Birchbox Vs Ipsy – March 2015

I cancelled ipsy. I kept getting the same brands over & over. I have always liked Birchbox. I have been a Birchbox subscriber for about a year and a half and I’ve only gotten about two or three boxes that I didn’t love. With ipsy I subscribed for seven months and only got one glambag I did love. I now get Birchbox, Glossbox, & Allure Sample Society. I’m very happy with all three!

Has anyone seen what they are getting in their birchbox this month? I just checked my account and had a question about one of the items. It’s showing a POP eye shadow pallette, I’m assuming I am not getting the entire pallette. Has anyone else received POP eye shadow samples and if so how big were they?

I started both Birchbox and Ipsy last March; I dropped Ipsy after three boxes while I now have two Birchbox accounts and am contemplating a third.
I just did not feel comfortable putting some of the products ipsy sent anywhere near my sensitive skin, and I don’t like brands of dubious origins…

I’ve been with Birchbox since 2012, when they were first starting. So they will always be my favorite out of any others. I just started ipsy at the beginning of this year and I have loved them so far! You just can’t beat Birchboxes point program or their costumer service! My only wish is that Birchbox would start using different products. I love the ones they have though but sometimes it feels like the same products month after month. That’s just my opinion!

Birchbox was a clear winner for me!M

Both of my boxes were very different from Liz’s. This month Birchbox was the clear winner for me b/c I loved 4 of my items, whereas with Ipsy I only loved 1.

Are there any boxes similar to Birchbox and Ipsy that are only skincare? No matter how I tweak my accounts, I always get makeup, and it never suits me.

Birchbox is handsdown winner to me. I picked the curated box in March and loved the Laura Gellar Blush (but I’ve been a fan for a while) and picked the Mad Men NY box (I will use every single thing in it). IPSY is hit or miss and there’s been a lot of miss lately. lol But they both have great customer service and while IPSY has changed their point system so people can get items at 500 points, Birchbox wins on that too. Between the points and free shipping for aces. It’s a win! I only spent $22 for their limited edition Vanity Affair box.

Well you actually picked your box at Birchbox so that makes it very different. If u like all the items sent in your glam bag Hey! IPSY found those awesome products for you, you didn’t have to pick a “special box” to get all good products like u did with Birchbox. Plus I think like most people that’s been subbed to Birchbox for awhile will tell you their regular boxes are not that great or they get repeat items, that’s how I feel. IPSY excites me so much more for some reason, after 1yr being a member with IPSY I can honestly say I’ve never been disappointed and overall have a more exciting unboxing with them. I subbed to multiple Birchbox & IPSY accts all set up with opposite profiles so I can see & judge their process. I can tell you I have received ALOT more duplicate products with my Birchbox subs, NEVER with IPSY! I guess the Debate continues but think about this if Birchbox didn’t offer these “special boxes” would u be happy with just your regular monthly box????

I was an ipsy member for a year and a half (just canceled after February) and I’ve been with birchbox for a little over a year. Birchbox is the clear winner for me because ipsy always sent me the same brands and items every single month. JCat and be a bombshell are not impressive brands for me along with so many others. I never got the glam glow or beauty blender like others received despite 18 months with them. Items started to be all the same so I just canceled despite it being a great value, the value for me was gone. Birchbox sends out more variety and I get to choose an item or box that I want every month so I can never complain about having an entire box I don’t like (which would happen for me with ipsy). And with the points system, 5 reviews and a twitter share gets you $6 back in points so I always felt great about that, not to mention their customer service is AMAZING, if something leaks you will get a whole new box shipped and 100pts ($10) back to use in the shop. I always felt valued with birchbox and with ipsy it was never personalized (lipgloss every month despite having it off my profile, same with black eyeliner and eyeshadow). Ipsy is amazing if you are just starting out with makeup, birchbox is amazing if you want makeup, skincare, and points to get exactly what you want in full size too.

Just cancelled my Ipsy after about 6 months. All I ever seemed to get was cheap eye shadow and cheap lip gloss/lip paint filled with ingredients I would never put on my face or body. The bags were cute, but not that compelling for me.

Birchbox on the other hand has an immense points system and the best customer service I’ve ever seen. I’ve found more beauty and skin must have’s through Birchbox than I ever could have guessed. I’ve been tweaking my profile lately to see how things change, so I can forgive an occasional miss. I’m very intrigued about signing up for another sub and how that all works out! I’d never even though to do that and I’ll be doing some more research there, for sure.

