I was greeted by the bright pink "hello gorgeous" card ...which turned out to be a $20 voucher for baublebar.com! Then there was the usual cars detailing what was in the box and the set of cards with tutorials and other bits on.
There were 5 cards (as you can see), the Birchbox agenda detailing what they think as things that shouldn't be missed, a tutorial using two items from on the box, gift tags to cut out and use (always useful to have), share with us which as asking people to tweet/Facebook Birchbox and lastly, festive fixers a card showing different products available and how to use them!
First product I tried was....
Alina Pure - luminous shimmer eyeshadow
Ok so it's a teeny tiny pot but a little foes a long way. Starting with a tint amount and then building it up worked well for me. It goes on well, lasts and so far hasn't creased! There aren't many products that I decide to but after only one use but I will definitely be ordering one of these.
Twistband
It's just a hairband! ... Ok so it really is just a hairband, but it's cute and has managed to hold my hair in a half up half down hairstyle for the whole evening and isn't showing any signs of moving or slipping. Have brought two
sets of these with my Birchbox points :)
Nail Rock velvet
Was happy to get this and even more excited to try it out... However, it's not easy to get an even coat of the velvet and it is already rubbing off (it is definitely dry as has been left for over an hour without me doing anything) and has lots of white fluff (from fluffy blankets on the bed) stuck to it ...will have to see how it looks in the morning!
Del Arom mask
Not much to say about this, it's ok. Has a nice consistency and was moisturising; which is needed in this weather! Would I but it? Probably not. Nothing wring with it as such, but would need to be pretty special to turn me away from the masks I currently use!
No4 Hair spray
I really like this, I don't use hairspray unless I'm curling my hair, but I tried this on my bangs and it was awesome! It held the shape without feeling sticky or looking like it had hairspray on. Almost definitely buying this product when the trial/sample size starts to run out.
Korres citrus showergel
Not so sure about this, like the mask nothing wrong with it as such, just not a scent I am particularly taken with. I prefer a more sweet shower gel (think Lush; Snow Fairy). Won't be buying this but will be useful to keep at my parents house or in my gym bag.
Over all an ok box with some exciting new products to try. Have come out of this month having bought one product (twist ties) and ready to order another (No4 hairspray) and whilst the rest aren't show stoppers for me they will all be used.
