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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Birchbox Limited Edition Home Box 'From the Garden'

I finally received my Birchbox Home box! The shipping seemed to take awhile, but it was worth it. I love this box!  I guess every so often they offer these home boxes for $37 for full size products. As I've posted, the monthly boxes are $10 for samples (most deluxe sizes). They sent out an email about this box awhile ago letting you know what all was inside so you could decide if you wanted it or not. I really liked that! I love the surprise in boxes, but I also like being able to decide if I want to spend the money on the items. (So fickle, I know! haha) So anyway, here's the box! 


I forgot to flip this before sending ... oops! 


First look at the box ....



The list of everything inside ... 



'Nurture' Items 



Gift Republic Grow Me Mini Herb Growing Kit for Basil. I'm really excited about this! Last year I wanted to grow something but was only able to find one already grown at Lowes. So now I'll be able to actually grow my own! =D


TOCCA Crema de Mano Luxe .. I received this in Giulietta which is pink tulip and green apple. Seems to be a clean scent! I also love the packaging ... so pretty! 



'Slice and Dice' Item ...


Core Bamboo Radish Print Utility Knife. I'm sure this will be handy! 



'Provision' Items ...


A Baggu Market Shopping Bag ... I'm not crazy about the print they sent me. But after unfolding it, I think it seems pretty handy! It says it can hold 50 lbs and takes the place of 2-3 grocery bags. I'll see how it does this week at the store! If I love it, I just may buy a couple more! 


A shopping list from Birchbox ... we'll see if I actually use it! I'm not big on shopping lists ... but who knows! Maybe for special recipes or something!


Sarabeth's Legendary Spreadable Fruit ... I'm excited to try these as I was told they're delicious! 



'Nest' Items ...


LAFCO Little Luxuries Candle Tin ... I received this in Mint obviously ... I'm not too excited about that as I'm not a huge mint fan. But we'll see how it is. It even came with a box of matches that sits in the top of the lid! How thoughtful! 


L'OCCITANE Jasmin & Bergamot Eau De Toilette ... I love this scent! This is a perfume I would actually consider buying again! I also just love L'OCCITANE products ... I already have the milk concentrate lotion which is amazing! 

Such a good box!! 

Box Value :

Grow Me : $6
TOCCA : $20
Core Knife : $13.99
Baggu : $9
Shopping List : $6
Sarabeth's : $8.50 (for regular 9 oz size. I received 1.5 oz)
LAFCO Candle : $20
L'OCCITANE : $75 (for 75 ml, I received 7.5 ml)
Total : $158.49  

Clearly, not quite that value due to some being smaller sizes. But even as smaller sizes, they're good size! Like the perfume for example. It'll take me awhile to get through that! Tocca was full size at 4 oz. This box is sold out and I can see why! But you can sign up for Birchbox at $10/month and get their emails so you know about the next home box! https://www.birchbox.com?raf=2z2nk 

Now to wait for next month's boxes! 

Friday, April 12, 2013

April PopSugar Must Have + April Birchbox

I received my PopSugar AND Birchbox for the month! As you know from my last post, I resubbed to PS after the great FabFitFun debacle. After seeing their continuing poor business practices, I have a strong feeling that I will cancel FFF after my free summer box. I have a hard time supporting a company that even after complaints continues to send out items that are not current as advertised and on top of that, damaged. No thanks. On to my good boxes! PopSugar changed up their packaging slightly ... 


This month seemed to be lacking maybe one extra item ... and when I saw spoilers I was a bit disappointed at first. But after thinking about it, I actually was pretty excited and since I've gotten it I love it! 


I received : 


A Green Garmento bag ... this can be used in four ways. As a garment bag, laundry hamper, duffle and dry cleaning. I'm using mine to line my current hamper and when it's laundry time I just take the whole thing out. The strap for the duffle makes it way easier to carry it all downstairs without dropping clothes. I love it! http://thegreengarmento.com/


Kai perfume oil ... I haven't decided how I feel on this. The tag states it smells differently on everyone (as is the case with most perfumes) ... sometimes I think I like it, but then other times I'm not sure. It's a gardenia scent and I feel like I have something that smells similar ... but I can't put my finger on which one it is. We'll see how this one goes. http://kaifragrance.com/products.html


Dark chocolate with quinoa ... I haven't tried this yet, but I'm excited to! I've recently discovered a love of quinoa so I think I'll like this very much! http://shop.alterecofoods.com/Chocolate/c/AlterEco@Chocolate


Hard to tell in this photo ... sorry ... but this is a super cute bracelet from Shashi. The strands are brown with cobalt accents and gold beads. I love this! http://www.shopshashi.com/products/new-nugget-bracelets


Tatcha blotting papers ... I don't really have a problem with shine on my face ... but I'll see what these do sometime! Maybe there's more there than I think... lol http://www.tatcha.com/shop/evening-aburatorigami-charcoal-japanese-blotting-papers

That's it for PS this month! Seems like less product than usual, but that's ok. I'm happy with what they sent! The total for this month : 

Green Garmento : $10
Kai Perfume Oil : $48
Alter Eco Dark Quinoa : $3.99
Shashi New Nugget Bracelet : $28
Tatcha Evening Aburatorigami Blotting Papers : $15

= $104.99

To order next month's PopSugar Must Have Box click here --> http://popsu.gr/KXP

I also received my April Birchbox! 


This month was put together by Women's Health. 


I got a pretty good box this month! 


I received : 


Kusmi Tea Paris ... I'm not a huge tea drinker. I just started drinking a mild hot tea... so I'll try these and see if I like them! 


Mirenesse Glossy Kiss Lipstick ... this can also be used as cheek stain! It's a pretty bright red ... so I'm not sure how it'll look on me ... but we'll see! 


Oribe Shampoo and Conditioner for Beautiful Color ... I love my current Redken shampoo and conditioner, but I'll give these a go for fun. I was sent two, so Elaine is getting the extra. =)


Skin & Co Roma Cleansing Body Gel with Olive and Sicilian Orange Extracts ... I'm excited to try this! It's a fairly large sample! 


Supergoop! Advanced SPF 40 Anti-Aging Eye Cream ... Elaine requested to have this, so it'll be going to her. =) 

And there you have it! If you'd like an April box for $10, you have until April 14th! Click here --> https://www.birchbox.com?raf=2z2nk
I just ordered Birchbox's Limited Edition Home: From the Garden. http://www.birchbox.com/shop/limited-edition-garden This box was $32 and comes with mini jars of Sarabeth's preserves, Gift Republic's Grow Me Mini Herb Growing Kit, BAGGU Market Shopping Bag, Birchbox Shopping List, Core Bamboo Radish Print Utility Knife, TOCCA's Crema de Mano Luxe, LAFCO's Candle Tin and L'OCCITANE's Jasmin and Bergamot eau de toilette. I'm excited to get this one! Til then ...