Used and Reviewed: January Birchbox

I was very lucky this Christmas to receive a 3-month subscription to Birchbox from one of my good friends (ingenious right?). 

When these beauty boxes hit the blogging/vlogging world, I have to admit that the countless posts about what people got in their boxes got a bit redundant. Now that I have received my own, I completely understand the excitement that surrounds them. So I hate to say it but, here is yet another post about a beauty subscription service.  

These things look so much smaller in person. 

{From L to R: VMW Hypoallergenics Face-Hand-Body lotion; Zoya nail polish in Kristen; Jouer lipgloss in Birchbox Pink; Eboost Orange Natural Energy Booster; Harvey Prince Yogini perfume}

I wasn't expecting to find anything that I was going to love, but these three are amazing and I would actually repurchase them - except maybe the lotion because if you take into account its $45 price tag, it really isn't that amazing. 

I was shocked when I saw the Zoya nail polish, because the color is so up my alley and I don't have anything like it. It's a pale blue-grey (not at all lavender like it is showing up as) that I like to describe as my "winter blue". It is so beautiful and goes nicely with gold jewelry. Looking at my other nail polishes, this sample size bottle is all I need. 

While I was cleaning out my makeup for the new year, I decided that I hate lip gloss and was very close to getting rid of all the ones I own (except for the Clarins one; that one is amazing!). So I had below zero expectations for the Jouer lip gloss that came in this box. Knowing that I would hate the look of it on my bare lips I put it on top of completely nude lips achieved by MAC's naked lip liner. 

{SO sorry for the weird lip pout; it was the only good picture of the lip gloss}

I cannot believe how much I like this lip gloss. It's very sheer so it looks like a much more toned down version of what it does in the tube, it is completely non-sticky, and it actually feels moisturizing. I would actually purchase the full size of this, if it wasn't sold out on their website right now. 

So there's my 2 cents. Overall I really enjoyed receiving this months birchbox and I may have to subscribe myself once my gift period has ended. Hope you enjoyed reading!

~Vida