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!

Review : e.l.f Stipple Brush

Long time no review! This is actually the first review I am typing on Wordpress, that wasn't transferred over. :D

I am also typing in between coats of nail polish. =^_^= Multi-tasking haha.. I'll have to take a picture later and show, because they are pretty random and just... you would have to see to understand. Lol. Anyways, to what you all are here to read about!

Now, this was my first ever stipple brush. I couldn't really afford a good quality one, and since I never have had any trouble with the e.l.f. ones, I figured I would give it a go!  You know I was insanely excited when I saw that e.l.f was making them and I actually got mine out of the second batch that they made and had for sale on their website.

This is $3 on the www.eyeslipsface.com website. You can also find it for the same price at Target and Kmart. And if you are lucky you can also find this at Big Lots.

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So from the 3 whopping pictures that I managed to get, because my camera's have gone wonky and I tried to get the best ones that I could get. You can tell that it is a pretty decent sized brush. Mine is a bit dirty on the handle, but from use, it should be dirty.

Now, from the front shot of the bristles, you can tell that it is not nearly as dense as I would like it to be. I have tried using this with my liquid foundation, but not matter how I try to work with it, it just does not work. I still look streaky in some areas and cakey in others. So for foundation, I say No Bueno. I wish you could see, but quite a lot of the bristles on the outside have actually broken in half and have been shedding. So that's not good either. Although I have not experienced a lot of shedding, there still is some.

What I do find myself using this brush for, is either applying a powder to my face after applying my liquid foundation, or I use it like a fan brush and just sweep the extra powder off of my face.

For this brush I would give it a 6 out of 10. Why a 6? Well, I think its a good brush, but not for liquid foundation. Maybe if it were a little more dense, then it would work pretty fantastically. But for applying a light application of a finishing powder, blush, or bronzer, this would work pretty swell.

I would have given it a higher rating, but I think I gave it a pretty generous rating. Would I purchase this again? Maybe, but doubtful. Although I love elf and most of my brushes.. well almost all of them are elf, I think that you could find a better quality stipple brush than this one.

I hope you enjoyed me review! Have you used this product before? Let me know down in the comments what your opinion is!

♥Autty

Disclaimer: The above mentioned product was bought by me, with my own money. I am not being payed or sponsored to talk about this product unless otherwise state. All opinions are my own.