Sephora Play! November 2018 Subscription Box Review

Sephora Play!

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.


This has been the worst Sephora Play box of the year so far for me. Like the choices were all just wrong.

Christophe Robin Cleansing Volumizing Paste

Full Size: 250 ml

Full Size Cost: $53

Sample Size: 40 ml

Value: $8.48

I like what I have tried from Christophe Robin but this is rose and I am allergic so fail number one. This also like knocks you over with the scent of rose like I opened it just to look at it and thought I was going to die just opening.

Clinique Pep-Start Eye Cream

Full Size: 15 ml

Full Size Cost: $26.50

Sample Size: 3 ml

Value: $5.30

They have definitely sent this out before and I don’t really like it I find the applicator method not good and the formula to not really do all that much. I will probably still use it but I know I don’t prefer it. Fail number two.

Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Microfinishing Loose Powder

Full Size: 8.5 g

Full Size Cost: $36

Sample Size: 1 g

Value: $4.24


The last thing I need is more setting powder. I rarely use it but this is a very nice super silky fine loose setting powder. Sorta fail 3.

Viktor Rolf Flowerbomb Bloom Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $95

Sample Size: 1.2 ml

Value: $2.28

This is just too floral for me I actually like the original flowerbomb and wish this was that. Fail 4.

Sephora Cream Lip Stain in 40 Pink Tea

Full Size: 5 ml

Full Size Cost: $14

Sample Size: 1.3 ml

Value: $3.64

This was the tiniest little tube (missing pic sorry) This is a very brown pink not my preferred color so I don’t know about this one but I am happy that they went for a color that wasn’t red or pink like every box does.

First Aid Beauty Coconut Micellar Makeup Melter

Full Size:  5.6 oz

Full Size Cost: $26

Sample Size:  1 oz

Value: $4.81

I don’t really like First Aid Beauty products they just are pretty meh to me and alot of them smell terrible.



I just was not really happy with this month it just is a bunch of products that do not work for me or that I can’t use or don’t like. 🙁 The value was also super low.

Total Value: $28.75

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 6

<3 Nightmare Before Makeup