*Spoilers* October 2013 Popsugar Must Have Box

[caseybean025]

In case anyone is curious about the eyeshadow palette, I found these swatches online. The colors actually look pretty pigmented!

 

[boxnewbie]

My box hasn't gone past the initiation phase-so I have a week + left to wait. Not that I'm particularly excited - this box is pretty awful in my opinion. I typically love gorjana but I totally agree that a hot pink bracelet is a bit impractical going into winter (even though oct is breast cancer month...unfortunately it looks like I won't get my box til mid month?) it really just feels like they threw a bunch of crap into a box. Unfortunately I extended my subscription for an additional 6 months before the price hike and at this point I'm regretting.

Mine too is still in the initiation stage since Friday. I extended my subscription as well for another 3 months. I haven't looked at the spoilers (yet) but hoping I don't regret my decision for extending the sub.

 

[fairytale113]

Watching the Kelly and Michael show and guess what ladies ?? Jessica Seinfeld is on the show talking about her Can't Cook book and making her shrimp and green beans with almonds recipe!! Can't wait to get my box !!

 

[elbowglitter]

Can the StitchFix code be applied to your account?  I have an order with them pending for sometime in November (was supposed to be Sept, but it got pushed off). 

Also, I'm sort of "eh" on the box.  Makeup rocks, but I'm a curly girl who doesn't brush her hair, so...

 

[jesemiaud]

About the watch...I thought it was tacky, but my 18 year old loved it (although she did say that when it started flashing in the theater she was working in, that was a little crazy, lol). So much that when she broke it, she bought another one from their site. She said that the one she purchased flashes twice as long as the one she got from my popsugar. She also ordered another band and they threw one in for free. 

I have a feeling that she will love the g+g bracelet as well. The nice thing about PS is I have 3 teenage daughters. They will generally gladly take my leftovers. I think the cookbook would be great for when one of the girls leaves home. 

 

[katiew]

( ignore my shorty nails. Haha) The color is more blue.... Kind of reminds me of jean color ( prob because I'm wearing them /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. Not sure I'm a fan, but wearing it today to try to like it more!

 

[ceemarie01]

Quote: Originally Posted by caseybean025 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

In case anyone is curious about the eyeshadow palette, I found these swatches online. The colors actually look pretty pigmented!


Her review accompanying those swatches is pretty dismal, though. (http://coffeeandmakeup.com/nyx-smokey-eyeshadow-palette-review/ ). She says they're powdery and have "underwhelming pigmentation." WeHeartThis also reviewed this as a weak palette. Hope my primer is up to the challenge...

Considering I just had a major makeup splurge and bought UD's Vice 2, Naked 2, and Naked Basics, I'm less than thrilled. This doesn't even sound like something I'd want to gift /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I initially thought I'd be ecstatic for this box based on the first spoilers, but the more I think about it, the less likely I am to continue subscribing. I probably won't use the cookbook (vegetarian), I have more eyeshadow and nail polish than I can deal with (2 helmers. Oy!), and the bracelet sounds worse and worse when I think about wearing neon pink nylon.

I'm starting to think that when my subscription ends with the November box, I won't be too sad to see it go.

 

[wendylouwho]

First post!

I'm a little meh about this box, but I'm really excited about the Stitch Fix gift card.  I still have the Charm & Chain, Gorgana, and Shoptiques gift cards if anyone is interested in a trade.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[skylola123]

Quote: Originally Posted by wendylouwho /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  First post!

I'm a little meh about this box, but I'm really excited about the Stitch Fix gift card.  I still have the Charm & Chain, Gorgana, and Shoptiques gift cards if anyone is interested in a trade.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I sent you a message hope its not too late /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[wendylouwho]

You were first and it's yours!  

The Gorgana gc is no longer available.

 

[melanie0971]

