July’s Play! by Sephora box is themed “Desert Island Essentials.” According to the description, “These beauty finds are lifesavers in any situation.” This sounds highly like July’s box. Both market their products as must-have summer destination/travel essentials. Let’s see what I got!

June 2019’s Play! by Sephora box is themed “Destination Beauty,” touting a bevy of makeup, skincare, and hair-care products themed for summer/destination/travel. It’s a broad category so I was curious to see what would be inside.

May’s Play! by Sephora box is themed “Beauty BFFs.” With a name like that, I was expecting a rare box of beauty goodies to play with. Instead (as what seems to usually be the case), the contents were mainly prep products. This really disappointed me, because as a beauty enthusiast, I connect with Sephora because of the makeup.

At the moment, my browsing history is a veritable mood board of the things I’m most interested in – homeware, delicate intimates, dainty jewelry, and comfy, slouchy basics for spring. Here’s a peek at the inner workings of my mind, as evidenced through my screen time:

My April Play! by Sephora box is themed “Winning Beauty,” playing off a teaser that cites, “Up your beauty game with this month’s batch of sought-after makeup, skincare, and hair care.” Translation: Here’s a box that has no lipstick, foundation, highlighter, powder, bronzer, blush, lip gloss, basically any makeup products except – a mascara.

This month’s Ipsy Glam Bag is the last drop for Q1 of 2019, rounding out a string of bags and products that have been an anomaly historically compared to Glam Bags of years past. As per usual, I’m revealing my Glam Bag to you and providing my completely unfiltered opinions, along with a close-up look at the bag and products Ipsy curated for me. If you’re curious, keep reading!

This month’s PLAY! box is themed “Beauty in Bloom” in what I’m sure is a cheeky reference to the changing seasons. Inside is a five-piece “bounty of beauty,” curated to help my makeup routine “bloom.” I received products from Amika, Bite Beauty, DryBar, NARS, and Sephora Collection.