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Birchbox was one of the very first beauty subscription boxes—we’ve been reviewing it since 2012! Each month, subscribers get a new mix of 5 beauty samples, such as makeup, skincare, haircare, and fragrance items. Birchbox lets you choose whether you’d like a box of items picked just for you (incl... read more.
Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!
Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!
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Okay. Weird…
My box has exactly NONE of those things. Lol!
Tocca perfume
MAC Strobing
Arrow lip balm in berry
Oribe Shampoo
Oribe Conditioner
Im okay with everything, just a little puzzled? My stuff seems random asf. I actually really wanted the mascara this month too. 😔
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Tammy Haley
that is a lot like the curated box, with the oribe products…&, yeah…that is weird, ’cause the tocca sample is def not in the curated box…in fact, you might be the only one i’ve even heard of this month!
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Teresa
For the first time in awhile I’m very happy with the box. I got it yesterday. I hardly ever pick what I want I just let them send me whatever they want..lol.. But I’m super happy happy this month 😉 (yes 2 Happy’s) lol . This is what I got
Oribe gold dust dry shampoo (yayyy)
Mac stobe (yayy)
Benefit Bang mascara (Soo excited, I have been wanting to try this)
The winged liquid eyeliner ( 😂)
The vit C eye cream
And a pretty pink nail polish
Rose
How do you see reveals? It says my box shipped on the left side of screen, but on the right it says “We are prepping your box”. It seems if they shipped it, I should know what is inside. This system is very confusing to a newbie.
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Cassandra
I’m growing more and more dissatisfied with Birchbox each month.
This month I’m getting..
OUAI Leave In Conditioner (What I chose)
Number 4™ L’eau de Mare Hydrating Shampoo
Number 4™ L’eau de Mare Hydrating Condition
Supergoop!® Daily Correct CC Cream SPF 35+
Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream
M·A·C Cosmetics In Extreme Dimension 3D Black Lash Mascara
I’m getting very tired of the tiny shampoo and conditioner samples. The first few times I figured “Ehh..I’ll just take them with me when I travel” but now I have a freakin’ basket full! I wanted to try more make-up, skincare products, and maybe a hair item here and there but not itty bitty shampoos and conditioners each month! And they consider those tiny foil packs ONE sample each! I feel so jipped! It should be considered one for a foil packet of shampoo and conditioner! Seriously considering canceling next month if this happens again!
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Kimberly
I finally saw my reveal this morning. I chose the mac strobe cream, but that sample is not showing in my box! Has this happened to anyone else?
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Alaina
I didn’t get mine, either. I’m cancelling– this is the second month in a row that I got boxes of stuff I didn’t ask for.
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kim
Ugh, I just hacked mine. Not impressed.
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Lauren L
4 days later and my box reveals still aren’t up : /
I wonder if the box reveal only becomes available to those who chose the curated box before the 10th of the month? Any one out there (who didn’t choose curated) able to see the box reveal? I chose the ouai leave in conditioner!
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Lauren
4 days later and my box reveals still aren’t up : /
I wonder if the box reveal only becomes available to those who chose the curated box before the 10th of the month? Any one out there (who didn’t choose curated) able to see the box reveal? I chose the ouai leave in conditioner!
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Jaime
I didn’t know we could curate our boxes, or pick anything, but I can see what I’m getting. Not impressed with my first box at all 🙁
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Lindsey
I think you can only start to choose starting month2
Tammy Haley
everyone looking for their reveals, try logging out, logging back in…birchbox can be a glitchy site, i’ve found…
another tip is to go to the actual website, not the app
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Tammy Haley
i did not get the curated box & i chose one sample, the eye cream
my reveals were up on that first day
getting the eyeliner, the micro-scrubbie thing, eye cream (requested), the mascara & the blow-out creme
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Cora
Number 4 L’eau Mare Shampoo
Number 4 L’eau Mare Conditioner
OUAI leave in conditioner
Supergoop CC cream
MAC mascara
Balance Me Wonder eye cream (the sample I asked for)
I am disappointed this month and this is only my second box. 😒
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Cassandra
This was the box I got…
The only decent things I’m even remotely happy with are the Ouai leave in conditioner I chose and maybe the MAC mascara..even though I have about 15 mascaras already. I’m so disappointed. The other samples are things I don’t need, don’t want and will probably just give away to my mom. Seriously? Eye cream…??? I feel like I wasted $10 this month.
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Cora
Me too, I canceled yesterday. I love the leave in conditioner but that was it. The other samples are too tiny.
Megan
It says my Birchbox as shipped…yet I’m still not getting any reveals. Is this normal? What is the deal?
This is only my second box, so I really don’t know what to expect from them.
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Kim
Mine shows the same!
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Laura
Birchbox really needs to coordinate reveals at the same time!!! It’s not fair some people know before me. Ipsy does their reveals at the same time for all customers. I also agree that foil packets are a sad sample for a sub box. I got the Minu shampoo in a cute little bottle last month and then ONE small foil packet of Minu Conditioner which in no way should count as 1 of 5 items. Grrrrrr. That is just cheapo.
It’s now days later….and still no Birchbox reveals for me.
