july 2016: sephora play!

hi guys! this month sephora came out with two versions of this box, and i got the oily skin one. (theme: effortless summer) ~Lin-chan ^.~

1. beautyblender blotterazzi (mini?, $20 for compact with two [$10?]) -- so i intentionally did not buy this when it first came out because, it's kind of gimmicy and i'm not a huge blotter. this card came with one blotting sponge and a sample of their liquid cleanser (which is only ok). not huge on the presentation of this 'sample' considering the point of their compact is to keep it semi sanitary..and this is just an open piece of card stock.....anyway, i might give an update at a later time.
   repurchase? probably not
2. too faced chocolate soleil bronzer in medium/deep (.08oz--mini, ret. $30 for .35oz [$6.86]) -- yay! this is like the 5 bajillionth one of these i've gotten. i'm still using my very first sample of this. so this is going to be passed along.
   repurchase? at this rate, won't have to
3. smashbox photo finish oil free pore minimizing primer (.25oz--mini, ret. $39 for 1oz [$9.75]) -- i'm interested in trying this out. i usually enjoy using their clear one, but this one is nice too. this has no scent, and is more or less similar to benefit's porefessional, but smooths out a lot thinner and more evenly.
   repurchase? maybe
4. ouai wave spray (1.7oz--mini, ret. $26 for 5oz [$8.84]) -- i'm not sure how i feel about this product, mostly because of the scent. but i'll try it out and i'll report back some other time.
   repurchase? probably not
5. first aid beauty skin rescue deep cleanser with red clay (1oz--mini, ret. $24 for 4.7oz [$5.11]) -- this is actually my second (or more?) sample of this and i haven't even used the first yet. so i'll try to make an effort to use the other one and make a decision on what to do with this one later.
   repurchase? undecided
6. nest citrine (sample, ret. $68 for 1.7oz) -- at first i kind of liked this scent, but as it dried down, it was a little too floral for me. not only that, this is super strong. so this will get passed along
   repurchase? no
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

approximate product value: ~$40