july 2017: sephora play!

hi guys!!! the weekend's here, i've finally got some time, and here's this month's sephora play! (theme: beauty staycation) ~Lin-chan ^.~

bare minerals swag

1. bareminerals gen nude matte liquid lipcolor in swag -- this is pretty close to my natural lip color and looks nice. it dries down to a slightly powdery feel and doesn't feel like it's drying.
   repurchase? undecided
2. briogeo roscaro milk reparative leave-in conditioning spray -- i received one or two of these in the past and i liked them, but they weren't game changers by any means. i'll pass this one along.
   repurchase? nah
3. it cosmetics superhero mascara -- this was already in a past favorites!
   repurchase? yes!
4. milk makeup cooling water -- this feels nice, but it takes a bit to dry down. i'll have to try this out on a puffier day though.
   repurchase? nah
• side note - i am interested in trying out tony moly's panda's dream cooling stick!
5. boscia charcoal pore pudding -- so, despite the name (sorta..), this is actually a face mask. i think i've seen this before on the shelf at sephora, but never really felt the need to try it. but hey, i'm up for trying out new masks!
   repurchase? maybe
6. atelier cologne orange sanguine -- i received one (or more?) of these in the past and i really like it. 
   repurchase? probably not for the price and i don't wear perfume often.
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

march 2017: sephora play!

hi guys!!! late again, but here's this month's sephora play! (theme: the gleam team) ~Lin-chan ^.~

 
watt's up!, glowstarter, etheric

1. benefit watt's up! -- i'm not as huge on cream products, but this one is gorgeous. i actually have had several samples of this in the past and gave most away, as what'll happen to this one. i have one open and i always forget i have it. anyway, it's a super pretty golden highlight that is pretty subtle, but buildable.
   repurchase? probably never need to
2. glamglow glowstarter -- this is supposedty an illuminating moisturizer... considering what happend with my skin with their last moisturizer sample, i'm skeptical. anyway, i'm willing to give this a shot since it does have a pretty sheen to it!
   repurchase? not likely
3. urban decay primer potion (original) -- the cult favorite.
   repurchase? will never need to, you could probably live on primer samples... i do!
4. verb ghost oil -- this has a very interesting scent. as far as function, it reminds me of living proof smoothing serum.
   repurchase? maybe
5. josie maran surreal skin argan finishing balm in etheric -- first off, let's talk about this joker of a sample. it's not even a full jar! let's also talk about quality control. this jar passed through at least two hands before getting to me. you'd think someone'd notice. not only that, just puruse instagram, lots of people did not get a full jar. anyway, complaints aside, this is an interesting product. there was a bit of clear fluid (the argan oil?) in there too so after mixing it together, as i'm assuming it separated, it's interesting and primer-balmy feeling. it's worth trying but be aware that their quality control for this was awful.
   repurchase? undecided
6. atelier cologne clémentine california -- i love pretty much all their fruity scents!
   repurchase? no, too expensive
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase