What is it: Every month Ipsy sends out a cute makeup bag of samples and full size items. You can review your bag for points that you can trade in for reward items. The rewards change often and the range between 300 points and 1000 points. You can get around 95 points every month.
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You can choose one item in your bag every month which I really like. I lwill say the quality of the actual bag every month isn’t as consistent or as good as they haf been in years past. 4
Well the year is pretty much over and this was the last bag of the year and certainly didn’t go out with a bang this year.
I love sheet masks this was my choice for the month. I also like that they always give you 2 when you get sheet masks. I also really think it is sweet that we got wintery holiday ones as an option for december. Most Sheet masks are more generally moisturizing then anything else but these will be nice.
Boxycharm sends out 4 to 5 full size items every month which makes it really unique among the boxes I subscribe to. It is a nice change to get all full size products especially for $25 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box. Boxycharm also joined the customization train and you can choose between a few items to have one in your box for the month. I really like that because Boxycharm was getting to the point where I was only liking one thing in my box and even though the value was there the fun wasn’t anymore.
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This was really not the box for me but let’s get into it.
I don’t really want or need a hydrating primer. And this tube feels super massive. I don’t know if I will hang on to it or not but it is a cool product to be able to get in this box.
I don’t need a shimmer liquid eyeshadow. But My mom loves Lady Gaga and I have been wanting to get her something from her makeup line but nothing has ever thrilled me so this will make a cute little stocking stuffer for her.
Its fine its a matte bronzer. It does have a really interesting warm but grey ton so I am curious about it but I can see this getting decluttered in the future Because I have so much bronzer but always reach for my favorites.
Like I’m not not gona use these wipes are always useful but $20 wipes that’s insane they better be magical. This package feels really dense and heavy but these are witch hazel wipes and I have a feeling they are gona be really dry and I don’t like that.
This bottle is so cute and pretty! I love watermelon and niacinamide in my skincare so obviously I was picking this as my choice for the month. This definitely left my skin glowy and fresh looking so I look forward to seeing if there are long term benefits.
I am really happy with my glow recipe item but pretty ambivalent to the rest of the box.
Gosh it seems no matter what I just can’t keep up with my goal this year. Hoping in this second half of the year alot of my bigger full size products start to empty out and add some value to my empties here. I’ll do a little bit of a 6 month half way repcap at the end.
Skincare (13)
Dr. Brandt PoreDermabrasion Pore Perfecting Exfoliator this is a really nice microdermabrasion scrub it is just so expensive for what it is.
Repurchase: No
Caudalie Resveratrol-Lift Instant Firming Serum (x3) this is fine? Each little tube is about three uses so I am 9 days into using this firming serum and I can’t say I feel like it does anything. I have like 15ish days of serum left so well see.
Repurchase: No
Garnier Skin Active Balancing Facial Mist I hated this it didn’t smell great the sprayer was awful and if just was not that refreshing or hydrating.
Repurchase: No
Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout Clearing Booster I don’t think this is effective at all.
Repurchase: No
BioRepublic Lost Baggage Under Eye Emergency Repair Masks these did actually do what they claimed and reduced my dark circles and puffiness. They are not the most comfortable and they don’t stick super well but if you can get through that they do work.
Repurchase: Maybe
Global Beauty Care Cucumber Extract Makeup Cleansing Wipes these are a decent dupe for my favorite Garnier wipes and these are way less expensive which is great I prefer the Garnier ones they are a little wetter and a little thicker but these are good.
Repurchase: Yes
Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum this was nice but it was sticky and it is expensive. But it did brighten and it felt nice.
Repurchase: Maybe
The Crème Shop Anti-Aging Egg Nog Sheet Mask this didn’t do anything that any other sheet mask does. They are nice and relaxing but I didn’t see any benefits other then some moisture.
Repurchase: No
The Beauty Crop Avocado Hydrating Eye Mask these are nice very hydrating and cooling and stay on really well.
Repurchase: Maybe
Beekman 1802 Golden Booster Amla Berry Vitamin C Serum (x2) this is the first Beekman product I have tried that I don’t feel like I have seen any effect from. This just doesn’t thrill me I don’t feel like it is as brightening as most other vitamin c serums I have tried.
