Sephora Play!

Cost: $10.70 monthly

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.  Even one used to receive the same samples but they have now been introducing box variations.

Sephora has continued this month with their new box variations system and I’m still on the fence. It inspires a lot of box envy (all those people who got the purple glamglow I wanted to try) but it does mean you get a box that is a little more customized to your needs and preferences. There is a small survey that Sephora has you take.

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Here’s this months bag not their cutest design I don’t know that for me they will ever top the Magritte reference.

 

Stella McCartney Pop Perfume

Full Size: 0.25 oz

Full Size Cost: $25

Sample Size: 0.05 oz

Value: $5

Was not a fan of this smell at all very typical perfume smell if that makes sense to anyone.

The Estée Edit Dissolve the Drama 2-in-1 Makeup Remover + Cleanser

Full Size: 6.7 oz

Full Size Cost: $32

Sample Size: 0.5 oz

Value: $2.39

I like the Estée Edit brand much better then the regular Estée Lauder brand.  Makeup remover is so expensive its one of those things I hate buying so I pretty much live on free samples I get so a new one is always welcome around here.

GLAMGLOW SUPERMUD® Clearing Treatment

Full Size: 0.5 oz

Full Size Cost: $22

Sample Size: 0.3 oz

Value: $13.20

I have tried this mask in the past and it one of my favorite clay masks I have ever tried. I was hoping to receive the purple or the black glam glow that I have not tried but not going to complain about receiving a pricey product that I like. Since I know that I won’t be going out to and getting a $69 clay mask. This mask is nice and tightening and leave my skin very smooth.

Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Colour in Rose Gold

Full Size: 1.64 g

Full Size Cost: $29

Sample Size: 1 g

Value: $17.68

So for some reason I didn’t take a picture of this open sorry about that, been a crazy two weeks.  I have one of these in a full size that I’ve had for a while in a taupey/grey and these are beautiful. They are creamy but dry without being tacky and they don’t dry out in the stick. They do crease a little but these are such day time colors in an easy to apply format that these are my like just need to run out for a little while casual light make up type looks.

Swatches with out and with flash:

Sephora Collection Ultra Shine Lip Gel in 17 Pin Up Pink

Full Size: 0.11 oz

Full Size Cost: $12

Sample Size: 0.1 oz

Value: $10.91

This comes in a crap ton of colors omg. I hate lipgloss with a passion and this is sealed so nicely that I am not going to swatch it so that I can give this away to someone who will appreciate it a lot more than I will. In the tube this is a super bright Barbie pink lipgloss.

Cover Fx Illuminating Primer

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $38

Sample Size: 0.16 oz

Value: $6.08

Clearly the universe really wants me to try this primer this is the third one I’ve gotten of this exact same sample so I have to try this now. I generally don’t love illuminating primers they tend to make me look oiler then I already do.

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Total: $55.26

This is an amazing value from Sephora I believe the best I’ve ever had this box tends to have a lower value that you make up for in getting to try some higher end products.

And for a quick summary of product types and sizes in case that’s interesting for anyone:

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 3

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 2

Sample: 4

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