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Is December my lucky month or what? Not only do I already have all my PopSugar boxes, but my December Birchbox came today! In comparison I think it came around the 17th of the month last month, so a full week earlier!
How adorable is this month’s Birchbox? Love it! They ship via UPS Mail Innovations and takes about 4-5 days to arrive to me. Boxes are shipped in batches by box. Meaning all Box 16’s go out at the same time, all box 20’s go out together, etc. And boxes don’t ship in numeric order, so box 25 could ship before box 1. At least that’s how I understand the shipping to work. Let me know if you know something I don’t!
I received Box #35 (*) this month, which was a fairly good box for me. For sure not a punishment box (**). To find out what box # you got, go into your account and click on “Box” and then “Women’s Box”. Scroll down to the “Box History” section and then click on “December 2013″. The last number in your URL is your box number (mine says “bb35″ – meaning I have Box #35). I explained how to review products for points a few months ago, so if you missed that, check it out here.
I am seriously loving all the packaging and prints they used this month! Right away when I woke up this morning I went into Birchbox Mobile and checked my box contents. They update on the 10th of the month and you know I can’t go without peeking!
The December Birchbox theme (if you could even call it that) is Holiday 2013. I’m not sure what the products have to do with the theme, but that’s okay. Here is what I received:
~Eslor Skincare System ($15.43): I actually just received this set in my November The Bride Box! I haven’t used that set yet and I am super glad because now I will be able to use it a few times to see what kind of benefit I get from it!
~Supergoop!® Daily Correct SPF 35 CC Cream ($2.23):I was shocked to see that this was actually smaller than the packet samples in the little kit above! Still I should be able to get a few uses out of it to test it out. And I love BB / CC creams of all sorts and brands, so this was a perfect fit for me.
~Number 4 Non-Aerosol Hairspray ($4.50): I never have to buy hairspray anymore because they always appear in my boxes. This smells good and didn’t leave my hair all crispy. It smoothed my frizzy winter hair down quite nicely!
~Fatty Sundays Gourmet Chocolate Covered Pretzels: Yes! I was actually hoping not to get the Toasted Coconut when I saw this was in my box and I didn’t! Yay! I love this and between this and yesterday’s PopSugar, I am inspired to buy more for stocking stuffers. For myself.
~The Honest Company Winter Wellness Exclusive Kit (Healing Balm) ($3.24): Based on the website, I was kind of expecting little samples of everything in the kit. It was not to be. I subscribe to The Honest Co. already though so I’ve basically tried everything they offer. Healing Balm is one of my favorites and I am happy for the purse sized one!
All totaled my December Birchbox had a value of $25.40. Including the points I get for reviewing the products (which is equal to $5) and the points I got for purchasing the box (***) (which is equal to $1), the box had a real total value of $31.40. All in all a good Birchbox for me!
Do you subscribe to Birchbox? Did you get your box yet this month? What number was it? If you don’t subscribe (it’s only $10/month) and are interested in learning more, click here. Last I heard the wait list was only taking a few days so it might be a great time to join!
I’m getting box 3 this month. I’m a little bummed about the honest co. sample since its only one product. I got the cc cream a while back and it probably lasted me a week. A little goes a long way.
I know! Had I had peeked at the spoiler though I would have been none the wiser.
I was really hoping for the manna shimmer lotion or the embroylisse cream, but alas it was not to be!
My box is OK, but nothing exciting. I got box #10 with Klorane dry shampoo, Dr. brandt bb cream, beekind lotion, vitamin capsules and tea. I like tea, but I already got some last month. At the same time, I’m glad I didn’t get any treats because I’m already stocked up thanks to popsugar. I think I just would have preferred another beauty item.
Were those the spoilers? I never look at those. I don’t ever get any of them anyway!
I don’t know if they were or not. I’m the obsessed person who goes through each box online on the tenth and then favorites every item I wish I got! lol.
That is my favorite BB/ CC cream ever! I’ve bought two in the full size because it’s so great!
Really? That is good to know!
Got the same box, I happened to love my toasted coconut pretzel, and everything else was ok. I wasn’t wowed, but I wasn’t disappointed either, so win!
I could not figure out what flavor it was at first. I thought mine was a combo of all the flavors. Lol.
I got the same box as you – box 35 and I was very pleased with it, not my favorite box ever but definitely not my least favorite either. I too was praying for no coconut on my pretzel sample, and I got the toffee which is so yummy. If I wasn’t trying to lose baby weight, I would definitely order more!
I shouldn’t order more that’s for sure!
Sooo Jealous with everyone getting their PS and LEPS and their Birchboxes so soon
I ususally have mine by now- but with this crappy weather down here in Dallas it has back logged everything. I hope I get something soon 🙁
Website says I will receive box 1
Does it look good?
it looks good-
I hope you do too!!!!
Oh, cool. Thanks for the review. I haven’t received my BirchBox yet and can’t wait to try everything out.
I love CC creams but haven’t found the right one for me yet so it will be nice to try Supergoop to see what it’s like.
