April Birchbox - Motorcycles!



Hot, eh?

Warm weather is here (for the time being) and that means it is getting to be motorcycle riding season! We have a 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 and we have taken it on quite a few road trips. We have several planned for the spring and summer, with most recent being a trip to Table Rock Lake in Missouri over Memorial Day weekend. My husband's father recently passed away after a long battle with cancer and he asked for his ashes to be spread over the lake. He was a huge motorcycle fan and the reason my husband is also a fan and we wanted to take him on one final ride before he's put to rest.
Motorcycle rides are exhilarating and so much fun, but they also can be tough on the face, hair, and body. I always wear a bandana to keep my hair from turning into a tangly mess and try my best to remember sunscreen. I was happy to find that my Birchbox this month had several products that went along with the start of motorcycle season. 

 

Sorry for the blurry picture, too low of light and too shaky of hands.



No. 4 Non-Aerosol Hairspray - $32.00 - I've heard so many good things about this brand and I'm excited to have received this sample. The bottle is the perfect size to throw in my bag for hair refreshes after being on the motorcycle. I haven't used this much yet to really get a feel for it because I just got my hair cut and haven't been experimenting much with styling it but I am glad that I received it and will use it in the future.

 

Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish - $10.00 - I was so excited to see this nail polish and I immediately put it on. The color changing is pretty cool, it started off a peachy pink and turned a bright red. From here things started to go a little wonky. First, the formula is quite goopy and didn't go on smoothly. As I've said before, I am the most impatient person when it comes to my nails and I ended up jacking up what was on my nails and smearing half of the rest all over my fingers. I put a top coat on, not sure if I was supposed to, but since the color change worked I imagine it was okay. Out on the motorcycle, after being in the sun for awhile the color change stopped happening and it started to go neon peach and get some weird spots. Could have been the sunscreen I sprayed on myself, I imagine that would interfere with something affected by the sun. So after this long, rambling explanation of my trials with the nail polish, my final review is that it is a cool effect but messy and could be affected by other stuff you use. 

 

Whish Shave Crave Shave Cream - $20.00 - I don't normally use shave cream when I shave, I've been stuck on the Venus Embrace razors for several years now. Occasionally I will use a shave cream, especially if I have especially dry skin. This cream smells nice and it worked as a lotion as well. I'll keep it around for those extra dry skin days.

 

Supergoop! Daily Correct SPF 35 CC Cream - $32.00 - BB creams, CC creams and the like are beginning to feel like big fat gimmicks. After using several I've found that they really aren't new. They've been around for awhile, but boringly called tinted moisturizer. People want something that sounds fancy, so they gave them fancy names. But enough about my issues with current marketing trends. This is another thing that I will use, but probably would not buy. I had already done my eye makeup before going on our ride but hadn't put anything on my face besides blush. I hate spraying regular sunscreen on my face because it feels so greasy. This was a quick alternative that made my skin look nice as well.

 

Simple Revitalizing Eye Roll-On - $10.99 - I was pretty excited to see this full size eye roll on this month. I have been using Simple makeup remover wipes and do enjoy the brand. This eye roll on is nice and refreshing, although the other day I used it when my eyes were especially affected by allergies and it did burn a little. All other times I've used it I haven't had a problem. I'm always looking for good eye products to help with my sensitive skin and dark circles. The skin around my eyes also gets dry and irritated after being on the bike and this is easy to toss in my bag for a quick refresh. This product also came with a $1 coupon for any Simple product and I used that on a new package of makeup remover wipes. Win win!

 

 

All in all, another nice month from Birchbox. I do think that I enjoyed April's Ipsy more and will crown it the winner for this month. Keep up the good work Birchbox, I did like these products, but Ipsy really pulled out all the stops this month.