Margot Elena Discovery Box Winter 2018 – FULL SPOILERS!

This box was a huge winner for me.. Everyone is different I guess. I’d never used a handleless mug but now I’m looking to replace all my mugs with this style – so much easier to stack in the cabinet and not at all hot on my hands. The kimono is basically art and looks beautiful hanging in my room. The color scheme of wish matches my master bathroom perfectly so I was happy to get several items that I can group and display beautifully by the tub. And my little guy loves playing with the kissing bell, so there’s been lots of happy smooches over that one too. It doesn’t matter that a bit of ribbon and a jingle bell cost $3 – it’s the idea and curation that have value. If you bought the raw ingredients for bath salts and mixed them up yourself that’s also probably only $3. I also loved last box – so much useful stuff, but I got more delight from this box and how it all fit together cohesively. Was a great present to myself this holiday 🙂

I love this box as much as previous ones. I took the kimono to the seamstress (I would never wear it, but the print is so gorgeous!) and turned it into 2 scarves – granted, it cost me money, but at least the garment is not wasted.

I think it’s the greatest beauty box out there: quality, quantity, curation – all checked. And the items you are willing to part with make the most amazing gifts.

My box arrived in perfect shape. I think the kimono is beautiful and it can be used to dress up a simple dress for parties. I suggest that if there is a formal review of the box, then the reviewer should demonstrate ways to wear it.

My second favorite item is the candle with its perfect winter set.

It is fun to sample the Tokyo milk perfumes(which arrived intact).
The cards will be used. In other words, I feel that I received my mondy’s Worth of products.

HOWEVER!

I love bath products but join with other commentators in being disappointed with everything sent with the wish fragrance. After all, these are supposed to be “discovery” boxes. I discovered that I don’t like “wish”.

Ughhh. My annual hasn’t even shipped yet. Is anyone else still waiting?

Just received mine, it is amazing! This is, without a doubt, my favorite one so far! I don’t want to give away one thing for Christmas gifts…which is a problem because that the whole reason I bought an annual subscription!! LOL

Finally got my box today and as usual, I’m in LOVE! This was my 4th box and I’ve loved them all. I was shocked to see so many negative comments on here, but a few things I haven’t heard mentioned or noticed might put things in perspective: one is the kimono is definitely styled along the line of Art Nouveau fashion from the 1910’s-1930. Meant to be oversized, draping but flattering. So many complaints, but seriously, google images of Art Nouveau kimonos from that time period and you’ll see it’s a definite homage! All women can wear it, whether they’re fat or thin, and that’s not easy to pull off. I’m tiny, 5’2” on a good day, but I tried it on in the manner intended, and it works with that style in mind. Also, the mug…. I didn’t see anyone posting about how it matches the robe! Seriously, go look, they match! I’m using mine in my bathroom to hold brushes.
The matching scents set is so pretty and smells very light. The perfume….. smells awesome but I do wish they had warned us it was open and not a roller ball or spray because I spilled mine opening it. The cards are super cute and the bell is seasonally festive. My kids grabbed it and hung it up right away! The candle smelled Christmassey and wintery without being overwhelming or out of place after the 25th. Well done and all for $50!! Great job Margo Elena, and for the 100th time: bubble bath is soap….use it as hand soap or body wash if you don’t have a tub people! Talk about first world problems! Oh & Merry Christmas!

My box arrived, and I love it, but the Tokyo milk items must have been opened or burst in shipment, cause they spilled everywhere and the whole box has perfume oil on it. I took pics, do you know who I should contact to get the best person to speak to?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

I LOVE this box, but I’ve loved all the boxes I’ve received of this sub. They always feel so thoughtfully curated. And I know I can easily gift or swap anything I won’t use.

One of my perfumes also leaked (luckily only inside its own box.) CS responded in less than a day about sending a replacement.

For those disappointed in the size of the kimono, I usually wear oversized kimonos with a clasp belt. This one looks gorgeous with a belt and can definitely be worn out this way. I’d highly recommend trying to style it that way!

I think this is my favorite ME box, and I’ve been with them since the beginning. LOVE this bell and the tradition behind it ! I think it really helped to make it a holiday box for me and I would’ve been disappointed if I didn’t have that bit of holiday charm. The kimono is large , but aren’t all kimonos, and love the print so I’m sure I can make it work . Everything else is just a win-win win! So lovely and thoughtfully put together! I was thinking of letting my subscription run out because I just have so many ME products, but I am re-thinking that with this box!

Been watching this box for a while, but either I’ve missed it – sold out or no promotions. Today, finally received my first box and I’m very happy with it. Smells so good, everything carefully wrapped, lovely graphics… Nothing to complain about here because I got a nice discount since I charged it on a new credit card 🙂 and I appreciate the stories behind some of the products.
I understand some are not happy, but I guess that happens when you have other boxes to compare it to. That’s happened to me when I’ve had a long term sub to a box, not every one can be a hit! My only complaint here is I wish I could afford to send this to my mother. Oh well, off to indulge in some me time. Thank you Margot Elena!

