Little Lace Box Subscription Review – November 2014

ByLiz CadmanNov 19, 2014 | 158 comments

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Box

Little Lace Box is a lifestyle subscription box for women. They’ve been around for only a few months so far – but I’ve been really impressed with the quality of their boxes so far. (Every month seems to be getting better and better too!)

This box was sent to us for review purposes. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes).

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 First Look

(This picture only shows some of the items in the giant box Little Lace Box sent out - all items are pictured below though).

The Subscription Box: Little Lace Box

The Cost: $39.99 a month

The Products: Fashion and beauty items, with one item highlighting from an up and coming designer

Ships to: US

Delivered via: USPS

Check out all of my Little Lace Box reviews!

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Info

Each box comes with a sheet detailing the items included. I really love reading this card, it's personal and thoughtful and you get a good sense of all the time and work that went into putting the box together.

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Letter

There was also a letter included letting subscribers know that if they ever want to skip a month - just email [email protected] by the last day of the current month to skip the next month's box. And they revealed the theme for the December box: A Fresh New Start. The box is not motivational or fitness related, but "based on the belief that there are certain items that a person can receive that make them feel better about themselves; giving them a more positive outlook on life and inspiring them to be their best."

Sounds amazing to me!

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Slippers

Lemon Angora Fluff Slipper Socks - Retail Value $50

These are as soft and cozy as they look! They're a loose knit, so if you're always cold like me you may need to layer them over socks. (Also worth noting - they shed a lot. I'm hoping getting them through the laundry will solve that issue though).

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Snowflake

Wooden Snowflake - Value $15

This is my bonus item for the box. (Each subscriber gets a bonus item this month - not sure how many variations there are).

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Luxe

Pre de Provence Lavender Bath Salts - Value $13.50

Pre de Provence Luxe Lavender Body Butter - Value $20

I love lavender, so these are a win for me. (I may save them as a gift for my mom though since she loves lavender even more than I do). I also like that the salts have lavender flower buds blended in the mix!

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Matches

Santa Matches - $3

These go perfectly with the next item:

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Candle

Hillhouse Naturals Amaryllis Holiday Candle - $28.70

This brand is new to me and now it's one of my favorite new holiday scents! This is all wrapped up and perfect for gifting, but I think I will be keeping it for myself!

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Santa

Dear Santa Pillow - Value $17

Subscribers will get one of a few variations of this pillow in their boxes. (See all the variations here). You can't really tell from the picture - but there are jingle bells attached to the corners. I knew this was going to be a good box when it was jingling before I even opened it!

(Also future MSA box research - I think throw pillows are a really fun item to get in subscription boxes - what do you think?)

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Scarf

Shiraleah Keeton Infinity Scarf - Value $21

I was so happy when I pulled this item out of the box - I LOVE infinity scarves! And this one is oversized so you can actually wrap it around three times:

Little Lace Box Subscription Review - November 2014 Scarf Wrapped

Verdict: This was one of those boxes that actually made me say out loud, "Wait..there's more?!" as I was unboxing it. I couldn't believe how many items they included in this box for the $40 a month price. It's a little insane that the value is about $170!

What did you think of the November Little Lace Box?

Posted in Subscription Box Reviews, Subscription Boxes for Women

Liz Cadman

Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!

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158 comments

Susan

Just wondering if any women 35+ have received the box?? Just Saw the “warning” on the website which stressed it’s for women 20-35 (which I’m sure is meant to be helpful, but I find frankly a little irritating)!

Kathy

I didn’t see the notice but, as a woman way past the targeted age group, I have no problem with their message. December’s box was nowhere near the delightful November one but I am lucky in that whatever doesn’t work for me will work for one of my daughters.

LLB

I’m sorry. We didn’t mean to make anybody upset with us. The reality is that we curate based on our taste, and we are all under the age of 26, so it makes sense that we will curate boxes that are not going to be a perfect fit for everyone. Our biggest complaints come from people outside our target demo of 20 to 35. We put that info on our site, because we felt it might be necessary to remind people who we are, since we NEVER do spoilers and aside from announcing the theme, we never tell anyone, outside of a handful of people who work with us, what is going to be in the next box.

