Sorry to hear about what happened @
@Bizgirlva about your boxes you ordered (especially agreeing on you with about having to throw out the boxes, they do look really cute!), luckily Birchbox has some of the better costumer service out there.
Anyways I picked up my August box today when I shipped out the circular swap box, I was surprised it was already in my po box!
Here is a quick rundown on my thoughts so far about the products I received:
Balance Me Congested Skin Serum - Happy that the sample isn't too small as I really like this serum so far. Even though it has a heavy scent (but a lovely one of lemon and lavender!), it claims to be 99% natural so I will give it a go on my face (perfumed products tend to break me out). It has a milky consistency but not too thick, so would still need to moisturize afterwards. And I am all for something if it can soothe my skin!
Beauty Protector Protect & Oil - I have sampled this before and really loved it, I also now recall how nice is smells! Does everything it claims (adds shine, manages frizz, helps damaged hair)
Vasanti Brighten Up! Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator - I have also tried this out too I believe, and judging on the back of my hand and memory, this is a nice mircodermabrasion scrub!
R + Co Badlands Dry Shampoo Paste - What a find! I had little hopes on this guy, but this product is actually amazing. Today I actually had second day hair so I got to try this out right away. First thing the smell is amazing (reminds me of how some Aveda products smell), and the packaging for the sample is also super cute. The texture when you swirl your finger in the jar reminds me of deodorant in a way, but it is also pretty creamy. I took a little out with my finger and rubbed it into the part of my hair. It gave off tones of volume to my fine hair and did soak up a little bit of oil as well
Manna Kadar Eyeshadow in Fantasy- So I wasn't sure what this was going to be as the full-size is a palette, but was surprised (and happy) to see that instead of a little quad (like the Costal Scents Revealed Palette samples), it is more of a full-sized eyeshadow single. The color is a beautiful champagne/taupe/rose-gold (is a hard to describe color, very unique), and the texture is super creamy. On the info card Birchbox gave the tip of also using this as a highlighter/blush, which I think would also work out really well! Really love this product, would probably buy the palette on Birchbox if I wasn't in the middle of trying to declutter my collection
Super happy about my box this month! Wasn't too sure about it when the reveals went up, but sometimes you just got to get the products in your hands to see how good they are ^_^ /emoticons/
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