Pop Sugar March 2014 Review

My first official review will be of the March 2014 Pop Sugar Must Have Box.  I was able to apply a $10 off coupon for this box, which totally justified this purchase!  Let's take a look inside...

Shipping Box

First things you see when you open your box

Side one of the insert

Here you'll see descriptions/spoilers of all the goodies you're about to receive!  This side notes the Brokedown Blue Ikat Scarf, the Jurlique Herbal Recovery Advanced Serum, the Dogeared Lucky Horseshoe Necklace, and the Baublebar Elephant Ring Tree.

Side two of the insert

This side notes the Activeforever Fusion Exercise Ball, Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps, Nature's Bakery All Natural Strawberry Fig Bars, and a brief intro to your March Box

Tissue seal

First Glance

Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps

This item, according to Harvest Snaps, this item can be found at local retailers like Walmart, Target and Whole Foods they seem to run around $1.60 for this 3.3oz bag.  I took these to work with me this last week and they are DELICIOUS! They were a little more greasy than I expected-- think Pringles commercial where they make fun of Lays potato chips by singing "greasy not fun, uhuh" haha!  I pretty much destroyed my napkins from wiping my hand so much.  I would rather have a fresh bunch of snap peas, than the crisps; but the crisps are worth the try.

Baublebar Elephant Ring Tree front view

Baublebar Elephant Ring Tree side view

 This is the most adorable ring holder I have ever seen!  According to Baublebar, this ring retails at $12.00.  This is not something I would have bought on my own, but it's definitely something I will put to use.  I will not be gifting this item; it shall sit pretty on my dresser.

Jurlique Herbal Recovery Advanced Serum

This Jurlique serum has a retail value of $54.00 for a 30ml bottle.  I received a 15ml bottle.  This serum works great!  I was so excited to give this a try- this was supposed to be a really high priced item, something to really make this box worth the money I spent on it.  I spread a small amount over the back of my hand and my hand felt soooo smooth-- but it smelled soooo bad.  Ohmigosh, it was like walking in to your great grandmother's bathroom that she just cleaned and sprayed with whatever crazy floral scent great grandmas always seem to spray all over their bathrooms.  Ew, it's so terrible.  I had my husband come over and tell me if he could notice a difference in the way the back of my hand felt from the unaffected hand, and he was amazed at the difference-- but his nose wrinkled in disgust with the floral grandma scent coming his way.  So, this product totally works-- but it's not worth it with that overpowering scent.

Nature's Bakery All Natural Strawberry Fig Bars

Prices seem to vary on this one, some places say $3.50/bar some say $3.50/4 pack- so I have no idea.  I buy my groceries at Kroger and I haven't seen it on their shelves.  I'll update if I see it.  To be honest, I haven't tasted this yet.  My husband called dibs (he gets jealous sometimes of all the goodies I get in the mail. Who can blame him?).  He still hasn't tried it.  I'll let you know how it goes.  I don't anticipate any problems, we both like Fig bars.

Activeforever Fusion Exercise Ball

Size comparison to the Snapea Crisps Bag and the Baublebar Elephant Ring)

 This exercise ball is on sale for $9.95 right now.  This was so easy to inflate and use.  It's not apart of my non-existent regular exercise routine [I walk with a very irregular schedule throughout the week], but it's a great assistance to squats and crunches.  It's great for working out your core.  Again, not something I would have purchased on my own, but I'm so glad I am able to experiment with it! 

Check it out! Duplicates!

Dogeared Lucky Horseshoe Make A Wish Necklace

 I'm not sure if everyone received two sets of necklaces, but I was super excited to see my second necklace.  I knew right away I was going to gift this to my awesome friend, Suze, who also shares my obsession over subscription boxes and awesome beauty steals and deals.  She loves her necklace just as much as I do!  This is such a great gift idea for your galpal's birthday or any other special event they may be celebrating.  This Lucky Horseshoe Necklace is made of 16" tobacco silk thread, has a 10mm gold dipped horseshoe charm, a gold filled spring ring closure and a cute little lucky horseshoe message card.  I haven't taken mine off since I got it!

I received three discount codes/coupons for Jurlique, Baublebar and Dogeared.

And now, for the moment you've all been waiting for...

My pretty Brokedown Blue Ikat Scarf!

This beautiful scarf values at a whopping $72.00! It's beautiful! It's so light and colorful- I'm so excited to wear this with the changing seasons-- such a great color for spring!

Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase, specifically because I got it with a $10 discount.  You too can get a discount for the next April 2014 box by using the code April10!  Simply follow this link to get your very own PopSugar box.

Thanks for reading, happy subscribing!

-Mim