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I totally hemmed and hawed about ordering the Birchbox for CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) boxes and probably had them in and out of my cart a half dozen times. The combination of the 15% off code, the free shipping and my Birchbox points finally pushed me over the edge. It had to be done.
I’m going to review both boxes in the same post, but I won’t bore you with the shipping information or the first looks. Birchbox had the contents of the box listed before you ordered, so there were no real surprises.
Prestige Headliners:
The CEW Prestige Headliners Collection box is filled with prestige finalists and winners from the 2013 CEW Beauty Awards. It’s described as the Oscars of the Beauty world.
The CEW box was just like a normal Birchbox, except with a fancy patterned pink top to it. Oh and it didn’t have a chevron print on the inside.
Happily, the CEW box had an information card. I certainly could look the product information up online, but this is much easier. Here is what was in the Prestige Headliners box:
~Elizabeth Arden Prevage Anti-Aging Trip Defense Shield Broad Spectrum SPF 50: I am super excited about this. It’s supposed to correct past sun damage (which I have a lot of) and fine lines, while also protecting against today’s enviornmental factors. This is something I would want to try, but I’d never buy it without testing it first because it’s so expensive, so this is great.
~IT Cosmetics Brow Powder Universal Brow Pencil: Brow powder / pencils, eyeliner and lip liner are all about the same to me. I used can’t use them up fast enough. Not to mention that I do not want to draw any attention to my eyebrows at all. They are a disaster zone. For real. I need to get them waxed before a state of emergency is declared.
~Julep Essential Cuticle Oil: This was one of the reason I got the box. I love Julep’s cuticle oil and would have eventually bought more when I ran out anyway. I feel like I paid for this and the rest of the box was free!
~Julep Nail Color (Jackie): For some reason I thought everyone would get the color in the picture (you think I’d know better by now), but the boxes had variations. I already have Jackie, but at this point, I don’t know what Julep polish they could have sent that I don’t have yet.
~LA Fresh Eco-Beauty Oil-Free Face Cleanser, Scented: I love face wipes and LA Fresh is one of my favorites. Happily I get lots of face wipes in all my subscription boxes so I never have to buy any!
~Living Proof Prime Style Extender: This is suppose to “keep your hairstyle going twice as long”. While I don’t really have a hair style that needs to keep going, I’ll give it a try and see what happens. It can’t hurt right?
The Birchbox for CEW Prestige Headliners collection cost $18 and was a $64 value. I trusted Birchbox on this value because they are usually right on with their values.
Mass Appeal:
Like the Presitge Headliner collection, The Mass Appeal collection is a selection finalists and winners from the 2013 CEW Beauty Awards. Only these are, well, mass market favorites.
The Mass Appeal box is the same as the Prestige box, except it’s orange.
And yes, there was an information card with this box too. The Mass Appeal box included the following:
~Burt’s Bees Ultimate Care Hand Cream: I love Burt’s Bee and I am going to save this for winter when my hands need it most.
~L’Oreal Paris Infallible Eyeshadow (Iced Latte): I don’t know if there were any color variations with this one, but I am thrilled with this color. It’s the perfect amount of shimmer and color without being too much.
~Nivea A Kiss of Olive Oil & Lemon Moisture Rich Lip Care: Love this! I’ve never tried this flavor so I opened it right away and tested it and was very pleased.
~Olay Pro-X Spot Fading Treatment: I am still looking for an amazing spot fading treatment and maybe this will be it? Or maybe it’s just because I don’t use them long enough. I am guessing that’s it.
~Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain (Crush): I received this in my February PopSugar in a different color and I loved it and this color is even better.
~Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-On: I had no idea such a product existed and it’s exactly the sort of thing I have been looking for. I like those cucumber slice things for tired eyes, but let’s be real, if I had 30 minutes to sit with cucumber slices on my eyes, I probably wouldn’t be that tired in the first place. I’ve tested this out a few times and I LOVE it. It cools the skin and really does reduce puffiness. I think I found a new holy grail product!
