May Popsugar Must Have Review

I have a love/hate relationship with the Popsugar Must Have box.  It's the one subscription I get most excited for every month, but the shipping kills me.  I get the tracking number, then it sits in California for a week, then I don't get an estimated date of arrival until the day that I actually get it.

Anywho. It's $35 a month and they send you their favorite products for the month, usually valued over $100.

Oh, did I mention that I got this yesterday and my tracking STILL says I'll be getting it Monday?

I managed to avoid most of the spoilers! The only thing I knew about was the beauty blender.

Beauty Blender ($19.95) and blendercleanser ($8.98)  I stalk beauty blogs enough to have heard of this, but I don't wear foundation often enough to ever have been able to justify buying myself one.  I look forward to giving it a shot. I don't look forward to having another beauty tool to clean, though. I'm lazy, yo.

Pacifica Color Quench Lip Tint ($7) The color I got is Guava Berry.  Holy smokes I love this lip balm. It's 100% vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free, and paraben-free.  The tube is recyclable.  It smells, feels, and tastes amazing. I'm absolutely going to buy another tube or two.  Oh, and the box says that some of the proceeds support clean water. So that's cool, too.

Way Better Snacks Sweet Chili Tortilla Chips ($1.19) They're GMO-free, vegan, gluten-free, kosher, and really tasty.  I was nervous about eating these.  Even though I live in Texas, I'm a wimp when it comes to hot foods.  These are spicy, but not overly so.  They'd be really good for nachos, I think.  It's like Doritos had a baby with those sesame sticks from trail mix and they rolled it in cayenne pepper.  So. Freaking. Good.

The Modern Cocktail Modern Margaritas ($7.59) Each of these adorable little bottles has enough mixer for one different flavored margarita.  The sand art packet is actually colored salt. My 21st ruined tequila for me, so I don't usually keep it around.  (Let me just say, if someone tries to get you to do a Mexican Thanksgiving shot...don't.)  I might pair each one with a mini bottle of tequila and a fancy margarita glass to give to friends for birthdays and such. Or I might see how these mixers taste with vodka.

Kooringal Giselle Hat ($27.99) Okay, in all fairness, I didn't really bother to un-smoosh this hat that well.  I can rock a mean fedora, but I have no idea how to wear a hat like this.  I feel like I should be out in a garden when I have it on.

Questions I Ask When I Want to Talk About Myself ($13.45) I have a confession.  I don't like the Office.  I've also never bothered to watch the Mindy Project.  All I know about Mindy Kaling is that I found her hilarious when she was on the Daily Show in 2011, and so I read her book.  On each of these cards is a topic, a little anecdote from her life, and a couple questions to ask your friends.  Will I use these with friends?  Probably not, but I will read them all and have a couple giggles, I'm sure.

Popsugar branded tote bag (~$2?) I've never paid more than a buck or two for a reusable bag, so that's what I'll call it.  We always haul our own bags to the grocery store, so adding another to the collection is never a bad thing.

Charm & Chain Discount Card ($30) This is off any purchase, no minimum.  Their jewelry is anywhere from $30-$3,600.  I didn't see anything that I couldn't live without (I mean, unless someone wants to donate me an extra thousand bucks) but it's good through the end of the year, so I have time to find something.

Total value: ~$118.  Of course, the two things I like the most are the two cheapest items in the box, but I'll find a use for the rest of it, so it's totally worth it.  It isn't the best Popsugar box I've gotten, but it's far from the worst.

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