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Sephora Sale – Past Play! By Sephora Boxes Available Now!

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ByMSAJul 24, 2018 | 64 comments
Play! by Sephora
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Sephora is having a sale!

Sephora has five previous Play! By Sephora boxes available now! These are single purchase boxes and will not start a subscription.

The Box: Survival of the Chillest

The Cost: $10

The Products:

Box B: 
- 0.017 oz/ 0.48 g Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara
- 0.035 oz/ 1 mL Sephora Collection Rouge Cream in #R04—Red
- 0.017 oz/ 0.48 g Philosophy Purity Made Simple Pore Extractor Mask
- 0.34 oz/ 10 mL Farmacy Honey Drop Lightweight Moisturizer with Echinacea GreenEnvy™
- 0.75 oz/ Amika Perk Up Dry Shampoo
- 0.067 oz/ 2 mL Burberry Blush Eau de Parfum

Box E: 
- 0.17 oz/ 5.02 mL Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara
- 0.035 oz/ 1 mL Sephora Collection Rouge Cream in #R04—Red
- 1 oz/ 29.5 mL Origins Clear Improvement® Active Charcoal Mask to Clear Pores
- 0.16 oz/ 4.7 mL Caudalie Vinoperfect Concentrated Brightening Essence
- 0.5 oz/ 14.7 mL IGK Mistress Hydrating Hair Balm
- 0.067 oz/ 2 mL Burberry Blush Eau de Parfum

The Box: Insta Beauty

The Cost: $10

The Products:

Box C: 
- 0.16 oz/ 4.7 mL Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Perfector Skin Tint Foundation SPF 25 in #8 Golden Peach
- 0.03 oz/ 0.88 mL Urban Decay Hi-Fi Shine Ultra Cushion Lip Gloss in SPL
- 0.25 oz/ 7.4 mL Philosophy Purity Made Simple Ultra-Light Moisturizer
- 0.25 oz/ 7.4 mL Peter Thomas Roth Skin to Die For™ No- Filter Mattifying Primer & Complexion Perfector
- 0.5 oz/ 15 mL Fresh Lotus Face Mask
- 0.1 oz/ 3 mL Elizabeth & James Nirvana White (3 ml)

Box F: 
- 0.16 oz/ 4.73 mL Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Perfector Skin Tint Foundation SPF 25 in #10 Golden Honey
- 0.05 oz/ 1.47 mL Buxom Full-On™ Lip Polish in Celeste
- 0.16 oz/ 5 mL Sunday Riley C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum
- 0.25 oz/ 7.4 mL Peter Thomas Roth Skin to Die For™ No- Filter Mattifying Primer & Complexion Perfector
- Full-size (two uses) Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic + Retinol Wrinkle Recovery Peel
- 1 oz/ 29.5 mL Living Proof Perfect Hair Day™ 5-in-1 Styling Treatment

Box H: 
- 0.035 oz/ 1 mL Sephora Collection Rouge Cream in R04 The Red
- 0.03 oz/ 0.88 mL Urban Decay Hi-Fi Shine Ultra Cushion Lip Gloss in SPL
- 0.17 oz/ 5 mL Philosophy Purity Made Simple Pore Extractor Mask
- Full-size (two uses) Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic + Retinol Wrinkle Recovery Peel
- 0.25 oz/ 7.4 mL Peter Thomas Roth Skin to Die For™ No- Filter Mattifying Primer & Complexion Perfector
- 0.5 oz/ 15 mL Drunk Elephant T.L.C Sukari Babyfacial™

The Box: Beauty Goals

The Cost: $10

The Products:

Box B: 
- 0.17 oz/ 5 mL Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara in Noir
- 0.1 oz/ 3 mL Benefit The POREfessional Face Primer
- 0.35 oz/ 10 mL Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo
- 0.006 oz/ 0.2 mL Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
- 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Sephora Collection Mud Mask Purifying & Mattifying
- 0.04 oz/ 1.18 mL Yes Saint Laurent Black Opium

Box C: 
- 0.2 oz/ 6 mL Buxom Lash Mascara
- 0.1 oz/ 3 mL Benefit The POREfessional Face Primer
- 0.85 oz/ 25 mL Alterna CAVIAR CC Cream for Hair 10-in-1 Complete Correction
- 0.026 oz/ 0.75 g BareMinerals Mineral Veil
- 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Sephora Collection Mud Mask Purifying & Mattifying
- 0.06 oz/ 1.7 mL Atelier Cologne Clémentine California

Box D: 
- 0.2 oz/ 6 mL Buxom Lash Mascara
- 0.12 oz/ 3.6 mL Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
- 1.7 oz/ 50 mL Ouai Wave Spray
- 0.006 oz/ 0.2 mL Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
- 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Caudaline Vinosource Moisturizing Sorbet
- 0.06 oz/ 1.7 mL Atelier Cologne Clémentine California

