Ipsy Review – October 2017

What is happening with Ipsy offers, btw? The upgrade made everything so much worse, and this week they haven’t been updating well. There is still nothing up for today.

Just wanted to pop in and warn people about the Blaq mask–it definitely looks cool and is satisfying as all get out, but we should probably think twice about using it. I tried mine last night, and wanted to point out that (a) it can get stuck if you don’t put it on thickly enough–even if you just miss a few spots, it can get impossible to get off, and (b) according to searches I did when mine was stuck, it’s actually awful for you. What feels like removing blackheads and making your skin smooth is actually just the result of ripping off your top layer of skin, and it takes your skin about a month to recover. Don’t do it!!

Generally when an ipsy product is a miss for me I see it as a wash, but I’m kind of annoyed at myself that I even tried this one. It’s a good reminder to research BEFORE you smear stuff on your face, I guess!

I just subscribed today! I can’t wait to get my first ipsy bag. Not sure yet if it’ll be this month’s or next, but still, I’m really excited! 🙂

My bag was a mostly miss for me. I got the MDM Flow in Retro liquid lipstick and was really excited to try it so I put it on right away. The color was really nice. But when I went to rub my lips together, my lips stuck to each other like glue. I had to work to get my lips apart! I also had to work really hard to remove the glue-like liquid lipstick from my lips. Anyone else have this problem? I threw the lipstick out. Maybe I got a bad batch, but it felt truly awful on my lips and I have about 150 different lips products so I have tried them all without ever experiencing this.
Also, my nail polish came completely dried out. Not that the color “Lava” was any good to begin with. Horrible non-color, would have given it away.

The Skinvolve Phoenician Secret Scrub – Peppermint… just don’t. Holy cow, I used it this morning in the shower and could only stand it maybe 2 minuets. I absolutely froze! & now I’m sweating like crazy. It’s like rubbing icy hot over your whole body. Bad idea. On a positive note, my entire master bathroom & bedroom smell good right now like a peppermint coffee.

New point rewards up

I was pretty happy with my bag compared to recent months! I got:

Bye Bye Pores Powder
Hey Honey concealer
Tarte mascara
Blaq Mask
Luna Lip Crayon (only one I 100% did not care for- didn’t like the shade or the consistency)

I am one of the few disappointed ones.

I hadn’t gotten a bag in about half a year but they sucked me in and every time I get suckered into one I am disappointed. You would think I would learn.

I only got one full sized item which was a shimmery eye shadow by Dirty Little Secrets. Make Up For Ever Foundation which was minuscule, looked like I could go to Ulta and just ask for a sample and would get the same thing for free. Small thing of face wash. And a tiny sample size mascara by Tarte.

I got the Marc Anthony hair oil & mine was sealed but I did notice it seems to not be as full as it should be.

I received my bag today and I love everything in it. I still can’t believe this is only a $10 bag!
3 of the 5 items were full size and the RV was $57.91. Crazy.

Context Eye Cream
It Bye Bye Pores
JMsolution Cleanser
Essence Coral blush
Smashbox Lid primer

And I love the tiny sponge pad that came with the IT powder! It’s perfect for my purse to accompany my sample sized Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian clay finishing powder.

I got Marc Anthony coconut oil & Shea butter
Furless eye blending brush
Urban decay eyeliner
Meech and Mia purple pigment shadow it’s purple but looks brown
Tarte lifted mascara

Still waiting on my second bag!
My daughter got almost the exact same bag except she got lights camera action mascara by Tarte and a different brand of eyeshadow. My other daughters haven’t opened theirs yet to see what they got!

Curious, was anyone else’s Marc Anthony Coconut oil only half full? My little foil seal was removed (still there just not sealed? Weird) but my bottle is only half full, not sure if I lost half in shipping or if it was only half full to begin with? I asked my daughter who got the same…her reply she’s too lazy to look! (Teenagers! Ugh!) maybe I’ll be too lazy to re-sub for her! Haha!!

I haven’t attempted to get a $ amount on my bag this month but most months my ipsy is worth right around $100 or a little more! GREAT investment for $10! I get a makeup brush almost every month! (And a black eyeliner! I’ll NEVER use all of it even if I give it to my 3 daughters!)

I usually get mostly full sized items, possibly the way I have my profile filled out. No skincare, no nail polish. I’m never let down with Ipsy!

♥ my October glam bag and makeup & the November preview is awesome too!

Got my bag and I love the bag itself but I am only stoked about three of the five items.

