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Ipsy July 2019 Subscription Box Review

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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.

Pretty cute bag this month very bright and summery. And as usual when Ipsy sends sheet masks you get two so I love getting an extra product.

Midflower Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizing Sheet Mask

Full Size: 4 masks

Full Size Cost: $9.99

Sample Size: 2 masks

Value: $5.00

This mask was super comfortable and felt really great and hydrating on my face I really really liked it. The only thing is I just can’t imagine spending $2.50 on a sheet mask mostly because I have so so many. That said I would recommend it it is nice and it is on Amazon.

The Balm What the Tea Ice Tea Eyeshadow Mini in He Said, She Said

Full Size: 9 g (Just the eyeshadow, whole palette 12.6)

Full Size Cost: $36

Sample Size: 1.2 g

Value: $3.43

I thought the concept of these palettes was so funny and sarcastic and I loved it but the colors did not appeal to me at all. I am glad I got a color I have a chance of actually using. This is a nice lilac that is very very shimmery. It is very chunky and has a lot of kick back and fall out but it does apply and blend out really really pretty so I can get past that since I always do my eyeshadow first so that really doesn’t effect me. I love these The Balm single eyeshadows because the packaging is so cute and they are so easy to work with that they are perfect for like throwing in a bag with a brush (these are not apply with your finger formulas) if I know I need to do eyeshadow like in a pinch some where other then my house. Swatched Below.

Pacifica Bronzed Rose Rose & Coconut Infused Blush & Bronzer

Full Size: ?

Full Size Cost: $13 ?

Sample Size: 8 g

Value: $13

So starting with the whole pricing of this because it is a bit weird. This is apparently an exclusive to Ipsy so I can’t link this to anything though I know thye used to have packaging like this for blush and bronzer duos that they don’t make anymore. So I based the price off of a 2 shade highlighter palette even though that has more product it seemed like the right price. Since the “formula” for this blush does exist at $12 for 3 grams which seems crazy. I linked to another more expensive blush/bronzer/highlight palette because it has this bronzer shade and a super similar blush shade plus two other shades.

The formula on these is so smooth and nice and silky to touch. The colors aren’t great for me I am going to have to see how I can make them work the bronzer is way to light ad barely shows up but the blush is too dark which seems like an odd combo of who this would work for. The blush is also really shimmery. Swatched Below.

He Said, She Said swatched with a brush; He Said, She Said swatched with finger; Pacifica Bronzer in Desert; Pacifica Blush in WildRose

Ciate London Watermelon Burst Hydrating Primer

Full Size: 40 ml

Full Size Cost: $28

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $7

This smells like candy which is nice. The little beads that are supposed to burst seems like it might not work out that well in a primer since you want a totally cohesive smooth base but ok.

Firma Beauty 204 Wide Blender Brush

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $10.99

I like fluffy densely packed brushes like this alot for hen I want blended shimmers so I am happy to have this. I find alot of the Firma Beauty Brushes I have to be a bit firm and dense for how I like my brushes to be but they are still really good brushes.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $39.42

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 3

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 4

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 1

Sephora Play! June 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Sephora Play!

Cost: $10.00 monthly + tax

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: Every month our favorite money sucking store Sephora sends out a curated box of higher end samples to try out. Every month you receive 5 samples and a perfume sample. The boxes are customized with a few different variations being sent out each month.

There is a small survey that Sephora has you take that helps Sephora curate a box to your needs. There is also a card included in the box for a complimentary mini makeover and 50 extra points if you purchase something in store and now online too.

I’m just super ready to be done with month so feel free to hate read this some what what boring post from a very exhausted blogger.

Sephora pulled it out this month with new samples I almost fell on the floor.

Jouer Long-Wear Lip Topper in Rose Gold

Full Size: 5.9 ml

Full Size Cost: $16

Sample Size: 2 ml

Value: $5.42

I did not like this is it way to glittery and the glitter gets everywhere.

Farmacy Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm

Full Size: 90 ml

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 12 ml

Value: $4.53

I love this cleansing balm so much. It is so gentle and takes my makeup off so well and doesn’t sting my eyes at all and has a nice herbal scent I love this even more then my beloved Clinique one.

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask

Full Size: 20 g

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 2.5 g

Value: $2.50

I have been using the grapefruit one but this smells even better then that one. I like it alot it is sorta like a heavy coating good for night time when I am not gona be drinking so you get a little dry. It isn’t my favorite lip balm ever though.

Belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $38

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $7.60

I don’t love the belif moisturizers I find them too heavy and not enough moisture for the level of heaviness but I’ll use it up for travel or hand lotion it is a small tub. I don’t love the fragrance on this but it is light that you can kinda ignore it.

Klorane Sun Radiance Shampoo

Full Size: 200 ml

Full Size Cost: $15

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $0.75

Klorane Sun Radiance Conditioner

Full Size: 200 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $1.00

These I am worried would mess with my pink hair dye so I am going to pass these along.

Tarte Foundcealer in 34S Medium Sand

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $39

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $6.50

I got two Tarte foundations in the same shade this month. I rarely wear foundation so I actually prefer tiny little foundations because they prove to be plenty for me.

Very small samples and very low value this month.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $28.30

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 2

Perfume: 0

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 7

Boxycharm June 2019 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $21

Cycle: Every Month

What is it:

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 the reasonable price of $21 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box.

If you would like to subscribe you can use my referral link HERE. I don’t get anything other then points but would really appreciate it but do as you feel comfortable you are also welcome to use the link in the header that leads to the regular homepage.

You can also review your products and get “charms” which are their versions of points that you can use as money off in their shop.

I am sorry every thing has been super late on the blog this month. I’ve really just mostly been wallowing in my sadness and haven’t felt like doing anything.

So as you can maybe notice I have a missing product. The Touch in Sol Primer that was supposed to be in this box and the thing I was most excited about didn’t end up making it into my box. Which is annoying. What was more annoying was the customer service experience.

So I emailed said I had a missing product. Got am auto response saying that they had a large volume of emails and someone would respond to me in 2 to 3 days. I also had made an order with my points in the Charm Shop before my box arrived and hadn’t gotten any updates about it after more then a week.

So I waited the 3 days and at like 3 to 4 days I got different auto response email saying that there was a high volume of emails and that I would get a response in 2 to 3 days. That had me a little confused and really unhappy but what ever. The next day still having not spoken to any representatives. I got one of those surveys they send out about how they did, almost as if they had closed my claim. So I rated them a 1 and put in the comments that they had not contacted me to solve my problem and that had not updated me on the status of my other order either. Withing an hour I got a response saying that my primer would be shipped with my next box and a shipping confirmation for my Charm Shop order. So we shall see if my primer arrives next month or not.

Skin & Co Truffle Therapy Whipped Cleansing Cream

Full Size: 150 ml

Full Size Cost: $35

Sample Size: 100 ml

Sample Size Value: $23.33

This is my favorite thing in the box and it isn’t even full size, which they do on occasion. This was a nice creamy cleanser but doesn’t leave that creamy heavy filmy feel that alot of cream cleansers leave on my face. I will definitely use this all up.

Dirty Little Secret Lip Liner in Rosie Posie

Full Size: ?

Full Size Cost: $15

This is very pink swatched but it is very flattering on my lips I don’t have a lip liner this color which is cool but I am not hugely into this formula. When I swatched it it broke because it is soft but not creamy it is actually quite patchy and hard to get an even layer going on it isn’t a great experience to apply I don’t love this. Swatched Below.

Dominique Cosmetics Lemonade Lip Gloss in Peach Tea

Full Size: 5.5 ml

Full Size Cost: $17

This smells like cake and frosting I want to keep it for that reason but this is a gross color and a gross feeling on the lips to me. As a gloss hater this is everything I hate about a gloss in one. It is a milky pinky peach color that makes you look kinda sick it is very very thick and very very sticky. Swatched Below.

Tarte be you. naturally. Eyeshadow Palette

Full Size: 9.6 g

Full Size Cost: $36

Typical Tarte stickers to cover up older packaging. This is boxy exclusive so you can’t buy it BUT I linked to a practically identical one that they have also sent me at some point. I think. All the round Tarte palettes expect the Make Believe in Yourself palette all look so boring and so similar. I plan to give this away. So I am not going to swatch it because there is no way in hell I would use this.

Customer service issues aside I really didn’t like this box at all this month. Two lip products that aren’t my taste a boring eyeshadow palette and then a cleanser and a primer that I didn’t receive.

Total: $91.33 ($114.33 with the primer)

Total Value to Me: $38.33 ($61.33 with the primer)

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