(SPOILERS) July Birchbox partners with Glamour Magazine

[brio444]

What's in the white jars in the sneak peek pictures?  Looks almost like a Kiehl's jar, but I'm sure loads of companies use those.

 

[yanelib27]

Waiting patiently for the 8th... Or at least trying to!

 

[princess2010]

Originally Posted by brio444 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I love random spin off recommendations in these threads.  I have a list of earbuds to  try for my tiny ears, and discovered my new all-time favorite product after the Jart's tube-gate... Skin79 BB cream (oriental gold, but might try a few more...)  

I'm so impatient for the feedback thing to start working!

Yeeessss! Skin 79 is my favorite BB cream and cheaper than Dr. Jart's or really any US bb cream.

 

[iugirl13]

Originally Posted by yanelib27 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Waiting patiently for the 8th... Or at least trying to!

The 8th?

 

[Linabunnie]

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


The 8th?

 

[lillybunny]

I want nothing to do with BB cream after getting the wimpy version of Dr. Jart's. I've been using Jouer LMT after getting samples. I really hope I get the lipgloss! I'll be so happy! I've gotten Stila lipgloss at Sephora and loved it. They smell yummy! I got the Eyeko last month in Purple. Definitely didn't think I could pull it off.. but I tried it today for the first time and it looked awesome with my TokiDoki palette.

By the way, it looks to me like everyone is getting headphones. I mean, since it is the five senses, don't we all get atleast five samples? Or do only some of us get "taste" and some of us get "hear"?

 

[SimplyChelle xX]

Man, i dont know what it is but liquid black liners just dont look good on me! I don't know if I'm just too picky with my lines or what, but did seem like it had great staying power and precision from the swatch....I was excited at first to get the eyeko skinny in my second bb but after it sat around untouched for almost a month, I finally caved in and traded it for another stila sparkle liquid liner, which i love for some reason......its the only liquid liner I've actually used regularly!!! very excited, i already own rock candy and now soon to be starry /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> On another note, I too will be trading my headphones that i assume well all be getting! I rarely use headphones and have a great pair for when i do!! Im sincerely hoping that well be able to see pics of the box variations before the 10th like we used to be able to see on zadis blog....since they weren't available last month do you guys think they caught onto our snooping trick? Not to mention the feedback method wasnt as accurate last month either..... Irk maybe I should just let myself be completely surprised for once!!! Haha I guess ill see how long that thought will prevail /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Missglammygirl]

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

I def DONT want the gloss! My luck, i'll get it lol. Hopefully someone will trade the liner for it if I do.

If i get the liner I would totally trade you lol

 

[Linabunnie]

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

If i get the liner I would totally trade you lol

Ok cool! lol I just realized were practically neighbors. 

 

[PeridotCricket]

I am kinda bummed that the promotional photos show a tiny little vial of the perfume on a card, but they show a great big one in the video.  Of course, there's the card beside it, so I suppose that's supposed to indicate we'll be getting the little card with the perfume inside?  Oh, well, the perfume is already on my wish list for full-sized products I am going to buy, but I am getting it from the Oscar de la Renta website, not Birchbox.  http://www.oscardelarenta.com/  I wish they would show more of the products in the video every month, not just a few, because so many people don't get anything that's in the video.

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



You can see the color of the BB Cream here:

















They skipped over this product. But, it looks like this:



^ I want it!

 

[Steffi]

Again, from the video I'm not wowed.  I'll have to see box pictures to see if I get more excited like last month.

On another note, I hope no one has a severe nut allergy. :/

 

[zadidoll]

See this is why I canceled my Sample Society box because the contents are identical to Birchbox. Granted SS got this perfume first BUT why do I want to pay $16.25 ($15 + tax for me) on items I get in my Birchbox for $10? The first box from SS had a sample of the Dermalogical Daily Exfoliant which I received the month before that from Birchbox.

Last month's Sample Society June box had the Oscar de la Renta Live in Love and now it's in the Birchbox. Granted there is the chance I won't get it (I hope not since it's not something I liked) but still there is the chance I'll get it... again.

 

[Kirari]

i'm optimistic about the boxes this month.  i'm certain that no matter what, i'll still have box envy, too.

Yeah, I suspect that this will be me, too.  It's happened every month so far.  I've as of yet to get anything full sized or one of the most-wanted items.  Knowing what I could have had makes it easier for me to be resentful of the neat things that I did get.  I know that every box has been well worth the money, but that envy strikes hard.  I tell myself every month that I'm not gonna look at the other boxes, but that hasn't happened yet, lol.

