POPSUGAR Must Have February 2014 (SPOILERS!)

[farrah3]

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Do you know how often they have sales?
G&G has frequent sales.  Free shipping on any order is more rare.  I believe I placed my "Free Shipping" order on Black Friday.....but I could be wrong.

 

[Mommy Subs]

Thank you!

 

[Baublesntreats]

OK, I have my box.  Here are my thoughts:

I love the jewelry roll.  I never even thought about getting one before, but I travel a few times a year, and it will definitely come in handy.  

I have a lot of dark red nail polish, but I've never used ncLA, so I will give it a try.  Red (especially this shade) is my favorite color, so I'm always happy to have more of it.

The serum and lip gloss/lipstick are nice, but I think those will go into my swap/gift pile because I don't really need them.  

I love the scent of the candle!  I don't always like floral scents, but this one is great.  I will probably burn it tonight!

The candy is very cute and tasty.  A nice little Valentine's Day touch.

The Dial body wash is fine.  Who knows, maybe it will be super moisturizing and will do wonders for my dry winter skin!  If not, it's still body wash, which I'm not too picky about.  I'll definitely use it.  

I probably won't use the discount code for Sugarwish because it's still overpriced for what it is, IMO.  I'm a little upset that the Gorjana "gift card" is more of a coupon code because it can't be combined with other offers or used on sale items.  But I'll keep it anyway and see if there's ever something from the site that I really want.  

I don't love everything in this box, but I do like it as a whole.  There isn't anything that I don't like, and there are a couple of things that I'm very happy about.  It's a win for me!  

 

 

[kgus22]

got my box and my jewelry roll has some light red stains on the interior and this giant line going across is /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Shauna999]

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got my box and my jewelry roll has some light red stains on the interior and this giant line going across is

Send PS and email and attach this photo-  they are really good at making things right, I'm  sure they'll send you a new one. 

 

[kgus22]

Send PS and email and attach this photo-  they are really good at making things right, I'm  sure they'll send you a new one. 

this is my first month so I don't know how their CS is. I sent them an email through the form on their page. once they respond I'll attach the photo. thanks for the advice.

 

[MichiChan]

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[nectarbean]

I hope that's an isolated incident and not a repeat of the gloves. Man those gloves left a bad taste in my mouth.

 

[barbyechick]

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got my box and my jewelry roll has some light red stains on the interior and this giant line going across is

That's why I wasn't impressed when I saw it in person, mine has mediocre stitching on the inside and threads sticking out all around the perimeter.

 

[Fashion Diva]

That's why I wasn't impressed when I saw it in person, mine has mediocre stitching on the inside and threads sticking out all around the perimeter.

Given the retail price point, does anyone think it's possible that the jewelry rolls were irregulars they offloaded on Popsugar? I've seen quite a few on FB and Instagram that had issues with holes, color bleeding, unstitched flaps, etc., but since I've never seen one in a store I don't have a legit comparison (nor has my own box arrived or even shipped yet for me to review, which is pretty typical for me with PS). I love jewelry rolls and always find a use for them so either way I'm sure it will be used. Depending on design they can be great to store makeup brushes.

 

[stephstrong]

Given the retail price point, does anyone think it's possible that the jewelry rolls were irregulars they offloaded on Popsugar? I've seen quite a few on FB and Instagram that had issues with holes, color bleeding, unstitched flaps, etc., but since I've never seen one in a store I don't have a legit comparison (nor has my own box arrived or even shipped yet for me to review, which is pretty typical for me with PS). I love jewelry rolls and always find a use for them so either way I'm sure it will be used. Depending on design they can be great to store makeup brushes.

I remember the caramel corn having a misspelled word on the front of the package, and those gloves seemed to have fingers that were too long for most, I'm beginning to think some items are seconds or overstock that companies are trying to rid themselves of (calendar in jan box). Just my opinion!

 

[barbyechick]

Given the retail price point, does anyone think it's possible that the jewelry rolls were irregulars they offloaded on Popsugar? I've seen quite a few on FB and Instagram that had issues with holes, color bleeding, unstitched flaps, etc., but since I've never seen one in a store I don't have a legit comparison (nor has my own box arrived or even shipped yet for me to review, which is pretty typical for me with PS). I love jewelry rolls and always find a use for them so either way I'm sure it will be used. Depending on design they can be great to store makeup brushes.

Ooh thanks for the idea! I'd feel weird gifting it and was trying to find a use but that may be one, brushes! I'd love any others people can think of! I can't remember what they retail for but I think it's on par with quality I'd find at Marshall's, target, teen section at nordys, so it's not bad just average on that scale.

 

[colorfuldez]

im so exciteddd my box is going to be here either sometime today or on mondayy!!! I cant wait to see whats inside

 

[feisty1]

My box is out for delivery!

 

[greeneyedfoxxx]

I received my box last night and I slept on it before I passed judgment.

My favorite two items are the lip gloss and the "serum." The gloss is a nice nude which you could wear anywhere really and I put it on last night and woke up with it still on! I have skin on the dry side and am always looking for moisturizers that are both organic/natural and do not have sunscreen for evening. Looks like I have 2 to try from GB and now Pop.

I like the polish as well, especially since it is 5 free and the color is great! I'm sure I have an old OPI that is similar but I'll take this! Only issue is I'm receiving polish in both GB and Ipsy this month, different colors though.

I'll use the candle eventually but I have so many travel candles and am getting another from Yuzen.

The candy is ok. I'm not a cinnamon fan but I'll figure out a way to use them on treats! Packaging is very cute!! I may have to reuse. 

Now the jewelry roll looked promising but it is not well made inside and certainly not worth $45, I'd say $10-15. I like how it ties as the one I have snaps but it has a better interior design for rings and things. I've been using the bags I've gotten from jewelry in Pop Sugar in the past to travel with and that has worked great! I will probably gift this to my sister-in-law.

So my major gripe is that the things I like/will use in this box are things I could (and do) get in my cheaper beauty subs. I'm very surprised there wasn't jewelry, a home item or something "sexy" in this box. I gifted this to my best friend and I'm a bit embarrassed. I should have gone with Ipsy and saved $20 (got a $10 off deal). Then she still would have gotten a pink bag, lip gloss and nail polish. I hope she enjoyed the box as she doesn't do any sub boxes.

And notice I did not mention the body wash as I just can't with that mess. I'll stick it in the closet and hopefully get to it.

I give this a solid 6/10. I'll use some stuff happily but will be hoping for more fun and real surprises next month!!

 

[Vikki120306]

Hey you guys, Groupon has a bunch of Gorjana scarves in sale for $18.99. A few of them look to be the same as the ones they have on their site for $60+.

 

[camel11]

I think I saw some people mention the roll was included in the gg clearance, which would support the leftovers theory.

 

[camel11]

One of the scarves on groupon is from a past box, the blue stripes with coral border, fyi.

 

[OiiO]

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I think I saw some people mention the roll was included in the gg clearance, which would support the leftovers theory.
I knew it looked familiar! That's right, I'm pretty sure I saw it when I shopped clearance a few weeks ago.

 

[mmittag7]

Heads up ladies- the Gorjana & Griffin scarves are on Groupon today for $18.99- including the zuma scarf we got in a previous box for anyone who missed out on that!