Play! By Sephora Subscription Review by Heat – August 2016

Sooooo Sorry for posting this late… I thought I had posted it to auto post but I did not. Below is Heats take on Last months Sephora Play!
(Thank you SO MUCH Heat!!!!!)
This month of Play! is “The Eye Openers: Wink outside the box” – ha! I know some folks aren’t big into eye makeup and stuff but I love it! Other than the laugh lines that I’ve developed in the last few years, my eyes have always been one of the few things I’ve thought was kind of pretty about myself.  I have light blue-green eyes with decent lashes (with mascara).
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Make Up For Ever Artist Shadow I-544 – according to Sephora.com, this color is a Pink Granite Shimmer and it looks gorgeous! I look awful in browns/tans /beiges but “neutral” pinks/purples/mauves are my jam (to borrow a Subscriptionista phrase) and this is definitely thatkind of pink, not blush-pink. I love shimmer shadow too so I can’t wait to use this!
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Caudalie Resveratrol Lift Eye Lifting Balm – remember those laugh lines I mentioned? Yeah, I’m always happy to try new products for that! I’ve used 1-2 Caudalie products and enjoyed them – seems like a wonderful brand and I’d like to try  more but it’s a little pricey. Hopefully I’ll have good news to share about this product in a future Trash Talk / Empties post!
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CLEAN Reserve Blonde Rose – the obligatory perfume which I’m okay with as long as I always get 5 other products. Plus I’ve surprisingly liked several perfume samples that Play! has sent which never happens with other boxes for me… this one smells too chemically when first sprayed but then it softens up pretty quickly and I kind of like it. (What?!?! Crazy) The description says this smells like a “classic yet edgy bouquet of rose, jasmine and peony above a sandalwood base” – I like all those things but not sure if I would have been able to pick out any of them myself… but yes, it’s florally so if you don’t like floral, you won’t like it probably. Although it really does have sort of clean, lineny smell to me.
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Urban Decay Perversion Mascara – I’m 98% sure that I’ve gotten a sample of this before and it was really good but not amazing… I’m happy to get another one though because I love mascara! I use it every day and I find these sample sizes don’t last the normal 3 months of regular size so I’m actually getting through my stash faster than I thought. According to the information brochure: until mascara started coming in tubes in the 1950’s, women used small fan brushes to apply the formula onto their lashes. Huh? I’m trying to picture that… either way, I’d do it if I had to!!
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Lancôme Énergie de Vie The Smoothing & Glow Boosting Liquid Moisturizer – it says this is thicker than an essence but thinner than a lotion. I have dry skin but should be able to use this in the summer or maybe in winter with a thicker cream over it. It will get used.
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SEPHORA COLLECTION Contour Eye Pencil 12hr Wear Waterproof Eyeliner – we got color # 15 “Flirting Game” which is a taupe shimmer. I can pull off taupe better than browner colors (I like grays) but black is still my favorite for liner. However this taupe should be good if I want a softer, more natural look and I think would pair well with the shadow we got this month too. (Though I am partial to my Julep liners – they glide on so smooth and last most of the day!)
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Another great month of Play! filled with products that I, personally, will use. Even though samples are fairly small, they really are good brands and for $10 I’m happy to sample them before spending a lot of $$. I’ll admit that I have considered canceling this box but only to save more money for my Italy trip in 2017 (and to start using up my stash of products). However, I just realized that I’ve canceled almost all my other beauty subs… I had Birchbox for a year with 30% off but only 2 more months to go, I think. So I’ll keep it for a while longer at least since it makes me happy and prevents me from buying expensive, full-size products that may not work for me.  🙂

  5 comments for “Play! By Sephora Subscription Review by Heat – August 2016

  1. Elizabeth
    September 24, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    Yay! Great review and box, Heat! I got the other version that has a different eye cream, pencil color and fragrance. Hated the fragrance I got. It was called ‘Clean Linen’ or something like that, but smelled neither clean nor linen-esque. Tried using it as an ‘air freshener’, but I couldn’t take it. LOVED everything else in my box, though!

    • September 24, 2016 at 3:22 pm

      Now I want to smell that!!! Like, what does a company think clean linen smells like?!?

      • Elizabeth
        September 24, 2016 at 4:10 pm

        Apparently, dry cleaning that was left in the bag too long? I shouldn’t criticize, though, since I’m sure lots of people like that scent. I just prefer to smell like flowers – not laundry.

        • September 27, 2016 at 7:43 pm

          I wish I could smell like a good cat huff.

          • Elizabeth
            September 28, 2016 at 3:42 pm

            LOL!!! Love it!

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