 

[Jess Bailey]

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

Yeah, I suspect that this will be me, too.  It's happened every month so far.  I've as of yet to get anything full sized or one of the most-wanted items.  Knowing what I could have had makes it easier for me to be resentful of the neat things that I did get.  I know that every box has been well worth the month, but that envy strikes hard.  I tell myself every month that I'm not gonna look at the other boxes, but that hasn't happened yet, lol.

 i nodded my head to every single word.  i do try to be objective, especially when i'm writing my blog posts, but it's so hard sometimes.

 

[yanelib27]

lol oops I meant the 10th.. its been one of those months, too much going on due to too many boxes coming in

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

Quote: Originally Posted by yanelib27 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Waiting patiently for the 8th... Or at least trying to!
The 8th?

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

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


The 8th?

 

[sweetiegirlll]

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



See this is why I canceled my Sample Society box because the contents are identical to Birchbox. Granted SS got this perfume first BUT why do I want to pay $16.25 ($15 + tax for me) on items I get in my Birchbox for $10? The first box from SS had a sample of the Dermalogical Daily Exfoliant which I received the month before that from Birchbox.

Last month's Sample Society June box had the Oscar de la Renta Live in Love and now it's in the Birchbox. Granted there is the chance I won't get it (I hope not since it's not something I liked) but still there is the chance I'll get it... again.

It's funny, these are some of the same reasons I keep my Sample Society sub.  I loved the Dermalogical Daily Scrub and was thrilled to have another (expensive) product to try even longer, and not all the February girls got Dermalogica, it was a maybe.  This perfume is another reason I like the sub.  I don't usually like getting perfume samples from any sub, but at least with this one I don't get a tiny vial, like Birchbox, I get a cute little mini version that feels like it could really be a tester for someone who loves it, I'd feel better giving this one away to a friend or trading it.  Birchbox is my number one sub, for sure, but Sample Society always gives me things I'll use (I must be their demographic) and the values are outstanding.  I can definitely see how you could easily get sampled out, though, and how doubles of things would dampen your enthusiasm for a sub.  I do agree that sometimes it's a much better value for people who don't end up using their samples to take that money and go get exactly what they want.  It adds up!  And if there is something that you absolutely must have, there is always the trading option or the traveling sample boxes.  It's fun to be a girl.

Ooh, I forgot to add why I still think it's worth my $15 vs the $10 BB.  1.  I am a beauty box addict and love getting surprises and new testers of products, and I already have multiple BB subs.  2.  SS give me larger samples in some cases and more samples of a higher quality all together (for me, subjectively, if you're a teen, you'd probably want to throw away all those skin creams!  I sound old . . . no wrinkles yet, but I want to keep it that way!)  In Birchbox, I may get one Dermalogica deluxe sample and be thrilled.  What do we really expect for 10 bucks, anyway?  I think they do an outstanding job with value.  But with SS, the month I got the Dermalogica I also got this:  A full size Skyn Iceland Icelandic Relief Eye Pen - worth $22, the Ren Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask Deluxe Sample that I have so far gotten 3 full masks out of and it looks like I have at least a fourth one in there - it's become a holy grail mask for me (darn it! because full size is $55).  We got a rollerball of fragrance, again, not a fan, but it went into a large sampler of mini and full size makeup for a baby shower gift for a friend and she absolutely loved getting a gift to pamper herself, it was the only gift she got for herself, I gave money for baby, because, really, what more does a baby need than money?  Babies are expensive!  Costs add up quickly and she got so many 0 - 3 months clothes, that baby will be a model but grow out of them fast.  I figure cash goes toward something she didn't get but really needs.  Oops, sorry, just a bit off topic!   Also on the list was the Fekkai Advanced Glossing Cream, in what seemed to be a pretty large sample size, at least an ounce or two.

So I feel that I get deluxe samples of things that I might not get a chance to try otherwise.  I've gotten masks before through BB, the Clark's Botanicals one is crazy amazing.  But the sizes are a lot smaller.  Even the Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint that we got and continue getting in our Birchboxes is at least half the size of the deluxe sample that SS is sending out.  BB may send me one larger item or really deluxe sample along with littler ones and lifestyle items but SS sends me multiple deluxe sized items, so for me, I love it.  We all vary, though, and that's what makes life interesting.  Can't wait to see what I get in BB this month!   I want to see how they spread their senses boxes through 30+ (I think I've heard?) variations!  Any peeks yet, oh guru of sneak peeks?

