Play! By Sephora is a monthly subscription box which runs $10.00 a month and you get 5 beauty sample size products (think beauty insider rewards perk sizes) plus a fragrance sample bonus. You can sign up for Play! By Sephora at sephora.com/play now there is sometimes a wait list but usually the wait is not too long. I always do an unboxing of this item on my Youtube channel which I will link here https://youtu.be/HjOYss1pGNU Let's check out February box.
I know this is not the best picture but I did want you to see that it comes in a box and then the box contains a nice little bag that stores the products. Every month also has a theme and the one for February was The Soft Side. Also with every box you get a Play pass which you can redeem in your local Sephora (they need to make this usable for online...maybe one day) for 50 extra beauty insider points. I really enjoy this and have used every pass to build up those points. Here is what the Play pass looks like
Inside the the bag contained these items which I will give my thoughts and opinions on which are entirely my own. Sometimes I will love a product and sometimes I will hate a product just depending on how it worked for me. Let;s get to item number 1 (in no particular order)
This is the Too Faced Lip Injection in the shade Milkshake. This is basically a lip plumper. I'm not really of fan of any lip plumpers as they always sting and make my lips feel uncomfortable. This product does sting but it does plump up your lips. This is not something I would reach for but I would imagine that if you do like these products this would be a good one. I did notice my lips get slightly bigger as well. It also claims that if you use this product consistently you will see an improvement in the softness of your lips. I myself would not know as I only tried this twice and realized it is not for me. The full size retails for $22.00 and if I didnt' mention it all these products can be found at Sephora.
Here is the Nars Velvet Lip glide in the shade Bound (which is a nude pink shade) These are a semi-matte with a silk finish. The feel of this lippie is nice but don't expect it to stay all day. I would like to try more shades of this particular item as I loved the formula but I'm not that big into nude shades (I go for the bold bright shades). The full size of this item retails for ($26.00)
Next up is the Sephora (brand) Lashcraft mascara. I thought this what such a cute sample size of mascara. Right now I"m using a bunch of different mascaras and didn't want to open one more so I gave this to a family member. This is supposed to give you length and volume. While I myself cannot say how well the product worked my family member liked it.
And the next item is from Clinque whic is the pep start hydroblur moisturizer. This was the one product I was most excited about (I have dry skin and love any type of facial moisturizer). This is a product that combines your primer and and moisturizer. I was actually let down by this product but only because my hopes were very high for it. I don't think it is a bad product but I think you still need a primer for your makeup routine. This retails for ($29.50)
Here is a product from the Brand Origins which is the Ginzing Refreshing Eye Cream. This was MY FAVORITE item from this months box. This is a luminous eye cream (so it will really brighten the under eye area). Yes it is luminous and makes the under eye look so much better, I would buy the full size of this in a heartbeat. It does what it says it does and that is what I want from a product. This retails for $30.00.
Here was this month's fragrance sample which is Marc Jacobs Divine Decadence. I've smelled this perfume before and I DO NOT LIKE IT. This fragrance is just not for me. This is an earthy woody fragrance. I do know that people do like this fragrance but just not for me. The full size which retails for $72.00 which is shaped like a purse which is kind of neat.
So that was everything in February's box. I do know that there are sometimes variations of the boxes so some people may get different items. I feel like if you like beauty products this is a great way to try them out. Totally worth the $10.00.
