Play! By Sephora May 2016 Subscription Box FULL SPOILERS!

FYI, be aware if you try to swap for the tarts lip pencil: I’ve seen several people on the swap board listing it as full size — which it clearly is not!

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! I’m so annoyed! I came home to find my first box waiting for me and, yes, it’s as sucky as everyone says. HOWEVER, the ONE item I would’ve used was the Tarteist lip pencil and I turned the product all the way up to see how much they give you and NOW IT WON’T GO BACK DOWN! RUINED. This sucks all the way around.

I received my first box yesterday and absolutely love it! From the comments, a lot of people seem really unhappy with it, but I’m pretty pleased considering the box is only $10. Sure, they’re sample/deluxe-sample sizes, but it’s $10. I can’t buy 1 single item I like at Sephora for $10, and now I get to try out a bunch of different items. The hot pink lipstick is somewhat sheer and can be layered over a darker color. If you don’t use lipstick, well, you subscribed to a makeup box, what do you expect? It’s bound to come up a few times.

The perfume sample will just go in with the dozens of other sample perfumes I have from various Sephora orders, but I’ll likely use everything else. I love the little bag and will definitely be able to find a use for it, even if it’s just to store other makeup that I don’t use often.

For those concerned about the toner, the toner is packaged with the mask and moisturizer, you get all 3.

I got mine yesterday. I love the lip color — and at 58 feel I can wear it well :). I like the lip liner, too. The mask set is kind of eh, but I have enough masks that that’s okay. The perfume smells nice, and I don’t mind the little vials too much, although I do prefer either rollerballs or small bottles. I like the overnight mask. The Briogeo is my absolute favorite hair treatment, so I’m delighted to have a travel-size version of that.

I have been avoiding these spoilers as I wanted to be surprised and my box came today, yay! I love it! The lipstick color (although kimchi is more of an orangish red) is something I would never have even considered, and I think I can actually pull it off! I love the little make up bag but I suspect my daughter will snag that. The perfume sample smells very nice. I’m new to all these masks and such as I haven’t bought any make up or skin care items for myself in the last ten years, since having kids basically. Any suggestions on other boxes to check out in a similar or slightly higher price range. My daughter is starting to get into make up so I don’t mind if I don’t like everything, since she is 7 and thinks blue eye shadow is fabulous ? I’m finally treating myself and this is my first step in building up my make up stash so I’m thrilled 🙂

Just received May my 1st box. Small samples. Packaging changed. Disappointed.

Wow, got mine today and what a disappointment! I had to get my reading glasses so that I could tell what each product was! And another Barbie lipstick to boot! The hair stuff came in a Birchbox recently, and that sample was actually a little larger than the Sephora. I was excited to get a subscription last month, unfortunately I went ahead and canceled ???

Just looked at a bunch of May boxes on Instagram and I’m not impressed. STOP SENDING HOT PINK LIPSTICKS, THEY ONLY LOOK GOOD ON NICKI MINAJ!!!!!!

Got mine today and am so disappointed. This is my second month only and the quality has fallen off dramatically. The packaging is not cute at all. I prefer the old packaging. They are cutting corners big time. Even Origins, whose old free Earth day awesome samples got me hooked into spending hundreds of dollars on their products are little cheap freebie ones NOT nice deluxe samples which I know they have plenty of. That Tarte lip pencil is almost laughable, so small and thin. I’ll give this sub one more month. I’d rather spend the money at Ulta and get their awesome freebies.

Ok girls! Am I wrong to expect more out of a company like Sephora? Needless to say I am bummed by the contents of the May box. Bummed because I expected much bigger samples for all the hype about this box. The samples are almost the size of the freebies sent by Sephora. I mean I know I am only paying ten bucks for the box, but still I would rather pay a few extra bucks and get worthwhile samples. How can Allure do so much more for only a few dollars more? I think Sephora is going to have to step it up a bit. I really wanted to love this box. I hate negative. Tell me it’s just me! Sorry I had to tell someone!

OMG! It’s really happening! I just received shipping confirmation of my box! SOOOOO EXCITED!

This will be my first box. I just looked at m6 account online and am not getting masks, instead I’m getting a mask primer. I have to say, I’m a bit disappointed with my first box. I will give them like 6 months before I’d stop subbing, but ugh! I dislike almost all perfume and orange!?!?! The kimchi lipstick color is almost unwearable and I need a hair mask like I need a hole in the head. Not impressed this month.

Yay! My first box shipped today!

Is there a law that says every beauty sub box has to have a lip color item? I’m like a cat with tape on it’s paw if I put something on my lips. I just can’t do it. My mom gives me all hers too cause she’s stuck on her color. So I have enough lip color items to open a store. I gotta figure out the swap thing here. But really??? Two lip items my first Sephora box???

excuse me ladies, when does this get shipped?
This is my first month and they have taken the money out but haven’t shipped anything yet. Just wondering when they will.
thanks.

My address was rejected… Now i can never subscribe to this 🙁

Definitely looks like it’s now in a little muslin drawstring bag. I checked my order status today and it’s gone to the warehouse. There’s a little photo of it and there’s that little bag, no box. Ugh, I could use those sturdy boxes instead of cheapo bags. I’ll still find a use, tho. And I agree, at least the samples are high-end. I loved April’s box! Getting a sample of Good Genes was great and the Milk Oil sample container is refillable and tucks nicely into a purse/luggage for traveling. Looking forward to this one!

Hooray! Sephora just took my money! I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to give someone a payment! 🙂

So looking forward to the masks and the wild rose sleeping facial.

For those of you who have had this for awhile – when do they normally bill you? The FAQ’s say they bill between the 1st and 4th. Today is the 4th and it hasn’t hit my account yet. I’m just worried that I won’t get May’s box. Any input is greatly appreciated!

If we signed up on the day they opened up the subscriptions to others, does anyone know when we can expect our first box? Thanks for anyone that can help.

I am REALLY hoping that there will be a slight tweak with mine–aka NO lip things. If they make people fill out those surveys and then they send everyone the same things, whats the point of filling out the profile survey?

Hi I was wondering if we are getting the bag for sure if anyone knows? I think the bag itself is adorable & I’m loving the samples!

This looks good for my first box! I hope I get the Origins Maskimizer as I already have the other two though.

Wow this is an amazing site ! In love with reading reviews of boxes I didn’t even know existed! What a treat . Well I loved my Sephora April box and was beyond surprised to find the May Contents . I was about to cancel and VOILA ! I just couldn’t . Thank you for all the hard work . You rock . ❤️

I love the box. April was my first one and actually , my first subscription, too. I never signed up on the waitlist, and I had received an email from Sephora asking if I wanted to sign up for the box. Of course I did, it was cheap enough and I do love Sephora. Now I’m reading about all these folks that were on waitlists for so long and I feel badly that I received an email asking me to sign on for a box, but I’m glad so many did get in in April.
One of the best parts is the extra 50 points, but you do have to purchase something to receive them. Just watch what they’re doubling or tripling points on that month and try to buy that and you’ll get triple points plus the 50! That’s insane to me!
I think the products inside are all great little samples and some are quite large. I didn’t like the NARS lip crayon in Rikugien since I’d already received it for my birthday gift. It’s nice, but why duplicate? I’d rather they go the skincare route than make-up, but who knows? I love a perfume sample too. And the cute little boxes are sturdy and re-usable, I hope they keep them. I don’t need a little make-up bag or some sort of bag at all!
I’d like to sign up for another box in the same price range that offers similar products aiming towards skincare. Any suggestions?