Seeing Spots

The first thing I noticed is the since difference. I haven't had a Birtchbox since about 2015 and I do still have one of the boxes and this new one is about half the size. I don't really have a problem with this but it did feel a little disappointing at first.


This is one of those magic cloths for removing makeup without products. I never used one of these before but I have seen them in blogs and vlogs and this one is tiny. It looks a little like a panty liner.

It's very soft and it does say it has to be machined wash before use. Mine is currently in the washing basket so I can't say if it works or not but I can say it's very soft and I hope it works as I'm planning on taking it on holiday. I will also take some face wash but it will good to have at the end of the day.

This smells amazing, it's a lovely thick and rich cream and will be a nice addition to my hand cream collection (I own so many hand creams)

Cargo Blush
This was one of my bonus items for signing up to Birchbox. I love the colours. It makes me excited for summer.

Models Co Highlighter 


Each month you get to pick from a couple of products. This month we could pick between two shades of Models co Highlighter. I went for Frosé and it's such a beautiful colour. When I swatched this it came off very pink. The booklet does say it's very delicate and my packaging is slightly damaged on the hinge but I think they were more meaning the powder itself.
Fill & Tame


I haven't had a brow product for quite a while and I think I've only used the Maybeline version with any success.


I like how small the brush is and I hope this will be a good colour for me. The shade on the tube is Brunette so I have high hopes.

Percy and Reed Wonder Balm


I love the promises this product makes. You put it in towel dried hair and it's meant to help protect it. It sounds like it will be ideal for holidays and I'm hoping there is enough in this to cover a full two weeks away.
Spectrum Brush


Again this was part of the initial box offer. I've heard a lot about spectrum brushes but I don't own any.

The bristles are very soft and I'm excited to start using this brush.



Overall I'm really happy with this box. I feel like I've made a good choice subscribing to this box.

I paid just under £80 for a 6 months subscription including P&P which isn't bad, I like that you know one of the products beforehand and get a choice of shades. What I forgot to mention is as well as the shade option you can select "Suprise Me".

Next month there is a choice between two matt liquid lipsticks. A pink and a red. from the images I've looked at I can't say I loved either so I went with suprise me. I think I would get more wear from the pink but at the same time I probably won't wear either very often.

I have to say I'm a sucker for nice packaging and these have excellent packaging and you could easily reuse the box for some extra storage.

The think wire headband looks good and for the short time, I've worn them felt very comfortable.  The headphone part is quite small but fully cover my ears and seems to be quite good at cancelling out noise when I didn't have music playing.


My initial thoughts on the cable were that it seemed a little flimsy but after using the headphones it seems fine and more robust than my first thoughts. It's also a decent length which means It was easy to keep my iPod in my jeans pocket (yes I still use an iPod).


The volume control is done by sliding the switch in the below picture. I'd prefer buttons but you can't have it all. There is also a pause button and what looks like a microphone but I haven't tested these as I've only spotted that from looking at these pictures.


I'm looking forward to using these on the flight and I will try and update this post with my thoughts once I've used them for a longer period of time.

The biggest downside was the price which was £25 plus P&P but they do look good, they are comfortable and I'm very happy with them so far.