Ipsy Glam Bag Plus July 2020 Choice Time!

Oh no, that sounds horrible! I’m so sorry that happened 🙁

I liked what the Playa did for my hair (I completely destroyed it bleaching it down to white for pastel color fun, so nothing ever makes it greasy it seems), but oh my god, that smell. It would not go away. I have a reactive airway/asthma that’s triggered by fragrance, and it was nonstop coughing all day.

Hi Dosia,

My profile is set to “Often” (or whatever the top option is) for oils and serums and all skin care, basically. I wasn’t given Luna as a choice, but now I’m curious to see if any of the folks who didn’t have Luna as an option on Choice day will receive it as one of their 5 items in their GBP.

I always give terrible reviews to Sunday Riley products, and my choices didn’t include it. I did have a choice for an eye cream, which is a product I always rank highly, and that’s what I chose. Yes, I believe that your choices are influenced by your profile. And yes, I believe that they didn’t have many of the Luna oil and people who set a watch grabbed it early. So what? The early cat gets the bird, as we say in my house.

Same for me, Terry. I’m never offered the higher valued choice items.. it’s just not right.

They are straight up lying. I contacted CS yesterday and got a reply that was basically, “so sorry that we sold out, but we’ll have other fabulous things for you”. When I pointed out that some of y’all were on as soon as Choice opened and weren’t offered SR as an option, as well as others who chose later in the day after me, but were offered SR as an option, I was emailed that I had a new case manager, who emailed me the same 💩 It appears that they will not admit that they offer different choices. I don’t remember it being like that until recently. I wasn’t offered SR Good Genes last month either 🤬🤬🤬

Does choice ever go up before 4:30am pst? Couldve sworn it did a month or two ago. Had no idea that add-on’s go live that early tho. Thanks for the heads up!

The Ahava has a scent. The DRMTLGY Tinted Moisturizer with SPF does not.

Hi Kelly,

For physical (mineral) sunscreens, my favorites are SkinMedica spf 32 tinted (VERY little tint, I’m pale and it blends in easily) and Skincuetencils (sp?) tinted spf 50 – they’re both pretty pricey but they spread like a dream and there’s no white cast (which is rare in a physical sunscreen). For affordable physical sunscreens I like LaRoche Posay and Neutrogena – they both have some great sunscreen options for every skin type.

For chemical sunscreens, I like Murad Vitamin C spf 30 and Purlisse Blue Lotus spf 30, obviously there’s no white cast since they’re chemical sunscreens and they just feel like normal face lotions to me. For more affordable options, Aveeno (they have several terrific options) and Hawaiian Tropic Antioxidant spf 50 are both great.

It really depends on whether you’re looking for a chemical or physical sunscreen, and what type of skin you have and what type of finish you like it to leave on your skin. I’m kind of obsessed with spf and have tried SO MANY because I wear it daily, rain or shine. I like to have a variety – I live in Southern California and I switch them up depending on the weather and what my skin is doing that day.

Good luck!

I have normal to slightly dry skin and this works well for me. It doesn’t leave a white cast and I occasionally use it as a primer. Don’t know how it would do with oilier skin, though.

DRMTLGY Anti-Aging Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 46

Yep. I agree. My boxes are worse the more I try to steer my profile in a certain direction. Or maybe I’m just unlucky. Lol. Either way it’s not working.
I wish it were easier to get what you want. Like being able to turn certain items off like no liquid eyeliner or no highlighter this month. Wouldn’t that be awesome?!

Sorry to burst bubbles…timing of log on for choice has NOTHING to do with the selections that are offered. Each subscriber gets DIFFERENT menu options. It really stinks.

Many folks didn’t have Luna as an option regardless of being on the app the moment choice started. It wouldn’t make a difference what time they started, it simply wasn’t there. I’ve seen lots of comments by people who went on a few hours after choice started and Luna was one of their choice products, so selling out has nothing to do with the frustration. It’s the fact that many long-time IPSY subscribers weren’t able to pick it because they never had the ability to.

It has nothing to do with selling out – many people hopped on the app the moment choice started and Luna wasn’t an option (myself included). I’ve read many comments by people who went on a couple hours after choice started and they DID have Luna as an option. That’s why so many folks are annoyed – it simply wasn’t in their list of options at 6 am (PST).

Stephanie, multiple people in the comments here have been told by Ipsy customer care that that not everyone gets the same choices. 🤷‍♀️

They do omit some choices for some people. Sometimes it’s obvious why (in my case, my profile is marked “fair,” so if they only send a completion product in Light and Medium, I don’t get offered that product), other times there seems to be no rhyme or reason. Last month, I was not offered the Pacifica blush duo, for example. In January, when Ipsy sent Huda palettes in Warm Browns, Amethyst, & Ruby, I was only offered Amethyst.

I just checked at 8:00, and did GB, then GBP. Got my confirmation email at 8:05 (CST). You have to log in early for these types of things!

