What new subs have you learned about ? Inquiring minds want to know!

[Deenellie]

I'm intrigued, but what do you do with all the extra underwear?  It'd be great if you needed to replace all of most of what you currently.

 

[Deenellie]

Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Aww you're welcome /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I need to calm down with all these subs, but please do keep em' coming!

 

[javagirl87]

Originally Posted by Deenellie /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm intrigued, but what do you do with all the extra underwear?  It'd be great if you needed to replace all of most of what you currently.

that's exactly what i need to do actually. i was gonna make an order at VS but their stuff isnt' that great of quality. for everyone i get i'm going to toss one i have

 

[hellopengy]

I love love love Ditsies! The quality is awesome for $12, the colors are fun, and I do skip months when I feel like I don't need a new pair. CS is really nice & responsive too (I believe they emailed me back on a weekend when I had a question).

You can read a bunch of reviews here, which is what I did before buying. I even I wrote one not too long ago, and I am not someone who normally loves something enough to write a review. 

http://www.ditsies.com/

 

[brokebeautyblgr]

Originally Posted by lgandab /img/forum/go_quote.gif


That definitely looks suspicious to me- like a pyramid scheme.  There is some kind of $99 option where you pay to become a "representative" and earn a commission off friends you refer to the program.  I would AVOID.

What I've seen is it's like Mary Kay where people can sell it themselves too. But I don't know.

 

[rockhoundluna]

Originally Posted by lgandab /img/forum/go_quote.gif

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

New Beauty Box is launching in April- It's canadian but also ships to the US- candidbox.ca

Idk much about it but I do know it's new!
That definitely looks suspicious to me- like a pyramid scheme.  There is some kind of $99 option where you pay to become a "representative" and earn a commission off friends you refer to the program.  I would AVOID.


Yikes. Agreed. No real info out there, either.

 

[hiheather]

I forgot to mention, I got my Bulu Box. It was a box full of supplements. I wasn't impressed. I don't really know what I was expecting but in my mind it wasn't that.

I was annoyed with their packaging, instead of putting a package inside the shipping box like most subs do they just packed it all into that box. When I cut the tape to open it the box just fell apart and my products take a tumble to the floor.

 

[brokebeautyblgr]

Originally Posted by Deenellie /img/forum/go_quote.gif

New Gourmet Food subscription box by Fancy!  $39 a month, plus shipping.  It's a curated collection of 5 or more of the best gourmet artisan foods around.   Fancy is a fabulous place to discover, collect and buy from a  crowd curated catalog ofhigh end amazing goods, wonderful places and great stores.  But the price is hefty!  The items are really fabulous in my opinion.

I subbed a while ago and then cancelled immediately.  I really didn't want to go into serious debt bwith this sub.  I try to sub on the cheap, if possible.  I haven't seen any deals yet!

Coupon code alert! Use code 25OFF1 for $25 off any TheFancy sub! I just bought the food one and used the code and it worked so it is good to go! I also get the original sub and it is one of my favs! 

 

[amylovescoffee]

Originally Posted by hiheather /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I forgot to mention, I got my Bulu Box. It was a box full of supplements. I wasn't impressed. I don't really know what I was expecting but in my mind it wasn't that.

I was annoyed with their packaging, instead of putting a package inside the shipping box like most subs do they just packed it all into that box. When I cut the tape to open it the box just fell apart and my products take a tumble to the floor.

I also was not impressed with the Bulu Box.  Just a bunch of single samples of supplements :/  definitely did not seem worth the subscription fee

 

[Schmootc]

I tried Bulu Box for a few months. My first box was free, so that was nice. And it seemed to be the best value, as I got a full-size pouch of energy chews. The next few months weren't as good - I think I realized I just didn't need that many supplemenets, so I ended up canceling. I also tried KlutchClub for three months and found it to be a better deal, as I got some supplements, but I also got some other items as well - food, grooming, etc.

 

[meaganola]

Originally Posted by EmGee /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Well, I have seen some drugstore polish come in 10ml bottles and one of the brands I buy their regular size and the only size they make is 5ml bottles- they say so the polish does not dry up and you do not waste as much- I pay between $4-7 for that brand <Mavala>.

Some of the high end polish YSL, some "designer ones it is 10ml, 12ml, 13ml maybe 15 sometimes.....

