October 2018 Sephora Play Review

Play! By Sephora is a monthly subscription box that delivers skincare, hair care and makeup items that can range from the house brand to high end right to your front door. Sample sizes are always on the small size, sometimes deluxe size, but the value is usually there (for me). The boxes aren’t anywhere near as personalized as Ipsy bags. In fact, I would say its level of personalization is about on par with Birchbox for me. There are a ton of repeats within a calendar year but if you like the brands and items Sephora ships then this box would be a good call. If you are a frequent Sephora shopper, each box has 50 bonus reward points that can be redeemed and put toward a future mini not unlike the items found in each box).

October 2018 Birchbox Review

Birchbox is one of the OG subscription boxes and arguably one of the most popular. Birchbox is known for providing members with high end brands and focusing on skincare and hair care but the sample sizes are typically smaller than what you would find in Ipsy, Allure and Target and items aren’t always as accessible for purchase like Play! by Sephora. October’s box featured:

October 2018 Ipsy Review

Ipsy is a $10 monthly service that sends out 5 skincare, hair care and occasionally the odd fragrance sample to subscribers. Usually items are sample sized but occasionally they send out  full sized items as well. Sometimes it’s pretty hit or miss for me though; I saw the contents of my October Ipsy bag and all I could think was “Don’t threaten me.”