Sephora Play! June 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.


I see we are really going with an 80s theme this month.

Personally doesn’t appeal to me but most of the Sephora bags are pretty meh to me.

Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover

Full Size: 125 ml

Full Size Cost: $19

Sample Size: 30 ml

Value: $4.56

I love Clinique makeup removers they don’t sting my eyes and they get the job done and this is a perfect small size so we are off to a good start.

Cover Fx Perfect Setting Powder Translucent Light

Full Size: 4 g (Travel Size)

Full Size Cost: $14

Sample Size: 1 g

Value: $3.50

Oh good more setting powder feel like i get one every month. I am drowning in setting powder and I rarely every use it. This is moving to a better home because I just can’t with how much setting powder I have. I figured I use a travel size price since I have never used up a whole loose powder in my life.

Living Proof No Frizz Nourishing Style Cream

Full Size: 118 ml

Full Size Cost: $28

Sample Size: 30 ml

Value: $7.12

I like this styling cream makes my hair feel smooth I don’t know about how much frizz it really repels but it does make my hair smoother.

Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream

Full Size: 240 ml

Full Size Cost: $45

Sample Size: 25 ml

Value: $4.69

Same thoughts I got this in my Boxycharm this month as well check that out HERE.

Marajo Nourishing Cleansing Cream

Full Size: 250 ml

Full Size Cost: $29

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $0.81

Marajo Deep Treatment Butter

Full Size: 155 ml

Full Size Cost: $29

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $1.31

I have gotten these before I think also in Sephora Play I liked these they are not my favorite cleansing cream and treatment I have ever used but they are good and these are again great for me when I travel and need to wash my hair since I don’t like using shampoo. I do actually need and use travel sized products alot.

Too Faced Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick in Queen B

Full Size: 11.8 ml

Full Size Cost: $21

Sample Size: 3 ml

Value: $5.34

So I don’t like the melted lipsticks so I never was brave enough to try the melted mattes so now is my chance. It feels really light weight which is nice but I don;t know about wear time yet. This is a nice purple based nude right up my alley.


Pretty happy with this box other then the setting powder despite the lower than average value. I liked when we get the dual hair care sample because I feel like we are getting an extra item.

Total Value: $27.33

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 3

Perfume: 0

Other: 2

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 6

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Boxycharm June 2018 Subscription Box Review

Boxycharm

Cost: $21

Cycle: Every Month

What is it:

Boxycharm sends out 4 to 5 full size  items every month which makes it really unique among the  boxes I subscribe to.  It is a nice change to get all full size products especially for the reasonable price of $21 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box.

If you would like to subscribe you can use my referral link HERE. I don’t get anything other then points but would really appreciate it but do as you feel comfortable you are also welcome to use the link in the header that leads to the regular homepage.

You can also review your products and get “charms” which are their versions of points that you can use as money off in their shop.


I was so excited for this month’s box because of the spoilers. Even though there were three products I knew I was not at all interested in the palette this month is just launched and looked so pretty I was so excited to be getting it that I didn’t even care.

This is really a summoning a makeup demon esque type picture here I am now noticing. I could not get stuff to stay in place and not roll around. It has been a seriously busy month I have not had a day off of work all month so I am just too tired to fuss with anything.

Luxie 3 Piece Face Set Brush Set

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $38

I Luxie brushes they are my favorite so always happy to have more. As usual they are so soft. I was very annoyed to see that Boxycharm is saying that this $42 when it sells, not on sale, for $38 on the Luxie site I don’t like when boxes try to claim a higher value then there actually is.

Battington Lashes in Monroe

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $28

Me being a total sucker for packaging the box is awesome with its magnetic closure and pretty gold patterns on white background. These are also some long big lashes I have never worn false lashes so these will probably get gifted to a new home.

Ofra Liquid Lipstick in Verona

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $20

This is a very brown lip that is not for me. I also don’t love Ofra liquid lipsticks I find them to be dry and flaky while also sliding around a little so they are not the best formula in my opinion. Swatched Below.

Jonteblu Eyeliner in Charcoal

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $5

I have never in my whole like wanted a charcoal eyeliner it just looks like you’re eyeliner has worn away I don’t get the point. These eyeliners are also kinda pointy and hard. Pass. Swatched Below.

Liquid Lipstick in Verona, Eyeliner in Charcoal.

You can see how brown the lipstick is and how grey and worn the eyeliner looks.

Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream

Full Size: 240 ml

Full Size Cost: $45

Sample Size: 25 ml

Value: $4.69

This is not a full size it is not even a travel size it is 1/3 of the size of the travel size. It is just a deluxe sample essentially ad worth way less then what Boxycharm claims all of that annoys me alot since Boxycharm is supposed to send full size items and that is 2 items in this box that has the wrong listed price.

That being said I was excited to try this since it is raved about in the beauty community especially in regards to the scent. This is a really nice body butter and it smells ok but I don’t find it to die for like so many people do it is just like a light sweet scent. It is a nice body butter It sinks in and makes my skin look hydrated and glowy and plump with out being sticky but not something I would buy having finally tried it it is way to pricey for just ok.

