PopSugar's FIRST EVER Must Have Bag - Worth it?

IT'S HERE! IT'S HEEEEEEEEEEEERE!!!!!  Ok, I will calm down now. But I was so excited to get my first PopSugar Must Have bag today. It's not just MY first Must Have bag, it's THE first Must Have bag.  I love the PopSugar site and when they announced they were joining the ranks of the monthly subscription box services, I eagerly signed up.  

The website is pretty vague. Would PopSugar's service focus on beauty? On lifestyle items? Both? I scoured the web for teasers and more info, but there was nothing except re-posts of the company's press releases. Oh, the mystery! The excitement! And now, here it is. I think I freaked out my postman today when I eagerly ripped out my demurely-packaged Must Have box from his hands.   Eep. Remind me to tip him at Christmas :S

TA-DA!!!! I know. Nothing special, but it's what's INSIDE that counts most, right?

Hmmmmmm....I kept looking in the bag to see if I had missed anything.

I kind of feel like I'm on a game show and I'm hearing them play that cheesy "Wa-waaaaaaaaaah" sound indicating that I just lost out on some fabulous prize.  Am I being too harsh? Do I have unrealistic expectations?

First bags are generally known to be the best ones. It's like a first date. You only get one chance to make a really, really good first impression. I was kicking myself for missing out on Glossybox's ahhhh-mazing first box in May, so I didn't want to miss out this time. Did the Must Have bag live up to the hype?  Here's the breakdown:

POPSUGAR MUST HAVE FIRST BAG

$24.00  Ilia Lipstick in In My Room

$24.00  Ilia Lip Conditioner in Bang Bang

$16.00  RGB nail polish - in Minty

$16.00  RGB nail polish - in Doll

$6.00 Body Drench Raspberry gelee body scrub 

$7.00 Body Drench Pomegranate lotion 

$2.00 each x 2- KIND bars

Popsugar beach bag

TOTAL VALUE: $95 + tote bag, let's be generous and give the bag itself a $15 value

$110 vale for $35 (including shipping). Not bad at all.....buuuuuuuuuuuuuut - Subscribers were originally promised $150 worth of product on website. Since the July bag sold out, PopSugar has changed the website and reduced the promised value of the bag from $150 to $100. Sneaky, sneaky!

Do I stay or do I go?  Is PopSugar's bag really a Must Have? To put it bluntly, not really. But I'm going to be optimistic and give PopSugar a couple of more months to win me over before making any final decisions.

Your fledgling beauty blogger, 

Sam <3