LLB was meant to be a surprise you would buy for yourself (which removes spoilers from the equation), and a lot of our subscribers feel like a sister in another state sent them this box. That’s exactly what we wanted it to be like. In October we picked a tribal print clutch for the holiday season. We knew we were taking a chance with tribal print, but holiday parties require a statement piece and that is what we picked out. Our mom, who is 50, hated that clutch, but we all knew it was the right clutch, so we ignored our mom (not the first time that has happened) and kept it in the box. It was a hit, and our subscriber base doubled in one month (which led to a whole host of other problems like selling out too quickly).

We also believe in value vs. “Stuff” The December box was worth $130 (without the shipping), so we only had four items in this box (four full-size items). If people are just looking for “stuff” we are not going to be a good fit for them either. We don’t take anyone’s comments to be personal attacks on us. This is business and we understand. I hope that no one took our “disclaimer” as anything personal. If so, we are truly sorry. Losing a customer is something that happens, but hurting people’s feelings is unacceptable, and we are sorry if we did that to anyone.

PA Anna

Susan – I’m in my 40s. I received October. November, and December’s boxes and plan on continuing to receive them. It was September’s box that caught my eye which was sold out. My sister pointed out the disclaimer yesterday to rib me about how I am too old. I think it can be better written. Popsugar has a similar disclaimer. My guess is that they had a few complaints. It wasn’t up on Sunday when I checked to see if the theme updated or I missed it.

I agree it was a little irritating to read. I’m not that OLD!!!! Maybe I see things differently because I had my children a little later. One is 15 and the other is 6 so I am around moms of all ages from their 20s-50s.

Ava

Just got Dec ‘s box! Love it! It’s no November, but that box was just incredible!

Martha.Jimenez

Hooray! Mine came a day early. I love it! I think I like the letter and card almost as much as the actual pieces. It’s a great story and it explains why they picked what they picked. I love jewelry and especially nice jewelry. I don’t like getting the cheap jewelry that you walk by when you are checking out of Forever 21, so I’m perfectly happy with getting more than one piece of gold/pearl jewelry here. The box had a $148 value, so I’m ok with paying $40. I think that’s a great deal. I’m not a Downton Abbey person, so I’ll probably skip the January box, but it’s cool that they let us skip boxes anytime for any reason.

Erica

I could not agree with you more! I got my box today too and I must say, I vote for Quality over Quantity anyday!! I am so tired of getting boxes with a bunch of random products I could buy anywhere, that just end up in a junk drawer that I never open! I think these 3 ladies nailed this theme! Not only were the pieces lovely but one of the products was a helpful reminder that I need to detach from my phone/technology and remember what physically writing feels like! I absolutely love Downton Abbey so I am thrilled to see what the next LLB has in store!! Great job Little Lace Box!

The Dec box is nice but not even close to the last 4 boxes in terms of variety and quantity. I was surprised to see only 4 items with 2 being from the same product category (and matching). So I was rather let down getting this box. This always happens when I sub to a box that has been fabulous for months prior. So while I like the box well enough, it’s not what I hoped to receive based on past box curation (it doesn’t feel consistent to me). At least not for $40 (I paid $30 this month). But that’s just me. Not sure if I’ll stick around for the Jan box; I’m on the fence. The Jan theme seems to be vintage (fashion and home), and I do love vintage items in general.

Martha.Jimenez

Sad… I’m not supposed to get mine until Thursday according to the shipping notice. They must have sent yours out first. Hope it’s worth the wait. Any hints?

PA Anna

My box is arriving Thursday too.

NIKKI

I really want to try LLB but monthly subs are “SOLDOUT” for December unless you sign up for the entire year!! So annoying! I even contacted them about subscribing monthly but have not received a response…..oh well maybe January….I really really like their December box! A lot of great gifts!!

Nancy M.

Where did you see the December Box items?

Little Lace Box

Are you sure you didn’t get a reply?

PA Anna

I placed my first order with them using my points. I purchased the evergreen candle and the SW Basic Peppermint balm.

PA Anna

My items arrived yesterday. I thought that was a quick turn around with the Thanksgiving holiday. Everything arrived in perfect condition.

PA Anna

My sister went back to her house today and picked up her mail. I purchased this month’s box as one of her Christmas gifts. She loves it. Her variations are the 2 sided scarf which she absolutely loves, the pine candle which I had to sniff because my candle scent is the same as Liz’s scent, cream/white lemon slipper socks, and as the bonus the reindeer towel which is very nice. It was fun to watch her open it and once again it was amazing that so many items were included. I forgot which pillow she received, but I do remember she loves the color and the bells. We also got a chuckle out of the note they wrote to her.

I love the pine candle scent. I think I am going to use my points to order that candle.

