Hi everyone! I’m excited to bring you a peek and review of the June Sephora subscription box. This curated box is $10 a month and you receive 6 deluxe size samples from prestige brands. There’s currently a wait list so if you’re interested, visit the Sephora website to add your name to the list.
The theme for this month is minimalism for a low-key summer look. Let’s take a look at what’s included.
Bumble and Bumble Don’t Blow It
This hair creme is said to add body and “enhance fine to medium hair textures for a laid-back, air-dried style.” I have curly hair and while this provided it some definition, on it’s own, it didn’t hold up. My hair frizzed up and I had to pair it with other styling products. I think it would work better on wavy or straight hair.
BareMinerals bareSkin Bronzer
A liquid bronzer that can be used by itself or customized with your foundation to give you a sun-kissed glow. I loved this product. I used it to softly contour my face and although it looks dark, it blends out nicely without looking orange.
Benefit Cosmetics They’re Real! Mascara
A bestselling mascara, this helps to lengthen and volumize the smallest of lashes with its specially designed brush. Personally, I am not a fan of this mascara at all. The formula burns my eyes and somehow I find that this tangles/clumps my lashes so much. I gifted this one away.
Becca Backlight Priming Filter
Easily the product I looked forward to most when my box arrived. It’s a shimmering makeup primer that helps to blur imperfections and create a luminous look. I loved how this paired underneath my foundation to create a nice glow and I found it worked nicely as a liquid highlighter. I made sure to use powder over my makeup to keep my skin from looking overly shiny as I have combination skin.
Tarte Taretguard 30 Sunscreen Lotion Broad Spectrum SPF 30
The esthetician in me is of course happy that a sunscreen was included in this box. An antioxidant- infused physical (non-chemical) sunscreen, this provides both broad-spectrum protection and moisturizing benefits. This sunscreen feels almost like a serum that absorbs quickly and is a bit on the oily side. So far, I haven’t experienced any breakouts from this though and it mixes well with foundations.
Tocca Beauty Florence
This romantic perfume, “conjures long-ago Paris with a sophisticate blend of bergamot, violet petals and blonde wood.” I didn’t care for this scent much. When I looked it up on the site, I noticed it also had notes of ivory gardenia and jasmine, both of which I really dislike. In order for me to like a perfume that contains jasmine or gardenia, these scents can’t be prominent and unfortunately that was the case with this one.
Swatches of the primer and bronzer.
Top-Bottom: Becca Backlight Priming Filter and BareMinerals bareSkin Bronzer
I was pretty happy with this box as it included some great brands that are perfect for a glowy summer look.
What did you think of this box?
Stephanie
I loved this months box- I will use every product which is rare for a subscription box! I’m actually cancelling my Birchbox, so this will be my only sub, hopefully it keeps me happy!
I really loved this month too! I’m seriously contemplating cancelling my Birchbox as well. I like Birchbox but sometimes things just pile up or they are a little bit repetitive. Here’s to hoping Sephora continues to curate great boxes. 🙂
This seems to be so much better than Ipsy and Birchbox. It seems like you get brands you know and ALL makeup!
I’m actually seriously considering cancelling my Birchbox next month since I have this one. This has a nice mix of products and most I recognize. Did you ever get PopSugar Must Have? Curious to know if you liked it. 🙂
I hear they are getting rid of their point system for reviewing the products too so you can’t get the $5 store credit for reviewing your products anymore 🙁 NOoo! I didn’t get it. The past few boxes have been a bit of a let down for me. I think because they are Summer themed? I really don’t like Summer. I’m still stalking unboxings though so I’ll cave sooner or later 🙂
Yes, they sent an email like 2 weeks ago that at first wasn’t clear but then they said we won’t get any points for reviewing. I like some of the brands they carry but I just feel some samples keep piling up or they are a bit too repetitive. As for PopSugar, I wasn’t thrilled with this box. I’ll have the review up on Thursday but I was not very happy. I really like PopSugar but if they continue to curate boxes like this past one, I might end up cancelling. It’s sad because I look forward to the box but fro $40, I have to be pretty happy with it.
That Becca Backlight Priming Filter sounds intriguing! I’ll have to try it out at Sephora.
I like that the Tarte sunscreen is physical but I wish it has more SPF, just a little more would be great.
The box looks really good – I hope Sephora brings this to Canada!
Wow, I think this was an awesome month worth of goodies! 🙂
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It was pretty great! 🙂