Ipsy Review – December 2019

This is a little bit off the subject. MSA, I don’t get the e-mails anymore that are the specials of all boxes. I do get the daily ones that come through around 8 am PST. Usually in here, it has a pop up that says sign up? TIA, for looking into this for me! Happy New Years, to everyone!

Hey Everyone! Looking for a little help. I tried to locate the ipsycare email address on their app and site and couldn’t locate it. I think my bag is lost. Can anyone give me the email address? Thanks!!!

My bag is officially lost… never actually shipped. 4 of the 5 add ons which I purchased are sold out. They are shipping a replacement out with one add on. No idea which one. Definitely not the CEO cream. Super bummed.

I got my glam bag today (one of them, the other seems lost in the mail/stolen?? I got a locker key in the mail, but the locker was empty! It says ‘delivered’ but I never got it.)

I got the TPSY oil, Watermelon face oil, Targe blush in shimmer and shake (my pick,) Juliette Has a Gun not-a-perfume, and Fluide nail polish.

I was the least excited about the ‘not’ perfume as I’ve got it before (I think in a different sub) and didn’t like it at all, plus it gave me a headache. But the IPSY card recommended spritzing it without rubbing so I decided to give it another try and broke out my other sample. Maybe it’s due to a different time of year or maybe I did accidentally rub it the first time I tried, but I actually think it’s decent now. Generic, but decent. Sort of a clean with a dash of pepper scent on me. Apparently with this one it can help to let a sample of it sit a while, so my older sample might actually be better on me than the new one.

My ‘love’ from the bag is the Fluide nail polish. I wasn’t sure what to expect – online it looked more like a dark denim and I worried it would be a bit too dark or goth. But this is more like a night-sky shimmer navy that even with two coats lets in enough light it doesn’t read as too dark. I like it, and the formula is better than most of the polishes I have gotten from IPSY. It’s a tad streaky with one coat but with two it looks great.

I also ended up loving the TPSY lip oil. It’s like what I wish a lipgloss could be – hydrating and color tinted, but not sticky. Hours later it’s still hydrating and tinted. I even tried dabbing a little and blending it on as a blush, and it worked, though I think I will save this for its intended use.

The Watermelon oil is OK. It does seem a bit hydrating and gives an immediate glow (if a little too shiny in places.) But it also feels a little off-putting going on, and hours later I’m not a particular fan of how tight my face feels in places.

I love blushes from tarte, and this one is another nice shade, so that’s good/ I’m a little disappointed to how small the sample is in comparison to past Tarte blushes in IPSY bags. I bought Party dress as an add-on which is also a nice shade, but Shimmer n Shake is a little more natural looking while Party dress is more dramatic. They were a little harder to blend out than usual but that’s probably because I put the Watermelon oil on first.

Overall, a decent bag, though I would have preferred a different perfume.

Hopefully, my second bag gets found!

I haven’t even received my shipping notice yet… Why is mine so late 😳

Be careful when using the swap site. People are using it to steal. I’m out almost $60 including shipping. I have notified MSA, but, they are not liable. If you are one of those types of people, please remember, it doesn’t matter what state you live in, it’s THEFT! I spoke to an officer this morning and if active shipping is not shown within 24 hours, a report will be filed.
Happy Holidays!

Don’t forget about Purlisse if you want a watermelon fix. I love their aqua balm and it’s less sticky than the pink juice. Their exfoliating peel is also really nice. I do prefer Glow Recipe sleeping mask over the majority of sleeping masks I have tried. And for your watermelon lip balm fix: Glow For a Cause flip flirt is 100% my favorite. Watermelon junkie over here, but not a fan of artificial at all.

I am absolutely loving my December Ipsy! I received the two facial masks in peppermint and pomegranate, which i love. I received the Beauty for Real lip gloss in Starlust, love! I received the H20 Beauty hydrating treatment that 8 am excited to try because I older, dry skin. I put that I sometimes like to get nail polishes and they sent me. Nailmedic in Mauvy or Nice which will look great with my pale complexion. I did receive the Thrive mascara, although I have plenty of length but need volume. Still stoked to try it out though! I used my points to get myself Glow lip balm and I immediately used it. Great job Ipsy. Thank you.

I have had almost two years of great luck with Ipsy matching my profile & was having fun with add-ons, but my luck has run out. My add-ons were missing in my November bag. Ipsy customer service was nice & sent them to me but there was plenty of back & forth about it. Today my December bag arrived without add-ons & off the mark of my profile. I am annoyed but I also think just over the whole beauty subscription thing for awhile. I plan on keeping my Look Fantastic subscription but I cancelled the 4 others I subscribe to. Time use the huge stockpile I have amassed.

Nice review and I’m getting the same Tarte blush! I can’t wait to try it 🙂 All in all my products look good, except I would love to have more skincare!

Haha, the TPSY was the red herring to distract from the fact that Complex Culture was the ipsy brand all along! I think it’s funny that the label on the brush is the part you hate, because in all their promo material, the staff gushes about how multi-use the brushes are, & how you shouldn’t limit yourself.

I’m getting the TPSY oil in one of my bags, & the Hanhoo as an add-on. I’m excited for both!

Its already December 13th and we have an earlier than normal “make your choice” of one item date n yet ZERO spoilers on any of the ipsy subs! Whats up with this? I LOVED my Ultimate this month as well as my add-ons n everything arrived perfectly, thankfully. But I’m not buying sight unseen for January. Period. Ill pause and/or cancel these subs 1st. I needta know something im paying for. Lol.

I’m supposed to get my bag today, I actually got the brush as an add on and I’m really looking forward to it. I hear it’s an Ipsy inhouse brand. I mention that to say, that I got the eye brush from the Betty Boop collection and that thing is amazing. So looks like Ipsy may be doing something right with their brushes. Anyway, I was sort of bummed I paused the glam bag plus this month, but then I realized that that tier wasn’t offered the Sunday Riley Add on that the regular bag had(i purchased one) so Im happy with this month. I also added on the Tarte spray because that stuff is awesome. All in all,I spent more than I wanted,but I got mostly all items I wanted.

Sometimes (not always), picked an item could throw the bag contents off the profile since it limit the variants we might get. Opt out also had the same effect but with less restriction.
I also experience the same thing with my GBP, 1 item I choose & 4 items I marked as rarely.
Lesson learned, since then, I only choose an item if I really want it.

Still loving that bangle 😍

I got the larger brush in my GBP, and LOVE it. Nice brush. I actually like the label describing what it’s for. Great for people who don’t really know what the difference is with all of the brushes.

really wish ipsy would ship to the UK 😩

I had my worst bag come yesterday for the year. This is the first time I picked an item and everything else was from the rarely column. I think continuing I will just go with all surprises since that has been great.
I love the lip oil that it changes with your ph. I am in love with that grey color too. I wish I could get a blush or powder one.