What To Buy Instead
If you’re looking to save some extra money, there are alternatives to consider during the Sephora VIB sale. Instead of purchasing the milk makeup cooling water jelly tint, you could explore other options that provide a more even pigment application.
Pass on the Milk Makeup Cooling Water Jelly Tint
The milk makeup cooling water jelly tint may have beautiful shades and a lightweight feel, but the packaging can be a bit tricky to work with. The fat, chubby, balm style packaging may result in uneven pigment application, leading to certain areas being more saturated with color than others.
What to Purchase Instead
Instead of the milk makeup cooling water jelly tint, consider trying out other tint products that come in a more user-friendly packaging. Look for products that offer bright pops of color and a refreshing feel, but are easier to apply evenly for a flawless look.
Rare Beauty Tinted Lip Oil
And I dont know theres just something about this. That does make it a little bit trickier for me, even though, when it looks nice, it definitely looks nice, and I think I especially noticed that, maybe more than I normally would with a product because Im actually working on a lip stain Showdown as we speak. So I have so many other lip stains that I dont have that issue with including this one, which is my recommendation from Sephora its the Rare Beauty tinted lip oil. I dont think this is a lip oil. I think its just like a jelly lip stain. It feels really nice when you first apply it, but definitely is not lip oil like. So, if you purchase it with those expectations, you will be disappointed. If not, you will really love it. My favorite shade is the shade Wonder its a really nice warm bright, pink thats, not like too intense, but H just gives you a really fun pop of pink on the lips.
Dior Lip Oil
While were talking about lip oils lets jump over to the lip oil that I would recommend passing on, and that is the Dior lip oil. This is definitely one of the most hyped up lip oils. Ever people love this product and I can understand why its definitely nice, however, for the price I just feel like. There are options that are even better that feel nicer on the lips that last longer, that give me glassier shine and that also do not have any minty cooling sensation.
The Am Lay Lip Oil in the Shade Reflection
You guys know that I love my am lay lip oil in the shade reflection. It is a completely clear lip oil, its thick, its cushy. It gives me that glass-like shine. I seriously, I’m obsessed with this, but I haven’t been able to found been able to found seriously. I haven’t been able to find a color that I feel is really flattering for my complexion. They do have a few different shades that are beautiful, they just don’t quite work out for me.
Alternative Lip Oils
If you have had that same issue with a mcole – and you want a lip oil that has a little bit of color, I would definitely check out in Beauty project. They have several that are really pretty, nice sheer wash of color, not too overly pigmented, but also give you that nice comfort feel and really glossy effect. Sephora now has 10 different shades of this lip oil on their website. That’s exciting because they used to not have a ton.
The Glaze Number8 Mystery Glaze Lip Oil
This one is probably my number one favorite. It is the glaze number8 mystery glaze lip oil, it’s a really pretty super sheer bright pink, and I am just now realizing that this is actually one of those pH adjusting lip products. They say it’s going to give you a customized glossy pink tint for everybody. It ends up being this bright pink, but the reason why I love it so much is because it’s super sheer so it’s not too intense.
PH Adjusting Products
I feel like so many of those pH adjusting products just end up looking very, very bold on my lips and I don’t love that. I feel like you can’t even “oh, there you go.” You can kind of see that pink, oh it’s just like beautiful in this formula, but if you’re not into that, they again have nine other Shades to choose from on Sephora’s site. So I’m sure you’ll find something you love.
Huda Beauty One Coat Wow Mascara
Next is a mascara that I was very excited to try. I had high hopes for and was colossally disappointed. It is the Huda Beauty one coat wow mascara and I guess I was wowed by it, but not in a good way. I was wowed by how awful it was. This mascara was a true disaster for me through and through it was too wet. It was too clumpy. It gave me a spidery-looking result, it ended up smudging and transferring onto my lid and then it completely disappeared by the end of the day. So, I mean kind of a good thing. Cuz, I hated the way it looked, but it had no lasting power just so so so so bad for me, which is weird cuz, I feel like I’ve seen some people say that that’s their favorite mascara and it works so well for them. So I’m, like I don’t know why my lashes like rejected it, but it just did not work for me. If you’re looking for a mascara that has that, like extra-long wow effect, I think that Benefit FanFest is fantastic.
