BIRCHBOX Tea Order (40% off Winter Sale) ♥

The online Birchbox shop is amazing.

Full size cosmetics of course but they also carry 'Lifestyle', Home and Food products.

They are currently having a 40% off Winter Sale.

I browsed around and didn't think to get anything but quite the Tea selection.

...and I LOVE tea ♥

I couldn't help the sale price so I purchased a box of Organic Spring Jasmine Tea.

A first look.

Even their purchase orders come in a cute box--polka dots on the inside!

Is it weird that I get excited over that?

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A surprise bonus item!

Fatty Sunday's Chocolate Covered Pretzel

Milk chocolate + Crunchy toffee on a pretzel.

These little bonus items make me so happy♫

However I am not a fan of the salt+sweet products.

I am also not a fan of Toffee... :( So I passed this along to my husband who was pretty excited about it. yay!

Mighty Leaf Sample Pack - 3 samples

And that's not all!  Another bonus Tea sample pack!

I received a sample pack in a previous order as well.

Luckily, these are all 3 new flavors.

Bombay Chai, Organic Spring Jasmine and Chocolate Mint Truffle.

Gotta admit...that chocolate one scares me.

What the heck could a chocolate tea taste like?

I'll still try it though.

Mighty Leaf - Organic Spring Jasmine - 15 pouches

Here is my actual order.

Jasmine tea is one of my favorites and I wanted to try this brand.

$9.95 on sale for 40% off $5.97

Here is what the Mighty Leaf pouches look like.

It's super cute!! They come in a cute mesh baggie ♥

This particular pouch is from my previous tea sample.

The flavor was Ginger Twist.

It was yummy.

Free Mystery Samples

Camille Beckham Platinume Gold Imperial Repair Hand Therapy

A hand cream with Lemongrass Vert & Sparkling Grapefruit.

I smell a hint of vanilla in there somewhere.

SeaRx Birchsap Moisturizing Lotion

ugh...I received this same sample in my ipsy bag a few months ago.

The only reason I don't like this product is because there is a specific warning for it NOT to be used by anyone pregnant, nursing, or thinking of becoming pregnant.

That just terrifies me...what is in it that is potentially harmful?

So I'm super happy with my tea purchase, the bonus tea samples and bonus pretzel for my husband.

The mystery samples were 'meh' this time around.

I like the hand cream but the seaRx is a dud.

But no complaints of course since the samples were free ♥

BIRCHBOX Limited Edition: Fresh Start 2015 box ♥

So I decided to purchase the Fresh Start Box after all.

It's too good to pass up!

I used my points and a coupon code AND added a free mystery sample pack.

O how I love Birchbox ♥ 

My box arrived a bit dinged up on the corner though. 

Hopefully nothing inside is damaged.

A first look.

This was my free mystery sample pack.:

Harvey Prince Ageless Body Cream - Pink grapefruit, vanilla & shea butter

This cream came sealed and I haven't opened it because I have so many opened body creams right now. I'm going to keep this one sealed until I need to open it.  I suspect it smells good though.  I love anything with grapefruit in it.

My Sample Value $1.00

(Full size value $22.00)

Laura Geller Cool Lids Cream Eyeshadow - color *Silver Sands*

I've never tried a cream eyeshadow before but I really like this!

It's a neat color and swatches really nice.

I'm going to wear it this weekend.  Really happy with this sample ♥

My Sample Value $12.42 (wow)

(Full size value $19.00)

This was a Bonus Item:

Mighty Leaf Tea (3 pouches) - Orange Duce, White Orchard and Ginger Twist

From the moment I opened my box I could smell the tea.

This was a very nice surprise--a bonus item from Birchbox!

I love tea ♥ Never tried these types of flavors so I'm excited.

My Sample Value $1.99

(Full size value ~15 pouches $9.95)

I'm loving the Fresh Start Box.

KOR Water Aura Water Bottle - color *pink*

I was secretly hoping for the other color (blue) but pink is cute.

I'm already in love with this bottle.  I've tried a few bottles in the past and they never stuck with me.

I had one of the re-useable cups that come with a straw but the straw was such a pain to wash.  

Not to mention the lid wouldn't screw correctly resulting in spills.

Retail Value $9.95

BOMBAS Ankle Socks

ooo these are super comfortable!

They keep you warm in the winter and keep you cool in the summer.

Some kind of high tech design.  

I wish I could get more of these but they are pricey.

They also donate for every purchase pair.  That's awesome

Retail Value $9.00/pair

Juice Beauty Green Apple Age Defy Hand Cream

Juice Beauty is everywhere these days.  I like their products.

I already own this cream.  I received this full size in a Citrus Lane box and I'm still using it.

I also have their Stem Cellular Moisturizer that I use on my face.

The product smells really good--they smell like lemonheads, the candy.

Retail Value $12.00 

Mullein & Sparrow Pink Himalayan Bath Salts

I'm curious to try this.  I'm more of a shower person but I take occasional baths.

It smells intense and I'm not sure how much I should be putting in my tub. 

Probably a sprinkle.  I'm hoping to try this one soon.

I couldn't get an exact value on this size but it looks like it might be a half-size.

(Half-size) Retail Value est. $20.00

Yarok Feed your Ends Leave-in Conditioner

It's a spray version of a leave in conditioner.

100% vegan and all natural.

It looks like most of the ingredients are plant-based oils.

It smells very earthy too.

(Half-size) Retail Value est. $9.90

FIG+YARROW Healing Salve

This is a "mixture of healing herbs, botanical essences and nourishing oils that soothes and calms a range of skin ailments". This can be used on cuts, burns or on very irritated dry skin.

I actually have a few cuts and irritation going on around my fingers from the dry weather.

I've never tried a product like this.  Very interesting.

Retail Value $7.00

Vapour Organic Beauty multi-use Blush - color *Aura*

This can be used as a blush, eyeshadow or even on your lips.

It looks too bright for a blush...But I'll test it out.

It probably blends well.  I'll have to experiment with this one.

(Half-size) Retail Value $18.00

ILIA Lip Gloss - color *The Butterfly &I*

I love this color! It's very subtle and close to my natural lip color.

It's not sticky at all and not very thick either.

Retail Value $24.00  

There it is! the new Fresh Start Box ♥

I'd say it's a great curated box that promises all natural organic products.

A lot of the items were a first for me as well so it makes it worth buying to try out and expand on beauty products.  

I really like the lifestyle items: the bottle and socks.  They are ultimately what made me purchase the box. 

The total value of this box (roughly) comes to $125.26.  

(Including the free samples and bonus.)

The description says a value of $107 so yes, it's definitely there.

This box is selling for $42.00 and you can easily find 20% off coupons to bring the price lower.

I also used my points which brought it down even lower.