Birch Box

In my life I've happened to acquire an unbelievable amount of beauty products. I love creams, oils, blushes, lipsticks, eye liner (man, how I LOVE eyeliner)...and I've got drawers full to prove it. When I heard about the next gen of sampling; Birch Box, I had to sign up. Now with three shipments under my belt (and at only $10) per month, I can honestly say I'm hooked. And I'm already writing an apology to Sephora and department store beauty counters (okay, Barney's, Bendel's and Saks in particular) that I no longer need your services or products [at least for the meantime.] Birch Box offers it's customers discounts on full sized products of any of those included in their monthly shipments. Case in point: I stopped by the Beverly Center Sephora last weekend in search of some lip gloss and foundation. I settled on something completely different - NARS' "The Multiple." Before I opened it, my Birch Box came with a sample size (all I need because I switch products so often!!) of the exact product in the exact shade I had just purchased. One trip back to Bev Center and boom, returned full size, keeper sample size, happy Shannon.