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PlusLove
Cost: $30/month
Ships To: United States.
Coupon Code: N/A
+love, who kindly sent me this box to review, sends quarterly boxes aimed at plus size women which will include a combination of apparel items, accessories, lifestyle products and other fun surprises. +love / Plus Love in a Box currently serves sizes 18-26 and plans on expanding to other sizes in the near future.
+love ships via USPS and took just a few days to arrive. Boxes will ship in January, April, July and October. You will be charged at the beginning of the month and will receive your box by the end of the month.
I believe this was the first ever +love box, so I didn’t really know what to expect!
Typically boxes will include an information card, however, they included a little letter this month explaining about the items and about the products inside. Here is what was included in the October 2014 +love box:
~Grace Adele Clutch ($40 per info card): Grace Adele has gone out of business (according to the information sheet) so I can’t link to the actual bag. It’s a fun clutch and I love that I got the red. It will be awesome for the holidays!
~Doris Crochet Trouser Sock in Graphite ($10.50): Love these! I hate that I have to wear socks because that means it’s getting cold out, but if they are cute (and these are), it’s much easier.
~Alomune ($1): This drink mix is supposed to help arm you against the upcoming cold and flu season. I’ve never tried (or heard of) these before, but I don’t like getting sick, so why not try them!
~Anti-Monkey Butt Powder (~$.50): This powder is designed to help prevent chafing or “monkey butt”. However, I was reading some reviews on it and it sounds like it works for pretty much anything from makeup remover to helping with rashes and bug bites to diaper rash. I will likely end up buying a larger container of this magic!
~Wet n’ Wild Glitter Shadow ($0.99): Each box also includes one item that the founder is loving. This eyeshadow isn’t what I would call an everyday color, but it’s fun and would be great for a night out.
All totaled I came up with a value of $52.99 for the October 2014 +love box. It was well over the $30 cost of the box (with most of the cost being attributed to the purse), but I didn’t really see any size specific items in this box. I am guessing down the road it will become more plus sized specific?
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OMG Anti Monkey Butt LOL Love that and I really think I NEED it just so that the boys can see the name.
Ha! I know!
Those do seem strange items for a box billed as plus size specific. I would have been disappointed in it if I had gotten it.
I did think it was a little strange that there were no specific plus sized items!
The two larger items do cater to plus sized women, but not being one you didn’t see it. A longer strap, wider width purse without find detailing is perfect for a plus sized women. The knee high socks are wide calf, and are the first knee high socks I have ever worn that both stay up and don’t hurt from being too tight. The monkey butt powder was a great item for the box, but the amount spent on the eyeshadow and powder should have been spent instead to get a larger amount of the monkey butt. I hate foil packets! I really wish more plus sized women were reviewing this box, but from what I’ve seen from emails they have very few subscribers right now.
Okay, I understand this is really ridiculous… but I have been reading your blog for a while and it’s been bugging me for months… it’s “supposed to” not “suppose to”.
I am cracking up. So I totally think you are correct, but I always used to (see it’s used to not use to) get corrected on it at work because I would say “supposed to” and it’s now just habit. I guess my boss didn’t like it? I just googled to see what they said and came up with this:
http://grammarist.com/spelling/supposed-to/
Thank you! I can’t believe I have been saying it wrong all these years and didn’t know….though it’s a little less embarrassing than saying ex-presso until a few years ago.
Haha Oh, the expresso one drives me crazy. Espresso 🙂
I’m a plus size gal and would have been totally insulted by this box. First there are no plus size items and the addition of the Monkey Butt is ridiculous. Not worth $30 and their website is hideous. The idea is great, but really needs more work. I see from the website that they are a new company, maybe it will improve with time.
I got this box, and am plus sized. I am going to stay subscribed for the next box, not because of the contents, but to support the idea and in hope that the box improves.
That said, as for this box, I think it is hard for someone who is not plus sized to see some subtleties here. The purse can be used as a clutch, but there is also a long strap you can attach to turn it into a purse inside of it. The strap is long enough that I can wear it as a purse, which is an issue I run into frequently with purses. It is also sized well for me, because the smaller size of a lot of similar purses have are not sized right for my body and look too small. The purse I got is teal, and isn’t my style because of the studs, but that kind of preference is hard for any box to cater to.
What is plus sized about the knee socks is that they are wide calf. Knee high socks never stay up on me because they are too tight at the top. These do. I would have preferred a more exciting color than grey, but I will use these.
I like the monkey butt powder, but I don’t like that it is a foil, single use packet. I would have much preferred at least a trial size. Maybe some plus sized gals would have been offended, but my thighs rubbing together keeps me from wearing skirts without bike shorts, so any suggestions for solutions are appreciated.
The powder stuff is stupid and I wish it hadn’t been there. Wet and wild is the cheapest makeup line from when I was a kid, and glitter eyeshadow also travels, so this item was equally trash to me.
Thank you for the clarification! I never wear a cross odd so I never would have even thought of that!
Possibly the worst box I’ve ever seen. Other than the socks, nothing is plus size. Agree with the insulting comments. Who wants 99 cent eyeshadow or a foil packet of monkey butt? The purse is so not worth $40 either. I hope they improve their service.