Just in case anyone was wondering what a "typical" polish bottle size is,I just went through a small chunk of my collection and noted brands and corresponding bottle sizes.  Not YSL-type designer stuff, but I think it's a typical assortment of brands for a nail polish fan.  I tend to think of YSL as a brand for label snobs (former coworker Nick, I AM LOOKING AT YOU), and these are the brands that a hardcore polish collection is probably into.

Square Hue -- 15ml

Julep -- 8ml

a-england -- 13ml

Zoya (full-sized) -- 15ml

Zoya (Birchbox sample) -- 7.5ml

Color Club (full-sized) -- 15ml

Color Club (Birchbox sample) -- 7.5ml

China Glaze -- 14ml

Revlon -- 14.7 ml 

OPI -- 15ml

RGB -- 12ml

butter LONDON -- 11ml

Deborah Lippmann -- 15ml

essie -- 13.5ml

Nubar -- 15ml

MAC (old square bottles, whether clear or frosted with rounded shoulders) -- 14ml

MAC (currently-used round bottles) -- 10ml

Pixi -- 7ml

essence (old bottles) -- 5ml

essence (new bottles) -- 8ml

Orly -- 18ml (I did notice a sign at Sally Beauty today promoting the fact that Orly bottles are 40% larger than the industry standard, and the math would indicate that this would mean that they consider the standard to be 15ml)

So, really, sizes are pretty much all over the place, but I would guess that Julep's target market is about the same as Zoya's (especially considering how many people have said that they wish that Zoya had a subscription program before Julep started their program.  I don't think I heard about any other nail polish company with a fanbase that has said that), and, yeah, the Julep bottles are pretty much the same size as Zoya's sample bottles.  As far as I know, Julep and Square Hue are the only subscription polish companies like this, and Square Hue's bottles are in fact almost twice as big as Julep's, so I think it could be stated (they're not saying that, but I am) that they are the only company sending out full-sized bottles by industry standards.

Um.  Yeah  I'm a little fond of numbers.  Aquarian + accounting chick = MATH HERE PLEASE!

 

[dressupthedog]

Just in case anyone was wondering what a "typical" polish bottle size is,I just went through a small chunk of my collection and noted brands and corresponding bottle sizes.  Not YSL-type designer stuff, but I think it's a typical assortment of brands for a nail polish fan.  I tend to think of YSL as a brand for label snobs (former coworker Nick, I AM LOOKING AT YOU), and these are the brands that a hardcore polish collection is probably into. Square Hue -- 15ml

Julep -- 8ml

a-england -- 13ml

Zoya (full-sized) -- 15ml

Zoya (Birchbox sample) -- 7.5ml

Color Club (full-sized) -- 15ml

Color Club (Birchbox sample) -- 7.5ml

China Glaze -- 14ml

Revlon -- 14.7 ml 

OPI -- 15ml

RGB -- 12ml

butter LONDON -- 11ml

Deborah Lippmann -- 15ml

essie -- 13.5ml

Nubar -- 15ml

MAC (old square bottles, whether clear or frosted with rounded shoulders) -- 14ml

MAC (currently-used round bottles) -- 10ml

Pixi -- 7ml

essence (old bottles) -- 5ml

essence (new bottles) -- 8ml

Orly -- 18ml (I did notice a sign at Sally Beauty today promoting the fact that Orly bottles are 40% larger than the industry standard, and the math would indicate that this would mean that they consider the standard to be 15ml)

 

So, really, sizes are pretty much all over the place, but I would guess that Julep's target market is about the same as Zoya's (especially considering how many people have said that they wish that Zoya had a subscription program before Julep started their program.  I don't think I heard about any other nail polish company with a fanbase that has said that), and, yeah, the Julep bottles are pretty much the same size as Zoya's sample bottles.  As far as I know, Julep and Square Hue are the only subscription polish companies like this, and Square Hue's bottles are in fact almost twice as big as Julep's, so I think it could be stated (they're not saying that, but I am) that they are the only company sending out full-sized bottles by industry standards.

 

Um.  Yeah  I'm a little fond of numbers.  Aquarian + accounting chick = MATH HERE PLEASE!

