Ipsy Review – December 2018

Many of us do not want to use products on our skin which are made in PRC. The country of origin may vary by brand in some cases, but I have found out 2 specifics for those who want to avoid skin products made in PRC ( China).

1)- ” Hey Honey” Skin care products are NOT made in China, ever. They do use real honey ( Love what honey does to my skin).

2) Bad news is that Beauty Crop products are made in PRC ( China). At least I know some of them are. I got a Beauty Crop lip gloss in my Ipsy bag this month and it clearly states that the product was made in China.

I’m not judging brands here. Just trying to help sort through the many brands Ipsy sources and give factual info.

I wasn’t excited about the kale nail polish but I tried it and it’s actually pretty great! An excellent Christmas green. And I got the gingerbread moisturizer, how fun and Christmas-y is that? I do wish I could take a pause on blush because even though I said I don’t want any more I keep getting them but the color is actually really good for me. I don’t need this subscription but when they keep this kind of thing up I will definitely find 10 dollars in my budget for it.

I get 3 regular Glam Bags.. Already got my Glam Bag Plus, and it is perfectly curated with cool toned shadow in Plums, a berry blush and a lipstick I probably can put with a purely purple lipstick and tone down the strawberry reddish- pink in. ( warm colored pink).

I am getting 3 great cool toned regular Ipsy bags today, but 2 of them are identical. Each has:

FINDING FERDINAND Blush in Skinny Dip

BEAUTY CROP Lip Brulee in Rhubarb Custard

CATRICE COSMETICS Eye Shadow in Luminous Lilac

DELECTABLE BY CAKE BEAUTY Iced Gingerbread Hand Cream

IT COSMETICS Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara in Black

F.A.R.A.H BRUSHES Tapered Blending Brush 35E

Gold sequined makeup bag

I’d really like to trade for different shades but I’m not on the swap site/ list. First time there’s been a reason for me to swap anything, as usually, if I get a palette in warm shades, so does everyone else.

I’m glad other were happy but I was so disappointed with my bag the past 2 months and December’s. I finally canceled. Sad to go but I’d rather stick to boxycharm with full size and less variations. I always get the worst items and my past 3 have been awful colors and products I can’t even use. The first 8 months I got such awesome bags but they got worse and worse the longer I stayed with them and I finally decided for the new year it wasn’t worth it anymore. Decided to sign up for glossy box and cancel ipsy and sephora because id rather get full sizes as the sample sizes also seemed to shrink recently to barely usable sizes. I loved both subscriptions in the beginning but the quality and sizes are seriously lacking lately. So sad. It seemed like they strayed further away from my profile and didn’t even listen to my reviews of items I didn’t like as I got sent the same shades and products again and again even after leaving bad reviews. I’ll probably sign back up in a few months and them maybe I’ll get good bags again. Seems like they treat their new customers better than their loyal long term customers.

My bag was free this month because they didn’t ship my bag until the 29th. They also let me pick 2 items the holiday mask trip and a lilac eye shadow. I was also able to add on the 111 skin serum. I am pretty happy with my items I received 6 like everyone else and I am so happy they are sending me Ciate glitter lipstick and Pacifica highlighter. I am going to sparkle this Christmas!! My bag is suppose to come around 18th.

I got my Ipsy bag on the 10th this month, my bag had 6 items but i purchased 2 add on items that didn’t come in my bag this month, I can sooooo upset!!!! I got 2 add on items in November which i received everything last month but NOT this month!!! I emailed them, and this is the first time it took them 4 days to get back to me. Normally it takes a day or so. This is ridiculous!!!! So mad!!!!

My glam bag was pretty good for me this month:

Steve Laurent Loose Powder in rose gold: So loose powders aren’t something I frequently wear since I often apply makeup on the go, but I do love collecting them for the rare days I can do more elaborate makeup. I have a bunch from a few months of the Notoriously Morbid Vanishing Cabinet that I love. This shade of rose gold is gorgeous! It’s not ‘too’ shimmery and sparkly so it works for daytime, but it probably could be used wet for a more intense look. I would have been happy with the olive shade too since it’s a lighter bronzier green.

Finding Ferdinand Blush in Skinny Dip: I like getting blushes from Ipsy because the sizes are usually pretty generous (deluxe or full size, even.) Some work better than others. This one is decent, and a nice cool mauve color I don’t have yet, so was a good pick. It didn’t seem that buildable to me, though, so is more just an everyday wash of color blush than one that will work for evening looks.

Gimme Brow in #3 neutral light brown: I’m happy I got this! I love little brow products I can throw in makeup bags for on the go, and this is a perfect size. I haven’t tried it yet, though, so hopefully it’s good!

Bonus Farah brush: Used a couple times for putting all over shadow as a base. It’s not my favorite of my brushes, but it seems pretty good, and how fun to get a bonus item!

