August Birchbox & Bonus Mystery Duo

August Birchbox - "Away We Go"

Birchbox was the second beauty box I signed up for and this is my 3rd box from them and comes in at £10 per month + p&p (£2.95).  There is a beauty questionnaire that you fill in for this box, though I have found they don't tend to stick to this too much.  I have read mixed reviews and a lot of people complaining about getting duplicate products from month to month.  Their reward points seem pretty good and there is a wide variety of things you can purchase in their store.

In my "Away We Go" August Birchbox I received:

NUDE - ProGenius Omega Treatment Oil (5ml)

Vasanti - BrightenUp Enzymatic Face Rejuvenator (20g)

Number Four - Lumiere d'Hiver Super Comb & Protect (30ml)

Supergoop - CC Cream (2x 3ml)

Chella - Ivory Lace Highlighter Pencil

Book - The Proposal By Tasmina Perry (1 chapter)

Not overly impressed with this box, the CC cream was very dark/orange, I wouldn't call it "light to medium" at all.  I was also not too fussed about the chapter sample from a book.  However, the highlighter pencil is amazing, so easy to blend and feels gorgeous.  The rest is so-so, they are all decent sized samples and are all of nice quality, I'm just not sure how much use I will get out of them.

August Birchbox Mystery Duo

This month Birchbox were running a promotion whereby if you signed up to Emerald Street's newsletter, you received a free mystery duo.  I received theBalm How 'Bout Them Apples for cheeks and lips and Laura Mercier Body Butter.  

The Mystery Duo more than made up for my slight disappointment from this month's box.  What do you think about Birchbox?  Are there any beauty boxes I'm missing out on?

Alys x