Ipsy vs Birch Box-January

I have been hearing about Birch Box in YouTube beauty videos for a while so I decided to sign up and see what I would get.  I signed up on birchbox.com and had to wait to be invited to subscribe to the monthly boxes.  While I waited I decided I would also sign up for the ipsy glam bag and I could compare the two  for a few months and stay with the one I liked the best.  I received my first shipment from each of them in January. 

What I got in my ipsy bag

Nailtini in Bloody Mary (full size) I'm not the biggest fan of red nail polish but it is a really pretty color.  It chipped pretty fast but I think it will be a really good color on my toes in the summer.
Soho Concealer Brush (full size) I use it for eye shadow and it works betterfor that in my opinion.
Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange Body Butter (2.5 oz) This stuff is amazing.  It smells so good and its really moisturizing.
Josie Maran Argan Oil (.17 oz) It says it can be used for hair, body, face or as a cuticle oil.  I like it best as a cuticle oil.
Big Sexy Hair Spray and Play Hairspray (1.5 oz) I've used this before and i really like it.  I don't think I've tried and product from Big Sexy Hair that I have not liked.

What I got in my Birch Box

Model Co. Shine Ultra Lip Gloss in Showgirl Red It is a full size product and it comes with a little mirror on the side of the tube which is handy.  It's a really sheer reddish pink not too sticky and it smells really good.
No 4 Clarifying Shampoo (1.75 oz) This was the product I was most excited for when I opened the box.  my first impression was that the shampoo is really thick so it was hard to work through my hair. It smells pretty good but my hair felt kind of weird the next day so not sure how i feel about it yet. I'm going to have to try it again.
Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Perfume ( .05 oz) I don't like it.
Caudalie Vinexpert Radiance Day Cream SPF 15 (.1 oz) I have not tried this yet.  It is for dry skin which I only have in a couple of spots so it is probably not going to be the best product for me.
100% Pure Nourishing Body Cream in green apple (.066 oz) I got two of these tiny little samples.  I have not tried them out yet, but they are such small samples I don't think I will be able to get a very good impression of the product.

This month ipsy is clearly the winner. I will use everything I got in the bag and some of it I would purchase in a full size.  Birch Box had samples of more expensive products that I would not have tried otherwise, but of the five products the lip gloss is the only one I see myself using.