My March Birchbox arrived on Saturday, and I was excited to see it this month as I was disappointed with last month's. The UK March Birchbox is a collaboration with the home store, Habitat. The box contains a guide that focuses on makeovers for the home. The box is designed with bright colours, and the insert inside the box contains a paint-chip style design with the different shades in pink, orange, yellow, and lime green. It also contains a voucher for a discount to use at Habitat.
Benefit "They're Real!" Mascara: This month, subscribers could choose from one of three Benefit mascaras. The new mascara from the cosmetics company is "Roller Lash". I received the "They're Real!" mascara. This is a good mascara, and it's not clumpy and the wand allows the individual lashes to be separated while the product is applied.
Catherine Malandrino 'Style de Paris' perfume: This perfume contains citrus top notes with a fruity twist. I liked the scent, but I currently own similar scents, so this one does not stand out to me personally. The perfume is a Birchbox exclusive product.
Philip Kingsley Elasticizer: Okay, I'm not happy with this one as I've had this same product in a previous Birchbox, and I thought that it left my hair looking greasy. Birchbox should prevent repeat items, but I received two repeat items in my last box. Anyway, this product is widely appraised, but it just didn't work for me, and I've actually got a another tube of it to give to a friend. The product is a pre-shampoo treatment to add volume to damaged hair.
Serenity Skincare dead sea bath salt: These Dead Sea sea salts claim to restore the balance and moisture of the skin, help with aches and pains, and de-stress. The product is natural too. I used some of the salts in a bath tonight. and it did make my body feel a little relaxed. I've never tried bath salts before, but I was glad to see this product because I wanted to try it and enjoy bath products.
TanOrganic self-tanning oil: I expected this to be a thicker cream, so when I used it for the first time, I lost some of the product down the sink. It *is* an oil, and it's to be massaged evenly into the skin. The product does not have a foul smell, but I have also not noticed any results.
This box also came with two lifestyle items, a Birchbox & Habitat red notebook to jot things down on and an excerpt of a chapter from the book "A Perfect Heritage" by Penny Vincenzi. The notebook will come in useful as I always carry a small one in my handbag. A few months ago, I received another book excerpt in my Birchbox, but I wasn't a fan. I love reading and do get through a lot of books, but I am not really a fan of reading sample excerpts as I feel that it takes more than a chapter to get 'into' a book.
What did you think of this month's box? For me, it was another disappointment, and I'm also disappointed to receive a repeat product. The favourite product was the mascara (if that does count as I've previously used it) and the sea salts.
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