My 1st Birchbox

I am uhbsessed with subscription boxes, but bitch I can barely afford to steal Netflix, so subscribing to all these unnecessary, rich people gift-a-months is not logical or ideal. But I got some ~deal~ on a get paid to site that was basically like Okay subscribe to this and we'll give you nine dollars back. So ultimately I ended up paying like a dollar and some change for my first box. Which, thank god??

So I got my box and it looked like this

I can't tell if ten dollars a month for samples is...okay, or kind of dumb? Like on one hand it's cool to be able to get introduced to shit that maybe you wouldn't ordinarily...or like there's SO MUCH product out there that it can be overwhelming? So it's cool to have a service that's like HERE'S SOME THINGS, TRY THEM. And sometimes they give you full-size shit and that's cool, but ultimately I didn't know how I felt about Birchbox in particular, for me.

I def am a product...not junkie. Like not full blown product crackhead, but tbh that's prob only cuz I'm poor af. Like I can't just be buying shit all the time or really any time, but bet if I had a good amount of disposable income I'd be disposing all that shit on products. Def if I ever become flush I am subscribing to all sorts of subscription boxes, just...maybe ones more tailored to me. Like ones geared toward kinky haired bitches, or black chicks, or maybe there's a subscription box for korean skin care products, or one that has like ALL GLITTER SHIT. I def want any and all subscription food boxes (those are like A MILLION DOLLARS), well except for the snack ones, I guess I can start w/ the snack ones, annnnd also I want the vegan beauty sub boxes. Birchbox seems more for like Gwyneth Paltrows in-training and that's not my steez. So I cancelled my account after my first box but lol my dumb ass got another account because I got another ~deal~ so I'm getting another box sigh and kill me dot com. But anyway I guess I can talk about the trash they threw in my box and if I liked it or whatever. 

-Beauty Protector Protect & Oil

It's the tiny little glass vial in the box, orangey oil. Iono, this some white ppl shit. I did use it once when I got my hair wet. I just rubbed some on there. Noticed nothing. 

-BioRepublic Skincare Aloe Rescue Revitalizing Fiber Mask

This was my first time using a sheet mask and it was gross and weird, but I loved it. It took a minute for me to figure out how to unwrap the shit, but once I got it on my face it felt all cool and good and I was like okay yaas. Left it on for about fifteen min, took it off, rubbed the aloe shit into my face, applied argan and I was good to go. Felt VERY REFRESHED after using this. Mask says it has vitamin e and phytocollagen and shit and that all sounds good to me. I'm def bout to start getting into sheet masks. 

-Davroe Smooth Senses Anti-Frizz Shampoo & Conditioner

Little sample sizes. I am interested in using this but have yet to, so nothing to report. 

-SheaMoisture Weightless Shit 

Some Creme Rinse and some Other Shit. I am mostly anti-Shea Moisture, I think their products are shit, at least for my kinky ass hair. I'll prob at least try this though, but I have no expectations. Or, I do but they're bad :')

ohhhh also, I feel Birchbox kinda just threw this SheaMoisture shit in here last minute, to ~*~customize~*~ my box once they realized I was black? Lol because they provided a little card in the box that lists all the products and SheaMoisture is not listed I AM TRULY SCREAMING TO DEATH

-Manna Kadar Cosmetics, sample from their The Day Dream Palette 

LOVE the little glittery shadow they provided. Reading my product card, I only just now realized it's an eyeshadow lol I'd been just swiping it on my cheeks as a highlighter of sorts. I love it, it's super cute and glowy and kind of pink. Def want to get into Manna Kadar and I'm not even a huge makeup bitch.

-Marcelle Hydra-C 24H Energizing Hydrating Gel

Haven't used this yet but they're telling me this has green tea, cucumber extracts, and vitamins c and e, which I only just now realized so it's making me want to use it. I have oily skin so it should prob work well? We'll see!  

-Eyeko Liquid Eyeliner

Cool, like a little marker. Blackity black black. 

So that's all the shit. Some of it was cool, and I do have some new products I want to try more of and continue using but I am not wholly excited about Birchbox. However I am excited about trying other, better boxes, and thus, the silver lining. Anyway what first world problem shit is this???