Box E: 
- 0.08 oz/ 2.5 mLTarte Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara
- 0.12 oz/ 3.6 mL Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
- 1 oz/ 29.5 mL Bumble & Bumble Thickening Volume Spray
- 0.006 oz/ 0.2 mL Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
- 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Sephora Collection Mud Mask Purifying & Mattifying
- 0.04 oz/ 1.18 mL Chloé Nomade Eau de Parfum

Box F: 
- 0.17 oz/ 5 mL Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara in Noir
- 0.23 oz/ 7 mL Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Pore Minimizing
- 1.5 oz/ 44.3 mL Devacurl SuperCream Coconut Curl Styler
- 0.33 oz/ 10 mL Caudaline Vinosource Moisturizing Sorbet
- 1.01 oz/ 30 mL Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask to Clear Pores
- 0.05 oz/ 1.4 mL Gucci Bloom

The Box: Beauty Staycation

The Cost: $10

The Products:

Box C
-IT Cosmetics Superhero™ Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara (.17 oz)
-Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Woppin Watermelon
-Ren Evercalm™ Ultra Comforting Rescue Mask (.5 oz)
-Perricone Face Finishing Moisturizer (.25 oz)
-Madam CJ Walker Dream Come True Wonderful Deep Conditioning Masque (1.25 oz)
-Victor & Rolf Bonbon Fragrance (.05 oz)

Box D
-IT Cosmetics Superhero™ Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara (.17 oz)
-Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Whoppin Watermelon
-Ren Evercalm™ Global Protection Day Cream (.5 oz)
-Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask (1 oz)
-Madam CJ Walker Dream Come True Wonderful Deep Conditioning Masque (1.25 oz)
-Guerlain Mon Guerlain Fragrance (.05 oz)

The Box: Your Summer Starters

The Cost: $10

The Products:

Box A
-Benefit cosmetics The POREfessional Face Primer (.1 oz)
-Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Kdub (.1 oz)
-First Aid Beauty Hello FAB Coconut Smoothing Moisturizer (.34 oz)
-IGK Rich Kid Coconut Oil Gel (.5 oz)
-Ouai Gold Hair & Body Oil (.28 oz)
-YSL Black Opium Fragrance (.05 oz)

Box F
-tarte Tarteguard Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 in Medium (.25)
-Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Kdub (.1 oz)
-Murad Invisiblur™ Perfecting Shield Broad Spectrum SPF30 PA+++ (.17 oz)
-Briogeo Curl Charisma™ Rice Amino + Avocado Leave-in Defining Crème (.75 oz)
-Bumble and bumble Don’t Blow It (.5 oz)
-Mugler Alien Fragrance (.05 oz)

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64 comments

cheryl

I ordered 3H boxes and was also missing the Dr. Dennis Gross peel pads
They promptly offered to re-ship three more H boxes with some small assurance that these would include the peel pads and also offered me 150 points for the expired play passes
Their customer service for me has always been excellent
Perhaps it’s just the role of the dice with the customer service rep

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Elizabeth

I just got offered 50 pts for the same issue. Not a free box. Not a refund. So I sent an email. 😏

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Luna

Add me to the group of people who ordered 3 of the Insta Beauty Box H’s mostly for the DE (but in my case also for the PTR primer & Dr. Dennis Gross peel pads), and received the wrong boxes. I got everything that should have been in the boxes, but the only difference was that I got a red Sephora lipstick (which I think I can pull off, fortunately) instead of the DDG peel pads.

I was going to let it go, but then I read the comments about the dried up Purity masks, and sure enough one of the masks sounded like rocks were in it (the others appear to be fine), so I decided to call about it, and the lady I got immediately offered a full refund for all boxes! I thought that was pretty generous, as I was just hoping for some points to replace the spoiled product.

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Jackie

I received the incorrect boxes (F instead of H) They refunded me, but want me to return the incorrect boxes.
And they are out of H boxes, so they won’t be sending replacements. Beyond disappointed.

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Cheryl

Anyone else having a problem redeeming the expired play pass that came with these boxes in the store because my local JCPenney Sephora would not except it

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Savi

When I called Sephora customer service regarding my incorrect boxes I asked about the Play passes and they said they couldn’t be used because they were expired.

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jess

i received box F when i ordered box H. they sent an email saying they were shipping me the correct box and then another email with a return label…does anyone else have to mail back the incorrect box??

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Savi

Same thing happened to me! I called customer service and they were super helpful. They said they would immediately send my correct boxes and that I didn’t need to return the ones I mistakenly got because it was their mistake. We both agreed that they made this error by lettering the boxes the same which made it confusing for their warehouse

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Chantel

I ordered two of the insta beauty box H and both were missing the Full-size (two uses) Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic + Retinol Wrinkle Recovery Peel. I was so disappointed because I was most looking forward to trying that product. 🙁 I emailed and they could not send out new samples so they refunded me $10. I’m happy with the drunk elephant mask so it wasn’t a total loss.

