Birchbox May 2015 cupcakes and cashmere

Birchbox May 2015

Curated by Cupcakes and Cashmere 

I'll come out and say that this months box was far from my favorite. I wasn't impressed with the sample choices, so I took a chance and let Birchbox do the picking for me. Which was first time I've done that since they started doing sample choice. So lets dig in and see how BB did. First off the box itself is so cute! I love it!

Pixi Beauty's Fairy Dust. This came as a full sized item (YAY!) When I saw I was getting this I was super stoked, it was about the only thing I automatically was glad I was getting. I do love getting new make up items. So, anywho, the color of this is beautiful! At first when i saw it was silver, I almost gave it away instantly. But, then I decided to try it out anyway. I'm glad I did! This is a keeper for sure. The only thing I really dislike about it is the applicator.  I feel it can make this a messy shadow. I have other shadows, I've gotten through subscriptions, that have this same sort of applicator and they hardly get used because of it.  So I'm really still on the fence about this item because of the applicator. 

On to the Marcelle Hydra-C 24H Energizing Hydrating Gel. I've only used this a few times, so I can't give my opinion on it's long term effect, but it is quite hydrating. It makes my skin feel soft and smooth. The smell isn't over powering. In fact I can hardly smell anything. It's light weight and doesn't feel greasy at all. Supposedly, it has a cooling effect but I haven't felt anything. This was one of those things I wasn't over of the moon about getting. I feel like samples, with claims like this one,  take use over a longer amount of time to know if it truly lives up to it's claims. 

Next is Prescriptives Super Line Preventor Xtreme. I love they way this sample is packaged. It has a little dropper for easy application.  I don't know if this is actually minimizing my lines but I do know it feel fantastic on my face. It only take a few drops to cover my whole face, so I think this sample will be enough to know if it actually lives up to it's claims. And to be honest I sure hope it does with a price tag of $84 for the full size!

Tocca Perfume in the scent Isabel

Tocca has impressed me over and over again. This stuff smells so good! "Notes of rose, orange and amber." I will defiantly be buying this in the full size next time I'm in the market for a new scent. 

Lastly, Harvey Prince Sea Salt Texturizing Mist. This sample has to be a joke. I have some long hair and this was more then half way gone after one use. Not that it really matter since the "sea salt wavey" look never works on me. I actually used a waver and then sprayed my hair with this to create a piecey textured look. I think, if you are going to do a hair product sample, it should be at least 1 oz. This is about as good as getting a foil packet. Now I do like the scent. It has that beachy summer day scent that most people love. Harvey Prince never lets me down in the quality department. I've only received one scent in the past that I disliked from them. It's really just the size of this sample that really let me down. 

So to sum this up, it was defiantly not my all time favorite box. It had it's ups and downs but we can't win them all.  It might be because I've been getting birchbox for over a year now and I'm a bit harder to impress. I've got my fingers crossed for next month though. 

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