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.
I had fun with the Ipsy review I did so I decided to do Sephora Play as well. My other subscriptions I haven’t had for a whole calendar year so I can’t really do them. So let’s see how Sephora did for the year and find out how they did compared to Ipsy.
| Month | Value | Product |
| January | $31.36 | 6 |
| February | $39.42 | 6 |
| March | $32.47 | 6 |
| April | $36.91 | 6 |
| May | $54.46 | 6 |
| June | $31.64 | 6 |
| July | $39.48 | 6 |
| August | $45.37 | 6 |
| September | $36.79 | 7 |
| October | $40.36 | 6 |
| November | $59.55 | 6 |
| December | $46.84 | 6 |
Total: $494.65
Products: 73
Every Month but one I got 6 products so I did get more products then Ipsy overall but 11 of those were perfumes so that’s with a grain of salt some people don’t like the perfume samples I’m ok with them in this box.
I paid $1.64 per item I received so actually a little less per item then Ipsy and getting higher end products, but these are all sample sizes and usually you get some full sizes with Ipsy so they are still pretty equal in my mind.
Average Bag Value: $41.22
Coming about $6 under the average value of Ipsy.
Top 5 Favorite Items
- March – Glam Glow Glowstarter in Nude Glow – $6.86
- April – Sephora Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover – $1.88
- October – Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation – $6.81
- January – Tarte Frxxxtion Stick – $4.84
- August – Korres Golden Krocus Ageless Elixir Serum – $13.07
So my Top Five comes to a grand total of $33.46. Wow that was a really low value I have some serious mixed feelings…
My thing here is dollar wise I seem to get alot more for my money with Ipsy so if that is your main concern just getting the biggest return on your money Ipsy is the way to go hands down.
Me personally though I get more use out of my Sephora Play products. I use them up more often I declutter or give away much less of what I get in my Sephora box and generally like and use more of what I get. Even if I seem to be getting less for my money I am still getting a great value.
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