Birchbox have been giving us the option to choose our box design or a product each month. Whilst we’re glad not to get the 80s box, we would prefer to have a choice of product than box design. The idea behind this month’s box was to celebrate timeless trends and experimental looks of their time.
THE BEAUTY CROP: Eyeshadow Trio in Love You So Latte, 3g (full size)
Value: £7
“This coffee-inspired collection contains three earthy tones. They’re packed with coffee extracts to reduce puffiness and brighten the eye area.”
BT INITIAL OPINION: First of all, what does this have to do with beauty through the decades? It’s totally contemporary! Having said that, these shades are really wearable and will suit everyone. Had never heard of the company before – not sure how Birchbox come up with the RRPs when they are exclusive to Birchbox…
MODELCO: Green conceal & correct, 2.1g (full size)
Value: £14
“A green concealer counteracts redness for a more even complexion.”
BT INITIAL OPINION: A crayon is a great format for application, we do feel a bit divided about plastic pencils though as you get so little product and so much waste. We don’t use green concealer daily as we tend not to go for full coverage base, but do have slightly flushed cheeks so will probably give this a whirl when we want to go for a fully made up look.
PERCY & REED: Quite Frankly Flawless Finishing Polish, 30ml
Value: £2.40
“This lightweight styler is packed with horse chestnut to keep your do in place without leaving it stiff or greasy, and sunflower wax for a gentle injection of moisture. ”
BT INITIAL OPINION – This brand is one our beauty box discoveries…we’ve come to love it for performing well at a reasonable price. Not a high value product, but we appreciate the good-sized sample and look forward to trying this product out.
LUSETA: Coconut Milk Hair Mask, 30ml
Value: £3.84
“A nourishing treament designed to repair and restructure.”
BT INITIAL OPINION – Yesss, more luxe products like this (hair masks, pamper items) to test please. Can’t really track this down anywhere other than Birchbox though. Hope it performs.
PIXI: Shea Butter Lip Balm in Pixi Pink, 4g (full size)
Value: £8
“With nourshing ingredients like shea butter and vitamin E treating lips to a healthy sheen.”
BT INITIAL OPINION – Pixi! This had to be good right? We were pretty disappointed at first use – it has a strange opaque, yet not opaque pigmentation that is on the pale side (it looked chalky on our lips and definitely wouldn’t look good on dry lips). After a little more use, taking care to apply enough colour, we came to like the fresh bright candy pink colour. It’s quite flat and not very moisturising though.
OVERALL VERDICT:
Three full-size products, you’re spoiling us Birchbox! This was quite a strong if not-exciting box. However, quite suspicious and fed up of the trend of featuring brands that are only available through the Birchbox shop (with inflated prices to boot).
Total value: £35.24
Box price: £10.00 plus £2.95 shipping (rolling month by month subscription) – although we got this on a discount offer
Note: We paid for this Birchbox with our own hard-earnt pennies
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