Ipsy Review – June 2018

I was so disappointed with my Ipsy bags the past two months. Last month I had a brow product that was broken as soon as I took the cap off it fell in pieces on the floor. Plus the rest of the products had barely any product in them. This month I was hoping I would at least get a brush. But the one that came was not Luxie. I couldn’t believe my eyes, I got a huge yellow brush reminded me of those huge rubber pencils. I could barely hold it between my fingers. I got the ugly nail polish, the huge brush, red bag, a cake like lotion, a leave in conditioner and (the only thing I like) a tiny sample of Benefit porefessional and a I could barely hold it in between my fingers. Did anyone else get the yellow brush? I plan on switching to Boxycharm.

I received my glam bag and loved all my products but my glam bag had been sliced but I emailed Ipsy and 2 days later had a new one. I got a great lotion. Hair product. Lipstick. Brush. Eyeshadow that I love and blush.

I got the yellow bag, was really happy since I hate red. As for the products, I got the navy eyeliner, the pacifica palette, the BareMinerals serum, the peach nail polish, and ANOTHER nudey pink lipstick.

The only thing I really hate is the lipstick because I specifically took neutrals off my profile to avoid getting things like this. The palette doesn’t work well with my eye color, but a couple colors are cute. The nail polish, I at first hated the fact it was so neon (not at all a peachy color like it looks online) but now I love it. As for the eyeliner, I like the color but it drags on my eyelids a lot. Maybe it didn’t want to work with the Pacifia eyeshadow but I’m still gonna try and make it work. Still trying to feel how I feel about the serum, I was breaking out at first but now that it’s recovering my skin looks great.

Really excited for July and future months, this was one of my best bags ever! Happy to say I’ve been with ipsy for close to a year now, and I can’t wait to see how it goes.

I received the blue bag, same eyeliner in Whiskey, the Sea Green Steve Laurent eye shadow, Firma blush brush, Bare Minerals serum, and Raeka Tumeric Orange mask. I really like my bag this month, the mask didn’t really work as well as I hoped though. I was hoping for the Apple Green eye shadow, but think I’ll get more use from the Sea Green. The blush brush is so soft and nice. I’ve been using it with my Tarte powder from last month and it applies the perfect amount.

Ugh… I got the yellow bag I really wanted the red or blue.

Oh well at least I got the Beauty for Real eyeliner in the navy shade instead of the brown one & the medium shade of the Kokie concealer. Love the Belif eye bomb it’s a fave & the City Color Skinny Latte is lovely & a huge pan. Never tried the Bare Minerals Skinlongevity but I love serums.

3 makeup items, 2 skincare; overall a good month

I’m with you on the artificial dyes thing. Absolutely no reason to use it if you don’t need it.

I got the Pure Brazilian Leave-In conditioner, the MAC Lip Glass in C-Thru, a brush from MintPear that is awesome, KVOSSNYC Lip Macaroon (a super emollient lightly sweet smelling lip balm!), and Jontebleu eyeliner. I LOVE getting brushes and leave in conditioners (I have super long hair and am not picky about leave in conditioners but use a lot of them so am always happy to get them in Ipsy!). The lip balm is surprisingly great and I love that it doesn’t have mineral oil, petroleum, or petroleatum. The lip glass from MAC isn’t my favorite but I do like nude lipglosses in general. The only thing I don’t love is the eyeliner and that is because I’ve been using KVD Tattoo Liner in trooper for years and love that, and nothing else compares to it! I actually didn’t even open the liner, seeing in the photos that it is felt tipped and not brush tipped, so I will give it to a friend! I really like IPSY. I get lots of brushes and discover new brands which is awesome. I’ve also gotten Play, Birchbox Allure, and Macy’s but have had IPSY the longest and genuinely enjoy the number of full size products, the bags, and getting to try new brands. They are also a great mix of skincare, nail polish, body care, and hair care which i LOVE!

I got the yellow bag, meh. Would’ve preferred red or blue but not a big deal to me. What is a big deal is that my nail polish bottle broke in transit somehow (it was packed tightly between soft items, and the neck of the bottle was perfectly separated from the rest of the bottle. Did it get too hot??) and everything in my bag smells like toxic chemicals. The Ferdinand lipstick sample wasn’t connected to the base at all so as soon as I opened it, it fell right out. I emailed Ipsy Care about both items but after seeing them both (and swatching the lipstick), I honestly don’t really even want them replaced. The nail polish was a horrendous highlighter yellow color and looked really streaky. Not a fan of the Macaroon lip balm because you have to dip your finger in it, and the other two items were a brush (boo) and a skin care product (don’t want em).

Overall, first bag I’m really kinda mad about. Only redeeming factor is I redeemed points for a lip balm and a lip oil, both of which were spared from the nail polish disaster because they were outside of the bag. All in all, not enough to make me want to cancel, just doesn’t feel like my $10 was well-spent this month.

I am pretty happy with my bag this month. I got the blue bag with the following:

Firma Beauty 102 Elite Blush Brush – I am always happy to get brushes and this one is nice.

Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Sorbet – Smells really good

Hanalei Lip Treatment in Mauve Pink -LOVE! My favorite item in the bag!

