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583 just arrived and I don’t think I’ll use a single item ☹️
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April
I am getting this box and I’m allergic to most of the products in it. I sent a note to customer service and canceled my subscription. The last few boxes have been pretty useless for me.
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Kaitlynn
Because I like getting a perfume sample, but hate when it’s counted as one of the five in a beauty box, I’ll be keeping my Sephora. I haven’t had any issues excluding December and January when I just didn’t get my package at all. This months box looks good to me and I am super excited to try that eyeliner!
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Karen
Oh well….at least #583 has useful stuff. I really hate that they sent a black eyeliner when I’ve gotten 3 black pencil eyeliners in the past 3 months from sub boxes. It’s the only thing other than the perfume (never use those b/c of asthma) I won’t use, but this is a boring box.
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Vanessa
This is my box, and the only thing I’m excited for is the PTR. The smashbox will either be swapped or gifted.. does absolutely nothing for my dry skin, and thanks to boxycharm and ulta/sephora samples, I am on serious overload of this! 😒 But I will try out the eyemakup remover, the perfume, the MUFE eyeliner will eventually get used after I go through my stash of 95783728 million black eyeliners.. (why couldn’t they do a fun color? It’s spring! 🙄), and I can use the purity to clean my makeup brushes because it’s too drying to use on my face. I’m still trying to go through my stash of purity as this is also a product constantly being sent out in samples, points perks, etc. Such a bummer. This is the first month that I am genuinely disappointed with this sub.
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Cee
Your thoughts on this box echo mine exactly, for every single item!
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Katie
Hey there! I have fickle skin also, but I’ve been through dozens of bottles of that eye makeup remover. It’s my favorite! It strips everything off (even the most extreme waterproof mascara and liquid liner and lash glue) without leaving my contacts or vision blurry, doesn’t sting, and doesn’t leave tons of oily residue behind (the bit if does leave can be easily removed with micellar water or regular ole tap water)!
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Vanessa
Awesome! Well now I’m excited to try that eye makeup remover! 🙂
Michelle
I’m 56 and don’t believe in age rules for anything especially clothes and make up styles. Be careful about insulting your elders.
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Debbie
I’m getting 583, and my first thought was, “really, all the crap they have in that store and thats the best they can come up with?” Last month I had my finger on the cancel subscription button, I might actually go through with it now.
I am not excited at all for this box……sad
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Teresa
I thought the same thing. I was so excited by the spoilers and then my 583 box showed up. Yet another black eyeliner. Philosophy cleanser that has been around forever that makes me break out. Make up remover, yawn. Smashbox primer another oldie and baddy for me. And I HATE floral perfumes. I’m going to call and complain and if they’re not receptive, I’m canceling. I want to try new things, not receive things that have been around forever.
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Jennifer
I’m debating canceling as well. Smashbox primer, really? Ipsy has been awesome lately…Sephora is just not giving me any reason to remain a subscriber.
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Samantha
How do you know which box you will be receiving?
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Kaitlynn Marie
Go into your orders and click the one from April 1st. The last three digits of the “item number” will be your box 🙂
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Jen
Sooooo I am expecting #764…fingers crossed they are making a “special box” just for me since I don’t see any others with this one mentioned hehehe a girl can dream can’t she? 😉
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Jen
Scratch that I got my hopes up & here I was looking at the wrong #…silly me! Why they don’t have the same info on the app vs. web versions I don’t know.
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Julia
This sub has been going downhill for months, but this box is finally bad enough I’m actually going to cancel. Even if the spoilers look good, I always get the options I want the least / the ones with the lowest RV.
Any suggestions for another beauty sub? I’m currently getting Allure & Target (sometimes) and Ipsy. I’m not willing to shell out $30+ a month since I think my partner would kill me…
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Julia
Thanks everyone! I’m definitely considering Boxycharm, and I’ll have to check out Look Fantastic! I love free gifts so I’m pretty tempted. ☺
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Michelle
Third for look fantastic, especially with the free gift, only $17/mo. Beauty fix is also stellar for $25. I cancelled allure, play, and birchbox for these to get more full size products.
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Anna
I second the Look Fantastic suggestion (and I just saw a post for a free gift with sign up!) I recently subbed to Look Fantastic while debating if I should keep Sephora play or not. So far, each month Look Fantastic has been better.