The Birchbox for CEW Mass Appeal collection cost $12 and was a $49 value and I feel like I was more into this box than the Prestige Headliners one!
Sadly, both of these boxes are sold out at Birchbox, so if you didn’t already buy one, it’s too late. BUT it happens to be your lucky day because I am giving away a set of boxes to one lucky winner (*)! I haven’t peeked in the boxes to see what variations in colors you’ll be getting, so it will be a complete surprise to the winner! All you gotta go is enter in Rafflecopter below and you’ll be all set!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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(*) Consider this the start of the August giveaways!
I would love to try the spot fading treatment!
I never ended up ordering these and should have. I would have liked the mass appeal box a lot.
I definitely want to try the Julep Cuticle Oil!!!!
Loreal eye shadow!
The eye roll on sounds awesome. I might need to look for that and see about getting some to try 🙂
the eye roll on – my under eyes need some help!!
I would love to get this I missed ordering
Just bitten is my most favorite cosmetic!
I’ve been eyeing the Living Proof brand … Would love to try it!
There were color variations on the L’Oreal eyeshadow – I got Endless Sea. For the Revlon Balm Stain, I got Charm, and for the Julep, I got Mimi – which is actually not on their site (the rest were); seems to be only available at Sephora.
I’m so jealous you got iced latte eye shadow, that color is so beautiful! I got emerald green, which is pretty too.
I want to win!!!
I really want to get my hands on the Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain… so into lip colors right now.
Burt?s Bees hand cream!
I want to try that Nivea lip balm! I haven’t been a huge fan of others I’ve purchased and would like to see if I like this kind, in the box, better!
My eye shadow is a really pretty green that I never would’ve bought but was excited to try! I love the Mass Appeal box!
I would love to win!!
nivea chapstick
I totally agree with you on brow pencil and lip pencils! Everything else looks great!
I think the Revitalizing Eye Roll-On would be a good one to try. I’ve always wondered if the preparation h for puffy eyes was true. I never tried it because I think I heard it in a movie.lol 😀
Love the birchbox reviews. Thanks so much!
I can’t wait to try the, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain! The color “crush” looks perfect for my lips, and skin tone.
Thank you for the post! I would absolutely LOOOOVE to try the Elizabeth Arden anti-aging product. I’ve lived in Florida my entire life and the sun can be brutal. Both boxes look amazing! I’m seriously regretting not purchasing them.
I would love to try the julep cuticle oil. My cuticles are always out of control. Thanks for the giveaway!
That eye roller looks amazeballs! I have never tried anything from Julep either, but you make it look so exciting!
I would love to try the brow pencil! I prefer brow powder but I get lazy about using it, so I’m always hoping I’ll find some magical pencil that I love as much as powder.
Like you, I bought the Prestige box for the cuticle oil. I had not tried it before now. You got great colors in both boxes. I got orange and green… orange nail polish, a shockingly orange Revlon balm, dark green eye shadow. I have to wonder if I have offended someone at Birchbox. 😉 The shades don’t work with my coloring AT ALL, so I’m a little disappointed with that.
Wow! I wish I had jumped on the band wagon what awesome boxes!! I am a Julep lover and have yet to try the cuticle oil, that would be my pick!!
I want to try the Julep Cuticle Oil and the Revitalizing Eye Roll-on!
i read a lot of good things about the eye pencil.. definitely want to try it!
I need that cuticle oil!! 🙂
I love anything by Burt’s Bees so I’d love to try the hand cream!
theres no form to fill out ..
Oooh, i want to try Julep’s cuticle oil!
So sad these ran out already!
I LOVE the simple eye roller. My younger sister (who is only 21) has terrible bags under her eyes, and always has. Its like dark circle city. So when i got that simple eye roller in a past birchbox i sent it her way. However when i saw i could get one from this box, and the cost of the box is cheaper (ok just about the same) as buying one of these eye rollers in the store I jumped on it. I may have used hers once before i gave it to her…I regretted sharing.. Its amazing.
I love the lip stain!
I would love to try the Julep cuticle oil. I have been looking for a good cuticle product & have not found one yet!