I have NEVER been more impressed with a companies customer service… in fact I’m so impressed by what they just dead I wish there was a more recent post I could post this to you ! I’ve been eyeing this box for a while because it’s so beautiful but I’ve never had the opportunity to smell any of these fragrances. I emailed their customer service department and explain to them that I was interested in the box but because of my migraines I wanted to make sure that I liked the fragrance and didn’t react to it before I jumped in. They responded the next day and sent me a link to a sampler of hand creams in the Tokyo line That was supposed to include six foil packets in different scents for $7.50. I went ahead and purchased it and emailed the customer service rep back and asked her if she could throw in a fewSamples from some of their other lines that would be greatly appreciated. I received the box today and instead of receiving six foil samples of handcream I received 6/2 size roller balls of different fragrances along the Tokyo milk and dark line. I’m fairly certain that the sampler would generally retail for at least $100. Wow just wow. Needless to say I love all of them and I will definitely be subscribing

Yikes, both of my perfumes leaked a lot…had to throw the box into the garage last night because the scent was so strong. So far I’m not having luck with the shipment of perfumes – my rollerball from the last box arrived shattered and the replacement leaked as well. Oh well, at least my garage smells fabulous!

My kimono also had a ton of scratches on it on the upper back area and some smaller ones near the bottom hem in the front left. I still tried it on–looked great over my black turtleneck and I love how the silky material feels. As for the cut and how it’s “supposed” to be worn, you should think of it more as a kimono-style short duster than a robe. There’s no tie so it’s not meant to be worn closed and the huge sleeves remind me of Furisode style kimonos, which I personally adore so I like this style.

I have an extra box I am interested in letting go of. Let me know

My two perfumes leaked out and got all over everything. The bottles arrived completely empty. I sent an email to customer service and have yet to hear back. So disappointing!
This was my 1st box for this brand and now I’m not sure what to think. I was looking forward to it for months. 🙁

LOVE my box! So happy.

Unfortunately the clapper for my Kissing Bell is missing so my bell doesn’t ring lol. Is this even something I should contact them about? Is this bell even worth it?

Let’s try this again. I have an extra box if anyone’s interested.

I got my box today and the kimono is gorgeous. It’s roomy and I wear a 3xl. The matching mug is so cute but has no handle. I can’t wait to sip cocoa from it in my matching kimono Everything is just divine and lovely. Perfect for gifting but I can never part with anything from this sub.

Im waiting for my BTBF bonuses 🤞🏼

I got my box today! It was another knockout! M.E. Sure does know how to make her customers feel pampered! I don’t understand all of the complaining! I can honestly say I’m relieved to see that she did not include makeup products. If I was in the market for makeup I wouldn’t have subbed to this box. The kimono is GORGEOUS and I feel beautiful flitting about while I finish up Christmas preparations! Is it March yet?

I guess I don’t understand some of the comments about this box not being good. I just opened mine and I am so incredibly happy with it. This is a luxury box to me. The products are so beautifully thought out. I got my sub on sale and this is my second box but the two boxes I have gotten so far have exceeded my expectations. And I hate to admit it in writing but I am know for being pretty picky! And this box really impressed me.

Just received my box today, but I noticed the quality of the kimono isn’t that great. There are multiple small scratches along the bottom. Had anyone had similar issues?

I have an extra box if anyone is interested. I ordered an extra one for a Christmas present but now we are no longer doing the exchange.

This is my first time receiving this box and I absolutely love it! I am a huge fan of Margot Elena and this curation exceeded my expectations. I really like that there are a few of the Wish fragrance items as it is nice to layer the fragrance or to give as a wonderful gift. The Tokyo Milk fragrances are amazing! I immediately put on the kimono and placed the cup on my vanity, now to hang the Kissing Bell and write notes to friends on the beautiful cards! This box brought me joy and made my day!

Just got my Margot Elena box…….. Love everything!!!!!!!!!!! The Kimono is big around the arm holes, but nothing a little sewing wont fix… Everything smells wonderful. My Tokyo Milk was leaking, but just the lid came loose in shipping. The kissing bell was a wonderful surprise. Thank you Margot Elena for a wonderful box……

I love reading the comments – you can tell those with just poor attitudes in general, they’re probably the ones who only post poor Yelp Reviews too. How could you not appreciate the time and detail this box provides? It’s filled with love! and it’s crazy to me how much talk is over this box ! No other box has this much commentary !
You can tell Margot cares and takes the time for us. She even shared a personal tradition with us and she’s normally so private! Makes me sad when people knock on other’s personal shares like that.
Initially I thought it was a bit of Wish too, but you can tell that was also a thoughtful intention to have the opportunity to gift an amazing gift of beauty with a beautiful trio to a close friend or family member. I think it’s awesome that everything is so stinkin’ beautiful – obviously we won’t all have the same taste but the giftability is insane it doesn’t matter!

And to the owner of this blog – we need to be able to post pics!!