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Ipsy Glam Bag Ultimate Subscription – Available Now!

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ByMSAAug 20, 2019 | 162 comments

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IPSY has launched a new subscription - IPSY Glam Bag Ultimate! Here are the details:

  • Each bag will include 8 full-sized & 4 deluxe samples, personalized for you.
  • The cost is $50/month.
  • You can sign up for Glam Bag Ultimate as of today (8/20); the first bags will be billed at the end of September and ship in October.
  • You’ll get to choose one of your full-size products with the new choice feature!

Click here to sign up for Glam Bag Ultimate!


And here are some answers from IPSY about this new subscription:

Do I have to be a Glam Bag or Glam Bag Plus subscriber to sign up for IPSY Glam Bag Ultimate? No, you don’t.

Can I subscribe to all three IPSY subscriptions? YES

If I do, will I get duplicate products? We strive to send you a wide variety of products, so even though we may feature the same product(s) across our multiple membership offerings, we try to never send you the same item twice.

Does IPSY Glam Bag Ultimate ship to Canada? No, IPSY Glam Bag Ultimate is available in the US only


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162 comments

Amy

I wonder if the products in the picture are what we will get in the first bag? I hope not.

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Qin

I’m a little thrown off by the lack of ANY spoilers for the Plus or Ultimate! Is this so if you have both, you won’t cancel one?? It’s just kinda weird, right?

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Alexis R

Qin, I was just sitting here thinking the same thing. Really shocked that its already the 12th and I havent seen a single GBP or GBU spoiler for October.

Hopefully that means it is going to be one giant amazing surprise?? Really anxious to see whats in the ultimate box!!

Liz

I’m canceling after September. Boxycharm has been a let down the past few months. I feel like they are trying to be like fabfitfun. I signed up for boxy for makeup, and only half the items are makeup now.

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Nanci

Cool story but this is an Ipsy post.

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Dot

I signed up for ultimate as well, hope it’s a mix of skincare and makeup, with no cheap fillers. Also hope there is not tons of palettes bc I have palettes I still haven’t used yet just sitting there . I just want to see what ultimate is like. Hope they put spoilers up soon to see what we’re actually gonna be getting in ultimate 🙂 $50.00 is a lot , but can always skip month or two if need be . I enjoy trying new makeup and skincare , cheaper then buying from stores so I don’t mind spending my hard earned money on things I truly enjoy ! I’ll even do overtime if need be , don’t think I could afford all 3 I’ll probably keep regular Ipsy on pause . Can’t wait to October hope we are all happy signing up for this bc it’s making Ipsy tons of money 🙄

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JaNelle

I was very excited about the ultimate bag. I had all of them and two other bags for a relative. We always ordered add ons and used the shopper section for more deals. We loved the ipsy Tetris combo so ordered past June bags . all of the bags they sent, all in one order, were exactly the same items!!! You’d think if you’re buying multiple past bags that at least some of the items would be different. The website implies they are still mixed. Nope all exactly the same.
We contacted customer service and ware told they would take them back but charge a $5 restocking fee per item. The other customer service rep response was… Trade them with other ipsters. Plus we will give you a one time special offer of allowing you to pick one item in your next bag. Haha haha haha!!!
How insulting!! First off my niece gets that offer every month and starting next month EVERY subscriber gets that special offer. Condescending much ipsy????
So I’d rather cancel all five subscriptions than give them another cent. I am tired of how poor their customer service is. Not once have they ever helped me out. In years and years of being a customer I had just accepted that they have bad customer service.
I am done with ipsy

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V

So I wonder if we get ultimate which doesn’t start until October what will happen in September? Will I have to keep the plus and sign up for the ultimate just to get a September bag? Maybe I should just take a break and not get September at all 🤔. Or skip plus in case I don’t like ultimate.

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Alexis R

Yes, you’ll need to keep whatever boxes you currently have if you want them for September, then cancel them before the last day of the month or you will be charged for the ultimate (if you signed up for it) in addition to your current boxes.

I emailed ipsy about it just to make sure and they ended up cancelling my boxes bc the person didnt read my email, just assumed I was trying to cancel. They fixed it and are giving me a credit for the regular glam bag to be free, but now none if my boxes from January 2018 until now show up on the app. So dont make that mistake lol. Just be sure to cancel anything you dont want by the end of September and you’ll be good 🙂

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V

Thanks that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I set a reminder in my phone to cancel either glam bag plus or Boxycharm and just keep the ultimate depending on how good it is. I can’t believe they messed up your history like that. I always go back into my past boxes just to see what duplicates I have gotten or to make sure I don’t buy stuff for myself that would be a duplicate. So sorry that happened to you.

