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Cost: Monthly Boxes: $39.95/month. Limited Edition: $100
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Eeek! My PopSugar Special Edition Must Have Summer Box has arrived. I had hoped that it would show up before the scheduled delivery date and it did!
This box was a separate, one-time, purchase from the monthly PopSugar Must Have boxes (which are my favorites) and went on sale back mid-May. It was $100 and promised to ship by 6/6 or 6/7 I believe. Their Special Edition Resort Box didn’t ship on time for me, but this one did. I think it shipped early actually!
PopSugar ships via FedEx Smart Post (both their Special Edition and monthly boxes do) and always, always take a week to arrive to me. My scheduled delivery said Monday, but as anticipated it showed up a (mail) day early.
Inside the plain brown outer box was the actual PopSugar Must Have Box. Their Special Edition boxes always come in a nice black study box. If I were giving this as a gift I would throw a bow on it and call it wrapped!
I liked that everything was wrapped in white tissue paper for this box. It felt summery and bright. They usually wrap the Special Edition box items in black tissue paper, so this was a bit of a change.
The PopSugar Special Edition Must Have Summer Box included the following summertime essentials to help you get ready for the all sun-kissed days ahead:
~Sisters of Los Angeles Rocks Glasses ($45): The cities on these glasses (London, San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles) represents cities in which PopSugar has offices which I thought was cool. I actually have a “Laurel” rocks glass from this company and a shot glass (and a tote bag for that matter) from assorted Fancy boxes, so I am set! These are fun and summery and very cool.
~Samudra Blue Tropics Pouch ($60): This is a PopSugar exclusive item, but the dimensions and style seem to match the a similar item on the Samudra site, so I am using that price. I love this pouch. I love that it’s totally different on both sides and it is SO big and roomy. You could fit sunscreen, your wallet, your phone, makeup, heck even your iPad in this pouch. Love it!
~Sachajuan Ocean Mist ($28): Ocean mist / sea salt spray, I love it all. I opened the box and couldn’t get this in my hair fast enough. It smells better than okay, but not amazing, but it totally works. I saw a change in volume right away. My hair isn’t exactly thin, but it’s flat and there is a lot of it so this kind of stuff is always welcome.
~Soixante Neuf Jewels by Joie Jager Horn Necklace ($155): Not so sure about this horn. I was kind of expecting that we’d all get the same turquoise one we saw in the original spoiler, but it seems that there are color variations. So far I have seen turquoise and white (which I got). The website also shows a navy and a green, but I don’t know of anyone who has received those in a box yet. I need to think about this one a little more and figure out where I would wear it and with what because I decide if this will be something I keep or trade. B basically suggested (in not so many words) that I just needed to buy the right outfit to wear it with. That may be the case!
~Tarte Cheek Stain (Tipsy) ($30): I haven’t used Tarte Cheek Stain in ages, but I do remember always liking it, so this is a fun addition to the box. I probably would have picked a bit darker of a shade for summer, but I’ll make it work.
~Tarte LipSurgence Power Pigment (Tipsy) ($24): This shade would be a little much for me if I put it on my lips alone, but I am thinking mixed with a little clear gloss it will work out just fine.
~The Ingredient Finder Eliunt Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($17.49): Totally a B item. I still not totally sure how this fits in the box, but I am pretty excited about it. Well, B is. I am actually considering trading for the rest of the collection as well. I received “Vitality from Australia” and I know we would love to try the rest of them as well.
All totaled I came up with a value of $359.49 for the PopSugar Summer Must Have Box. While it wasn’t my favorite Special Edition Box from PopSugar (who could beat that Neiman Marcus one?), it was worth the money for me since I will use everything in it, except for maybe the necklace which I am sure I can trade!
Did you order the PopSugar Must Have Summer Box? What did you think? What was your favorite item? If you didn’t order, well, it’s too late because it’s sold out, however, I am giving away a box right here! The giveaway ends on 6.18.14 at 12am EST so make sure to get yourself entered! And of course you can still order the regular PopSugar monthly subscription by heading to their site and entering the code “REFER5” to save $5 off your first box.
