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The theme for the February 2014 Birchbox is Step and Repeat! Full of amazing products to get you through awards season! This months box was helped along by the editors at US Weekly, who are obviously experts at all things celeb.
As you open the box the card resting on top gives you a little explanation and greeting on one side and a run down of what is in your box on the other side.
Let’s see what’s going on for February!
From Beauty Protector, Protect & Oil. More oil for the hair. TBH I’m long over getting hair oil, argan oil… all that jazz. This one smells yummy, like vanilla cookies, and works like all the other hair oils.
From Paula’s Choice, RESIST Ultra-Light Super Antioxidant Concentrate Serum. This is a light and water-based serum that’s to be used for balancing skin and tightening pores. It feels nice and absorbs quickly, but I can’t speak to the long term effects since this is such a small sample size.
From Coastal Scents, Reveled Eye Shadow Palette. When I first laid eyes on this selection of colors from the Reveled Eye Shadow Palette (a Birchbox Exclusive) I knew instantly that I’d love it and hoped like crazy the color pay-off would be wonderful. For the most part, it was. I loved the look I created with the shades by putting the taupe all over the lid, the khaki in the crease, the black in the outer V and the white champagne at the inner corners and to highlight. The black shade was dry, but worked well over the other shadows. The white champagne was pigmented, but not very easy to blend. It’s like it was insisting on staying in one place. The taupe and khaki were perfection. The shadows lasted throughout the day (over primer) with minimal fading (at the crease, very lightly) and no creasing.
From Whish, Three Whishes Body Butter. This body butter smells amazing (definitely a hint of grapefruit, but also floral and candy) and left my skin fragrant and feeling soft.
And, as a Lifestyle Extra, Reviver, Dry Deodorant Swipes for Clothes. I actually really like this. It removes minor odors from clothing and even works in removing smells from hair! It’s marked for multiple uses but, to me, it’s for a one time only use on weaker odors.
I was happy with this months shipment, mostly because of the Coastal Scents quad. I do believe it was worth $10 and it was a nice mix of makeup, hair, body and skin care. I’m definitely looking forward to next months shipment!
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Sierra says
I love the hair oil. It is my favorite thing from this month. I love your eyeshadow pallet though.
Kristyn says
the coastal cents quad looks awesome, love the colors in it.
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Olivia says
Looks pretty good! I have been using Paula’s Choice lately- posting about the products next week, but I’m impressed so far!
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Nicki - FutureDerm says
I’m glad that you detailed the Quad.
For the past few months, I’ve been pretty disappointed in Birchbox. I didn’t even open my February one, to be perfectly honest, because I doubted there would be anything worth reviewing in it. But after seeing your swatches of the eye shadows, I excitedly opened mine! Woo!
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Brooke says
Aw good! Did you get the same quad?
Betzy Carmona says
The quad makes this box worth it 🙂
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Chrissy says
beautiful eye look you created with that cs palette.
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Brooke says
Thank you, Chrissy!!
Sheila says
That’s a pretty great box! Coastal Scents shadows are great!
Renu says
Great box! That palette is a dream for smoky eye fans.
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Nidia says
I also got the Revealed quad. I have the palette (untried! I need to get over this cold so I can wear makeup and leave the house again!) but this would be great for traveling or keeping in my “emergency” work makeup stash. I still like getting oil, but I’m kinda over getting lotions! I have soo many!
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Miranda @ Slashed Beauty says
The Revealed quad would have been my fave!
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Phyrra says
The eye look you created is perfection! Love it on you!
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Brooke says
Thank you!! <3
Anastasia says
Good to know you finally got to try the Revealed palette sample quad. I sampled it last month, too, and loved the shades and the pigmentation.
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Laura My Newest Addiction says
You know me and my taupes… That palette is perfect!
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Justina says
I got my Birchbox today and I got the beauty protector oil too!
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Amber says
What a gorgeous eye palette!! <3
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BeautyJudy says
That quad looks awesome!!!
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Honeygirlk says
Ooh – what an awesome way to try out the Coastal Scents revealed. You got a pretty good box 🙂
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Erika says
That seems like a nice selection of goodies. The hair oil sounds lovely. I can never get too much hair oil for these blondified tresses! 😀
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Noelle says
That Coastal Scents quad is so pretty! Looks like a great box.
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Jess Scull says
Your box was WAY better than mine!!
Brooke says
What’d you get?