Sephora PLAY!

We finally got our hands on our very first Sephora Play Box! Just like many other beauty subscription boxes out there, the Sephora Play box has a monthly fee of $10 and includes 5 deluxe sized beauty products. But Sephora's subscription box is a little different because all of their products are considered "prestige"brands, which you don't get in most other subscription boxes. Here's the products that came in this months box.


To start off, the first makeup product in this month's box was one of Bite Beauty's Amuse Bouche Lipsticks in the color "Kimchi". Although this isn't a color I would wear often, I can picture wearing it during the Summertime paired with a nice tan. The color is a very vibrant, neon pink (think 70's), has a orange/fruity scent, and feels very moisturizing on the lips. Once you wipe it off, or allow it to fade it stains your lips with the remaining color!

Next up was the Tarte Tarteist Lip Crayon in the color "Latergram". The color is a really beautiful mauve that would look good on a lot of different skin tones BUT the formula of the crayon is horrible. The consistency is very waxy and dry, so it doesn't apply properly on to the lips. It's almost impossible to get a smooth application of this on your lips. But, I tried adding some chapstick to help it glide on better, and it did an okay job. Either way, it shouldn't take that much prep to put on a lip pencil.

The box also came with two Origins face masks and one skin-optimizing mask primer. The two masks it came with were the "Clear Improvement Active charcoal mask to clear pores", and the "Drink Up Intensive Overnight mask to quench skin's thirst". I don't really like how it didn't come in a tube, they could have done something with the packaging to make it feel more "deluxe", but I'm still excited to try out the products. So far I tried out the mask primer with the Drink Up mask. So the primer is supposed to prep my skin for the mask that I put on afterwards, and all I noticed from the application was that it made my skin feel the slightest bit sticky so maybe it was working. The Drink Up mask felt really good on the skin, it had a citrus scent and felt very nourishing on the face.

The Korres Wild Rose24 Hour Moisturizing and Brightening cream is okay (Yeah there's definitely a lack of enthusiasm there). I just found it to be a solid/good product, but there's nothing amazing about it. It has a really strong rose scent which doesn't bother me too much. In terms of moisturizing/brightening my face, I feel like it slightly moisturizes, but I haven't noticed any brightening effects. After applying it onto the face, I find that it gives my face a powdery feel, if that makes any sense. 

The Briogeo Don't Despair Repair! deep conditioning mask was pretty nice. I used it in the shower right after washing my hair and left it on for around 5 minutes. Like many of the previous products in this month's box, it has a really strong scent! I kind of loved/hated the scent, but I can't really explain what it smelled like. Anyway, I actually liked the mask but I'm not sure how different this was from my regular hair conditioner. I mean, it definitely left my hair nice and smooth after the shower but I expect more from a "DEEP" conditioning mask. At the same time, I can't really give a thorough critique of this product after one use. The sample was enough for one use and I feel as if I would have to use it a few times to know if it's actually something special!

Here's where you can purchase all of the products:
Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Kimchi $26
Tarte Tarteist Lip Crayon in Latergram $18
Origins Maskimizer $22
Origins "Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask To Clear Pores" $4-26
Origins "Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask" $4-26
Korres Wild Rose 24-Hour Moisturizing & Brightening Cream $38
Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask $36



                                     XO, RLS