Welcome back to a new school year, collegiettes! My name is Kelli Eichorn, and I’m honored and excited to be in charge of the Gator Glam blog this year. I’m a junior telecommunications major from Tampa, FL, and my favorite things include reading, writing, spending time with my family and friends, and, of course, being pampered.
Gator Glam is a blog dedicated to all things makeup, skin care, and beauty. From makeup tutorials and hair tips and tricks to the latest products on the market, I hope to bring insightful information to all of my readers while keeping them stylish and beautiful! Now that you know a little bit about me, I’d like to introduce you to one of my new favorite beauty secrets: Birchbox.
Over the summer, my eyes were opened to something I never dreamed would be possible: a makeup delivery service! Birchbox is a monthly beauty subscription service that sends 4-5 deluxe samples right to your door based on your online profile for only $10 a month.
You can go online, fill out your contact information and what products you like (or don’t like!), and wait for your monthly present to yourself! If you like the products, you can go online to Birchbox.com and buy more of the product. You can also read reviews, rate products, watch videos from the product founders, and more.
This sounded like a dream come true to me, so I went around and asked people what they thought about their Birchboxes:
“I personally don’t have a positive impression of Birchbox. (I know… Shocking). It’s really fun getting a box full of beauty goodies each month, but I’ve never really found anything that I want to use. I’ve gotten at least five Birchboxes, and I’m pretty sure almost all of the products from them were thrown in a drawer, never to be seen again.” – Alyssa Fagien, public relations senior
“I definitely recommend Birchbox. It sends you so many products that normally you wouldn’t think about buying. I use Birchbox so I am able to try new health and beauty products without paying the expensive price, and it’s exciting to open the box not knowing what I am going to get. I found a great new hair product that I have continued buying. I now swear by it!” – Shelby Scott, economics senior
I may have received some mix reviews, but I encourage my readers to try Birchbox for themselves and keep coming back for new makeup and beauty tips!