Inside the December 2013 Birchbox and January 2014 Birchbox

December 2013 Birchbox —

• I finally used one of the hair masks today and while it did leave my hair soft and my curls defined, it left a waxy residue on my hair after I rinsed it out. Luckily, that waxiness seems to have disappeared now that my hair is dry, but I’m hoping that my hair doesn’t feel heavy or weighed down tomorrow morning.
• The Mally lip color didn’t work for me, unfortunately, but it is a pretty color. I just don’t wear nudes well. Instead, I gave it to my sister who has a slightly deeper complexion than me and it seems to work on her just fine.
• I was not (!) a fan of the candle included in the box. It smelled far too soapy, not regular soap, but those generic strongly perfumed hotel soaps that just kinda give you a headache. Yeah, no.

• From those swatches alone, the Coastal Scents eye shadows look gorgeous. I can’t wait to use them! This sample is great because it isn’t limited to just one eye shadow and provides an ample amount of product to use.
• I previously owned the Burt’s Bees moisturizer and it broke me out so bad, so I definitely won’t be using that sample.
• I’m always eager to try new shampoos and conditioners, so I’m excited to use these from Fekkai.