The 2023 Sephora Summer Gratis Thread!! ☀️😎🎁

[Sunnysmom]

📜 Hear ye hear ye, May grey no more! 😎☀️ Summer is arriving and heating up! Time to protect your skin and look sunny spectacular at the same time. 🌞 It’s that most wonderful time to start watching for your summer treats to arrive!

 @TeamBIC is once again, oh so generously, sending many of our fellow beauty lovers the very best of the season. You get a box, and you get a box! 🎁 I know we’re all so excited to see what new goodies await! Please share you guesses, musings, reveals and feedback as you receive them so we can all share in the fun!

As always, many thanks to Sephora and @TeamBIC for their amazing coordination of their newest unveiling. The creativity and work that goes into the bespoke boxes always dazzle! 🤩 You guys are the best!! 😘🤗🥰 

(Someone can’t wait to see what’s coming! She’s been at the door for days!) 😱🥰🐶

[bakeamuffin]

@melissapurple22 Congratulations! Your BIC bucket hat is going to look so cute on you all summer! I hope you have fun with everything ☺️

[SportyGirly125]

@melissapurple22 @Congratulations on the gratis 

[sister13]

Just wanted to share some initial thoughts after trying everything. 

The Ami Colé Hydrating Lip Treatment Oil Reflection and the HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Mini PhD Lip Oil Neutral are semi-similar - the Ami Colé feels more like a gloss and the Haus feels more like an oil and slightly lighter weight. When I have used both of them at night, I find they are still on lips in the morning. Ive noticed others saying this too, and saying that most products don’t last overnight on them, too, so I’m glad I’m not the only one! It’s really nice to fins something that works and they both leave my lips very soft and hydrated, which I need! During the day, I have noticed that I need to apply the Haus labs more frequently than the Ami Colé. 

I tried ROSE INC Lip Cream Longwearing Matte Liquid Lipstick with Squalane Mortal Flame again (pics below) and still really like it! It’s a dry, mousse-y formula. Too much comes out on the applicator it I was able to apply without needing any lip liner. This did not last hours and hours on me but not sure it was a very fair test as I went out to do yard work and was sweating and wiping my face and drinking my Aperol Spritz, lol (any excuse to make an Aperol Spritz!) It’s a bright orangey red, I actually really like that it didn’t transfer onto my glass, but it definitely does transfer to hands and skin. 

As for the LAWLESS Forget the Filler Lip-Plumping Line-Smoothing Tinted Lip Balm Pink Marshmallow , i did test it with overnight wear and it DID NOT (sorry, I proof read this 10 times and somehow still wrote it wrong) last overnight and my lips were slightly dry on the morning. Probably not worse then wearing nothing but not better than other products I like that are still present in the morning.  I have a hard time finding ones that stay overnight. My lips do tend to get pretty dry so I generally like a more emollient lip product that will stay on. This one doesn’t seem to stay on very long, but I like the idea of using as a primer. I don’t get any plumping but it has a tiny bit of tingle that is barely noticeable. There is no tint from this at all. Overall okay, but was hoping for more from this one. 

The caliray Mini So Blown Blurring & Hydrating Collagen Peptide Primer With Niacinamide 0.34 fl / 10 mL has that silicone-y feel, it’s definitely blurring and smoothing, but not enough to fill my large pores around my nose, so I still have to use my tarte Timeless Smoothing Primer 0.5 oz/ 14.2 g there. This seems to extend the wear of my foundation, but it *may* have irritated my skin a little as I got some minor bumps on my forehead, but that could have been from something else I was trying too (broke my rule of not trying more than one skincare item at a time!) I seem to accumulate primers and barely use them, but I think I do like this one but will keep an eye on how my skin behaves as I don’t usually like silicone primers. 

A HUGE thanks again to @TeamBIC and to all the brands for these items to try! 

[eshoe]

@sister13 love your reviews. The Rose Inc. is just stunning on you!

[sister13]

Thank you @eshoe !

[Westcoasty]

@sister13  Congratulations on the gratis! As always, you know how to rock a red lip. I love that look on you!

[sister13]

Thank you so much!! @Westcoasty  💜💜

[ather]

@sister13  Great reviews! I love the Rose inc on you! 

[sister13]

Thank you so much @ather ! Definitely helped change my perspective on orange lippies! 

[Tamara76]

Thanks for the detailed reviews @sister13 !  You look gorgeous, as per the norm, and your Aperol Spritz looks delish! Cheers🩷🩷🩷

[sister13]

Awww, thanks Tam! @Tamara76 

[faeriegirl]

That lippie is gorgeous on you @sister13 ! 

[sister13]

Thanks so much! @faeriegirl 

[makeitup305]

@sister13 You look gorgeous and that drink looks yummy! 

[sister13]

Thank you on both counts! @makeitup305 

[niki172]

@sister13 I'm sorry the Lawless didn't work for you but you look fantastic 😍. I swear I'm going to show up at your home one day and ask for a drink lol! (not really I swear I'm not a creepy stalker - I can't figure out how to get most places in my state I am soooooo directionally challenged 🤣).

[sister13]

Thank you @niki172 , And if you are ever in the Denver area, let me know and I would love to have you join me for cocktails! I am pretty directionally challenged myself, luckily, we have the mountains here that make it so much easier to navigate! 

[niki172]

@sister13 I hope your mountains are shaped like animals because I can navigate if there are funky landmarks 🤣. I'd love to take you up on your generous offer sadly I've only been to your airport. All of the cocktails I've seen you make are fantastic looking! I wish we had a place around here that was at good at mixology as you are. Seriously if there was a mixology reality contest show you should enter 😘.

[sister13]

Lol! Aww, that sounds fun!! @niki172 

[Buootiful]

Aww bea utiful! The Lippie is deliciously paired with the drink😁 @sister13 

[sister13]

Thank you! Maybe the Aperol made me appreciate orangey lips, lol! @Buootiful