(SPOILERS) July Birchbox partners with Glamour Magazine

[MissLindaJean]

I just used the Gloss Moderne hair masque the other night and yum, what a great smell lol. I left it in my hair for 30 minutes and wrapped it up, soaking in the tub. Don't know that it works any better than other conditioners I've used, but the smell is fantastic!

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

Originally Posted by AtomicBunny /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Well, the good news is my box will FINALLY be here today. The bad news is my husband took today off so he's going to find out about my dirty little secret. lol

I went out of town for two weeks and he collected all my mail in a pile on my desk while I was gone.....beauty subs, purchases, and swaps Oh My! I didn't want him to see it accumulate LOL! But oh boy, it took me no time to demolish that stack when I got back haha! 

 

[ordinarysarah]

Anybody else see these Kate Spade exclusive earbuds, a la the same idea as the Birchbox ones?



http://www.katespade.com/signature-spade-earbuds/PSRU0961A,default,pd.html?dwvar_PSRU0961A_color=663&start=2&cgid=laptop-phone-cases#

How cuuuute. And I bet they work better, too. $40 is a lot, though....

 

[sweetiegirlll]

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

Anybody else see these Kate Spade exclusive earbuds, a la the same idea as the Birchbox ones?



http://www.katespade.com/signature-spade-earbuds/PSRU0961A,default,pd.html?dwvar_PSRU0961A_color=663&start=2&cgid=laptop-phone-cases#

How cuuuute. And I bet they work better, too. $40 is a lot, though....

Ooh, those are adorable.  I love the black and white cords.

 

[AtomicBunny]

Originally Posted by MollyC2153 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


If he asks what the box is, just whip off your top and jump on him and he'll totally forget!

So, not only did my BB arrive today but also another subscription (which I wasn't expecting until the end of the week!). Hubby is teasing and holding the packages "hostage". "Lucy, you got some 'splaing to do!" Its okay....i can rationalize it with the fact that BB is only $10 and the second package is technically a freebie since it was an add-on bonus...the paid part of the subscription can fly under the radar for now 

 

[MollyC2153]

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

So, not only did my BB arrive today but also another subscription (which I wasn't expecting until the end of the week!). Hubby is teasing and holding the packages "hostage". "Lucy, you got some 'splaing to do!" Its okay....i can rationalize it with the fact that BB is only $10 and the second package is technically a freebie since it was an add-on bonus...the paid part of the subscription can fly under the radar for now 

lol. I'm telling you, distract him with sex! It might not have been how Lucy did it.. but still. men are easily distracted!

Also, how much do you hate having to justify purchases? It's like "well, you drink beer and I don't, so this is my beer money!"

:::note::: I have no boyfriend, but that is what I would say if my invisible bf gave me crap about my makeup subs.

 

[AtomicBunny]

Originally Posted by MollyC2153 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


lol. I'm telling you, distract him with sex! It might not have been how Lucy did it.. but still. men are easily distracted!

Also, how much do you hate having to justify purchases? It's like "well, you drink beer and I don't, so this is my beer money!"

:::note::: I have no boyfriend, but that is what I would say if my invisible bf gave me crap about my makeup subs.

Oh my god, you are so funny!!! Yes, I know what you mean about justifying. I always feel guilty spending money on myself! But really, logically, aren't the men benefitting the most here? They get the payoff when they get to look at us all extra purdy with all the products we discover! 

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

Originally Posted by MollyC2153 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


lol. I'm telling you, distract him with sex! It might not have been how Lucy did it.. but still. men are easily distracted!

Also, how much do you hate having to justify purchases? It's like "well, you drink beer and I don't, so this is my beer money!"

:::note::: I have no boyfriend, but that is what I would say if my invisible bf gave me crap about my makeup subs.

LMFAO!! I went out of town (without him) and spent a small fortune on my new obsession LUSH! So I treated him to a shower/massage using about 13 different LUSH products between us, topped it off with a mutual 'happy ending' hahahaha...he agreed the stuff is worth every penny! 

 

[MollyC2153]

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


Oh my god, you are so funny!!! Yes, I know what you mean about justifying. I always feel guilty spending money on myself! But really, logically, aren't the men benefitting the most here? They get the payoff when they get to look at us all extra purdy with all the products we discover! 

Right? That's definitely a good theory!!! Do they like when we look/feel like crap? We're a lot less likely to put out then...

Originally Posted by Scooby384 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


LMFAO!! I went out of town (without him) and spent a small fortune on my new obsession LUSH! So I treated him to a shower/massage using about 13 different LUSH products between us, topped it off with a mutual 'happy ending' hahahaha...he agreed the stuff is worth every penny! 

I think I'm in love with your persuasion tactics...

and yeah, I LOVE the LUSH bath breakyuppy things. They smell so awesome. Although my friend used a glitter ball when she was pregnant and she got out of the tub looking like a disco ball.

 

[cheetahchirps]

Hey everyone!! just a heads up on Groupon there's a deal for a Gloss Moderne Keratin Hair smoothing kit for $49.+$5 shipping . Check it out. It says its a $300 value but you'd have to be sure it was valuable to you before you think about buying it.. lol... here's what you get

• 4-ounce pretreatment shampoo
• 4-ounce Gloss Lisse smoothing treatment
• 4-ounce after-treatment mask

I'm pretty sure this was in the Birchbox this month, i got a sample of one of their products..

