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Ipsy May 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.

I was so really really happy with all the things they sent me this month even though the bag itself was not my taste at all. I am super excited for next month because they are pairing with Tetris (I know super random) but who doesn’t love Tetris.

Papa Recipe Eggplant Clearing 5.5 Cleansing Foam

Full Size: 120 ml

Full Size Cost: $14.99

Sample Size: 15 ml

Value: $1.87

Always excited for some Korean skincare. This might be my next cleanser this sounds perfect for the summer if it does have some skin clearing abilities.

Innisfree Pore Clearing Clay Mask

Full Size: 100 ml

Full Size Cost: $15

Sample Size: 20 ml

Value: $3

A little of this goes a long way. Like I did a whole face of this mask and the mask in the jar is still at the top of the jar. This felt really comfortable on my face but id did leave my face a bit dry and tight when I took it off and it did a little for my pores but my skin is in such a bad state right now I don’t think there is much saving it.

F.A.R.A.H. 22E Shade and Blend Brush

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $22

I would not spend $22 dollars on this it feels really light and while it is soft it doesn’t feel $22 of quality it doesn’t even feel as nice as say a Luxie brush. Either way I love new brushes and am happy to have a double ended one one I find them to be really convenient.

Pixi by Petra Endless Silky Eye Pen in Sage Gold

Full Size: 1.2 g

Full Size Cost: $12

Sample Size: 1.2 g

Value: $12

This is super creamy and smooth. I don’t love the color it is a kinda meh olive green with gold glitter but it feels super nice and soft and creamy. Swatched Below.

The Beauty Crop Bronzer in Tanneries

Full Size: 3 g

Full Size Cost: $10

Sample Size: 2.5 g

Value: $8.33

This is a really nice warm bronzer brown color that does not pull orange. It is also really smooth and has a glow with out being shimmery. I really like this alot. I really like having tiny bronzers on had because I hate bringing all my giant bronzers places with me. Swatched Below.

I think of all the boxes I get this was the winner box for me this month I was really happy and will use everything in this month’s Ipsy which is always a nice thing.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $47.20

Skincare: 2

Makeup: 2

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 2

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 2

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Sephora Play! May 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.

This was a really uninspired month from Sephora Play! as you will see I am unimpressed and not at all excited. How many times are you going to send Bite lipsticks in the same fucking shade. It is so boring and Bite has so many interesting shades not the same brown or pink nudes over and over again.

Carolina Herrera Good Girl Perfume

Full Size: 50 ml

Full Size Cost: $94

Sample Size: 1.5 ml

Value: $2.82

This is a floral perfume not my taste. I don’t mind the perfume samples though I like them for travel so when they are scents I like I actually appreciate them.

Coola Mineral Sun Silk Creme Sunscreen

Full Size: 44 ml

Full Size Cost: $42

Sample Size: 7 ml

Value: $6.68

Always like a sunscreen sample in my quest to find some that I am not allergic to and don’t cost an arm and a leg (this does). I got at least one but I think two sunscreens last month though so that is kinda like wow Sephora did you put any thought into these boxes?

Lancome Cils Booster XL Mascara Base

Full Size: 4 ml

Full Size Cost: $13.00

Sample Size: 2.07 ml

Value: $6.73

I linked to the mini size because it is a far better value then the full size the mini is 4 ml for $13 and the full size is 5.6 ml for $26 so you could but to minis for the same price as the full size and end up with more product so always check the prices and sizes of the minis sometimes they really are the better deal. I think I already have 2 of these in my stash either from here or Macy’s and I just never use lash primer so this is not joining my horde. I don’t always love Lancome mascaras either.

Sol de Janieiro Coco Cabana Cream

Full Size: 240 ml

Full Size Cost: $45

Sample Size: 25 ml

Value: $4.69

I love this lotion so much I got the travel size one in a Boxycharm and so good. This has a delicious coconut cream scent that smells so yummy and good. The lotion itself is moisturizing but a bit sticky I like it so so much but it is just too expensive to ever buy.

dp Hue ACV Hair Rinse

Full Size: 8.5 oz

Full Size Cost: $35.00

Sample Size: 1 oz

Value: $4.12

I wish this came a day sooner because this was exactly what my hair needed after getting back from vacation. Alas it will have to wait now. this is like a shampoo alternative for when your hair feels really dirty and laden with product.

