Quarterly Co Nina Garcia *SPOILERS*

[chachithegreat]

I got my box today and I feel like it's worse than I thought from the spoilers. The bag looks cheap and the earrings are okay, but there are so many that are cuter on the Rue Gembon site? 

 

[Saffyra]

I looked up reviews for the Deux Luxe brand and they are cheap.  The most complaints are zippers not working and bag materials fraying and peeling off even with minimal use.

That is what sealed the fact that I'm returning the box.  If it was a good bag from a respectable company, it could have swayed me into keeping it.  But no.

 

[chachithegreat]

Oh, and super weird... the earrings are loose like that in the pouch. No card. 

 

[sparklesgirlxox]

If she couldn't have worked on it they should have cancelled the box  not had someone else work on it.   They created this mess  . 100 dollars is a  lot of money.  Maybe they were waiting for her to do things and that's why the box was delayed.   I  don't think this was a nice thing to do to people like myself who had really high hopes for the box

 

[MoiSurtout]

Thanks for posting pics! Looks like there are variations on the bag, mug and polish.
 
I love the Deux Lux makeup bags and pouches that I have. I’ve found the quality to be nice, with thick lining and decent hardware. They always come in nice dustbags, even if it’s just something small. But this bag isn’t for me. (I don’t mind faux leather for makeup pouches because it’s easier to wipe clean, but I prefer real leather for bags.)
 
Honestly I don’t think this box is so bad, it’s just that she set a high bar with the past ones. Her lack of tweets about it should’ve been a clue. I’m not going to unsub, but I’ll wait and see if she seems more involved in the next one. 
 
I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the last box, but they’re saying the next one will be in February. I almost wonder if they held back items for this box to be able to get the next one out on time, but I’ll be really surprised if they’re on schedule.

 

[sparklesgirlxox]

This box reminds me of social bliss box.   It had a cheap plastic purse and junky clearance items .   Thar box was 50 dollars and this one is 100.   Plus this one was know for quality

 

[MissKellyC]

I'm curious where the sparkle is at.... And it looks like the bag isn't even quite the same as what's on the site. No chain strap?

 

[tulippop]

I looked up reviews for the Deux Luxe brand and they are cheap.  The most complaints are zippers not working and bag materials fraying and peeling off even with minimal use.

That is what sealed the fact that I'm returning the box.  If it was a good bag from a respectable company, it could have swayed me into keeping it.  But no.

Well they don't use real leather and faux leather tends to not last a long time so I have to agree that some of their stuff looks cheap and some of it looks like it would fall apart in months.  But they do have some good bags.  I happen to have 1 bag from them that I LOVE.  I use it for school and it has held up for about 5 or 6 years now. It has the comfiest shoulder straps that I have ever used which is why I keep using it for school.  As much as I love my bag, the one that's included with the box looks like something from Claires XD

 

[ikecarus]

I'm curious where the sparkle is at.... And it looks like the bag isn't even quite the same as what's on the site. No chain strap?

I think the sparkle was the pair of earrings?? That's really the only item I can think of.

 

[Saffyra]

I think the sparkle was the pair of earrings?? That's really the only item I can think of.

Pearls dont sparkle >:|  /grumpypants

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[Beautylvr]

Who is seriously going to continue their subscription and get the next box? I'm still hoping and wishing for another box like NGQ2. Still upset abouting missing out on that one. (I know, I know 1st world problems)

 

[MissKellyC]

Who is seriously going to continue their subscription and get the next box? I'm still hoping and wishing for another box like NGQ2. Still upset abouting missing out on that one. (I know, I know 1st world problems)

I probably will. I'm hoping that seeing all of the complaints and returns she'll do a better box. I agree with other comments, Im not sure how much Nina actually had to do with this one.

 

[feisty1]

Although this is by the far the worst box I have gotten to date, I am sticking it out. I figure that I stuck with popsugar for a very long time and things weren't always the best so I am going to keep Nina for one more round. She better bring it next time /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[QuixoticGirly]

I'm going to hang on & hope for better, but only because I know I can return it for a refund.

 

[phanne]

I'm not going to speculate if this is Nina's style or not, because I really don't know her personally and/or if she she wears and uses these things around her house when no one can see her. I can however say that this isn't me. I'm interested to know what was the one item that was holding this box up. I had serious box envy after box 1 and none of the others have been close to the luxe factor in that one.

There's nothing in here that says "Winter Essentials." I use mugs and serums and purses and earrings and nail polish in the spring, summer and fall too.

Weird as it sounds, I wish the hat were Spenglish, because I can relate that to Nina. "Ballin" isn't a term I see a lot in the fasion world. I don't think I've ever heard it outside of rap songs and basketball movies, but maybe I don't get out enough and everyone is using it these days. Maybe not.

I really hope this is better in person.

 

[Sadejane]

I'm not going to speculate if this is Nina's style or not, because I really don't know her personally and/or if she she wears and uses these things around her house when no one can see her. I can however say that this isn't me. I'm interested to know what was the one item that was holding this box up. I had serious box envy after box 1 and none of the others have been close to the luxe factor in that one.

There's nothing in here that says "Winter Essentials." I use mugs and serums and purses and earrings and nail polish in the spring, summer and fall too.

Weird as it sounds, I wish the hat were Spenglish, because I can relate that to Nina. "Ballin" isn't a term I see a lot in the fasion world. I don't think I've ever heard it outside of rap songs and basketball movies, but maybe I don't get out enough and everyone is using it these days. Maybe not.

I really hope this is better in person

When I saw that hat, I thought "hmm, I've never heard of Ballin Paris" . . . Even thinking it was a fancy French brand, I wasn't happy about the design of the hat.  Anyway . . I did a google search for more from the 'brand' Ballin . . haha. All I could find was that  it's just a slang word and someone thought it was funny to add Paris and make it into hats and t-shirts.  What was Nina thinking?????   

 

[ikecarus]

Who is seriously going to continue their subscription and get the next box? I'm still hoping and wishing for another box like NGQ2. Still upset abouting missing out on that one. (I know, I know 1st world problems)

I've canceled for now, but I'll keep an eye out for spoilers/if Nina is going to promote her next box more. I feel like she really wasn't involved this time around because she never tweeted or posted about it on her FB. 

 

[ikecarus]

Pearls dont sparkle >:|  /grumpypants

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Hahahaha true that! I was thinking more in the sense that jewelry = sparkle?? XD 

But seriously, if she had included a nice piece of jewelry + a better bag, I totally would have kept this box.

 

[charelldana]

I am going to either cancel/return this box, but I think that I will still stay subscribed, at least for one more box.  I loved the first NIna box (the only one I never got) and I've enjoyed the other two, especially the summer box oddly enough.  Hopefully this was just a fluke and the next box will better.  I don't mind a few dud items in a box if there are also a few things that I love, but the good items (or at least good to me) in this box are some of the cheapest.  

 

[penny13]

Does anyone else have a weird feeling that this may be the last "Nina Garcia" box we see?