World of Drag is a subscription box that is a must for all RuPaul's Drag Race fans that sends "sickening drag swag" to your door every month.
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About World of Drag
The Subscription Box: World of Drag
The Cost: $19.99/mo. Get bonus swag with longer commitments.
The Products: "Each shipment includes the ultimate curation of 3 life-changing essentials from the fiercest Queens on the planet: an exclusive t-shirt, a collectible pin, and a mystery item!"
Ships to: US for $4.00/mo, $5.00 for International. Check here to see all the countries they currently ship to.
World of Drag October 2018 Review
Almost immediately after launching World of Drag (that started as a quarterly box) this past Summer, they announced they were going monthly starting in October. The first monthly shipment had a delay, but the November came only a week or two later so it seems like they may be on track now.
Instead of 6-8 items that came in the quarterly box, they decided to simplify it and include a shirt, enamel pin, and mystery item each month. It sounds like most of the items will be exclusive to the box as well. Let's see what we got!
"Toot" T-Shirt, size medium
Every month will bring a new tee. I'm not sure how I feel about that since I'm not the type to wear a tee that has a logo (or really anything) on it, so this will most likely end up being a sleep shirt if anything. It's a deep bright purple color and since I chose "women's" when I subscribed (plus my size), it has a more trim cut to it than the average unisex tee. I'm 5'3" with a 30" waist and a 36" bust and let me tell you, it fits pretty perfectly, but not loose how I'm used to. This one is definitely a slim and tighter fit but since it's 100% cotton it's also super soft. So- I thought I was a fan of Drag Race until I started getting this sub and now I am feeling out of it! Granted, this shirt references an offshoot show from World of Wonder (that can be found on YouTube) called "Fashion Photo RuView" in which Drag Race Superstars review past outfits and looks from the show and either "Toot" or "Boot" it but now I know! I'm glad they went with the positive "Toot" here instead of a "Boot"! The letters resemble rhinestones to give it some disco ball glitz to make it extra TOOT.
"Nerve" Enamel Pin
Next is the enamel pin that will also be a recurring feature of every month. This one is in the form of an orange pennant which I just love since Drag Race truly is a sport all of its own. The word "Nerve" is a reference to the values "Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent" that Ru looks for in a drag queen and (ahem) happens to spell out a not so nice word that queens have reclaimed. Not to mention it also happens to lyrics to one of her songs with the same name. I have a feeling there are at least three more of these to come...
"Skinny Legend" Trixie Mattel Sweatband Set
The third "mystery" item this month is a sweatband set from Trixie Mattel who appeared on season 7 of Drag Race! As you can gather from her name, Trixie loves a good Barbie look so this set including a bright pink headband and two matching wristbands with classic Barbie lettering is perfect for her! These actually really take me back to my childhood in the 80s when I too loved Barbie as well as an exercise program for little girls called "Get in Shape, Girl" (anyone else remember it?). I had a pale purple headband JUST Like the one here and I did quite a bit of working out to the cassettes that came with it. The sweatband reads "Skinny Legend" (complimentary slang for celebrities who are considered to be thin, flawless, and underappreciated) while each wristband says "Trixie Mattel". These would make part of a killer costume for the next Drag Race viewing get together for sure!
Here I am in the shirt + sweatband set!
Trixie Mattel Sticker
It looks like I also got a bonus sticker as well this month featuring Trixie wearing her signature makeup and sweatbands from above!
Verdict: I'm not sure how I feel about the new iteration of World of Drag now that it's monthly. It's not quite as magical as the first box when it was quarterly, but I get that this one is probably a lot easier logistically. The pin is great and the sweatband set took me back, but I'm not sure I'll want a new t-shirt every month. I do know a lot of Drag Race fans though, so I could potentially have plenty to pass along to them. For me, I'm looking forward to some merch from local Pittsburgh Queens Sharon Needles or Alaska, or if I'm lucky, that tall drink of water, Milk!
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, but you'll most likely get November which has already started shipping.
We generally begin shipping in the early half of the month.
Value Breakdown: At $23.00 ($19.00 + $4.00 shipping) for this subscription, you're paying $7.67 per item (not counting the bonus sticker).
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