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipstick in Chai

Full Size: 4.35 g

Full Size Cost: $26

Sample Size: 1.5 g

Value: $8.97

I have Chai in a matte formula and now I have it in their cream formula too. Joy. I don’t love Bite beauty lipsticks they have a weird very raw ingredient scent and they really drag across my lips not my favorite. The bullets also wiggle in the tube and are not stable and break off pretty easy this arrived broken but I was able to fit it back into the tube.

I wasn’t really happy with this box there is no excitement with this box anymore its like Sephora just doesn’t care and is chucking what ever random shit in these boxes. The same tired products over and over.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $34.01

Skincare: 1

Makeup: 2

Tools: 0

Hair Care: 1

Perfume: 1

Other: 1

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 0

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 5

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Ipsy April 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.

I love this lemon bag it is so freaking cute. I want to keep it but I’m going to give it to my aunt because we have this thing about lemons and limoncello and its my mom and hers birthday party this week so I am going to give it to her. But so damn cute.

Firma Beauty 103 Angled Contour Brush

Full Size: Yes

Full Size Cost: $14.99

This is super soft I think it will be perfect for highlight this is a little too soft and loose for what I like for contouring so I won’t use it that way. That’s ok brushes are for how you like to use them not what it says on them.

TonyMoly Peach Punch Sweet Foam Cleanser

Full Size: 150 ml

Full Size Cost: $10.50

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $0.70

Always happy to see some TonyMoly Their products are always so cute it makes me want to use them. This smells like peaches and I love that scent and I haven’t used a foaming cleanser in a while so that’ll be fun. I noticed this had a sticker with the ingredients on it so I peeled it off to see what was under it lo and behold it was another ingredient list so I compared the two and the last ingredient printed on the bottle was not on the sticker. It was Cl 16255, that is the ingredient name, i looked up what it was and it is a dye if anyone cares. I was curious and now we all can know lol I’m guessing it has been removed from the formula but they did not want to have to make new tubes. Because I am fairly certain it is illegal to not list all the ingredients and it would be really shitty if this was old product but they put the new ingredient list on it to show what is in the new product even though that isn’t what we are getting. Did that make any sense at all probably not. I am not happy with the value of this sample being that it is on the more inexpensive side they should have sent a larger sample at least like 25 mls I feel.

Tarte Base Tape Hydrating Primer

Full Size: 30 ml

Full Size Cost: $30

Sample Size: 10 ml

Value: $10

I don’t love hydrating primers and I am over capacity with primers right now so if it isn’t a primer I think I am going to love I am not really trying to keep it. This is a milky white primer that rubs in clear it is moisturizing and a but tacky. I bet it is probably great for dry skin and holding on your makeup. I’m just not interested.

Nomad Cosmetics Eyeshadow in Blue Lagoon

Full Size: 15 shades x 1.5 g or singles 2.2 g (other shades)

Full Size Cost: $37 (palette) or $12 (single)

Sample Size: 1.5 g

Value: $2.47 or $8.18

I don’t really love the formula of these Nomad cosmetics powders they are so soft that they have so much kick back and fall out. Pretty color though. So this is exclusive to the Antilles palette so I am using those prices but you can by singles from them and I listed those prices as well. Swatched Below

Ofra Cosmetics Rodeo Drive Highlighter

Full Size: 10 g

Full Size Cost: $29

Sample Size: 10 g

Value: $29

I love this highlighter I actually have it in their old packaging, I got it in a Boxycharm. I know that I will never use this all up but I am tempted to keep it as a backup because I know the Ofra highlighters are super fragile to it would be nice to have a backup. This isn’t their old packaging which was black and it isn’t their new packaging which is square. So I am wondering if this was maybe a test run or something of packaging that they didn’t choose and that is how Ipsy got it. Swatched Below.

Getting a full size high end highlighter in an Ipsy bag is like a huge win making this whole bag feel really amazing even if the rest of the products were pretty tiny and so so.

Quick Summary:

Total Value: $57.16

Skincare: 1

Makeup: 3

Tools: 1

Hair Care: 0

Perfume: 0

Other: 0

And as far as sizes:

Full Size: 2

Deluxe Sample: 1

Sample: 2

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