Ipsy
is a $10 a month subscription that sends 5 sample (and sometimes full sized)
beauty, skincare and hair care products right to your doorstep. Every month
there is a possibility of 20-40ish samples that you could receive but each
shipment is tailored to you based off of your profile and reviews.
I actually hated the August bag itself. It felt like a cheap,
imposter canvas, not to mention my dislike for this particular shade of orange.
Every now and then Ipsy will send a very cute or useful bag but this one just
went straight to my kids. What was in my August bag?
I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this gel moisturizer. It
does a decent job of moisturizing even if it feels just the slightest bit tacky
but it smells like a watermelon Jolly Rancher. I can’t say I’m committed to
that scent in my skincare. On the other hand... I really want a watermelon
Jolly Rancher now. And boy, do I hate watermelon flavored Jolly Ranchers; I
typically either lass them on or I eat them to remind me how much I deeply
enjoy the other flavors.
I’ve had the pleasure of trying this mascara from a past
Birchbox. This teeny guy is nothing special; it gives my lashes some length and
definition without being anything too crazy, just Avery natural, clean look. I
had to retire my Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir because it got way too clumpy to use
anymore so I may be breaking this guy out sooner than I expected.
I love receiving brushes in Ipsy bags. Looking at the name, this
brush doesn’t know what it wants to accomplish in life. The shape, however, is
best suited for blush application. It is so soft and dense and the synthetic
fibers do a great job picking up powder blush without retaining too much
product.
So I mentioned a couple of months ago how I’ve grown to dislike
peel off masks as I grow older. The sentiment holds true but at least this one
had a copper tint to more easily see where I still had product on my face. Did
it make much of a difference? No. It wasn’t bad but I’m glad it’s finally used
up.
This was the surprise hit of the bag this month. I’ll be honest;
I’m just not that into highlighters. They always look too extreme on me because
I don’t know how to blend my makeup in general and every time I receive a
highlighter it is either too extreme (think ultra-glam intensity) or just the
wrong, silvery or cool peachy shade this was neither of those things. It is a
very smooth, creamy powder with white a bit of shimmer that can be easily
blended out and the shade is just warm enough without being too pink or gold
that it works perfectly for my skin tone. It took me a while to getting around
to trying it but once I did I was very pleased.
Overall it wasn’t the strongest Month for Ipsy
but at least everything was functional. The shades matched, in general the
samples were items that I had a use for and I even got a backup mascara out of
it. And a bad case of Jolly Rancher munchies.
