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FYI - Ipsy Glam Bag Plus has updated the choice dates for Ultra Personalization.
Ultra Personalization will now be on the 2nd at 9 a.m. ET until the 3rd at 6 p.m. ET.
With Ultra Personalization, Ipsy Glam Bag Plus subscribers will be able to choose 3 of their 5 full-size products every month! Choice will be open from 2nd - 3rd. You also have the option to skip Choice and let Ipsy choose all 5 items for you. You will also have access to Add-Ons on the 2nd.
The Glam Bag Plus bag will also look different! Starting in August, your Glam Bag Plus products will arrive in a large drawstring bag:
Glam Bag Plus is also getting a little makeover. Now, all your full-sized faves will arrive in a new, larger take-anywhere drawstring Glam Bag Plus that holds all of your essentials. Use it to keep those always-lost lip balms in one place or gather your on-the-go makeup items for your travels—this size is super functional.
Your drawstring bag and products will be sent to you in a recyclable mailer.
What do you think of the new bag style and Ultra Personalization?
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It’s not working!!! They are saying “sold out” at 9AM — they were even saying sold out at 7am!!!! Message says you will have a chance to choose next month! I am very frustrated
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Rena
The one downside I still see is the fact you get charged before knowing what your choices are, and are stuck with it instead of opting out that month like you can with GB and GBU.
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Marie
What?! 9 a.m. Eastern time? That’s too early on the West Coast.
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dia
It’s always been super early for us west coasters. It says 9am eastern time, but it’s usually available an hour before that, so set your alarm. Those who live in Hawaii should just stay up late the night prior, I suppose.
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LJ
I’m on the West Coast too; for the regular glam bag this is a very typical. It just is what it is with Ipsy 🤷♀️
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Tara W
I’m on the west coast and I set my alarm early twice a month (choice day and add-on day). If I recall, in seven months there was only one time that I felt unable to go back to sleep. I actually PREFER the early time, because once the actual day starts I tend to get too busy to remember something like this. I only get Plus now and then, but this change does make it more likely for me, personally, to purchase it.
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Lori
It also opens earlier than that usually, like 4 or 4:30am.
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Christina
this is bananas and a reason to unsubscribe. Good stuff will be gone the first hour as it always is, while I’m still in bed.
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Valerie
When one wants something bad enough, they will do what is required to get it. Life is that way for everything and oftentimes that is exactly what separates the haves, from the have nots.
Dea
People have different definitions of what “the good stuff” means. For example, I would never pick anything Too Faced or Sunday Riley. I think there are plenty of choices and plenty of good stuff. Having an open mind for trying things and not bringing a whiny mindset will probably help.
Christina
It’s a pretty big inconvenience for those of us ( many people) who don’t get up that early. Or else we will forget. That’s why most industry standard sites like Gilt and RueLaLa do sales at noon Eastern, 9 Pacific when most people are already up and at their desks or homes, and send reminders.
It’s really not worth it to me to set an alarm 2 hours early every month just to choose a product for a subscription box. I don’t think it is for most people who are not on this site either. When West Coast folks start seeing none of the good choices left when we wake up, we will probably unsubscribe. Most non-crazy subscription box folks (I don’t include myself; I am crazy) don’t really even set alarms and just go when they get the reminder email if they are already awake. This is why I don’t think this is really going to work for them if they keep it.
Errmmm
Why don’t you just get up at 6 am and if you need to, you can go back to bed afterwards. I get up at 6:20 am for work anyway so an extra 20 minutes earlier isn’t too big of a deal.
Bae
Maybe set an alarm & get up to choose?!
Lesly
I believe that’s the time it’s always been.
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Beth
Nope. It was at 3pm last month, which was the first month for ultra personalization.
pirategirl757
I had to end my subscription after receiving my bag. I will say this the bag came within a week. However 3 items were missing. Trying to find a email to contact them is like mining for gold….finally found…week three, no response. I emailed again stating I had been a member two years and felt very disappointed I could not even get a reply. By ipsy….😣
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Bee
I’m also missing items from my bag – even more disappointing is it was the two most expensive items (Murad Sunscreen + Wander Foundation). I resubscribed to IPSY for the added customization but will happily cancel if they don’t send me the correct items.
