Birchbox (March 2018)

Every month, Birchbox will send 5+ beauty samples from a variety of makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, and fragrance categories - personalized to you based on your Beauty Profile. Plus, you'll get tips and tricks on how to use them.

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The March 2018 theme is "Finally. Spring." Following are the items I received:

ACURE ORGANICS Brilliantly Brightening Facial Scrub (1oz deluxe sample, ~$2.50) - This paraben-free, botanical-rich cleanser exfoliates and boosts skin's radiance.

SAND & SKY Brilliant Skin Purifying Pink Clay Mask (0.45oz deluxe sample, $10.50) - Detoxify and brighten your complexion with this mask made from Australian kaolin clay, organic aloe vera, and Kakadu plum.

ORIBE Straight Away Smoothing Blowout Cream (0.5oz deluxe sample, $4.40) - Get sleek, shiny hair without sacrificing body thanks to this styling balm that fights frizz and flyaways.

SUPERGOOP! Daily Correct CC Cream SPF 40 in Fair/Light (0.1oz sample, $2.00) - This CC cream is a top-seller thanks to its lightweight formula that won't clog pores. The shade-adjusting technology evens out tone and blurs imperfections while providing SPF.

WINKY LUX Glazed Lips Donut Lip Gloss in Sugar Glaze (0.05oz mini, ~$10.71) - Inspired by donut frosting, this pearl shimmery gloss looks (and smells) just as sweet. Wear alone or on top of lip color for a multidimensional look.
                                                                                                                    

The Verdicts:

Acure Organics' face scrub smells fantastic. It's hard to describe, but a bit citrus-y and a lot aloe. The texture is very gritty and it sloughs off a lot. Maybe a little too rough for me, but I have sensitive skin anyway and don't really need much in the way of exfoliation. I'm definitely going to squeeze every last granule from the tube on my deep-cleansing days though.

Everybody knows I love a good face mask. Not just for the benefits to my skin, but they are just fun! This Sand & Sky clay mask is no exception. It goes on nice and smooth and dries up, pulling out all those impurities, and effectively terrifying my dogs. It smells so good. It took me FOREVER to place it. Jergens Original Moisturizer with cherry almond essence! I used it all the time back in the day because I LOVED that scent! Took me back...

The Oribe blowout cream is a little sticky going on, but it smells AH-mazing! And it adds a lot of shine to my hair and totally does what it says it will.

I'm the biggest Supergoop! geek. This CC cream, though... not so much. It kinda left a cake-y finish.

The Winky Lux lip gloss is super fun. It is delicious... totally kissable. It has a nice cool tint to it to keep the pink of the gloss from being TOO pink. I tried it alone (middle picture on the left) and on top of the Revlon lipstick I sampled in last month's Birchbox (bottom photo).

This March 2018 box has a total value of $30.11. Not only is that three times the cost of the box, I tried four new brands this month. Can't wait to see what surprises Birchbox has in store for me in April!