Ipsy July 2014

I've been running quite a bit behind on my unboxing reviews, so bear with me while I play catch up. 

Here we have this months Ipsy bag. I didn't really care for the makeup bag. Just some hot pink pleather looking thing that I feel a grade school child could have made in a home ec. class. Maybe I am being too harsh, or perhaps it was just a very gifted child. I don't know. I'll probably pass it along or sell it or something. 

Am I being too harsh or do you think my opinion is dead-on?

I DO like the zipper pull. Cutest part of the bag. 

The first thing I saw in the bag was a tiny little sample card and inside it was the tiniest little tube of cream eyeshadow I've ever seen. It's adorable. Endearing. 

It is a 5-in-1 BB shadow in Divine Wine from Bare Minerals. The description reads:

Meet the next generation in eyeshadow: creamy, long-wearing color meets exceptional skincare benefits and broad spectrum SPF protection. Chock-full of skin-loving ingredients, this breakthrough product delivers 5 benefits in one luxurious formula: 

1.) 12-hour long-wearing color 

2.) Super-charged primer 

3.) Powerful brightening benefits 

4.) Smoothes fine lines 

5.) Protects with SPF 

Available in a range of 10 seductively neutral shades.

Next up we have a bronzer from PoP Beauty. I didn't even open it. Is that bad? Haha! I just really don't use bronzer. I will play with it, but yeah, it is still not opened and I've had it for at least two weeks. It's "Secret Sunshine".

Stock image because I TOTALLY forgot to take a proper picture out of excitement. 

Next up is a lip gloss from Pixi. The color is Unique Pink. It's my favorite item out of the bag this month! 

Won't use this. Gave it to my dad who is out in the sun 500x more than I am. *shrug*

Baby size sun screen.

Swatch of the gloss and the shadow.

Overall, I was not impressed with this month. I'm keeping them for one last month but I think after August, I'm done with Ipsy for now.

Ipsy for June!!

I have been anxiously awaiting my first Ipsy bag since the beginning of May!! It felt like eons, but it finally arrived and I have to tell you guys, I am tickled silly. I love pretty much everything that came in my bag. There were only a couple mishaps and 50% of that was my own doing.

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So for starters, the bag this month is by Rebecca Minkoff. It's a sort of abstract tropical print. The material is very nice quality. It doesn't stink like a lot of people have complained about past Ipsy bags (like that chemically processed smell), It's sort of a navy base with blues, greens, and oranges in the shapes of pineapple's and flowers. Sounds gaudy, but it's actually quite cute. Unfortunately I ACCIDENTALLY snipped the label when I was cutting open the mailer envelope so I am a bit bummed about that.

Can you see where I murdered the tag? Of course you can. :(

Before I even open the bag, I notice I have a pack of Truth To Go wipes, which are "gentle, moisturizing, age defying cleansing wipes". I tried one out this morning and I quite like the way they smell. Kind of fruity. Makes sense because there are a lot of fruity ingredients in it. I will definitely buy more of them in the future.

Inside the bag, I have a Be A Bombshell mascara. Black. It smells awful. Almost like old garlic. Phew. I don't know what to think about this and I have heard an awful lot of mixed reviews on the brand. I am not sure I'm brave enough to try it? The packaging is cute. Sort of a thick, matte-black metal tube. Pleasingly round in the right places.

I also got a liquid liner in black by Jessie's Girl. Normally I would be thrilled but the damned thing skooged all over me when I took the cap off it have a look at it. I am STILL trying to scrub eyeliner from under my nail bed. Ugh. I have cleaned it up and it now seems to be ok and workable though. All I can imagine is that the heat during shipment got to it.

There is a Beach Spray by Marc Anthony. Dream Waves. It smells great but I haven't used it yet so I don't really have a valid opinion on it. I will need to make a review post where I review ALL THE THINGS I've used from prior boxes so you folks have a good idea of what is good and what isn't.

Last and most certainly NOT least I got a Nyx Buttergloss in Eclair. It's so soft and pink and it smells like vanilla cupcakes. I would be afraid to wear it for anyone to kiss me out of fear they would eat my face. Seriously, it's a great product and adorable. I just love anything from Nyx. They're one of my favorite cosmetic brands today.

Here is all the other stuff!

All in all, this bag was pretty great! For 10 bucks a month you really can't argue with it at all. I highly recommend it.