August 2012 Birchbox

I'm subscribed to a few monthly 'boxes'. Birchbox, MyGlam, and Julep. They're sample boxes, where for 10$ (and in Julep's case, 20$) a month you'll receive a box full of deluxe samples and sometimes fullsize items. Julep's a bit different, where you get a few full sized nail polishes, footcare, handcare, etc. I'm digressing, though.

This month's Birchbox theme was "Beauty School 101". Now, I'll admit I cheated and looked at what my box was going to have in it on the website before my box even shipped, and to say I was..disappointed, was an understatement. I knew every box this month was going to have this "Birchbox Find", which was a Schick Venus Silk razor, so that wasn't a surprise. I had seen their video on what every box would get and I was excited to try the Shu Uemura Shampoo/Conditioner combo sample, because the way they had talked in the video, made it out like every box would get that.

Thankfully, after getting the box, I have changed my mind. I'm rather happy with it.

Not only did I get a full size of the Pixi Shadow stick, but the Beauty Fixation makeup remover filled Q-Tips work rather well, as well. Good for touchups, at least.

I still won't use the razor, though. Women's razors, of all shapes, sizes, blade counts, they all cut my legs up worse than a well meaning, but startled Edward Scissor-Hands. Which isn't good, for someone who's severely anemic like I am, lol.

Miss Jessie's Quick Curls I got, was a large 2 oz sample (I thought it was full size, but the full size is 8 oz) and..I like it. Doesn't leave my hair feeling weighted down or weird like most products do. I might, MIGHT, use my birchbox points to buy a full size of this. :)

Last but not least was the Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy La Fleur. I am not a fan of Juicy Couture, The Viva La Juicy brand, or many women's perfumes for that matter. I like darker, richer, more smokey scents than what's really available commercially for women, and this sample didn't do it for me at all. It's too floral, to the point of being overbearing for me. On the plus, though, it came with a spray top instead of a stopper, which you don't see much at all in perfume samples.

So on the whole, I'm happy with my box. I will definitely use the makeup removers, the Pixi shadow stick, and the Quick Curls. Have any of you tried Birchbox? What'd you get in your boxes? If you haven't, check them out!

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