Women’s Birchbox - October 2013 - Beauty Buzz
This month’s
Birchbox was devoted to award winners, celeb favorites, up-and-comers—and all the other products we can’t stop talking about. I was seriously impressed with this month’s box! Actually the past few months have been really great and I’ve found a few items I am in love with and don’t know how I lived without them.
Alison Raffaele Reality Base Foundation Full Size $38
Many thick, goopy foundations make us feel about as
unnatural-looking as the Joker. Not so funny. We prefer a makeup look that’s a
little more inconspicuous, so naturally, we gravitated toward Alison Raffaele’s
Reality Base Foundation. Its weightless, oil-free formula is designed to look
completely natural on skin, providing medium coverage and leaving your face
silky-smooth. The foundation contains the protective and restorative Frutta di
VitaTM antioxidant complex, a brand signature ingredient.
POP Beauty Aqua Lacquer Full Size $14
Sticky lip gloss is high up on our list of beauty pet
peeves, right next to cakey concealer and smudgy mascara. One gust of wind, and
your hair is stuck all over your lips. No thanks, we’ll pass. We’ve become
pretty picky about lip products, and these superlight, refreshing glosses make
the cut. Created by the color pros at POP Beauty, they add a wash of sheer
color and a high dose of shine, without that goopy, sticky feeling we all know
too well.
This was a full size sample – SCORE! I received the Flowering
Fuschia shade which is perfect for me. I love the not really a brush brush (it’s
more of a stick with a flat end) and it’s not grossly sticky. I am a lip gloss
whore, who can’t ever have enough, but this went right into my purse the day I
got it!
Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine Cologne Absolue Full Size $155
Citrus scents have always been a bit of a beauty conundrum:
they’re impossibly fresh, but they also have a habit of going missing after a
few hours. Until now, that is. Atelier Cologne’s Orange Sanguine Cologne
Absolue is a highly concentrated — 15 percent to be exact — and distinctive
blend that lasts much longer than traditional citrus scents. It has a burst of
sweet blood orange and bitter orange laced with heady jasmine and rich
sandalwood — you won’t be able to stop sniffing your wrist.
I loved the packaging for this little perfume sample – a wax
paper bag with a lovely postcard. I mean how many times is it always one of
those little paper folders with it just stuck inside? I was a bit thrown off
when I first smelled this – not in a bad way but more of a “whoa that’s strong,
not sure how I feel about this”. After a few minutes I really couldn’t stop sniffing
myself!
DDF Wrinkle Resist Plus Pore Minimizer Moisturizing Serum Full
Size $85
This genre-bending serum uses a patented dual-phase technology
to give skin double the benefits. Like a topnotch primer, it instantly hydrates
skin, shrinks pores, and masks flaws. At the same time, the peptide-packed
formula exfoliates and repairs skin cells for lasting anti-aging benefits.
Plus, the double helix style tube is pretty nifty.
I haven’t used this yet because I’ve been having some skin
issues and wanted to wait until it cleared up but I can’t wait to test it out. I
am loving all the serums that are out these days – they really are a great way
to moisturize without the heavy feeling.
ChapStick Hydration Lock
We’ve been known to squirrel away a ChapStick® or two in
every conceivable hiding place, so we’re never caught without. But there are
times when we can’t easily reapply. (While skiing, for example, it’s much more
important that our hands hold the poles.) That’s why we’re in love with this
new innovation from ChapStick®. Clinically proven to hydrate lips, the
eight-hour balm also comes packed with antioxidant CoQ10 and healing vitamin E.
With just one swipe, our pout can withstand an entire day on the slopes (or at
a desk, dreaming of said adventures).
This was a Birchbox Find which is a product Birchbox thinks
is exciting, time-saving, awesome, routine-improving, or all of the above. These
always come in addition to your samples – they don’t replace any! So really…who
doesn’t love ChapStick? Enough said. They also threw in a $1.00 off coupon to
use at any store.
Interested in a Birchbox subscription for yourself or a as gift?
Each month, you'll receive a selection of samples that includes
everything from skincare to makeup, as well as fun non-beauty extras
($10/month). When you are ready for more of the products you sampled, you can
purchase full-size versions directly from the Birchbox Shop. They have a
generous loyalty program that rewards you every time you shop, refer friends,
and give feedback on your monthly samples. You can redeem Birchbox Points and
save on any full-size or gift purchase. There is also a Men’s box ($20/month) which
is a great gift for the hard to buy for guy – read: Christmas Gift! You can request an invitation for either boxes by visiting the Birchbox website
here.
Interested in a Birchbox subscription for yourself or as a gift?
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