September 2014 POPSUGAR Must Have Box Review with Spoilers, My Thoughts

I got my September POPSUGAR box yesterday, and I was so excited I took most of these photos in the car so I could go through everything.  It's hard waiting any longer then I have to!  Yup, there goes my patience . . . heh.

POPSUGAR Must Have is a monthly subscription lifestyle box for gals.  The cost is $39.95 a month, free shipping, but it's cheaper when you subscribe with a 3, 6, or 12 months subscription.  On any month you can receive goodies for home, a book, fitness, snack, makeup, pampering, fashion, etc.  You never know what you're going to get, only that it will be fun and worth around $100, give or take a little.

Coupon code REFER5 saves you $5!

 First look.

This really is a well curated box.  POPSUGAR has stepped up their game in the last several months.  Even if I don't care for everything, at least I feel like thought was put into the items and selections, instead of everything just being thrown together.  I'm trying to figure out how football inspired this box . . .

 The Tilo scarf that was this months spoiler!!

(We don't typically get spoilers, but it's always fun when we do.)

 Tilo Scarves, Modal Gradation Scarf in Raisin, valued at $125.

This is an absolutely beautiful scarf, and I'm really happy with it in person.  The material is Modal and is really soft.  And I love how on one side the scarf has more gray tones, and then you flip it over to find burgundy.  Nice, natural, and sophisticated.  I'll be getting a lot of use out of this.  It's also dry clean only, so I'm going to have to be careful.

 Letter C Design, Gold Foil Arrow Pencils, valued at $5.

I love pencils, and now that I'm getting back into writing poetry and songs, these pencils will get a lot of use.  And I'm glad they came with a sharpener!!

 Nicole Miller, Stereo Earbuds, valued at $20.

I've seen a lot of other sub boxes get earbuds, and have been a little jealous, because POPSUGAR doesn't include electronic items in their boxes.  So when I found these I was so happy!  When you love music as much as I do, you can never own too many earbuds or earphones.  And these cobalt blue earbuds from Nicole Miller has pretty good sound.

 Rifle Paper Co., Gerance Dore Assorted Girls Set, valued at $18.

I love Rifle Paper, and the Cities Flip Calender we got last January from POPSUGAR is one of my most favorite items I've received in these boxes.  And I discovered their Queens greeting card set at Anthropologie last month, which is super cute.  (I'm going to have to splurge on the flip calender in January.)  That said, these cards aren't really my style, so I'm going to convert them into postcards to feed my postcrossing.com addiction.  The card stock is nice and thick.

Oribe, Superfine Purse Size Hair Spray, valued at $21.50.

I've heard a lot about Oribe, but haven't tried the product.  I can't believe a purse size hairspray would be $21!!  That's kind of crazy.  When it comes to hair I'm super simple.  Color it every couple months.  Rinse everyday and let air dry.  No heat.  Brush when needed.  Even so, there's quite a few hairstyles I've found on Pinterest involving braids, so I'll have to try them out.  Apparently it smells good.  (Spraying now).  Yeah, not a bad smell for hairspray . . .

 Urban Remedy, Almond Brownie, valued at $6.

This brownie is vegan and gluten free.  For those with celiac disease a treat like this would be really nice.  I'm not gluten intolerant, and prefer my brownies loaded with fat and sugar, but still if you want something a whole lot healthier, this isn't a bad choice.  I'm not quite brave enough to try this, sense I've read some disgruntlement about the taste on the forums.

SPECIAL EXTRA's

Special extra's are box goodies that doesn't contribute to the box value.

 Ghirardelli, Milk Chocolate Sea Salt & Almond Minis.

Can't complain over chocolate!!  I love mine dark, but this is pretty good.

 Nike $20 gift card with free shipping.

I've been perusing nike.com, and there's some items I would love to get.  And I love the fact that that 2-day shipping is free.

Not including the chocolate and Nike gift card, this box has a value of $195.50.  Adding in the Special Extras, that's a value of about $218.50, for a box that cost me $36 with a 3 month sub.  That's crazy.  Needless to say, I got value out of this box.

If you go to the POPSUGAR site, this screen will great you.  POPSUGAR is getting a facelift, and I'm both nervous and curious.  I don't know how I feel about the prospect of different types of POPSUGAR monthly boxes, a la Fancy box or Quartaly Co., which some people are speculating.  POPSUGAR misses the mark with LE boxes sometimes, though they've stepped up with their monthly boxes.  Whatever happens, I hope care continues with the original sub.