December 2016 Play! by Sephora Review

My box arrived a week before Christmas - and amazingly, I was able to step outside and take these pics because we had an unseasonably warm day!
December 2016 Play! by Sephora Review
Lancome Hypnose Drama Instant Full Body Volume Mascara, $16.88 [$27.50 for 0.22 oz; sample size: 0.135 oz]
While it says this mascara is fragrance-free, I found that it had a bit of a floral fragrance.  Its most unique feature is the S-shaped brush that it comes with. I found that it provided decent volume, but it has a tendency to flake with application and apply too thick at times.
Lancome Hypnose Drama Instant Full Body Volume Mascara
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Skin Equalizer Smoothing Primer, $5.92 [$37.00 for 1 oz; sample size: 0.16 oz]
I had tried a smaller sample of this primer before, and I feel like I liked it more then. It has a very light herbal fragrance, and it smooths onto skin easily while offering an immediate pore blurring effect. However, my foundation ended up separating a bit around my cheeks and nose area. I'm thinking this might be better for warmer weather when I tend to be more oily.  
Make Up For Ever Step 1 Skin Equalizer Smoothing Primer
Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo, $5.26 [$23.00 for 3.5 oz; sample size: 0.8 oz]
I really loved this dry shampoo. It had a forceful spray, and you definitely need to hold it a good distance away when you spray it or it will leave your hair looking white - and residue on your clothes.  But it smells wonderful - to the point, where my husband noticed and commented on how good my hair smelled throughout the day - and it did a great job at soaking up any extra oil.
Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo
Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray, $3.88 [$31.00 for 4 oz; sample size: 0.5 oz]
I'm just not a big fan of setting spray, and I don't really notice a huge difference in using this product. My skin has gotten a lot more dry with the change in weather, so I've stopped using setting powder and used this spray in its place.
Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray
Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain in Always Red, $3.13 [$14.00 for 0.169 oz; sample size: 0.04 oz]
My rule of thumb is becoming: 'red lipstick? pass it on.'  This shade is described as a matte bold classic red, which is so not me, so I intend to gift this.
Elizabeth and James Nirvana Rose, $4.55 [$65.00 for 1 oz; sample size: 0.07 oz]
I don't know that I've ever disliked a perfume fragrance more - ok, I probably have. The first notes of this fragrance were very unpleasant. It was kind of a bitter, powdery floral. It faded into a more tolerable fragrance as the day went on, but I realized that cringing everytime I applied perfume in the morning was not a good start to the day, so I stopped using this.
Elizabeth and James Nirvana Rose
Total Value: $39.62

Details: Play! by Sephora is a beauty subscription service that features a curation of five deluxe samples plus a bonus fragrance in a collectible bag. The monthly cost is $10.00 + tax. Each box also includes a Play! Pass that you can use to receive 50 extra Beauty Insider points with any in-store purchase.

Comments

Popular Posts