Repurchase: No
Random (4)
Degree Motion Sense Deodorant in Ultraclear this is my favorite deodorant hands down.
Repurchase: Yes
Hot Herbs Shower Steamer in Apple Cinnamon this was fun it actually had a decent amount od scent better then most shower steamers. I find these to be like a fun treat but have no real desire to go out and purchase them but it was a good one.
Repurchase: No
Fortune Cookie Soap Company OCD Hand Sanitizer in Connected By Love I don’t like the ones with glitter it gets every where no one needs glitter hand sanitizer it like defeats the whole point!
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Fresh Towel Body Cleansing Towelettes I love having things like this on hand and these were fine they were a good size but I am not tied to any particular brand or anything.
Repurchase: They don’t even make these anymore
Home Scents (4)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Fire Soul Wax Tart this smelled really nice and it was pretty.
Repurchase: Yes
Fiction Fueled Candle Girl on Fire (not pictured) I tried really hard to like this but the oak moss scent was just too much for me I passed this on to my gf to use when I am not around but I got most of the way through it and it will get used up. The scent throw was really strong so I would consider candles of other scents from this company in the future.
Repurchase: No
Bath and Body Works Wallflower in Summer Boardwalk this was great the scent was so boardwalk summery and sweet and the throw was great.
Repurchase: Yes
Bath and Body Works Rainbow Confetti Candle this smelled so good but the scent throw was not great so pretty disappointed. This did smell like fruity pebbles cake though.
Repurchase: No
Makeup (3)
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Original this is one of my favorite eye bases. It lasts forever I already have another one and it’ll probably last me years.
Repurchase: Already Have
Make Up For Ever Extra Long Lasting Waterproof Eyeliner in M-10 this was as good black eyeliner and it was long wearing but it to dry and hard to sharpen now.
Repurchase: Nope they don’t make it anymore
Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Volume Mascara I hated this it was really clumpy and heavy and dry and sticky and just terrible and everyone else must have agreed to because it is majorly on sale pending being discontinued.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (2)
Fortune Cookie Soap Company Hydrate Me in Bad-Anon I just don’t love in shower moisturizers and I don’t prefer stick lotions as I have learned. I know I have 2 left that I just need to get through but this is just not the product type for me I find it so much more inconvenient then rubbing a handle full of lotion on me.
Repurchase: No
Ahava Deadsea Water Mineral Hand Cream in Sea-Kissed loved this, great lotion, a little goes a long way. Loved the oceany scent. I don’t typically buy really expensive lotions so I don’t know that I would ever buy this but I really loved it.
Repurchase: Maybe
Bodycare (3)
Victoria Secret Water Scrub I loved how this smelled I love that sea ocean salty scent but it was not scrubby enough it was very soft. But it was really nice and softening.
Repurchase: No
Soap & Glory Orangeasm Body Wash this is like my favorite scent ever and they don’t make it anymore. I loved using this and I am so sad that I can’t ever get more.
Repurchase: I wish I could
Natural Pure Honest Whipped Scrub in Dimple Shah this was a really great consistency for a scrub I would hightly consider buying scrubs from this company in the future.
Repurchase: Yes
Haircare (2)
AG Colour Savour Mask I love this hair mask it makes my colors look so bright and my hair so soft.
Repurchase: Yes
Klorane Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk (not pictured) I don’t use dry often because my hair is hella dry but I thought I was enjoying this for the few months I had been using it until I got my hair dyed new fantasy shades and this lifted the color out of my hair. Pissed and annoyed don’t even begin to cover how I felt. DO NOT BUY THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IF YOU DYE YOUR HAIR. I used like 80% of this and am going to pass it along to my gf to try since she doesn’t dye her hair and has never tried dry shampoo but I feel since it literally ruined a very expensive hair dye I get to count this in my empties value.
Repurchase: NO, THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL OR AT LEAST COME WITH A WARNING LABEL
So half way through the year but not quite half way to my goals. I am just barely half way over the amount of items I wanted to use up this year so yay but I am missing half way to value by $110 so freaking close ugh.
Stats as they stand currently could actually be fun to see how they change or stay the same by the end of the year.
I feel like I am not learning as much by these stats they all seem to stay pretty consistent year to year.
