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[Souly]

The shimmer lotion is missing from mine. I actually wanted to try it but they are out /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  They gave me 100 points. Combined w/ a 20% discount, I got the in the moment stila palette for $21. So, it worked out for me

But if I were missing the laura geller lipstick, it would be a different story!

 

[zorabell]

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

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect primer myself, but I went to Sephora and picked up a sample of Too Faced's Primed & Poreless Pure Oil-Free and it worked really well. I've tried Boscia's primer with okay results. Do not like any of Tarte's face primers. Also, I used a flat foundation brush (MAC 190) which works much better than using your fingertips - I've found that a lot of oil-free primers have that weird consistency that sticks more to your fingertips than to your face lol so using a brush really helps!

Thanks for the tip about using a foundation brush, hopefully it does help me out some /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mariahk83]

Originally Posted by mjkdior713 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm actually eating my larabar now.  It's the cherry cobbler one and it's yummy...but I'm honestly dying to try the bananas foster one.  One of my fav desserts!

I had the bananas foster and it was really good...more like banana nut bread to me though.

 

[yanelib27]

FINALLY got my first box today (#18 I think) and I love everything in it (for once). I am trading away the Alterna though, only because I already use and have Kerastase Liquide and Orofluido. I also sent UPS an email this morning inquiring about why my 3 boxes had not updated in 4 days. Havent received a response, but now that I got my first one, I am hoping the other 2 will just show up. This has never happened to me before though. Very strange.

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

this is a bit off topic but for everyone that i was in mid-trade with - this weekend/week has been a huge mess in home life land.  if we already negotiated something, i sent it out on saturday (with one going this coming saturday to sarah) so no worries.  message me if i have left you hanging though! and sorry again if i am being a little lackluster.

 

[JessP]

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

Thanks for the tip about using a foundation brush, hopefully it does help me out some /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Sure thing! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[PinkCupcake]

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

Thanks for the review.  I haven't tried mine yet.  Which primer do you use?  I've tried a couple but haven't found a "fave" yet. 

I use Philosophy's The Present. Best primer ever. Definetely go into Sephora and ask for a sample to try out and don't forget to wait at least two min for it to dry /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Lithiumx3]

Got mine today. Not that happy with it. Anyone want to trade for my blinc mascara? I'm not going to use it. I'd like to trade for a lipstick if I like the color. PM me please~!

 

[KatiebuglovesBB]

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

So I tried the Boscia BB cream this morning and am reporting back - love it! It's actually what a BB cream is supposed to be, i.e. not a repackaged tinted moisturizer.

Texture: kind of like a whipped mousse.

Application: I used my fingertips on one side of my face and my Tarte airbrush foundation brush on the other - both worked great.

Color: Package says "self-adjusting" and it totally worked - blended into my face really well. I also tested it on the back of my hand which is much more tan than my face and it blended in just fine (I have light/medium olive skin).

Coverage: I'd say buildable light-medium. One application didn't cover blemishes or hyperpigmentation really well, but I applied more in those areas and it covered much better. I also topped it off with a little loose powder.

Finish: Gorgeous. I have combo skin and it left a matte yet very slightly dewy finish (I've been looking for this type of finish in a face product forever!). It gives a much better finish than a tinted moisturizer, which always look shiny on my face.

Staying power: I did prime my face beforehand, but I've been wearing the BB cream for a few hours and it still looks as good as when I first applied it.

Overall, I really love this BB cream and plan on purchasing it!

What did you think about the shimmer in it? I have read one review that said the shimmer is awful, even though they agreed it was a very mild shimmer. Honestly, that is the only thing holding me back from trying a sample. I HATE anything sparkly or shimmery on my face. These products always proclaim it's a soft-focus shimmer and not too harsh, but somehow I always end up looking like Edward in the go*damn meadow.

 

[dreile]

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

So I tried the Boscia BB cream this morning and am reporting back - love it! It's actually what a BB cream is supposed to be, i.e. not a repackaged tinted moisturizer.

Texture: kind of like a whipped mousse.

Application: I used my fingertips on one side of my face and my Tarte airbrush foundation brush on the other - both worked great.

