Birchbox June 2014 Unboxing

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June's Birchbox has been waiting patiently for me to review it. I just got the shipping notification for the July box, so I figure it's time to review June -- I don't want two Birchboxes sitting waiting for me! Birchbox is $10 per month. If you purchase a yearly subscription, it's $110 -- so you end up getting a box for free. If you'd like to subscribe to Birchbox, click here.

So here's what the box looked like on arrival:

And here's a first look inside:

That blue Liz Earle box intrigued me - so I went for that first. Inside is a Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser. Well that's pretty fancy! This is a cleanser that is supposed to be  super thorough -- can even get your waterproof mascara off -- and it comes with a muslin cloth. You put the cream on and then you take it off with a the wet muslin cloth. The benefit of that is the cloth exfoliates without irritating. I'm pretty excited to try this. The 1 oz. sample has a value of $7.43.

The next thing that grabs my attention is a cute and impressive-sized bottle of  Davines Love Smoothing Shampoo for Dry & Frizzy hair made with Indian fig extract. I will try anything that will reduce frizz! And with this 2.5 oz. bottle, I'll be able to use it for several washes to see if it really does reduce frizz. The value of this sample is $7.50. And to go with the shampoo, Birchbox included some small samples of the smoothing conditioner and their All in One Milk leave-in treatment. Each foil packet is about one application -- though I have a lot of hair and I don't think either of these samples will be enough for one application  in  my hair. Normally, I don't like foil packets in subscription boxes -- lame and cheap. However, these are a bonus to the shampoo and that's all good! The conditioner has a value of $1.41. The leave in treatment has a value of $0.83

In the summertime, I can never get enough suncreen. This is a tiny10 ml tube of Supergoop Everyday Sunscreen SPF 30. Supergoop is definitely popular in subscription boxes -- and especially Birchbox. I got a CC cream last month. I'd like to see some new brands and not the same ones over and over,  but I'm happy to get an easy sunscreen to throw in my purse. This tiny tube has a value of $0.91.

 

Next is a perfume sample. It's Hello from Harvey Prince and it smells like citrus and flowers. I like it! That's a bonus because I'm very picky about my perfumes. It's in a convenient little spray bottle and has a value of about $4.

And the last thing in my box is a Cynthia Rowley eyeliner in black. Once you apply it, you can smudge it within 30 seconds and after that it sets and won't budge. Cool! This eyeliner has a value of $12.

Overall, I like everything in the box. Score! The total value is $34.08 - definitely worth the $10 that I paid. Another good month for Birchbox. I'm  looking forward to the arrival of my July box. :)