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Tammy Haley
i am 100% with you on the minu samples–it’s been actually studied, and shown, people use their conditioner up twice as fast as shampoo! the foil conditioners ARE cheap and usually not enough for even one use…it’s a real peeve of mine…
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Robin Lackey
Mine STILL says prepping box! Wtf? I am hoping that it will change later on in the day today. Come on! It’s almost time to ship my box and I don’t know what’s in it! Lol…😃
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Robin Lackey
Hmm…mine is still prepping as well. 😔
Foil packets in a sub box are a huge no-no for me UNLESS they are just a bonus item. I can get packets for free from anywhere. I don’t want them in my box! Grr…
I AM looking forward to the mascara though. 😃 Hope it’s in my box. I chose the MAC strobing cream.
The curated box was really awful this month, wasn’t it? I mean, really terrible. Maybe it’s just me, but I thought it was one of the worst EVER.
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Beth
Do you know what really makes me upset is when you spend over 35 dollars and you add a mystery bundle to your order. I got a Loreal foil sample of hair oil and I swear another tiny hair oil. I spent 10 in points for that before like 3 years ago and it was just as sad then. Do they read the reviews….Yes it’s free but I had to spend money to add it. I get better and bigger free samples just by getting updates from Vonbeau.com on Twitter.I know I’m not the only one who has felt this way…Sorry for the crabbing…Sorry really!
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Tammy Haley
…this just happened to me, & it’s almost always hair stuff in foils lately, for me…you’re right
this time, it was a foil, and some clarifier–still hair stuff, though…i cannot think of a really good sample i got with that mystery thing…what IS that all about?
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Yadira
I really do not know what to think about the Birchbox monthly subscription. I subscribed for 6 months ( It’s my first time with Birchbox– in the past I was subscribed to Ipsy) to take advantage of one code to get my LE Good as Gold free. Really this LE box was an extraordinary box, truly love all the items!
I shop and love the “deal” of points for “future” shopping and the variated Discovery kits that I bought are genius! BUUUUUTTTTTT the monthly boxes….. January box ( they select all my items) wasn’t good! All the items were one star products in my opinion. For February month I choose to select the curated box- although I must admit that I preferred that selection versus that they chose me the products. And still the only two thing that I want to try are the shampoo and conditioner.
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Tammy Haley
now that i’m “ace” status, & get the free shipping + the 1.3 return on the points…i think i may just cancel the regular sub…i, too, love the kits and the LE boxes-but, these monthlies are leaving me cold…
the new “KBeauty” kit is another good one i’d rather pay $20 for, and could easily have skipped the last 2 monthlies, to cover the cost!
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Elisha
My box isn’t revealed yet, and I’m so anxious to see what it is! I’ve gotten the curated box for the last three months, but I wasn’t feeling it this month (I don’t like marker style eyeliner) so this is my first time in a while getting just… whatever they want to send me. I forget what I picked as my item, I think the mac primer.
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Mary
I just cancelled as well, Don’t like the tiny samples, the foil packet and the choices or curated boxes. Don’t see anything in their shop that interests me as well. I am keeping my tipsy, Sephora and fabfitfun. Too mu ch product overload
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MichelleAK
I got the eye cream (requested), the facial scrubber, the MAC mascara, the Number 4 leave in conditioner, and the COOLA 30spf matte tint.
I’m happy with this assortment. I will be saving the COOLA tint for my trip to Arizona. I get hair products regularly in my boxes, which is fine, since I do like to try different things to help my fine, thin hair. So far, I’ve been lucky in that I haven’t received any eye liners (I don’t use them, so they would be wasted on me). However, I do like trying different mascaras, so like getting them, as well.
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Jenna
Mine AND my daughter are receiving the same box which has shampoo, conditioner, leave in conditioner, a face scrub, a cc cream, a mascara, and the one item we chose.
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LB
It still says they are prepping mine…hmmm…
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Megan
Mine is still prepping as well, but states it will ship by the 10th.
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Luna
Me too 🙁
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Lyra
Ditto. 😔
Bec
Same here. Boo.
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Aubrey Guilbault
Me too. 😧
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Kristina
Mine too!
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Carilynn
Hm. The link showed me items that did not include my sample selection then when I checked using the app it shows my sample selection and says they’re selecting my other 4 items still. …
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Rookala
Looking at my box spoilers this month was the final straw in my decision to cancel Birchbox after being a six year subscriber. I seriously disliked their curated box this month so I went with the eye cream sample, though I’m hoping it wont turn out to be a foil packet! Other products in my box are a black eyeliner pencil, black mascara, and the other things were so boring that I’ve already forgotten what they were. This months box was the last in my sub so I took the opportunity to cancel auto subscription while I was on the site. I wont miss it. Even with free shipping and Ace status, nothing in their shop was remotely tempting me for a long time. Buh-bye, Birchbox! With BeautyFix, Ipsy, BoxyCharm, Yuzen, Allure and Margot Elena coming my way, I so wont miss you or Glossybox, either!
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Alecia
I cancelled mine after they did away with the points system. I could justify the small samples if I got $5 to spend in their store, but $10 for foil packets is a no brainer. I got my Dad Birchbox Man, and his is readily going down hill as well. He doesn’t want me to gift him another subscription.
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Tammy Haley
…i could have written your comment!
black mascara, black eyeliner, a blow-out creme-have requested no hair products, the eye cream ( requested) & the face micro scrubber sponge-y thing-y…
the only thing i’m evenly remotely interested in, is that sponge-thing…i chose the eye cream, just ’cause it was the best option…
that sponge is $8…i could have bought the sponge, & saved the 2 bucks…
i may be on the verge of breaking up with you, birchbox…why you gotta do me this way, birchbox?
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Megan
Oh man, mine aren’t out yet. I’m hoping they show up tomorrow. I hate the waiting game!
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