The complete haul.
Sephora Favorites Sets
The different Sephora Favorites sets I bought.
First of all, I love buying these sets, they are a great value in which you get deluxe samples of products and most sets include one to two full sized items. These sets are also great for someone just starting out shopping at Sephora or diving into more high-end beauty brands to kind of dip your toes into a bunch of products. I know this is where I started when I first started shopping at Sephora and still gravitate to them now. They are also great if there are some more expensive brands that you can't afford, but a deluxe sample size is available in one of these sets to try.
The first set I purchased is the Sunkissed Glow set. This set includes a deluxe sample of the BECCA Pressed Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal, the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light, the Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Radiance, the Milk Makeup Liquid Strobe in Beam, the Tarte Brazilliance PLUS+ Self Tanner, and the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Medium/Deep. It also included a full sized Marc Jacobs Highliner Gel Eye Crayon in Ro(cocoa), a NARS Lip Gloss in Orgasm, and an Urban Decay Iconic Eyeshadow in Half Baked. This set costs $54 Canadian and is valued at $180 Canadian. To put it in perspective, the Urban Decay eyeshadow is $22, the NARS lip gloss is $33, and the Marc Jacobs Highliner is $31. So the price of the three full sized items in this set alone put together is $86. Also I think this set is great to get you bronzed and glowing with summer coming up.
The second set I got was a skincare set called Quench Your Skin set, which cost $59 valued at $180. This set includes a deluxe sample of the Shiseido Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Intensive Eye Contour Cream, the Peter Thomas Roth Blue Marine Algae Intense Hydrating Mask, the Boscia Sake Treatment Water, the Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Oil Balm, the Belif The True Cream Moisturizing Balm, the Korres Wild Rose Brightening 24-Hour Moisturizer, the Nude Progenius Rescue Oil, the Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask, the Fresh Seaberry Moisturizing Face Oil, and the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream (1oz). This set also includes a full sized Too Cool for School Egg Cream Mask and L'Occitane 100% Pure Shea Butter.
Next I got another skincare set called the Ultimate Skincare Vault for $46 valued at $92. This set includes a deluxe sample of the Origins GinZing Refreshing Eye Cream, the GLAMGLOW GRAVITYMUD Firming Treatment, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel which is three treatments, Fresh Rose Deep Hydration Face Cream, Fresh Soy Face Cleansing Milk, Laniege Water Sleeping Mask, and the Ole Henriksen Truth Serum. It also includes a full sized Caudalie Beauty Elixir, which I have yet to try but have heard good things about.
Finally, the last set I purchased was the Power of the Petal set for $48 valued at $94. This set includes a deluxe sample of the Caudalie Reserveratrol Lift Face Lifting Soft Cream, the Estée Edit Pink Peony Overnight Water Pack, Fresh Rose Face Mask, L'Occitane Almond Milk Concentrate, and the Shiseido Benefiance WrinkleResist24 Pure Retinol Express Smoothing Eye Mask. Also included was a full size Farmacy Hydrating Coconut Gel Mask with Echinea GreenEnvy - Deep Moisture (cucumber), and a Karuna Age-Defying+ Hand Mask.
Palettes
Palettes I purchased.
Next I bought four palettes; three eyeshadow palettes and one face palette. The first palette I purchased was the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette which I have been eyeing for a while but never purchased. My younger cousin had asked me to order it online for her back in January and she kept going on about how much she loves it which gave me the final push to buy it myself. It has such beautiful deeper berry tones that I have not really seen in other palettes before. The next palette I purchased was the Too Faced Sweet Peach palette. This palette has been hyped on YouTube for a while now and I wanted to purchase it when it first came out last summer, but it was limited edition at the time and I was too late when I finally decided to purchase it. However, I am happy to add it to my collection now and have always loved the peachy shades and the fact that it smells like peaches. The third palette I purchased was the Too Faced Natural Loves palette. Not only does this palette have really pretty colors for the spring, but it is also a great value as Too Faced palettes usually contain 16-18 shadows and cost $59, whereas this palette contains 30 shades for $69. I am excited to try this palette out as I feel it is not as hyped on YouTube as other Too Faced palettes like the Chocolate Bar and Sweet Peach palettes. Finally, I purchased a face palette. More specifically I purchased the BECCA and Chrissy Teigan collaboration palette. This is the first product I have purchased from BECCA and I just couldn't resist, it looks so pretty and I can't wait to start playing with it and review it for you guys!!
Skincare
Skincare products I purchased.
Since I am obsessed with skincare and it is so important I had to purchase some skincare products to try. First off, I noticed that all four of the GLAMGLOW cleansers were on sale on the Sephora app and with the VIB sale I was able to get an extra 15% off them. I have started using these cleansers already and plan on doing a battle of the GLAMGLOW cleansers for you guys to give the pros and cons of each one. Also, since they have been talked about a lot on YouTube lately, I had to buy one of the new Dr. Jart+ Rubber Face Masks to try, specifically the firming one. The next item I bought was something I bought purely because it caught my eye and intrigued me. The Brightening Sparkling Capsule Mist by Laniege is a face mist that is supposed to hydrate, refresh, and bring a cooling sensation to the skin. However, what intrigued me most about this product was that it comes with two tablets that you let dissolve in the bottle and it is said that it works best within the first six months of activating the capsules. I am a sucker for anything interesting and different so this really caught my eye and I am excited to try it! Finally, I purchased the Boscia MakeUp-BreakUp Cool Cleansing Oil. There is no particular reason why I bought this cleanser, it was more of an impulse item, but this is one of my favorite skincare brands and I always love trying new stuff from them.
Makeup/Other
All makeup and other products I bought.
Since Milk Makeup is a newer brand I wanted to buy some of their products to try out. I purchased a mini lipstick in the shade C.R.E.A.M. and two mini duo sets; one with their Sunshine Oil and their Cooling Water Stick and the other with their Liquid Strobe Highlight in Beam and their Matte Stick Bronzer in Baked. Next I purchased the Cover FX Illuminating Setting Spray as per the suggestion of Tati Westbrook aka Glam Life Guru during her review of new setting sprays. I am always looking to try new setting sprays and if Tati suggested it then I know I have to try it! I also purchased the new Benefit Hoola Cream-to-Powder Quickie Contour Stick, which I am very excited to try, and one of the new Smashbox Be Legendary Metallic Liquid Lipsticks in Mauve Squad since I've been obsessed with metallic liquid lipsticks lately. In addition, I bought the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask as it was suggested by RachhLoves on YouTube. I have already started using this product and I love it and have already seen a difference in my lips. It is nice and smooth and not too thick and sticky like some other lip masks, plus it comes with a cute little spatula and case for the spatula so that you do not have to stick your fingers into the jar. Finally I bought one of the new Bite Beauty Lip Pencils in the shade 42 and the Bite Beauty Love, Bite Lip Set. Bite is one of my favorite, if not my favorite, brand of lipsticks so I am excited to try all these new products from them!!
That concludes my Sephora haul and I will keep you all updated as I try out these products and will have some dedicated posts for some of these items. Thank you all for viewing my post and I will have another one up for you all soon!!
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