I am in dire need of The Honest Co Healing Balm. My guy bought plain tissue inside of Puffs Soft and Strong and my nose and mouth are so sore from not having the soft stuff. I needed a cream to use on it yesterday but one I tried stung so I had to take it off. I used a Neutrogena Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin on it and it helped but I’ve been wanting to try The Honest Co. The healing balm in the box is the perfect timing for winter colds. I would love to try all their other products. You mentioned that you subscribe to them already? Do they have a box? I’m not familiar with that one but would love to be a part of it. Could you please share the link, if so? And any referral code so you could get credit for me joining thanks to you.
The Eslor hair products will be nice to try. I received a leave-in treatment from BirchBox last month and it was in a tear-open package. I only got to try it once before it fell into the tub and poured into the drain so I wasn’t able to give it a fair try. I’m glad there are more than one packets in this month box so I can see what it’s like over a few days instead of just once. I wish more companies did that.
The non-aerosol hairspray looks nice. My cats freak out when I spray any aerosols because it pretty much sounds like a cat hissing from a can. They’re such scaredy cats. I have asthma so I don’t like to use aerosol products since you can’t help but inhale some what you spray so I’m thankful that companies seem to be heading towards non-aerosol containers. Plus, it prevents the ozone layer from disappearing faster so I’m all for it.
I am not a huge fan of pretzels or chocolate, since I prefer buttery sweets like cakes, cookies and ice cream so I’ll probably pass it on to a family member at Christmas. My dad has a table beside his bed that is used for his middle-of-the-night food stash. He has jars of peanut butter, Nutella, crackers, cookies, candy, chips, etc. there. So he can always use more goodies for his stash.
I haven’t been thrilled with BirchBox. They’ve been kind of hit or miss. But I’ll give it a few more tries before I decide whether to keep or cancel my subscription.
Are you getting the same one as me? I think there are like 75 variations this month??
Ooo I love the box!
I got the pretzel nub last month.
Oh, boo. I’m not getting the same one. Mine is going to contain Number 4 Non-Aerosol Hairspray, Shea Terra Organics Shea Nilotica East African Shea Butter, Benefit Benetint,
bliss that?s incredi-?peel?! + fabulous foaming face wash and Manna Kadar Cosmetics sheer glo shimmer lotion. Darn, now I don’t know what to think. When I saw what I was getting, I thought of just canceling. But maybe I’ll give them another month depending on if I like this month’s goodies. Darn. Darn. Darn.
That sounds pretty good! The bliss sounds nice!
so basically since I’m 66 I won’t see mine for a couple days at least. 🙁 I wondered about that, because most times my boxes are already here and I usually have a higher #
No they don’t ship in numerical order. It’s all over the place. You could get #66 before they send #27 or whatever out I think.
Nice box! I haven’t peeked (yet), so not sure which box I’m getting. I’m trying to be good and leave it as a surprise, so looking forward to my unboxing!
You are so good for not peeking!!
Oh I love the CC cream! I got it in a previous Birchbox, in a Blush Mystery Box and in a Hautelook beauty bag LOL. I got box 16 this month and it has everything that I love- nail polish, lip balm and a candle! Plus the same hairspray and a skin serum.
Ohhh, that would be like my perfect box!
Mine was box #3 and it had the honest lotion, hello perfume, the shimmer gel, hairspray and one hair tie! I laughed when I saw the hair tie but I’ve been dying to get them in a box so I’m pretty happy with the one :).
Not a bad box! I would have been happy!
I got box 73. I didn’t even realize the numbers went that high. I thought there were only about 40 variations. Anyway, I didn’t get any of your items. I got the BeeKind body lotion, SMART polisher, Curly Whip, Manna Sheer Glo, and Chocopod honeycomb. I have curly hair and seem to get a related item every month. I didn’t even know they made this many products for curly hair. And by the way, the chocolate honeycomb was to die for. All in all, this was a pretty good box for me, much better than last month.
This month was crazy high wasn’t it??
So I got the same healing balm and hairspray as you! I was super stoked because I got the Manna Sheer Glo lotion, which after watching the sneak peak video was the only thing I wasnted! I also got the Hello perfume, which was a lot more delicious smelling than I expected because I am not a citrusy smelling scent person, and I don’t feel that it is. My little extra was a twistband! 🙂 I was so happy to get this in the mail today!
Not a bad box!!!
Nice box! Thanks for the tip on finding the box code. I believe I will be receiving box #66. I didn’t know BB sent that many different boxes . Always excited to receive my box every month. I also check out the sneak peeks, so much fun! Following you now. Have a Merry Christmas!
This month seemed like the most variations ever!
I just signed up and this was the first Birchbox I received! I got box #34. I was very pleased with all of the samples, except for the Benta Berry G1 exfoliating facial cleaner, which left my skin feeling like it hadn’t been cleansed at all 🙁
Should I have received everything that is shown in the picture? I only got one packet of the Soak Handmaid hand cream, and I was kind of bummed about that, since it is a great product.
As far as I know, you should get everything in the picture. If it shows two packets, I would expect to get two packets.