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Has anyone who subbed to this box for the bonus May box deal actually gotten their free May box yet? It was over 3 weeks ago — and I’ve already gotten June — but no May yet. Just wondering…
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Kim
I have not received the May bonus box nor my June box yet….I was a new sub on the special deal also.
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SarahFrances
Nope, haven’t received the May box yet, but I think I remember seeing something when I signed up that said the May box would ship in 3-4 weeks.
TiffanyLC
i got my 1st box today and really like it! I got:
Madame CJ Walker hair packets (2)- super excited to try these
NYX HD blush in bronze …worked great with my light skin tone with light application
matte lip stick in Plum…didn’t work on lips but worked great as eyes shadow 🙂
Vaseline lotion…always nice to have in the purse and it smells yummy
Kleenex face wipe…I was disappointed that the pack is only one wipe but it caused my face to turn red so I wouldn’t use more anyway.
I’m very light/pale Irish descent but this box is working for me anyway. I have wavy/curly hair that tends to get frizzy so I can use most of the hair oils and treatments with gusto.
I figure I’ll never get self tanner or beach waves salt spray in the Essence box and I’m sick of those from other boxes!
My last Birchbox came today (cancelled after the points fiasco) so I’m happy to find that I like the Essence box and I love the graphic on the actual box so that will make me less sad about those beautiful boxes from Birchbox.
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TiffanyLC
ooh…I forgot the Jamberry! I got a silver geometric design that’s pretty. I’ve always wanted to try Jamberry so that’s a nice addition.
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CH
Got mine yesterday! Love the direction they’re going in but the lip and the blush didn’t fit me well at ALL. Again this is a sample box so I sampled the lip color and blush which didn’t fit my brown skin well at all. I would’ve preferred the darker lip of the 2. That blush oh boy….I’ll be giving that to someone that the color best fits. I loved the lotion, nail decals and hair product. The lip and blush were a miss for me this month. Overall I still enjoy this box.
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AshKay
Mine should arrive by the 17th (can’t wait), but I hope I get the ombre blush. I have so many HD blushes from NYX already.
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Tiffany L C
I’m excited for this as my first box. I’m not a WOC but I have curly hair that the oils will love and the rest looks good too. After the birchbox disappointment today, it’s good to be excited about a box.
I got mine yesterday! I am a WOC with natural curly hair and got 2 hair packets (gel and curl cream), nyx blush, jamberry, face wipe, and the purple lip color. Great box!!
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Victoria
Which Jamberrys do you end up with? Are they all the same or are there variations? My best friend is black so I might split this with her 🙂 She’s always looking for nice hair stuff and this one has looked pretty cool to me (I think it’s looked nicer than BB for months now!! Ugh.) except for the curly hair products for a long time. I use the random stuff and she would use the hair stuff/darker pigmentation type colored makeup. We’ve talked about it before. It doesn’t make sense for either of us to get it, but if we split it….. 😀
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shakira
My jambury’s are a solid orange-pink color. No design, but it matches my profile.
Emily
I got all of the same. I couldn’t believe how heavy it was when I picked up the mail! Great box, but I’m not sure I can pull off that lip color (not a WOC).
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Sara
I’m thinking about signing up for this box, Allure or Ipsy since Birchbox is having a drastic change.
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Jen
Allure is awesome. And I think this one is better than ipsy.
Just FYI-you will recieve a variation of the items above, not all of them. I think it’s either the blush or the lipstick but not both. Mine will be here today and I can post what I recieved.
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Tia
I already got mine!! I had:
NYX HD blush
White/Cracked Jamberry Nails (my roommate got a pink color)
Bright Purple Lippie
Vaseline Lotion (SMELLS AMAZING)
Kleenex face wipes
CJ Walkers Curly hair packets
So you do get blush and lippie there are just a few shades offered.
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Jen
I just watched the video – its on their website. You get the ombre blush (not the HD blush), AND the Vivid matte lipcolor. You get only one of the hair packet duos.
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Samantha
Got it! Didn’t have time to watch the video and just read comments. Yay! I have loved this sub so much. This is my 3rd month. Very fun, useful and different things and I’m not a WOC, I think this is for everyone.
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