Ipsy Reveals Are Up for the January 2018 Glam Bag!

I am getting:
Cake by cake body balm:)
Global beauty charcoal mask
BellaPierre cosmetics stay put brow gel
So susan liquid matte in raisin flesh or pumpkin
The balm mary lou manizer
Pretty happy with this bag!

I just contacted Ipsy care to see if I could have my profile set that I have brown eyebrows, and would like to receive dark brown eyebrow product when available, to make sure I don’t get any brow product in blond when my profile says I have blond hair. Their response was that they could not personalize brow products I receive, because their system doesn’t take things like hair color into consideration when picking products.
Ridiculous. Any time they have brow products, they usually always have them in a darker and lighter shade. Why can’t I just opt into the darker one? It makes me even more sure now that they pick at random. Nothing is actually personalized. This was the final straw for me. Goodbye Ipsy! I’d rather have a subscription where everyone gets the same (or nearly the same thing) so I don’t have to see another person complaining about getting something I would have preferred over what I got in my bag. Why have this subscription if I’m going to be experiencing FOMO anyways?
Sorry if this annoyed anyone who’s loving their Ipsy subscription right now. I think they’re good for anyone who’s new to makeup and wants to try new stuff. They just aren’t for me anymore.

I just contacted Ipsy care to see if I could have my profile set that I have brown eyebrows, and would like to receive dark brown eyebrow product when available, to make sure I don’t get any brow product in blond when my profile says I have blond hair. Their response was that they could not personalize brow products I receive, because their system doesn’t take things like hair color into consideration when picking products.
Ridiculous. Any time they have brow products, they usually always have them in a darker and lighter shade. Why can’t I just opt into the darker one? It makes me even more sure now that they pick at random. Nothing is actually personalized. This was the final straw for me. Goodbye Ipsy! I’d rather have a subscription where everyone gets the same (or nearly the same thing) so I don’t have to see another person complaining about getting something I would have preferred over what I got in my bag. Why have this subscription if I’m going to be experiencing FOMO anyways?

I love my bag. This has to be my favorite one yet.

Ciate Fierce Flicks (Full Size) = $19
Vasanti Contour Eyeshadow Brush = $22
Kokie Kissable Lipstick (Full Size) =$6
1 – BioRepublic Pomegranate Sheet Mask = $5 (average)
1 – BioRepublic Aloe Sheet Mask = $5 (average)
Be Fine Exfoliating Cleanser 1oz. = $10
Total = $67.00 – $10.00 = $57.00 Not bad.

In case anyone here is interested, there is a second variation for this month’s bag design on Instagram. Almost identical to the first one, except it has a white stripe in the middle instead of pink.

After I saw that did have the survey I also saw that Ipsy offers:
“Adjust Glam Bag Frequency”.

Maybe that was always there but I’ve never seen it before.
It says you can get billed every other month at $12.00 to receive a $6.00 glam bag every other month.

Ipsy you are amazing every month!! I do not ever understand how someone complains. For 10$ we are given everything and a cute bag! I have turned most of my bags into wristlets and get compliments all the time!! I get 60-80$ worth of product a month and it’s always so well matched!! You guys rock!! And your customer service is amaze balls as well! I love you ipsy! Always have! Always will!!

One of the greatest thing I enjoy about Ipsy is the fact that they have great customer service. The communication between agents of Ipsy and clients is phenomenal. I ordered an offer from Ipsy and found one item, an eyelash curler was not functional. After contacting Ipsy customer service the issue was quickly resolved. I really have no serious complaints about my Ipsy subscription. I play with my profile monthly and so far I have been very happy with my products I have received.

One of the greatest thing I enjoy about Ipsy is the fact that they have great customer service. The communication between agents of Ipsy and clients is phenomenal. I ordered an offer from Ipsy and found one item, an eyelash curler was not functional. After contacting Ipsy customer service the issue was quickly resolved. I really have no serious complaints about my Ipsy subscription. I play with my profile monthly and so far I have been very happy with my products I have received.

Since posters have been talking about that questionnaire I went to my manage membership page and I had the 30 item questionnaire too – cool.

ABSOLUTE NEW YORK – Eye Artiste Single Shadow in VIP or Posse
DERMELECT – Microfacial Exfoliating Masque
F.A.R.A.H BRUSHES – Z-Tweeze Dual Ended Tweezer
LUE BY JEAN SEO – Balance Hydrating and Calming Serum
THEBALM COSMETICS – Mary-Lou Manizer

Didn’t really ask for tools but I can definitely give the tweezers to my mom. I did ask for highlighters but I actually have a bunch now so meh but I guess we’ll see. Seems better than last month’s bag.

