Beach Parties and Fireworks with POPSUGAR Must Have July 2014 Box

What does July smell like? To me, it smells like sunscreen, fireworks, a faint trace of floral fabric softener on my beach towel, and family BBQs. To help us get through the hottest month of the year [at least in this hemisphere], POPSUGAR packed July Must Have boxes with the hottest products to help us reach our Summer goals [that do not involve recovering from a sunburn], and a few handy things for entertaining friends and family.

HOW IT WORKS
With POPSUGAR Must Have, you’ll get an exciting monthly box, full of hand-selected items from POPSUGAR editors. Each box will include a variety of full-sized products and premium items worth over $100 (ARV). It costs $39.95/month and you can use the code REFERF5 to get a special one-time $5 discount off your first box.
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Michael Stars Sea Grass Crusher Hat – Made with knotted sea grass and adorned with a faux leather strap, this hat makes a great travel companion, because it can bend and fold to fit into the smallest beach bags and travel cases without losing its shape. Personally, I don’t think it looks good on me, so I won’t be wearing it in public, but I might bring it to the beach from time to time. What about you, do you like the design?

French Bull Ziggy Salad Servers – Made with high-grade glazed melamine, these colorful salad servers would be perfect to bring to an outdoor family BBQ or a picnic, and what’s what I intend to do. I’d use them at home, but the design just doesn’t go with the rest of my tableware.

Sun Bum Sunscreen & Cool Down Lotion– I can never have too much sunscreen, so these travel-sized beach essentials are a welcome addition to my Summer stash. I like these bottle sizes, they are great for packing in a beach bag and they won’t weigh a ton.

ACME Party Box Company Chevron Straws – I love colorful straws! I always make shakes, smoothies, iced tea, and lemonade during Summer months, so I try to use fun straws when I can to add a fun element to the drink. Right now I’m using similar paper straws from a small Etsy seller, and I’m almost out, so it’s nice to have a few more. I don’t think I’d pay $7 for a bag of straws, though, so if you are like me, and you love using paper straws, check out this Etsy store, they got some really cute designs for just $3.50 a bag. [I have no affiliation with Etsy or the seller]

TKO Jump Rope With Soft Grip Handles – I did need a new jump rope, so this is a very practical thing to receive in a subscription box. I was very surprised when I saw it, but I guess I should have expected this, since POPSUGAR sent us things like workout DVDs and stability balls before. This looks like a high quality jump rope with handles that are comfortable to hold. I will definitely get a lot of use out of it.

Dang Foods Toasted Coconut Chips – I’m a huge fan of Dang Coconut Chips, because they taste exactly like the snacks my hubs and I had in Thailand. They have that authentic sweet flavor paired with crunchy, and slightly chewy consistency that we both really like. They are quite filling too, I only need a small handful until I feel satisfied. Yum!

[Extra] Revlon Bold Lacquer Length & Volume Mascara – Revlon must really want to promote this mascara, because I’ve seen it pop up in several subscription boxes lately, including Beauty Box 5 that I will be reviewing shortly. I guess it’s always nice to have a new unopened tube of mascara, but I just have so many of them, I hope I can get to it before it dries out from natural causes 🙂

THE VERDICT
Overall, I can definitely feel like this was a well-curated Summer box, because it included products like sunscreen, colorful paper straws, and picnic-perfect plastic salad servers. Even though the style of the hat didn’t quite work for me, I will definitely bring it to the beach just for lounging.