MAC Little Lipgloss in Nymphette – It’s really shiny and needs to go over a lip color, I can’t wear this on it’s own, not sure if I’ll ever use this actually but who knows, will throw in with the rest of my growing stash of subscription box products.

Benefit Cosmetics POREfessional Primer – I just got full size primers from Boxycharm and Beautyfix in May so I am good with primer but I am happy to receive this. I use primer and this will be nice to throw in my makeup bag and will eventually get used, plus I like this particular primer although the sample they sent me is super tiny.

I got red bag
MAC in nymphette – wanted this but it is way too sticky!!
Same eyeliner but in Navy really happy about that!!
Luxie small shader brush meh!! Hate getting brushes
Dr lilli fan eye serum- I hate skincare big meh!
Charcoal bubble mask giving to daughter I only like sheet masks .
Worst bag I have ever got.

I got the Blue bag, Kokie concealer in medium beige, KVoss lip all which are up for swap. I also got a lipstick I can use and a brush. Overall not a bad month and not a good month.

Two Barbie-sized samples, a nude lipstick that makes me look like a corpse, peach nail polish (wanted the raspberry), and a perfume that is just okay. Was on the fence with Ipsy anyway, so I canceled. I guess you can’t expect much for $10. Shopping for a better beauty box.

Nice bag! FYI if anyone is interested I had a free bag for a friend option sent to me, but not enough friends interested in makeup, so I thought Ill share with someone here. If anyone wants one, just lemme know. Its for first time subscribers only. Ill just need your email to send it to you.

That whiskey eyeliner is awesome! I got the Finding Ferdinand (unusual name) lipstick in rose gold and it is lovely. They make a great combo when rounded out with a smoky eye.

I just got a free bag from my fd a few days before. It shows my next billing will be charged on 1 Aug, it is means that I will get July’s bag but not June’s? Can I cancel the subscription after my first bag being shipped in order not to charged any amount?

Am I the only one who has not gotten their bag yet? Mine shipped last week still showing it won’t arrive until next week. I like all three bags I’ll be happy with any of the colors. Not my favorite contents his time I really wanted the Pacifica shadows, but I’ll at least try everything. Excited to try the Bare Minerals serum.

I’m pretty happy with my Ipsy bags this month. In one I’m getting the:
1. Pacifica palette
2. Caudalie Vinosource moisturizing sorbet
3. Mac prep and prime skin
4. Hey Honey Come Clean propolis and minerals facial scrub
5. Finding Ferdinand lipstick

Bag #2
1. Peripera tint water in cherry juice
2. Pure Brazilian leave in conditioner
3. Nomad cosmetics highlighter in midnight sun
4. Belif Cosmetics moisturizing eye bomb
5. Makeup forever step 1 skin equalizer hydrating primer.
So all in all, a pretty good month for me.

I got a red bag, and wanted blue or yellow considering those are my favorite colors…would have loved to have gotten that whisky eyeliner, it looks really nice. Loved all my stuff except the pretty woman nail polish in off white…which is a first..will be adding to my Ebay pile

I loved my bag this month! I got the pretty blue bag and so did my daughter I got the navy eyeliner, a luxe brush and the Hanalei lip balm. Love it! Ipsy was great this month for me!

I just sign up a free bag from my bag a few days before. I saw it shows my next billing will be charged on 1 Aug, it is mean that I will receive July’s bag, but not June’s one? Can I cancel my subscription after my first bag being ship in order not to charge any amount?

Gasp, bag twins!! (except for my bag being blue and my MAC lip being Nymphette, which I’m so happy I got!) I’ve never had a bag twin before that I knew of.

My second bag:
1. Jonteblu eyeliner (black. meh.)
2. Hanalei lip treatment (LOVE)
3. Make Up For Ever primer
4. Estate lip icing (LOVE)
5. Raeka Turmeric Orange peel off mask
Value about $47

In both bags, I got treatments for oily skin. My skin is dry, dry, dry everywhere, including my T-zone. Both my profiles reflect this. The only thing I can think of is that one of my profiles I checked large pores. I’m going to uncheck it and see what happens.

I am so happy with the three lip products I got, and glad I got eye cream and highlighter, and VERY glad that I got ten different items. There are soooo many products this month that I want to try. Hurray for swapping!

I think this is the first time i wasn’t jealous of your bag. lol I got the blue bag and mostly items items I didn’t like – but was at least glad Icdodnt get the yellow bag. 🙂

I got a blue bag and when you pointed out the heart pull, I had to check to see if mine has it too. Yup it does!

I’ve gotten a probiotic cream from Dr. Fan before and liked it, but the sample was sooo tiny.

I got the blue bag and it was more skin care then makeup and I have very little marked for skin care. Really would like more makeup

I got the yellow striped bag too! It’s sunny and cheery. I also saw the heart on the zipper and loved the cute detail!

Some bags aren’t perfect, but for $10, it’s always got the value!

Once concern, I got the Hanalei lip treatment, and it had numbers inscribed on the crimped bottom edge that read: 01 07 18B. I sure hope that’s not an expiration date! Yikes!