Originally Posted by KrankyJulie /img/forum/go_quote.gif
[SIZE=10pt]For what it's worth, my Kit A is better than ANY box I have had from Birchbox. Shrug. I'm not really seeing the problem with the sample sizes either.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]The Jane Iredale - I actually love this. It feels great on, I actually like the smell, and on me after a few minutes it turned a very flattering deep pink. I plan to purchase the full size, shame it is out of stock at Beauty Bar, but there are other places I can buy it. The little lippie sample is cute to me, and there is enough in there for me to use it until the full size shows up, so I guess I'm not seeing the sample size issue here.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Yu-Be Cream - I will probably rub this on my heels or something. It's another moisturizer, but I pretty much expect all the boxes to send moisturizers. I doubt I will love it enough to use it to replace something else, but I guess I could. Small sample, but at least it's not a foil.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Dr Brandt BB - Decent size sample, probably 5 times the size of what Birchbox sent out when they sampled Dr Jarts. Every BB I have ever had has separated over time, so I shook and squeezed the crap out of the tube before I swatched it on my hand, and even though it looked really dark at first, it blended in fast. Tried it on my face and it matched well there after blending a bit too. I don't think I get as much coverage as with Dr Jarts, but I will hold onto it to use in a pinch or for travel. Looks to me like I could get almost two weeks use out of this sample.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Alterna Shine Mist - Another decent sized sample. I only spritzed it on tonight to see if it would make shine (it did), but I can see myself using this, as I tend to like shine sprays, particularly if they may tame some frizzies in Houston humidity. Like I said, it's a decent sized sample, I can see myself getting a couple weeks or more use out of this, and it would definitely be big enough for travel size.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Kate Somerville Tanning Towelettes - I'm not into self tanners personally (I just go ahead and dare skin cancer to come get me instead), but I know many people use this stuff now that everyone says we should shun the sun and slather ourselves in SPF, so I get why the sample boxes are sending these. My friend has probably used every self tanner known to man, and she says these things are great, so she will get mine, and he's happy about it. Because of that, I haven't opened the packet to try it, but it feels like it's probably a decent sized towelette, maybe enough to do a pair of legs? If you are fast?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=10pt]Overall, I would say I got a deal for my $15. I found one thing I loved immediately, and 100% plan to buy, everything will eventually get used, and who knows, something else from this box may become a gotta have it item after I use it a couple times. (Not the self tanner though.) I don't spend a lot of time calculating the "value" of a box, because I think that's silly. The worth of the box is that I may find something I like without having to spend the gas, and more importantly the time, to drive to Sephora or a department store. I think this month's box succeeded at that.[/SIZE]