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 the same link any subscriber would get.
You can choose one item in your bag every month which I really like. I will say the quality of the actual bag every month isn’t as consistent or as good as they have been in years past.
This is a cute springy bag I like the little daisy zipper pull.
I love this brand I have not had a bad experience with anything I have tried. I picked this for the month and I am happy I have a full size of this but you can never have to much nice skincare.
I don’t really love toners they just feel like such an extra step. This is so wildly expensive and I can’t imagine that this is going to live up to the price exfoliating toners are not hard to come by so I could not imagine paying this much for a toner.
I don’t know that I will love this scent but I have wanted to try these lotions for awhile. Weirdly enough you can only get this scent in this size at cracker barrel now even though I know Ulta used to carry it. It is very thin for a hand cream. So well see how this goes for me I can see me decluttering this.
I don’t like this at all the color is far to pink and the gloss balm thing while very trendy right now is not something I am a huge fan of. Swatched Below.
This is such a pretty blush very neutral but also very peach and I am hyped to use it. I hate when brands especially small brands don’t state the full sizes on their website it feels shady or sloppy depending on the vibes from the brand. Swatched Below.
Well this felt better then last months bag at least.
What is it: Every month you will get a bag, a $5 off coupon (that used to it) with a purchase amount which I hate (SUCH A DOWNGRADE), 5 deluxe samples and 1 bonus sample. Why not just say 6? I don’t get it. Lately we have been getting between 6 and 8 items per month you never really know how many things you are going to get.
All the brands will be brands you can find in Macy’s which is cool since they sell Mac and a lot of other brands that are never to rarely seen in subscription boxes.
This was just a mix of odd choices and repeats. There feels to be no consistent theme with Macy’s anymore.
Alight I can say I don’t think I have ever received nail polish in a box before. We got a nail polish from this brand before and it was terrible so I feel like this nail polish remover is not going to be great either.
I haven’t liked any of these that I have tried but I always want to so I will continue to try them. I just always feel like the scents lean too perfumey for me to end up liking them.
Well I thought this wouldn’t be enough for one full use but it was. I didn’t really feel anything special from it no tingling or anything like that. Obviously I can’t see any results from one use.
I am super picky about my scrubs and this was not for me it was not scrubby enough and it sorta melted away as I was using it which I hate.
This is weird because this is not a selections of items I would have mostly chosen but also the two things that I was most interested in I have actually already used which is a great and the ideal but I am just not super excited about it.
This was just a bad month just a terrible month all around I am not making excuses but life happened and using things up was just not a priority for me this month.
Skincare (7)
Origins Plantscription Anti-Aging Power Serum this was whatever? It didn’t do anything really just felt like an extra step.
Repurchase: No
Tony Moly I’m Green Tea Skin Purifying Mask Sheet this is your very basic generic sheet mask.
Repurchase: No
Heimish Marine Care Eye Cream this was fine it was pretty thick and a little sticky but it was fine.
Repurchase: No
Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Adaptogens and Coconut Water this was fine I like having a facial spray at the end of my skincare routine it just feels like a nice last step even though I don’t think it is actually doing anything.
Repuchase: Maybe
Murad Rapid Age Spot and Pigment Lightening Serum I don’t feel like this reduced the appearance of the one dark spot I was using it on. And for that price I really would expect to see improvement.
Repurchase: No
NuFace Prep-n-Glow Dual Sided Cloth these are my favorite makeup wipe/cleansing cloth type of product I like how one side is textured and exfoliating and the other is softer. They are so expensive though so I hate buying them and relied on getting them for free and I don’t think I am going to be able to do that anymore so I don’t know if I will ever buy them again maybe as a rare treat.
Repurchase: I love them
Clinique Take the Day off Balm this is my favorite makeup removing balm I love it I have backups I will always buy it. I prefer these little pots because they are so much easier to store then the giant full size tub.
Repurchase: Yes
Random (2)
Degree MotionSense Deodorant in Coconut & Hibiscus I really like the Degree MotionSense line and I always go back to them even when I try and enjoy others these are pretty much my go to. The scent on this was not really detectable enough to mention much of.
Repurchase: Yes
Cerave Healing Ointment this is basically Aquaphor it was fine I think I prefer Aquaphor and it is cheaper this is a little smoother but that also made it turn creamier on my skin which is not what I want my Aquaphor to do. I use this for all sorts of things for skin chaffing or abrasions but right now I have been using for the healing of tattoos which you I live and die but using stuff like this for tattoo healing and since I am in the process of getting a half sleeve I’m going through it like crazy. I also just finished up another tube on April first.