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Lori
Mine was supposed to be delivered quickly, too–on the 12th– but the post office accidentally rerouted it after it got to my town. Sorry you were missing items, but I’m surprised to hear ipsy was unresponsive. They are usually great!
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Pink5
So for August we had 3 days, now only 2?
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Lori
I wonder why they didn’t do it this way to begin with. It makes so much more sense.
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Lola
I saw they’re also launching a quarterly program where you get 8 full-size products once per quarter. Confused, though, because it’s an additional $48… and, if it’s just 8 items instead of 5 (you pick 2) for $48 more, that makes no sense.
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Lori
Where did you guys see this? I get all 3 tiers and have been on the website and their social media daily. Not saying you’re liars, haha, just wondering where this was announced.
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Tammy
It sounds like it will be similar to Boxycharm offering the Luxe box every 3 months. The Boxy price goes from $25 to $50 on those months so Im not sure how interested I would be to pay Ipsy $73 every 3 months for only 3 additional products ($48 in addition to the normal $25). That’s almost triple the regular monthly cost! I can’t wait to see information on this as I missed it this morning.
RubyWooWhoo
I saw it earlier today in the banner at the top of the page in the app. Just went to check it again though and it’s gone. You can see screen shots of it on reddit though. Just said it’s a GBP upgrade with 8 FS products, additional $48 every 3 months and it showed a pic with Tatcha, Sunday Riley, the ABH Soft Glam palette,Fenty Beauty and Huda.
Stephanie
From how I read it, each quarter you get an additional 8 items. So you get your regular box but then you also get an additional box of 8 items.
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Keyla
So maybe like a Ipsy version of boxycharm’s Boxyluxe
Lola
It says:
8 full-sized personalized products instead of your monthly Glam Bag Plus. So it seems like it’s 8 instead of 5, not in addition. But who knows. Maybe the brands are higher end?
Lola
Makes me wonder if they’re phasing out Ultimate… feels that way, since there are so few variations, and ultimate members weren’t included in the move to ultra personalization.
Tracy B
Are you sure you are not thinking about the Ulitimate? You get 8 full size and 4 samples for $50 per month?
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Tracy B
Sounds interesting. I will have to watch for it. I have been thinking about dumping Ultimate and going with plus for a while now.
Lola
Yep- I’m sure. It’s a new buy-up being launched for glam bag plus. You still get to choose 3, but you get 8 products. Not officially launched yet, but saw the “reserve your spot” spoiler.
Dianne
I skipped this month. Looking for spoilers.😊
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Marion
Ipsy pop-up is open.
I got a Bundle with the Sweet Chef Beet Serum + 2 other skincare samples for $10.
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Marion
OK, I TRIED to get that bundle…. what was actually in the package that I received today was someone’s Glam Bag Plus. Waiting to hear back from IpsyCare. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Errmmm
Oh my God I just went NUTS!! I had to stop myself and go back and UNclick some of my purchases because my total was outrageous and I really needed 0% of what I was buying. But they have some crazy deals!
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Tiffany
Haha! same
tammy g.
oh, i love this new deal…where we pick 3….now if they would only do this to the ipsy reg. bag…i would stay…think about skipping the reg…for a while tired of the same old stuff…
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Bee
Unfortunately, for the low price point of the regular bag, it’s likely not too effective to offer too much customization. I think it’d be hard for them to guarantee that many products on a regular basis.
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Annette
Can anyone remind me when choice is for reg glam bag? with all these date changes i can’t keep up!! TIA
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Sherri
Choice is 8/24. There’s always a little timeline on your account so you can check and not have to remember!
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Annette
Oh my, I forgot about that timeline…thank you so much for the help!! getting old sucks!! LOL
Annette
When will choice be for the reg glambag?..I can’t keep up with the dates anymore!! TIA
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Sherri
I think this means people will know what is in their GB and GBU before personalization/add-ons for GBP, which solves the problem of potentially selecting an add-on that ends up being in one’s GB or GBU. So that’s good.
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Dea
Actually makes sense! And gives ipsy a better handle on how much of the inventory is actually already spoken for. So a win-win. Good.
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Tiffany
True!
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