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Lola
Look Fantastic has deluxe size and occasionally full size items with more skin care, some hair care and some makeup. Runs 16 to 20 depending on sub length. Delivers late in month.
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Emily
Boxycharm is $21 and includes (mostly) full sized products. It’s a favorite among many MSA readers, including me. Just keep in mind that it tends to be very makeup heavy, with not a whole lot of hair and skincare products (usually only one in each box).
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Julia
I’ve been thinking about getting Boxycharm for a long time – I might actually sign up soon! I’ve really liked a lot of their recent boxes. 🙂 I’ve just been too cheap.
Jackie
I’m actually really excited and happy
that I am getting the 583 Play Bag. I have been looking for a good eye makeup remover, so at least I can test it out. Love Smashbox Primer, and Mui Mui always has the best fragrances. Do wish the Kate S was included but thats okay!
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Jen
Me too. I don’t like Purity Made Simple at all. Oh well…
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AmyM
I’m getting #583. Super-practical; I’ll use all of it. But it’s definitely missing the “fun factor.” That could have been easily remedied by including the eyeliner in a fun color instead of black. Oh well. I’m a hard-core Sephora shopper so I’ll be sticking around. Hoping next month is more exciting.
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Genevieve Mullis
I’m excited for my box! The only item I’ve tried is the primer and I’m very happy to get more. Especially looking forward to the cousin cream stuff.
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Ks
It’s spring!!!! Let’s see blush, fun shadow, pretty lip balms, and nail polish! This box is practical but boring!!!
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Roxnsox
I will be receiving #583 & this is my first Sephora Play box. I’m kind of surprised at how boring it is. The only item I’m excited to try is the PTR Cloud Cream. I’ve been using his masks lately & love them! I’ve used Purity for like 10 years & I guess I always could use more, but it’s not something new. Same with the Smashbox primer. Eye makeup remover…boring. And really the best thing from Make Up For Ever that they could give us is a black kohl eyeliner?! I’m not a huge fan of fragrance (most make my allergies flare up) so I’m not very excited for the Miu Miu. This is still a good deal money wise for me, but I wish there were more *new* products to try. Hope next month is more exciting.
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Erin
You read my mind. This box is BORING. These look like leftover 100 point perks. Really, Sephora? This is probably the worst one yet. Ugh.
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Setzie
This is the first one I want to return. Just plain bad. 583
Dayan
This is my box…
While I do love the purity product (actually uses it daily), I’m just not happy with the kind of huge rv difference between 583 and 575…… Why can’t Sephora put more thought to it!? 😡
Anyhow, I’ll still keep subbing it (for maintaining status purpose), just hope Sephora can step up its game, especially comparing to ipsy and boxycharm (just recently subbed to both, newbie)…
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alice meade
I am ready to cancel and go with a different box. The perfume is what excites me. Sad!
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Christine
I’m thinking it might be better to cancel Sephora Play and just buy one of their better curated Sephora Favorites box that actually interests me every quarter.
At least they put newer products into their Sephora Favorites box. It is like the best samples go to the Sephora Favorites boxes and to their 100 point rewards and they put the left overs bulk samples into their subscription box.
And they can’t even negotiate a discount for each product/brand for a short period after each box like the other subscription boxes.
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Helen
You’re so right. I didn’t think of it that way but I’d rather buy a favorites box 3 or 4 times a year than receive what’s turning out to be a hodgepodge of things I never use.
I live too far from a Sephora to ever use the 100 point card and at least I’d earn points on favorites orders. Hmmm …
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Kim
Even the Sephora favorites sets are repetitive. They put slot of beauty blenders, becca opal highlighter, kat von d eyeliner, and buxom White Russian lip gloss in those sets. I haven’t bought a set since last summer because of too many repeat products.
This is my Sephora play box and I pretty much hate it. I’ve tried every sample except the Peter Thomas Roth one. I’d love to try a different smashbox primer, they make like 8 of them. This might be it for me with Sephora play. I didn’t care for last months box with 4 different highlighting products.
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Janet
I would LOVE if they gave us one of the color correcting primers instead of the same thing all the time!
