*Spoilers* October 2013 Popsugar Must Have Box

[meaganola]

Quote: Originally Posted by jesemiaud /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  My box was delivered today. I got the shade Coco for my nail polish...which is great since all of the other colors I've seen unboxed would have been dupes for me. Most aggravating though is that my eyeliner was BLACK! Really? I have now received a black eyeliner from every sub i belong to. sigh...oh well...my daughter snagged it up right quick anyway. 
Any black liquid eyeliners from any sub will be going to my sister-in-law, as will any curly hair products I get from Birchbox (I specifically set up a profile with curly hair for this purpose).  I hate black eyeliner, especially liquid.  *Why* does *every single sub* send them?  I think the only one I haven't received a black liquid liner from yet is Julep, and I'm assuming they have that on the way for November/December (well, okay, Square Hue and Glamour Doll Eyes OTM haven't sent them either, but those are such single-product-oriented subs that it would just be bizarre if they did send it.  Especially SQ!).  I got so many from ipsy that I canceled because they sent them over and over and *over*, even after I specifically unselected eyeliner because I was overloaded.

As far as the polishes go, what other colors have been sent out?  I've only seen Coco and Millie so far.  I find it amusing that they seem to be sending out precisely the May polishes that I looked at and thought would be *fantastic* for the autumn but were really out of place in the spring.  I'm expecting to see Myrtle and Gabrielle pop up soon.  The bummer thing for me is that I have the entire May collection, so I think I'm going to end up with a duplicate.  I started to say that I would love Fiore from the August collection if they went into other months, but then I remembered that I have a Square Hue that is a dupe for that.  I love nail polish, but I think I'm so obsessed with it that I'm going to end up with a dupe no matter what they send!

(In unrelated news, oh, iTunes, you love me!  You went from Motorhead to 'NSync.  It's like you *know* me and *truly understand* me!)

 

[plumplant]

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

Question... What is a wet brush? Is it just for brushing wet hair?

it just seems like a normal hairbrush to me. No different than the revlon one I got at Target tbh

 

[caseybean025]

Woohoo!!! My box is finally in my state!

 

[kgirl42]

I'm actually really excited about this month's box! Maybe it's just a better fit for me because I'm 24 and within the size range for Stitch Fix, but I was thrilled with everything we received. Love the cookbook, and I've been really curious about Stitch Fix, so this gives me incentive to try it out! I'm not doing trades until we've heard from someone who's used more than one Stitch Fix code successfully, but if that turns out to be possible, I have Charm & Chain and Gorjana codes I'd be willing to trade!

As for the variation items, I got the brown eyeliner (actually gifted it to my mom since I don't like liquid eyeliner), and for Julep polish I received Char, which is a really pretty cobalt blue. 

And dude... I get that not everyone loves Rice Crispy treats, but to the person a few pages back who said they were a "poor person's treat"... seriously? Just because it's an item you could technically whip up in your kitchen for a couple bucks doesn't mean it's not good enough to include in the PopSugar box. It was the most delicious Rice Crispy treat I've ever had in my life! Bring on the poor people treats! 

 

[SkeletonOfTrust]

I got my box last night. I don't get it...the bracelet looked tiny but it fit my wrist with at least 1.5 inches of looseness. The cord is made of synthetic materials; maybe it stretches a bit. I have massive Paul Bunyan wrists, too--they're seriously bigger than my boyfriend's (we measured). /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[normajean2008]

Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Any black liquid eyeliners from any sub will be going to my sister-in-law, as will any curly hair products I get from Birchbox (I specifically set up a profile with curly hair for this purpose).  I hate black eyeliner, especially liquid.  *Why* does *every single sub* send them?  I think the only one I haven't received a black liquid liner from yet is Julep, and I'm assuming they have that on the way for November/December (well, okay, Square Hue and Glamour Doll Eyes OTM haven't sent them either, but those are such single-product-oriented subs that it would just be bizarre if they did send it.  Especially SQ!).  I got so many from ipsy that I canceled because they sent them over and over and *over*, even after I specifically unselected eyeliner because I was overloaded.

As far as the polishes go, what other colors have been sent out?  I've only seen Coco and Millie so far.  I find it amusing that they seem to be sending out precisely the May polishes that I looked at and thought would be *fantastic* for the autumn but were really out of place in the spring.  I'm expecting to see Myrtle and Gabrielle pop up soon.  The bummer thing for me is that I have the entire May collection, so I think I'm going to end up with a duplicate.  I started to say that I would love Fiore from the August collection if they went into other months, but then I remembered that I have a Square Hue that is a dupe for that.  I love nail polish, but I think I'm so obsessed with it that I'm going to end up with a dupe no matter what they send!