I'm trying really, really hard not to nitpick, but I can't help it. Sorry :/ This would actually mean they consider industry standard to be 12.8 mL. I'm an engineer, I can't help it.

 

[Dayo Steph]

Originally Posted by brokebeautyblgr /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Coupon code alert! Use code 25OFF1 for $25 off any TheFancy sub! I just bought the food one and used the code and it worked so it is good to go! I also get the original sub and it is one of my favs! 

Thanks for the code! Just used it on the regular box. Figured i'd give it a try. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[meaganola]

Originally Posted by bellatrix42 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm trying really, really hard not to nitpick, but I can't help it. Sorry :/

This would actually mean they consider industry standard to be 12.8 mL.

I'm an engineer, I can't help it.

Urgh, that's right.  I blame trying to do math in my head at the same time I was dealing with hadn't-eaten-all-day blood sugar level.  I took 3ml-is-20%-of-15ml and doubled the 20% for some reason.  I have absolutely no clue why because that makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.  I'm in accounting.  I really should know better than to do this sort of thing without writing it down.

(Also, it took me *five minutes* to remember the phrase "industry standard."  That really should have been a sign.)

 

[brokebeautyblgr]

Originally Posted by Dayo Steph /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Thanks for the code! Just used it on the regular box. Figured i'd give it a try. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

No prob! I get the regular sub and it's amazing!

 

[glamigirl]

EDIT

OOPS! HAD FOOD ON MY MIND

 

[javagirl87]

Yikes, I was about to sub to a the fancysub food box but it's $8 shipping...blah. even $22 for a food box is too pricey for me.

 

[EmGee]

Wow!

that is a long list.

I guess not too many people in the US use Mavala Switzerland?

kind of a hard to find brand,but is sold at dept stores and some salons or beauty supply- they are known for having only 5ml polish bottles.

But the quality is great- only downside is so much selection.

out of this list I have not tried Butter london, A england, Julep, square hue

Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Just in case anyone was wondering what a "typical" polish bottle size is,I just went through a small chunk of my collection and noted brands and corresponding bottle sizes.  Not YSL-type designer stuff, but I think it's a typical assortment of brands for a nail polish fan.  I tend to think of YSL as a brand for label snobs (former coworker Nick, I AM LOOKING AT YOU), and these are the brands that a hardcore polish collection is probably into.

Square Hue -- 15ml

Julep -- 8ml

a-england -- 13ml

Zoya (full-sized) -- 15ml

Zoya (Birchbox sample) -- 7.5ml

Color Club (full-sized) -- 15ml

Color Club (Birchbox sample) -- 7.5ml

China Glaze -- 14ml

Revlon -- 14.7 ml 

OPI -- 15ml

RGB -- 12ml

butter LONDON -- 11ml

Deborah Lippmann -- 15ml

essie -- 13.5ml

Nubar -- 15ml

MAC (old square bottles, whether clear or frosted with rounded shoulders) -- 14ml

MAC (currently-used round bottles) -- 10ml

Pixi -- 7ml

essence (old bottles) -- 5ml

essence (new bottles) -- 8ml

Orly -- 18ml (I did notice a sign at Sally Beauty today promoting the fact that Orly bottles are 40% larger than the industry standard, and the math would indicate that this would mean that they consider the standard to be 15ml)

So, really, sizes are pretty much all over the place, but I would guess that Julep's target market is about the same as Zoya's (especially considering how many people have said that they wish that Zoya had a subscription program before Julep started their program.  I don't think I heard about any other nail polish company with a fanbase that has said that), and, yeah, the Julep bottles are pretty much the same size as Zoya's sample bottles.  As far as I know, Julep and Square Hue are the only subscription polish companies like this, and Square Hue's bottles are in fact almost twice as big as Julep's, so I think it could be stated (they're not saying that, but I am) that they are the only company sending out full-sized bottles by industry standards.

Um.  Yeah  I'm a little fond of numbers.  Aquarian + accounting chick = MATH HERE PLEASE!

 

[javagirl87]

For anyone who was interested I just got my ditsies package. The underwear is realllly cute!! and hot pink /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> really great quality. However...they don't fit me and are too big. I asked if they would be getting an XS anytime soon and they said no. So unfortunately I will be canceling.

So it does seem as though there sizes run a bit big...since I usually can wear a size S.

 

[Deenellie]

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