Birchbox

Today I got my very first Birchbox. For those who don't know, Birchbox is a monthly subscription box that costs $10 per month and comes with 4-5 make-up and hair product samples. I will be doing individual reviews of some of the products later, but today I just want to talk about the company overall.

Signing up for Birchbox was really easy. I just went to their website and clicked on the link for the women's box (birchbox.com). I was on the wait-list for about a week, which I thought was very reasonable. When I went to claim my subscription I had some issues. For some reason after I put in my payment info I never got a confirmation. So I emailed the company and they got back to me within the hour and fixed my payment info. They were super friendly and prompt. It was awesome to get my issues resolved so quickly. After I got my payment and shipping info all set I took a quiz to help them determine what kind of products I would like. It was short, quick, and painless.

When my box shipped they sent me a tracking email to help me know when my package would arrive. I was very impressed with this. I checked the tracking code every day because I was so anxious for my box to arrive. It took six days to get here, but that was including the weekend; it was 4 business days. So like I said, it just arrived today and opening it was so exciting (I've never had a subscription box before).

Here's a photo of everything inside:

I haven't tried anything yet, but the box comes with a card that tells a little about each product.

The pink card in the back says Juicy Couture if you can't see it. Inside was a 0.05 fl. oz. sample of "Malibu." Actually this is the only one I've tried so far because it was easy to spritz on perfume. The scent was alright, this definitely isn't one of my new favorites, but I'll use it. And I for sure won't buy it because the info card says it costs $52-$72 and that's just not going to fit into my college budget.

In front of the perfume are three tea bags from Ahmed Tea. I'm actually really excited to try these because I love tea; I just need to buy some honey first haha. :) They gave me three different flavors to try, which are: Mint (green tea), English (black tea), and Blueberry (green tea).

I'm not sure if you can tell but behind the tea is a little glass bottle. It is Protect&Oil from Beauty Protector. The info card says to apply 1-3 drops to damp hair. I am going to try this out for a few days before I let you know how it is, but let me tell you it smells amazing! It's like vanilla heaven in that little bottle.

On the right side of the box you can see that long black stick with gold glitter. That is a Cynthia Rowley liquid eyeliner pen. I think I'm really going to like this. It is a marker style liquid eyeliner and I actually already own one from another brand. Since I love the one I have, I'm sure I will love this as well.

Last is the little blue rectangle in the front; I accidentally cut off the name-sorry. It is an Ayres bar soap. I'm usually not one for bar soap, but I'm going to give it a shot because it smells awesome! The info card says it's an all natural soap and the package says "shea butter soap with jasmine and rosemary."


Since I'm new to the whole subscription box thing I decided to cancel and tryout another company next month to compare. I did not cancel because I didn't like it; I just can't afford to do two subscriptions next month. When my subscription from the other company comes next month I will do a review of that one and let you know which company I decide to stick with.

Overall I was impressed with the service and quality of BirchBox. I only paid $10 for everything I just described and that includes shipping. It seems like a great service based off the first box.

If you're interested in trying it here's a link: https://www.birchbox.com/invite/hb61l (This link will earn us both points for their shop.)