1) UD liner in Perversion–love this!
2) First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair® Cream–heard a lot about this company and I am excited to try this as a nighttime moisturizer.
3) MEECH AND MIA Loose Eyeshadow in Purple. I have a new brush set coming so I will be dipping into pigments again so I am excited to try this.
4) Dermelect Cosmeceuticals Dermelect ‘Me’ in Verdure. It is a dark green polish that doesn’t flatter me at all. Wow, I am getting rid of this.
5) MDMflow Liquid Matte Lipstick in Retro. I’m not into liquid lipsticks and definitely not matte ones plus I like a darker lip shade in the fall/winter. It’s a nice big one but I am giving it away.

This is, for me, the weakest bag I have gotten to date. I usually don’t have two items in a bag that I am not into, only maybe one.

This is my favorite bag. Its due tomorrow but I rarely get my bag on exact date they tell me. I have learned not to expect it way less frustration that way. Anyway on to the goodies
MDM lippie full size baby!
Mitch and Mia eye shadow don’t know the color I mean I requested purple BUT what they are sending does not look like the purple I learned about in Kindergarten !
2 Masks
Urban Decay in black bummer but good size good brand eases sting a little.
Tarte mascara in lights camera etc. I was excited to see that cause I wanted it last month.
So ya yay me. 🙂

Maybe it’s just mine but my full size of it consmetics presses bye bye pores powder develops hard pan SO quickly it’s ridiculous. I use the tape method to remove it and your still happens every time I use it. Super annoying because it’s not a cheap product. When I pay that much for a powder I get annoyed when hard pan happens so often and so frequently. Most of my high end powders never get hard pan (especially not my hourglass ones which are my favorite). I don’t know maybe I got a bad one or something when I bought it a few months ago 🤷🏼‍♀️

I requested the IT Bye Bye Pores pressed powder and I was so happy it was in my bag. I’m going to miss Ipsy letting its subscribers pick out an item every month.

This is my favorite Ipsy bag ever! I got the Luna Elara lipstick (which I’m swapping, not my color) instead of the Rimmel that Liz received and instead of the lid primer, I received the Hey Honey Trick and Treat Cream concealer (more than half of full size and $19.20). Swapping that too since I don’t use concealer so my bag came out to $89.12! That’s the first time it’s been that high and I can’t wait to use the eye cream and the Blaq mask! I would have been happy with loving one item when it’s a full sized eye cream!

I’m really want the eye primer and under eye concealer from this month! If anyone wants to swap, I’m attaching my profile to this comment. I have the bye-bye pores powder plus several other pages of items 🙂

I love my bag this month 😊 I got :

1. Bye bye pores pressed powder by IT Cosmetics
2. Blaq mask
3. Tarte Lifted mascara
4. SKYN Iceland eye cream
5. Furliss crease blending brush

I can’t wait to get it & try out, well everything lol 😂 my tracking number shows that I should get it tomorrow so fingers crossed 🤞 for that!

loved everything in my bag this month!

UD Perversion eyeliner
Tart Lifted sweatproof mascara
Dermelect deep green nail polish
Cute Balms pink macaroon lip balm
MDM Flow liquid lip *it’s like jumbo size*

yes there always things in other bags that I’d have liked too but nothing was a miss for me this month 🙂

I like the bag more than I thought I would. Its got a nice subtle texture and the color is muted enough that it doesn’t seem as cheap as it could. Remember how cheap these actually must be to make plus all the products for $10! I’m happy.

PSA for those interested in the alternate eye cream “skyn ICELAND
Icelandic Relief Eye Cream with Glacial Flower Extract” that was also one of the October products. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, they are offering the comparable sample size for $2.00 on the Prime Samples page. There are actually 35 products to choose from in the Beauty and Grooming category. I also snagged a Vichy serum for $4.00.

I had requested the Bye Bye Pores, and it was missing from my bag. 😑 My bag inly had 4 items in it. I’ve emailed Ipsy Support with a photo, and I’m hoping they can fix this. Otherwise, I’m done with Ipsy. Too many lackluster bags lately, and then now this.

We’re 4/5 bag twins, Liz!

Instead of Smashbox I’m getting the UD eyeliner. Still waiting for delivery though.

My bag is lost. It was in MA on the 8th and it had to be here on Tuesday but no info or movement since the 8th and wasn’t here yesterday or today. I live in MA an hour away. I sent them a message and they told me if I don’t see it with in 14 days no weekends then message them then. I need my It Cosmetics darn it!