(In unrelated news, oh, iTunes, you love me!  You went from Motorhead to 'NSync.  It's like you *know* me and *truly understand* me!)
My polish was Myrtle

 

[Kittylasmu]

****SPOILERS*****

I just got my box and after seeing everything, I am not as disappointed.

The bracelet is super cute and fits me perfectly. If it was too loose I'd be afraid the loop would come off the button, but it's just right.

I got Millie for my Julep color-it looks like a nice dusky blue/purple. I was happy for a top coat as mine was getting super low.

The clips are cute and nice packaging with the ribbon--just a nice touch and good way to store them. However, I think we were supposed to get 2 each of 3 colors. I got 2 green, 1 gray and 3 blue, oh well.

The brush, sweet! I've had my curly hair brush for probably 10 years now, it'll be nice to try out a new one. [don't be creeped out, I don't brush my hair very often haha]

The cookbook is larger than I thought it would be and it has the remains of a sticker in the front upper left hand corner, odd. And while I am a good cook, there are a lot of recipes I've never tried before, so hey--I can use it after all.

The rice crispy treat is a flipping brick lol

I will try the makeup tomorrow and see about these lack of pigment rumors I've heard. The colors are nice on my hand and I hope it works well as it'd be great for travel instead of trying to decide which mega Tarte box I want to bring. I was also hoping for the brown eyeliner - which I got - I needed one for halloween makeup, yay!

Stitch Fix--well, I am a size 16 and yeah, I don't want to fake my size. I think I will kindly drop Popsugar a line and suggest that size limited items may not be the best idea. If anyone wants to trade, or heck--if anyone wants it, let me know and I'll send you the code. ***Code has been claimed***

Not too shabby for a first box BUT, I have seen what I would consider far nicer boxes. Here's to next month!

 

[mvangundy]

Trading my stitch fix for a shoptiques card? I have code in hand to trade ASAP /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Bizgirlva]

So in exploring the Stitchfix website, I've gathered that this is how it works. (Please correct me if I'm wrong!): You pay $20 for them to send you about 5 items. If you don't like any/they don't fit you send them back for free (but you still pay the $20 for the "stylist" service). If you do like them and want to keep them, you have to then pay them for each item which they say are about $60 each. So you have to pay them like $300 (obviously an estimate) to keep what they sent you. Well, with 20% off if you keep everything. So in the end you're paying for the clothes, plus $20 for them to send the clothes to you? Wut. I've looked at reviews for the service/clothing and it all looks like clothes/accessories/brands you can get at Marshalls or TJ Maxx. Don't get me wrong - I love those stores - but I can go to those stores and pick clothes out for way cheaper and NOT pay $20 extra to do so. I hope I am misunderstanding how this works because the way I look at it now makes it seem completely crazy.

Not quite they have their own house brand of clothing and the last item I got from them was from a Canadian designer, not exactly what I see in tjmaxx. The $20 you pay is applied to anything you buy. This service, and that's what it is, a service is perfect for those who don't like to shop (I personally hate digging through Marshall's and tjmaxx type stores). This service also pushes you to try clothing that you might never consider if shopping for yourself. It's like someone picking a box of clothing for you and saying here I thought these would looks good on you, try them and see if you like them! It's unbelievably fun to try on new styles and types of clothing. I've personally gotten numerous compliments on my stitch fix items. Not from friends but complete strangers.....while shopping....at the mall! In fact I wore my stitch fix skirt to my surgery follow up appointment this summer and my surgeon loved my skirt so much she wanted to know where she could purchase it. Iove that I have one of a kind pieces that I don't see anyone else wearing. Finally I've paid as little as $3 for an item. Not everything is priced at $60 and above. Why don't you give it a try before calling it crazy? you might just have a little fun!

 

[Bizgirlva]

I am so, so glad that this was not the box I started my subscription on. I signed up so late that it was sold out. I really hope they heed their customers' concerns. As for Stitchfix? I'm right on that line (I wear a 12-14) and even I would have been disappointed with that gift card. A 12-14 is not a universal size, and sizing would have been an issue for me, especially since I'm petite as well. Oh and Popsugar? Rice Krispy Treats are what I used to make for dessert when I was unemployed and living off of $50 a month, yes, a month, of groceries. It is the very definition of poor people food, and I'm a little insulted they included it in their $40 box. Not a good impression.