Color: Package says "self-adjusting" and it totally worked - blended into my face really well. I also tested it on the back of my hand which is much more tan than my face and it blended in just fine (I have light/medium olive skin).

Coverage: I'd say buildable light-medium. One application didn't cover blemishes or hyperpigmentation really well, but I applied more in those areas and it covered much better. I also topped it off with a little loose powder.

Finish: Gorgeous. I have combo skin and it left a matte yet very slightly dewy finish (I've been looking for this type of finish in a face product forever!). It gives a much better finish than a tinted moisturizer, which always look shiny on my face.

Staying power: I did prime my face beforehand, but I've been wearing the BB cream for a few hours and it still looks as good as when I first applied it.

Overall, I really love this BB cream and plan on purchasing it!

      Great review!  Thanks for updating us. 

 

[TXSlainte]

Yes it was! They told me it was only the pearl, how strange?

They have been known to say things that aren't based in reality on occasion. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[KatiebuglovesBB]

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

I called Birchbox to ask why some got the larger Jouer and others got the larger size. They said that if you got pearl you got the smaller one because Jouer hasn't gotten around to repackaging those yet into the larger tubes. So I guess if you got pearl you are out of luck. I wish they would have sent two of the little ones though.

Yeah, add me to the list of those of us who received a Jouer sample other than Pearl and still got the small sample. I received it it Golden and it was the tiny .07. So that is a complete fabrication. Better yet, it sounds like this girl was grabbing at straws to tell you something there was no true answer for. It's really starting to bothr me seeing their CS tell one girl one thing, and the other another. Where i work, that would NOT be OK.

 

[zadidoll]

Just got off the phone with Katia from BIRCHBOX and here's the low down on why some members received the 0.07 oz Jouer Cosmetics and some the 0.17 oz.

A completely different product was suppose to have been sent out to those who received the Jouer Luminzing Moisture Tint. Remember the video sneak peek I posted a couple of week ago? They showed the Jouer Luminzing Body Glow which came in a larger sample tube and that is the sample that we were suppose to get, well not me but my daughters and those with their boxes. There was a problem with the tube where product would explode when the person would try to get it out of the tube so Birchbox decided that instead of sending defective merchandise out to member that they would instead send out a replacement - the moisturizing tint - in it's place but unfortunately the amount they had was limited thus the 0.07 oz samples.

I have to admit I was shocked that Katia herself called me, I totally wasn't expecting it since she's such a busy lady. But it just makes me love Birchbox even more when one of the co-founders can take time from her busy schedule to call me.

 

[JadedBeauty]

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

Just got off the phone with Katia from BIRCHBOX and here's the low down on why some members received the 0.07 oz Jouer Cosmetics and some the 0.17 oz.

A completely different product was suppose to have been sent out to those who received the Jouer Luminzing Moisture Tint. Remember the video sneak peek I posted a couple of week ago? They showed the Jouer Luminzing Body Glow which came in a larger sample tube and that is the sample that we were suppose to get, well not me but my daughters and those with their boxes. There was a problem with the tube where product would explode when the person would try to get it out of the tube so Birchbox decided that instead of sending defective merchandise out to member that they would instead send out a replacement - the moisturizing tint - in it's place but unfortunately the amount they had was limited thus the 0.07 oz samples.

I have to admit I was shocked that Katia herself called me, I totally wasn't expecting it since she's such a busy lady. But it just makes me love Birchbox even more when one of the co-founders can take time from her busy schedule to call me.

Ahhhhhh........this makes so much sense. Thank you for figuring this out!

 

[KatiebuglovesBB]

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

Ahhhhhh........this makes so much sense. Thank you for figuring this out!

I wish someone would actually call them out for offering different answers to their clients when they call in. Didn't they themselves claim they had something like 8 people working for them in CS? If that's true, how hard is it to give these 8 staffers the answers to questions they obviously expected to come up after we received our boxes? Meaning, they knew they were sending some of us big Jouers and some of us small Jouers. Common sense would be to prepare your staff for the confused bloggers who realize the size differences and begin to call in.