Im getting:

*Fre Skincare Revive Me Serum {meh}

*Vasanti black liner {this is a full size item retails for $19 I believe but meh black liner}

*Alterna Haircare Caviar CC Cream {my daughter will benefit from this}

*Kokie Cosmetics liquid lip {this is a full size item that retails for $6 at walmart}

*theBalm Mary Lou Manizer {ugh}

Last months bag was so awesome after 5 months of crap bags. Now another crap bag. I think after a year and a half its time to say goodbye to ipsy :'(

I’m usually really happy with my bags. Of course there are things that idea rather have than certain items, but overall pleased. No major complaints.

-Ciate London Fierce Flicks

– So Susan Liquid Matte lipstick

-Trust Fund Lip Scrub

-Emma Nail Polish in Mia is my BFF

-Mary-Lou Manizer

Trade the balm sample for the highlighter brush and I may have a nearly perfect me. Again. No major complaints.

I have read comments that a lot of people are unhappy not to get a unicorn or similar brush set.
I am not an Amazon seller, of course, but I bought two really GREAT brush sets recently: One Mermaid colored set and one white Unicorn set with gorgeous colored soft brush bristles.
Each is a huge brush set ( 16 pcs. with 8 eye brushes, 8 face brushes including a fan brush, which I love) for just about the cost of 2 Ipsy bags, or 2 Birchboxes.

Unless a person buys Jane Iredale brushes, which I do love for the quality but not the price, they are all made in China now as far as I know. The reviews on Amazon should give a fair idea of durability and quality of fashionable Mermaid/ Unicorn/ other brush sets.

I went ahead and bought the brush sets I wanted because I don’t think any sub box is going to put a really good and large set in a sub box ( BellePierre Luxor brush set, which was so bad I’ll never forget, doesn’t count).

I know this isn’t sub box related, but I hate to see people disappointed over wanting things possibly advertised or shown which I don’t think are going to come in any boxes, not in a $10 box or a $100 box either.

I am pretty happy with my bag! I got:

REAL CHEMISTRY
Fresh-Start Foaming Cleanser – I am almost out of cleanser, so this is perfect timing.

BELLAPIERRE COSMETICS
StayPut Brow Gel in Locorice or Cardamom – This is not like anything I’ve used, so I’m interested in trying it out. Hopefully the right color arrives. Otherwise, I’ll gift it to my daughter, who is much lighter than I am.

SO SUSAN
Liquid Matte in Raisin Flesh or Pumpkin – Jury is out. I really don’t like matte lipsticks. I’m all about the gloss. The colors look pretty, though, and I can always put some gloss on top.

TRUST FUND BEAUTY
Lip Scrub – I don’t really need another lip scrub, but it will be fun to try something a little different.

THE BALM COSMETICS
Mary-Lou Manizer – I am absolutely in love with another one of these I received a number of months ago, and it’s almost gone. Hope I love this as much!

Would have liked the Oribe or the eye cream, but am happy with my bag. On a related note, I am not sure why I don’t get more eye cream. I’m in the target demographic….

This bag looks to be an overall winner for me:

CAKE BY CAKE BEAUTY
Heavy Cream Intensive Body Balm – loved the hand cream, can’t wait to try

ABSOLUTE NEW YORK
Eye Artiste Single Shadow in VIP or Posse – eh – this is ok, lots of neutral shadows

THEBALM COSMETICS
Mary-Lou Manizer – not a huge highlighter user, but ok for a trial as lots love this one

OLE HENRIKSEN
Banana Bright™ Eye Crème – yay – love this brand and eye creams

SLMISSGLAM
L36 Tapered Highlight Brush – love a brush and like that it goes with the product sent

I’m getting that City Color Palette…really unhappy about that. But getting a Lue Serum that looks interesting. The rest is just meh.

yo. birchbox reveals are up and it killed it for a THIRD month compared to ipsy.

