IPSY April 2014

IPSY

I received my IPSY bag. Keep reading to see what I got!

Price: $10.00 (free shipping)

Ships out: Every month.

Extras: Each month the products featured in the bag have special subscriber discounts. Points system that is accrued for each review you post on the IPSY site from the products that you received in each month's bag. These points as well as referral points can be redeemed for extra products in future month's bags. 

First Look!

This month's bag was more square that the previous bags that I have received. The design on this bag is in the shape of a record player. 

The theme is 'Beauty Rocks'

1.6 oz. Big Sexy Hair Root pump volumizing spray mousse

FULL SIZE! Mary Kay at Play Jelly lip gloss in 'Teddy Bare'

0.25 oz. Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion exfoliant

0.03 oz. Urban Decay 24/7 Velvet glide-on eye pencil in Black Velvet

FULL SIZE! Elizabeth Mott 'Pop! Goes the Shadow' eyeshadow single in Champagne I really liked the color of this eyeshadow and it's exactly the types of color that I like. 

Everything in my April IPSY bag. 

If you would like to sign up for your own IPSY subscription, please consider using my Referral Link.

Haute Look Beauty Bag 2014

Haute Look occasionally puts out beauty bags for sale on their site. Even more rarely, they have a clearance sale of those beauty bags to clear them out. I found out about the sale and picked up a bag while it was on sale for $15.00.  This bag is sold out.

First Look!

The bag is a deep blue with weaving throughout the outside of the bag. The inside of the bag has "HL" in blue throughout.

1.5 oz. Blow Pro blow out spray non stick hair spray.

FULL SIZE! Crown Brush Kabuki brush. I didn't think this brush was very soft. I can't use it as a face brush, because it's too itchy.

FULL SIZE! China Glaze Nail lacquer in 'Brownstone' 

0.06 fl. oz. Betsy Johnson Too Too Pretty fragrance sample

0.28 oz. Clarins Lift-Fermeté body firming cream

2 x 0.1 fl. oz. Clarins Total Double Sérum age control extra-firming serum

0.25 fl. oz. Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion exfoliating face cream

FULL SIZE! NYX Glam lipstick aqua luxe in 'Glory'

0.28 fl. oz. Lash Fusion XL lash volumizer My sample of this came completely dried out. I had to throw this away because it was unusable. 

Laura Geller Waterproof 'Eye Spackle Hues' advanced primer and eyeshadow in 'Mauve Majesty"

L. Erickson metallic silver headband

If you would like to sign up for a Haute Look account for yourself, please consider using my referral link.

January 2014 Sephora Haul

I put in another Sephora order this month. When I was in Pittsburgh, I purchased a Make up For Ever eyeliner and when I went on the Sephora website, I saw that there was a box set that was a better deal. I knew that I had to get it and couldn't pass it up.

Sephora Favorites: Skin Cleanse Volume 2

Everything came in this black and white bag. The front and back of the bag are made of black vinyl with raised bumps throughout.  The sides of the bag are in white with a white zipper pull.

0.7 oz. boscia Luminizing black peel off mask. When they say black, they mean black.  I tried this out and it really dried tightly to the skin.  I thought that the mask was hard to peel off and would come off as strips. It was especially hard to peel the mask from around the hairline. I ended up needing to use a cleanser to take the rest of the smaller pieces off my face.

0.5 fl. oz. Kate Somerville 'ExoliKate' exfoliating treatment 

1.0 oz. First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue deep cleanser with Red Clay

0.25 fl. oz. dr. brandt "Pores no more" pore refiner

0.33 fl. oz. Dr. Jart+ Black Label Detox BB Beauty Balm

.33 fl. oz. Murad oil control mattifier with SPF 15/PA ++ 

0.5 fl. oz. Peter Thomas Roth "Firm x" Peeling gel

0.3 oz. Glam Glow "Supermud" clearing treatment I really liked this mask.  It's a mud mask that applies a dark grey color and dries to a lighter gray.  The mask pulls out the oils in your pores and those areas remain a dark grey color, helping you see all the impurities that were pulled out of your pores.  As far as the rest of the mask it dries really tightly.  After washing off the mask you can see and feel the results immediately. All the hype behind this product is well deserved.  I really want to try the moisturizing version of this mask. 

0.5 fl. oz. Ole Henriksen "Ultimate Lift" eye gel

Make up For Ever: Ever Lasting Liners - Aqua Liner Set

This is the set that I got because of the good deal that it was. I basically got three full sized liners and three mini liners for the price of two full priced liners. 

