I really look forward to my Ipsy bags every month. This month's bag has a nautical blue and white striped design with anchors and rope. The Ipsters received 2 mini eye shadows from Yaby cosmetics which were chosen from 4 shades. The postcard that came in the bag features discounts from the brands that were in this month's bag, but you would have to be a member in order to receive the code. The bags are very affordable and for $10 a month and you can test out new products that you may have not heard of before at a fraction of the price. Recently, the bags have come with at least 4-5 full size or deluxe size samples of from different brands and so far there wasn't any bags that were a flop to me.
I received a turquoise blue shade that is more so on the greenish blue spectrum of colors and the lighter shade is a very neutral skintone shade that would be perfect for transitioning in between the brow bone. When I first swiped it with my fingers the turquoise shade was very pigmented but then the shadow faded quite a bit once I made the swatch on my hand. When i wiped the eye shadows from my hand with a paper towel the colors were gone almost immediately which gives me reason to believe they wont have very long staying power.
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The Juice Beauty Hydrating mist is organic and it has claims of hydrating and toning the skin. I had a bad experience with Juice Beauty's sunscreen lotion in one of the past Ipsy bags because it left a noticeable white overcast on my face so I was already hesitant about this product. When I sprayed it on my hand it made my hand feel a little dry and it has a herbally smell that lingers afterwards. I don't particularly care for the smell so I probably wont be using the spray.
The site says that the toner has blends of "rosehip, ylang ylang, resveratrol grapeseed oil and antioxidant-rich organic juices." This spray holds 1 Fl oz so it is what I would consider a deluxe size sample and it retails at $22 for 6.75 oz.
I did appreciate the La Fresh Travel Lite Makeup remover wipes because the scent reminds of baby powder. This pouch comes with 8 wipes and I love travel size wipes like these because I can throw them in my bag if I am travelling. The only downside it that that wipes did not completely remove all of the makeup of my face, but it did a good job with my eye makeup. I don't mind that it didn't remove all of my makeup though because I wash my face right after I wipe my makeup off so that really isn't a big problem for me. It also didn't dry my skin out like some wipes do and that's a major plus. The wipes are a full size based on La Fresh's website and they retail at $1.49 which is a steal! If I saw them at one of my local drugstore I would definitely purchase these.
My favorite product would have to be the Glam Rx mini Freestyle magnetic palette because it is so cute and functional. I think this palette was designed specifically for Ipsy subscribers because there isn't a link to where you can purchase the product. I like this palette because I finally have a place to put a eye shadow refill that i received from another Ipsy bag a couple of months ago. With the 3 shadows in the palette I can probably fit one more large eye shadow and possibly another mini. Maybe I can go to Mac and pick up woodwinked. I have been dying to get my hands on that one for a while!
If you want to become a member of the Ipsy community it's free, you have to subscribe if you want to recieve the bags. Here is the link www.Ipsy.com
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