Not to say this isn't a good deal, and better than the price on BB, but I stopped into Marshall's today and saw the exact same Gloss Moderne products for $5.99 each, so I grabbed them. They have the same ingredients but are labeled Coco de Soliel. They smell so good and I seem to remember someone raving about the fragrance of the sample. I know Marshall's is hit or miss, but I'm happy to have found them.   

 

[MissLindaJean]

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

Not to say this isn't a good deal, and better than the price on BB, but I stopped into Marshall's today and saw the exact same Gloss Moderne products for $5.99 each, so I grabbed them. They have the same ingredients but are labeled Coco de Soliel. They smell so good and I seem to remember someone raving about the fragrance of the sample. I know Marshall's is hit or miss, but I'm happy to have found them.   

Holy cow, that's a steal!! I lurved the smell of the masque..it was coconutty and yummy lol.

 

[MollyC2153]

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

Not to say this isn't a good deal, and better than the price on BB, but I stopped into Marshall's today and saw the exact same Gloss Moderne products for $5.99 each, so I grabbed them. They have the same ingredients but are labeled Coco de Soliel. They smell so good and I seem to remember someone raving about the fragrance of the sample. I know Marshall's is hit or miss, but I'm happy to have found them.   

It was probably me. I LOOOOVE the smell. haha. I need to go to Marshall's!

I'm finding more and more products that I would totally eat. Like the Suki scrub. It smells so good!

 

[Meggpi]

I'm so jealous of you ladies that have accessible Lush stores!  I lived London for a few years and used to find excuses to have to go through Victoria Station to get places so I could drop into the Lush store.  "The bus takes 20 minutes less?  Oh that bus route is always overcrowded.  I think I'll take the TRAIN"  Despite being into Birchbox I don't shop for cosmetics and things that are scented online, and they seem to have a 'give samples of anything if asked' policy which I fully took advantage of.  

 

[cheetahchirps]

Holy cow, that's a steal!! I lurved the smell of the masque..it was coconutty and yummy lol.

Yeah, it's lovely. The Gloss Extreme has no directions (I think it's from that set) so I Googled Gloss Modern and the first site to come up was Folica, a pro site. Checked the price on 32 oz. of it and it was $600!!!

Are they insane? For that price, it better grow extensions! 

 

[cheetahchirps]

It was probably me. I LOOOOVE the smell. haha. I need to go to Marshall's!

I'm finding more and more products that I would totally eat. Like the Suki scrub. It smells so good!

Lucky you don't live near me, now that I read up on it I'm going back to get the rest of them. They had yuuuuge bottles of the shampoo for $25. I'll be looking for Suki too, thanks for the lemming!

 

[Jazbot]

Originally Posted by MollyC2153 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


lol. I'm telling you, distract him with sex! It might not have been how Lucy did it.. but still. men are easily distracted!

Also, how much do you hate having to justify purchases? It's like "well, you drink beer and I don't, so this is my beer money!"

:::note::: I have no boyfriend, but that is what I would say if my invisible bf gave me crap about my makeup subs.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ HAHAHA RIGHT! Like welll... don't you tell me nothing cuz you drink anyways sooooo...lol

 

[Lisa N]

All you ladies who love LUSH, I have a full size R&B on my trade list.  It has a best by date of Dec 2012.  I just haven't finished my last one yet and won't get to this one for awhile. Here's the description of R&B from LUSH:

Enjoy some of our smooth R & B hair stylings to control your frizzy, flyaway hair. An instant best-seller, our easy-to-use “hair finisher†uses softening ingredients of organic avocado butter, oatmeal, olive oil, extra virgin coconut oil, jojoba oil and candelilla wax because they are extremely effective for conditioning the hair and scalp. Three of our UK shop managers came up with R & B to revive and balance their wayward follicles. It works well with African American or curly hair because it conditions with a lot of moisture. And once you smell the seductive orange blossom and jasmine fragrance, your hair will truly get its groove back.

I use it on my hair when it's wet, but dry works too.  As with most LUSH, a little goes a long, long way.

 

[lovelockdown]

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

Yeah, it's lovely. The Gloss Extreme has no directions (I think it's from that set) so I Googled Gloss Modern and the first site to come up was Folica, a pro site. Checked the price on 32 oz. of it and it was $600!!!

Are they insane? For that price, it better grow extensions! 

lol wow that's way too much. I am hoping to find it at marshalls. I used it last night and my hair is extra shiny today.

 

[MissLindaJean]

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

Yeah, it's lovely. The Gloss Extreme has no directions (I think it's from that set) so I Googled Gloss Modern and the first site to come up was Folica, a pro site. Checked the price on 32 oz. of it and it was $600!!!

Are they insane? For that price, it better grow extensions! 

When I was googling info, I read that. The price tag, I thought, was for a full kit that is comparable to a Brazilian blow out.

 

[cheetahchirps]

When I was googling info, I read that. The price tag, I thought, was for a full kit that is comparable to a Brazilian blow out.

I checked again, and it's just for the 32 oz. size Gloss Extreme. The shampoo and masque are the same price for that amount. It's crazy. Now understand, you're only supposed to have to do this treatment every six weeks so the 4oz. size will last me forever. I just don't see anything in the ingredients that makes it worth its weight in gold, but at least it smells nice!