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Play! by Sephora is a monthly subscription box program. Each month subscribers will receive a box of deluxe samples, along with an exclusive PLAY! BOOK — packed with helpful advice — and a PLAY! PASS to redeem in store for a free one-on-one learning session with a beauty expert. The six product samples in your PLAY! by SEPHORA box are from the same prestige brands Sephora carries in store and online, and they are sized to use multiple times.
Play! by Sephora
Cost: $10/month.
Ships To: United States
Coupon Code: N/A
Play! by Sephora ships via USPS. All Play! by Sephora, boxes should arrive between the third and fourth week of each month.
Sephora packages monthly shipments into a bag that matches that month’s theme.
The December 2017 Play! by Sephora theme is “Glam Straight” and included the following items:
~bumble & bumble Thickening Spray (30mL) ($6.60): This lightweight spray adds volume, lifts, controls, and finishes any style. It works, but it’s a little sticky, which I don’t love.
~Smashbox Cover Shot Eye Shadow Duo in Golden Hour (1.7g) ($6.49): Such gorgeous shades! The shadows have great pigment and went on so smoothly and evenly.
~Make Up For Ever Artist Rouge Creme in Rose Wood (1.4g) ($8.80): It doesn’t necessarily look like it in the tube, but this lipstick is highly pigmented. In fact, it has 25% more pigment than the original Rouge Artist! It’s a little bold for me, but, then again, most lipsticks are. My sister-in-law will happily take this off my hands!
~it Cosmetics Confidence in a Cream (7mL) ($5.69): Of everything in the box, I was most excited to try this out! It aims to rejuvenate, repair, and restore skin for softer, smoother, younger-looking results. The price isn’t outrageous ($48 for a full-size container), and I think I am going to incorporate this into my daily routine (along with my products from The Ordinary). And then I’ll probably buy the full-size. it Cosmetics has never let me down in the past, and I doubt they will this time either.
~Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara (0.17oz) ($12): I have eyelash extensions, so I don’t need to use mascara anymore. But this has popped up in lots of boxes over the years and is a solid mascara. It lengthens and adds volume as promised. The brush can sometimes get overloaded with product though.
~Miss Dior Eau de Parfum (~$1): Miss Dior has notes of Bergamot, Grasse Rose, and Rosewood. This one was a miss for me. It’s very floral and didn’t have great staying power (which I guess is okay since I didn’t love it).
~Swatches:
All totaled I came up with a value of $40.58 for the December 2017 Play! by Sephora. That’s over 4x the cost of the box and a fantastic value for sure!
What did you think of the December 2017 Play! by Sephora? If you are interested in subscribing (and you probably should be because their boxes are great), you can check them out here.