Alamar Reina del  Caribe Palette

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $28

This palette I saw Kathleenlights review it right around when I saw the spoiler for it being in the box and was so thrilled to be getting it. I really really like the packaging and the size and the fact that it can do a neutral look or a fun look and you can get variety even though there is only 8 shades. This is a perfect travel palette. The shimmer shades are so gorgeously thick and foiled feeling the mattes are pretty smooth with the exception of Coco-Taxi which I found to be patchy it really needed to be built up and worked with nothing to overly difficult or terrible just not consistent with the rest of the palette enough that I felt it needed to be pointed out.

Like look at those gorgeous swatches the shimmers especially. Third from the top you can see that Coco-Taxi is just not quite as nice as the other shades.


Total: $123.69

All I wanted were the brushes, the palette and the lotion so I am pretty satisfied with this box. I actually got an identical Bum Bum Cream in my Sephora box so there is clearly a marketing push going out to boxes from Sol de Janiero. The box was a score for me the 3 items I didn’t want will make great gifts and the palette is worth more then the box. Not that I need more brushes, lotion or palettes. I am litereally over my storage capacity for all of those items oops.

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Fortune Cookie Soap of the Month Club June 2018 Subscription Box Review

Fortune Cookie Soap of the Month Club

Cost: $28 monthly + $6.95 shipping ($34.95)

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Well anyone that has been here for any amount of time knows I love this company and use their products all the time (#notsponsered lol but for real no I’m way to small time for that shit).  Fortune Cookie Soap Company (FCS) makes bath and body products with all different themes and scents. Usually inspired by movies, or tv shows or other pop culture things. It is seriously really fun they stuff. I could go on and on about it but I’ll save my gushing the products are always great quality and have that homemade, made with love touch with out feeling DIY. Also for a bonus alot of their products are vegan.

The FCS of the Month Club every month will send a mix of full sized and deluxe sized products, saving you 50% off retail.  Every month is a different theme and you can skip a month if you aren’t feeling that month’s theme as long as you skip it before the 10th of the month. You will also earn points for what you spend on the box and purchases each month that you can redeem for reward certificates basically to shop on the site which is a great plus.


So this month’s theme is the 80s I can’t say I relate at all lol I am a total 90s baby. The aesthetic seems very 80s movie to me.

I am loving the new boxes they have now. The blue is so so cute and so is the quote the printed box seems really sturdy too not that I have every had a problem with their shipping.  There are not links here because this collection has not launched yet.

Perfume Oil in Billie Jean

Full Size: 0.2 oz

Full Size Cost: $7.99

I like FCS perfume oils they are the only ones I really use. Billie Jean is also my favorite Micheal Jackson song so I’m happy.

It’s a Doodie! Toilet Spray in Danger Zone

Full Size: 2.3 oz

Full Size Cost: $9.99

I want this scent as a perfume its peach and black cherry I love cherry scents.  This is one of those toilet sprays you spray in the water before you go ad it is supposed to prevent any icky smells. I am definitely keeping this in the bathroom so certain people know to use it.

Argan Hair Shine Oil in Permed & Teased

Full Size: 0.5 oz

Full Size Cost: $9.99

These boxes are really making me see how expensive these products have gotten over time the previous hair oil I had from them like 2 or 4 years ago was like 2 or 3 times the size for a similar price. I do like their hair oils they are really thick so a little goes a long way and they make my hair so shiny.

Lip Scrub in Life is Delicious

Full Size: 0.6 oz

Full Size Cost: $9.99

This will last forever. I like that their scrubs are edible and taste good it cuts down on the mess factor I hate with potted lip scrubs. This one is in a nice sweet strawberry flavor. These scrubs have a little bit of stickiness that binds them together but mostly just the sugar so it my lips feel nice and scrubbed and soft after using them.

Body Glowtion in Mixtape

Full Size: 6.2 oz

Full Size Cost: $14.99

This looks giant at first but 6 oz isn’t much for a lotion meant for your whole body. This is a watermelon scented (yuck) tinted shimmery body lotion (not me at all). I am passing this on to my cousin I think she would get a huge kick out of this and would use it. It does give a bronzey shimmery look to your skin with out looking like fake tan.

Cooling Aloe Mist in FCS Vice

Full Size: 5.2 oz

Full Size Cost: $9.99

I love cooling mists so this is right up my alley. It is mojito scented which is fine I would have preferred something else but it is themed around Miami pretty well with the scent the name and product type. I like to use these as a cooling face spray, light hydration, calming itchy irritated spots really multi purpose for me.

Facial Cleansing Oil in Totally Rad

Full Size: 2.2 oz

Full Size Cost: $16.99

I saved my most favorite for last. I was gona use the points I have been saving up towards a facial cleansing oil because I loved the teeny tiny one I got from them forever ago but I am almost out. A little of this goes a long long way so now I don;t need to buy one for like ever basically. This is grapefruit and pear scented so it smells awesome. I use this to break down makeup for a first cleanse and then follow it up with something else.


Total: $79.93

Percentage Savings: 56.3%

I like that we got all different things in this box it was a much better variety of products then last month was. I am really happy with this months box I love the facial oil and the hair oil the most. I can’t wait for the July Jurassic Park themed box.

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