Ok, so back to some blogposting. Now that I have a new job and some time, hopefully I can get several posts up in a week. At least this post and the next one will be lifestyle posts. Today, I’m going to give a quick review of my February 2018 BirchBox Man. For those who don’t know, Birchbox Man is a monthly subscription service for $10 a month (used to be $20/month) that sends you sample sizes of different grooming or lifestyle products. I had cancelled my subscription a while back to cut my costs, but not that they’ve lowered the prices, I’ve decided to try them again.
Each box usually comes with five items, and this month was no exception. They always print the items and a description on a nice piece of card stock.
This month, the five items were:
- Billy Jealousy Gold Standard All Over Wash
- Clinique for Men Face Scrub
- DTRT Smooth Start Shaving Cream
- Hims Multivitamins
- Oribe Silver Pearl Eau De Parfum
Billy Jealousy All Over Wash
Billy Jealousy is a common brand for Birchbox. In face, I feel like every box has at least one or two Billy Jealousy products. Most of the time, I have not been too impressed with them. In many cases, I also don’t like the smell. This one does seem a bit different though. With the papaya extract, it smells quite nice, and the fact that it works for hands, body, hair, and face is a big plus. I washed my hands with it. No special feeling, but I do like the fresh smell.
Clinique for Men Face Scrub
I washed my face with this. The beads were really tiny, much smaller than I’ve seen in other face scrubs. It just felt ok right after I washed my face, but a few minutes later, my face felt really nice and soft. I’ll have to wait and see on this one.
DTRT Shaving Cream
This one just didn’t do it for me. I’m used to more thick gels, and I had to use nearly half the sample tube to cover my face for a shave. And when I actually shaved, it clumped up in the razor. It felt good on my skin both during and after, but with the amount of product I’d have to use, I think there are better options.
Hims Multi-vitamins
These are some interesting multi-vitamins. They taste great for sure, but when you look in the nutritional info, the main thing they have is biotin (supposedly good for hair and nails). I’ll have to wait and see if I notice any difference after using the sample pack if I should get some more. Regardless, I’d still have to take my regular multi-vitamins if I got these.
Oribe Silver Pearl
This is a great smelling fragrance (I only wish they put it in a mini-spray bottle). It’s got a strong, but not too sensual scent. That said, at $105 for a full size, it’s a bit too expensive in my opinion. Thus, I probably won’t buy more after I use up the sample.
Summary
In summary, I’ll have to wait a bit longer for how these $10 boxes go, but I’m keeping my subscription for now.
Platinum Bryan 