August 2013 Ipsy Bag

Purchased Myself / Gift

Hey everyone!

I hope that you are doing well! :D

This months Glam Bag theme was Glamour Academy, which I assume is supposed to represent their "back to school" bag. There was a HUGE variety or products in the bags this month. 2 definite products and a few either-or-products.  I'm not going to bore you with a super long post so let's get into it!

Ipsy Beach Beauty - July 2013

Hey everyone! I hope you are doing well!! Hello to all of my new readers! It is a pleasure to have you here!! xx
Has anyone else been feeling really demotivated this past week? I definitely have. My Niece and Nephew have been here for a week and every time I sat down to work on a blog post or do pictures BAM children. I'm not complaining about it, lord knows that. But it's just really demotivated me to even try. Le sigh! I'm going to get my "groove" back though! Let's get into what came in this months bag!

The theme of this month is Beach Beauty. All of the products in the bag are related to the beach in some way.

April 2013 Ipsy Bag

Hello everyone!

It's the time of the month again, Ipsy!

This months theme was "Pretty In Pink". Now, I for one have never been insanely crazy for pink, but I do wear pink nail polish etc. For me, this bag was not anything to crazy, the thing that I was most excited for was the nail polish. I've never had anything from the brand before and was pretty damn excited. For this bad there were two either or products and the nail polish there were two colors being sent out. 

Ipsy March 2013 : The Great Escape

Hello Hello!

This months bag was exciting for me. Mostly because it was nautical themed. I grew up on boats and on the water, so the actual bag spoke to me and made me happy. The contents of the bag however, I'm content with them. I'll explain in a minuto. 

The first thing in the bag is the Juice Beauty Hydrating Mist. 

This isn't full sized, but it is still pretty damn big for a sample. This is 1 fl. oz and the full size is 6.75 fl. oz. This does have a floral, kind of grannyish scent to it and honestly, I don't think I can use it. While I'm not allergic to Rose's, I have a problem with rose scented products. Only because it really messes with my nose. Allergy wise it doesn't bother me, but this is strong enough that it could potentially set off a reaction. While it has a lot of good ingredients in it, myself personally am too afraid to try it. Shame :(

Yaby eye shadow refill in Azalea Petal & Seashell.

While I was excited to try these Yaby shadows, I can tell you that I was highly disappointed. You may remember a few months ago when I talked about the Balm Meet Matt(e) shadow that I got had fingerprints in it like someone swatched it then put it in the bag anyways. Well, my Yaby Azalea Petal had been opened, there were gouges in the shadow and someone had stuck their finger in it. Then tried to seal it back up to make it look unopened. I did contact Ipsy and they offered to send me a replacement and I honestly just don't want it. This is the second product I've received from them that was used. I know you can't really tell in the picture. My camera is not wanting to cooperate at the present moment :(.

Seashell I've not tried either, I did try and swatch it and it wasn't that pigmented. It can be a good thing. You can get a slight highlight or what not without it looking gawdy. So far, I'm not impressed with Yaby. I'm going to see if I can try a few more of their shadows and make my final decision then.

LA Fresh Travel Lite Makeup Remover Towelettes. 

I've never tried LA Fresh products before, I mean I have ONE towelette that I got from Beauty Army so many months ago, but I've not used it yet honestly. Shame on me I know. I am excited to try these though because you can never have too many makeup towelettes! 

Glam RX Mini Freestyle Palette 

This is what I was the MOST excited about. I've been wanting to try Z Palettes out but haven't had the extra money to order them, so I'm pretty excited about this. It's a little bigger than a business card, so it is perfect for travel. It has a nice sized mirror and is magnetized. So glad to have this!

That was this months bag. For me, not so exciting. I'm probably going to take the Juice Beauty mist to the CFbeauty bloggers meetup this weekend. I'm sure someone will be able to use it :) What did you think of this months bag?!

Disclaimer: I purchased the MyGlam bag with my own money. All products were inside of the bag. I am not affiliated with any of the above mentioned companies, nor am I being compensated to talk about this. 

Ipsy February 2013

Hello hello!

This months Ipsy bag was not that exciting to me honestly, I was most excited about one product. I know a lot of people went crazy over it, I just.. well I don't know, it was a bit of a miss for me. But at the same time, that's just my opinion!!

The one thing I was excited about was the Pop Beauty Smoky Lash Kapow!!! 

Like I said in my YouTube video about it, I'm a mascara junkie. I have a small stash of mascara.. well it's small now. I don't like being without mascara so I always tend to buy a bunch when I have the extra money and they are on sale! I'm excited to use this! It's next on my list! :P

Pixi Flawless & Poreless Primer

Lately I have to be really careful on what I put on my face, so I am not sure when I will get around to using this. I have a few other face primers that I want to use up first.

Lash Card

Am I the only one that thinks products like this are useless? Yes, it will be perfect for someone who is new into makeup or isn't that good at applying mascara, but myself personally, I feel that this is a waste of cardstock. Use a business card, it's free. 

