Do you want to know what one of my favorite things is? I love to get things in the mail. Even though I make the purchase and know exactly what is coming, it is still like Christmas on the day it arrives. The anticipation of waiting for the package and following the tracking online just make it all that much more exciting when it finally shows up on your doorstep. So...when I heard about BirchBox, I knew it was right up my alley. BirchBoxes are "Hand-picked beauty and lifestyle samples, delivered to your door for $10/month + Birchboxes Ship Free!" Here are just a few of the companies that provide samples.

I decided to register for this monthly subscription and my first box arrived yesterday and did not disappoint.

Inside was a sample of No. 4 Clarifying Shampoo, 2 samples of 100% Pure Green Apple Nourishing Body Cream (this cream goes on thick, but absorbs immediately and feels amazing), Viva La Juicy Perfume (it just so happens to be my daughter's favorite scent so she scored that), Caudalie Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Radience Cream, and a full size lip gloss from Model Co called Showgirl Red that retails for $16.00 so the box has already paid for itself. The lip gloss color, by the way, is fantastic. The perfect shade of pink. Here I am sporting it.

Click here to sign up for your own monthly subscription.