as patchy.

I don't know about the cards but the colors I have in full size are not hard to blend.

 

[AmberStarr]

I have a smaller palette it's their pretty is paris palette from a few years ago with a convertible color in it and 4 shadows. I love the shadows they are creamy and easy to blend. So I am assuming it's just the card.

 

[ahkae]

I received my box today, I got box #17. I am happy with it overall since I really wanted to try the UV fluid. However I received the liner in purple.

If anyone would like to trade their Eyeko black liner for my purple liner, let me know but only if you can send it out by tomorrow using priority mail since I leave for vacation soon. 

 

[Meggpi]

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

I was wondering if anyone else that got the stila eyeshadow cards had a hard time blending the shadows? I have never used stila eyeshadow before and if this is how they are I don't want anything to do with them. I am hoping that it is just the crappy sample cards and the real palettes are not as patchy.

This is why I freaking hate shadow cards so much, they aren't a good representation.  I tried to use Moss last night and it was a mess.  I've had good luck with Stila shadows in the past, they've always been soft and layerable (I don't own any of the big palettes though, just duos and quads).  I wish they'd do like a mini pan of one color from the palette or something instead, based on the card I wouldn't even think about buying it.

 

[tameloy]

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

Anyone get the Shimmer lotion? I love it, what are your thoughts?

It's super pretty. It's almost borderline glittery...but I like it a lot.

 

[zadidoll]

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

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

I was wondering if anyone else that got the stila eyeshadow cards had a hard time blending the shadows? I have never used stila eyeshadow before and if this is how they are I don't want anything to do with them. I am hoping that it is just the crappy sample cards and the real palettes are not as patchy.
This is why I freaking hate shadow cards so much, they aren't a good representation.  I tried to use Moss last night and it was a mess.  I've had good luck with Stila shadows in the past, they've always been soft and layerable (I don't own any of the big palettes though, just duos and quads).  I wish they'd do like a mini pan of one color from the palette or something instead, based on the card I wouldn't even think about buying it.


I have to agree. I actually used the one I received a while back (the smokey card) and while I did get several uses out of it, it was mess. The real palettes on the other hand are better. I think the reason the cards are so bad is because there is only a small amount of product pressed on it and the method used to press colors to cards is different than pressing product into pans. I think it would better if Stila did something like what Sigma did for IMATS. This is a sample of their Dare, Bare and Flare palettes (one color from each palette) in a tiny mini-palette that's smaller than a bar of Ivory soap. I keep saying Sigma needs to make more of those as stocking stuffers come the holiday time

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[slagoon]

Oh my gosh - that is toooo cute. 

I've seen super-mini pans too - I think it was urban decay that was giving some out, smaller than a dime, along with a primer in the sephora "impulse items" section as you check out.  I figure you could get 4-5 uses out of that and get a good idea about the formula and amount of pigmentation.

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


I have to agree. I actually used the one I received a while back (the smokey card) and while I did get several uses out of it, it was mess. The real palettes on the other hand are better. I think the reason the cards are so bad is because there is only a small amount of product pressed on it and the method used to press colors to cards is different than pressing product into pans. I think it would better if Stila did something like what Sigma did for IMATS. This is a sample of their Dare, Bare and Flare palettes (one color from each palette) in a tiny mini-palette that's smaller than a bar of Ivory soap. I keep saying Sigma needs to make more of those as stocking stuffers come the holiday time

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[KatiebuglovesBB]

Fun fact: the Alterna UV Fluide smells like Pez. Yummmmm (I'm expecting a collective "Oh yeah! It does!" But we'll see! haha. For me, it does nothing to smooth frizzies. It's been humid most days I've used it, and by the time my hair dries, there's the frizzies. I do like the smell a lot, and it makes my hair easier to comb wet. I have to admit that I was a little put-off at first that it truly was liquid/fluid (I have always used John Frieda Frizz-Ease Serum, out of convenience, which has a thicker consistency) but now I love that texture for my hair. With that said, I wouldn't buy it. If im going to slather something in my hair, I want it to make the wayward strands STAY! Haha.