I agree, Birchbox is also my clear winner. I have been subscribed to Birchbox for over a year and Ipsy for over 6 months and every other month it seems I am highly disappointed in Ipsy. I almost always get a lip gloss though I have never selected it in my profile, yet I never have gotten a lipstick (besides when it is the item everyone gets) which has always been selected. Same for eyeshadow, so I feel that they never look at my profile. Birchbox on the other hand one time send me a darker than normal for my skin type sample. THEY emailed ME and gave me 100 points (a free box basically) as an “I’m sorry”. It’s a no brainer for me and I plan to cancel my Ipsy soon.

The Points system in Birch is definitely a win, but I keep getting 2 or more hair products each month so Ipsy wins the curation choice for me.

I dumped Birchbox a few months ago because I never received makeup or anything even remotely close to what my profile says I like. Ipsy has not been perfect, and January and February were awful for me. My March bag was completely different than yours. I got concealer and a Dr. Brandt primer, for instance. There is nothing in the Birchbox picture above that I’d want, and for me, other than new, pretty lipstick, Dr. Brandt basically trumps everything else.

I don’t have ipsy (I’m not into makeup), but what I love about Birchbox is how ridiculous cheap it is after you’ve had it for a while. I’ve now gotten to the point where I’m paying $2.50 per box by taking advantage of the review points + extra sign up points. So if a box sucks from now on, who cares?

It’s not really fair but Birchbox wins every month for me. I have 3 accounts and usually pick the curated boxes and/or multiple sample choices I’m excited for. And ispy is always a let down because I never get the “good” products. In fact I’ll probably be cancelling ipsy after April’s bag.

Also, now that Birchbox is pumping out these gorgeous boxes, it trumps ipsy bags.

I’ve received Ipsy and Birchbox for only two months now and Ipsy is the obvious winner. I know the whole point of both is really to try new things so I try to keep that in mind. However, so far Birchbox has sent me things that don’t tie to the kinds of products I want to try. The one product I found that I like is not for sale anywhere. What is the point in sampling a product you can’t then buy?

Ispy, on the other hand, has sent me some things that I never would have bought for myself like a bright pink blush and bright pink lipstick (in separate months) but I tried them and I loved them.

I really want to like Birchbox so I’m keeping the sub for now. I’m kind of shocked at how much I hate it considering that it seems like everyone else loves it. Maybe it will get better over time but it really doesn’t seem like they consider your survey at all.

I seem to be in the minority, but Ipsy was my clear winner for March. Half of my Birchbox was hair products, one of which was a foil packet. I only kept one of my Birchbox samples from March. Ipsy sent me a full-sized highlighter and lipstick plus a great eyeshadow (which, I think, was also full-sized) and a Dr. Brandt product. It wasn’t even close.

I get Ipsy and Boxycharm. I am considering dropping ipsy for Birchbox. My only concern is I’ve heard Birchbox sends out a good bit of foil packets. I’ve liked some of Ipsy but have also given away alot to a teenager. Which do ya’ll prefer?

I’ve been a member of both for two months and so far Birchbox is definitely the winner for me. Their points system alone is so totally awesome/better than any other beauty subscription service I have. I also like being able to pick one of my products each month (the sample choice)! 🙂

It was Birchbox for me, I hated my Ipsy bag this month didn’t keep anything from it. I got the curated box for BB and loved the Laura Geller blush. I’m praying my April Ipsy bag is soooo much better, the spoilers look amazing, but I’m sure I’ll get the crappy nail polishes. I’ve been with Ipsy for nearly a year and only really liked 2 or 3 bags from it.

Birchbox! I cancelled my Ipsy as all I was getting was tons of makeup and usually the majority of it was eye make up. A girl can only use so much eye shadow!

Definitely Birchbox…The quality of the products is much better in my opinion…

I thought Birchbox was the clear winner. The word “value” should not describe the overinflated prices that these companies charge for their products. I would prefer “cost”.

Sadly, ipsy has been very lackluster for me in the past three months, whereas Birchbox was exciting and fun.

Are the other three Birchbox items just considered samples? What constitutes a “deluxe” item?