Beauty Subscriptions

Beauty subscriptions, like Birchbox & MyGlam, have so much going for them. But it must be so hard to come up with samples and themes to please all of your customers. So I think the key to finding the subscription for you is looking at previous months from the company and evaluate the overall products you receive. I was choosing between MyGlam and Birchbox and this month was going to be my last of receiving both of them - it's just too many samples every month to keep getting both.

This is the Birchbox...

1. Schick Hydro Silk razor - this was the extra
2. Eye Rock stick-on eyeliner strips
3. Viva la Juicy La Fleur sample
4. C.O. Bigelow lip gloss
5. Oil Free Moisturizer from Juice Beauty (yep, almost the same as from MyGlam last month)

Here is the MyGlam...

1. MyGlam lip gloss - this was the extra
2. Roll on Perfume Oil from Demeter (it seriously smells like deodorant)
3. Eye Shadow from s.a.l.t.y. cosmetics
4. nail polish from Circus by Andrea's Choice (super cute neon pink)
5. moisture therapy regenerative cream and cellular activator facial serum from Eclos.

To keep myself from rambling, I'll cut to what made me realize to continue with Birchbox and not MyGlam. Thinking back to all previous bags/boxes I realized that MyGlam usually had one thing, maybe two, that I was really excited about, but the other contents I hated and a lot sit unused. However, with Birchbox even when I wasn't thrilled with a box, nothing was unusable, just on the practical side and less fun. I will say, this month made me second guess this decision - when am I ever going to wear stick on eyeliner?! But for now I'm sticking to it, maybe in a few more months I'll decide that I've tried enough products and will cancel Birchbox as well. For now I'm happy with the decision.

Birchbox June

I was so excited when I received an e-mail saying I'd be getting my Birchbox this month. I felt like I had just put my name on the waiting list!

Since I didn't get any comments on my last post about photographing preferences I thought I'd take the initiative and try something new.

Seriously though, leave a comment! You can even do it anonymously. It's not scary, I promise! :) And by the number of views I get I'm pretty sure it's more than just my family reading this. So I would love to know what you think, that way you're not such a stranger to me!

Hellooo Birchbox. First of all I am pumped for these boxes, I will be using them to sort art supplies. They will stack and look nice and I can write little labels on them. It will be wonderful.

Starting at the top and going clockwise, you can see there are two La Fresh make up remover wipes. I am currently on a kick of trying many different brands of cleansing wipes, so I am happy to add these to my little stash. These are also really intriguing to me because they're biodegradable and have various plant oils in them. Plus, a full-size includes 30 wipes for $9.99, which is the same price/quantity that I like.

Next is a sulfate free, volumizing shampoo from Hair Rules. I'm pretty attached to my current shampoo, but I think I'll try this and if it works well then I'll save it for traveling. A full-size is $15.00, although the info card does not say how many ounces that is. However, I really appreciate that Birchbox let's you know full size prices, and you can buy it from their store. Plus, when you buy from them you get points. I haven't looked into what those points get you, but I like that they're self-contained and you don't have to search around for the product.

The little red tube is a lip and cheek stain from theBalm cosmetics. I've been hearing really good things about theBalm lately so I'm happy to try out something of theirs, plus I like the practicality of a two-in-one. The color is a really pretty berry-red, it will definitely look good on both lips and cheeks.

The last item is a pair of lashes from Georgie Beauty. I've said this before, but I really like getting lashes, because I like playing with them and trying them out. I don't have places or events to wear them to, which is why I probably wouldn't buy them for myself. This pair is all-natural and the style I received is a glamorous, yet natural-ish looking. Meaning, they would blend well, yet really amp up your look. The crazy thing about these is that a full-size is $28. The only thing different between what I got and a full size set, is that the packaging is much nicer and the adhesive is an actual tube. Crazy!

The nice thing about Birchbox is that they usually (I think always) include a little extra.

This month it was this plastic baggie from tili. They're cute plastic baggies that come in either gallon or quart size, so they're airport friendly. This isn't something I would bother buying for myself, so for me this is a fun little extra.

MyGlam April

My April MyGlam bag came today! (is that name weird to say to anyone else?) I was super pumped because I purposely didn't check the shipping tracker so I could be surprised. So let me show you what I got...

As you can see the bag is a fun metallic pink and the inside looks a little bare, but that's just because they're all smaller items.

This is the cute information card they send with the package. It just tells about each product that way you know exactly what you're getting. I really like this one, I think the colors are amazing - it's just really well designed and you know I'm a sucker for that.

They also sent two brushes. Now, I did not get last month's bag because their billing stuff wasn't working. I had originally signed up with my old bank account and they couldn't switch it until this month. So, as a side note I have to say that was ridiculous - it makes nooo sense to me why they would launch the service without being able to adjust billing accounts. BUT, it only affected me for one month so I think I can get over it. It just means I don't have the first brush or the pouch to hold them in. And I keep my brushes in a jar, so I'm not missing the pouch.

The next thing is a lip treatment from Dermstore.com. It says it will make your lips fuller and softer and the info card says it's made from nourishing oils. There's no scent listed anywhere on it, but it smells like a sweet strawberry desert - it's delicious!!

The next item is an Urban Decay eye liner and it's one of the 24/7 glide on pencils. I got the color purple, which is actually really perfect because I recently threw out my purple eyeliner because it was really old. I've also been wanting to try more brands of eyeliner and Urban Decay was on that list. I photographed it next to my phone so you could get a better idea of the size. After I swatched it on my hand I left it alone for a minute and then tried to rub it off and .... it held up! No smudges! Exactly what it promises.

The last item is lashes from All-Belle, which is a Singaporean company. I knew there were going to be lashes in the bag from MyGlam's twitter. And when I opened it I was more excited that it was a Singaporean brand because Asian brands (especially products dealing with lashes) are becoming big in the U.S. As I was opening up the lashes I kept thinking, man I really wish they would have sent some glue in the bag, that's lame that they expect everyone to have their own glue, not everyone uses false lashes (myself included). Well, it's a good thing I opened them up all the way because there's a tiny little bottle of glue taped to the bottom of the lashes! No more complaints here!

If you received a MyGlam bag this month leave a comment about your thoughts!