Kristina

I have never has IPSY before, but just signed up for the glam bag ultimate. Excited to try it out, and get some full sized products. $50 is a lot for some, but I save money is other ways to feed my subscription box addiction!

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Amy

Okay, so I love Ipsy and have spent time figuring out the numbers for all of this. Is the Ultimate a better value than the Plus and the Glam added together? Well, it depends on how you look at it. As a straight numbers ignoring the bigger bag verses two smaller bags, you would lose $8.32 of potential price. Per each, you pay $.42 for each sample from the glam bag and $5 for the plus. At 8 plus items + 4 samples you’d be getting $41.68 of value on the product.

THAT BEING SAID, if you are looking at the guaranteed value, you’re getting a better deal. The glam bag you are guaranteed $50, the Plus $120, and the Ultimate $250. Percent of value you pay for the glam bag is 24% of the guaranteed value, 20.833% of the Plus, and 20% of the Ultimate.

This also doesn’t factor in the bags or the fact that if you would rather buy 2 glam bags or 2 glam bag pluses for extra product you have a higher chance of getting duplicates.

At the end of the day it’s up to you what you value more. If you would rather go with one box with no repeats, lower cost percentage per guaranteed value and one bigger bag go for the ultimate. At this point I’m probably going to drop all of my other subscriptions and go with all 3 Ipsy…because that’s how much I like Ipsy.

P.S. I’m aware I have a problem.

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JJ

Amy you rock!!! I’ve also been trying to find the perfect way to compare values. You deserve an A+ !!
Then I ended up just getting all three too. Hahaha

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Amy

Sorry my math was off there. Difference is only $0.40

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Kat is done here

I love the generalized statements ‘$50 is too much, nobody has that kind of money…’

This isn’t something I ever would have said because it’s rude but actually, some of us have lots of extra $50 burning a hole in our pockets each month. Sorry to rub it in your faces but certain commenters need to face the facts that not everyone is at the same income level and no one should be ashamed of how they live or what they choose to do with their money.

Also, hoarders are hilarious and this thread has gotten ridiculous.

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HoneyBooBoo

Right. Their statement wouldn’t have been an issue if they hadn’t mentioned that we are wasting money and should be instead saving it…. for instance, retirement. I was able to retire at the age of 25 and still work. My savings accounts look very nice so let me blow my money how I want to please.

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Nanci

How did you retire at 25 while still working? Lol

Cola

Imagine being offended by people saying $50 means a lot to them. Wow

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lulu

Quite frankly, I am seeing that I have a problem…I am going to donate plasma so that I can sign up for Ipsy U..Have had 3 bags for 3 years and now just 1 GB and 1 GBP..and wayy too much crap that I don’t use..but OMG a newer, better bag!!

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Nanci

This is truly sad. There’s nothing cute about a shopping addiction so bad that you are selling plasma to buy more. Help is available.

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BB

Obviously her sarcasm was lost on you & that is truly sad. Perhaps help is available for you as well. Negative Nanci anonymous?!

CD

I have to be realistic.

$25+tax
$12+tax with the price increase if you can’t pay for a year before it goes up in October.
$50+tax
=$87+tax.

Plus— the standard that I can use 2-3 items per GB+ and gb now due to the obsessive need to send Pixi by Petra in EVERY BAG (both gb and gb+) for four months straight (silly avocado oil can kill a girl. Just saying) I can honestly say I’d rather spend that $50 adding on items I know I won’t break out to IF they’d just make ingredients more accessible to view during add ons.

Now that being said I do subscribe to two bags knowing full well I will have items I can’t use and I also have BC because I usually get more items I can use (okay so some of those palettes are a little out of this world) than I do with Ipsy.

It’s a sub, and I know they can’t completely cater to each customer individually. I just wish Ipsy would stop saying they use our reviews when they clearly do not use them to determine what they put in the bag.

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Erika

So….after a day of telling myself that Ultimate is TOO much product and too expensive…I caved in today! The NEW rational is that i will only be subbed in for my plus or the ultimate (never both???!!…I hope) at the same time. FOMO is real!

I am thinking that if Ipsy’s rollout goes relatively smooth, the first bag should be BOMB! However, I will be pausing my Plus in October when the Ultimate drops. I expect that the Ultimate will have nearly all the PLUS items (instead of just a random 5 items picked)…maybe something not offered in Plus? Most likely, I will then pause Ultimate for November.

I suspect that any product you see in Ultimate will eventually make its way to Plus. You know how if you don’t get an item one month, it may find its way to your box a couple of months later? ….like that. Anyway, if it goes that way, I will drop Ultimate after X-mas (I’m assuming holiday boxes are extra good).

I also realize that I may pause my Sept Plus box just ‘cuz it is not speaking to me …yet.

FYI…My only subs are to Ipsy plus, Ipsy Ultimate (now), and the next Fall Popsugar….so…I THINK I am still subscription sane.