Connie

Just received the November box and loved it. Enjoyed the humor in the letter and it felt more like getting a gift from a friend then a subscription box. This was my first month and now I understand why Little Lace Box is the subscription that everyone will not part with.

Michelle

Just a little history lesson for those who are complaining about the Christmas themed box….

Christmas (Winter Solstice) was originally a Pagan holiday, and was adopted by Christians hundreds of years ago in an attempt to make Pagan to Christian converts more comfortable and at ease with their conversion.

There is nothing inherently “Christian” about the Christmas. I, for one, am not a Christian, and I celebrate the holiday. There’s no need to turn a fun, good-spirited box from a great company into something negative.

Anyone who is offended by it has deeply skewed priorities, there are a lot worse things to worry about.

Sara

I love LLB’s rewards program, I just joined for November and after my reviews of the November box I already have $28 dollars to spend in the shop. It’s really awesome, the only bad thing is you can’t seem to combine coupons with your points like you can with Birchbox. It appears to be the only drawback to this amazing box and website. I can’t wait to see December’s box!

PA Anna

I need to remember to review my box. I want the snowflake pillow if it is still available!

TiaJen

I received my box today and I am thrilled with it! As a devout Catholic, I’m in the majority of Americans (over 75 percent) who identify themselves as Christian. However, I am not offendend that The Little Lace Box did not include Christian themed items in the box. I actually thought the throw pillow to be humorous and the reindeer hand towel cute. As a Christian, I was neither offended nor surprised by receiving items that by no means sympolize the Christian religion but do characterize the secular celebration of the Christmas holiday season.

CecilyK

very well said

TiaJen

BEST.BOX.EVER. When I receive a Little Lace Box, it makes me want to go on their site and order gifts for everyone I know. Everything that is sent to me in the box is all mine!

Wendy Z

I kicked myself for missing the sign up for nov by one day. I saw the review and was going to sign up but forgot and the next day it was sold out. I signed up right after I saw this review, and today I logged in to see the spoiler again and the December box is sold out too. Whew.

Lexie

Although I absolutely love throw pillows, I’m very picky about them so probably wouldn’t be too thrilled about receiving one in a sub box. I do like some people’s suggestions about at least having one that has a removable cover for washing though.

anna

Liz, I must say “no” to pillow. Even the pillow in LLB was my least favorite item in box. I liked other pillows in their shop much more. So it is difficult to choose the style most people will like.

PA Anna

Can I say that the candle smells great? I burned it last night and could smell it throughout the house.

Cindy

How did I not know about this box after stalking this site for months now? I guess I just read the name of it and assumed it was undies! Just went over to see about subscribing and noticed that both November and December boxes are sold out. The January theme will be announced soon.

I also read all the reviews here and noticed some got what seemed to be fantastic deals ordering this. What is the best way to do it now? I think I need this and am bummed I did not get this box.

Cindy

I forgot to say I am a ‘NO’ to throw pillows as everyone’s decor and style of decorating is so different. I think this is one that would be very, very hard to please all or even the majority. The exception would be a holiday theme but as the posts below show, not everyone celebrates all holidays and some a vehemently against anything that is not their own holiday. For example, I think both the pillows mentioned here are great; others were offended. I think an Easter decoration/pillow would be fine, but more than likely those against Christmas are also against Easter (perhaps even more so). Valentines Day may cause the alone and lonely to weep, etc…..

Martha.Jimenez

🙂

Melissa J

YES to throw pillows in sub boxes 🙂

Lauren

The monthly sub is sold out. I toyed around with the idea of the annual sub but it looks like liz’s $10 off code doesn’t work.

Luz, is there a code for the annual sub?

Cindy

Interested in a working code also.

Liz Cadman

I’ll reach out and ask!

Nancy M.

I tried to get the November Box– sold out. Just tried ordering the December Box and that also is SOLD OUT. 🙁

PA Anna

Maybe you can try emailing them to let them know you are interested in the December box. There may be openings as people skip December. Can’t hurt to try.

Nancy M.

I actually did contact them to make sure that it really was sold out and they did notify me to verify. They also told me that they would email me when the January Box would be available– sort of like I’m on a Wait List. I don’t know how many subscribers they actually have, but I think that they have to limit because of the uniqueness of some of the items

Lauren

So sad, December is already sold out!