Disappointing Mascara Launch
This, I believe, is their newest mascara launch and it just has a pretty straightforward wand in the sense that it has. You know traditional soft bristles a slight curve, but it just gives me really beautiful long lashes and like a tiny bit of the spidery. In the sense that theyre so long, but not in the way of the Hooda Beauty, mascara at all Ive really been loving. This I have been layering it a lot with other mascaras, so my top favorite mascara from Sephora is Tower 28. Make waves Im actually wearing both of these on my lashes today, cuz Im a layering kind of girl with mascara, but either one of these, so so much better than the hood of mascara.
Disappointing Skin Concealer
Another makeup product that I was really disappointed by is the makeup by Mario surreal, skin concealer that launched like at the end of last summer. I believe – and I was really excited about it because they made it seem like it was going to be a very skin light concealer. I did not have that experience. Well, I guess at first I kind of did because upon initial application, I did think that it looked really beautiful its the wear that I had an issue with as time went on. It started to make my under eye area look dry and cling to Patches, and I never have issues like that with concealer. I couldnt tell you the last time I tried a concealer that I felt made my under eye area.
House Labs Concealer
Look really try so, unfortunately, that one just didnt work out for me, my favorite concealer. That also happens to be the most skin light. Concealer Ive ever tried. Is the house Labs concealer? I shared this with you guys. I mean Ive shared it so many times, but I know I did just talk about this in my Sephora Vib recommendations, video, I think thats actually been the case with a couple of these. What can I say I like what I like, but I think, if you are interested in a concealer that gives you that skin, like effect theres, just nothing like house Labs.
Laura Mercier Real Flawless Foundation
The last makeup product that I would recommend passing on is one that I hated so much. I think this is the worst Foundation Ive tried since I can remember like. I cannot remember the last time I hated a foundation as much as I hated this one within the last three four, maybe even 5 years, which confused me so much because it blew up on social media. Oh, my God like this went so so so viral everybody was raving about it. So I had such high hopes for it. No, its the Laura Mercier real, Flawless weightless per perfecting waterproof Foundation. I felt like I was putting a facial oil when I applied this like and my skin definitely does lean oily. So I just dont love the feeling of any sort of oil on my face, since my face already produces enough of that, but still like.
Foundation Fail
Even if I was able to get past that I thought it looked horrible on my skin, so that one was the biggest fail for me ever again. I’m obsessed with my House Labs Foundation. This is beautiful. Definitely my top recommendation from Sephora, but honestly, like most things from the drugstore, would do way better than that Laura Mercier foundation, in my opinion – and I know that’s going to be a hot take. So many people love that, but good Lord, I did not. I would go for the Maybelline or L’Oreal skin tints any day before I reach for that Laura Mercier Foundation.
Skin Sunscreen Skip
Moving on to skincare next, a sunscreen that I would recommend skipping is the Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Sunscreen. I reviewed this in a video that I posted last summer, where I tested out a bunch of new sunscreens. I will list that in the description box below, if you would like to see the texture, how it applies, the finish. But there were a few things I did not love about this, the first being that I felt like it just never fully dried down on my skin. It just stayed feeling kind of wet, and I just don’t love that in a sunscreen. But the bigger issue that I had is that it stung my eyes so badly. My eyes were on fire.
Alternative Sunscreen Recommendation
A sunscreen that does not burn my eyes at all but also has a really nice beautiful glow, a glow that I actually prefer is the Kosa Stream Beam Comfy Smooth, Smooth Sunscreen.
Tinted Sunscreens Without Chemical Filters
This is a broadspectrum SPF 40, but it doesn’t have chemical filters in it which are known to cause that eye irritation, and I will show you guys a Swatch of this. The reason why I prefer this tint is because I feel like it’s just a little bit more subtle than the glow recipe sunscreen. I mean, you still get that really gorgeous almost like filtery glow, but I felt like the glow recipe one was maybe just a bit too much for my personal preference.
Super Goop Glow Screen
Similarly, Super Goop Glow Screen. I have to give them credit because they were the first sunscreen to do this in a major way. But if you have never tried this, I’ll show you, the glow is intense. What just happened to my voice, I feel like this is not even doing it justice cuz. It looks beautiful right there, but when I apply this all over my face, it’s like Tin Man, Tin Man Vibes.
New In Beauty Project Mineral Sunglow
I actually prefer the New In Beauty Project, Mineral Sunglow. I think that this is stunning. I just showed it to you in my Sephora haul. I received this in PR let’s see if this captures okay yeah. I feel like you can see this now. This looks like a liquid highlight versus In Beauty Project which is down here and definitely still gives you that glow, like it’s not a super subtle glow by any means, but it’s not nearly as intense as something like Super Goop, which again, I think this looks like a liquid highlight when it dries down.
