Play! By Sephora September 2016 FULL SPOILERS + Variations!

My order number is 1850122 I do not see a variation for it ??

Tried this box for two months and quickly realized I can get the tiny samples they offer at Beauty counters or as gwp with online beauty orders for free. Nothing is unique, decent size, and they offer mid brands – no high end, which was the only reason I gave it a try. If you like going into the Sephora stores and ‘Play’ing and socializing this may be worth the price of admission. I canceled and banked the savings for full size beauty orders. Look Fantastic (UK) is still my favorite combo skin care and make up sub!

I finally was able to order this box. I guess you just have to keep checking the page as spots open up. I’m excited for next month!

Is it possible to cancel Sephora Play subscription after a few months? or is it a mandatory 12 month thing?

I love this box – I only subscribe to birchbox and play and will be cancelling birchbox in favor of play. With that being said, the shipping system is ridiculous. My box was marked as delivered on Friday (it wasn’t) and has now said it has been with the post office since the 17th – today is Wednesday the 21st. I have had a box not arrive before. I don’t want to cancel but if this ends up being the second time that I don’t receive the box, it is a waste of $10. Too bad.

The year is first so the expiration date is 3/16/19 because the 1 is hidden by the black bar.

My Jart Water Drop is “technically” expired as 0f 09/03/16…. I’m kinda surprised at Sephora….

Am I the only one that got:

1 Sub Magnolia perfume
1 Living Proof Perfect hair day
1 OleHenriksen Creme
1 Sephora Rouge shine (lips)
2 KatVonD trooper tattoo liners
2 Anastasia clear gel brown liners

I’ve never gotten this much stuff in my box! Do they normally do doubles on 2 products like that?

I was actually going to cancel, but I didn’t get to it in time before I was charged for September. If the boxes stay like this, I’ll stick around a little longer. The only thing I’m disappointed in is the lipstick. I was so excited to finally get a lip color in a box that I would like. I ended up getting a color that’s not what the phamplet says? It’s such a light pink that it’s almost white going on. Not flattering for anyone and NOT a color for fall. Oh well. The hair mask alone is worth it to me.

As I was reading the comments, my box came! I got the 98 box. Although I am please with the contents, I was especially surprised at how tiny the lipstick is! Especially since it is a Sephora brand!! I was afraid I was going to break it in half when I was applying it. The whole thing is *maybe* 3″ tall!! The color is good though, so I guess that makes up for it.

I got the second set and I was happy enough. I’ll be swapping a few things, but glad to try the hair mask and the moisturizer.

I received my box today and noticed the Dr Jart cream had past its expiration date. Anyone else have the same problem?

I’ve had this box for 5 months now and I have to say i’m impressed with this months box ! The sizes were great considering they would all be “100” point perks. I’m a vib rouge and i love getting skin care and perfume samples. Plus i somehow got two of the mini lipstick and the kat von d eyeliner ( thanks sephora ) i think some months may be duds while others will have promising products. Although they are small in size, if one day you realize wow i need Mascara … oh yes my box has it. I thought this way with the clear brow gel, and liquid eyeliner and the moisturizer!!! i also have ipsy and if i had to choose this box or ipsy i’d go with this box. Ipsy gave me some exfoliater i would maybe … maybe use on my feet ( supposed to be used for the face … no thanks ) a weird color nail polish and an elf eyeshadow palette that is extremely not pigmented. The quality is more important than size to me !

I’m pleasantly surprised by the size of the products this month. Both the Living Proof & Dr. Jart are 1 fl. oz. The liner & brow gel are decent sizes as well. The lipstick looks to be the same size as previous lipstick samples but is a soft, sheer-ish pink with a nice shine, not the Barbie pink I was afraid it would be. Perfume is the typical vial but it is the spray type & actually isn’t a horrible scent (imo of course). I hope that Sephora continues with the larger sample sizes but won’t hold my breath!

Got my first box today. Got the variation with the Sheer Transformation lotion (which I like, so I’m happy to have another). I’m really happy with the entire thing. The lipstick is a beautiful rosy color, and perfect size to fit in a clutch or wristlet. I will probably buy this when my sample runs out. I like that the perfume is a 6th item, unlike birchbox. The brow gel is awesome, and I look forward to testing the eyeliner. Thumbs up!

I received my box today. I am generally apprehensive of scents, but love the Alelier. The lipstick sample is way too tiny to apply without a brush, but great color. The brow gel is a good size, though, as is the Living Proof. The Ole Henriksen feels great. I don’t use black liner, so the Kat Von D is a waste for me.

Just got my box. Don’t like the bag design this month (looks like a finger). Missing Living Proof sample. Perfume smells bad on me. Everything else ok.

Actually, if you go to sephora.com and log into your account, on the right-hand side under RECENT PURCHASES there will be an item PLAY! by SEPHORA / [month and year], and right under it: ITEM [number] – the item # is what you get in your box. mine says ITEM 1850080, which means the second box in your post 🙂
No, you don’t need to necessarily use mobile website, you just need to know what the number is called and how to locate it.
Hope this helps 🙂

Definitely disappointed because I wanted the Dr Jart but at least the one from my box doesn’t have aloe. At least I still get to try the ABH mascara and the KVD tattoo liner. *sigh*

I finally got off of the wait list. So my question is, will I be getting this month’s box or next month? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you 🙂

I’m conflicted about this box and the subscription in general. I’m not a fan of having the different samples in different boxes and I seem to always get the version of the box that I don’t want. It happened last month as well with the eye products. I am also not a huge fan of the perfume samples and again the variations that come with it. I think perfume is so personal and for me most of them are too strong or offensive. I’m also not sure if extra 50 points system has changed, but I thought you would get them by just stopping into a Sephora but it seems now you have to make purchases and they never actually show up on my account. You also can’t skip a month if you’re boxed out and they never give you previews ahead of time – just themes and bizarre hints. On the upside I do appreciate that they include prestige brands in their boxes. What I would really like is to not see any mascara, perfumes, nail polish, or eyeliners for a while because how fast can we actually get through them?! I have enough mascara to last me a few lifetimes.

Responding to the commenter who said this kind of sample box may be of interest to younger subbers, like an age related preference. Well, I’m in my 50’s and find these sample boxes so much fun! In my 20’s my makeup consisted of Maybelline and Revlon, and my skincare consisted of nothing! So now I love trying out new companies and products, even if they’re small sizes.

Im getting the first one yay!! 🙂

My box finally shipped today. I can never tell which box I’m getting. The box numbers/letters don’t show up for me. But, I clicked on the Play! Products link under my beauty bag, I think, and I can see what I’m getting from there. I’m getting box 080. 🙂

This is going to be my first Sephora box and I’m seriously bursting at the seams to receive it (especially since I was on that wait list for a year almost to the day I got the email)! I’m getting the first variation listed, the 98, and my box has been confirmed as shipped as of today. Yeeeeeeeee!
I couldn’t be happier with receiving these items since I have not tried a single one of them or received any of these brands in any other sub either! Cannot wait to try out that moisturizer and brow gel. I don’t wear eyeliner that often anymore, but I’ve heard such amazing things about this liner!
Hope the lipstick is a good shade…the color in that pic looks a little Wet n Wild a la 90’s, but fingers crossed!
So so excited!