april 2016: sephora play!

hi guys! as i said in my ipsy post, i got this one last week as well, but hadn't had the time to make a post until now! (theme: the it crowd) ~Lin-chan ^.~

rikugien, peony

rikugien

1. milk makeup sunshine oil (.1oz--mini, $38 for .5oz [$7.60]) -- this smells really good! it's got citrus oils among a few other things. i'm not too keen on oil moisturizers, so i'll probably pass this off, and not only that it leaves the skin oily-shiny.
   repurchase? nah
2. sephora collection colorful cheek ink gel in peony (.35oz--mini, ret. $14 for .67oz [$7.31]) -- i appreciate that companies are coming out with gel formulations of 'cream' blushes and highlighters and stuff for summertime and whatnot, but this is very wet and not very pigmented. like it's the same consistency as a gel moisturizer--don't get me wrong, but i don't feel like this combination works all that well because there's not enough pigment and is spreads a little too easily and doesn't dry and stain fast enough.
   repurchase? no
3. nars satin lip pencil in rikugien (0.5oz--mini, ret. $26 for .07oz [$18.57]) -- so last year, i was all excited that this pencil was part of the sephora birthday gift. and that was great and all, but this makes my 3rd of this pencil in one year. i mean, i'm way glad i didn't buy it years ago when i originally wanted to get one..but geez. so this is probably going to get given away since i really can't use 3, much less the one that i started using as it is.
   repurchase? not at this rate
4. sunday riley good genes (.33oz--mini, ret. $105 for 1oz [$34.65]) -- i've heard great things about this brand--maybe this product too, but i can't remember. this product is difficult to give a first impression on since it's basically a treatment that takes time to see a difference. swatching it, it has a super weird smell. like i recognize it from my childhood, like an 80s-90s product of some kind, like stale orange...........yeah that's a terrible description, but that's all i've got for ya. 
   repurchase? probably not
5. clinique pep-start eye cream (.1oz--mini, ret. $26.50 for .5oz [$5.30]) -- the only thing stopping me from trying this when it first came out was because my skin kind of freaked out by one of their other eye creams in the past. and the packaging for this isn't super hygienic since it's a roller ball. this tube is a traditional lip balm style tube with a rounded tip. it dries down pretty fast, but this too leaves the skin a bit shiny where you apply it, so i think i'll go ahead and pass this one along too.
   repurchase? nah
6. derek lam 10 crosby 2AM kiss (sample, ret. $95 for 1.7oz) -- this is a strange one. it smells of food and date night. or something. it's very strange, and i'm not totally sure i can imagine myself wearing this.. 
   repurchase? nah
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

approximate product value: ~$73.50