may 2016: sephora play!

hi guys! it's been a few days since i got my may sephora play! box (theme: the forces of nature), but i've finally got the time to post about it! ~Lin-chan ^.~

kimchi

latergram

1. bite beauty amuse bouche lipstick in kimchi (.05oz--mini, $26 for .15oz [$8.67]) -- so is it bad that i think this lipstick photographs really well, but in real life it looks kind of crazy?? anyway, i do like this shade but maybe toned down somehow? i'm not a huge fan of the formula change but this is only my first lipstick since then. like this lipstick more than my others sinks into the cracks/flakes and fine lines in my lips, this shade in particular has some staining power, and the new formulation doesn't feel as buttery when you apply it.
   repurchase? not this shade
2. korres wild rose sleeping facial (.34oz--mini, ret. $48 for 1.35oz [$12.09]) -- i'm going to give this away. first off, rose. second: sleeping facial. i hate rose scented things, and i'm not totally sure how i feel about lotion-like masks that you put on before going to bed and washing off in the morning.
   repurchase? no
3. tarte tarteist lip crayon in latergram (.001oz--mini, ret. $18 for .01oz [$1.80]) -- while i really like the shade, using this teeny sample is weird. i'm not sure if the full size is like this, but this mini is one of those retractable pencils that once you twist up, it won't go back down...so that kind of sucks. second since this thing was tiny and thin, it kept breaking and took several non-consecutive clicks to apply it over my lips. the formula's a bit dry, but still glided on with ease.
   repurchase? undecided
4. briogeo don't despair, repair! (1oz--mini, ret. $36 for 8oz [$4.50]) -- got this in an ipsy bag a ways back, and it's an ok product. more like a regular conditioner than a 'deep' conditioner.
   repurchase? nah
5. origins maskimizer spray, clear improvement mask, drink up intensive mask (samples, ret. $22 for 3.2oz (spray); $26 for 3.4oz (masks)) -- i'll have to check out this spray and 'intensive mask'. the clear improvement mask is actually a pretty good product. i've been slowly going through a previously obtained sample of it.
   repurchase? maybe the clear improvement mask, undecided about the other two.
6. atelier cologne orange sanguine (sample, ret. $120 for 3.3oz) -- this smells so good. it doesn't smell perfumey at all, more like fresh citrus fruits and mint (but it says geranium...?).
   repurchase? maybe
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

approximate product value: ~$27+