IPSY January 2014

I received my IPSY bag in the mail today. 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 a bright, sky blue color with silhouettes of bottles and tubes lining the bottom half of the bag. I know that a lot of other bloggers complained that there was a strong chemical smell emanating from the bag and I have to agree that the bag stunk! The smell did go away after a while,  but despite that smell, I still didn't like the bag this month.  This bag went directly in the donation pile. 

 This month's theme is "19 Reasons 2014 will be Amazing"

 1 fl. oz. Briogeo 'Don't Despair, Repair" hair mask

 1 oz. èpicè purifying exfoliant

 .272.fl oz. Yaby Natural Finish liquid foundation in Buff

 (4) pads Proactiv Mark Fading Pads

Mica Beauty tinted lip balm in #5 Natural

This month was a fail for me from IPSY.  Usually I really love all of the products that I receive from the bag, this month seemed to focus more on the skincare products than the makeup products that IPSY is known to deliver. Every month can't be a home run, hopefully next month will be better and this won't be the start of a downward spiral that IPSY has in the past (as MyGlam - look it up if you don't know what I"m talking about.)

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IPSY May 2013

I received my IPSY bag in the mail today. 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.

This Month's theme is 'Spring Fever'

The bag this month was shades of orange and green - almost like a Missoni print. 

Each bag has discounts on the month's products, which included a coupon code for $110.00 off hair styling tools and hair extensions, plus a free thermal pouch at NuMe. 

FULL SIZE .33oz. Pacifica 'Island Vanilla' perfume roll on. Really warm,vanilla-y scent. It's described as "Tahitian vanilla, loved for its fruity and slightly floral aroma, is anchored with rich Bourbon vanilla notes." I think this would be nice to wear in the fall. It's a great size to throw in your purse. 

Approximate Value: $12.00

 .14fl. oz. Juice Beauty lipgloss in 'Pink' Nice color in the bottle. The gloss is really thin, I applied it and it felt very watery. Color wasn't very pigmented. It left a slight hint of color, and a good amount of shine on my lips. Don't think it lasted on my lips for even an hour.

Approximate Value: $7.50

Yaby Concealer refill in 'Buff' When I first took this out of the bag, I thought it was an eyeshadow. I tried to swatch the color and noticed that the product was creamy. It wasn't until I went to the website where I found out exactly what I got. Bonus - I think this color might work for me. Don't know if everyone got the same color or if it was personalized to a color that might fit my skin tone. This product would fit nicely in the Glam RX pallet that came in the March bag. Unfortunately I was still on the waiting list when this bag shipped, so I don't know what I'm going to do with this sample. 

Approximate Value: $4.85

FULL SIZE Zoya nail polish in 'Neely' It's a nice sea foam green color. I immediately painted my nails. The color is nice and the polish dries quickly. I would purchase from this brand again. I checked out the website and it says that this color was originally created for the runway show of designer Peter Som. 

Approximate Value: $8.00

10ml. NuMe Finishing Serum I have received a sample of another NuMe product from another sample box in the past and it worked really well. Like impressively well. But this brand is soooooo expensive. I have high hopes for this sample. 

Approximate Value: $20.34

Total Approximate Value: $52.69

I'm horrible at math, so I'm not confident that I did all the calculations correctly on the approximate values of these samples. However, if I did do them correctly - that's a really high value for this bag! In all there are a few products that I am excited to try out and overall this is a great bag.