Ipsy October 2018 Subscription Box Review

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 300 points and 1000 points. You can get around 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 I don’t make any money or anything it’s just one beauty junkie to another.


Normally the October back is so so cute but this one its just meh to me. For some reason it feels more February to me. I wasn’t that thrilled with this bag its just alot of products similar to all the stuff in my massive stock pile.

I was planning on seeing if I could get my camera fixed this week but then my car broke so not only do I not have a way to go anywhere I also have to take care of that first. Adulting is hard.

NatureLab Perfect Repair Treatment Masque

Full Size: 200 ml

Full Size Cost: $16

Sample Size: 30 ml

Value: $2.40

This has a very strong like old school salon scent I don’t really Like it. I don’t know if I will end up using this. I have alot of hair mask that I like and want to use so I don’t know.

Wander Beauty Lift Off Mask

Full Size: 60 ml

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $5.67

It is a pink peel off mask how fun is that?! I have sort of hit or miss experiences with Wander Beauty but the brand just appeals to me I don’t know why so I am always game to try so more stuff from them. I have been really trying to be on top of my mask game because they are really starting to pile up.

Tarte Shape Tape Concealer in Light Medium

Full Size: 10 ml

Full Size Cost: $27

Sample Size: 1 ml

Value: $2.70

This is a really good color match for me which is pretty impressive. This is actually my first ever experience with shape tape. I don’t really use concealer I find concealer under my eyes deosn’t work for me and makes my eyes look dry and crease and just have never found a way that it works for me. I mean it’ll look good in photos but not so much in real life. This is a really thick heavy high coverage concealer so it definitely creased on me even though I set it and only used a  tiny bit. I think this would make a really great eye primer though. Swatched Below.

Aurora Intensively Precise Eyeliner in Espresso

Full Size: 0.8 ml

Full Size Cost: $8

Sample Size: 0.8 ml

Value: $8

I am pretty sure this is full size. I just don’t really need or want a brown liner. The quality its nice though it is easy to use pigmented smooth doesn’t bleed but just isn’t my color cup of tea. Swatched Below.

Oryza Beauty Lipstick in Opus

Full Size: 3.8 g

Full Size Cost: $22.50

Sample Size: 3.8 g

Value: $22.50

This is full sized but it seems that this color is not available anymore when you look on the Oryza website. This is a really pretty vampy color and is very comfortable. Swatched Below.


I just felt like this was just a bag of things that are just going to add clutter to my life so I am not the most thrilled with this bag this month.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $41.27

Skincare: 1

Makeup: 3

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 2

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 3

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