Am currently listening to Mad About the Boy [aka: Bridget Jones Diary 3], and will attempt not to narrate this in BJ style.
Total Alcohol Units Consumed: 5
Current Weight: oops…
Disclosure: This box was paid for by me. There are no referral links in this post.
Subscription: Deux Lux Mystery Box [sold out]
Cost: $50, one time purchase
I like surprises and purses, so when I saw a Deux Lux Mystery Box was coming up, I got my first one. The box was WAY bigger than I expected! Though, Bella is a mini cat, so that’s not much to go by…
The first thing I saw when I opened the box was maroon! My favorite color.
Le Cirque Large Satchel in Cranberry: $155.00 now $108.50
The bag is too big for me [I like smaller purses], and I might see if my mom likes it, or try to swap for something more useful. You might not be able to tell, but it’s really really big. Also, sorry for the horrible picture quality. My phone is ehhhh how you say le crappe and does not do well with evening photography [darn you Standard Time!!].
McBoyfriend’s comment: “This is a purse for people who have like 85 tampons.”
Good news! It fits a bottle of champagne, and I think there’s room for like 6 more bottles if you’ve got the shoulder strength! Funny enough, while writing this, I noticed this on the bag description, “Includes a removable strap for those heavy loads!” Hahaha, they predicted my clever idea…
Mercury Wristlet Wallet in Gunmetal: $62.00 now $42.00
The second purse I pulled out is a little wristlet. I wasn’t wild about it at first, but the inside is fab! I like the inside more than I like the outside. In fact, I want to keep this wristlet only because of the inside! It’s also a nice size [don’t be distracted by the angle in which my giant hands look larger than the wristlet] and can easily fit my phone, keys, 12 loyalty/punch cards, lots of roly poly change, some miscellaneous candies, and various lippy items. Plus perhaps some tissue bits and several stray receipts.
Waverly Clutch in Black: $75.00 now $52.50
The final purse I pulled out, I immediately thought, “I’m not even fancy enough for this!” It’s opaque lace. Not really my style, but I love the dangly pearl, gold dog, gold heart chain on the front. It actually snaps on the corners. There is also a long, gold chain strap inside.
There was an earplug on the table. I looked up from my purse box photography to see cat butt trying to attack said earplug on the dining table.
Verdict: I was hoping to find a replacement for my crumbly old purses [which, I’m not even going to take a picture of, but ALL of their handles are falling apart], as am far too lazy and apathetic to start browsing for a new one. But, Deux Lux didn’t provide me with anything, so alas, I must start the search all aloney on my owny.
I peeped around on the Deux Lux site, and boy I could have gotten two purses that I actually like for almost the price I paid for this box! The Dottie Clutch, the Anguila Messenger, and the Dreamer Messenger are all $27 each! I wonder if I can exchange my box for two of these purses??? Is it weird that I wasn’t really into any of these, but I don’t regret buying the box? I have listed them all to swap and am rubbing my hands conspiratorially waiting for one of my followed purse peoples to trade.
Goes off in search of more boxed wine and/or beer on tap, immediately forgetting purse plan. OOHHHH! Labyrinth is on Netflix! Neveryemind that I own it…
Check out the other Deux Lux review(s)!
UPDATE!!
I swapped two of my purses for two I wanted and got the Dreamer Convertible Backpack in taupe/pink and the Dreamer Clutch in black. The backpack isn’t as “convertible” as I’d hoped–it still always has the backpack straps on and there’s no way to remove or flatten them, but straps can be castrated because I will be using this! But, the clutch is super cute and I love it!
That is really a huge satchel (what a perfect word for it!) but I love it!
I bought a box as well and am happy but not perfectly so. If I would have received the ones you picked out on your own I would have been way happy!!!
I love this review and I’ll try to get my purses up soon. The box they came in was HUGE!
Subista I’ll put like part 1 in the name or something. I’m excited to see what you got!
Now i wish I had purchased a box! I love the Waverly clutch. I was all excited looking at the satchel until you wrote about the size. It must be huge! Bella is adorable! Now i want them to do another sale!!!
Well if you want to swap I’d rather give this to someone who likes it!
I’ll pm you with a couple of questions.
Fun review! Love the champagne in the satchel. 🙂
And I love that wristlet wallet!!
Heat, it’s up for swap! =D