think it’s money well spent because I enjoy these boxes, but I’ll admit to occasionally being disappointed when boxes are less than I was expecting (see: Pink Fancy Box ). 'There’s no denying that I spend way too much money on subscription boxes. That’s what happened with the Goodies Box I received yesterday. MORE >>

Named for a Russian writer by his Indian parents in memory of a catastrophe years before, Gogol Ganguli knows only that he suffers the burden of his heritage as well as his odd, antic name. 'My two all-time favorite authors are Jhumpa Lahiri and Khaled Hosseini. cannot more highly recommend these two authors. MORE >>

With a gel manicure, if you get ANY polish on your cuticle and don’t clean it up before curing your nails under the light, well, your manicure just isn’t going to last. 'Over the past year or so I have gotten really into giving myself manicures at home. Couture Gel has tons of gel manicure colors from which to choose! MORE >>

Most boxes will also come with two nail polish colors as well, so the next Julep box is going to be awesome. 'The Julep June selection emails went out early this morning and I was excited to see that nearly every Julep Maven box will contain Julep DD Creme ! Two patented anti-aging ingredients decrease the appearance of pores and fine lines. MORE >>