 

[Country Chic]

Originally Posted by SimplyChelle xX /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Man, i dont know what it is but liquid black liners just dont look good on me! I don't know if I'm just too picky with my lines or what, but did seem like it had great staying power and precision from the swatch....I was excited at first to get the eyeko skinny in my second bb but after it sat around untouched for almost a month, I finally caved in and traded it for another stila sparkle liquid liner, which i love for some reason......its the only liquid liner I've actually used regularly!!! very excited, i already own rock candy and now soon to be starry

On another note, I too will be trading my headphones that i assume well all be getting! I rarely use headphones and have a great pair for when i do!!

Im sincerely hoping that well be able to see pics of the box variations before the 10th like we used to be able to see on zadis blog....since they weren't available last month do you guys think they caught onto our snooping trick? Not to mention the feedback method wasnt as accurate last month either..... Irk maybe I should just let myself be completely surprised for once!!! Haha I guess ill see how long that thought will prevail

What is everyone's opinion?  Did you like last month where the boxes were a surprise?  Or do you prefer seeing the box variations?

I personally prefer seeing all of the box variations.  I love making my "wish" list & hoping for certain boxes more than others.  I have loved all of my boxes, but can understand how some get box envy.  However sometimes after reading reviews on items I thought I wanted (& didn't get...) I am glad I didn't.  Also, more times than not, I get to try something I would not have picked & love it!!!  I think that there will always be box envy & it doesn't matter if we get a sneak peek or not --- sometimes the grass seems greener on the other side.  I REALLY WANT to see the box variations!  Last month was not as much FUN!  By the time we could see the box variations, we already knew what we were getting.  Honestly I didn't look at all of the other products, I didn't get excited over anything in particular & I didn't even keep up with the thread last month.  For me not being able to see the box variations takes out the anticipation & FUN factor (and it becomes just a box of samples).  That is my opinion, what is yours?

 

[jkwynn]

Originally Posted by Country Chic /img/forum/go_quote.gif


What is everyone's opinion?  Did you like last month where the boxes were a surprise?  Or do you prefer seeing the box variations?

I personally prefer seeing all of the box variations.  I love making my "wish" list & hoping for certain boxes more than others.  I have loved all of my boxes, but can understand how some get box envy.  However sometimes after reading reviews on items I thought I wanted (& didn't get...) I am glad I didn't.  Also, more times than not, I get to try something I would not have picked & love it!!!  I think that there will always be box envy & it doesn't matter if we get a sneak peek or not --- sometimes the grass seems greener on the other side.  I REALLY WANT to see the box variations!  Last month was not as much FUN!  By the time we could see the box variations, we already knew what we were getting.  Honestly I didn't look at all of the other products, I didn't get excited over anything in particular & I didn't even keep up with the thread last month.  For me not being able to see the box variations takes out the anticipation & FUN factor (and it becomes just a box of samples).  That is my opinion, what is yours?

I love seeing the box variations, too. I even like the hunt to see which box I'll get using the feedback method, before it's delivered, lol.

The only thing that bums me out is when the complaining starts.  

 

[karenX]

Originally Posted by Country Chic /img/forum/go_quote.gif


What is everyone's opinion?  Did you like last month where the boxes were a surprise?  Or do you prefer seeing the box variations?

I personally prefer seeing all of the box variations.  I love making my "wish" list & hoping for certain boxes more than others.  I have loved all of my boxes, but can understand how some get box envy.  However sometimes after reading reviews on items I thought I wanted (& didn't get...) I am glad I didn't.  Also, more times than not, I get to try something I would not have picked & love it!!!  I think that there will always be box envy & it doesn't matter if we get a sneak peek or not --- sometimes the grass seems greener on the other side.  I REALLY WANT to see the box variations!  Last month was not as much FUN!  By the time we could see the box variations, we already knew what we were getting.  Honestly I didn't look at all of the other products, I didn't get excited over anything in particular & I didn't even keep up with the thread last month.  For me not being able to see the box variations takes out the anticipation & FUN factor (and it becomes just a box of samples).  That is my opinion,  what is yours?

 I totally agree with you. It takes a LOT of the fun out of it to not have any teases of the boxes. Truth be told, I got mine before the varieties were listed and up - so I didn't even bother to look at the other boxes last month. Which... is kind of boring. I'm really annoyed that they seem to be going out of their way to keep everything under wraps. It kills a lot of the fun.

 

[Naun-Negotiable]

i still haven't got the eyeko skinny liner in trades and whatnot so i am really hoping i get one this month! if you are not all about yours - keep me in mind ! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> i'm sure i wouldn't mind an extra either. i don;t wear a lot of makeup in summer (hi it's 98 here today again) but i do wear liquid liners if they are waterproof /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />