For my past birthday, I was the lucky recipient of a 6 month
subscription to the popular sample service, Birchbox. I have long lusted after Birchbox and admired
them as a company and service, and have debated on signing up for myself, but
just never got around to doing it. I was
also torn between other popular services, such as Ipsy. However, I couldn’t help but be over the moon
at receiving the email informing me of my gift, and immediately went on the
Birchbox website and filled out my profile, indicating my personal tastes.
Now that I have received all 6 boxes I thought I would share
my experience with the company and its’ service with all of you.
First off, I just want to begin by saying that Birchbox has
an incredible concept behind it. For
those of you that are not familiar with the company, Birchbox allows you to set
up an online profile where you fill out ‘preferences,’ or ‘needs.’ These things can vary in skin type, hair
type, to what type of products you are most interested in receiving and
learning about (nails, hair, skin, body, health, etc.). Then, each month, you receive a box in the
mail filled with 4-6 sample-sized products of various items based on those
preferences. Then, once you’ve sampled
the products, you may purchase the items of your choice through the company’s
website.
Overall, the idea of getting samples of interesting products
is fantastic. It enables you to discover
more ‘high-end’ products that you would not necessarily think to try
otherwise. (That’s another thing- almost
all of the products you will receive are high-end items) However, often times, the sample sizes are
tiny when compared to sizes given in other sample services, and are not large
enough to decide whether a product is truly right for you. In addition, it’s been said that perhaps you
should be able to go online and decide which samples you receive on your own. While this may cost slightly more, would this
be more worthwhile for the consumer?
Product-wise, I definitely got some duds over the six months
I had the service. But that’s to be
expected. I did get some products I
loved, though. I also haven’t tried all
of the products yet. I’ve accumulated so
many samples now, that it’s quite difficult to try all of them, with my skin
type, changing products and things – even slightly- doesn’t always work well,
so I have to be careful. Definitely
something to think about when choosing preferences in your profile!
When broken down by price, a Birchbox subscription is $10 a
month. Ipsy, the most popular
competitor, is also $10 a month. I’ve
linked both services’ websites below.
For more information on my own personal experience with
Birchbox, or to see specifically what I’ve received in my boxes, check out my
main channel on YouTube. I’ve done
unboxing videos for all of my boxes. My
most recent one can be found at the link below:
Do you have a subscription to a sample service? Let me know which one and what your experiences
have been in the comments below! I’d
love to hear what you guys think!
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