Birchbox Vs Ipsy – June 2014

My step mom (30) and I (15) love reading all your posts! We were stuck on which to subscribe to until reading your reviews and decided that she would go with Ipsy and I would go with Birchbox and we could compare! Hope you keep posting!

Ipsy wins everytime

I find I ALWAYS choose Birchbox over Ipsy. I have bought so many products that I have tried in my BB’s, –that new product I never knew I could not live without. Not every month has that new– must have –product, but that is part of the program and the fun. I have never found one must have product from Ipsy so far, but still hopeful. That being said, I would buy any product I found from an Ipsy bag from BB anyway! BB’s customer service is awesome and you cannot find the points program and promo codes anywhere. Additionally, I am a tad soured w/ Ipsy for banning me from posting on their FB page. Oddly after posting an honest, but truthful, yet negative post on their page, I suddenly became unable to post, like, reply or enter a contest. Their customer service assured me it was a FB issue, not Ipsy. I checked my settings and contacted FB, who said it wasn’t a FB issue. Months later, I still cannot participate on Ipsy’s FB page, yet have no problem posting on any other FB page. I do have have a problem with that, but they have a right to control their page, as well as I have a right to post. It is sad for them that they cannot accept that. I have continued with the subscription for now, but if I don’t find a must have product soon, I am going to look for a new box to replace Ipsy. For all these reasons, I see myself being with BB forever!

For me it was Birchbox. I got the same face cleanser and Egyptian Magic cream as well as a hair care set, perfume sample and mini eyeliner. This month was my first Ipsy and I wasn’t thrilled, I already had the lipgloss, the spray won’t work in my hair and that mascara, oh man! Plus I did not love the bag. I can’t wait to see what next month brings though!

I’m going with Ipsy. I didn’t get the same BB as you and I was pretty disappointed in it this month. Ipsy didn’t really knock my socks off either, but I do like the hawaiian bag.

I really liked my BB this month. I got two samples for products that I actually wanted to try w/ the Egyptian Magic cream and the Liz Earle cloth. I also think BB’s customer service is amazing – I have never had any problems with getting anything replaced and they have always replied super quickly.

While the mascara from Ipsy did smell strong…i wore with no problems and I actually really like the formula. The lip butter was also excellent.

Ipsy’s weekly “Ipsy Me” event is BaB stuff. I wonder how many takers they’ll get after the mascara fiasco…

ipsy continues to outweigh birchbox for me. i thought it would be the other way around, originally.

Ipsy was a winner this month. Even if you exclude the mascara (mine was fine, but let’s just exclude it), I like it far more than BB. I loved the green liner & the NYX was a great color. I got a Dermatologic DD cream which fit my skin color perfectly & I wore it to the pool all weekend with no issues. The salt spray does not work for my hair type but I love the smell so I spritzed a little bit on to act as my “hairspray”. And I love everything tropical so even the bag was a win (which more times than most is just a perk). Ipsy wins for me month after month.

I canceled both. Ipsy sent me another stank product plus that horrible Realtree perfume that smells like some 70s Avon stuff. Birchbox is okay except that I’m tired of hoarding small samples for the sake of store points, so I’m on hiatus with them as well.

First time I picked Birchbox. But I went back through my Ipsy Glam Rooms and realized how many products I hadn’t used yet. Plus I got the stinky mascara (although apparently a replacement product is on the way). I decided to cancel Ipsy. BB, meanwhile, has given me 7 products each of the last two months. Some were foil packets, sure, but they’ve stepped it up lately.

My ipsy value was around $40. I got the same box as you, except instead of the Laneige product, I got a cleansing balm that smells like orange cream-cicle! Its wonderful. The smell of the mascara didnt bother me, but it didnt anything for my lashes. Ipsy wins for me this month.

My Birchbox value this month was around $19. Even though the value is so low, its one of my best looking birchbox’s yet.

I loved my IPSY bag this month. Got NYX (Eclair), Realtree, Carol’s Daughter, Nicka K (blue), and OFRA. I love the first two products, really like the middle two, and gave the last to a friend.