Birchbox contains four to five sample sized products, per their website.  Products include makeup, haircare, perfumes, skincare and other beauty products (I received toothpaste in December).  The subscription is $10 per month.

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Time to stop yacking and start unboxing!

Overall Box Impressions: This is the one box I get that I keep saying I’m going to cancel. I’ve had several issues with customer service, they seem to ignore my profile and prior feedback on products received (seriously, no more hair products), and the samples are pretty small. My favorite item I received this month is the Sand & Sky Mask (which was the one I selected). I think I’ll give it one more month (remind me I said that).

Design.ME Fab.ME  Hair Treatment

So far I’ve received a hair care product every month and this month is no exception. This hair treatment is intended to be applied before styling for heat protection and strengthing. Now, I very very rare heat style my hair (also noted in my profile) so heat damage isn’t a huge issue for me. My mom blow dries and curls her hair everyday so I think I’ll save this for her.

Lavanila Plure Vanilla Fragrance

I actually don’t mind receiving perfume samples occasionally since I don’t use perfume every day and samples meet my regular needs. However, this scent is pure vanilla and very, very strong. Like, don’t press the mister all the way down and certainly not more than once. But, my mom likes vanilla so I’ll save it for her.  

Sand & Sky Face Mask

This is the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask. Since I have large pores, I’m looking forward to trying this mask. With Birchbox you get to choose one of your samples each month and this is the one I chose. This mask is intended to detoxify and brighten the skin and the ingredients include clay, aloe vera and plum. I’m going to give this product a try, and will report back later. 

Stila Costmetics HUGE Extreme Lash Mascara

This mascara is intended to leave major volume, curl and lots of length. While I’m generally skeptical of a product that claims to do so many things, I do generally like Stila as a brand. Generally I focus on looking for volume and curl as my lashes are already pretty long. A friend has previously tried this mascara and really liked it. So, after I try it out for a couple days, I will report back.

Winky Lux Strobing Balm Cream Highlighter

At first I was very worried this would be took deep in color and too dark as a highlighter but after swatching it (below) on the skin, I’m actually really liking the look. The resulting highlight is actually quite subtle. The shade of this one is “Radiant Pink” but doesn’t appear pink to the eye. The balm isn’t a true cream – it feels like its between a cream and powder and is super soft.