Full Sized Liners:

0L - matte black

25L - matte brown

3L - iridescent navy

Mini Liners:

20L - forest green

11L - eggplant purple

23L - champagne

Swatches Left to Right: 0L, 25L, 3L, 20L, 11L, 23L

Nails, Inc.: The Special Effects Collection

Electric Lane - holographic top coat. Silver glitter

Marylebone - 3D glitter. Purple glitter

Strafford - Mirror Metallic. Brown Shimmer

I ended up having to return this polish to Sephora.  When I received the polishes two of them (Electric Lane and Marylebone) were completely dried out. 

Delux Samples:

0.1 fl. oz. Illamasqua Hydra Veil rehydrating gel

1.0 fl. oz. Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser

Extras:

I didn't order this, but it was included in the shipment. I though it was worth mentioning. There was an envelope including cards with scent swatches of a few of the fragrances that Sephora offers. 

Samples: 

0.35 fl. oz. Glam Glow "Brightmud" eye treatment sample

(2) 0.07 oz. Elizabeth and James Nirvana in Black and White **Sephora Exclusive**

0.33 fl. oz. Living Proof restore targeted repair cream

Haul: Sephora Sun Safety Kit

So apparently Sephora puts together a baggie each spring with different products to protect your skin from the sun. This year is the first year that I have heard about it and I knew that it tends to sell out fast. Once I heard that it was up for sale I immediately ordered a kit.  I am going on a trip to Thailand in the next month and I need some sun protection. Plus with all the new flight bag rules ($100 for a second bag?!) I am trying to pack light so that I can go crazy with the shopping and not have to worry too much about the weight.

The bag is $30.00 plus shipping - unless you purchase $50.00 worth of product which makes the shipping free. $20.00 of the purchase of the bag goes towards the Skin Cancer Foundation. The claim is that the bag contains $210.00 worth of product.

Click on this link to purchase the bag for yourself. Hurry, it's sure to sell out fast.

One side.

The other side.

The bag. Plastic on the main parts. The outer sides are in a metallic gold color with metalic pink piping. The inside of the bag is a muted pink. Double zippers. The zipper pulls say 'Sephora' as well as embroidered pink on both sides. 

All the items I received in the bag.

0.5 oz. Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital Sunscreen Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Full size: 1.7 oz. for $45.00

0.5 fl. oz. Tarte Brazilliance Skin Rejuvenating Maracuja self tanner

Full size: 5.5 oz. for $37.00

0.5 oz. Boscia Self-Defense Vital Antioxidant Moisture Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Full size: 1.4 fl. oz. $36.00

0.16 fl. oz. Miracle Skin Transformer SPF 20 face in Medium I received an exact same sample of this in my last New Beauty Test Tube.

Full size: 0.85 oz. for $18.00

0.64 oz Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Cream + Broad Spectrum SPF 50+ for face

Full size: 2 oz. for $35.00

0.03 oz. Bare Minerals Mineral Veil Broad Spectrum SPF 25

Full size: 0.3 oz. for $20.00

Bare Minerals mini Flawless Face brush

Full size: $22.00

0.3 fl. oz. Clarins UV Plus HP Broad Spectrum SPF 40 

Full size: 1.7 oz. for $40.00

0.14 oz. Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer

Full size: 0.35 oz. for $30.00

.25 0z Dr. Brandt Flexitone BB Cream with broad spectrum SPF 30

Full size: 1 oz. for $30.00

0.169 fl. oz. Sephora Age defy moisture cream SPF 15 Sunscreen

Full size: 1 oz. for $15.00

1.69 fl. oz. St. Tropez 'One Night Only' Instant Glow Body Lotion

Full size: 5 oz for $15.00

.25 fl. oz. Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 20

Full size: 1 fl. oz. for $42.00

0.5 oz. L'Occitane en Provence Brightening Hand Care

Full size: 2.5 oz for $30.00

0.5 oz. Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Day Moisture Defense Lotion oil free SPF 30

Full size: 1.7 oz. for $42.00

0.5 fl. oz. Josie Maran Argan Daily Moisturizer

Full size: 4 fl. oz. for $54.00

0.5 fl. oz. Ole Henriksen Protect the Truth SPF 50+

Full size: 1.7 fl. oz. for $35.00

0.5 fl. oz. Origins A Perfect World SPF 25

Full size: 6.7 fl. oz. for $27.50

I also am signed up for the Beauty Insider program and with the purchase I made of the Sun Safety Kit, I was able to get a 500 perk point gift. I have been hearing that Buxom lip glosses are really good and the 500 point perk was a Buxom Glow and Tell gift set. The set included: 

0.2 fl. oz. Lash in Blackest Black

0.23 fl. oz Divine Goddess Luminizer

0.07 fl. oz. Full-On Lip Polish lipgloss in Tonya

0.07 oz. Hot Escapes Bronzer in Tahiti

There was also a coupon code for a deluxe sample of your choice. You could either choose from a mascara, Murad cleanser or a Shiseido lip gloss. 

