Ipsy Review – May 2014

Ipsy is by far my favorite subscription. I don’t think there is a better value out there. I’ve been a subscriber since November 2012 and I’ve only received a couple bags that I didn’t like.

I loved this month’s bag. It was heavy on skincare which was new for me from ipsy but it was a great change from makeup.

I received the Hang Ten sunscreen, Pacifica eyeshadow, derma e microdermabrasion, Hey Honey mask and Purlisse moisturizer.

Even though the pacifica shadow won’t be used since it has next to no pigmentation and I won’t use the Hey Honey mask since it sounds messy I’m still happy with my bag.

Thought this was a really awesome bag this month! Loved the makeup bag and most of the stuff in it. I got the hair mask, eyeshadow, sunscreen, lip pencil and samples of body wash. I will be using everything in it. Ipsy never disappoints!

I love my Ipsy this month! I got the Pacifica eye shadow, Purlisse moisturizer, Hey Honey Mask, Avene Spring Water, Jersey Shore sunscreen. I’m so glad that Ipsy gave my sunscreen because it’s already crazy hot here in LA, so love to try new sunscreens. The bag is so cute. I love Ipsy and can’t want to go to their Beauty convention in a couple of weeks!

Mine was similar to yours. I received the other sunscreen, which has white pigmentation and a Calvin Klein perfume instead of the lip color.

I was disappointed with the eyeshadow and “meh” with the sunscreen. I do love the bag this month. I liked everything else. I did hear some were using the shadow as a highlighter. I think the glitter is kind of chunky for that though. Although the purple is not overly pigmented I don’t hate it.

Ironically, the first month after I unsubscribe the bag is cute and looks like a decent material. I hated their bags that smelled like plastic and chemicals! It was one of the reasons i unsubscribed.

For those on the wait list concerned about everything being posted to Facebook…You can change the setting from ‘Public” to “Only Me” when you sign up….then no one sees the posts but you. That’s what I did and I have never even seen anything from Ipsy posted on my page.

Got mine this afternoon. Glad that my Nailtini is NOT Frappe. (It is Champagne, though, so it may still be too light for me, but I’ll give it a try or see what I can do with layers.)

But, I got the Hang Ten sunscreen and it’s got all these organic chemicals in it (and I use “organic” in the chemistry sense, meaning synthetic molecules with lots of carbon atoms…). I got a horrible rash from some Neutrogena sunscreen with some similar-sounding chemicals in it. I’ll have to double check to make sure the ingredients list isn’t the same. Otherwise I might swap.

This was my first ipsy bag, and I love it! I got the items pictured above, except my Pacifica duo is a bronze / pink combo, and instead of the Revlon balm I received the Too Faced bronzer. I love Too Faced and have wanted to try the Chocolate Soleil bronzer forever, so that’s a total win for me!

I also signed up for Glossybox. The April box was my first, and honestly, this ipsy bag was every bit as nice. Add in all the late delivery drama and I might not stay with GB for long.

This is my first ipsy and I love the bag – it’s adorable. I kinda wish I’d gotten the Revlon – I’ve been wanting to try those, but overall I’m happy – I’ll keep going for a few more months. I just started up BirchBox again – and this month Ipsy was the winner, though maybe just because of the bag… 🙂

I was very happy with my Ipsy bag this month. First, the bag is so much better – not smelly and so very cute. I received the sunscreen, neutral eyeshadow (had to put on a couple of layers), the honey exfoliating peel off face mask, the pur-lisse moisturizer and a microdermabrasion scrub by derma e. The scrub smells so good and felt great after using it. It may be something I purchase again. I’m using the pur-lisse today. It was a very light moisturizer, which I liked. Overall, a win bag from Ipsy. eyeshadow wasn’t that great, but I think I’ll try to use it.

I had to quit this awhile back. I though I never would because I love that they give you bags. but it got to be the things they picked for me I couldn’t use, it was a shame because there were always items I would have loved to receive ….oh well it’s such a great value if you can use what they send. the water in this bag……hmmm I don’t know about that but at least you can use it! If the lipstick worked for me I would have been happy with this box.