Coastal Scents Sample Trio in In The Spotlight

I REALLY want to try more from Coastal Scents. I've not really used their other quad that was sent a few months ago, but I think that the top left, bottom left and bottom right colors will be used a lot. At least for me. The yellow wont look so good on my skin tone in my opinion. 

Mica Beauty Cosmetics Cream(or gel) Liner 

I'm not quite sure if this is a gel or a cream liner. It looks like a cream liner to me, but there are no other stickers or labels on it besides the cap. I can tell you that it is in black. That's really all I can say about it.

This I plan on sending to CookieFarrer, she was supposed to get this months bag and was excited for this but Ipsy stiffed her out of a month that she payed for when she got the year subscription. I'm more of a liquid liner girl anyways :P

So that was the contents of this months bag!

Sorry about the horrid picture of the bag, it was like 12am when I took this, hence the light. I meant to retake the picture but it slipped my mind. For anyone else, did this bag remind you of the PVC/Latex body suits that they use for naughty stuff? I asked multiple people and they ALL said the same thing. Nuff said. I can't remember the actual name of the plastic that they used, but the outside is definitely going to be easy to clean.

When you open the bag its BAM red. Kind of like Christian Louboutins. The sleep black pump with that sexy red sole that every girl lusts over. 'nough said.

January 2013 Ipsy Bag

Hello Lovelies!

I'm trying to get back into the groove of things and am planning on taking a couple of more days and writing out some posts. I feel like I have been neglecting you all and I hate it. :(

Onto what came in my Ipsy bag this month.

So this month's bag is centered around being a Super Star.  I personally don't quite get the "themes" sometimes, but hey, if it floats their boats. Right?

There was no makeup in this bag, and I am okay with that. I loved everything that came in this months bag as well. The only time I dislike bags is when I get a bag full of things I WONT use.. It has happened..

The first product is another nail polish from Nailtini.

The color I got was Frappe. This is kind of dangerous because I've loved the past two Nailtini polishes that I've gotten. Frappe is a VERY sheer pale pink. When I say sheer I mean it. 1 coat just evens out the colors on your nails, after 4 coats it is still NOT opaque. You can still see the tips of your nails, however I am very okay with that. For some reason I am very drawn to this nail polish. I am so glad I got this over the red one. I also want to note in the picture below, there is NO top coat on my nails. This polish is extremely shiny on its own.

Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil

I've been wanting to try this for quite some time, but I found that this is quite expensive. No surprise though.  I've used this once so I can't really give an opinion on it. It does have no scent though, at least to me.

Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange Mini Body Butter

Ever since Davia talked about this months and months ago, I have been wanting it. I LOVE anything blood orange. It's a sweet scent, but there is more too it. I really love this scent! Bah. The "mini" of this is basically like a travel sized. Perfect to throw in your purse and call it a day. 

Big Sexy Hair Spray & Play Volume Spray

Now, I've got flat hair and am always in need of volume. I don't use hair spray often, but I am going to give this a shot. 

The last product is from SOHO London. This was a you get one 1 out of 3 brushes. I happened to get the crease brush.

 I don't typically use crease brushes, but I guess I should start huh? :P I've got a few and haven't really found one that I liked so we will see how this goes. I do have to say that the bristles are quite soft and don't feel scratchy so this could work out really well. 

The bag this month is pretty big! To me this is a proper makeup bag. It's big enough to hold quite a lot of products and would be absolutely perfect for travelling. The bag itself is a dark navy blue with a lighter navy blue lined inside. There are also white stars on the inside, which I quite like. I think if the stars were also on the outside the bag would be cute as well, BUT I am quite happy with them just being on the inside as well! :P

No complaints from me about this bag. I really love everything I got and am excited to try out the things that I did not try. 

Do you like that you got in your Ipsy bag?

Do you want to see an individual review of something? Let me know!

Ipsy Bag November 2012

Hello Loves!

It is that time of the month again! :P Haha, It is Ipsy (MyGlam) time! Hah.. okay, I seriously just had "Hammer Time" in my head as I type that. Psha.

So this Month was all about "Parties" basically. Glamming yourself up to go out for a night! Myself personally, I don't go out to clubs or anything.. I don't even really go to parties unless they are family related. Pretty lame right? Well.. not really LOL.

The first product in my bag was the Nailtini nail lacquer in Millionaire.

I have heard of this company before, but never purchased their nail polishes because $13 for ONE polish is kind of steep in my opinion. This is a bar glitter nail polish in a clear base, although it does not have just bar glitter in it, there is also very tiny micro glitter in it that is pink. I do like this polish, but not enough to make me want to get more.

The next is a Marvelous Moxie lip gloss by Bare Minerals  in Dare Devil.

Although this is a pretty lip gloss, I probably wont be getting any use out of it. I am not a lip gloss person at all. I'm not quite sure what I am going to do with this at the moment.

Meet Matt(e), matte eyeshadow in Matt Batali.

I kept this picture big because I want an opinion. Is it just me or does it look like someone has stuck their finger into the center of this eye shadow and swatched it!? I've not used this for that reason, but I am not sure if I am seeing anything. Do you see what I am seeing?!

The next is from a company I have never heard of before.

Starlet eyeliner in Chocolate.

