Birchbox Mystery Boxes Unboxing – November 2016

Subscription: Birchbox

Note: The two below boxes were GWPs with any ACE member store purchase.

I became an ACE via reviewing my items back in the good old days for points. My Sephora account is nowhere near VIB status and I envy Sephora Rouges. I digress. 

 

So Let’s Kick back and get comfortable!

Pardon me, after somewhat overcoming my anti-bloggingitus, I got myself in a painful lower back situation that I am still recovering. This blogging is a result of the gods I like to call the pain/epi doctor who saved me from being misery on my back as now I am just in pain on my back. Ummmm… it is a big difference.

Send well wishes and hopes for the good variations in my future subscription boxes.

 

So today, I am excited to show off my Birchbox mystery boxes that I got from using a MYSTERYBOX code for being an ACE. Birchbox supposedly raised this code from any purchase to $50 but at the time of last week, the code is virtually good for any purchase.

Take it from me, my last purchase I paid 10 cents and $5.90 in points for a fancy makeup pencil sharpener 😉

 

If you are going through Birchbox withdrawals, coupon code BESTYEAR99 will make your annual Birchbox subscriptIon basically $8.25 (expires 11/23). Not swayed or feeling lucky? Hopefully Birchbox will have a 30% off everything code this Holiday season. That would be very tempting for me. Of course a sad face for no points but for $7 and change a cute box with quality samples is a nice treat!

 

I digress. So I made two separate orders and both mystery boxes were the non-curated Rifle Paper Co. box. Luckily there was only one duplicate item, the PBJ lippy stick, which I already had one already (it smelled nommy, tasted pleasant but not lick my lips every minute good, and had a typical neutral-pinkish lippy staying power) so these two will be put the holiday goodie/gift bag pile. So short of the lippy review I just wrote in parenthesis, most of these just are your basic Pnut commentary if I have not tried it before.

Because I am lucky I get these boxes unboxed. If you could imagine the boxes that are STILL UNOPENED in my abode.

 

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Here are the contents of Box 1:

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IpKn BB SPF 45 – I could always use more sunscreen in my never somewhat depleted army.

Tocca Hand Cream – Got Tocca before in a few scents. All of them lovely. All of them stowed away in a pouch for random hand lotion use.

Briogeo Don’t Despair, Repair! – Heart this for my Pnut people. Subista is sending me a tub that she got in her PopSugar Mystery box so I have a backup of the tub I got in a regular PopSugar. I am still bitter about not getting a tub of it in my PopSugar Mystery box :/

Subista to the rescue!

Marcelle 8 in 1 Power Serum – I received this before. Nothing special or powerful even though its 8 in 1.

Maybe it would be special if it was 20 in 1 or higher?

PBJ Lippy – nommy scented goodness to be gifted away.

 

Here are the contents of Box #2:

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Beaver Shampoo + Conditioner – ok so I remember when Beaver started attacking villagers BBs and they were not pleased. Until they tried it. Then they the loved Beaver. Maybe I will too?

Heh.

Acure Pore Minimizing Facial Scrub – I think I tried this? I believed it was ok but not pore minimizing.

RMS Beauty Wipes – OMG I LOVED how the photo captures the holographic nature of the packaging. Hopefully I will be more wowed too when I actually use the towelette!

PBJ Lippy – in the gift pile it will go!

 

Verdict: This was an awesome sauce code given the items that I bought for these two boxes costed Pnuts!

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Disclosure:  I got these boxes using a promo code. There are referral links to this post. 

  2 comments for “Birchbox Mystery Boxes Unboxing – November 2016

  1. Boxkraze
    November 14, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    I unsubscribed from Birchbox because I did not find it worth it for me. I am glad you liked what you got. I really do like the fact that you can now purchase items from their store even if you are not a monthly member and build points based on that. How long have you had birchbox?

    • November 14, 2016 at 8:39 pm

      On/off for 4-5 years. I bought 3 annual subs (first year without a code silly sub box virgin move lol). I kinda like their monthly curated boxes although I personally think November’s curated box sucked balls.
      I might be swayed if an BB annual sub equals to $7 a box like last years.

      I am trying to think whether Play by Sephora is worth it. I only subscribe because FOMO but paying a sub without a code bothers me a bit :/

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