Birchbox May 2013

Hello!

I know this is a bit late because it's June but better late than never, right?


In my May Birchbox I received:

Devacurl 3-Step System
Sumita Color Contrast Eyeliner
Coola Classic SPF 30 Cucumber Moisturizer for Face
Marvis Toothpaste
Pilot Corporation of America Acroball PureWhite (Pen)

The theme for the month was Beauty Diaries. So they sent a card to fill out about my beauty routine. You can tweet your response to Birchbox for a chance to win a full size version of everything in your box.
















Now, on to the goodies!

Devacurl 3-Step System

 

 

 The packets that came in this were MASSIVE! Definitely enough for multiple uses. Sadly, I was not a big fan of these. I really loved the shampoo but the conditioner didn't feel like it did anything special for my hair and the gel just made my hair feel thick and very sticky.

Sumita Color Contrast Eyeliner (in Saletii)

My eyeliner I received was Saletii, a charcoal grey. I absolutely love this! It goes on smooth, is smudgable, and has amazing staying power! Normally, I don't use pencil eyeliners because I have issues with it fading or smearing everywhere but this one stays looking great all day. One of my new favorites.











Coola Classic SPF 30 Cucumber Moisturizer for Face

I was not a fan of this. It smelled a little strange but not in a terrible way. It smelled like cucumber mixed with coconut (the cucumber scent was much more strong though). The problem I had with this was that it made my face look greasy. At first, I put it on along with another moisturizer (because I was overexcited and didn't read that it was a moisturizer on the tube. Oops) and that just made my face look like an oil slick. After I realized my mistake, I tried it by itself but my face still looked oily (and it's not normally like that). This might work well for people with dry skin but doesn't work for me.







Marvis Toothpaste

 A lot of people were complaining about receiving toothpaste as a sample in their Birchboxes but I was extremely happy! I had seen Marvis toothpaste at Sephora in the past and was curious about trying it out. Imagine my excitement when I opened up my box and saw this! I tried it out and it tasted very minty and refreshing. The bottle is also very cute. I'm not sure that this is worth the price so I don't know if I would buy it again but it was fun to try it out.










Pilot Corporation of America Acroball PureWhite (Pen)

 For me, this was the biggest letdown in the box. I received a pen that writes in light blue ink. I really don't like pens that write in weird colors (especially not light colors). I guess it's not the worst thing I could have received but it was not my favorite either. It writes smooth and the color is okay but it's hard for me to get excited about a pen.











So that was the contents of my May Birchbox. Overall, it wasn't a bad month. I would probably give it a B. The sample sizes were good and I was at least slightly interested in almost all the items in the box. Hopefully next month will be even better!