Monday, December 3, 2012

Topbox - November Edition

Good evening! I'm going to try to whip through my November boxes over the next few days!  Hopefully, December stuff will soon start rolling in. I'm still waiting for my November Starbox though. *tear*  

Anyways, this is my second topbox and another disappointment.  The disappointment wasn't in the contents but what happened to my package! As soon as I came to the post office my post mistress warned me that my box smelled really bad.  Yup..through everything you could smell it... so I opened it while I was there... this greeted me:

I was SO sad to see that a very pretty polish was spilled all over my tube.  It smelled SOO bad! Just my luck..why do these things always happen to me? lol. It's probably a sign to stop buying so much beauty supplies! ;)

This is the card, I had to take a pic quick and toss it...I couldn't breathe.

Well, this is the contents of my box... how sad, eh?

The nail polish was actually a nice one.  It's a China Glaze from the Safari Collection in a colour called "I Herd That."

I'm so sad that I for once got a decent colour in a box and it came to me this way!  From what it looks like, it probably froze and then when it was brought into the warmth it expanded and the cap blew off!  My theory is such because the bottle wasn't broken or anything.  Maybe nail polish is a bad idea this time of year? I hope all my nail polish orders I made recently survive (Topbox, Loose Button, Glymm)

How weird...

The poor brush was so sad that it tried to escape left...

RIP pretty polish... This at one point WAS valued at $10 and is a full size product.

The second item, luckily in a box was a sample of Benefit's They're Real! mascara.  I'm super excited to try this one because I religiously use Benefit's Bad Gal lash.  I have more bad gal lash at this point than I can ever use up. :S  I always hear such great things about this, so it better live up! ;)  I'm convinced it won't be better than it's cousin. It's a generous size, actually!

This sample is 3g valued at $10.24.  Full size is 8.5g at $29.

Here are the stats on the mascara, interesting!  If you use it...did you find it does what it claims?

The next item is a deluxe size sample of Vera Wang's Lovestruck in Floral Lush Perfume.  Luckily, another item in a box that wasn't really affected! This has a really pretty floral scent...which is my fave.  A super duper sweet smell. :) Obviously, they were listening to me in the survey. ;)

The full size bottle is $105 for 100ml. The sample is 4ml valued at $4.20.

Finally, the last item is a Pari Beauty lip paint.  I can't see on the paper what the full size is..but I think it's $14.  This looks like it may be a half size so I'll say it's $7.  It's a very bold red that many people were unhappy about.  I really like red..but not sure red is good in anything but a stick because you don't need it rubbing off on everything.  That said...I tried to use a nail polish remover pad to get the polish off, nearly killed myself with all the smells between the remover and the polish... and all that wound up coming off is all the silver lettering and the band around the top.  I'm not sure I'll be able to use this..it's in a ziploc bag fermenting in China Glaze's foul odour. :P

Full size $14. Estimated sample 1/2 size worth $7.

So, there you have it... what a bummer, eh? Otherwise it wouldn't have been such a bad box!  I did email topbox and they said they would contact China Glaze to see if they could get me a replacement and send it in the December box.  If it doesn't come...I'll cancel, because I can't be THAT disappointed 3 times in a row!  I know that I'm probably not worth anything to them as a customer anyways considering I had to wait 8 months to get my first box! I'm sure the wait list is still just as long!

Anyways, I'm glad to get this one out of the way! ;)  A chaotic post to end a chaotic day for me.  I need a weekend NOW! lol

Have a good night! 
XO
~A

18 comments:

  1. Aww that sucks! Such a pretty colour too. I kinda wanna go out and get that now! I haven't tried the mascara yet.. It will def be the next one I purchase since a lot of people seem to like it!
    Do you still have a sub with Luxe Box?

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    1. It really is a pretty colour! I hope I get the same one as my replacement! I do still have a sub with Luxe Box. I had payed for the Winter one in September I guess? I was hoping that the Winter box would have been here before we get charged for the Spring box..but unlikely. The Winter box is the deciding factor for me, however I'll have payed for a Spring box so..I guess 2 more boxes unless Winter blows my mind!

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  2. So sad :( that colour was gorgeous. Hopefully they will send you another one. I'm still on the waiting list for topbox but I probably wont subscribe cause I want to stick,to my no buy
    :) Chelsey
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    1. They said they were going to have to contact China Glaze for the replacement... I hope that you get off the list soon..I waited for 8 months and sadly 2 months in and I'm not sure I want to keep the sub..

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  3. aww that is really too bad! i really like the color "I Herd That"! i hope it gets resolved soon. i know this is a sad post but i couldn't help but giggle at your caption about the brush wanting to escape... hehe

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    1. Hehe.. You have to find humour in the situation sometimes!

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  4. It's so terrible that this happened to you. From my experience with China glaze, the bottle's are made with thin cheap glass. I had a bottle of red break and spill all over my duvet cover on my bed. The glass is too thin. Mine broke in the exact same spot as yours. :(
    This month will be better for you, Aleksandra. I can feel it! Optimism! xo

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    1. That's such a disappointment. Sometimes, it seems like the more the product is worth the cheaper the packaging gets! Thanks for the vote of confidence! :D

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  5. I hope they send you replacement items! I really like the stuff you got minus the lip paint, I can't see myself getting use out of it.

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    1. The lip paint is either a love or hate thing. I haven't been able to test it because of the smell from the polish yet.. :/

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  6. Sorry to see what happened to your box! I hope that they replace it for you!

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    1. Hopefully! They didn't say either way but that they would be contacting China Glaze...

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  7. Aww, that really is a sad little brush. Sucks that it happened.

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    1. Maybe it's a sign to pare down on sub services. ;)

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  8. oh no! crossing my fingers that topbox will send you a replacement box...

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  9. Did topbox get back to you yet? :( You should get a free box!

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    1. No free box..but they said they were going to contact China Glaze to see if I could get a replacement? I payed for it..so I sure hope so...

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