Birchbox January 2013 - Page 4

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I don't know, I think when it comes to the whole profile thing, it's really just important to remember that quality of a box is in the eye of the beholder. What works for some people/gives them great boxes doesn't always work for others. I've found that I get my splurge item sometimes, and sometimes I don't.

In the end, my advice to any new BB subscriber is just not to expect anything. 

The friends I know who are not on MUT and don't read anything about the boxes online always love their boxes and consider them a treat even if they don't use/like every item.

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Originally Posted by Jackieblue 

The friends I know who are not on MUT and don't read anything about the boxes online always love their boxes and consider them a treat even if they don't use/like every item.

I was definitely happier before I found this thread! But I love MuT too much not to always be around. XD

I agree. I also enjoy it way too much (and learn too much) not to visit! But sometimes ignorance really is bliss. ;)

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Originally Posted by Jackieblue 

The friends I know who are not on MUT and don't read anything about the boxes online always love their boxes and consider them a treat even if they don't use/like every item.

Yeah, I think we don't do ourselves any favors sometimes by comparing, but I can't help it. :/

I want to get a second BB... how do I do that and will I need to be on the wait list again???

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Originally Posted by Jamie Pangborn 

I want to get a second BB... how do I do that and will I need to be on the wait list again???

I was actually just wondering the same thing! Also, if you use your own referral link, do you still get the 50 bonus points for joining? (maybe under a different name, lol)

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Originally Posted by hindsighting 

The Goop box actually turned out to be one of my favorites, which is apparently not true for anyone else haha.

What did you get in your Goop box?

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Originally Posted by dolceloure 

 

I was actually just wondering the same thing! Also, if you use your own referral link, do you still get the 50 bonus points for joining? (maybe under a different name, lol)

No, they catch on pretty quickly about that.

You can sign up and skip the waitlist by giving yourself a gift sub. Unfortunately, if you don't already have an account that already got a welcome box before, it means you are getting a welcome box instead of the month's themed boxes. Which can either be awesome (Nov & Dec) or awful (Oct & end of Dec)

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Originally Posted by messjess18 

 

What did you get in your Goop box?

A full-size Essie nail polish, generous Kiehl's body wash (still have about half left), Joanna Vargas daily serum (small size, but lasted me over a month with daily use), Luna bar, and the Naked Princess lip gloss.

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Originally Posted by hindsighting 

A full-size Essie nail polish, generous Kiehl's body wash (still have about half left), Joanna Vargas daily serum (small size, but lasted me over a month with daily use), Luna bar, and the Naked Princess lip gloss.

I got the same Goop box as you and I loved it, too!!!  I ended up buying the Kiehl's.  I loved the serum, but it's too expensive.  And the Naked Princess lip gloss is all gone, too.  I liked it, but I have so many lip glosses already I couldn't come up with a good enough reason to spend the money.

I don't think people always get welcome boxes as their first box. Mine was back in June and I got a regular box.

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Originally Posted by katie danielle 

I don't think people always get welcome boxes as their first box. Mine was back in June and I got a regular box.

You get a welcome box if you get a gift sub. Otherwise, you get a normal box

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Originally Posted by Kyuu 

You get a welcome box if you get a gift sub. Otherwise, you get a normal box

Yup, pink welcome boxes are for gift subs only :)

How do you  get them off?

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Originally Posted by OiiO 

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Originally Posted by Kyuu 

You get a welcome box if you get a gift sub. Otherwise, you get a normal box

 

Yup, pink welcome boxes are for gift subs only :)

I always thought it was odd that this was the case, because when I joined for the first time over a year ago, I got a welcome box, and it wasn't a gift sub. I must be a freak, lol :)

I was actually able to review items in my Welcome box without any issues so yeah BB is super sketchy about that.

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Originally Posted by katie danielle 

I don't think people always get welcome boxes as their first box. Mine was back in June and I got a regular box.

You get a welcome box if you get a gift sub. Otherwise, you get a normal box

My first box was April, the eco-box or whatever with the lime green paper, only when I opened it the paper was pink and all the samples were ones I had seen in videos from the 3 or 4 months before. I did not have a gift sub. I was on the waitlist for 6 weeks. I e-mailed Birchbox and they said, oh, you got a welcome box. I was pissed, especially after I saw a YouTube video where another girl got the regular April theme box and she was going on and on about how it was her first Birchbox, but there was nothing I could do about it. Since then, it seems like mostly gift sub people get welcome boxes, but I've sern where regular subscribers sometimes get them, too. And there was a post I think in the December thread, maybe this thread, where somebody said they e-mailed Bb because they couldn't review the items in their welcome box, and Bb customer service said there's no reviewing welcome boxes, but they will be able to review the ones after it. So watch out. I love Birchbox, but they can be sketchy.

Yeah, I got a welcome box on my non-gift subscription AND I was able to review it. That's definitely sketchy.

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Originally Posted by Meahlea 

It's a brightening eye cream, which works well for me and my pasty insomniac self. I use it in the morning and an anti-aging cream at night, and since I started using the sample jar I got in October (!) I've noticed an increase in moisture and decrease in dark circles.

I worry about them because their skincare isn't at all natural. I'm obsessed with their face cream, but once I finish this jar I want to try to find something more natural and less chemically. When I got my eye cream, I almost bought the benefit one, but I ended up going with something that is more natural, since the skin under your eyes is so thin. Still, I will totally end up using the eye cream. Argh. I vascillate between wanting to go all natural products, but a lot of the stuff I love isn't natural at all. 

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Originally Posted by quene8106 

 

yeah it seems like every other themed box was a hot mess.

 

march teen vogue box - good

may gossip girl box - eh

july glamour box - good

october goop box - horrible

I loved the gossip girl box, glamour box had great Suki skincare and the gloss moderne masque, the goop box had the Kiehls body wash for me, and that was the only good thing about it. 

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Originally Posted by MissLindaJean 


They look the same to me, just in Technicolor...lol. Could definitely rock them at the big Gay Pride party Seattle throws every year. I never tried these and was a little curious, but worried about the fit.. hmmm.

Omg YES. Gay Pride eyeliner. Bring it onnnnnn.

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Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld 

 

Yeah, I got a welcome box on my non-gift subscription AND I was able to review it. That's definitely sketchy.

Same!

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Originally Posted by katie danielle 

I don't think people always get welcome boxes as their first box. Mine was back in June and I got a regular box.

I love your new picture. You really look good in bangs. I wish I did!

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Originally Posted by Moonittude 
I love your new picture. You really look good in bangs. I wish I did!

thank you! :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas, Ladies!

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!

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Originally Posted by OiiO 

I was actually able to review items in my Welcome box without any issues so yeah BB is super sketchy about that.

I just gifted a second sub to myself and I was NOT able to review...just wish they would be consistent. :(