Anna
I think I’m going to go with your idea also. I’m constantly bummed with my box, yet discover something I do enjoy so it’s been hard for me to cancel. I just dislike that feeling of, oh look… I got the least desirable option once again… Every.single.month. I’d just rather treat myself to a favorites kit every so often and make discoveries to new products that way.
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Jacki
I was thinking the same thing. The last three boxes have not excited me and Sephora has some new favorites collections.
Jillian
Oy. Another smashbox primer sample? Thanks to BoxyCharm I don’t need that. I had quit and resubbed and now I’m sorry I did. Nothing holds a candle to BoxyCharm and BeautyFix anymore. Blah.
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AAC
Echoing others – this is a very meh box for me. Only looking forward to the PTR and the miu miu. Not enough to keep it – throwing the entire box on swap when I receive it.
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Katy
I am so excited for my 583 box!!!! And it shipped today!!! I need pretty much everything in it and I’ve been very curious to try Smasbox’s primer. This is a stellar box for me.
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Jaclyn
I’m glad that someone else is happy with this box. I’ll likely pass on the primer, but everything is usable for me.
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Katy
Yes, the shining bubbles of positivity are few and far in between on this post. I need a new cleanser, a new black eyeliner for my waterlines and eye makeup remover. And the Water Drench sounds awesome. Even the perfume sample looks nice. All of these brands and products are new to me and I certainly do consider myself a “Sephora Enthusiast” even though I don’t go in there and shop every other day. I have a moderate makeup budget and I love being able to sample and enjoy products I really can’t afford at full price. I have loved every Sephora Play box I have received and they most certainly are not meh, boring or overdone to me. And no matter what my RV adds up to, all my boxes have definitely been worth $10 to me.
Jennifer McCain
I absolutely LOVE Photo Finish primer. I hope you love it, too! I already have some and am still excited to get more 🙂
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Vi
I love the Photo Finish Primer as well and was glad to get it in Boxy since I loved it after trying a sample in the store. Keep it coming! I was thrilled to see it in this box too. With so many negative comments, it’s nice to see some people are happy with what they get at such a great price. The value will always be there and because of my play box, I’ve discovered many products that I’ve purchased and have now become a VIB in just 3 months using Sephora’s app. Of course you can’t please everyone, but I hope this primer pleases you Katy like Jennifer and some other happy subscribers such as myself!
Katy
I love primer and I didn’t get last month’s Boxy so I’m really looking forward to trying it.
Jen
I think the only thing I’m looking forward to/excited for is the PTR cream, the eye makeup remover will be nice for travel (I have a big tub of coconut oil that I use to remove my eye makeup which isn’t travel friendly), I don’t like the purity face wash but I can use it as a makeup brush cleaner, I actually do like getting black eyeliner, and that smashbox primer just seems to never go away 😡. Overall I will get my $10 worth.
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ChloeN
This is my box and while it is a useful box, it is pretty boring to me. I love the purity cleanser and I stocked up on it during black friday. I think I have more than enough. The smashbox primer is a classic and always works for me. I hate eyeliner so that will be gifted. The eye makeup remover will be useful for masacara and on the go. The peter thomas roth is a solid brand, can’t go wrong.
But I subscriber to sephora to try new products not be bored by the same ones I already have too much of. But I shouldn’t complain for a $10 box that will mostly be utilize 🙂
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Jay
I’m getting box 583. I’ve been an avid Sephora shopper since 2010, and I have sampled all of these products before from Sephora, either in a previous Play! box (smashbox primer last July) or through Sephora GWPs or rewards. I’ve sampled 4/6 of these multiple times, and the fragrance and cloud cream 1x each. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing inherently “bad” about the products, there’s just nothing new here. It’s especially frustrating as there are SO many newer products on Sephora’s site I’m dying to try, and I’m getting…Smashbox primer and Purity. This is my 12th month with Play!, and at this point it’s just product fatigue. I’m thinking Play! is not really for hardcore Sephora enthusiasts. It’s time to call it quits, and use the money for a nice $10 bottle of wine. Or perhaps 2 not-so-nice bottles of $5 wine.
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Vee
Same here. I am #583 and this is my first box. HOW BORING is this? I have been waiting for this for a month and now have no excitement at all. How old is this Purity Cleanser thing? They have so many new brands and products coming and this is all they can send? YAWN and Argh
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