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Ipsy April 2021 Subscription Box Review

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Ipsy Bag

Cost: $12 monthly, $132 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 the same link any subscriber would get.

You can now customize your bag and pick out one sample per month that will get to be in your bag which is a pretty nice change even though it came with a price increase.

So this month’s bag came really late but so did my Boxycharm and all my other mail in general so I don’t know what that’s about.

This bag is really cute this month. I love that it is made of canvas I like the abstract tropical leaves pattern.

Beau Gachis Large Shader Brush

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $17

This was almost my choice for the month but I chose the Sunday Riley Product instead. This is really soft and dense. This is really good for heavy concealer application for sure.

My Skinny Mask Turmeric & Vitamin C Clay Mask

Full Size: 2.3 oz

Full Size Cost: $39.99

Sample Size: 0.7 oz

Value: $12.17

I love Vitamin C so that is great and I will totally use this but like what the hell is that price $40 bucks for 2 oz like hell no that is absurd.

Sunday Riley A+ High Dose Retinoid Serum

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $85

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $14.17

This was my choice. If there is a retinol or a Sunday Riley option in my choices I am always going to choose it. I love really strong retionols because you can totally see the difference in your skin.

Feel 4D Hyaluronic Acid Under Eye Cream

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $45

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $7.50

I love hyaluronic acid for hydration it it so light but so hydrating that this is going to be a great eye cream maybe even a day eyecream.

Kokie Crystal Fusion Liquid Eyeshadow in Polaris

Full Size: 5 ml

Full Size Cost: $5.99

Sample Size: 5 ml

Value: $5.99

I thought Kokie wasn’t being sold anymore but apparently you can get it at Rite Aid which I also thought had gone out of business super weird. This is really pretty but it is pretty patchy compared to my Stila ones that I am comparing it too. This is like a pinky but with rainbow glitters in it. I don’t know I’ll get on with it but I will give it a try. I was on the fence about even doing that but it was so sparkly I had to open it.

Alot of skincare this month but that is good I think I am liking the make up Ipsy sends less and less every month.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $56.83

Skincare: 3

Makeup: 1

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 2

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 3

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Walmart Spring 2021 Beauty Box Subscription Review

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Walmart Beauty Box

Cost: $6.98

Cycle: Every Quarter/Season

What is it: Every season Walmart sends a little sample products of all sorts of health and beauty type items. It used to be a free sample box with $5 shipping. But they have now changed it to a $6.98 box with free shipping with the promise of better and more full size items.

Hello Charcoal Infused Bristles Soft Toothbrush

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $3.96

I love this toothbrush it has such a nice soft feel, soft bristles. I love how sleek and black it is it is very my aesthetic. I also love and only use charcoal tooth brushes when I am using a manual tooth brush so this is totally perfect for me. We may have received this before I can’t remember

Hello Activated Charcoal Epic Whitening Toothpaste (travel size)

Full Size: 1 oz

Full Size Cost: $1.25

Charcoal tooth paste great nice full travel size. We have gotten alot of travel Hello toothpaste in Walmart but it is something you always need so it doesn’t bother me that much. I wonder if Hello sends them stuff to put in these boxes though.

7th Heaven Charcoal Peel-Off Mask

Full Size: 10 ml

Full Size Cost: $1.37

Very charcoal themed box lol. I don’t love peel off masks so I will pass this along. All the 7th Heaven mask I have tried have been fine and they are cheap so its great.

Scunci Wild Primrose Hosiery Elastics

Full Size: 4

Full Size Cost: $5.97

Probably my favorite thing in the box torn between this and the toothbrush. I love hosiery elastics they are softer and then grip my hair really nicely with out pulling it I love them for home or lazy days and these are cute and soft.

Dashing Diva Gloss Ultra Shine Gel Manicure in Desert Quartz

Full Size: 20 strips, 2 manicures

Full Size Cost: $6.97

This is literally one cent off the price of the box such good value. These are great for quick manicures really easy to put on. They don’t always last as long as they say they will but still good for a fun look or night out or what ever. They only take like ten minutes to put on less time then nail polish.

Tanologist Face + Body Drops in Medium

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $38

Sample Size: 0.7 ml

Total Value: $0.89

Products like this always scare me because I am afraid to look orange or streaky. But this is the year I am committing myself to like trying some of these finally.

I am just so impressed with the value and sizes of the stuff we got in a less then $7 dollar box. And all really great products too not like crap.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $20.41

Skincare: 1

Makeup: 0

Tools: 2

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 3

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 5

Deluxe Sample: 0

Sample: 1

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Boxycharm February 2021 Subscription Box Review

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Boxycharm

Cost: $25

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 $25 which is usually less then the cost of one item in the box. Boxycharm also joined the customization train and you can choose between a few items to have one in your box for the month. I really like that because Boxycharm was getting to the point where I was only liking one thing in my box and even though the value was there the fun wasn’t anymore.

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 was pretty meh about the box this month. I didn’t love the choice selections we had and I really am not overly thrilled with anything I got.

Brow Bar By Reema Bombshell Brow Kit in Dark

Full Size: 6 g

Full Size Cost: $37.83

This was my choice for the month and I wasn’t even all that excited to choose this. I chose dark for the brow shade but it means the concealer shade is far to dark for me. the pairing of brow shades and concealer shades really don’t work because far more people need dark brow products with out needing dark concealers. Plus putting a cream and a powder together in one palette is never a good thing it gets all gunky. So this comes with 2 brow shades which don’t work that great for me a highlight shade that I guess is fine but highlighting under the brow is a pretty dead trend at this point and a concealer shade that most people wont be able to use it it very warm and orange. It also came with a very basic brown brow pencil and a really shitty pair of tweezers, as well as a really crappy eyebrow brush. I don’t this this is worth the full price of $42 dollars or the sale price on amazon I wouldn’t even spend $10 on this.

Glamierre Pink Luxe Glitter Brush Set

Full Size: 4 brushes

Full Size Cost: $29.95

Obviously these brushes are cute as hell, but they are not well made they are very stiff and very synthetic feeling these are not quality brushes at all. Will I keep them because they are cute absolutely will I get alot of use out of them no not at all.

Tula So Poreless Deep Exfoliating Blackhead Scrub

Full Size: 82 g

Full Size Cost: $32

Tula is just so expensive so this is probably the best thing in the box because I get to try some Tula products. This scrub does have actual sand in it and I usually hate face scrubs with sand so that has me worried about it. I am bougie enough to use a fancy face scrub as a body scrub if I don’t like it on my face though rather then waste it so it will get used one way or another.

Evio Beauty Pore-Fect Primer

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $29

This is a very basic pore filling primer.

The Beauty Crop Coco Gold Dust Mist

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $18.99

I am sure I have expressed this in the past about how much I despise glitter setting sprays. Why would any one want randomly sprayed glitter all over their face and clothes ruining what ever look you did. This is like for festivals or kids. I’ll either give it away to a younger cousin or hoard it to see if festivals and concerts are every a thing again but I also have shimmer products already that I so rarely use because it was a 1 or 2 times a yr thing and now its a never thing. I’m not sick of doing nothing not at all.

I just nothing in this box wowed me or is really exciting or special. There is literally only one product I know I will use up and 2 that I might use.

Total: $147.77

Total Value to Me: $32 if I am being perfectly honest even though I am keeping all the items except the spray

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