Birchbox / September

This month Birchbox celebrates its first birthday, therefore September's box was created with us subscribers in the Birchbox team's mind. They have included samples of some of their favorite products as well as a little treat to say 'thank you' to us!


My first impression of this month's box was pretty good! I immediately saw the mascara and that made my day a whole lot better as we don't get much makeup in Birchboxes.




I have never heard of Lash Card before. It's basically a tool, made out of thicker paper, you use when applying mascara to avoid smudging, clumping and other mascara-related accidents. I like the idea of if and think it'd be great for when you have that extra minute to perfect your eye makeup. This will be my first time trying a Blinc product, I haven't heard much about them either so I'm not sure what to expect. It's a pretty decent sized sample though. The packaging states that this mascara actually doesn't "paint" lashes but it rather 'tubes' them. It also says that we will see the tiny 'tubes' in our hands upon removal. This mascara is supposedly not removable with water/makeup remover alone but with a little pressure from fingertips/washcloth or shower. I am really curious about these tubes now!


I was taken by surprised after seeing these Incoco nail polish appliques! I haven't even ever tried the Sally Hansen ones (though I bought the neon yellow ones because they were $2, just to try them out). I like these appliques and am looking forward to trying them. I think the zebra pattern with light coral/copper is a great combo. I will more than likely use just one on one finger as an accent unless I feel wild enough to cover all my nails!


I have also never heard of LIV GRN until now. Apparently they make natural fragrances/products from sustainable ingredients. It has a nice and clean scent, not sure about lasting power yet though. I have heard of Jouer, thanks to Birchbox. This Jouer sample is a lip enhancer - conditioning lip treatment. It has a very light, pleasant scent and it's very balm-like. I have worn it since opening the box - it's quite moisturizing!
This month extra and 'thank you' treat is this pink friendship bracelet with the Birchbox logo. I think it was a cute touch and thoughtful of Birchbox. I also found the pink string pretty cute, because who doesn't like pink! ;)

I'm happy with this month's Birchbox, what do you think? Did you have any different samples?

19 comments:

  1. The bracelet is such a cute touch!

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  2. Love it! I got a blinc mascara in my last Birchbox and you really do get little tubes in your hands! It's pretty wild. I personally didn't think it gave my lashes enough oomph so I haven't used it much, but I thought it looked very natural and I didn't have any flaking. This month's box looks great! Can't wait for mine to arrive. =)

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  3. Cute bracelet, and I LOVE your watch. I just unsubbed so I'm pretty sure the September box will be my last. I'm interested in seeing if I get anything good. Knowing my luck, I probably will now that the universe knows I've unsubbed. Great post, love!

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  4. I got the joker lip enhancer too! I can't wait to try it!

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  5. Nice goodies! Lol, at first I thought they included the watch then i saw the bracelet. Haha. =P

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  6. i think of all the things, i like the bracelet the most!!! pink is nice today, breast cancer awareness!!

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  7. Looks like the Birchbox for September was pretty nice! I can't wait to see how the nail polish strips look, I haven't tried any yet but they always have cool patterns. The friendship bracelet is a nice touch and I love the pink color.

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  8. Cool! I didn't get the mascara though I got Pangea Organics Facial Cream. Never used the brand before so I'm excited about that! I also blogged about it! ^_~

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  9. Some cool stuff in birchbox this time. :)

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  10. I haven't gotten mine yet - but from what I can tell most people got the exact same box. I think it's safe to say that i'll be cancelling my subscription. If I really end up wanting a box i'll reorder but for now they've all been disappointments save for the one with the LG blush.

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  11. Those nail stickers are wild! They're not my usual cup of tea, but I think that that pattern would actually be pretty cool. I love your white watch too =)

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  12. Ohhhh I can't wait to see how that mascara works out for you!

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  13. Aw, the friendship bracelet is a nice touch. Those lash guard things are getting so popular! :p

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  14. I got a few of the same things. I wish I would have gotten the pink zebra nail stickers!!

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  16. I have hated every box I got which stinks because when I got my mother a subscription for her birthday starting last winter she got tons of eye shadow, nail polish and makeup in general. I figured since she was always so happy I should get one for myself. Last months was lame and this months was even worse. I had figured they were going to do something spectacular for their one year anniversary, yeah not so much. The boxes always take a week and a half to get to me even though I am located in the same state as them. The bracelet fell apart after one whole day so that was worthless. I got a perfume sample that I could have gotten at any perfume country, some anti bacterial hand sanitizer and the tiniest lip sample ever. Honestly I would have loved the sticker nails five years ago, I would have rocked those in college for sure, the are zebra and I am 25 and a social worker, wth am I going to do with zebra nail stick ons? My profile states my age and description as classic. I don't pay for the box to just give things away. It's not even about the money because it's only ten bucks a month, it's the fact the I get so darn excited every month for it to come and its always so disappointing. I think I am going to do the new beauty tube and GoGoGirlfriend because I like getting something every month and the beauty tube is quarterly. Apparently I needed to vent over a birchbox, sorry about that, I must need some yoga to unwind (stressful day at work) lol

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  17. You did get yourself lovely goodies hun!!wish birchbox delivered international!

    xxx

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  18. This was my first box! I was excited by the nail strips, but I got the black and white zebra... I love that copper sparkle though.

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