I cancelled my Ipsy yesterday. I only started in May, 2017. 🙁 One of the reasons is now I get a couple of indie makeup subs, so I definitely don’t need more makeup. I get really tired of swapping / selling stuff… it’s OK sometimes, especially indie stuff that is more rare, but normally, I don’t like to do it (we’re at sub-zero temps here right now and for a while). I skipped last month’s Ipsy and this month’s Ipsy… then just decided to cancel. Maybe I’ll re-up for February and hope for something awesome for the month of Valentine’s Day. Don’t care so much about what a bag looks like for the most part, although that is a cute part of the Ipsy “deal.” I DO peruse the Ipsy offers weekly and bought the masks last week. I was excited when we could pick an item and when I signed up, you could only opt out of two categories, not three like some are (since they were grandfathered in on that). That was kind of a breaking point to me. I don’t wear foundation, powders, BB/CC creams, contour, bronzer, etc. I’m mainly about the eye shadow, mascara, concealer, lipstick, etc…. and I can get my favorite love – eye shadow – in my indie subs every month.

I’m looking more towards skincare ONLY now. I get Benevolent Beauty Box here and there (I do skip certain months, depending on if in town or if I’m on product overload), so I think I will re-up that for February and that’s all full-sized cruelty-free products. I didn’t like BoxyCharm, so nope on that. I’m perusing the vegan/natural/cruelty-free boxes on MSA right now. Skincare is my first priority and makeup is a close second. I’m 36 now, but skincare has been a big deal since my teens.

We’ll see on Ipsy for me, anyway. I hated Birchbox and I have thought of Play! by Sephora, but that looks equally as useless as Birchbox, so I might come back to Ipsy, but there are SO MANY boxes now, that I’m looking for quality over quantity. Not too expensive, but not so cheap that I can’t enjoy something that is natural/cruelty-free/vegan or vegetarian, etc.

I managed to find the survey on my profile! I didn’t receive an email or a notice on the app or website, I went into the app and into my account, and then membership, and then ‘manage membership’ (where you’d go to cancel or pause your membership)
And the option was there to ‘improve glam bag products’ and I got the survey! I assume since they didn’t notify me of this option that’s it’s just there for everybody and only some people are getting the notification to try it, but I hope this helps somebody out.

Has anyone tried asking Ipsy why some people are receiving a survey to ask what they want in upcoming bags and others aren’t receiving it? I just don’t understand their system. They have to know they’re disappointing so many people by having to see others get more say in what they’ll be receiving. Especially now that we can’t pick any of our items. Total unfairness. I like my bag this month but I think I’m gonna email support asking why everyone hasn’t received this survey and if I don’t get it by the end of this month I’m cancelling. If they couldn’t have it available for everyone they shouldn’t have given the option to anyone.

I don’t care for my bag this month. A first for me.

Fre Skincare Revive Me Serum (never heard of it)

CIATÉ LONDON
Fierce Flicks Liquid Eyeliner (okay as it is a pen liner)

PURLISSE BEAUTY
Blue Lotus Seed 5-in-1 Mud Mask + Exfoliant (i’ll use it)

KOKIE COSMETICS
Kissable Liquid Lipstick in Desire or Mad About Mauve (ugh. Not another mauve lippie and I’ve not heard of this brand)

CITY COLOR COSMETICS
Contour Palette. (I don’t use contour palettes so this is useless to me)

I get 2 bags and the month before last I changed my profile to match a friends features because she would always get the exact items I wanted & that month I got a great bag. Last month was just ok. This month I’m pretty much devastated. The only thing I really wanted was the FURLESS loose pigment & of course it’s not in either bag. But a bunch of stuff I don’t want IS. 😞

I have no words for my bag, except, I hate it! My profile is set up to receive very little makeup yet 3 of my items are makeup. And the skincare products I did receive aren’t that great either.

I’m getting:

– Ciate Liquid Eyeliner (Seriously, another eyeliner, won’t use)
– TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer (won’t use)
– Global Beauty Care Charcoal Mask (Meh)
– Bellapierre Brow Gel (Seriously, won’t use)
– Befine Exfoliating Cleanser (Meh)

Reading through the reviews, it seems like my bag is coming from Mars. At least from what I read, not very many people are getting the junk that’s in my bag, except for the eyeliner and The Balm which seems like everyone is getting.

I really wanted the Olehenriksen eye cream. If that was the only thing in my bag it would have been better than everything in this bag. I may be cancelling.

I’m getting:
Seraphine botanicals raisin cream long lasting lip stain
Dermelect microfacial exfoliating masque
Blue balance hydrating and calming serum
Thebalm Mary Lou manizer
Slmissglam tapered highlight brush
This is only my 3rd bag and I’m looking forward to it!