My October Birchbox

My October Birchbox came in the mail today!. For those of you who don't know what a Birchbox is, it's a subscription mail service that you pay ten dollars for every month. In exchange for your money, they send  you 4-5 deluxe size beauty samples each month. Check out the website at birchbox.com. It's a pretty neat concept.

Anyways, I was especially excited to see my October box in the mail, because it was early this month! Score. This is what my box looked like this month.

They always have the cutest packaging! I really look forward to seeing these in the mail. It's like a special gift for you(minus the fact that you pay for it but thats besides the point). The boxes are always very well packaged, and I've never had anything break. Sorry, if the lighting in these pictures sucks. I can't find my favorite camera.

This first product is by Laura Geller. It's called Spackle-tinted under Makeup primer in the color Bronze. I was most excited to try this, because almost 99% of face primers I've tried break me out. I'm not sure why, but it always seems to be the case. This one seems promising though. It's supposed to be hydrating and feels more creamy than oily, unlike some others I've tried.We shall see. The color seems dark in the tube, but when I rubbed it in, it blended very well. The little notecard Birchbo includes says that it works on all skin tones. This tube is .5 oz and the regular 2 oz. tube retails for $25.

Next is a product by Orofluido. This is a beauty elixir It's supposed to be a hair treatment that contains argan oil, linseed oil, and cyperus oil. This feels super oily, like every other argan oil product that I have ever seen. What I loved about it, however, was the super delicious scent. Birchbox describes it as amber-vanilla. I think that's spot on. To me, it smells exactly like Victoria's Secret's Amber Romance scent. This is a small sample. .17 fluid oz. to be exact. The regular size sells for $29.99 and is 3.4 oz. Even though this sample is small, I think it will last me a while. I put the teeny tiniest amount on my daughter's hair after I blowdried her hair tonight, and it made her hair slightly oily. Only a VERY small amount is needed to make hair super soft.

Again, I apologize. These are the worst pictures ever. But, you could see this, you would see that it's the Befine Lip Serum. I really like most of the Befine products I've tried. This was probably by favorite product from the whole box. It's super creamy and moisturizing. It feels really buttery and smooth when you apply it, almost like petroleum jelly, but creamier. It doesn't have any smell, but that's okay with me. I'm really looking forward to using this in the winter months, when my lips are notoriously dry and cracking. The duo of this and another item sells for $25.

The next horrible picture is of the AHAVA Rich Cleansing Cream. This is supposed to be gentle and non-drying. The description reminds me of the Philosophy Purity face wash, which I absolutely hate! I got a sample of that a few months back and thought I would love it. I was unpleasantly surprised, however, when that broke me out worse than anything EVER. Seriously, it was horrible. (You would think from reading this post that I break out frequently, but I promise this is not the case.)  Hopefully, this one will be different. It's creamier than the Philosophy one, and I've read rave reviews on it. It seems pretty promising. This sample is .68 oz, and the full-sized product is 3.4 ounces and costs $30 in stores.

This one actually made me laugh when I first saw it. For some reason, I thought it was a feminine hygeine wash for your girly parts. Ha. Actually.............it's a delicate detergent for your delicates. This product comes from a company called The Laundress.  You can use it to handwash your delicate clothing pieces or use it in a washing machine. Even though I laughed, this was kind of a neat surprise. I've very particular about how I wash my delicates, since some can be SO expensive, so I'm excited to try this out. This package washes one small load of laundry. I'm not sure how much is in a regular size of this laundry detergent.

That's it. In my opinion, I got some pretty good products to try out this month. I love my Birchbox, and even though sometimes I don't love every product, it's still usually worth it to me. (If not just to feel special by getting my very own package in the mail every month.) If you're interested in ordering a Birchbox, check out the site. You can order yearly or monthly, which means you can cancel your subscription at any time if you're not digging it.