It had been a few months since I last treated
myself to a subscription box, so when I spied that Unidays were offering 50%
off the October Birch Box, I decided to sign myself up for the month. I did however make a rather silly mistake, as
I signed up for the 50% off box on October 31st, and then was
charged on the 1st of November again for the next month’s box. I wasn’t that fussed though, as both boxes
looked really pretty, and there was a few bits and bobs between the two boxes
that I was keen to try out.
October
So I’m not going to lie, there was only really one
product that I was interested in when I signed up for this box – the This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray. I have recently
become a fan of the stuff, so I was really keen to
stock up on it to tie me over till Christmas.
Sadly I didn’t receive this in my box, however I did anticipate this as
I did the order, seeing as I was ordering on the last day of the month. If I’m totally honest, there wasn’t really
anything that wowed me in the box – other than the styling of the actual box
itself. Inside contained a facial mist
spray, hair oil, eye brow brush, a sheet mask, a lipstick crayon and an aroma
therapy shower gel. Not to sound snobby,
but these are all items that I either buy myself a regular basis and have
plenty to keep me going, or items that I tend not to both much with. The facial mist does feel great on my skin,
the lipstick crayon is a gorgeous colour and I love the way the hair oil makes
my hair smell (like a hairdressers) however I probably won’t bother much with
the other items. I’ve got a brow brush,
and the mask is not cruelty free, so this box wasn’t a winner for me. I did however LOVE the design and drawer
style of the box, and I have it nicely displayed and in use in my room.
November
Seeing as I had no idea what to expect in the
November box, I was actually quite excited by what might come. The delivery was as quick as the first one,
only taking a few days to arrive after the payment was taken. Again though, sadly the contents were not
items that I was thrilled by. Now don’t
get me wrong, they are all great products, just not stuff that I go mad
for. My November box contained another
facial spritz spray, a leave in hair conditioner, a lipstick primer, BB cream
and a facial moisturiser. All great
products, all cruelty free, just these are not the kind of items that I had
hoped to receive in a monthly subscription box.
I’ve been loving the Nuxe moisturiser which I’ve been using under my
primer, and the lip stick primer does work a treat – however it’s not something
that I think I will bother with when I run out of the sample.
I like to keep my routines pretty simple, and so
adding extra bits and bobs really complicate things for my and clutter up my
toiletry bag! None the less, I will be
using up all of the products above over a period of time, however for the time
being I will be cancelling my Birch Box subscription – as this beauty box is
not the one for me.
Did you treat yourself to any of the above
boxes? Were you more thrilled with the
contents than I was?
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