My $10 Month with Gwynnie Bee: Week Two

Gwynnie Bee is a monthly subscription clothing rental service for sizes 10-32. Pay a flat monthly subscription fee and get an endless, rotating wardrobe with unlimited exchanges and free shipping both ways.

All 3 dresses for this week have finally arrived and I have had a chance to review them. Check out my Week One post if you haven’t already, and I will be posting an extensive review and overview at the end of my $10 month.

 


WEEK TWO

My first outfit of the week arrived yesterday, and it was pretty adorable.

 

EFFIE'S HEART Dolce Vita Dress In Mariposa Print

EFFIE’S HEART

Dolce Vita Dress In Mariposa Print

SIZE 1X

Finally, a perfect fit! This dress is seriously adorable and unique! I love the butterfly print.

I do have to say that the dress looked a tad bit worn, but not too much, and my boyfriend disagreed with me and said it didn’t. Also the dress is very slightly see-through, so make sure you aren’t wearing a polka dot bra like I was when I tried it on. Nit-picking: The belt loops were a bit stretched and the pockets drooped a tad.

Other than that it was a seriously cute design, and I decided to buy it the same night (on sale for $29.50). I wore it to work the next day!

PURCHASED

 

The following two dresses arrived earlier today:

 

TRISTE Colorfully Tiled Chelsea Dress

TRISTE

Colorfully Tiled Chelsea Dress

SIZE 1X

I am still currently on the fence about this dress. I plan to wear it tomorrow because it actually looks nice on me. But at $45.50, I am hestitant to pull the trigger. My main complaint is that the print actually looks fairly different than the photo. It is very colorful but the colors look kinda weird together. My best example is that it looks like a child’s craft project. The fit is great though and it seems to hide my problem areas. The quality is nice and the dress appears to be new. I am wearing it tomorrow and will decide then whether I am willing to pay that much for this dress.

CONSIDERING PURCHASING

SPRUCE AND SAGE Sunset Charmer Fit and Flare Dress

SPRUCE & SAGE

Sunset Charmer Fit & Flare Dress

SIZE 1X

Love the print and the quality of the material is nice. I definitely loved the idea of dress and it actually looked nice in person but unfortunately it accentuated my hips, tummy, and back. The first two I can handle, but my most hated spot is my upper back fat. I think in this case the 2X may have been nicer because it wouldn’t have been so form fitting. Overall, though, it was a very nice dress. At $35 on sale, I probably would have bought it if it wasn’t so unflattering in my problem spots. Also, I am pretty sure this dress was new or worn only a handful of times.

RETURNED UNWORN

 

Overall, it was a pretty good week. But I am really excited to see what is picked for me next.

CocoFeed: My Last Month of Ipsy

I had cancelled but look what showed up anyway… The brush is pretty atleast

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CocoFeed: January 2015 Pop Sugar Must Have Subscription Box

I decided to try out PopSugar’s Must Have box and I was pleasantly surprised! I absolutely love the glass cup and First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream. Those two items made this box worth it for me.

Cost: $39.95/month.
Coupon: Use coupon code “REFER5” to save $5 off your first PopSugar Must Have Box.

Included in this month’s box:

I’ve already started using the cup and cream. My boyfriend loves the granola.

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CocoFeed: Huge Kate Spade Shoe Steal

Found these beautiful Kate Spade shoes at Saks on sale. Originally $328, I thought they were $160 but rang up for only $50… Holy crap!

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CocoFeed: Trying out True&Co’s Home Try-On Program

I decided to try out True&Company’s Home Try-On Program. I am usually a 38DD, but there were only a few in that size to order. I ended up getting three 38D’s and two 38DD’s.

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The only one that even remotely fit (the Contour+ 38D) still did not look quite right and did nothing for my breasts. The other four bras were too tight in both the band and cup.

The quality of the bras were nice but I felt like for the price there are better options. I ended up returning all 5 bras.

Overall, I was pretty impressed with the service. Shipping was fast and the bras arrived in great condition – I assume they were all unused. But I do hope that they decide to expand their sizes to include larger cup and band sizes.

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My $10 Month with Gwynnie Bee: Week One

Gwynnie Bee is a monthly subscription clothing rental service for sizes 10-32. Pay a flat monthly subscription fee and get an endless, rotating wardrobe with unlimited exchanges and free shipping both ways.

I am writing a full review of my $10 Month with Gwynnie Bee, but I decided to update weekly on my experiences. This is week one!

