June Birchbox 2014

Birchbox time of the month again! This month the theme was Away We Go in partnership with JetBlue. All the samples were related to travel, whether it be flying somewhere, road-tripping or even staycation-ing.

First, I noticed the cute packaging for the Davines Love Smoothing Shampoo. It also came with a little packet for the conditioner and another little packet of the leave-in treatment, but the shampoo bottle is adorable and what caught my attention. I love the light shade of pink and it seems like it would be very milky and softening.

Always good to travel with some body lotion. This one is the Gilchrist & Soames London Collection Body Lotion. It's packed with botanicals like grape seed to help moisturize and soften the skin. Lip product of the bunch is the Cynthia Rowley Beauty Creamy Lip Stain in the shade, Valentine. Looks like a pretty deep pink color. I love lip stains and will be curious to try this one out because it claims to be very moisturizing and shiny. I also received the Catherine Malandrino Fragrance. This is the designer's first fragrance and it's very fruity and summery. Will be a good sample to toss in your bag.

Finally the Caudalie Polypheno C15 Anti-Wrinkle Defense Serum! This serum helps smooth over your wrinkles to give your skin a more youthful appearance. I'm not incredibly concerned about wrinkles so this will be a good product to pass on to my mom.

And that is the end of my Birchbox!

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March Birchbox

The March Birchbox is here! Mostly skincare items this month:

First, I received the Keims Cleanshine Energizing Shampoo. Says it's an invigorating cleanser with peppermint leaf extract to help circulation. Looking forward to trying it out and using it while I'm on vacation.

I have never used a BB cream for the body before. The Jergens BB Body will instantly hydrate, smooth, illuminate and brighten skin. If used consistently it will even skin tone, visibly firm skin and help reduce the appearance of imperfections. This has caught my attention...

This eyeliner color is a little out of my comfort zone but the pencil itself looks really cool. The Inika Eyeliner in Green Lagoon comes with its own little pencil sharpener! This organic metallic green eye pencil will be interesting to try out.

I am very SPF aware so this will be a very interesting product to try out. The Supergoop! City Sunsreen Serum SPF 30+ PA+++ can be applied right after cleansing the skin and asks as a serum and primer to protect the skin. It also helps with anti-aging. 

The Grand Central Beauty S.M.A.R.T Skin Perfecting Serum + Primer preps your skin, creating an even canvas for your daily makeup routine. Wear this under your moisturizer and makeup to help condition the skin, sooth irritation and redness and help with fine lines. 

Seems like this month's box is filled with multitasking products. Excited to try them all!

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December 2013 Birchbox

December's Birchbox has arrived! This month the packaging was a little bit more festive than usual though the products inside weren’t all that festive as I’d imagine.

Nonetheless I was really excited to receive a sample size of Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concetre. I used to use this religiously a few years ago but stopped just because I wanted to try out some new products. I’m leaving for a trip soon so I will definitely be using this on my travels. It’s a favorite among makeup artists and it’s just a really simple good moisturizer that works well to prep the skin for makeup.

Next I got the Hayadi Pure Happy Smooth styling lotion to help tame frizz and add shine to hair. It’s a keratin-infused styling lotion to use with any heat styling (blow dry, curl, straighten). I think I will like this because often times with the spray I’m not sure if I’ve gotten product on all my hair, but the lotion seems much easier to apply.

I also got a teeny tiny sample of the Jouer Pink Glace Moisturizing Lip Gloss. I still haven’t tried this but I love all things Jouer and this looks like a cute little sample to toss into my clutch for a night out.

This really intrigued me - the Sarahpotempa The Half-Up hair tool. I still haven’t been able to really understand how to use it because I think I have too much hair… but I look forward to attempting a half-up style, small top know or low bun…

Finally I got chocolate again… Fatty Sundays Gourmet Chocolate Covered Pretzel and since I don’t really like chocolate I was a little disappointed to get this. It doesn’t really look like an appetizing chocolate covered pretzel either…

Overall it was an alright delivery this month. There are a few products I'm excited to try but not my favorite box I've ever gotten.

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November Birchbox

This month's Birchbox took a wild adventure to get to me. Somehow my doorman was not around while the postman delivered the mail and without a slip I had to go track it down. I got the package about a week late but at least I finally got it!

First off, I'm not a fan of when Birchbox adds food to the boxes... even if it is chocolate. They called this one a Lifestyle Extra - the Chuao Assorted Chocopod chocolate... Like I said, not really excited about it.

Now, onto the more exciting beauty bits!

Tocca Crema da Mano in Cleopatra
Hand cream is my best friend in Winter so I can never have enough hand cream. This one is loaded with natural oils with grapefruit and cucumber in the ingredients.

Color Club Nail Polish in Top Shelf
This looks like a nice Christmas/Holiday nail polish shade. This nail polish is from the Cocktail Hour Collection which I think is a very fitting color for the range. I'm excited to wear this for possible New Years.

Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter Pencil
I don't own a Highlighter pencil so I'm excited to try this one. I love makeup in pencil or crayon form because it makes applying and packing super easy! This one seems very versatile. You can us it on your brow bones, cheekbones, inner corner of your eyes or even along the lip line to make your lipstick stand out.

Vasanti Cosmetics BrightenUp! Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator
I was a bit dissapointed when I saw this because I had already received this sample in a previous Birchbox! I was a bit shocked, but I do like using this exfoliating face wash. It's very strong and people say it mimics the effects of microdermabrasion.

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