December Birchbox-Love it, or hate it?

I got my Birchbox in the mail today!

I almost made it without cheating, but, as the old saying goes, "Once a cheater, always a cheater..." Haha. 

I just can't help it. I NEED to know what to look forward to. 

:0)

Look how cute the packaging is!

They used white glittery paper and the card that tells you what you got was made into a Christmas card. 

How cute!

And here is all my goods.

I got Harvey Prince-Yogini-8.8ml is$26 or 50ml for $55

This sample is HUGE! This is what I want out of a perfume sample. 

It's about the size of two samples put together.

I normally try to dip, dodge, and dive away from perfume samples from BB.

I can get perfume samples for FREE...but if I'm going to get one from BB, I want it to be like this.

The only thing is, I HATE this perfume. :0( Waah. 

It has sandalwood, Egyptian myrrh, and grapefruit. I'm smelling the myrrh, good for Christmas, not good for my headaches. Ugh. 

This was a fail. 

Befine-Gentle Cleanser-3.4fl oz is $25

This is a 1oz travel size.

This is what I expect when I pay money for samples.

I love travel size products because it gives you the opportunity to try it for a while. 

This is made with sugar, rice, and oat extracts.

It smells minty, and I looked at the ingredients...it has peppermint extract in it.

My picture flipped! Lol.

JOUER-lipgloss in Birchbox Pink-full size is $20

This is the smallest lipgloss I've ever seen...but it is a sample, after all.

It goes on pretty sheer, but it is buildable. I put a couple of coats on this swatch.

L'Oreal Professionnel

Mythic Oil

4.2 oz for $30

I don't know if it's because last month I got an Oscar Blandi hair mist in a 2oz travel size or what, but I thought I'd get something bigger....Hmmmph. lol.

This is smaller than the perfume sample. Meh.

It is oil though, and oil goes a long way...

Nicely packaged goody bag.

These were my "extras." Prep-Show Stoppers-Designer fashion tape

24 for $9.99

Recharge-eboost

Orange Natural energy booster

20 packets for $28

My final thoughts: 

I really liked the packaging of this month's box. It was super cute and festive. 

I thought the contents of this month's box was meh. I think out of all my past boxes, this was the one I liked the least. I wasn't impressed with any of the products. I didn't hate it, but if I could have, I would have skipped this month and saved my $10 for a rainy day. 

What did you get in your box? Love it? Hate it? Have you tried any of these products before? 

What are your thoughts?

XO