Repurchase: No
Home Scents (3)
Sephora Collection Pop Fizz Candle this was meh. It did have an orangey scent but not crazy strong. Not worth $18.
Repurchase: No, I have another one to get through though
Nest Candle in Grapefruit this is so freaking ridiculous this tiny little candle is $18 I would never pay that much if I hadn’t gotten this for free. And the scent was just fine nothing that could give it a $18 dollar value. The glass is quite nice and I have this in another scent so I plan to clean them and keep them I think they would make a nice pair of shot glasses but that is not a reason to buy this. You can get such better candles and support small shops for the same price or cheaper.
Repurchase: No
Natural Pure Honest Candle in Books Light the Way this was just meh the scent throw was weak it burned really inconsistently I had problems with the wood wick traveling because the base wasn’t secured properly.
Repurchase: No
Lip (1)
Laniege Lip Sleeping Mask this is really nice as a lip mask it is thick and comfortable and does hydrate to a degree it also lasts for a super long time so it is a really good value. The sweet berry flavor is to light for my personal taste but it is fine. I have a bunch of other lip masks to try but I may go back to this in the future. I have no idea how or why this picture is so warped.
Repurchase: Maybe
Makeup (1)
Illamasqua Precision Ink in Abyss this was nothing special it was not particularly long wearing or super innovative to use.
Repurchase: No
Lotion (3)
Bath and Body Works Oatmeal Body Moisturizer I quite enjoyed this the scent was really nice and herbal and soothing and the lotion itself was really hydrating and great. So of course this is a discontinued product as we are so used to with Bath and Body Works.
Repurchase: I would if I could
Bath and Body Works Restorative Hand Cream I really really liked this it had a light lemony scent but nothing too strong I was able to use it on my healing tattoo is was super rich and hydrating and really great I loved it.
Repurchase: Yes, I already did
Keys Soulcare Rich Nourishing Body Cream this is so thick and sticky I hated it.
Repurchase: No
Bodycare (5)
Tree Hut Shea Sugar Scrub in Candy Cane I really enjoyed this it is a great texture the scent was perfect I love candy canes. I don’t know if this is actually as good of a deal as every one thinks it is compared to say my Basin one, I didn’t get as many uses per ounce so I am not sure but it is definitely more accessible.
Repurchase: Yes
Ulta Beauty 3 in 1 Bubble Bath Body Wash & Shampoo in Peppermint this was really nothing special the bottle was cute the peppermint scent was generic.
Repurchase: No
Spicey Scrubs Whipped Sugar Scrub in Lila’s Baked Treats this was great I loved the texture and the scent it was a really nice gritty paste scrub which I love.
Repurchase: Yes
Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Relaxing Shower Gel this was whatever I was hoping it would smell lmore like fig but it mostly smelled floral. I also have no idea how this came into my collection.
Repurchase: No
Ulta Beauty Pixar Finding Nemo Body Wash in Berry Sorbet this smelled really cheap and chemically I did not like this at all.
Repurchase: No
Haircare (2)
Dry Bar Detox Whipped Dry Shampoo Foam this was pretty awful it was messy it didn’t sink in well and it really didn’t do much for absorbing oil or hydrating. Also, everyone else must have thought that too because it doesn’t exist anymore.
Repurchase: No
MoroccanOil Moroccan Oil Treatment I really love this stuff it makes my hair look so silky and feel so good. I don’t love the scent but it fades fast so I can live with it.
Repurchase: Yes
Declutter (1)
Nars Climax Liquid Eyeliner in Explicit Black this was not good it has a really large flexible brush tip that was hard to work with it was not particularly longwearing on me or anything special. I could not get this to work in a way I like and I have so many other black liquid liners I don’t need to mess around trying to make this work.
Well I missed my goal by $62 dollars that is pretty annoying. And in terms of first quarter results only 2 categories have less then I started with, Skincare and Bodycare.
Total This Month: 25
Total: 86
Approx Value This Month: $233.48
Approx Paid This Month: $48.55
Approx Total Value: $937.83
Approx Total Paid: $168.08
And I didn’t quite use up 100 items in the first quarter. Kinda shit.
