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!

Sunday Funday!

I was in Dick's Sporting Goods a week or so ago and they had finally restocked those Cabin Socks I have been wanting since before Christmas.   They were still buy one get one free!  I picked up these two pairs. 

I got a few Sephora gift cards for Christmas and bought some goodies online.  They finally arrived this week:

Stila Glow & Behold set - this came with Stila blush, lip pencil and gloss with a headband.  So pretty!  It was on sale too - $20.  

tarte Sweet Dreams set -  This is the other set I bought - the eye cream, blush and maracuja oil.   I bought this because I am in love with the blush!  So pretty!

bite beauty lipstick - bite had these cute little stocking stuffers for $12 and I picked up one.  I like that there are two shades on each stick - so fun! 

So I have a lot of goodies coming in this week - Birchbox, Ipsy, Nordstrom Rack, and Beauty  Box 5 store order.  I will be reviewing as fast as they come in!  Enjoy your Sunday!

Allure Sample Society

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

Allure magazine puts out a subscription box called Sample Society.  They have totally revamped this sub, Ladies.  It is so much nicer than when I first checked it out months ago.  This subscription is $12 a month and taxes and shipping does apply for some states.  

Restorsea Revitalizing Eye Cream - The full size item for this month was Restorsea's eye cream.  This little jar retails for $85 and the best item in the box.  I am sure it is also the reason the other samples in the box were under $10. 

Lorac POREfection Matifying Face Primer - This is a nice little sample of primer and it will be used since I love face primers and probably have 6 of them right now.  Lorac is a very nice brand - I love their eye shadow palettes.  

Tarte Brazilliance Self Tanning Face Towelettes - These are face tanning squares that you can easily apply.  They do not smell overly strong.  I will be passing them along to a friend as I am a pale person who does not tan.

 Alterna Caviar Repairx Re-Texturing Protein Cream - I am excited to try this hair cream as I have heard really good things about this brand.  I have been using a Moroccan Argan Oil cream and love the way it makes my hair feel for the first couple days.

Givency Dahlia Divin Perfume - This is probably my least favorite item next to the tanning towelettes.  I do not like strong smelling perfumes and will pass this on to a friend.

There is a little magazine in the box as well that contains your $10 any $50 purchase on the Beauty Bar.com website.  You can totally get back the price of the box this way - this is another plus to getting this subscription box.