Birchbox Review – June 2014

My sister and I both subscribed on the last day of the bonus points. We received Junes’ box today and will be receiving July’s box about a week after everyone else. Then August it will be regular shipping.

1. Davine’s Love trio.
2. Egyptian Magic Cream – excited about this.
3. Folle de Joie Eau de Parfum
4. LAQA 7 Co Sheer Lip Lube Pencil
5. Suki Exfoliate foaming cleanser

It is so weird to me that birchbox curates stuff different for UK than they do us. Wandered to a UK review site, and their june box had a world cup theme. Which is quite different than our travel box. I just found this kind of interesting. I liked my US box, but while I was looking at the UK box I realized I liked that one too. And it seems that the UK boxes get drawstring bags regularly with theirs (something similar to ipsy, but not a makeup bag) The differences are kind of interesting

Am I the only one who hasn’t heard about the Egyptian Magic Cream? I got it in my box yesterday and realized I know nothing about it. Is it a hand cream?

Can someone tell me how to review the items in your box to get points? I have not been able to figure it out.

I received the Davines Love set, Joie, LAQA Lip lube, supergoop and BrightenUP!

The bottle of shampoo was broken (email sent to BB). It leaked all over everything. Sad.

Loved the Joie and lip lube and am looking forward to using the BrightenUP.

What’s odd is the fact that when I look at my account it doesn’t show the June box and there is a comment stating, “Sent extra box, sorry.” They also added 100 points. The only thing that shows in billing history is my May box (first box) for $5.

Am I missing something here?

Thanks!

Unfortunately, there is no necklace. Got that in an email. Instead it’s $20 off a full size item or subscription. Does not equate to free gift so I’m disappointed.

Hi,
This is my 2nd BB.
My items were different than yours. I’m happy with mine with the exception of the perfume samples. Not a huge fan of those.
1. Coastal Scents revealed 2 eyeshadow palette.
2. Egyptian Magic
3. Harvey Prince hello perfume
4. LAQA & Co sheet lip lube pencil.
5. Vasanti Cosmetics brightenup

I had also won the contest they had so I received “they’re real! Push-up liner. So that arrived with my box. I can’t wait to try it!
Does anyone know how many box variations BB has a month?

I received a different box from most of you, but I’m really happy with it!
1) Antica Farmcista bergamot and ocean aria body wash (I love the scent),
2) Cynthia Rowley Creamy Lip Stain Valentine, (dark pink) but should be ok and I love Cynthia’s lip stains),
3) Evologie Cleanser, non-drying
4) Phytolisse Finishing Serum
5)Aloe Source Vitamin C antioxidant Creme
They are all deluxe, even travel-sized, so I am very happy! I’m not familiar with Egyptian Magic or French Laundry perfume; I’ll have to watch for them!

I got the same box as sneaky burrito, and am happy with it. What I am not happy with, as I renewed a one year subscription and used the kate spade necklace code(which was accepted) instead of the mobile 20%.

My birchbox came without a necklace, I was informed that it would be shipped separately and I would receive it within 4 weeks of placing my order (May 8th). It has been 6 weeks now. Has anyone else received the necklace?

I am ok with this box. I like yours better and my sister’s is I think better too. She received hers several days earlier than me (even though we ship it to the same address). She received the Liz Earl cleanser set (which I love and already have a full size, plus a travel size from another order), the LAQA & Co Lip Lube in a pink color, and a Davines shampoo in Love with two foil packets for the conditioner and an Oi treatment. She also got a sample of the Hello Harvey Prince perfume. She got some other stuff but I don’t remember – I thought her box was awesome.

I received the following:
1. Davines Love Shampoo
2. Foil packet of the conditioner
3. Foil packet of the Oi Treatment
4. A sample of the Egyptian Magic
5. A tiny sample of Caudalie Anti-aging Serum
6. Harvey Prince Perfume Sample
7. A full size (I think its full size) Perfection Eye Cream and Concealer by Eleven Skin

I would have liked an eye liner or the lip stain, but I think this is not so bad.

I will see how this eye cream works. The perfume smells good, but I don’t like perfume samples. Not sure if I need to change my preference settings, but this isn’t too bad.

I have always loved Birchbox because of the variety, quality of the products, and the points system. I second the opinion that their customer service is great! I have been a subscriber since 2012 and I loved this box! I received:

Benefit Cosmetics They’re real mascara – have used this before and loved it

Caudalie polyphenol c15 anti wrinkle defense serum

Davines hair product trio – was able to complete 3 separate reviews. The shampoo is a great size but the other 2 are foil packets

Perlier Shea almond scent- this smells awesome! Similar to locitanne almond sented products

Catherine Malandrino- smells good but the full size is really expensive

I’m happy overall.

I was wondering if anyone else has had problems with shipping/receiving their birchbox in a timely manner. This is the second month that it has taken nearly 2 weeks to get to me (I live on the East Coast) after I received an e-mail that says it’s been shipped. I just checked the tracking and they said it’s being sent to a forwarding address (there is no forwarding address, my address hasn’t changed). I like birchbox, but am frustrated by this. Just wondering if I’m the only one experiencing shipping issues.