WEEK ONE

I decided to add only dresses because that is what I wear to work every day. I usually wear 1x and size 16s, but also 2x and 18s. To be safe I chose the latter, since I was sure they would fit fine – I was pretty wrong.

 

JESSICA HOWARD Short Sleeve Colorblock Sheath Dress

JESSICA HOWARD

Short Sleeve Colorblock Sheath Dress

SIZE 18W

Beautiful in the photo, but unfortunately the 18W was way too large on me. I feel like even if I had sized down, it would have been blocky on me.

I really love the colorblock design and the dress is obviously well made. It felt very nice to the touch and seemed sturdy.

I forgot to note the price, but it was in the $20-30 range on sale. Good price if it would have fit!

RETURNED UNWORN

BB DAKOTA Batavia Dress

BB DAKOTA

Batavia Dress

SIZE 18

Adorable dress! But on me, the top was very droopy and way too big – which at 40DD is not usual. The waist was also too big, although it wouldn’t have been so bad if the top fit. I think if I would have downsized, the top would have still been too big and the waist might be too small. It had a very odd shape.

I did love the material, and the print was gorgeous. Might have been my favorite, material wise.

I forgot to note the price, but it was in the $20-30 range on sale. I probably would have bought it if the top hadn’t been so huge.

RETURNED UNWORN

POSTCARDS Tribal Print Cascade Dress

POSTCARDS

Tribal Print Cascade Dress

SIZE 18

This dress was shorter than the previous two, and a slightly cheaper feeling material although still good.

The fit was decent, and after the first two being such duds, I was happy that it even fit!

I bought it immediately (on sale for $17.50) and I wore it out that night. The price was a great value and I’ve worn it twice since!

PURCHASED

 

I got off easy this week with only spending $17.50 and got a pretty cute dress. Not a bad week at all, although I was sad that I only could wear one of the three dresses I received this week. I am going to change the dresses in my closet to 1x and 16s since the 18s were so big on me. Hopefully it will work out better next week!

CocoFeed: New Bonlook Glasses

I have been drooling over the Bonlook frames and finally splurged!

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CocoFeed: Michael Kors Mini Camille Glitz Watch

I fell in love with this watch when I saw it on JacobTime’s website when I bought the Swarovski Stardust bracelets. The price was way to high so I added them to my mental wishlist. Luckily, I found the same watch on eBags.com on sale for under $200! Still pretty pricey, but this really is a gorgeous watch! I am in love with it!

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CocoFeed: Netflix Added Friends on New Years Day!

Marathon time!

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CocoFeed: Swarovski Stardust Bracelets

I saw a review about these bracelets online and was immediately obsessed with them. I ordered these two from JacobTime at a pretty nice discount – saving almost $40 total. The grey double bracelet is absolutely gorgeous. The black one is a little more versatile, and I feel like I wear it almost every day now. And as a bonus, JacobTime included a pair of earrings in my order for free. They are pretty nice quality, as well!

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CocoFeed: Pandora Christmas Stocking Charm

Since Jake and I won’t be together much during Christmas next week, we decided to exchange presents tonight. He bought me this beautiful Pandora stocking charm!

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Quirky Converge 4-port USB Charging Station in Black Aluminum Review

I happened across Quirky products through Amazon while searching for an outlet plug with USB ports. I immediately fell in love with their Converge 4-port USB charging station, but was scared off by the high price: $69-89 depending on the color. I, of course, liked the more expensive version: Black Aluminum. Our apartment’s kitchen has black and silver finishes so it would be perfect there!

I decided to Google reviews and found that Quirky was actually offering their Converge for 60% off with the coupon code CONVERGE. 60%? That’s practically free!

With the coupon, the price was dropped from $89 to only $36. And with tax, it was still under $40. AMAZING!

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The Converge charging station arrived today and I am already in love with it. It cleans up our kitchen and looks beautiful at the same time. It really is a quality product and that shows even in the top notch packaging. I am so happy with my purchase.

Unfortunately, they do not seem to have the Aluminum (White and Black) versions in stock, but they still have plain Black, Green, Pink, Teal, and White for $69. The coupon still works as of now, but you need to spend at least $30 to get free shipping and with the coupon the item drops below that price. Luckily they have some pretty neat products that are in the $5 range!

I also really like the Pivot Power Surge Protector as well as the Space Bar Monitor Stand. Although, the latter is pretty expensive. I am on the lookout for an extreme coupon for the Space Bar next!