.06 oz. Shiseido Lacuer Rouge in RD 607

And lastly, as with every Sephora.com order I picked my three samples. 

.33 fl. oz. Living Proof frizz nourishing styling cream

0.33 fl oz. Soap and Glory The Righteous Butter

0.03 fl. oz. hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation in Nude

New Beauty Test Tube May 2013

In my last post I mentioned that I heard that New Beauty Test Tube was changing their shipping schedule from a quarterly beauty box to a bi-monthly one. I did receive an email that this would be the new schedule and I received the first box on that new schedule today. 

Price: $29.99

Ships out: Every other month

First Look!

Celebrity Beauty Secrets Book Normally the Test Tube comes with a copy of New Beauty Magazine, this month I received a book written by New Beauty's Beauty editors. I usually just throw away the magazine each month, but I think that I might actually look through this book. 

Retail Value: $14.95 

1.7 fl. oz. Bliss Body Butter in 'Lemon and Sage'

Approximate Value: $4.33

0.85 fl. oz. Ahava 3-in-1 Mineral Toning Cleanser

Approximate Value: $3.00

.17 fl. oz. Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil So excited to try this one out! I have heard some really great things about this Argan oil and I keep hearing that Josie Maran's is the best. I was eventually going to purchase a little bottle to try out, now I don't have to!

Approximate Value: $5.35

FULL SIZE 0.15 fl. oz. Bare Minerals 'Marvelous Moxie' lipgloss in 'Spark Plug' This is a new product that Bare Minerals just came out with. 

Approximate Value: $18.00

0.5 fl. oz. Lumene 'Vitamin C+ Age Defying Artic Cloudberry Day Cream'

Approximate Value: $5.88

15 Packets ( 0.02 fl. oz. in each packet) of Hydroxatone 'Instant Effect 90 Second Wrinkle Reducer on the go singles'

Approximate Value: $39.98

2 fl. oz. Ojon 'Damage Reverse' Restorative Conditioner

Approximate Value: $10.00

1 fl. oz. Philosophy shampoo, bath and shower gel in 'Love Sweet Love'

Approximate Value: $1.50

1.9 oz. Living Proof Full Thickening Mousse

Approximate Value: $10.40

This month I received an extra bag of Bonus Products. I have never received these extras in any other Test Tube. This might be a special for the change in their company. It came in a clear plastic bag - perfect for airplane carryon items. 

0.16 fl. oz. Miracle Skin Transformer SPF 20 Face in 'Medium'

Approximate Value: $4.52

.052 oz. Colore Science Glow and Go Travel Puff in 'Pearl Powder' This product intrigued me The directions state, "Just pat this luxurious puff against your skin to release the pigment.  Then blend gently across the face for sheer even coverage.  Pat two to three times to release more pigment.  Apple more pressure on the sponse to get heavier coverage." The product can be reused and after the product is gone you can use and wash the puff for other products. Apparently Colore Science does not make this product anymore. I was excited to try this out on a trip that I will be taking next month and see how I like it. I guess that's the only time I will be able to use this product...

Approximate Value: $10.00

0.4 oz. Dr. Brandt 'Pores No More Vacuum Cleaner blackhead extractor' 

Approximate Value: $7.33

0.14 fl.oz Lumene Sensitive Touch 5 Minute SOS Cream

Approximate Value: $1.65

.68 fl. oz. Kneipp 'Sleep Well' Herbal Bath Valerian and Hops

Approximate Value: $5.50 

Total Approximate Value: $113.39 for the tube and the book. Total for the bonus items were $29.00. In total this month's tube had a value of $142.39.

I am pretty sure that the bonus items are just leftover stock from previous Test Tubes. The Lumene cream and the Miracle skin transformer were in a Spring 2012 Test Tube. This explains why some of the products are no longer made and the packaging on the Kneipp bath oil and Dr. Brant blackhead extractor is different now. Despite this I still think that it was nice for the added bonus products bag.

I wish this bag had more makeup products in it, but the Test Tube has historically been mostly skincare products. I am much happier with the products that were in this month's tube than the dismal tube I received last time. This definitely makes up for it.

Every other Test Tube also has coupons for Spa Look.  This was the first tube that I did not receive those coupons.  I'm not too upset about the lack of coupons because I have never used them before. I just checked the Spa Look website and they currently have a promotion on the site that is very similar to the coupons that were sent out in the Test Tubes.

Also this month New Beauty started a referral program. If you refer a friend you will receive a free tube and the friend will receive a discount of $5.00 off their next shipment. I checked out the referral program on the New Beauty site and the referring individual needs to submit the name and email address of the friend to get this discount. If you would like for me to get you this discount, leave a comment below with your name and email address. If you would prefer a little more privacy, just email me.