January 2014 Birchbox Review + Coupons

Before I get to my review of the January Birchbox, Birchbox has a load of coupons available now so if you’d like to shop or use up some points, there are plenty of coupons available, check the bottom of this post for details! If you want to find out what’s in your January Birchbox, just hit “box” in your Birchbox account (logged in) and you can see your box. This is box #24 and if you want to see all the variations, visit here and change the numbers at the end. It goes up to 75!

And… Also before I “review” please note this is the one box I forgot to change the address on. So I’m pretty much just telling you what’s in it. Whoops! My husband reports that the packaging for the January Birchbox is normal, but he didn’t include a photo of it. I was excited by a couple things here and the last item made me feel punished.

January 2014 Birchbox Review: Go Time

Every Birchbox has an information card. You know this. My husband didn’t take a photo of my punishment item – Ahmad Tea ($0.53). He knows I wouldn’t give two craps that it’s a Buckingham Palace-approved brand. It’s tea. Birchbox, you sent me tea two boxes ago. Why do you hate me?

Ok, it’s not really a punishment box, the rest of my box is awesomesauce.

I was excited by these postcards, because they fit with my New Year’s Bucket List! I actually need to add this to do – to send a note to a loved one – for this month to my calendar. I spent an hour today writing things in and stickering it. Birchbox did offer 15 Rifle Paper postcards for $20 ($$$!) in its Birchbox Plus program. I passed. UPDATE: These aren’t postcards, they are inspirational cards. But you could totally repurpose them and stick them on some card stock with some washi or put them in your smash book or whatever!

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser Starter Kit ($6.45 for the cleanser, $3 for the cloth = $9.45) Gently removes all the muck and sweeps away dead skin cells. It sounds luxurious!

Omnipotent Duosity Hair Treatment ($3.33) This is awesome! You fold up the package, tear it off, and squeeze the products out together so they can react! Birchbox says:

The gluten- and paraben-free formula goes to work immediately to repair years’ worth of hair damage, leaving strands lustrous, hydrated, and full of healthy bounce.

For me, I’d be happy if it repaired 3 weeks of Vermont.

INIKA Mineral Eyeshadow ($20 – full size) I love mineral makeup because of its versatility (wet or dry!) and natural ingredients! The box says it is “eternal marine” but that is supposed to be green, and this doesn’t look green to me. Husband says it is silver.

Camille Beckman Glycerine Hand Therapy ($0.58)  Midnight Monarch has top notes of jasmine and bergamot over a base of patchouli and sweet vanilla amber. My husband says (helpfully): “Doesn’t really smell. I don’t know what that smells like (I asked him if it smells like Angel, which is what I wear most of the time) and I have a cold so it might.”

My January Birchbox had a total value of $33.89. Considering that I get points back on rating each item, I’m pretty stoked about the value of this box! My husband will bring it home with him a few weeks when he visits. Check out all my Birchbox Reviews and don’t forget to take a look at other Beauty Subscription Boxes. You can find out more and subscribe to Birchbox here!

V-Day Alert: Also, I haven’t mentioned it elsewhere, but Birchbox Man on an annual subscription is really a screaming deal! It’s $195, so you get 12 boxes for the price of ten, plus 195 Birchbox points ($19.50 in the shop). All my husband’s Birchboxes have been really high value and I recommend this as an excellent Valentine’s Day gift!

Birchbox Coupons

• FREE Cynthia Rowley Beauty Liquid Liner ($18 value): With purchase of any Women’s Birchbox subscription or the Birchbox Ultimate Collection. Use promo code CYNTHIAROWLEYBEAUTY at checkout.
• FREE Birchbox Diamond Cosmetic Case ($18 value): With the purchase of any $35+ product order. Use code BBDIAMONDCASE at checkout.
• FREE Rebecca Taylor Makeup Pouch ($25 value): With qualifying purchase of any $55+ product order in the Birchbox Shop. Plus, this includes an exclusive 25% off Rebecca Taylor shopping discount inside the pouch. Use code REBECCAGIFT at checkout.
• FREE Roosevelt Supply Card Case ($25 value): With qualifying purchase of any $50+ product order in the Birchbox Man Shop. Use code ROOSEVELT at checkout.
• FREE Apolis Luggage Tag ($22 value): With any $35+ purchase of full-size Apolis products in the Birchbox Man Shop. Use code APOLIS at checkout.