Same for me. I never got these bait items in my choice options.

So apparently Mary has time to write long snippy and argumentative comments but not just simply say “some of the essential oils could be irritating.” Mmmkay. Next time I see your name, I will keep scrolling, haha.

I had a look at the beautypedia review Mary listed.
Summary from the end of that article:
“PROS:
Contains some beneficial non-fragrance plant oils.
CONS:
Contains several fragrant citrus essential oils that have potent ability to sensitize.
Relies on a lesser-known form of retinol ester.
Not fragrance free (or gentle) as claimed.”

Really, it comes down to whether you agree with that reviewer, (and the beautypedia site in general) that all fragrances, whether natural or synthetic, are always bad. While my skin is sensitive to lots of things, (I can’t wear chemical sunscreens, for example), I’ve never had any issues whatever with fragrant essential oil in face products, so that’s not a concern for me. “Lesser-known form or retinol ester” isn’t claiming that’s harmful, but just that its efficacy isn’t as well tested as other forms, so far. “Not fragrance free (or gentle) as claimed” is a repetition of the first con: it contains fragrant essential oils, including blood orange and neroli.

I’m fine with that, and very much looking forward to trying this product.

I read the review that Mary was talking about and the only thing they complained about is that there are a few of fragrant essential oils in there that can be potentially irritating and that this form of retinol it contains does not have a whole lot of research to prove its effectiveness. I think giving it 1/5 stars because of that is quite an overreaction, it has good ingredients and (for me) it was very effective and not irritating at all.

@Mary You didn’t answer the question…

I’m also not so quick to forget all the fake reviews Sunday Riley got caught writing at Sephora and elsewhere 😂

You could always look up the Beautypedia review I cited! I generally don’t go by something like Sephora’s highlights as Sephora’s aim is to sell products not offer skincare knowledge on each product they sell based on compelling scientific research. And I’m referring to what’s included in the formula not what’s excluded, i.e. sulfates (why these would ever be included in a serum anyway I don’t know but mentioning their exclusion Is good marketing), Parabens and the others you’ve listed. But hey, agree to disagree and enjoy your serum!

Thank you! I was wondering what could possibly be so bad…I love SR.

LOL @Mary what happened in your life to make you this way?

@Mary, thank you for summarizing the article for me after all 😆😂🤣😆

Actually @Lori it’s not just that some ingredients “could” be irritating, it’s that they ARE irritating. Just because you aren’t seeing it on your skin immediately doesn’t mean damage isn’t occurring. The sun, diet, certain ingredients all can cause damage over time, and there’s ample and valid research to back up what the article is saying about those ingredients. You’d have to read though. And you forgot to mention (again probably because you refuse to read the article yourself) that the form of retinol Sunday Riley used in this formula is dubious. Kinda important for a retinol product wouldn’t ya think?

@Lori I’m just unwilling to do the work for people who are too lazy and entitled to read.

Wow, THANK YOU, Inge! That was very kind of you 🙂

Summarized from beautypedia (Apologize if I didn’t do it well & it’s still too long):

For a product that claims to be gentle on skin as well as fragrance free, Luna Sleeping Oil was a true disappointment to our team given that its inclusion of potent citrus essential oils makes both claims inaccurate. That aside, their reliance on a largely unproven derivative of retinol makes this product one that cannot justify its cost especially when it is so easily outperformed by products that are a fraction of the cost.

PROS:
Contains some beneficial non-fragrance plant oils.
“In terms of beneficial ingredients, Sunday Riley included multiple excellent non-fragrance plant oils that have moisturizing, antioxidant and anti-irritant benefit for skin—avocado, grape seed, blackberry and chia.”

CONS:
– Relies on a lesser-known form of retinol ester.
“One of the main attractions of this product is the inclusion of trans-retinol ester that Sunday Riley describes as an advanced retinol complex “to correct damage caused by sun, time and pollution.” Listed on the ingredient list as hydroxypinacolone retinoate, it has promise but there isn’t a compelling amount of data evaluating its effectiveness, or comparing it to other forms of retinol (like retinol or retinaldehyde). The study that does exist was conducted by the brand that manufacturers hydroxypinacolone retinoate, and was conducted on just five people.”

– Not fragrance free (or gentle) as claimed. Contains several fragrant citrus essential oils that have potent ability to sensitize.
“Despite the fact that the Sunday Riley brand claims that this product is fragrance free (right on the box), they included multiple fragrance citrus essential oils in its formula. Neroli, blood orange, ylang ylang and vetiver, each with a blend of compounds that can provoke inflammation and a host of other issues over the long term with repeated application.”

@Lori why don’t you read the Beautypedia review I suggested. Why would I invest the time to summarize when you could google and read the article yourself in just a few minutes? If you’re not interested in the tip I gave you can just ignore it but don’t expect me to do everything for you.