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Ipsy November 2017 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 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 I don’t make any money or anything it’s just one beauty junkie to another.

Well here is another very very late review. But here it is all the same. There is going to be a day by day opening of an advent calendar on my Instagram soon so stay tuned for that.

SL Miss Glam B36 Tapered Highlight Brush

Full Size: Set of 5

Full Size Cost: $69.99

Sample Size: 1 brush

Value: $14

So you can’t buy these brushes individually so I found a tapered highlight in on of the sets and based it off that. It seems like a really nice quality brush but I am not a huge fan of the rhinestones on the ferrel.

Skyn Iceland Berry Lip Fix

Full Size: 12 ml

Full Size Cost: $14

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $5.83

I have been on a real fancy lip balm kick so this is really cool. It is a nice berry scent but I’m eh about the texture it is almost like smoothly gritty. I know that doesn’t make any sense but that is the best way I can describe it.

Lime Crime Diamond Crusher in Lit

Full Size: ?

Full Size Cost: $8

Sample Size: ?

Value: $8

There is no size listed but this mini is for sale so I am going with that price. This is the  most sparkely omg thing ever. I just wanted to paint myself in it. It is supposed to be a lip topped but is definitely opaque enough to wear on its own. Swatched Below.

Tini Beauty Barfly Highlighter in Candlelit

Full Size: 0.12 oz

Full Size Cost: $12

Sample Size: 0.12 oz

Value: $12

This is a really pretty cream highlighter it is very buildable but such a pretty soft but in your face cream. Is shows up as more of a pinky pearl then a real candlelit color though. Swatched Below.

Colourpop Pressed Shadow in Paper Tiger

Full Size: 1.5 g

Full Size Cost: $4

Sample Size: 1.5 g

Value: $4

I was really hoping for the other shade that was sent out this mustardy yellow color is just not my thing. The formula is very smooth and pigmented so I would definitely see myself trying more in the future. Swatched Below.

Lip topper, highlight, eyeshadow

I was pleasantly surprised with this months bag probably the best one all year. Good Job Ipsy!

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $43.83

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 3

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 4

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 1

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Macy’s Beauty Box November 2017 Subscription Box Review

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Macy’s Beauty Box

Cost: $15

Cycle: Every Month

What is it: So Macy’s has hopped on the subscription box bandwagon and this is their first box. Every month you will get a bag, a $5 off coupon, 5 deluxe samples and 1 bonus sample. Why not just say 6? I don’t get it.

All the brands will be brands you can find in Macy’s which is cool they sell Mac and a lot of other brands that are never to rarely in subscription boxes.

The cool thing about the coupon is that it is good in stores and online (beauty ships free at Macy’s) also Macy’s does have sales and $5 dollar products so if you are strategic you can score a free product every month. Depending on your state you may still have to pay tax but that is still basically free.

Well Macy’s is getting better this is more what I would have expected from their first box so it is feeling a little to late for me I will probably cancel after I see what they pull out for Christmas. This month they gave us $10 dollars off which was awesome because I was able to score and Origins gift set for free during the Black Friday sale and some Shiseido Facial Cottons with last months $5 off that I have been dying to try. So I was pretty thrilled with that.

Lancôme Cils Booster XL Super Enhancing Mascara Base

Full Size: 5.6 ml

Full Size Cost: $25.50

Sample Size: 2.07 ml

Value: $9.43

Oh gee another mascara primer these are just sitting in my collection getting no use. I should really try these one day but I just don’t see the point. I already like my lashes plenty and often forget to even put mascara on so I just don’t see myself using this extra step ever.

Beauty Blender Blotterazzi Pro

Full Size: 1 blotter and Case

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 1 blotter

Value: $10

I am approximating this at $10 because half the function of this is having the case. Now the point of this is to be a reusable blotting paper that you take on the go to blot oil. I have the non pro version that I got in Sephora Play! from before I even started this blog. I use this in a different way and actually love it so am very happy to have another. I soak it in setting spray and tap it all over my face anywhere I feel like I have makeup that looks cakey or powdery or isn’t blending well together and feel like it helps everything sink in and blend better. I  know I could do that with a regular beauty blender but I feel like this blotter does it quicker and gives a smoother look because it is over a wider area. So Yay for something I will truly get alot of use out of.

