Ipsy Bag
Cost: $10 monthly, $110 annual
Cycle: Every Month
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 100 points and 1000 points. You can get up to 95 points every month.
If you want to subscribe you can subscribe HERE and skip the waitlist. That is my referral link so I do get points to spend but I’m not an affiliate in any way just one beauty junkie to another.
So this month we got a denim and orange bag. Not really my taste and it s a very fake cheap denim feel but I appreciate the attempts at being unique, and Ipsy branching out with the bag styles and materials.
This month I even got a bonus product I got 6 items instead of the usual 5, I love when that happens it usually only happens like once or twice a year and usually only with sheet masks
Absolute New York Nano Liner in Black
Full Size: 1 ml
Full Size Cost: $8.49
Sample Size: 1 ml
Value: $8.49
I really like this liner. It is a very fine tip liner. It doesn’t dry down completely matte it still has a little gloss to it but is water resistant and doesn’t crumble or bleed on me. Swatched below.
Luna by Luna Cosmetics Highlighter in Calypso
Full Size: 3 g
Full Size Cost: $23
Sample Size: 3 g
Value: $23
This is very pretty but damn this is expensive for not a lot of product this $23 for 3 g or $7.67 a gram compare that to say a Becca highlighter that will run you $38 for 8 g or $4.75 a gram this highlighter is a little under double that cost that is ridiculous. That being said it is gorgeous I could see this also doubling as an amazing eyeshadow. This is a nice cool toned almost taupe shimmer highlight. There is some glitter in it but much less them most of the other highlighters I own. It catches the light really well. Swatched Below.
NYX Butter Lipstick in BLS24 Ripe Berry
Full Size: 4.5 g
Full Size Cost: $5.99
Sample Size: 4.5 g
Value: $5.99
This is picking up very pink on camera but it is a very red berry tone in person. People love NYX butter lipsticks. I prefer their matte lipsticks because I prefer mattes in general but these are a lovely formula and I probably will keep this. I find the deeper shades of these to leave a little stain on the lips so there is something left behind when they wear off but the stain isn’t always even so that can be good or bad depending on how it wears that day.
Swatches with Flash:
Like look at that highlight! (Still $23 fucking dollars I would never but hey for the $10 I spent on the bag great deal)
Swatches without Flash:
SOO AE Purifying Black Charcoal Mask
Full Size: 1 Mask
Full Size Cost: $2.5
Sample Size: 1 Mask
Value: $2.5
Hey charcoal one of my favorite skincare items! Always happy for some more sheet masks though I have a giant stockpile to work through. I use sheet masks more in the summer because I hate being cold and they always feel too cold on my face in the winter.
SOO AE Nature Green Tea Sheet Mask
Full Size: 1 Mask
Full Size Cost: $1.24
Sample Size: 1 Mask
Value: $1.24
I don’t actually like green tea masks but again who is really gona complain about a sheet mask. Especially when it is sort of a bonus.
Luxie Brush 514 Blush
Full Size: Yes
Value: $18
I love Luxie Brushes but not enough to actually spend money on them. Thanks to Ipsy though I am slowly growing a pretty decent collection of Luxie brushes. They are so super soft with synthetic bristles. The only thing is with their face brushes I feel like they are not quite densely packed enough or maybe the bristles are two long I don’t know but they always feel just a tad to flimsy and light on my face when I am using them.
I am much happier with this months bag then lasts months bag. I feel like the products actually go together. Also I got ALL FULL SIZE products you really can’t beat that. I will actually use all of the products. I always think Ipsy is worth it even when you get a dud month because usually the bags are really good. They do get better the more you review but the old reviewing system was definitely better and let you express how you felt in more detail with the longer survey about each product.
Quick Summary:
Total Value: $59.22
Skincare: 2
Makeup: 3
Tools: 1
Hair Care: 0
Perfume: 0
Other: 0
And as far as sizes:
Full Size: 6
Deluxe Sample: 0
Sample: 0
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