Birchbox January 2015

What's in

the box?

Birchbox finally arrived after the longest wait ever!  It ships for $10 a month and you can earn money back to spend in their store by reviewing and purchasing items.

The theme this month was Let's Do This.  The Video for this month said to keep all the boxes for ideas on what to do with them.  

First Look:

Harvey Prince Sincerely -    I usually like the Harvey Prince fragrances and this is no exception.  It is a very nice, subtle scent.  

Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream -   ($18)  This is a great size sample and I was very happy with it.  I love getting eye creams in my boxes since I use them every night.

theBalm Stainiac -   (full size $17)  I was thrilled with this sample - I love theBalm brand and have seen this in other people's boxes.  A great lip product! 

Whish Three Whish Body Butter in lavendar - (~$4) I really do not like lavendar scent so this will get passed on to one of my sister's who loves it.  I think if I had gotten a different scent, I would have been fine with it.   I will have to try it in Almond or Lemongrass.  

No. 4 Non Aerosol Hair Spray -  ( ~$5)  I really like this brand and love the Prep Spray.   Now I have the hair spray too!  I like that it is non aerosol.  We need to discontinue using aerosols wherever we can.  

 Overall, I was very pleased with my box this month - there is only one thing that I will be passing on to someone else.  There was a nice value here as well - the eye cream alone was about twice the box.

The Birchbox Bonus buy this month was for an Every Girl Keep Not Settling bottle.  It was a great deal with the box.

Birchbox also included some free snacks and tea with my box this month.  So nice of them!

I Won A Giveaway!

HOORAY! 

WHAT'S IN 

THE BOX?

I entered a giveaway on Instagram and Youtube several weeks ago, never thinking I would win of course! Sophia and Rachel are these lovely girls who do Youtube videos about beauty and other fun stuff!  Go check them out here.  The box arrived in the mail and it was so fun to open it!  There was a cute little Thank You card on top!  

They had wrapped all of the goodies!  It was like Christmas again!  Super cute wrapping paper in Santa and snowmen.  

Bath and Body Works Winter Candy Apple body lotion - I really like this scent.  The little polar bear on the bottle is adorable.  I think I will take this to work with me to have on my desk! 

Bath and Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel body lotion-  This is my favorite scent - it is wonderful!  This is staying in the bathroom for after showers!  Perfect!  

Harney & Sons Fine Teas in Decaf Hot Chocolate -   I like tea when it is in flavors like this!  Love that they included this in the box.  

Let It Snow Shea-Infused Lounge Socks -  These are so soft and I am sure they will make my feet softer with all that Shea stuff!  And I adore penguins so these were perfect for me! 

Mini Candles in assorted scents -   There are four of these cute little candles: Mahogany Teakwood, Vanilla Snowflake, Winter, and Champagne Toast!  My favorites are the Vanilla Snowflake and Champagne Toast - they smell wonderful.  I cannot wait to light them on my night stand while I am drinking my tea and wearing my socks!

Love & Beauty by Forever 21 in Berry -   It is really like these girls knew me and made this box just for me - there is a lipstick in it!  Lip products are my favorite makeup product!  I have not tried this one yet either so that is an added bonus! 

This box was so thoughtfully put together - candles, body lotion, lipstick, fuzzy socks, and tea!  If there was a subscription box with those 5 things in it every month, I would jump at signing up for it!  Loved it!  Thanks so much Beauty.Fashion.Sophia.Rachel~