august 2016: sephora play!

hi guys! this month's box arrived a bit later than anticipated. with all of the flooding that happened last weekend, delivery services were delayed in our area. but i has it now, and i'm so excite to try it out! (theme: the eye openers) ~Lin-chan ^.~

1. lancome energie de vie the smoothing & glow boosting liquid moisturizer (.16oz--mini, $55 for 1.69oz [$5.21]) -- i don't really understand this product. its a clear liquid gel that kind of absorbs quickly but not really.. then i don't really get the 'glow boosting' aspect of it, like what? and lastly, the smoothing..the skin does feel smooth but i don't feel any moiturization happening. also, it has a very faint floral scent to it.
   repurchase? no
2. algenist complete eye renewal balm (.23oz--mini, ret. $68 for .5oz [$31.28]) -- a long ways back, i'd recieved a few samples of this and tried them out, and thought they were ok. i think i still prefer the tarte maracuja eye cream because it feels like it helps my under eye a bit better than this product.
   repurchase? nah
3. makeup forever artist shadow in I544 pink granite (.02oz--mini, ret. $21 for .07oz [$6]) -- i love this shadow! this is one of the shades included in the artist palette volume 1 – nudes, and if i recall correctly, this palette was in a favorites post of past! i'm going to give this away to a friend to try, because it'll be a while before i need a new one of these.
   repurchase? yes
4. sephora collection contour eye pencil 12hr wear waterproof in love affair (.017oz--mini, ret. $10 for .04oz [$4.25]) -- as soon as i swatched this, i knew this was a dupe for urban decay's rockstar. i love rockstar, and this is a dead-on color match. i can't say much about the lasting power because i'm not a huge fan of the sephora liners, but i'm willing to give this one a shot.
   repurchase? undecided
5. urban decay perversion mascara (.1oz--mini, ret. $10) -- you guys know i love this mascara!
   repurchase? yes!
6. clean reserve warm cotton (sample, ret. $90 for 3.4oz) -- it was very interesting when i opened this package. the bag inside smelled nice and fresh.... like laundry.. or shampoo. i'm not sure why you'd want to wear such a scent (smell like laundry!), and teh paul was joking that it'd be nice to spray on our pillows or something.
   repurchase? probably not
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

approximate product value: ~$57