Yay, my box showed up a day early than tracking projected!  If I hadn't of read the thread this afternoon I'd have gone spoiler free, lol. Overall, I like the box this month.  I am still on the fence about value/curated collections as others have already said. I did not sign up for a bunch of drugstore makeup, but having said that, at least I DO like what I happened to receive this time. Sometimes it is nice to have more cheaper items (as long as they are good quality) rather than one high dollar item.  Just because something is expensive or a big fancy brand, doesn't mean it is worth that price/would work for you.  I just don't want drugstore stuff every box going forward...mixing it up I'm fine with.  I got the smoky eye kit in combo 1 (the same as the first spoiler pic posted), and also the brown eyeliner.  I prefer liquid liner, and especially the kind with this brush, thin skinny brush end.  My current brown one is almost gone, so this NYX one is a good item for me. I do wear bobby pins, and happen to love Jan Tran ones, because they are slightly curved and fit my head well.  I have thin, fine hair, this really helps me, and they stay in like glue unlike the cheapo straight ones.  These are neat style wise, instead of just the solid stick design. The bracelet was iffy at first.  I have a large wrist, and this isn't adjustable.  If it were any smaller it wouldn't fit, but it is comfy as I wear it now. (and I like pink)  Charity or not, this bracelet is NOT worth the listed value.  I don't think the boxes should have such a huge chunk of its value being the cheapest quality/actual worth product, aside from the snacks.  l would like to see PopSugar branch out from g&g jewelry, but at the same time, this brand seems to have pretty good quality.  I don't want some piece of crap that is cheaper by another brand, just on the effort of changing it up.  There are tons of good brands, but you never know what the company would pick to put in the boxes...or what companies would partner up with PopSugar.  Kind of like the drugstore makeup...I don't want something from Claire's etc in my box.  I just always keep hoping for NO bangle bracelets.  Not only do I have a large wrist, I have huge hands, and bangles don't fit past where my fingers connect to my hand, my bones are just too big, lol. I love rice crispy type treats, this will be gone tonight and my husband likes when I share the snacks. This sucker is HUGE and perfect for sharing! I'm already a Julep Maven, but have refused to buy anything since they switched to DHL shipping.  I was actually debating which is lesser an evil for a new bottle of top coat (cheaper/free shipping...but DHL through Julep--OR--more money, fast shipping, not directly padding up DHL's pockets through Sephora).  This top coat is superb (at least on me) and I'm almost done with my current bottle.  The timing of this box couldn't have been better, and just saved me a lot of money.  My color polish I got was Myrtle (a rich red), which I already have, but a backup never hurts when it is a classic color. I flipped through the cookbook, and there looks like several good ideas in it.  I wouldn't have bought it on my own, but I'm okay with it in the box.  I'm an excellent cook, but lately I've been lazy from being uninspired.  This will hopefully be a good reason to get busy in the kitchen again. StitchFix... I doubt I'll use it.  I don't wear the sizes they offer, and it sounds like a general pain in the butt.

Glad to see someone else avoids DHL Luke I do

 

[melanie0971]

Ah yes, I didn't mind the watch so much, but it was like a rave on my arm. The fitness item combined with the all the food items in that box was a huge contradiction.  

My 3 year old asks me to wear the watch every couple of weeks so she can push the button to show everyone the pretty lights lol

 

[melanie0971]

Is anyone else having an issue with their tracking not updating? Mine said it left Keasby, NJ around 7:30am Saturday and hasn't updated since then.

Same here. Same thing happened last month. If it follows that schedule I won't get it until Friday :-(

 

[PinkShanyn]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ann Tucci /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 

Same. 

Btw someone said this was the worst box ever.  I beg to differ....January, the box that sent a fitness stability ball and hot chocolate pops and grocery store marshmallows in the same box, was the worst box, in my opinion.

HAHAHAHA! that's the box that got my to subscribe.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  because that's my freaking life -- workout then eat sweets (also why I'm one of PS's problematic fatties)   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[PinkShanyn]

Quote: Originally Posted by nycgirl562 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  well, october was my cutoff month to see if i'd be continuing for another 3 and unfortunately i think this is the end of popsugar for me until the boxes get better. i found myself liking one, maybe two items out of every box in the last couple months and the rest just didn't do it for me...

 

 

 

[have2haveit]

I really feel unsubscribing but I keep thinking "what if november is a great box and I miss out"? :11dh:

 

[dousedingin]

Quote: Originally Posted by have2haveit /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I really feel unsubscribing but I keep thinking "what if november is a great box and I miss out"?

Haha! That's the issue I'm having. I am uncertain if I want to add 3 more months to my sub at the cheaper rate. I definitely do not want to sub at the higher rate, no matter what, so whatever I choose, the end of the sub will be the end of popsugar for me, 43$ is way too much! (after taxes)

 

[KristyE]

This is my first box and overall, I'm pretty excited about it! I think I'll be able to use all the items.

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Originally Posted by slammdunk /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I've been registered with stitch fix since April but not on the monthly sub, I do the once in a while box from them. Welp I just went on to see when I could get a delivery because I saw someone post that the card expires at the end of November. The earliest date they offer me is February 3rd 2014! Annoying.

I emailed Stitch Fix customer service about this same thing and they told me all I have to do is add the gift card to my account and then schedule a delivery before the expiration date. The date you actually get your box doesn't have to be before the expiration date.

 

[Bizgirlva]

Quote: Originally Posted by PinkShanyn /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
HAHAHAHA! that's the box that got my to subscribe.   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  because that's my freaking life -- workout then eat sweets (also why I'm one of PS's problematic fatties)   /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm just sayin...a box with makeup, nail polish, a seeming hip cook book, hair accessories and a holiday specific treat isn't the worst box they put out there.  

While I agree not all items and boxes appeal to all subscribers, that January box was too food heavy for my liking.  I expect a treat or two in each of these boxes, not over half a lifestyle box to be food items. 

 

[barbyechick]

Quote: Originally Posted by have2haveit /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I really feel unsubscribing but I keep thinking "what if november is a great box and I miss out"?

I unsubbed after last month and checked out October just to satiate my curiosity and at least in my case I'm glad I have that money for something else, so just saying it can go either way

 50/50 chance lol