May Birchbox!

Today I received my May birchbox in the mail. This month birchbox partnered up with gossip girl to send their subscribers the gossip girl themed birchbox. While I'm not a huge fan of the show I was excited to see the what Manhattan themed beauty products birchbox had in store. 

The packaging of this months birchbox is super cute!!! I was expecting more out of the contents of this month's box though, considering March's teen vogue birchbox was filled with trendy products. 

 

My box had four beauty products in it accompanied by one birchbox extra. 

.038 fl oz/ 1.13 mL Sample value $3.39

The first product in my birchbox was a perfume sample called Flor y Canto by the brand Arquisite. I am not familiar with this brand and was surprised to see the full size of this perfume is $165; I would never spend that much money on a perfume. I wasn't to fond of the white floral scent; so I gave it away.

.5 fl oz/ 15 mL Sample Value: $3.80

The next product in my birchbox was a hand and nail cream by the brand Caudalie. I was excited to get a hand cream and immediately tried this product it made my hands feel soft and smooth. I liked that this product doesn't have a greasy consistency.       

Full size! Value: $22

I also recieved a LipFusion Balm by Fusion beauty. I was really excited to receive a full size product in my birchbox. I wish I'd gotten a color rather than the clear balm but you can never have enough lip balms. I absolutely love this lip balm it made my lips feel really smooth and the feeling actually lasted for a few hours

1 flu oz/ 30 mL Sample Value: $2.94

The last beauty sample in my birchbox was the damage reverse Restorative Conditioner by Ojon. I haven't tried this product but have heard really good things about Ojon products. If this works on my thick hair I'll have no other choice but to purchase it!

Value: $0.83

My lifestyle extra this month was a cute gossip girl inspired note card.

Overall Birchbox Value: $32.93

Over all I was a little disappointing by this month's birchbox. While this was definately worth the $10 I spent on it. I definitely expected to receive at least one item that was actually makeup. The lip fussion balm is definitely the saving grace of this month's box for me. Aside from the slip on the box I didn't see how these products related to gossip girl.