Subscription: Birchbox
Cost: $10/month, and with reviews you earn 1pt=$1, so every two boxes you can earn $10 to spend in the shop!
What to Expect: 5 beauty samples [sometimes a full size item or a snack as well]
The Box: Ladies First
Some boxes are “Bella first” apparently…
I love the colors of this box!!
Curl Keeper by Curly Hair Solutions, Original Curl Keeper: 1oz sample, full size 8 oz for $17.50. “When you dampen your hair, the serum kicks back in to smooth down unruly strands.”
I think this might be the first acknowledgement of my curly hair in the almost two years that I’ve had Birchbox! That’s sad… but I was excited to try this. It’s a thin gel, but seems to do okay. I do like that it can be wetted to reactivate because I only wash my hair once or twice per week.
Cynthia Rowley Beauty Brightening Illuminator: 0.04 oz sample, 0.11 oz for $28. “This velvety highlighter works for all skin tones, delivering a subtle sheen that lights up your features”
I don’t usually keep highlighters, but I decided to try this one because it had an info card! I actually really liked it. I used it in Vegas when I used my false lashes, and thought it gave my skin a nice highlight. Not for my everyday use, but I’ll definitely try it with my beauty blender next time!
JUARA Radiance Enzyme Scrub: 0.27 oz sample, 2.5 oz full size for $38. “This formula uses a blend of bamboo and jojoba beads to gently exfoliate, and taps cinnamon, apple enzyme, and other botanicals to smooth skin and purify pores.”
I haven’t used this yet since I have a lot of scrubs, but it sounds nice!
trèStiQue Color & Smudge Shadow Crayon in Aspen Pine: $26 for full size. “12 hour creamy smudge crayon.”
This isn’t a color I would have purchased, though I think I look nice in greens, but I do kinda like it. The aspen pine is a bit darker than I prefer, so I used my Clinique chubby highlighter crayon to mute it a bit.
Highlighter on top by the cat scratch, and aspen pine on the bottom. The middle picture looks like a bruise, and the last picture is me trying to sport aspen pine eyes.
Wilma Schumann Skincare Hydrating Collagen Eye Pads: 1 pair of pads included, 5 pairs of pads for $18.
These pads felt cool like when you pour a bunch of Elmer’s glue on your skin and let it dry. But they burned like crazy! I was not a fan =(
Verdict: Wow, this was a good box!! I kept everything and will use it all. The highlighter was probably my favorite, and I look forward to trying the Juara scrub.
Did anyone else’s face burn from the eye pads or is my skin too sensitive?
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No, the pads felt nice on my eyes. Though I didn’t notice any difference from using them.
Jen I didn’t notice any difference either. I actually noticed my eyes were darker than usual after using these and another product, but I was also quite tired that week!
No. I think that is the same undereye pads what I got in my BB. You might be using a product (e.g., retinol) that causes stinging. Sometimes that happens sometimes re-using a product and I know its from something I used recently. But the elmers glue was spot on. Not that I tried but I think you nailed it the feeling lol. It felt nice for me but not sure whether it worked other than I felt pampered.
Otherwise, minus that eyeshadow in a stick, it looks like a great BB!
Great review and beautiful eyes! 2 curly hair products in 2 boxes hooray! Love the pics!
I wasn’t a fan of the i pads either. I had a bunch of boxed wine on my business trip (because I packed it to not show everyone my heavy self medication ‘natch) and couldn’t figure them out. So much for a spa foil night lol
great review and sorry it took me forever to comment but time has no hold over my heart of hands…
I will still accept comment-plements at any time! Hehe. I still like that I thought your chicken cutlets were wine bags =D Much more useful/attractive. Although body temperature wine doesn’t sound great.
Yeah it doesn’t sounds so great but I would deal with it if I NEEDED that wine fix lol
I mean, for $30 why not? Wine ought http://www.amazon.com/The-WineRack-200-008-Wine-Medium/dp/B001FYZZI2
I loved the eye pads.Your box looks great. BB is soooo slow in acknowledging people have curly/wavy hair.
Did they ever really send you anything for your hair??
Once 🙁
Boo. Other than the Uncle Funky’s Daughter product I got in Essence, the only good hair product that I’ve loved from BB had a blonde wavy haired woman on it! I was shocked and amazed that it worked in my hair after years of sadness accidentally using my mom’s blonde hair products =D