Tarte Tartist Lip Paint in Bestie

Full Size: 6 ml

Full Size Cost: $20

Sample Size: 1 ml

Value: $3.33

Holy shit how many of these are we going to get. This is a very brown color that I am eh about there was a swatch no idea where it went but there was one.

Mac Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Base in Radiant Yellow

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $42

Sample Size: 6 ml

Value: $5.04

This is VERY yellow I don’t know how this is going to work on me, but Always nice to get a Mac product.

Benefit They’re Real Mascara in Black

Full Size: 8.5 g

Full Size Cost: $24

Sample Size: 3 g

Value: $16.94

I am so super allergic to this mascara is makes my eyes so itchy and red and irritated and just I can’t. But I will find it a good home.

Chanel Gabrielle Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $105

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $3.15

This is ultra feminine smelling not really my style.

This subscription is getting better but it is all stuff I have or isn’t my style I don’t know if the value is there for me personally the best part is the coupon and that isn’t worth $15 a month to me.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $47.89

Skincare: 0

Makeup: 4

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 2

Sample: 4

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Sephora Play! November 2017 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 (which are complimentary any way so I don’t really get that) and 50 extra points if you purchase something in store.

Omg it has seriously been a hell of a fucking month. Everything has gone wrong and clusterfucked up and its been miserable. Feels like I haven’t had ten seconds to breathe which is why I haven’t posted anything in like over 2 weeks. Things have just been fucking miserable and I have had so many big life changes and crazy shit and AHHH but enough about that. Cuc this isn’t an apology just a hey life got out of control and blog/Instagram had to take a break.

I was really meh about this month. So let’s dig in.

My Burberry Blush Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $90

Sample Size: 2 ml

Value: $3.60

This is like a rose scent and I am allergic so this was a no go for me. Not much more to say. Reason one this box was meh.

Sephora Ultra Shine Lip Gel in Perfect Nude

Full Size: 0.11 oz

Full Size Cost: $12

Sample Size: 0.1 oz

Value: $10.91

We got this in a different shade last November

I don’t know why but that majorly annoys me so reason 2 this box was meh. I don’t like lip gloss but my mom will love this so yay for easy stocking stuffer but. I don’t mind getting differnet shades of the same product over the course of a year but something about it being in the same month twice bothers me. That is just a weird idiosyncrasy of mine probably not an issue for anyone else. Also not swatch because this is a gift.

Caudalie Vinosource SOS Thirst Quenching Serum

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $49

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $16.33

Reason 3 this box is meh at no point has my profile said I need moisture of any kind. Let alone SOS high moisturizing anything. ugh.

Origins Clear Improvement Mask

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $27

Sample Size: 30 ml

Value: $8.10

This is a half a meh I like this mask but I just got it in the October Macy’s Box. I know that isn’t Sephora’s fault and it does fit my profile so it gets half a meh.

Moroccanoil Treatment

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $34

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $6.80

So I have had a sample of this before but I can’t remember from where. I really love this stuff and am excited to have it again this was my first higher end hair oil and started my obsession with hair oils. They have really worked wonders for my hair in terms of sleekness and manageability. So this is like an aw nostalgic product and my favorite thing in the box for that reason.

Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara in 10 Noir

Full Size: 0.32 oz

Full Size Cost: $26

Sample Size: 0.17 oz

Value: $13.81

This is the most exciting product in the box it has a fluffy natural bristle want which is my favorite but the formula looks a little wet which I am not a fan of. I really wanted to try this for Thanksgiving but I am trying to be good and not open too many mascaras at once I have like three or four open right now and that is plenty.

Raise your hand if you have ever felt personally victimized by a subscription box. Hehe least I make myself laugh. Probably because I am having a shitty month but I felt bored annoyed and unhappy with this box this month. Sorry Sephora but you get a no from me for November here hoping December is just better all around.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $59.55

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 1

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 2

Sample: 4

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