About Jill and Lauren: Jill and Lauren met at a wine tasting group in Baltimore. They bonded over the fact that they would never dump out any wine after tasting–that is just wasteful. Though Lauren now lives in Texas, they have stayed in touch and talk nearly every day, mostly about skincare and highlighters, which is why this blog came about. This blog served as a dumping ground for all of our opinions on subscription boxes and has now morphed into our opinions on… well, everything.
About Lauren: A self-proclaimed beauty junkie/hoarder with a serious Sephora problem. After years various subscription boxes, she has finally determined Allure Beauty Box and Play! by Sephora to be the best beauty boxes forevermore, Amen. Occasionally she tries to stop buying eyeshadow but she can’t stop. She won’t stop. In addition to the superficial stuff, she’s married to an awesome dude named Matt, and they have three cats. She’s a former radio DJ/indie music snob in a past life but now enjoys the simple pleasures of a good Taylor Swift and Alkaline Trio jam. She reads as many books as possible to combat her addiction to beauty YouTube videos and ridiculous television shows. (Hello, Bachelor In Paradise, and every Real Housewives franchise ever.) She also likes to talk about Vanderpump Rules with anyone who will listen. At one point, she wanted to learn calligraphy but succumbed to the death grip of adult coloring books.
About Jill: Jill is a lazy person disguised as a workaholic. She co-owns a shop in Balitmore with her husband Brian, and they are also about to open a brewpub because having just one business wasn’t enough for them. Jill also maintains a steady graphic design freelance business. Her biggest passion is traveling and having crazy adventures in third world countries. Her second biggest passion is food, though only by a slim margin. Not 5 minutes goes by without her planning her next meal in her head. In fact, if you talk to her for longer than 2 minutes she probably stopped listening to think about food at least once. She is a serious reality TV junkie and spends way too much time discussing the relationship intricacies of Vanderpump Rules characters. She derives an unnerving amount of joy from dressing her 95-lb dog in ridiculous costumes.
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Lauren, thank you for letting me know about y’alls blog (at work?)! I’m obsessed with Birchbox but I hate that they’ve changed their point system. That being said unless they get rid of it all together I probably still continue to subscribe. Unless there is another box out there that has a point system similar to the old Birchbox points. Thoughts about the change and if there is something else out there that I should consider?
I don’t know of a box that has a similar point system but the Play! by Sephora box is pretty legit! And the $10 you pay for the box does go towards your Beauty Insider points, so that’s kind of cool!
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