Oh wellllllllllll... I guess I am a bit bitter /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[PeridotCricket]

My box was missing the Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint.  I got Box #4.  I called Birchbox yesterday and left a message because I woke up late and they were closed.  Today I got a call back from Whitney in CS.  I explained that my little green package was not tied.  The ribbon was just thrown in there and the boscia blotting papers and the perfume sample were kinda wrapped in the neon green tissue paper.  To me it looks like the ribbon had been tied in a knot and somebody untied it.  At first I couldn't even find the ribbon.  It was under the samples.  Anyway, I'm mostly upset because it looks like somebody tampered with my box. 

Whitney said they are out of stock for the tiny Jouer samples, so she gave me 100 points, bringing my total up to 428.  I got 100 points from the BeFine Expired SPF a couple months ago and I bought Orange Sanguine and Juice Beauty Blemish Be Gone totalling $55.00 in April with the Tax Day 17% Discount.  The rest of my points are from reviewing my boxes. 

Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint - Color Unknown - Missing

Larabar Uber Bar in Cherry Cobbler - Ick. 

     I got a Peanut Butter bar last month.  2 bars in a row is not fun.

Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner in Black - Trading miss6aby for the Purple. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

boscia Green Tea Blotting Linens - I can use these.

Birchbox Earbuds in Pink and Green - Uh, okay.

Oscar de la Renta Live In Love - Really Nice at First.  Way too floral when it dries.  Up for trade.  Opened, Not Used.

Now I'm off to leave feedback on the Jouer and the Larabar and probably the perfume.  I the perfume and it leaked a little bit all over me and the box.  Does that count as trying it? 
 

 

[LAtPoly]

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

Thanks!  I've tried the L'oreal drugstore one.  It works pretty well in winter but feels heavy for summer.  I got the Murad sample from SS.  I like it, but it really works more like a light foundation.  I've heard good things about the Smashbox one so I might stop by Sephora and try it out.  

I always go back to the Smashbox primer for some reason.  I don't like the oil-free version, but I do love their regular version and the one with SPF is good two.  They have a luminizing one that is pretty but gets to slick for me for all-day use (but fantastic for a night outl.

It's a weird texture, makes your feel super smooth and it feels like it'd slide off your face.  But it holds up just fine for me and does help with application and foundation wears all day.

I'd buy it from Smashbox website if I were you on a Tuesday or Thursday at lunchtime.  They have a great promo on Tues/Thurs from 12-5p ET if you sign up for their Pretty Perks program (it's free to join).  You get a free gift (full size typically) in addition to the samples they offer with any order.  Sometimes the free gift is really good - I've gotten some other cream eyeliners this way.  

I buy the travel size ($17) since I don't use it daily - and it runs out faster because of the smaller size.  Then I can re-order on a Tues/Thurs and score again.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[CrabbyMrsJ]

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

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

lol! 

For what it's worth, I've had a big missing item before (it was April, the vapour lipgloss). It does seem to happen quite often...I think it has to do with the way they pack the boxes based on the pictures I've seen of their warehouse/packing area.
I have also had a missing item before-- in the may box.

I didn't get my damn Tarte Lipsurgence!!! And some other gals got theirs replaced. It made me so mad. They offered to put points in my account to purchase it in the shop, but it's not in stock. I'm pissed. (OK, it was my second sub, but still...)

 

[LAtPoly]

Can anyone tell me how the Blue Ming polish compares to Zoya's Wednesday.  I have Wednesday already...haven't used it yet but it's on the short list.  (I'm still in love with the Blogger trio - but I love a good jelly so it's no surprise.)

I'm thinking of adding it to my trade list or sending it to little sister who loooovvveess Color Club (probably because she hasn't  tried Zoya yet I don't think).

 

[Missglammygirl]

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


I wish someone would actually call them out for offering different answers to their clients when they call in. Didn't they themselves claim they had something like 8 people working for them in CS? If that's true, how hard is it to give these 8 staffers the answers to questions they obviously expected to come up after we received our boxes? Meaning, they knew they were sending some of us big Jouers and some of us small Jouers. Common sense would be to prepare your staff for the confused bloggers who realize the size differences and begin to call in.

Oh wellllllllllll... I guess I am a bit bitter /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I agree with you. I wish there was a way that we could get a replacement but it doesnt look like that would happen or at least points... oh well..