Cost: $10.00 monthly + tax
Cycle: Every Month
What is it: Every month our favorite money sucking store Sephora sends out a curated box of higher end samples to try out. Every month you receive 5 samples and a perfume sample. The boxes are customized with a few different variations being sent out each month.
There is a small survey that Sephora has you take that helps Sephora curate a box to your needs. There is also a card included in the box for a complimentary mini makeover (which are complimentary any way so I don’t really get that) and 50 extra points if you purchase something in store.
We are back to our usual Sephora style bag. This one says the “Best things in life are me”. Not my particular cup of tea.
Here’s our 6 products this was not the box variation I was hoping to receive.
Make Up For Ever Aqua XL Eye Pencil M-10
Full Size: 1.2 g
Full Size Cost: $21
Sample Size: 0.5 g
Value: $8.75
This is almost half the size of the full one and this is pretty tiny so $21 dollars this better be a pretty fantastic eyeliner. When I swatched this it held up through rubbing pretty good. I like how intensely black and matte it is that is hard to find a really black as my soul eyeliner pencil.
Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliator
Full Size: 0.5 oz
Full Size Cost: $24
Sample Size: 0.25 oz
Value: $12
I didn’t like this. It is supposed to be an intensive exfoliator and I didn’t find it to be intense. What I did find was that it made my skin feel awful. It made my skin feel really dry and tight and stripped. Then about an hour or two later my skin felt really greasy. This did not work for me at all.
Marc Jacobs Daisy Perfume
Full Size: 50 ml
Full Size Cost: $90
Sample Size: 1.2 ml
Value: $2.16
This is a very floral perfume. Which is a pass for me. If you like florals you will love this is is a very heavy floral but some how light and summery as well.
Sephora Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover
Full Size: 200 ml
Full Size Cost: $15
Sample Size: 25 ml
Value: $1.88
Well a nice little bottle of makeup remover this will be good for traveling. I have to much open makeup remover to really try this out right now.
Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Hyaluronic Cloud Cream
Full Size: 48 ml
Full Size Cost: $52
Sample Size: 7.5 ml
Value: $8.12
This is a pretty nice moisturizer and there are very few moisturizers I can or will put on my oily skin. This absorbs quickly but does leave a little slip to your skin. I actually and this is terrible really like it as a hand lotion but it would be way to expensive to use it that way oh well.
Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer
Full Size: 1 oz
Full Size Cost: $16
Sample Size: 0.25 oz
Value: $4
This is one of my very favorite primers it is a great silicon primer that adds a lot of glide and smoothness to your face when you apply your foundations. Smashbox makes great face primers. Pro Tip if you buy this always buy the travel size which is $16 for 1 oz the full size is $36 for 2 oz which is so stupid. you can get two travel sizes for $32 and get 2 oz and save yourself $4. Smashbox must think we can’t do math.
The value is good with this month and we got 3 decently valued samples two that are almost the cost of the box (eyeliner and moisturizer) and one that is more then the value of the box (exfoliator). I am really excited for the primer and the eyeliner. The cloud dream will get used up and the other two are just meh. This is always a great box and I highly recommend it if you like high end products.
Quick Summary:
Total Value: $36.91
Skincare: 2
Makeup: 2
Tools: 0
Hair Care: 0
Perfume: 1
Other: 1
And as far as sizes:
Full Size: 0
Deluxe Sample: 2
Sample: 4
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