Eh… not terribly upset that I didn’t get it this month. Hopefully my other boxes keep me entertained!

Wow! Those are some nice items.

my bag this month had a total value of $42.60 so I’m pretty happy about that, however I tried on some of the hang ten sunscreen and it smells like i bathed with a bottle of rum…not like a fruity pina colada rum drink…straight up alcohol. Very disappointing. I had the same gripe with my pacifica duo…I got the other duo and I’m honestly so sick of neutral eyeshadows from my last three ipsy bags so I took all eyeshadow off my quiz. I did use the lighter shade as an eyebrow highlight and i’m thinking the light shade would make a good highlighter….i was happier with my last two bags though.

You should really consider using the Revlon color balm, I bought a darker pink on a whim and I get the most random compliments on it. Plus it’s long lasting and highly pigmented. I sadly did not receive one in my ipsy bag this month. I did receive the lighter version of the pacifica eye shadow (A brand I love too) and am happy with the bronze side but like you said the pink has very little actual color

I’ve been really enjoying Ipsy. My bag should arrive today, but I’m supposed to get the Too Faced bronzer. I have fair skin and I’m worried (based on the picture in my Glam room) it might be too dark, but if it doesn’t work for me I have a friend who will love to get it. The thing about Ipsy is that $10 is an easy splurge and the samples are always deluxe plus there’s usually one full size.
Regarding the Pacifica. . .I haven’t tried their eyeshadow but I did buy the eye liner (gel liner in the pot) and it was beyond terrible. Very streaky and unmanageable. I love their BB cream though. Maybe the eyeshadow will work better applied damp.

This is my first Ipsy month I’m not crazy about–there seemed to be a lot of great products available this month, but I feel like I got all the loser ones. Half are going to be swapped, and the ones I’m keeping are functional if not exciting (sunscreen, yawn). But I do LOVE the canvas makeup bag!!! Such a great bag. And that alone, plus knowing how high value my past months have been, make the $10 worth it even if I’m a little disappointed.

I got the sunscreen, the same eyeshadow as you, a fluff brush (very happy to get a brush in the bag!) the pur-lisse moisturizer (I have dry skin so awesome – also, the value on it is incredible), and the nailtini nail polish. This bag was a huge win for me and with the pur-lisse being a .5 oz sample compared to a the full size at 1.7oz for $55 I grand totaled my bag at around $40 value! Also, I love the canvas material in the ipsy bag this month.

I think the canvas bag this month was my absolute favorite. Also this month’s items were also a step up. This month was a total win.

This was my first Ipsy bag and I was thrilled with the contents! I know they normally send makeup items, but I’ve been looking for good skincare items with summer coming up so this was a win :).

I also received the Hang 10 sunscreen, the Eau Thermale Avene and the Pacifica eyeshadow. My other two items were a Balanced Guru “No Frizz” Balancing Oil (which smells AMAZING) and Boo-Boo Cover-up. I actually tried out the cover up this morning and love it! It’s non-comedogenic and has tea tree oil!

I’ve been on a wait list for awhile. I’m not sure I will ever get off unless I post a bunch of stuff to Facebook and social media which I don’t want to be forced into. Does anyone know how long the wait list usually takes? Looks like a great subscription!

I absolutely love ipsy! They send the best value for the price IMO, and have a really good variety in each bag. I received the Pacifica eyeshadow, a different type of sunscreen, the deep conditioner, and honey peel-off mask, and a nice-sized jar of a micro-dermabrasion scrub. Really loved the selection, and all the brands were new to me, with the exception of Pacifica, however, I didn’t know Pacifica made makeup, so all items were new discoveries to me!

Hi Liz, I like to look at the value of what I get in my Ipsy bags too. Just thought I’d let you know that the eva-nyc Therapy Session Hair Mask 60mL is listed on their site for $12.00. Love your blog!

I got almost the same bag…I got a Calvin Klein Euphoria perfume sample instead of the Revlon balm. Wish I had gotten that balm instead!! Overall I kind of thought this was too much skincare type stuff this month. Still pretty happy with it though.

I am getting a bunch of skin products. Wondering how I can tweak my profile to get something like the lip balm?