Hi Everyone

I received my ‘Feeling Good’ October 2017 Birchbox last week.    In honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month Birchbox is working with the charity CoppaFeel this month – do love the design of the box this month.

Birchbox is a monthly subscription box which costs £12.95 (inclusive of p&p) per month and 3, 6 & 12 monthly subscriptions are also available.  Usually five personalised beauty treats are included each month.

This month every subscriber either received a ModelCo Treat – subscribers were / are able to choose either a contour stick or a mascara, a Balance Me Pure Skin Face Wash  and a Birchbox Exclusive  Anatomicals Grap Your Melons Shower Gel.   A product  / beauty information booklet, a code for £10 off a £50 spend (see below) and the following three products were also included in my box:

Anatomicals ‘boob tube grab your melons’ shower gel in Bomb Shell (50ml- FULL SIZE RRP £1.50)  – have received a number of Anatomicals products before in beauty boxes and although have used them, have not been that impressed that have went on to purchase any of them – however this shower gel does smell refreshing and a shower gel is always useful and handy size as well for travelling;

Nuxe 48hr Moisturising Cream for Normal Skin   (Sample Size – 15ml) – Full Size is 50ml RRP £26 – a number of Nuxe products in beauty boxes recently – this cream does feel lovely on skin and has a citrus fragrance, sinks into skin really quickly and skin does feel soft after using but need to use for a longer period of time to give a full review – my favourite product from the Nuxe range is the Nuxe Multi Huile Prodigieuse OR Multi-Usage Dry Oil Shimmer;

 

Balance Me Pure Skin Face Wash (Sample size 40ml) – Full size RRP £16 for 125ml – there has been so many Balance Me products in beauty boxes over the last year or so that when I see them in boxes now I am not really excited.  I had tried this previously and although did cleanse my skin ok, was not overly impressed, just not as good as a lot of other cleansers, oils I have used so have not opened this one and will give to a friend to try;

 

ModelCo Contour Stick (2.1g – think may be deluxe sample as states RRP £8 on card and £13 on site) – this is a creamy contour stick with a ‘sweet’ fragrance – when you apply it first it has a orangey / brown colour which does not look that great but does blend out ok as long as you do not apply too much.  Undecided about it yet need to use for a longer period of time to give a full review, colour and packaging may be putting me off a little. 

 

 

 

R+CO Badlands Dry Shampoo Paste (sample size 7.1g)  – Full Size RRP £22 for 62g/22oz – although initially not sure about this product as do not really like dry shampoos as I do not feel my hair is clean if I do not wash it every day.  This product does smell divine and it can also be used on damp hair before blow-drying for a volume boost.  I have used a few times prior to blow drying and my fine hair did appear ‘fuller’ without being ‘sticky’ and with a lovely fragrance as well but again need to try for a longer period of time to give a full review.  Although need very little product would have been better if a larger deluxe size sample had been included.  However this may be a product I will purchase.

 *SPOILER* – November Sneak Peek – states that next month’s selection of beauty treats have been handpicked from the Vogue 100 Beauty Hall of Fame – chosen by Vogue Beauty Editors past and present. 

Although this months box was not my favourite box and I was slightly disappointed, it still was good value for money.  However I have been thinking of unsubscribing as have not been overly excited about a number of recent boxes and have so many products to use up (the August box was the best for me recently), but because of next months theme and high expectations for the Christmas box I am going to wait till after the December box to make up my mind whether to unsubscribe or not.

If you are thinking of  subscribing to Birchbox UK – you can get £5 off your first box -(box is normally £10 +£2.95 shipping – you will get for £5 +£2.95 shipping) by clicking  link here and then copy and paste code at checkout to get your discount.    You can also get a free  rose gold Spectrum Collections brush when you order your October Birchbox  (*photo below),  just add the code MARBLE at checkout to get free gift.

Look forward to any comments you may have – if you have received this month’s box would love to know what you thought.

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Thank you – enjoy the remainder of the weekend – more posts will be up later today /tomorrow.

Best Wishes Liz x

* Credit Insert Photo Spectrum Brush – Birchbox.co.uk