PLAY! by Sephora: August 2017 Box

Aloha Friends!  It's that time of the month again... time for this month's PLAY! by Sephora box overview!

This month's box is honestly the best PLAY! boxes I've gotten, and when you see the products below, you'll understand.  If you're new (HIIII!!!) and don't know what I'm talking about, that's okay!  Just click here to get yourself up to speed before you read on.
 

The theme of this month's PLAY! box is "The Innovators" which includes "hardworking ingredients that power your beauty routine" such as oils and butters, minerals, proteins, etc.  Like I mentioned above, this is the best box I've received thus far.  The PLAY! book is super cute with it's periodic table theme, which is perfect for back to school!  This month's pouch is also really cute; it features a girl mixing chemicals in her killer red lip, with the words "Makeup Geek" sprawled across the top. There's a YouTuber called Makeup Geek right??  But I'm pretty sure this box has nothing to do with her.  Anyways, let's get into what's in the box!

"Best Blend Forever"
beautyblender micro.mini

So fun fact, I just got my very first beautyblender last week and have been really liking it, so imagine my reaction when I saw this in the box.  This super cute mini sized sponge is made specifically for highlighting, contouring, and concealing, to perfectly fit the smallest parts of your face.  I'm excited the try this to blend my *new* concealer!  It usually comes in packs of two for $18, so this one sponge is valued at $9!  That's already almost as much as I pay each month for this box!

"Get A Remove On"
Too Faced Mascara Melt Off Cleansing Oil

This cleansing oil gently dissolves regular and waterproof mascara "for easy and effective makeup removal".  It's formula claims to be super conditioning because it is made with antioxidant-rich green tea extract.  It's an interesting product because it is basically a mascara tube and wand, but it's filled with cleansing oil instead of rich black pigment.  I'm actually really excited to try this out because it's one of those gimmicky products that I would never spend my own money on.

"Conceal the Deal"
Kat Von D Lock-It Concealer Creme in #11

"Multitasking and nourishing 24-hour coverage concealer brightens under-eye area, color corrects, and smooths complexion".  This concealer claims to be a creamy, highly pigmented, crease-proof formula that will "blend seamlessly into skin" to make imperfections disappear.  It's no secret that Kat Von D has INCREDIBLE products, and her concealers and foundations are no joke so I died when I saw this in this month's box.  I think it might be too dark to use on my undereye area because I'm pale af, but I can't wait to try it on other areas!

"Amazonian Amazement"
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream

This deeply moisturizing body cream contains guarana, coconut oil and cupuacu butter and leaves "a touch of shimmer".  Guarana is a native Amazonian berry that has caffeine to tighten and firm skin. I'm so so soooo excited to try out this body cream because my friends have been RAVING about it to me for a while.  I'm loyal to the Victoria's Secret body lotion that I've been using for the past couple of years, but maybe this will change my mind.  The smell is what got me most interested in it - it smells JUST LIKE the Libby Lu glitter hairspray I was obsessed with in 6th grade; if you were also a preteen around 2007, you know what I'm talking about.

"Give It A Dry"
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo

I know what you're thinking, "ANOTHER DRY SHAMPOO???" and ya, that's what I was thinking too.  I think I've gotten a dry shampoo in every other PLAY! box so far, so @/Sephora pLEASE STOP SENDING DRY SHAMPOOS.  That being said, this new dry shampoo claims to make your hair look perfect after after a few sprays and to "expect voluminous, clean, beautiful-smelling hair".  I can't say that I'm excited about this dry shampoo because it is another dry shampoo to add to the pile of dry shampoo bottles I've never used, but I am excited that this is a travel-sized bottle valued at $12, and it is for sale!  So if you combine this value, and the value of the mini beautyblender, the value of these two products combined (and this dry shampoo alone) is well over what you pay to receive this box each month!

This Month's Perfume Pick: "Oppo-scents Attract"
Kat Von D Saint and Sinner

"This fragrance pair features one dreamy, angelic scent and one dark and sultry blend."
Meet the Blend: Saint
Fragrance Family: Floral
Top Note: Mandarin
Middle Note: Jasmine, Tiare Flower
Base Note: Musk
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Meet the Blend: Sinner
Fragrance Family: Warm & Spicy
Top Note: Orange Blossom
Middle Note: Cinnamon
Base Note: Vanilla
Do you guys want to hear something surprising??  I actually smelled both of these perfumes before writing this!!! AND I LOVE THEM BOTH.  They both smell incredible and I definitely see myself wearing Saint quite often, since I am more of a floral scent kind of girl.  Sinner smells nice too, but it's a little too strong for me personally.  I actually got a deluxe sample size of Saint in my Sephora order last week and fell in love with it.  We'll see how it smells once I actually wear it, but I can see a potential new perfume baby!

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And that was everything in this month's PLAY! by Sephora box!  Like I mentioned earlier, this is probably the best box I've received so far and it makes me excited about PLAY! boxes again, because the last few boxes had a good product, but not everything was impressive to me.

As always, thanks so much for reading!!!

With Love,
Caitlyn <3

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