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ipsy is a
monthly subscription box company created by Michelle Phan and is $10 a month.
You get a mix of makeup, skincare and hair care items, usually 4-5 full- or
deluxe sample size products in a makeup bag. When you sign up for ipsy, you
take a quiz in order for the bag to be customized to your skin type/tone and
your general preferences. You can retake the quiz as many times as you like.
You can also review each product in your bag to help ipsy further customize
future bags and earn
points to purchase products. You also receive points when people sign up for
ipsy through your referral link.
This
month’s theme is “Jetsetter,” but I’m not sure how that really relates to the
products in the bag… If you see any common link, let me know in the comments.
Product #1: Urban Decay 24/7
Glide-On Lip Pencil in Ozone (0.03 oz.) and Revolution High-Color Lipgloss in
Failbait and Bittersweet
Subscribers
will receive 1 of 3 high-end deluxe size samples this month: Urban Decay
lipliner, It! Cosmetics CC cream or GlamGlow ThirstyMud mask. I have tried all
three of these products and the GlamGlow mask is by far my favorite. Let me
know if you want a review of the Urban Decay Ozone lipliner—I received it for
Christmas so I have been using it for awhile. It is a clear lipliner that you
can use with any lip color without changing the appearance of the lipcolor and
worrying about whether your lipliner should match your lips or lipstick. I do
like the two lipgloss colors. Failbait is a sheer pink that gives a hint of
color. Bittersweet is as purple as it appears in the swatch, but you can use
less to sheer it out so that it is not as bold as the swatch. They are a bit
sticky, but nothing obnoxious.
Value: $15 (?; the lip liner appears to be
almost full-size)
Product #2: Alterna Cavier CC Cream
10-in-1 Complete Correction Leave-In Hair Perfector (0.85 oz.)
This is a
cream that is supposed to provide the following 10 things for your hair:
Moisture, shine, smoothness, softness, UV protection, manageability, strength,
anti-breakage, heat protection and light hold. And breathe! That’s a lot! You can apply this to damp or
dry hair. It has a very light, pleasant smell…sort-of spa like or melony? If
you’ve ever smelled the Citrus Cilantro candle from Pier 1 Imports it’s very
similar to that. I’ll give this a try, but if you’ve been reading my blog you
know it’s hard for me to get excited about hair products.
Value: $8.50
Product #3: Pixi by Petra Beauty
Bronzer in Summertime (0.16 oz)
This is a
very glowy bronzer. It has a lot of gold shimmer in it. I would use this as a
highlight or over my blush, but not as a bronzer by itself, it is too shimmery
for that (for me, anyway…). I did use it as an eyeshadow instead and I thought
it looked beautiful so I still find value in it even if not for the intended
purpose.
Value: $4 (?; I could only find this as a set
with a kabuki brush)
Product #4: Luxie 205 Tapered
Blending Brush (Full-size)
I was so
excited when I saw this! I have been looking for a tapered blending brush but
not wanting to spend a lot of money on one. This is a synthetic, cruelty-free
brush. The handle is baby pink with rose gold (rose gold is very “in” right
now). I used this brush to blend the Pixi bronzer into my crease and it worked
beautifully. It was exactly what I was looking for. I would definitely
recommend this brush. You can use it to apply eyeshadow; but also to blend your
look together if you are using multiple eyeshadow colors on your lid.
Value: $12
Product #5: Bellápierre Cosmetics
Gel Eye Liner in No. 02 Ebony (0.06 oz; full-size)
It’s a
black eyeliner, nothing too exciting—there are so many black eyeliners in
subscription boxes. HOWEVER, I have almost used up my Cynthia Rowley eyeliner I
received in my FebruaryBirchbox so I’m looking to replace it. I use the Cynthia Rowley eyeliner
to tightline my eyes; I tried the Bellápierre one and it seems like it will be
a good replacement. Though it’s not exciting to see another black eyeliner, it
is at least useful.
P.S., if
you don’t know what things like “tightline” or “de-pot” mean, stay tuned!
Value: $14.99
Overall Value: $54.49!!! Some of my values are estimates, but
I think they are close so this bag is an amazing value. I will use all of these
products (well, I’ll at least try to try the hair product). ipsy continues to
impress me and is my favorite beauty subscription service.
If you
subscribe to ipsy, what did you get in your bag? I’m curious to see if we
received the same items or not!
If you’re
interested in signing up for ipsy, feel free to use my referral link J
Disclaimer:
This bag was purchased with my own money and all opinions are 100% honest and
my own. I do not provide positive reviews for payment. Products that work for
me may not necessarily work for you. I do receive points if you sign-up for a
subscription using my referral link; however, I am not affiliated with ipsy.
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