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Judy

I ordered 5 of the Insta Beauty H boxes and didn’t get the Dr. Gross Peels either. Instead I received Living Proof shampoo and conditioner samples. They offered me $7.50 in STORE CREDIT, not even a refund. I am returning all 5 boxes and never falling for this again.

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jackie

Will swap you the peels for the drunk elephant. I ordered H, but received F.

Savi

I have two packs that I am selling for $3 each if you want! Just posted them on a Facebook swap group.

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Jacki

I bought those boxes. They gave me 100 points per box. They are so inconsistent

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Chantel

I bought two insta beauty box H and they were both missing the Full-size (two uses) Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic + Retinol Wrinkle Recovery Peel. I was so disappointed. I emailed them and they said they could not send the sample, but they did refund me $10. I was so excited to try that product though. 🙁 I love the drunk elephant mask so it wasn’t a total loss.

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Dana

Same thing here, except they refunded me the whole cost of my box ($10.56). Would have rather had the Dr Dennis but I’m super happy with their customer service!

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Dana

My box was also missing the Dr. Dennis Gross Ferulic + Retinol Wrinkle Recovery Peel. They refunded the entire box cost back to me. Would have rather had the Dr Dennis, but that’s great customer service.

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Elizabeth

I had the same thing happen!! I bought the box for the drunk elephant but also really wanted to try the peels. Got a $5 credit which was nice.

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Chris

Ordered 3 boxes and they were all wrong. They’re resending them but I hope the next 3 are correct.

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Sarah

Yeah, I ordered 10 boxes and 7/10 were wrong! I ordered 5 of the Insta Beauty box H (just for the drunk elephant babyfacial) and even though the boxes had an H on the bottom, all five had the contents of box F. Also, my two Insta Beauty box C’s were some other totally random box that isn’t even advertised on the website. It was a pretty good box, but still! I called customer service and they said they’d send me 7 new boxes to replace them, but I’m worried I’ll get 7 more incorrect ones! I’ll still be happy if I get the correct ones, but in the end, it’s probably not worth the headache.

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Dawn

I also order F for the babyfacial and got all Fs. They don’t have anymore so I got a refund and a bunch of dark MUF SPF foundations I can’t use. SO bummed. I wanted the Drunk Elephant stuff when it came out and didn’t get it then.

Laura

I got box H Make it Snappy…they put in Living Proof instead of the Dr. D Gross acid wipes. Bummer city.

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sugarless1027

looking back on the spoilers for that month, it appears they listed the items incorrectly on sephora bc they spoilers have that box as including living proof packets, not the ferulic. i ordered several of box H too and haven’t called them yet, but i have to assume the replacements will be incorrect too unless they’re sending someone to go swap them 🙁

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Jacki

Mine were missing the 2 Dr Dennis Gross peels. They gave me the choice of sending the boxes back or receiving 100 points. I felt they could have done a little better than that.

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Jess

Same issue with me. Did you call or email them?

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V

I received Box H today and my purity sample looks like milk that has spoiled with a huge hard white chunk that slides up-and-down when you shake it. The urban decay lip gloss has as much product as the doe foot applicator is long so it’s about 1/3 of the bottle. Hopefully the drunk elephant is ok but I did want to try the purity mask as well. These tiny samples remind me of why I cancelled my play.

Claire

Help, I am going to go broke! I ordered three boxes: D F and H. I have flash shipping so that helped. I am cancelling my sub. anyway, but this was a great opportunity to CHOOSE the products I would like to try. Thanks all, for posting your choices, and why, as it helped me choose the best (IMO) boxes. I had been disappointed with the subs sent to me.

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NoMoreBoxes

Anyone know if we still get the 50 point play pass for these past boxes? And if so is there a different expiration date for the play pass?

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Angie

yes they do work still

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Angela L Brown

yes, we still get the 50 points but you know one a day

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Lori

Ooooooh, dilemma. Do I get a few or save my money for FFF add ons coming up?

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Caressa

Save for fff!!! I am bc we get full size stuff 🙂

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Lawna

I chose Insta Beauty Box H and Your Summer Starters Box A. I also ordered the Flash shipping(so worth it imo.)

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BB

Just noticed the picture of the “Play! Smarts.”
Has anyone tried this?
Looks like you get 5 items instead of 6, plus an online tutorial.

