July Birchbox

** Quite some size difference compared to the NARS Orgasm blush **

I'm a big fan of Birchbox, I love their branding and usually their products.  This month, despite there being some decent stuff in there, I'm still left feeling a little jaded.  For me the biggest disappointment was the theBalm blusher - I was so excited when I heard they were going to be included  but my excitement subsided when I saw the size of the sample.  Now, I'm not expecting it to be full size, or even half size, but this is so small it'll be a struggle to get any product on my brush, let alone evenly.  *** EDIT - I tried this out this morning, and it was actually ok to work with, a little difficult but I managed to apply it evenly (it looks lovely!) ***

Anyway, on to the rest of the products, which are actually quite nice (not that theBalm one isn't nice, it's beautiful, just a little small).

Blanc Cachemire | Full size £54.75
This is a 15ml sample of a lightweight moisturising cream.  They suggest massaging it in small circles into your face, neck and decollete.

Dead Sea Spa Magik | Full size £7.70 (surprisingly reasonable!)
This is a silky smooth body lotion.  I applied some to the back of my hand, it felt creamy and luxurious and smelt really lovely.  It absorbed quickly leaving my hand feeling really soft.

theBalm Instain blush in Swiss Dot | Full size £21.50
They say "A silky powder that fits all complexions, blends seamlessly and stays all day" and to "dust over the apples of your cheeks".  Both the product and the packaging are really pretty.  I

VitaBella | Full size £59.00
This is the product in the little bag.  Apparently you but the tablet thingy in a bowl, add the 'oil', wait for a few mins and then apply it to your face.  Will be interesting to see what this one is like :)

Reverence de Bastien | Full size £12.00
This hand cream smells lovely, an almost 'spa' like scent.  I put some on my hands straight away, it absorbed well, left a slightly greasy residue which soon disappeared - this will be making it's way on to my desk at work ready for when my Aveeno (review here) runs out.

So that's my July Birchbox.  For the most part I'm happy, just a little disappointed with the size of the blusher.  But saying that, I would like to see more makeup samples in these boxes, I do feel like it's usually 4 skincare items and 1 makeup (if you're lucky).

What did you get in your Birchbox?

This months Bigest-Pixi3 advertiser is the lovely Stacie from Life is worth the fight

 

Written by Georgina Kent