I hope I win. I didn’t get either box 🙁
There were color variations for the eyeshadow and lip stain as well! Love everything.
I would love to try the Prevage – the mix of SPF plus treating past sun damage sounds amazing!
I wasn’t great with wearing sunscreen as a teen playing sports all the time!
Living Proof Prime Style Extender. Im addicted to hair products. Lol
I would like to try the eye roll and lip stain.
I love Revlon Just Bitten lip stains but I haven’t gotten to try the balm version yet. Plus I love the Julep cutical oil as well, and I’m getting low!
I want to try the LA Fresh Eco-Beauty Oil-Free Face Cleanser wipes. I’ve seen these all over the place, but have never tried them.
ohh what a fun give away! thanks for being so thoughtful!
The Burt’s Bees hand lotion looks like a good one to try.
I would love to try the hair style extender. Curious to see how it works.
This was one I actually resisted, but wishing I didn’t now that I see your review!
I would love to try the hand cream! Been looking for something good with washing my hands like 100 times a night!
I love your blog and the fact that you show so many different boxes!! I would most like to try Elizabeth Arden product. It looks like it would help with my fine lines…
Oh man I can’t decide – I want most of them! That Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-On looks cool.
The revitalizing eye roll-on!!
I’m on the hunt for an awesome hand cream and the Burt’s Bees definitely caught my eye!
I would love to try the Simple eye roll on 🙂
I loved the Nivea lip balm, so smooth and the L’oreal eye shadow I received gustening garnet… Not my shade, so my sister will be the owner of it. But I love the color you received! I used my points to purchase the boxes..not saying I wouldn’t have bought them on my own, but the points helped.
I would love to try the Simple eye roller!
I really wanna try some Julep nail polish!!
I would love to try the Jackie polish! My first name is Jacqueline!
The Simple Roll-On looks a.ma.zing. I would love to try it. I’m only 21 yet somehow manage to have the most tired looking eyes…..maybe that’s because I’m 21? 😉
I don’t subscribe to julep, although I do have a few of their polishes, but of course the nail polish I received in my birchbox prestige box was Jackie, one of which I already have!! 🙁
I would like to try the brow pencil!
I want to try the eye brow pencil! I have no eyebrows they don’t grow at all I don’t pluck/wax/thread or anything maybe this will make it look like I have some LOL!
I would love to try the nivea balm, I love lemon!
Loreal eye shadow! So pretty!
The brown pencil and the Nivea lip balm are my faves!
I would love these for back to school goodies!!!
I really want to try the brow pencil pkus love me some living proof!!
I really want to try the cuticle oil.
I am so bummed! I planned to get these and waited too long :(. I really wanted the julep products!
def the julep cuticle oil! I am a big fan of julep polishes and the fast drying drops are AMAZING and I use them every single time I do my nails (which is entirely way too often) so this is probably just as equally amazing!
I really want to try the LA Fresh facial wipes actually & the Burt’s Bees hand cream. However, I really need to win because as with all beauty products, hair products, perfume, body care, nail care and makeup- Hayden likes to try it all and he stole my Julep Cuticle oil that I only got to use 1x and now it’s hopelessly missing! 🙁 lol.
I would like to try the elizabeth arden cream and the eye roller!!
I LOVE the eye shadow and want to try it in another color!
I was too slow and by the time I went to order these they were all sold out!!! Bummer.. They look like great boxes. ESP. The mass market items one. Maybe I’ll win it 😉
That living proof stuff, the cuticle oil, and Elizabeth Arden 🙂
I need the eye roll on…NEED!
I’m most interesting in the Elizabeth Arden product!
I want to try the LA Fresh Eco-Beauty Oil-Free Face Cleanser, I love facial wipes
I want to try the Julep cuticle oil and the Nivea lip balm.
The julep cuticle oil! I’ve been wanting it
Wish I would have ordered these boxes.
Julep cuticle oil!
The cuticle oil by julep and the burts bees hand creams. Trying to focus on my hands and feet equally the way I focus on my face with beauty products. Plus I lovetrying new products!
I’m jealous of all your fancy nail polish!