Super Gloop Glow Screen
I got to wrap this up. Super gloop glow screen takes it a bit too far. Far for my personal preference, whereas in Beauty project is like a lot but not too much, and they also do have this in a deeper option.
Sol de Janeiro Lip Balm
If this is too fair for you, next is a lip balm that I really just purchased because of the smell. It is the Su de Janeiro lip balm. It has a really delicious sugar cookie like scent, and I love you guys know. I love fragrances like that. I love it in perfume. I love it in body products. I love it on my lips, its just the best but whats. Not the best. Is that lip balm it quite literally does nothing for my lips. It wasnt conditioning it wasnt nourishing. If anything, I feel like my lips ended up feeling drier after I used it because of the fact that it did nothing for me.
Laneige Lip Glowy Balm in Vanilla
So if you are on the hunt for a lip balm that smells really good like vanilla but actually feels amazing on your lips, I got it Laneige came out with their lip glowy balm in vanilla, and when I saw that this launched, I bought four. I am obsessed with these lip balms, they feel so luxurious. They give you really beautiful shine, and now we have a nice beautiful, vanilla smell as well. Oh, my God, I just love it.
Skin Self-Tanner
Okay, last for skin is self-tan, so like not really skincare but a product you apply to your skin.
Self-Tanning Products at Sephora
Sephora offers a limited selection of self-tanning products from a few brands, which may not meet everyone’s preferences. While they do carry various options, there is room for improvement in offering a wider range of choices, especially from emerging brands in the self-tan industry.
Avoid Tan Lux
If you are considering purchasing self-tanning products during the Sephora VIB sale, it is advisable to steer clear of Tan Lux. Many users, including myself, have had less than satisfactory results with their products. The end result often appears orange and uneven, with splotchy patches that can be quite unflattering. Additionally, the tan tends to fade quickly compared to other alternatives, making it less cost-effective despite its higher price point.
Recommendation: Isle of Paradise
While Sephora may not stock your favorite self-tanners, if you are looking to take advantage of the sale, Isle of Paradise’s Express Ultra Dark Self-Tanning Mousse is worth considering. This product has received positive reviews and performs well in terms of achieving a natural-looking tan. While it may not be the darkest option available on the market, it delivers satisfactory results and ranks highly in various self-tanner categories.
Hair Care Products to Avoid
When it comes to hair care products, it’s important to choose wisely. Two products that I would steer clear of during the Sephora VIB sale are the Wey hair gloss and the Color Wow Pop and Lock frizz control and glossing serum.
Wey Hair Gloss
The Wey hair gloss was a major disappointment for me. It felt like any other conditioner and did nothing for my hair. It didn’t make my hair shinier or glossier, and it didn’t even do a great job of conditioning. If you’re looking for an in-shower gloss product that delivers nice shine, I had much better results with AMA The Flash instant shine mask.
Another option for glossy results is the Color Wow Dream Coat. This product truly delivers super glossy results that can’t be beaten. The difference between the Dream Coat and the Wey hair gloss is like night and day.
Color Wow Pop and Lock Frizz Control and Glossing Serum
The Color Wow Pop and Lock frizz control and glossing serum was another letdown for me. This product, which contains glitter, is supposed to give a glossy look to the hair. However, it didn’t translate well on my hair and ended up doing nothing. I would definitely choose the Dream Coat over this product any day.
Disappointing Products
I just don’t even know why they have that because it’s supposed to be for frizz and glossing, which is exactly what Dream Coat is for. Dream Coat is like a million times better. If you want a leave-in product that you rub throughout your hair, I would recommend a hair oil, such as the Bumble and Bumble Invisible Oil. You get a much nicer result with something like that compared to a serum like this, which may give you gloss but doesn’t tame frizz as well because it’s not an oil.
K18 Conditioner Review
The K18 conditioner, unfortunately, just wasn’t what I was hoping it would be. It certainly wasn’t a bad conditioner, but it didn’t live up to my expectations given that it’s from K18, a brand known for innovative, game-changing products. I have high expectations for them, and this conditioner just didn’t deliver. I would recommend other conditioners available at Sephora, such as Pureology Strength Cure, Amika The Cure, or Oribe Gold Lust, all of which I believe are much better options.
