Alright, I admit it, I am breaking my “no buy” fast for April. But it’s for good reason! The Sephora savings event only happens twice a year and you never see any of these items on sale. It would cost me more money to NOT shop this sale, right???

I rounded up some of my favorites, industry top sellers and some of the other things I will be buying. Check out my Instagram for a video of my thoughts on these too!

• Belief Moisturizing Eye Balm – great for keeping eye area extra moisturized without irritation.
• Renewed Hope In a Jar SPF 30 – seriously the best moisturizer I have ever used. Non-greasy and suitable for sensitive skin.
• Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask – Great for use during the day, leaves lips soft and shiny.
• GlamGlow GLOWSTARTER Mega Illuminating Moisturizer – Excellent for those summer no make up days.

• Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder – finely milled, smoothes and sets effortlessly. Industry top seller for a reason.
• It Cosmetics CC+ Cream with SPF 50+ – Full coverage = YES, SPF = YES, Good for your skin = YES. What more could you ask for?
• NARS Creamy Radiant Concealer – perfect for “no makeup” makeup days. Never cakey, great shade selection, long wearing.
• Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray – your make up will last longer than the party.
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel – like super glue for your brows, they ain’t goin no where!
• Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara – Excellent volume and length, soft feel, no flaking and easy to remove.
• Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer – lasts forever! Midtone pigment, excellent for contouring.
• Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush – long wearing, tons of colors to choose from (TIP: buy a mini if you can, blush lasts forever).

• Masion Margiela “REPLICA” Beach Walk – Like summer in a bottle, an inviting and warm scent that’s long lasting and intriguing.
• Juliet Has a Gun “Sunny Side Up” – I pictured “Not a Purfume” which is also good, but the Sunny Side Up smells exotic, worldly and intoxicating.
• Moroccanoil Moroccanoil Treatment – a little bit goes a long way, keeps hair healthy and moisturized, smells great. (TIP: get the small size, it lasts a long time)
• Olaplex No. 3 – A MUST for bleached hair, keeps hair strong and minimizes breakage.
• Amika Un.done Texture Spray – great for volume without the drying crunch of hairspray. Smells great too.

If you are not part of the VIB program with Sephora, it’s not too late! You can still join today and get 10% through 4/27/2020. You will even earn points on your purchase that you can redeem for free products and services in the future.

That’s all I got for today friends. Be sure to follow me on Instagram @laurenletter and tag me on your Sephora haul!

What if I told you I was saving my trash? Would that make me a conservationist? Not by a long shot haha. But, I have been saving the empty containers of beauty and lifestyle items that I have used up so I can share with you my honest opinion on whether I would “buy” them again, or say “bye” for good. I will give a quick rundown and a link to all the products, even the one that were bye-bye-bye.

Makeup

• Milani Make it Last Setting Spray – BUY! Good spray, pleasant scent, makes make up last all day.
• Covergirl Exhibitionist Mascara – BUY! Great for length and volume, not super wet and doesn’t flake
• L’Oreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes – BYE! I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it. Decent building/layering mascara
• Nars High Pigment Longwear Eyeliner – BYE! Was not long wear, not high pigmented and found drug store options that perform better.
• E.L.F. Ultra Precise Eyebrow Pencil – BUY! Holy moly this is better than any other brow pencil I’ve ever used.
• Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush – BUY! This color is DISCONTINUED but I linked a similar one. Smooth and long lasting.
• L’Oreal Infallible Fresh Wear Foundation – BUY! Light weight full coverage, long lasting, blends smoothly. I’m in shade Linen.

Skincare

• Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Cleanser – BUY! This is a staple in my bathroom, swear by it. Will repurchase for LIFE!
• Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar SPF 30 – BUY! Another staple, this has to be my 5th jar. Perfect moisturizer and doubles as your daily spf.
• IS Clinical Pro-Heal Serum Advance+ – BUY! This has changed the tone/texture of my skin. You can only get it at authorized retailers.
• Alba Botanica Hydration Sensation Gel Cream – BYE! Pilled up on my skin, made makeup patchy, no noticeable difference in my skin.
• Belif Aqua Bomb Sleeping Mask – BUY! This left my face glowy and supple!
• Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes – BYE! I prefer the store brand or better yet the Costco brand, work better and cost less.

Haircare

• Kristin Ess Working Texture Spray – BUY! Loved this stuff, smelled great, good texture but didn’t leave my hair feeling heavy.
• Sebastian Re-Shape Hairspray – BUY! I liked this as it had a good hold, smelled good and the sprayer never clogged.
• Pantene air spray – BYE! I guess you get what you pay for. Didn’t work worth a crap, just used it to use it.
• OGX Smoothing + Shea Sleek Hairspray – BYE! It dried my hair out and it did not live up to its claim of humidity blocking.
• Maui Moisture Shea Butter Hair Mask – BYE! This did not make my hear feel smoother and it made it greasy and weighed down.
• Not Your Mothers Blonde Moment Shampoo – BYE! This dried my hair out and I did not see and reduction in brassiness.
• L’OREAL Elvive Total Repair Damage Erasing Balm – BUY! This is a staple and I will always rebuy, better than ANY high end hair mask!

There it is! There is the review of the garbage that has been sitting in my linen closet for 3 months. As with any review, what works for me may not work for you and what you love I may hate. AND THATS OK! I just want to share my thoughts as I am always trying new things.

If you all have tried one of these and you BUY it over and over again, or if you said BYE to one of these let me know your thoughts! As aways, tag me on IG @laurenletter if you give one of these a try!

-Lauren Letter