Birchbox Subscription Box Review + Coupon – July 2016

Those coupon codes ONLY work with purchases from their store (and some you have to buy certain brands to qualify. They do not work on subscriptions-regardless whether they’re personal or gift.

Not a good month for me. They shipped me an empty box. I never thought that was possible, but wow, it seriously happened! My husband actually laughed at me when I opened it. He said my face reaction was priceless. (Has this happened to anyone else?) So I obviously contacted them and they graciously said they would send a replacement. I recieved it, but it was June’s box! Not only that, the outside of the box was dented and covered in brown stains! Yuck! Very very gross! So now I am waiting for a response. This is simply unexceptable. Come on Birchbox. Get your “curator’s” crap together!

Hate the new review policy. I received a subscription as a Christmas gift and will not renew. I feel like it was bait and switch. Plus, my box was awful. How many tiny tubes of expensive sunscreen samples do I need when I can buy a much better brand at the local drugstore for less than $10.00? Also got a “sandpaper” facial mask. I have received seven boxes and only a few decent products. The first box seemed to be complete rejects; a sticky lip gloss had spilled and got all over the other products.

I called CS today to inquire about the possibility of being awarded the points I would have received under my year sub. They were extremely personable and stated that was not possible. I was offered a refund or the promise that BB is beginning to look closer at individual profiles and that they have now teamed with Bobbi Brown & Oribe. Their goal was to allow clients to have more choices in what they receive in their subs.

This may not be the most appropriate place to post this, but my July box still hasn’t shipped. I contacted customer service a little over a week ago and they told me inventory issues were causing a “brief” delay in shipping. This is supposed to be my first box… Do delays like this happen often?

I used my points to get a free box this month. Pretty sure I was punished for doing so. Worst boxes ever. Marcelle micellar water, Benefit mascara (my pick), two foil packed of Oriental shampoo and conditioner, Clinique soap, some perfume sample and Ren Firming lotion. Foil and small samples. So underwhelming and just seemed cheap.

I’d love to know what they did regarding the Clinique sample!

I was so not happy with my box this month. Not only did I get a perfume AND shampoo and conditioner as two separate samples, I had an allergic reaction to the shampoo. I’m only allergic to aloe, which it says it doesn’t have, so I don’t know what happened. But breaking out in hives after a shower is not fun. I’m hoping next month is better.

SUBSCRIBENOW50 doesn’t work.

I was actually happy with my box.

Catherine perfume sample….meh, don’t wear perfume but this is the first perfume sample I’ve gotten and I have been subbed 4 months so I can’t complain
citrus shampoo and conditioner, nice size samples
The water drop moisturizer
theyre real mascara, my choice

All stuff I will use. And I haven’t been a subscriber long enough to have a stash of unused stuff, so anything I get that I use regularly is ok. So this one was ok, last month was meh, the one before that, yuck and I nearly cancelled.

I am hoping that boxes for all improve in August since July samples were probably already obtained by BB when the points thing broke. Sorry to hear some peoples boxes were so pathetic.

And mine was one of the pretty boxes.

So I guess I am in for another month before deciding….

Still waiting to receive my box 🙁

I just got mine today…I got:

The patterned box

Avene Thermal Spring water spray (1.76 oz)
Benefit mascara (my choice- .1oz)
Shiseido Power Infusing Concentrate (.33 oz deluxe size)
Shiseido Ultimune Eye (.03oz)
Klorane Shampoo (.8oz)
Klorane Conditioner foil (.3 oz)

I honestly did not realize that people cared about the box. I mean, there are some that I’ve liked better than others, but I throw them all away just the same! I have kept a couple of the bigger LE boxes that I’ve gotten in case I need them for gifts or something, but the size of the monthly BB is too small for me to bother with.

I liked my box OK. Perfume, which I hate to get, but they haven’t sent me in ages. They’re Real as my sample choice, which I love. Davines Sea Salt Spray which is a good size and I love sea salt spray so I am happy with it. Supergoop SPF30 serum which I will at least try. Jurlique redness cream which I will try as well. Both of those were a little on the small side but not terrible.

I noticed that the app hasn’t updated with my July box yet. I wonder if they are updating the app anymore or not.

My box still hasn’t even shipped.

My box STILL has not shipped. Messaged birchbox about and it awaiting a response. It was supposed to ship out by the 11th and today is the 15th. I really hope their costumer service does something to make up for this because this is my first month and this doesn’t really make me want to continue with the subscription.

