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IPSY Glam Bag is one of the most popular and affordable subscriptions around, and our readers have selected it as one of the top beauty boxes for the last 5 years running! IPSY Glam Bag connects members with five makeup, skincare, hair care, and other beauty sample... read more.
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Aghh!! I want the Frank Coffee Scrub soooo bad. I just subbed a few days ago. Heres hoping they still have some beauty bags left.
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Traci Rhein
It says one of my products is a Mirabella black eyeliner and that’s not even listed…
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Sarah
Mine too. I am not jazzed. Eyeliners were the exact reason I unsubscribed before and now they’re sending me more?? Smh.
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jessica
I’m getting ud fireball, hey honey, the 2 set of sheet masks, some blush(can’t remember brand) and the x-factor nail polish in red(wish I would have got the teal)
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Sherry
I think I’ll be happy with this bag as long as the shades are good. Could end up being the best ipsy bag I’ve ever gotten. Ipsy has not been kind to me in the past. Lol
1) urban decay shadow ( excited for this one)
2) Radial stem cell cleansing cream ( great for my dry skin)
3) Peter Lamas oil hair treatment mask
4) ColourPop gel cream liner in either Swerve or get paid ( hoping for Swerve!)
5) be a bomshell pout potion ( shade unknown, hopefully not bright pink, too old for that, lol)
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Mandy
i’m receiving in descending order form kinda good to horrid:
An urban decay eyeshadow – looking forward to it but honestly and i’m sure i’m in the minority here but i was hoping for the balm instead because i have several colors that are similar to the urban decay options
Mirabella magic marker eyeliner – well i’ve been trying to avoid mascara and focus on eyeliner instead and i just lost the wonderful IT Gel liner they sent last month so this does come in handy
klorane makeup remover – oh well, guess i can give it to my mom when the lancome one i just gave her runs out (she wears makeup more than i do and always welcomes remover)
Be a Bombshell Pout Potion – Hate this Brand!
Paul Mitchell Beach Dream Waves – WTH, so mad i have kinky hair, and am instantly turned off by beach waves spray, sea salt spray, dry shampoo…
Last month i got none of the coveted products, i got trissola hair oil (love, love love), aurora nail polish (underwhelming formula), it gel liner (best ever), mona vera eyeshadow brush (really good quality) and jelly pong bronzer duo (haven’t tried yet kinda weirded out that its made in China) . however although i got none of the products i yearned for i may i still loved my box because they did seem to listen to my profile and i was happy to have resubscribed after more that a year…cant say the same about this month…
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Mandy
“in May not i may” sorry
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Dinah
Ooooh, I’m getting the UD eyeshadow, Vasanti eyeliner, DLS baked highlighter, boo boo cover-up and the Klorane makeup remover. I’m liking it!
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Kendall
Hmm, I’m pretty happy with what I’m getting, but it says I’m only getting 4 things whereas it seems like others are getting 5? I got the UD shadow, a blush, a brush, and a sea salt spray. Do different people get different amounts of stuff? Because that kinda sucks. Not that I’m not still happy, but…
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Sherry
You should always get 5 things plus the bag so there’s a mistake there. Hopefully they ship you 5 and the error was just online. If you only receive 4 you should email them. They will send you a 5th. They have pretty good customer service from my experience.
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Kendall
Thank you! That’s what I thought too, but wasn’t sure. I shall wait and see, and it will be kind of like a surprise gift lol. And yeah, their customer service is really good. I had to contact them one other time and they were a dream. Soooo much better than some companies!
Samantha
They just did up ipsy reveals!
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Samantha
I got the fireball UD, the cute blue eyeshadow/ smudge brush, the black kajal eyeliner, a moisturizing mask and the pretty dirty little secrets illuminating baked highlighter. In so excited.
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Anna
I got the same and I’m so excited too!
Toni
My Isy bag is going to be awesome this month,I’m getting the urban decay,Colour pop,be a bombshell,then a hair product and a face product.Best bag. Everrrrrrr
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Kendall
I think I’ll be happy with most of these, with only a few preferences. I was pretty happy last month too, only one or two duds. I’m pretty new to this, does anyone know whether they actually pay any attention to your feedback when you review? Either way, I adore the bag! Much better than last months, IMHO.
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Nikita
It’s hit and miss. About 50% of people say their reviews matter, the other half show no difference. I’m in the no difference category. I really don’t think Ipsy matches people AT ALL. I think they just randomly throw stuff in your bag, which is why they don’t bother to put in a card imo.
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Jess
I totally agree, the reason my last bag was my last is because I got 5/5 items that arnt marked as wants on my profile. I 100% understand that not every bag is gonna be a winner, and you may only want/need 3-4/5 items. But for them to send me 5/5 items I can’t use/don’t want and it says it right on my profile, tellse their match system blows. I always did my reviews honestly and made sure my profile was up to date and realistic for me.
Jeanine
I see my bag already…eye shadow brush, mascara, eye makeup remover, blush and hot pink lipstick!! Never fails
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Mary
I’m with you i always get the same things eye shadow brush; unwearable(color wise) lipstick ; nail polish ; eyeliner and a face wash. if my bag is not better than that im done. and its only my third month with ipsy. but 1 – 2 – 3 strikes and they will be out.