I received the Liz Earl, Egyption Magic, Cynthia Rowly Eyleiner, Nexxus 3-pack, and English Laundry Perfume. The Liz Earl is something I’ve been wanting to try and I love the scent of the English Laundry. The Egyptian Magic is something I wish I had back in January. The black eyeliner will get used eventually, and I learned that shampoo primer is a bad idea for my hair. Overall, I’m happy with this box.

I was sceptical when I first subscribed to BirchBox because of the tiny samples, and often I see samples that I’ve received before directly from the manufacturer (like your Miss Jesse’s) but I’ve found that it’s totally worth it if you review the products. I paid $8.25 for this box with a promo code for an annual sub, and I received $7 back in points that I’ll use on my next purchase. (Which makes my box cost $1.25!) In a few months, I’ll have enough points to score a full-size bottle of English Laundry!

My favorite box yet! I don’t know if I’ll love everything, but aside from the perfume they are all products that I’m interested in.

Vasanti BrightenUp! Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator
Folle de Joie eau de parfum
Egyptian Magic Skin Cream
Cynthia Rowley Beauty Eyeliner in silver
Davines OI / All in One Milk
Davines Love Smoothing Shampoo
Davines Love Smoothing Conditioner

The only product in my box that meant anything to me is the COOLA Tinted Matte SPF 30 for Face. I had to cash in my meager points and get a full size! The Folle de Joie perfume sample smelled okay, but the Number 4 shampoo/conditioner smelled like you were slowly suffocating on flowers. I wish I had more stuff to trade for more of that Coola though!

I was supposed to get this same box but Birchbox made a mistake and sent me TWO of the Liz Earle cleanser/cloth sets. They left out the Miss Jessie’s and lip gloss and I was ok with this until seeing the lip gloss color and now I’m kinda bummed cause it looks awesome. I could care less about the hair stuff as I have stick straight hair and this would not have worked for me at all anyway.

I somehow ended up with two boxes – one was connected to the email they sent me with the tracking number, and the other arrived the next day. I’m not complaining though – I absolutely LOVED my box and am more than thrilled to have duplicate items.

-Number 4™ Hydrating Shampoo
-Number 4™ Hydrating Conditioner
-COOLA Tinted Matte SPF 30 for Face (LOVE)
-Vasanti BrightenUp! Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator (LOVE)
-Folle de Joie eau de parfum
-Gilchrist & Soames London Collection Body Lotion

I got the Egyptian Magic, the Catherine Malandrino Perfume, The Davines hair trio, a LAQA & Co Lip Lube, and the serum featured in the spoiler video. I got three things in the video! That’s never happened to me before. Usually I get one, if any. The Davines hair trio counted as three separate reviews too, so this is the second month in a row I was able to review 7 items. And I didn’t even hate the perfume. Another first for me. I was especially pleased with my box this month. Even though the Davines hair stuff made my hair look like frizzy garbage. I don’t know who the curly hair stuff works for, but the Davines, Deva Curl, and Miss Jessie’s were both a bust for me.

We got the same box this month! Which I’m happy to see because mine hasn’t arrived yet, it is taking forever. I “added” the scarf and Whish CC Cream, so I’m wondering if the bigger box is taking longer? But thank you for this review, now I’m looking forward to finally getting it even more!

Mine was totally different this month. No “lifestyle extras” but 7 things I could review:

Vasanti BrightenUp! Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator
Gilchrist & Soames London Collection Body Lotion
Davines OI / All in One Milk
Coastal Scents® Revealed 2 Palette Set
Catherine Malandrino Style de Paris – 3.4 oz
Davines Love Smoothing Shampoo
Davines Love Smoothing Conditioner

All-in-all, I’m happy with it. I will be able to use everything and the perfume isn’t bad. I did go back in and change my profile to say I didn’t want hair products, though. They used to send me all kinds of hair products I’d never use (dry conditioner, sea salt spray). Since I did that, I’m still getting hair products, but they’re more suitable for me (shampoo, conditioner, leave-in treatments, etc.). Only two things were foil packets. The eyeshadow (4 colors) was tiny but I don’t use eyeshadow that often so it’s not a big deal.

Your box is better than mine I have gotten perfume samples in every box since I subed even though all perfume is off my profile I’m highly sensitive and can only wear one brand of perfume that doesn’t give me a headache I got the jasmine wipes number 4 prep and protect leave in conditioner joie perfume sample supergoop SPF 30( I don’t wear anything this high in spf) and coastal scents revealed 2 palette sampler which is 4 colors and its the only thing I really like at all I would have loved to try the hand cream and the Liz Earle and I’m still waiting to get on the swap board

My sister got the exact same box as you – I love the Liz Earle set. I got the Cynthia Rowley lip stain in a bright pink color, that I don’t like as much. Also got Gilcrist & Soames lotion which I’ve been wanting to try, fragrance sample (my first in 6 months so I guess it’s okay), a full package of fresh feet wipes (10 wipes), and a Full Size Mascara (Malle $20)! I’ve never gotten a full size item from bbox before so I was shocked and I’m really happy about it

WOW! What a great box. That magic hand cream is amazing. I tried a foil sample of it, and it went on like a cream, yet felt like an oil. This box makes me wish I would have subscribed to birchbox. I like everything in this box….Now time to be looking for the stuff on the swap board 🙂