Box Type: Beauty
Cost: $10/month
Yay! My Ipsy bag finally came! I was on the waitlist for at least three months before I finally got my bag.This is one of the subscriptions that I was just so super excited for! I think it's such a great deal. I mean, I'd almost pay $10 for just the cute bags themselves! But then they're loaded with tons of goodies :)
For only $10 per month, you get a different makeup bag filled with different beauty products.
"Each month, subscribers will receive a beautiful Glam Bag with deluxe samples and full-sized beauty products. Members can watch and play along with the stylists with the same products that they are using." - from the website
The theme of the bag this month was Street Style. Here's what the bag included:
Pacifica Natural Waterproof Eye Pencil in "Fringe" - $5.50
This eye pencil seems to be about half the size of what a regular sized eye pencil would be, so I'm guessing it's probably worth around half of the full-sized price ($11). I don't normally use neutral/natural colors, so I might not use this too much. But if I just want a light touch-up to bring out my eyes without looking like I have a ton of makeup on, I might use it.
Cailyn Art Touch Tinted Lip Gloss Stick in "Basic Instinct" - $19.00
Once again, I don't normally use a lot of neutral colors. But this lip gloss really surprised me! It gives my lips a perfect subtle color that I just never would have expected. It seems to be pigmented perfectly. It looks so good! I was honestly disappointed when I saw the color that I got, but it's really the best lip gloss I've ever had, hands down! And the value of it is almost twice what I paid for the whole bag! This was definitely my favorite item this month.
I don't know much about hair masks, to be honest. This is one of three samples that I've used. I normally have REALLY dry hair and bad split ends, though. Since I have a lot of hair, I only got two uses out of this little sample but it seemed to do a good job for a couple of days. My hair was noticeably softer afterwards.
I know this is an awkward picture haha but I needed to angle the eye shadow so that you could read the top without the glare being so bad. My dorm room doesn't have the best conditions for taking pictures, unfortunately.
This was a pretty nifty tool to add to my brush set. It's really convenient to have both the shadow brush and the crease brush at the same time, especially when you're blending colors. I'm the kind of clumsy person who drops brushes when she has to switch back and forth, and I've been an artist for years. This kind of product helps people like me! :)
NYX Hot Singles Eye Shadow in "Burlesque" - $4.50
This isn't an eye shadow that I'll probably use very often. First of all, I really don't like purple. Secondly, this just doesn't seem very pigmented to me. To be fair, I didn't use any kind of primer before putting it on...I don't know. Maybe I would have liked this more if it was a different color :P I do like the cute bow clasp on it. That's about it.
Overall:
I'm basically super excited about all my future bags from Ipsy already, because I definitely don't want to quit this subscription! The value of the contents of this bag (and not even including the bag itself!) totals out to $40.94, which is a complete steal if you ask me! Ipsy is by far my favorite beauty subscription yet!
What was in your Ipsy bag this month? Comment below and tell me what you thought!
-Amanda
