Birchbox Review-April 2014

Birchbox Review-April 2014

Birchbox is one of the original subscription boxes and is the most affordable at only $10.00 a month. Birchbox generally includes 4-5 beauty, skincare and hair care samples or deluxe samples as well as a lifestyle favorite every month.

The best part of Birchbox is the point system.  For every 100 points you earn, you receive $10.00 off of a full sized product order.  You receive 10 points for every sample review you complete and additional points when your friends join Birchbox.  It is really easy to accumulate points. 

Here is the box:

First look:

This month Birchbox included bright ideas for a rainy day.  I got #20: Delve into a real magazine.  Cute idea, but I wouldn't pay for this product.

What I received:

Color Club Gala's Gems Collection in Gold Struck (Set of 4 retails for $13.00)

Sorry about the sideways picture.  I couldn't get it to turn and save.  This is a beautiful opaque creamy gold polish with a nice shimmer.  It provided full coverage in one coat.

Fekkai Technician Color Care Shampoo (full size retails for $20.00)

I haven't tried this yet, but it claims to hydrate using plant proteins to keep color-treated hair true-to-hue.  I don't love when I receive a shampoo without a conditioner.

Shea Terra Organics Rose Hips Black Soap Deep Pore Facial Cleanser (full size retails for $16.00)

This product is so interesting, it looks and feels like molasses.  It is supposed to clear blemishes and brighten skin tone.  I tried it and I loved it.  The claims are true, my skin was brightened!

theBalm cosmetics How 'Bout Them Apples Cheek & Lip Creme in Pie (full size retails for $32.00)

This is my first theBalm product and I love it!  It is creamy and rich and super pigmented.  It looks great on both my lips and cheeks.  It looks more cherry red in person than it does on camera. 

Lifestyle Extra: Healthy Grains Bar-Maple Pumpkin Seeds with Sea Salt (15-count retails for $11.88)

SO good.  I ate it immediately.  I highly recommend this sweet and salty snack.

This was a fairly good box for me.  I love the nail polish, face cleanser the theBalm product.  The shampoo will get used, but I don't love it.  What did you get in  your Birchbox this month?