The eye roller……my tired eyes from work stress need it badly.
I’d like to try the revlon lip stain
Burt?s Bees Ultimate Care Hand Cream!
I want to try the revlon lip stain!
I need some beauty pick me ups!!!
Revlon Balm Stain looks fun
Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
Julep cuticle oil! I wish I got these.
I want to try the LA Fresh products. I am also intrigued by that new Nivea lip flavor.
These boxes are soo good. What an awesome way to try a bunch of new things without breaking the bank
I feel so foolish that I didn’t buy any of these! For some reason, I thought everything would we sample or deluxe sample sizes. :”(
If you like Burt’s Bees, their website has a summer grab bag right now for $25. It says its over a $70 value. I just received mine yesterday, and loved it. Here’s the link.
http://m.burtsbees.com/other/gifts-her/summer-grab-bag.html
I really want to try the Julep nail polish and cuticle oil. I might be the only one who gets subscription boxes that has not tried Julep! Thank you for your giveaways!
I would love to have that brow pencil.
I would like to try the Simple eye roll 🙂
oh my gosh, oh my gosh… I actually looked at the boxes when they first came out and talked myself out of getting them because of son going back to college soon. Honestly, though… they didn’t look as good on the site as they do with how you have them laid out. Maybe I just didn’t get a good enough, up close shot on their site because I’m so kicking myself out of not getting these. Since I’m new to buying these type of items for myself after almost 20 years, I want to try everything but the item that caught my attention the most was the Elizabeth Arden Prevage. Like you stated, I’d never pay a huge amount for something that I wasn’t sure about so being able to sample first is perfect. I’m in my mid 40’s and I’m starting to freak out about my skin. It all started when I had my driver’s license renewed. I had renewed it online the last time because I didn’t want to change pictures since it was 10 years ago and I was almost 100 lbs lighter (yeah, I know… blame it the 40ish hump) anyways, I didn’t have a choice this time around because my state changed it’s license format and oh my YUCK… I almost cried when I saw how droopy my face has gotten and the awful frown lines that have settled around my mouth! To make matters worse, they’ve changed their cameras where it’s real close up so your face is huge…..it was a sad, sad, sad day for me to realize how much I’ve aged 🙁
Love that Revlon lip stain – definitely want to try it!
I always look forward to your newsletter. It must be a challenge blotting about all the subscriptions you get. Thanks for keeping us informed.
Julep Cuticle Oil for sure is what I want to try. Wish I would have ordered these.
I could really use the eyebrow pencil!
Simple Eye roll on. I use a cream now and this would be sooo much easier.
It’s terrible. I convinced myself there wasn’t anything in these boxes that I needed and since I had just ordered Hautelook’s Fall Bag I passed. Now I am reading everyone’s reviews and being sad. I need that eye thing! Love your blog and your adorable family. Thanks for sharing.
I would love to try the L?Oreal Paris Infallible Eyeshadow. Thanks for the chance!!
I want to try it all! Everything looks great to me!
I knew i should have gotten the mass appeal box!
Would love to try the Nivea lip balm. But, lots of the products in these boxes look great. I considered buying one or both of them, just couldn’t decide, and then it was too late 🙁 Thanks for offering this giveaway for those of us who didn’t buy them.
I would love to try the Julep polishes!
I love both of the boxes! Sadly they were sold out before I could get them. Thanks for having them in a giveaway!
The julep cuticle oil- mine are a mess!
Living proof cream because I love their other products!
I totally missed these so i’m crossing my fingers 😉
I want to try the Julep cuticle oil. For some reason I’ve never used any, & lately my cuticles have been getting on my nerves. I need a damn manicure.
I would have so loved to get the Mass Appeal box, but it was sold out by the time I went to order it. I’ve been totally wanting to try that Simple eye roller. I may just go buy it since you seem to like it so much!
Cheers,
Shauna
I would like to try the simple eye roll on for my tired eyes!
I would like to try the Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-On
I would love to try the Julep cuticle oil!