Weightless and Odor Binding Technology
They give you that amazing silky extra conditioned feel so good worth the price, regardless of what price point you’re interested in much more than K18. Their new air wash launch that I told you guys I was going to purchase, but the day I walked out of my house not even the day the exact second, I walked out of my house to run to Sephora to see if they had this in stock. Yet it was sitting and PR on my doorstep that never happens and I’m very glad that that happened and I was able to test this out before the sale ends. So I can tell you, stop, don’t buy it or maybe you’ll want to. Let me explain what I love about. This is that it is very weightless, especially compared to other dry shampoos, you’re not going to have any of that traditional dry shampoo feel in your hair, it’s not something that feels super powdery, it’s not gritty, it’s not just gunky. Like a lot of dry shampoos can be, it doesn’t feel heavy. So all of those things are great. I love the smell of it. I love the fact that this has that odor binding technology. I think that you know both of those things are really nice.
White Cast Issue
Unfortunately, this does end up leaving a bit of a cast in my hair at first. I can actually see white and like spots of white, which I just was really confused by because one of the main selling points of this product is that it’s not supposed to leave any cast at all. So it definitely does have a white cast, but even after blow-drying my roots.
Grayish Hue Alert
When I looked back at footage, I noticed that there still was like a grayish Hue and I am trying to avoid any sort of gray Hue, because my hair naturally is very cool toned. I dont know if you can see my root starting to come through and I just dont like the look of that. So I try to keep this area much warmer than what I naturally have so anything that, like reverts back to my extra cool toness Im like uh. So I certainly dont think this is bad and there are a lot of Pros to this product.
Overpriced Dry Shampoo
But I think just given the fact that its 48 for 4 oz of product, like I expect you to not have any cast at all at that price point for that amount, so Ill. Leave that one up to you, guys of course, as with everything here its not like, I can force you to do anything. But if you were interested in purchasing that and now youre like well crap now I dont want to, but I still want a really good dry shampoo. I would go for either of these ma, perkup plus extended, clean or living proof, perfect, hair day Advanced Clean.
Hair Mask Obsession
Last to wrap up this video is a hair mask that I was like obsessed with trying for a really long time. I dont know why I remember several years ago: well, maybe not several, maybe thats dramatic or maybe not, I feel like.
The Keras Chronologist Hair Mask:
I have a memory of myself sitting in the apartment where my bed was behind me when I used to film there. That was the first spot. I ever filmed in, I feel, like I remember it launching then, and I remember looking at it on my computer and being like. I really want to buy it. I really want to try it but its 75 and I never did and Im glad I did not spend 75 on that cuz. It is not worth it, it is the Keras chronologist hair mask honestly. I think I just was obsessed with the fact that it had black really Lux looking packaging and the packaging is beautiful, but I could not get past the smell of it. Its very masculine, like its good. It smells like colog, but its very intense and, like I dont, want to have a hair that smells like cologne, so much so that Im constantly smelling it and like cant, get that smell out of my nose. You guys know me Im a Gourmand girl. I love sweets. I love baked goods. I love vanilla. I love cake. I love cookies Id much. Rather my hair smell like that than mens cologne. Wait. Did my mom just send me this and say she loved it. I actually feel like I gave it to her when I didnt, like it. Okay, I dont know. I cant find the picture that Im talking about. She may really enjoy it and its not like its bad, like it felt nice, but I think for 75.
Products to Avoid
When it comes to shopping at Sephora during their VIB sale, there are a few products I would advise you to steer clear of. One of these products is the Keras range, which, in my opinion, doesn’t quite live up to the luxurious feel and scent of the Ora B Gold Lust line.
Disappointing Hair Products
I had high expectations for a certain hair product to make my hair feel amazing, but unfortunately, it fell short of delivering the desired results. If you’re looking to splurge on a product that embodies luxury and leaves your hair looking and feeling exquisite, I would recommend opting for the Ora B Gold Lust range over the underwhelming Keras line.
Share Your Experience
Have you had a similar or different experience with the products mentioned? I’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions in the comments. It’s always interesting to see how others perceive certain products and whether they align with my own experiences.
Final Thoughts on the Sephora VIB Sale
As the Sephora VIB sale comes to a close, it’s important to make informed decisions when purchasing products. While there are some gems to be found during the sale, there are also products that may not live up to expectations. Take the time to research and read reviews before making any purchases to ensure you’re getting the best value for your money.
It’s important to consider all aspects of a product before making a purchase, especially during a sale. While some products may have great features like weightlessness and odor binding technology, they may also have drawbacks such as leaving a white cast in your hair. Be sure to do thorough research and consider your personal preferences before buying products from Sephora, especially during the VIB Sale.