For those of you unfamiliar with Ipsy, it's a $10/month subscription service. You fill out a survey, and each month, you get 4-5 beauty products plus the bag they come in.
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| Ipsy, April 2014 |
The bag itself is purple and features a record with the slogan of the month - "Beauty Rocks!" It's juvenile as hell, but I still like it more than last month's avant-garde design that looked to me like it was trying to imitate something and failing. But really, I don't get Ipsy for the bag, and there's only been one I loved so far. Onto the goodies!
Urban Decay 24/7 Velvet Liner - Retail value $15
This was the item that every Ipsy subscriber this month received. I'm definitely an Urban Decay devotee - expect a review of their Electric Palette soon! - so I was excited to get a new liner to replace the black liner I killed back in high school. (Such raccoon eyes. WHY.) The liner isn't as dark as I would have expected, but it glides on nice and smooth and is easy to smoke out. This will definitely get used!
Cailyn Tinted Lip Balm in Acid Pink - Retail value $19
Oh, Cailyn. This a great color. You have a brush in the packaging, which makes you awesome. So why do you market this as a lip balm!? It's definitely not moisturizing. Is it as drying as the worst lip things I've tried? No. But it's definitely no balm! That being said, the color's beautiful and nearly opaque with just one pass on the lips. I think it's obscenely overpriced, so I wouldn't buy it, but I'll use this.
City Color White Gold Shadow and Highlight Mousse - Retail value $2.99
City Color is ridiculously cheap. I received a blush from them in February's bag, and was pleased with the quality and size. I'm also all about shiny, highlight-y things, so I was pumped to try this mousse! It's glittery, a light gold, and absolutely stunning. If you want subtlety, this is NOT the product for you. However, if you love products that require a little to go a long way and are SO SPARKLY OMFG, you'll use the crap out of this. I already have three other highlighters and I'm still going to use this.
Benefit Lollitint - Retail value $6
BENEFIT BENEFIT BENEFIT. I love you, but I hate your prices. I was so excited to get to try this! Lollitint is a beautiful purple-ish color. It's in-your-face going on, but blended out will give you a light stain that lasts all day. The sample size may be tiny, but it's one of those products where you don't need to use much. While I might be tempted to purchase the full size when I'm done with this, I won't for one reason: the damn applicator! The applicator in the mini is better than the full size, but that's not saying much. This is the ridiculous way Benefit wants you to apply its cheek tints to your face:
This was the item that every Ipsy subscriber this month received. I'm definitely an Urban Decay devotee - expect a review of their Electric Palette soon! - so I was excited to get a new liner to replace the black liner I killed back in high school. (Such raccoon eyes. WHY.) The liner isn't as dark as I would have expected, but it glides on nice and smooth and is easy to smoke out. This will definitely get used!
Cailyn Tinted Lip Balm in Acid Pink - Retail value $19
Oh, Cailyn. This a great color. You have a brush in the packaging, which makes you awesome. So why do you market this as a lip balm!? It's definitely not moisturizing. Is it as drying as the worst lip things I've tried? No. But it's definitely no balm! That being said, the color's beautiful and nearly opaque with just one pass on the lips. I think it's obscenely overpriced, so I wouldn't buy it, but I'll use this.
City Color White Gold Shadow and Highlight Mousse - Retail value $2.99
City Color is ridiculously cheap. I received a blush from them in February's bag, and was pleased with the quality and size. I'm also all about shiny, highlight-y things, so I was pumped to try this mousse! It's glittery, a light gold, and absolutely stunning. If you want subtlety, this is NOT the product for you. However, if you love products that require a little to go a long way and are SO SPARKLY OMFG, you'll use the crap out of this. I already have three other highlighters and I'm still going to use this.
Benefit Lollitint - Retail value $6
BENEFIT BENEFIT BENEFIT. I love you, but I hate your prices. I was so excited to get to try this! Lollitint is a beautiful purple-ish color. It's in-your-face going on, but blended out will give you a light stain that lasts all day. The sample size may be tiny, but it's one of those products where you don't need to use much. While I might be tempted to purchase the full size when I'm done with this, I won't for one reason: the damn applicator! The applicator in the mini is better than the full size, but that's not saying much. This is the ridiculous way Benefit wants you to apply its cheek tints to your face:
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| Really? WHY. |
Fortunately, Benefit seems to have realized their error and is releasing their tints - Benetint, Chachatint, Lollitint, Posietint - in balm form!
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| OMG YAY. |
These beauties are coming out in June, and I will definitely pick at least one up. Only question - Lolli or Chacha?
Kiss Lashes - Retail value $7
I looooove false lashes. I generally don't have the patience to deal with them and I am terrible at putting them on, but I still love them. These aren't my usual cup of tea - I'm not sure I like the way some lashes are longer than others - but I'll give them a shot.
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| Top to bottom: Lollitint (Blended), City Color, UD (two swipes), Cailyn |
Overall, this bag had a value of nearly $50, and I'm going to use every single product in it. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. This probably means next month will be worse than January's skincare/haircare bag, but honestly, it'll be worth it.
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