February Birchbox
Happy belated Valentine's Day to all of you lovelies! I'm sorry I've been slacking on posts; if you follow me on Twitter (
@laurakasbaum) or Instagram (
@lauracaffeine), you will see that all I do is study study study. Such is life while in nursing school.
I was super happy to see my February Birchbox in the mailbox today. Last week I got an e-mail saying that delivery was delayed because of that nasty winter storm they had out east (what did they name it? Winter Storm Nemo? Must be an east coast thing; here in the midwest, we have so many snowstorms that we would run out of names for them quite quickly).
This month's theme:
Red Carpet Ready
In my box:
Color Club
Nail Polish in Wild Cactus
Shoo away winter blues with this on-trend emerald polish.
I really loved the last polish I got from Color Club, a rose gold polish called "Put A Pin In It" so I'l interested to see how this polish actually looks on my toes.
Dr. Jart+
Black Label Detox BB Beauty Balm
From the brand that brought BB creams to the U.A., this gold-standard formulation has mineral SPF 25 and a satiny, matte finish.
One of my favorite bloggers, Kristina from
Pretty Shiny Sparkly, mentioned this BB cream in her latest
haul video and since I loved the other Dr. Jart+ BB cream I tried (also from Birchbox) I was really excited when I saw that this was in my box! (
This is the other one I tried; it is no longer available from Birchbox, but Sephora carries this brand now!)
SKIN&Co
Roma Cleansing Body Gel with Olive and Sicilian Orange Extracts
You won't be able to go back to regular soap after trying this freshly scented, antioxidant-packed shower gel from Rome.
I try to be careful with shower gel samples; I feel like a lot of soaps I try really dries my skin out (dry skin on my body, overly oily skin on my face...trust me, very annoying) so I might have B use this one if it makes my skin dry.
twistband
Thick Headband
Made with soft elastic, these colorful headbands keep your hair out of your face without any creasing or tugging.
I love twistband's headbands and hair ties. I have a variety of colors (as well as some that are similar from
Anthropologie) and I always get compliments when I wear them. I also hate that crease you get from a normal hair tie, so I usually wear these every day (unless I'm working out...they do not stay in your hair during vigorous exercise).
My extra this month was a Ghiradelli chocolate in milk chocolate and caramel...I ate it right after taking the above picture. I love love love Ghiradelli chocolates. The dark chocolate and raspberry is my #1 favorite.
Birchbox is a monthly subscription service that puts 4-5 deluxe beauty samples (plus extras!) in your mailbox for just $10 per month! Not only will you get exposed to new and exciting products by brands that may be new to you, but if you love the products you can buy them through Birchbox's website and earn points towards future purchases. You can also leave feedback on products in your box and get 10 points for each piece of feedback. 100 points gets you $10 to spend in the Birchbox shop!