I'm a 12/14 and never had any problem with the selection and sizing of the items stitch fix has sent me. Something's have been too small, yes, but have also had things that were to big, same thing happens when I shop....well anywhere. Wait you had money for treats when you were unemployed? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[melanie0971]

Lucky! All mine says is it left Chicago. So who knows where it's at now. Lmao. Chicago is less than 4 hours away from me, so I hope it won't take too long! I'm in WI.

So I'm 45 minutes south of Chicago and my box is on WI and you live in WI and your box is in Chicago? Yeah that makes sense. They should just let us switch

 

[numbersmom]

Yes I can relate too. There are plenty of $10 items I would find as a great box item. + Hair drying towel + Starbucks pumpkin refreshers + A new kcup flavor in a 3 pack (for those that don't have a keurig and will complain they were sent) + Nail stickers + Clear base coat or top coat + An easy nail polish remover + eye lash curler + menthol bath/shower bomb (for colds this season) + gourmet smores kit for fall bonfires + infinity scarf And that's my ten under ten list....

When I wrote items under $10 that might be fun to get in a box, I meant 1 or 2 items. Not a whole box of cheap stuff! Lol ;-)

 

[caseybean025]

So I'm 45 minutes south of Chicago and my box is on WI and you live in WI and your box is in Chicago? Yeah that makes sense. They should just let us switch

Lmao!!! Makes no sense! How did yours bypass Chicago? Lol. And mine finally updated and is in New Berlin, WI. And it decided to give me an estimated delivery date of Saturday now. Before it didn't have anything... Kinda strange. I think I've decided that I won't think "smart"post is very smart at all...

 

[celticjade]

according to the website, the bracelet is supposed to be 7". I just measured mine, 6". If you take away the loop 5.5" no wonder it's freaking small! My wrist measures 6.5"

 

[caseybean025]

I'm glad the bracelet actually has a closure type thing rather than being a slide over your hand kinda thing... I'm under 5ft tall, but I swear I have man hands... Bangles and things like that NEVER go over my hands! And my hands are slightly bigger than my bfs... So weird!

 

[honeybee7]

The day I don't love a rice crispy treat is the day I become a bourgeois twa*. It's like a love hate relationship at this point. If I bought the items individually then yes, it's worth it.but I wouldn't honestly buy any of these items. And in the past few months there's only been a couple I would have purchased on my own. They are totally keeping me hanging on with another Kai or juice moisturizer.and yet I won't cancel.i can't !! What if something so good is going to be in next months box!!lol

 

[wurly]

I got mine today and loved the extras! I had the Pinot salt on some roast chicken and it was tasty! So excited for the book--it's supposed to be very different from his others. Yay indiespensable /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Aaaaaaaggggghhhhhh!!! What are you doing to me? This subscription looks perfect! I have mostly converted to Kindle and ebooks the last 2 years, but the idea of having shelves upon shelves of signed first editions makes me covetous. I am not going to resubscribe to seasonsbox, so am looking for a new box. This just may be it! Do you have a favorite book? What is it?

 

[meaganola]

I think Rice Krispie Treats are an office test: Put a pan in the breakroom and see who turns their nose up. Unless allergies are involved, I don't trust anyone who won't eat them. I have one coworker who flips out at the amount of sugar in unsweetened applesauce. I do not trust that woman *at all*. Also, Rice Krispy Treats were one of a very small number of treats my brother could have due to milk allergies, and we tended to not have treats that he couldn't have (unless he hated them) because it wasn't fair to have shortbread when he couldn't, so these are a bit of childhood for me -- and Halloween is for kids, so this is completely appropriate to me.

 

[wurly]

I've been trying very hard to not be impatient, but it's not working. I received an email from popsugar last Thursday that my box was shipping, however the box didn't even get picked up by fedex until Tuesday, in NY. Now it's in NJ. At this rate, I probably won't receive it until next week. Why are you purposely withholding my bobby pins and snack from me? Why, popsugar, why?????

 

[plumplant]

I only managed to grab a bite of the rice crispy treat because my fiance ripped it from the box the second I opened the tissue paper

that bite was prob the best rice crispy treat I'd ever had