Sun Safety Kit preview

[civ2ru]

I stopped by my local Sephora this afternoon, to check out some makeup I’ve been eyeing and to also see if the Sun Safety kit for this year has dropped yet. (Don’t know about you, but I’ve been stalking the site daily waiting for it to arrive!) So, it hasn’t been released, not officially, but a nice employee was able to find one in the back for me. I thought I’d share the info with my fellow beauty and skincare lovers.

My thoughts... I haven’t thoroughly processed it or researched all the products yet, or rather over-researched them the way I like to do, but my initial reaction was a slight disappointment. Not a single full-size product. The largest trial sizes are 0.5 oz, and I believe it’s of the following products:

SUPERGOOP! Superscreen Daily Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 40 PA+++, PETER THOMAS ROTH Max Sheer All Day Moisture Defense Lotion SPF 30 Sunscreen Lotion, DRUNK ELEPHANT Umbra Tinte™ Physical Daily Defense Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30. Maybe Coola setting spray too? I can’t recall.

Of course, FRESH Sugar Rosé travel size lip balm is always nice to have, but then everyone already has it in that shade. I was hoping for some variety, for example stick and powder formulations? No such luck.

Being that I have strongly considered tossing that same 0.5 oz of Umbra Tinte from last year’s Sun Safety kit in the trash this very morning (it made my oily T-zone and whole face insanely shiny and had a weird grainy texture), the value just isn’t there for me this year...

It is worth noting that Sephora will be donating a whopping $25 from sale of each kit to skin cancer research. So if you want to contribute to a great cause while sampling a few new (and old) sunscreen formulas, this would be a fabulous opportunity to do so – when it finally drops. But if you’re looking to actually get enough usable sunscreen to last you if not the whole summer then at least a few weeks or so? Perhaps not so much.

The good news is, this has shifted my focus (and will free up some budget) to purchasing a full size sunscreen of my choice. My CC+ cream already has SPF 50, so the hunt is more for how to reapply. I’m leaning towards Tarteguard mineral powder SPF 30, what do you think?

[MlleCC]

Thank you so much for posting! While I always look forward to this kit, as it's for a great cause, honestly, this year's offering isn't very exciting. There's usually a smaller set called "Sun Safety on the Fly" and SiJCP also offers their own version as well -- looking forward to those! 

[tiff82]

Thank u for posting this! I am with you about being somewhat disappointed.  Looks to be a lot of the same things as last year. 😞

[makeupnewbie6]

Man, last year the total ounces was over 9 and it was a little cheaper. I wasn’t that happy bc last year, I ordered 3 and all of the foam supergoop bottles were broken. I never got to use any of them, however, it was still much better than what this year has to offer. 

[txcatx]

Thanks for sharing, @civ2ru! I've been waiting for this to drop, but without full-sized products, I'm not nearly as interested. It's great that Sephora makes a donation for each bag sold, though.

[ather]

@civ2ru  Thanks for posting! 

[Kim888]

@civ2ru  thank you so much for posting! really glad to see the spoilers and charity!