Birch Box March 2012

This is the first month I've gotten a Birch Box.  I recently subscribed to it after a friend of mine from school informed me of another similar box called My Glam. Her experience with My Glam wasn't so great, and so I decided to try a different one! 

Each month, Birch Box sends you four to five sample products for you to try from well known brands like bareMinerals and NARS, as well as less widely known brands such as One Love Organics and Exude. This month I got six!

March's box included (from left to right) Orofluido Elixir, Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint, a Color Club Neon Nail Polish, Annick Goutal Petite Cherie Perfume, Ahava Essential Day Moisturizer, and Tea Forté Skin-Smart Teas.

The Orofluido Elixir is a hair product. I'm not 100% sure what it does. Apparently you can get a tousled look with it, but also if put into your hair and then blow-dried, it gives a sleek straight look.  I'm really excited to try it out! It smells like vanilla, too, which is awesome. Right now I use Sedu Anti-Frizz Polishing Treatment, but I don't love it because I feel like it makes my hair oily faster, so maybe this one by Orofluido will tickle my fancy.

The Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint comes in six different colors. I got it in Pearl, which I feel may be a bit problematic seeing as I have a slightly darker skin tone, but it just leaves a shimmery, almost glow-y, finish on your skin.  It can be used almost as a highlight. It's very pretty. I wish the sample size were larger!

  

 I am so excited about this nail polish! At the moment I just look dumb because I've only put it on one nail, but I really wanted to try it out, and I love it! It's not a really sheer color (don't you hate when you buy a bright nail polish and then you get home and realize it's sheer as anything? It's so disappointing), it's actually quite vibrant. And this spring bright colors are all the rage so I think I'm going to be buying a few more of these :p

  

This perfume I'm not too sure about. It smells nice, but I always like my perfumes to smell sweet and almost fruity (and this one doesn't smell sweet or fruity).  And I also don't really like to wear perfume too often. I get tired of their scents really fast. But i'll have to try it out and see how it goes.

 This moisturizer I hear is pretty good. I'm really picky about my moisturizers. I don't like it when they're oily or make my hands feel sticky for a long time afterwards and this one doesn't do that.  It also smells pretty darn good, if you ask me.  Right now, though, I've been using Hand Food and have been loving it. I found it in a Sephora. I was waiting in line to pay and my hands were soo dry, so I just picked up one of the small bottles from the little display right at the register and bought it. And now I have a big bottle of it, too, sitting on my desk. I can't get enough of it. 

I'm not a big fan of tea, so I don't know if I'm going to like these, but apparently they're skin-smart. I got Honey Yuzu, green tea for natural renewal, Cucumber Mint, green tea for youth, and Cherry Marzipan, green tea for corrective repair. I may have to try them even though I probably won't like them. But if they're skin-correcting, it's worth it, right?!