Ships to Canada? I thought Birchbox Canada was long gone?

I was actually pretty happy with my box. It didn’t wow me but the sizes were the best I have had in a while. I got a clinique charcoal gel face wash in a deluxe size, loc lip gloss which I think is full size or dang near close and the same mascara as you. All which I am very happy with! I also got a Lulu hair powder which is good size but messy and smells awful and a sunscreen face mist. The mist also smells bad imo and left my face shinier after an hour. For once I did not get any tiny sizes.

I’m actually going to have an unpopular opinion: I got my box on July 14. I used all the products immediately and reviewed them, but it cut me off on my 6th sample (I had 6 and was able to get points for 5).

Unpopular opinion: I think it would be unfair to give people who reviewed before July 11 more review points for august. I could have lied about the products, but I chose to wait and actually receive them to give GOOD reviews, even though that decision may have cost me $5 in points. Isn’t that supposedly part of the issue?

Though bottom line – getting rid of the points sucks no matter what. I’m cancelling for August.

I got a plain pink box this month. Did this happen to anyone else? Pretty disappointing stuff inside. I will wait one more month to decide if I will cancel. I love the marcelle mascara and the color of the pink blush although it is difficult to open. The perfume is not my taste and I haven’t tried the sunscreen or face mask yet.

My very very lame box included:

Clinique Cleanser for Oily skin- I do NOT have oily skin- up for swap

smashbox xrated mascara AGAIN- I have a half dozen-in my free item box for swap addons

md science 50spf sunblock- teeny tiny and I do not use sunblock- up for swap

STINKY perfume- my daughter something or other- my free item box for swap addons

Marcelle BB cream- Do not use BB and its too light for me. – up for swap

TOTAL loser box. Also had to send in a ticket, could only review 3 and I need 16 to get to $20 in points. I plan on cancelling after that. I only held on cause I have had it sooo long and I really wanted them to maybe give me some reason to stay. Probably the worst box I have gotten in years, and that really really says something.

I’m glad alot of you liked yours, but I am done. 🙂

I went with the curated box and was pleasantly surprised that I really did like my picks plus I got a lovely patterned box (it makes sense for them to stick to a plain box from now on so the cute boxes wI’ll be missed).

BTW, I’m absolutely in love with your eye makeup! It’sounds stunning! I have so much to learn still :/ Do you use a primer for your eye makeup? What eyeshadow did you use? Sorry if you’ve answered this before (I’m just clueless) ?

All in all my box was good, normal reaction for birchbox. I usually like most of my samples but never anything too exciting. It is only a $10 subscription so I understand. It would be fabulous if they threw in a full size something every couple of months though. Wishful thinking ?

I chose the curated box this month, simply because I LOVE the Klorane eye pads. I got five items, plus foil packets of shampoo and conditioner, which were listed as bonus items. I was able to review 7 items and earned 70 points, before July 11th. If I still get to review my August box too I’ll be pretty happy. I am generally satisfied with everything in the box, as I should be, since I knew what I was getting ahead of time. The only thing I won’t use is the Dr. Brandt product, because my skin is super sensitive to salicylic acid. I’m still a little peeved about the point system change, and I will probably refrain from renewing my annual subscription when it expires in November. I need to use up all of the samples I have already anyway. Unless of course they offer a spectacular black Friday special I can’t pass up haha!

My box was pretty boring. I reviewed before July 11th hoping to be able to squeeze out the extra points, but if it goes by month it’s not going to work.

I had spent a bunch of points when they made their big announcement, so now I only have $8 to spend. I don’t mind adding to that, but honestly there isn’t that much there that I want. Some brands have only 1 or 2 items, and some have 0. If BB wants to be a full size product seller, they need to stock their store a bit. There’s too many other places out there to shop for these items.

I’ve pretty much always loved my Birchboxes (some more than others), and this month is no exception. I have five regular samples–Benefit They’re Real mascara, Balance Me radiance face mask, bbrowbar brow definer, Avene thermal spring water and Davines sea salt spray–plus foil packets of Oribe shampoo and conditioner. The only thing I’m “meh” about is the thermal spring water, but it is a good-sized bottle, so there’s ample opportunity to see if I’ll get any value from that. And the sea salt spray is a huge sample! It’s 100 ml (or 3.38 oz.), and the full size is 250 ml. While I’m certainly not thrilled with the points fiasco, I may stick it out with BB for a while, if they are able to stay afloat. They were the first box I ever tried, and I still enjoy the subscription.