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Luna

MSA reviewed this box about one month ago. Below, is the link to their review in case you’d like to check out its contents 🙂

https://www.mysubscriptionaddiction.com/2018/06/play-by-sephora-smarts-glitter-eyes-for-real-life-box-review.html

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BB

I subscribed to ‘Play’ for a while but was getting so many items I never used so cancelled. Sometimes I do miss it when I see what is in the monthly boxes, so this is a nice chance to get it without the commitment. I’m also happy to use the Flash shipping at the tail end of my subscription for it. One thing to note is that not all the pictures match the variations within each bag. Some are different, but some aren’t. Hoping that they do provide what is in the printed lists. If you do spend over $25 the foundation sample pack looks good (code=FOUNDIT). There are some nice Clinique and Philosphy mini-sets if you don’t have Flash and are trying to get to the minimum shipping level (or just enjoy those brands!).

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Paula

Very tempting to buy a boatload of them, but I kept it to 3 boxes, so I could get a $25+ purchase promo. I was also able to get a 100 point reward I can really use, too – plus the samples! The only downer was the $6.95 shipping. I should’ve just bought 2 more boxes, but really there wasn’t any others I wanted!

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Jill

Exactly what I did lol….I got the Korres balancing gel with my points and the foundation set with the beauty blender. I have paid the $10 last order for the flash shipping for a year so I didn’t have to pay the extra shipping. I actually cancelled my play sub a couple weeks ago, bc I was getting a little outta control with subs. I kept boxycharm, Allure, and FabFitFun. Now they came out with this?? Oh boy, I guess I can justify the purchase a little because I cancelled 3 of my subs lol.

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Jacki

I pay the $10 for flash shipping once a year. It’s only $3 more than paying shipping once and covers shipping for 12 months with no minimum purchase.

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Savi

Wow, this actually made me so excited!! There are a few things I’ve been wanting to try like the tarte tinted moisturizer, drunk elephant baby facial, and the devacurl, but I haven’t been brave enough to buy the full sizes in case I didn’t like it. This made it a perfect way to try these for pretty cheap. And anything I don’t want I can donate or swap. Did flash free shipping on a whim in January, so it’s coming in handy now!

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Abby

Are there any spoilers for the Play! August box yet?

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Liz Cadman

We should have something soonish! This week should be a good week for spoilers in general! 🙂

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Claudia

You need to close the bar at the bottom of the screen that reads something about the Sephora ap in order to place a box in your cart. I don’t need anything but of course I ordered a few …

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Carla

How do I choose which letter set I want? I have the item in my cart, but did not get a choice of which bundle I want. Help please!!

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Marie-Claire

Hi Carla,
Once you select the bag you want, there will be some smaller pictures also displayed on the page. (For example the Insta Beauty bag has three smaller photos also shown) . Each of those smaller pictures is a different bag option, so you can select the bag you want from there and add it to your cart. I hope that makes sense.

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holly gottsch

Ordered a couple of the one with the Drunk Elephant baby facial mask in it…. can’t beat .5 oz for $10, and anything else I get with it is just a bonus

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Laura

Me too. I ordered two of those! The Baby Facial i put on blemishes over night and theyre almost gone by morning… a full size is so much $$$

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Jacki

The drunk elephant is the one thing I didn’t receive and really want to try. I’m so excited to have this opportunity to get it! The DDG and PTR in the same box make it even better!!

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Dawn

I hope you all get them. I ordered a couple Hs and got all Fs instead. Very bummed.

Luna

I was thinking the same thing 🙂 I love that we’ll get almost the full size equivalent of the DE with three boxes, but with the DDG & PTR, those are icing on the cake! I love those DDG peel pads!!! Those are the only ones I’ve tried so far where I see a noticeable improvement in my skin the next morning. Plus, I’ve been wanting to try that PTR primer, so to get three? Yes, please!

Christie

Same. Got 3. 3 add up to one full BabyFacial. 30 bucks vs 80 bucks. It’s a steal 🙂

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Luna

Thanks for pointing this out! I ended up getting 3 too!

Elizabeth

Agreed! This is why I got this one too!

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Sarah

LOVE THIS! I ordered eight of them! I’ve only been subscribed for five months, so I missed out on a lot of previous boxes with some good stuff in them.

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Jackie

Interested, but don’t feel like paying $5.95 shipping.

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Kim R

Will these ship for free?

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Nancyisshopping

Some of these boxes are from summer 2017. That is odd.

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Tat

Why is this a sale? The subscription price is 10 bucks. The sale price is 10 bucks.

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Heather

Ha! Not so much a “sale” as an “excuse to clear out all our old inventory”.

There is an item or two I’d like from many of these boxes, but no single box jumps out at me as being worth $10, since there are 3-4 samples in each box I would not use. Sigh. This is why I cancelled this sub.

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Taren

That’s what I’m wondering!

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Megan

I’m actually really excited about this. I decided to pick up Beauty Goals Box F and Beauty Staycation Box D.

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