Ryan

Can someone please let me know of any similar subscriptions to this? I’m looking for something like this but want to look at a few to choose from for my wife for Christmas.

anna

MSA box would be great choice. If your wife likes healthy lifestyle (or for New Year resolution ) Bianca Jade Mizzfit is a good box. but a year of Little Lace Box would be the best! You could cover her Christmas, birthday, and just give a box every month become she is your wife 😉 I bet she would be happy! !!

Tulip

Ryan, if you subscribe your wife for a year, it could be the kind of gift that just keeps on giving! And based on the first several boxes we’ve seen Liz post about, your wife will be in great hands with the LLB Sisters!

lisad

That would be the best gift ever!

lisad

Also check out the quarterly box that Liz curates, MSA. I love that box as well and as of this minute it appears to be open for December but act quick.

PA Anna

Liz – I have kids, dogs, and cats. Any type of throw pillow is fine by me. I’m at the point in my life where everything is receiving heavy use so I am not worried about things matching etc.

I had a lot of fun opening this box yesterday. It was a box that kept giving. My sister is at my house and watched me open the box. The handwritten card had personal comments including a comment hoping my sister will like her box. I bought my sister a box as a present based off the spoiler. She can’t wait to receive hers. I enjoyed reading the information letter with all the little details including my name and the shipping cost. I also thought it was a nice touch that a letter was included explaining December theme and offering the opportunity to skip December if needed.

My variations are Scarf – Kelly Two-Sided Scarf which I thought was a throw in the beginning, Santa Pillow – Dear Santa – I Want It All, Matches -Lyrics to Santa Comes to Town on it with Santa on the top and a Christmas Tree on the bottom,MukLuks – white, Bonus – Snowflake. I think the pillow is adorable with the bells on it. I was hoping for the snowflake pillow and may buy it in the shop if it is still available for purchase in a few weeks. Still the other pillow is festive and fits in well with the holidays. Love the bells on the pillow.

It’s been a cold week and with the doors going on the front of the house it was a cold house. The scarf and MukLuks are a welcome addition. I love the scarf. It’s heavy, can be used as a shawl or draped over my head or as a scarf. I find the colors to be appealing. The Lemons/MukLuks fit nicely.

I’m burning the candle right now and am enjoying the scent throughout the house. I did not know there was a science to an even burn and found that interesting to read. I tried the Body Butter last night once I realized it was Lavender. I love Lavender and ran out of lavender spray that I spray on the bed before sleeping. I haven’t tried the bath salts yet.

I greatly enjoyed this box and am intrigued by the theme for December. I love all the little details that they put into curating this box.

Mieke

I love this box! (Aside from the pillow.. we don’t really make a big deal out of Santa coming, though he does.. we just try not to brand everything Christmas with Santa, if that makes sense?) AND we’re not fans of throw pillows, here.

They just seem to much and clutter everything u p:P

Tacie

I don’t decorate for Christmas with items like the pillow, either. I’m more of a color palette and patterns type of home decorator. Am I weird? Maybe. Thank you for the sock-calf comment as it would probably apply to me too. Otherwise, I think I’m going to cave for this box on Monday if there’s a deal.

Sara

I just got my 1st box! I loved the candle, it smells amazing like cinnamon and orange. I actually liked the pillow I got it said “Dear Santa define “good”” It’s really cute and a great gift for my mom. I also got the wooden snowflake which is really pretty, but would have loved to have gotten the reindeer hand towel. The lavender body butter smells very strongly of lavender, but it’s very moisturizing. The socks are really nice, but unfortunately don’t quite fit for those of us with thicker calves, they went about 1/2 way and I just folded the tops over. The scarf I got was the green plaid scarf, while pretty and soft, it’s huge and I rarely wear scarves. I’m super happy with my first box, I loved the letter they included and the descriptions, I like the personal touches. I also liked at the bottom of the letter they included the value of my November box with shipping included it was $183! Outstanding for my first box that I only paid $30 for!

lily

I just tried to sign up for monthly, and it says it “Sorry, we do not have enough “Monthly Little Lace Box Subscription” in stock to fulfill your order right now.” – ugghh

Cindy H.

god im so weak. After reading this review, I went back to read the reviews for the previous months of little lace box, then I ordered it! monthly though, not ready to jump in for a full year sub as I usually get disappointed after a few months. I really hope this company will keep up the good work though. I was very very disappointed at socialbliss. Totally wasted 6 months. Maybe I will just subscribe for 1 year if I like most items for the first 3 months =D

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Little Lace Box Subscription Review – November 2014

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