I've not tried/tested this eyeliner yet, so I can't really give my opinion on it. However I can tell you that it has red undertones in it, just from looking at it, you can tell that.  :P

The last product was one of those either or products. I was HOPING for the Benefit They're Real! Mascara, but I got the Chella Eyebrow Defining Gel.

It was disappointing for me because I don't do my eyebrows. (If you haven't been able to tell) It is just a me thing so this is another one of those products that I don't know what I am going to do with. I am not complaining at all, I am thankful for everything I get in my bags and will never complain about the bags because I am not one of those people. :P

That is all that came in this months bag. Oh! Here is the bag. :P

It is a gorgeous chocolate brown bag (even though you can't tell LOL). It's really soft and slightly padded so you can use this for makeup if you so choose. I don't remember what I put in mine, it's already in my purse alone with quite a few other bags. I like being super organized in my purse, even though sometimes it does not happen. Haha

Did you get a MyGlam.. oops Ipsy bag? What did you think of it!?

Ipsy (MyGlam) October 2012 bag!

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Hello everyone! It is that time of the month again! Bahah not THAT that time, but Ipsy (formerly MyGlam) time of the month!

Before I get into it I want to say thank you too to the Customer service ladies! If you have noticed, I have not done a blog about Ipsy for 2 months (not including this month) My mail man has literally been taking them and the post office has done jack, I had emailed them last month when my bag went missing, after it said that it was delivered and they changed my shipping address on their own when they sent last months bag out. Which I didn't get till the 5th of this month. lol. Anyhoo. I can't remember her name, but just thank you Ipsy ladies! :)

Anyways, onto this months bag!

In advance, I want to say sorry about the fuzzy pictures, I have no idea what is going on with my camera! I will get it sorted out before the next blog post! <3

I was really excited to get this months bag, but at the same time I was extremely nervous. This month is the first month they used their "customizing" thing that they established late last month. I was absolutely terrified to get one of the colors because I knew it wouldn't look good on me. Haha, I was really worried, but thankfully I got Gloss Bomb #9. (I should probably tell you the product huh? Bah)

The Mirenesse Lip Balm Glossy Lacquer Stain in #9 (full size)

Now, I have never heard of this company before, so I was pretty stoked to get a color that I could actually wear. Granted it is not something I would have picked for myself, but its a nice color. Its a pinkish nude with orange undertones. It doesn't look half bad on the lips, but make sure you don't have dry or cracked lips. When I first tried this, my lips were gross and chapped and it sunk right into the lines and cracks. Now its not super noticeable to anyone else, but if you are aware of it, you will notice it! So far, I am very pleased with this product! I can't wait to try it out longer.  Oh, yes it is glossy, not overly glossy but a nice gloss and its not very sticky at all. For some people it may not be sticky, but for a girl who is used to only wearing lip balms, its a bit sticky but not off putting. I guess it would be like a regular gloss? This retails for $35.10 (holy cow!) 




The next product is the Be a.... bombshell Onyx eyeliner (full size). This is a marker eyeliner with a nice tip on it. You can get a thin line or even make a thick line! I really like that already about it! No, I have not tried it as of yet, I have swatched it though and boy is it black! I am really excited to try this out because I am trying to find another good eyeliner that I can wear for the wedding. Bah. I've never heard of this company either, so I am really excited!  This retails for $14.



Next up is the Color Couture Pequi Oil Treatment (.5 fl oz / 15 ml) I believe we got something from Color Couture in one of the other previous bags, but I can't honestly remember. I have heard of the company before, but have not looked into them. I know I heard about them through MyGlam (Ipsy) so. This oil treatment came at a good time because I just ran out of my Macadamia oil, the day this came. Bah. This retails for $12 for the .5 fl oz. I am not too fond of the way to get it out of the container, because it is a thick oil it takes a bit of time just to get a drop or two out. We shall see if this is better than my Macadamia treatment oil :)



The next set ( say set with a reason) is from Coastal Scents. It is their Eye Shadow Sample Set 3. I am glad that I got this set because then I can use it for the wedding on other people. :D That makes me a happy camper, I don't have to go out and purchase eyeshadows. This is my first Coastal Scents product, so I am excited to try it out! :) The colors I got were Maroon Berry, Flesh Tone, Caramel, & Light Bronze. I am not sure how much this retails for since it is a sample set. :)



The last product in the bag was a deluxe sized theBalm What's your type? The Body Builder Mascara. I've never used theBalm makeup before, I have their nail polish from one of the old bags, but have never used their cosmetics. I have not opened this because I don't like having a lot of mascaras open at once. So, I can't really tell you anything about this mascara. I don't have high hopes though. :P Not for any particular reason. I just don't want to get my hopes up about something that I wont be using for a while. :P




That is this months bag! Overall I am extremely happy with everything I have gotten. I am excited for the direction that Ipsy is going, even though I don't get the name change. In my opinion they are heading in the right direction bag wise. :)





Do you get an Ipsy bag? What color Lip Bomb and sample quad did you get? I am really excited to see what everyone got! <3

I hope you all are having a wonderful day! <3