I was really, really, really, REALLY excited when I received an email saying that I had a spot in the Birchbox program. For those of you who do not know, Birchbox offers a monthly subscription based "goo hoard builder" program, mailing out a selection of products. You pay $10 each month and they send you a sampling of some of their favorite products (however, you do set brand preferences). Along with the products, they provide web videos about products, provide tips and inspiration, and have a very diverse online beauty shop. Fabulous idea, right?!
Well, here is where my "boo hiss?" comes in. I was well aware that many of the products I would receive would be sample sized and I was okay with that. What I was not expecting was that ALL of the products would be sample/trial sized. I could easily run to my local Macy's and rack up a ton of samples for free, why am I paying $10 for samples? I believe the nail polish was intended to be the "full sized" product offering, however, it was still a very small bottle of polish (plus, I actually do not really buy much nail polish - I am a "get my nails done" kind of girl, so I was still bummed). Oh and I had never heard of the brands for any of these products. I am all for brand exploration, but to have never even heard of at least one brand was somewhat disheartening.
I haven't actually tried any of the products yet, but I will be soon (okay, I did paint my partner's finger nail with the polish - that was fun). I think it is a really fun concept, and actually would have been happy if I received mostly samples but at least one real full size product. I am going to give Birchbox another month to decide if my $10 should be spent purchasing goo from somewhere else!
Products I received:
amika Obliphica Hair Treatment (.01 fl ounces)
COOLA SPF 45 Sport - Mango (.169 fl ounces)
Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish (15ml/.5 fl ounces)theBalm® cosmetics InStain® Long-Wearing Powder Staining Blush (.5 grams)uniqONE All In One Hair Treatment (.3 fl ounces)
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