Last week, I wrote about my Julep Trick or Treat Mystery Box that was apparently sent back to them because of a mistaken address, and how I called them, and raved about their awesome customer service, and they said they'd send me a second box, with no questions asked. Then the next day, my box did show up, very beat up, but it got here regardless. So this week, I ended up with a second Trick or Treat Mystery Box and I was eager to compare them... So off to box two.
The inside of my box, at a glance.
My mystery bag add-on and mystery color add on: Payton, Leah, Roc Solid, and Millie, the exact same colors as I had gotten, last time, as an add on. No randomness there, so onto the box.
This was the inside of my box, already it was different, at a glance.
Mint Condition Pedi Creme, worth $16.00 [and more candy corn, yay]
I've gotten that in a box before. I still haven't used the last tube I had of it. It does feel refreshing, it's a product that I just forget I have... But it's also almost winter, so it's not really going to be flip flop season anytime soon, even in Texas, it's more like Ugg season, so this product isn't something that I'll be using very often.
Verdict: Meh
Mighty Nail and Cuticle Serum, worth $22.40
This doesn't really interest me. I'm not really into nail care. I mean, I like how polish looks on my nails, but I'm a special education teacher, and my day is far too active and hands-on for me to obsess over my nails.
Verdict: Meh
Julep Vanish Cuticle Softener & Remover, worth $14.40.
I just got this in either my September or October Maven Box, I don't remember. I don't need another when I haven't even opened the first.
Verdict: Meh
from l to r: Beatrix, Lacey, Chloe, and Veronica, each worth $11.20, for a total of $44.80
I got Beatrix in my last Mystery Box. Still a cool color, but I don't need two of them.
Lacey is a pretty shimmery indigo blue, I needed a color like this in my life.
Chloe is a cross between red, brown, bronze, and gold. It's not a color that I would have picked for myself, but it's not awful.
Veronica I have already, it's a coral pink color that came in one of my monthly boxes.
Verdict: Okay, I really like Lacey, and Chloe isn't awful, but I preferred the colors I had gotten in my last Mystery Box.
Total Value: $97.60
About a dollar cheaper than my last box, but still more than what I had paid for it.
I also liked my last box, a lot better.
The moral of this story is:
1. Yes, Mystery Boxes do have some randomness.
2. I need to stop spending my money on Mystery Boxes because they just haven't wowed me lately. Unless there's an exclusive color I need, I just need to say no.
Monthly reveal closes today, BTW, I added on every single eyeliner pencil... I think I have a problem.... But you can never have too many eyeliner pencils!
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