ipsy December 2014

Hi there!

Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season and had a great Christmas. 🙂 I have a few posts I’ve been meaning to write up, but just have not had the chance. Also with the expansion of my Nintendo 3DS collection, sitting down to write a post has been hard. ;D

So finally, after saying again and again that I would cancel, I’ve finally done it! So I just wanted to clarify again, I did really quite like ipsy as a subscription service. I liked the amount of full sized or deluxe sample size products I received. I also liked the transparency and shipping of ipsy. I knew exactly when they would remove the money from my account and I also  never had trouble with shipping. All in all, if you want to try out a subscription service, I would recommend ipsy. 🙂

The reason I decided to unsubscribe was the amount of stuff I feel like I’m accumulating! I want to use some stuff up instead of getting 5 samples a month that I just shove in my makeup holder.

So without further ado, here is my final ipsy bag (for now).

1. The Bag

When I saw this bag on the preview, I thought it would actually be a bit nicer. I don’t really like the satiny feel of it, but I do think this is a higher quality bag then some of the others I have gotten. The key chain on the zipper is cute. A little kid-ish, but I think I might put it on my keys or something. ;P

2. Beauty Without Cruelty A.H.A. 3% Facial Cleanser

Interesting cleanser. I’ve never heard of this brand (other than maybe beauty boxes?) but I’m definitely open to trying it. My skin is more dry-combination during the winter, so I hope this doesn’t suck the moisture out.

3.  CAILYN Cosmetics Just Mineral Eye Polish in Orchid

I beleive this is the only loose pigment eyeshadow I own. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m glad it has the little applicator. I think one of the reasons why I steered clear from loose pigments is just the mess that it could potentially create. This little sponge nib should help out with this! Love the colour and the sparkles! New years look perhaps?

4. NYX Cosmetics Butter Lip Balm in Marshmallow

I was pretty surprised and disappointed to receive this. On the Glam Room preview, I expected to receive the red colour (Red Velvet). I would say this balm is okay but not outstanding. It has surprisingly good colour payoff for a balm, just not the colour I would really like. This type of nude just does not work with my skin tone. I actually look sick when wearing it alone. Also, if you have any flakes on your lips, the colour collects and just makes it look heinous. I’m planning to us this as a balm underneath other colours.

5. Sexy Hair 450° Blow Out Heat Defense Blow Dry Spray Mini

My very first thing from the Sexy Hair brand. As of now I haven’t tried it yet, but I am curious. I don’t actually blow dry my hair all that often, so I might try and substitute this for a heat protector when straightening/ curling my hair.

6. tarte deluxe lights, camera, lashes™ 4-in-1 mascara  

This is one of the things that everyone received from ipsy. I’m sure people were really quite happy with this as I hear it’s a good mascara (from a pretty well known brand) but I wasn’t so happy. :/ Can’t / won’t / don’t use mascara. End of story. This has been given away to a friend who I hope will get a lot more use out of it than I would!

 And that concludes my last ipsy bag (for now). Maybe in the future I will re subscribe, but for now, I’m happy to use the products that I already have! Again, I hope you are having a great holiday season and wish you the very best in the new year! Thanks for reading!