Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

My Sephora Order Aug 2023

August 10, 2023

I needed to spend enough money to make VIB another year by early September so I decided to just splurge for once instead of carefully crafting smaller orders until I reached it. I have an ungodly amount of products in my wish list and since I’ve been having some trouble with skincare products lately, I decided to get a few favorites and a few new things. For once it’s a mix of minis with a few full size and then several sample sizes through the rewards program and the beauty offers. When I opened the box I was all aglow – so many great products! Squeee! For me there is nothing like a Sephora unboxing so, here we go.

Disclaimer – All of these write ups are my own opinions for my skin. Your mileage will vary.

Sephora Collection Perfection Mist Airbrush Foundation – Fair – On my want list for forever and it is discounted to $8 so I figured I had nothing to lose. I’ve tried spray foundations before and they always have been good so I wanted to try this one. So far what I’ve tested is good and I can’t wait to try this out. And I know they say spray directly on the face but I never do that – I always spray on a beauty sponge and then apply.

Anastasia Brow Freeze – I think this is my fourth jar of this awesome product. I also have the mini of her brow gel and it is also good but I prefer this. I have found a new way to use both products as well – to chop down my big ass brows! I apply, brush upwards, then trim my brows. The gel holds everything in place and it’s much easier to do. I recently bought some Covergirl brow pencils in Soft Blonde and they are a perfect color match so I think my brow bases are covered now. :D

LYS Beauty Skin Loyalty Setting Spray – I have never used a setting spray before and I wanted to start easy. This one has very few ingredients, the reviews were good, and the price was good too, so I decided to try it. I don’t want to wear longwear makeup because it’s not great for your skin but I need something to help my makeup wear better on days I need it to. We will see how it works.

Laneige Mini Cream Skin Toner – This toner is so good for my dry skin! I’ve bought several bottles of this stuff and it might be a lifelong product for me. I either use it on a cotton pad as a traditional toner or on really dry days (in the winter) I’ll use it more like an essence and pat it in. Either way it soothes and eases my sensitive skin. I know that they reformulated it recently so I hope it’s still a good product.

Hourglass Mini Veil Mineral Primer – Like setting sprays I really don’t use primers, however, this one does double duty and the last mini bottle I had I scraped it out fully I loved it so much. I’m glad to have it again because it’s easy to use, keeps makeup in place, and is a light sunscreen that truly protects my skin.

Hourglass Mini No 28 Primer Serum – Since I love the mineral primer so well, I thought I’d test this one out as it is more hydrating. I tested a small amount on my hand and it feels really good! It does have fragrance but it’s not overpowering, just light and lovely. Overall Hourglass products are expensive but very good. I had a mini/sample of their stick foundation once and really loved it so I may splurge on that some day too.

Sephora Collection Lip Liner to Go – Nude Beige – This is a mini lip pencil and I almost bought it once at a store but didn’t, but now I wish I had! This is a beautiful color and I think it’s going to be just right for me. The formula is creamy and was not hard to sample on my hand. I can’t wait to fully test it out, and I think it may become a staple in my makeup bag if it’s good.

Dr Jart Ceramidin Skin Barrier Moisturizing Cream – This is a 100 point mini that I decided to finally try. I was going to buy the mini but when I saw it was offered for a reward, jumped on it. I’ve been wanting to try this for some time and it is formulated for dry sensitive skin which is definitely me. I was surprised to see it has a little tint to it so wonder if it’s a primer really? They reformulated this recently (why is everyone doing this?) and it doesn’t look like I remember when I tested it out a few years back in a store. So, we’ll see how it goes.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser – I love the idea of Glossier with the pretty pink and white packaging, but I see that they have updated a lot of their products and not for the better apparently. Still, I wanted to try the sample as it is also a 100 point reward. It’s supposed to be gentle and fragrance free and hopefully it may be one I can use. At my age gentle cleansers are a must but I’m having trouble finding ones I really like and really cleanse well.

Skinfix Skin Barrier Restoring Gel Cream – I’m really mad about the sample I received. The cream smelled horrible and was really watery. It also looked like the jar had leaked (no seal) and the residue on the side was a dark brown. When I went to Sephora’s website to see about it, a lot of other people had had the same experience. It was a 100 point reward and it went right in the trash – really disappointed.

Dr. Dennis Gross All Physical Lightweight Wrinkle Defense SPF 30 – I tried either this one or a different version of this one in the Sun Safety Kit for 2021 and really liked it. So, I decided to try this one since it was a beauty offer freebie. Note – the one in the Sun Safety Kit was the Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare’s All-Physical Dark Spot Sun Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 version which no longer exists. Again, it was really good so I’m hoping this will be too.

I also got a sample packet of Paula’s Choice Youth Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 50. It’s a chemical sunscreen that I think is supposed to be more like an Asian sunscreen so I thought I’d give it a whirl. But probably only once because chemical sunscreens and me don’t really get along. I know – what am I thinking right? And I got a sample card of Givenchy’s Prisme Libre Glow Foundation. I’m always interested in good foundations so got this one. It probably won’t cover my whole face because the tiny amount on these cards never do, but at least I’ll have an idea of what the formulation is like.

And that’s my Sephora haul for the month. I can’t wait to start testing the new products out and jump back into the ones I know and love. It was definitely worth the splurge even with the bad Skinfix product. Don’t worry, I only dumped the product out – I’m recycling the container. :D

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