Murad renewing eye cream: Fairly sure I have some samples of this, and a ton of samples of other eye creams, so wasn’t super excited. However I do like eye creams, so it isn’t a bad pick either.

TLW Frizz Fighter: Not my favorite choice but I do have some frizz. However, once I read the info this seems more of a heat protection frizz fighter – such as for people who curl their hair. So I am not sure if this is the best hair item for me, I might pass it on. I prefer detanglers!

My bag was finally shipped the other day!! I’m supposed to get it the 18th! I joined on the 4th and at first they said my bag would be January, but I emailed and they started this month!! Yay!!

Both of my daughters got 5 items which included 2 brushes, plus 3 Holiday Themed face masks in addition – they were super happy about the masks 🙂 I havent gotten my Ipsy this month yet, I am getting 6 items, 1 brush, no face masks.

I got my glam bag plus today and there was a large sequin covered bag, and I don’t think we’re supposed to get another bag til January, so I think that’s our special holiday treat. Mine is navy and silver.

Was I supposed to get 6 items this month? Because I only got 5 and one of the items was the brush. My mom and sister also only got 5 items with the fifth being the F.A.R.A.H brush.

ALLURE??? HACKED???

WAS ANYONE ELSE CHARGED DIFFERENT CHARGES.

MY BANK ACCOUNT WAS HACKED. WHEN I SUBBED IT STARTED WITH A MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION THEN IT DROPPED. THEN I CANCELLED. I CALLED THEM. Weird Customer Service. Then I opened a email from them about my Account being cancelled. More charges. I’m very Upset.

Ohhhh, so that explains all the brushes! I got those two brushes in one bag, and the FARAH brush in the other, plus the FARAH trio in my Plus bag. Now I feel a lot less grumbly about all the brushes!

I’m getting the exactly same bag as yours!
I don’t do my nails but that deep green shade Looks nice.
I wasn’t really excited about my bag this month but after read your review, I can’t wait for mine!!!

Thank you for all hard work and may you have fantastic holidays🎅🏻🎄✨💕

I got the two brushes and the Hey Honey moisturizer, too. I can definitely use both brushes and that moisturizer is really hydrating…and I like the gentle honey scent.

My other items included teeny tiny Benefit Porefessional sample, and the Tinct nailpolish in Aarhaus (purple). I liked the color, but the polish formula is disappointingly thin and translucent.

My absolute favorite item this month was the Delectable Iced Gingerbread hand cream by Cake Beauty. It smells divinely delicious. I finished up the sample of Pistache cream from last month (which also smells incredible), so this gingerbread cream totally filled the void!

I felt disappointed this month. My bag wasn’t terrible, just unexciting. Like Liz, I got the FAB pads & Hey Honey moisturizer, which I’m happy with. I also got the Ciate glitter flip burgundy lipstick, the Steve Laurent loose shadow in olive, & the Lottie London black eyeliner pencil. The colors of these are really poor choices for me. The lipstick went in the trash after I tried the formula because I would never wear that color, & I didn’t even bother trying the olive shadow. Will pass on to someone else. The eyeliner will probably go bad before I get to it, given all the other black eyeliners I have samples of that I never use (not going for that sultry smokey-eyed look at the elementary school where I work, lol), & is only worth $1, anyway.

The bonus brush felt cheap to me (it started to bend as I was taking it out of the bag & it caught on the seam! yikes!), & I’ll be passing that along to someone else, too.

Even though the bag is not my style this month, it seems very well-made compared to some of the other bags we’ve been getting lately, & I think it will be a cute way to give my mom one of her little advent gifts (I’m doing the 12 days of Christmas for her this year).

Is there a reason that you always leave a sliver of your nails unpainted? Is it a review/comparison thing? Just something I noticed so I was wondering if there was something to it that I didn’t know about.

Still waiting for mine to ship, got
November’s the first week of this month the, the NC warehouse is not my friend.

They must know who they are sending bags to bc I didnt get 6 items either. Just the minimum. Lol when I saw your picture of items I was surprised. No complaints here tho. I love my goodies.

Well now I want to resubscribe.

That nail colour is fantastic! My bag hasn’t been shipped as yet which means I will not be getting it until after new year, I’m in canada and we are having a massive mail strike….

I’m having bittersweet feelings this month. I didn’t get a bag for the first time in almost three years. I really do have so many samples to go through so it’s logical. It was still a sad decision to me though.

That brush wasn’t an extra for everyone? It’s listed as part of my regular bag? I’ve only got six items in my bag, like normal. Not seven. So was I ripped off?

I don’t think people can still get this bag. I referred someone on the 2nd and they are getting January’s as their first.

Liz, your reviews are my absolute favorite!