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Kimberli
Right? I look at the picture and find the cheapest, worst item and that will be the box I get. I really do wonder if it’s only the bloggers and public reviewers that get the good stuff. Same thing with Glossybox. I never got the good variations. I do think that if Ipsy is going to have an enormous amount of variations they should just let us pick what we want and will actually use. I don’t really see the point of sending items that will get tossed or swapped. You don’t tend to go out and buy full size versions of stuff you don’t like or even want to try.
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court
I’m right there with you with the hot pink or red lipstick and my other item is eyeliner!!! I don’t use it, but even if I did, there’s no way I would use one every month!! I’ve already decided this my last month if I get either of those two things…
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Jen
Frank!! That scrub is amazing! I buy it on a regular occasion.
There is some really good stuff in this round up. But there is also some not so good stuff, which probably would be the stuff I’d get if I was subbed lol
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Marion
Oooh, I’d love to get a ColourPop liner! I have several of them, but I only bought the more unique, brighter colors, since I have a lot of black & neutral already. But to have a more complete set would be nice!
I paid for a year subscription and so far it’s been meh. I’m just going to let it run it out and then not renew. I agree with the comments that Ipsy has lots of great products and if you could just pick a couple or they let you pick your top seven and then you get what they can send you from that I think everyone would be so happy. Because not everybody wants the same thing! I think they really believe everybody would pick the exact same things and they they’d be wouldn’t know what to do. And I wouldn’t even pick the same the thing from month to month! It would depend on my mood and what I’d gotten in other boxes or had purchased recently or needed. But some choice really would make Ipsy one of the best boxes ever instead of the one I’m planning to drop.
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roxxie
i’d love to have the UD and the eye soothers and the crown so far!!!! i never get masks and the eye soothers i’ve only received once i think in my 1st or 2nd bag
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jackie
I just looked at the urban decay website and they have fireball samples listed for 0 dollars. (There is still shipping though.)
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Michele
I am masked out – I’d be happy to not get any more for a while!
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Heather
I got a second sub for my daughter last month and we received the exact same things in our bags. Does this happen often if you have two subs? :/
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Noel
You might be able to fix it by messing around with your quiz. I was told less is more and only have nail polish and tools checked on my preferences. As a result my bags usually have one or the other.
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Chrystal
Ipsy has been redeeming itself the last few months for me, and I’m hoping that after a 1.5 years of reviews that the trend continues! As long as I don’t get the Juice Beauty SUPER DARK lippy I’m a happy camper!
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Anna
Yay! I just found out mine ships soon and it’s my first month, I’m super excited!
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Toni
I want Urban Decay pleaseeeeeee lol ,and some polish(not red) then a lip product ( not red) eyeliner is ok (not black or brown) And please send me another mascara I’m running low with the 620 I have left??
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Amy
I spy and Elizabeth Mott blush next to the Colour Club lip liners!
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Sara
Ipsy would be the best sub if u could pick us own items. I see lots I’d love but I only got the things I didn’t want
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Nikita
To be honest I’m on the fence. I see the awesome point things go out SUPER FAST all of the time, so you know the best items would be grabbed up about as fast as they’re released. I don’t think Ipsy ever has a lot of the chase items, simply because of all the bags I see and how often people actually get the ‘good’ items.
That said on the other hand I’d like it if they would let me pick at least one thing like Birchbox does.
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Tiffany
Agreed. I was subbed for almost two years and was constantly disappointed that I didn’t get the things I really wanted among all the options, so I canceled. If they would allow you to choose even one of the items, I would definitely consider resubbing.
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carey
Agreed. I was in for over a year and it was mostly a miss for me most months. Though, gotta give ipsy credit , this was the sub that started my addiction! lol I’ve moved on to bigger and better boxes but Ipsy still retains a spot in my heart.
Beth f
Agreed! I always seemed to get the things that didn’t work for me. That’s why I cancelled. But if they let me pick (or had better customization) I’d resub in a minute.
I wanted to get a subscription for a friend as a gift. Does anyone know if and how I can do that?
Thanks!
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Nikita
When you sign up for them though use your own referral link so you can get the points for it.
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Jackie
They don’t have a gift subscription, you basically have to just set up a new account for your friend and pay for it. They have to go through the waitlist, and then when that clears they will start receiving bags. Seems a shame, they are probably losing out on some business by not having that.
Does anyone know if I can “gift” a subscription to a friend?
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Brownie
I can almost bet that I’m going to get the nail polish since it’s something that I always get…but hate getting in my bags. These have been on clearance at RiteAid. Everything else is a win, which is a rarity. My bags have been coming up short on the wow factor for past few months.
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Hufsa Chaudry
Hope I get a bigger mix of makeup products: lip/face. I’ll be happy with any of them though. I think it’s safe to assume there will definitely be a mask… What’s with all the masks in ALL beauty boxes this month? Lol. I’m new to the world of face masks, so it will be fun to try!
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Steffy
Hah I noticed that too re masks lately. Luckily I’m new to them as well so not overloaded yet but if this keeps up I soon will be!
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