Birchbox Beauty Box review/ November 2014

November Birchbox came with a classic box design without any collaborations (good to know that they have partnered with Sophie Webster for the December box). The slogan of this box was simple and catchy ‘Remember, remember, get cosy for November’, which is a perfect description of the contents. This box was fully dedicated to upcoming cold months and how to win this battle with freezing weather and keep your skin and hair as good as they were in a warmer time of the year, or even better.

The selection of the products this month was really good, I was glad to receive full-sized Dr. Jart+ product and Lord&Berry bronzer is basically my new crush right now, as I am using it every day and already planning to purchase its’ full size. The themed cards really set the mood of a Christmassy atmosphere  and  pursued me to light up the scented candle and get cozy under mine favourite blanket with some all-time favourite movies.

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Monthly subscription is £10.00 Plus £2.95 P&P

No. of Products in the Box – 6 items

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1. Beauty Protector Protect & Treat Hair MaskSample Size 14g. Full Size RRP £16.00

Beauty Protector is one of the brands that you immediately fall in love with.

There is something special about these less-known brands that are hard to buy. In one of my first Birchbox boxes ever I received really small sample of Beauty Protector Oil and I still use it after washing my hair. It kind of became my must-have product. The scent of all their products will blow you away, you can’t stop smelling them and it’s a great pleasure when these scents follow you all day long.

This mask is a perfect solution for the those, who have very frizzy hair (this is basically me) and they get even worse during the winter (yeah, definitely me). It contains a mixture of argan oil, honey, amber and crushed pearls. I was given 2 little tubes of this mask, that will probably last me 2 times, considering the length of my hair.

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2. LipGlam Natural Lanolin Lip BalmFull Size 12ml. Full Size RRP £9.99

Another great British product that is new to the market and contains only natural ingredients. I’m always getting suspicious of the products that promise to last certain amount of time, so when I first saw that the package says ‘will keep your lips hydrated and shining for up to 8 hours’ I was like ‘yeah, right, maybe 8 minutes, huh?’. I was wrong, when I put it on my lips it did stay there for at least 5 hours (then I stopped counting, aha).

As the majority of the balms, this one is quite multi-functional, too, so you can use it on any dry areas of your face. I would say it’s a great SOS product.

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3. Lord & Berry Mini Bronzer Sample Size. Full Size RRP £19.00

This is the best product of entire box for me.

I am a huge fan of contouring, I do it every day, so for me great shade of a bronzer is essential to avoid huge makeup mistakes, like instead of having nice cheekbones, end up with red-painted face. My pale face only makes it harder to find the suitable colour, as in the market there is loads of bronzers for already tanned skin, or for the skin with olive shade and this is not my case. The colour of this bronzer is just PERFECT. The finish is matt and it doesn’t contain any shimmers, so it gives your skin very natural glow.

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4. Dr Jart + Most Moist Water Act Skin MistFull Size 150ml. RRP £18.00

It’s very rear to received full-sized skincare products from Birchbox, so when I found out that I will get this huge bottle Dr Jart+ toner that will beat the price of the whole box alone, I was, to say the least, surprised.

I think it’s a great product for the times of the year when temperature either too high, or too low, to restore the natural skin balance and get a quick fix.

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5. English Laundry Signature For HerSample Size. Full Size RRP £60.00

Absolutely gorgeous and long-lasting smell. This it not the first time I am receiving English Laundry perfume sample, but this one is the best from all I tried. It’s a very unique mix of notes of rose geranium and creamy white flowers set against its backdrop of woody spicy and musky notes.

 

 

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