I would like to try the brow pencil…Thanx for the giveaway 🙂
Aww birchbox is how i got my subscription addiction started. I would love to win any of your giveaways.
Simple eye roll on
Would love to test out the Burt’s Bees hand cream. My hands stay so dry year round so maybe this would help a little!
I want to try the revitalizing eye roll on. I have been PUFFY recently!
I like the look of that lip balm stain. Why do I always procrastinate on these things?
Would love to try the eye roll on and prime style extender.
I would love either box! I havent tried any of the products in either!
i want to try the prevage!
I generally go for higher end brands. But oddly I like the mass appeal much more. Just about everyone of those products I’d love to try. From the prestige box, I always want more Julep products.
Just Bitten Balm Stain! It looks amazing!
I totally want to try that Julep cuticle oil and the Burt’s Bees lotion, which have been on my wishlist!
I would love to try Burt?s Bees hand cream!
Living Proof creeam. I’ve heard awesome things!
I’m so sad I missed out on these boxes! I really want to try the Julep cuticle oil, IT cosmetics brow pencil and the Revlon lip color. Plus, I always love products by La Fresh! It all looks amazing!
I bought these boxes with my points as well. I now have a backup of the Simple eye roll on and the Julep cuticle oil. But I’m most excited to try the Revlon stain and the brow pencil.
I really want to try that olive oil chapstick – love chapstick!
I would love to try the It Cosmetics eye brow pencil or any Juleps polish!
I want to try the julep cuticle oil!!
The olive oil and lemon Nivea stuff !
The Julep cuticle oil!
The eye roller! I want to try it. I have the WORST dark circles under my eyes and I’m only 24 years old. They are totally inherited and totally ugly! I wish I could attach a picture, but then again, I don’t want to scare you!
Hi!! I would love to try the Brow Power and the Elizabeth Arden lotion. Thanks!!!
I really want to try the Julep Cuticle Oil.
I’d like to try the Prevage Anti-Aging Trip Defense Shield Broad Spectrum SPF 50
I want to try that LivingProof style extender! I straighten my hair and there’s a ton of humidity in the summer and rain in the winter, so my hair is usually a mess by the end of the day…or at least *I* feel that way. I would love to put it to the test.
The nivea lip care! 🙂
I would love to try the under eye roller–my 8 month old is going thru a sleeping strike and I could use some help reducing puffyness 🙂
I am interested in the hand cream
Everyone blogs about the kissable balm stain, so I’d like to try that. I also love julep, so maybe the cuticle oil would save my gross cuticles.
The revitalizing roll-on eye treatment sounds fantastic! I always have puffy circles under my eyes 🙁
I would be most excited to try the IT cosmetics universal brow pencil. On the birchbox blog, it showed a few ladies with different hairs colors and it truly is universal!
The living proof style extender. If my hair looks like Jennifer Aniston’s afterwards, I may have to actually buy it!
I would love to win this!
I was a birchbox subscriber for about a year and then they started going downhill. The second box – filled with drugstore finds – actually seems like a good idea.
I really wanna try the cuticle oil! And the nail polish! I love that color btw!
Living Proof and the Eye Roll-On
The Nivea lip care, Burt’s Bees hand cream and the eyeshadow looks like one I’d actually wear!
Julep cuticle oil!
I woukd love to try the spot fading treatment or the eye roll on! Both sound so wonderful!
I love it!
I so wanna try the Burt Bee’s hand cream 😀 I have dry hand, very very dry ones. and so I would love to use the Julep essential cuticle care too for my brittle nails.. even though Jackie looks awesome <3 I would refrain until my hands get better he heh
I really want to try the Revitalizing Eye Roll-On!
I’ve never tried anything Julep so I’m curious about the cuticle oil & their polish! My brows are pale and need *something* to emphasize them so I’m interested in the brow product too….
I would live to try the style extender
I’ve heard of birchbox but nothing of this one. Interesting and different. I like that it has more products, and a variety. I love the beauty they mix into the boxes. It feels like a real treat to be part of the box and the giveaway! Thanks.
Julep’s Cuticle Oil, Burt’s Bees Hand Cream