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Niki

I jumped on it! I already have the 2 and after September I’ll be paying $37 for the regular & plus so it’s only $13 more for an additional 3 full size items & 1 less sample. Kind of a no brainer to me. One full size alone is usually retail priced higher than the $13!😂 I did keep all 3… For now! I feel like I might just rotate pausing if I get product overload or decide to cancel the others altogether 🤔 With them jumping from 45 Add Ons last month to 100 now, I’m going to try the wait and see approach I guess, lol.

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Eileen

That was kindly my logic exactly! I was going to cancel the other 2 but then changed my mind. I have FOMO so I know that if I cancel one that one will be great that month!

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Tina Curnutt

I’m the same way.lol.i couldn’t cancel any for fomo! 😆

Linda

I thought the same thing, it’s only $13 more for 3 full sizes and one less sample. To me it was a no brainer.
I dropped the other two bags.
It’s not like we can’t switch around or skip a month.
I’m excited to see what the first month brings!

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Miranda

I did the same thing! Since we can pause or skip months on any of the bags I figure I can rotate them and I’d I can’t afford the ultimate one month I can skip it, or skip the other 2 and get just that one. I love having the option with ipsy to skip which we don’t get with boxy. Also getting to choose one item makes it totally worth it to know ull get at least one product you’ll love.

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Shawna

I think this is too much money 50 bucks a month . I would like to see what you get and if thats worth it or not ! No body is rich unless you are and dont care to spend your money on that kind of stuff for that price.

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ByFaithNotSight

When you remember that one product alone in most of the Glam Bag Plus boxes retails for nearly $50, assuming the GBU will be the same, this really isn’t expensive at all. $50 for a box with a retail value of over $200 is honestly a steal.

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Donna

I agree that $50 is a lot, especially since IPSY does not seem to follow the profiles that we put out there. Lots of previous posts about promises made to not send specific products and then customers getting them anyway. I am with you to watch and see for a few months. $25 extra when I am already on product overload seems to be pushing the limits at a couple of different levels.

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RubyWooWhoo

I think a lot of us probably already spend more than $50/mo on subscription boxes anyway. I probably spend twice that most months. I like the idea of getting rid of some of my other subs and just going with the Ultimate Bag. It’s less to keep up with. Now, whether I actually get rid of my other subs or not remains to be seen, lol.

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Paula

I kind of already have this subscription – my GBP + my three add ons every month. And I like this better because i can customize my 3 add ons. I’m often more excited about my add ons! So I’m happy with what i have!!!

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Apricot

I was actually coming to say something very similar. I’m happy staying with my glam bag and glam plus because this way I can customize products I really want and not break the bank. And having two bags allows adding on a duplicate you might not be able to access otherwise.

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Alexis R

I adore Ipsy and I immediately upgraded to the ultimate box. My only gripe is I emailed customer service asking when I needed to cancel my Plus box and regular bag so I am not billed for all 3 in October, and I made it VERY CLEAR I definitely want to receive the September bags, but do not want to be billed for all of them. They emailed back and told me thanks, we have cancelled your GB and GBP and you will receive the Ultimate box in October. I was like what in the world? did you guys even read my email saying I DO NOT WANT TO CANCEL FOR SEPTEMBER?? this is my first bad experience with Ipsy and I have been subscribing to GBP since October 2018, the very first bag.

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Cb

I absolutely love Ipsy but they do the same thing to me in my emails they only skim through them or read a couple words or a couple sentences and I’m like WTH lol they didn’t even read

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Hallie JaNelle Gottlieb

I noticed they barely skim our emails and give a lame response. What I have found is that when you get the email asking you to rate the service….they respond to that one! Its sucks to have to keep trying but both times I gave a 1 on the service quality, I got a quick and actually read response.
I buy the regular ipsy and GBP for a niece and she gets all of those …you get to select an item emails.
Meanwhile I have subscribed for years and have a lot of people subscribe off my referrals and I never get those emails. Chaps mh arse

Kate

So, no. I don’t have money to waste and there’s no way I could use that many products each month. That being said, I now have a subscription to all three Ipsy boxes/bags. 😂 I figured I will go for broke for one month and then see which one(s) I will drop. If the GBU is amazing, I’ll keep that one and drop the others. But if it’s filled with things I don’t use (i.e. blush, bronzer, highlighter, eyeliner) I’ll keep my GBP and my GB. I absolutely love the ability to pick one item and that alone would be enough for me to hold onto GBP and GB (which is what I have regularly, but do a lot of skipping). I’m also curious to see what kind of bag the Ultimate will be.

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Lisa

I never even signed up for Plus too expensive and I usually only get one add on sometimes none so only thing I am excited about are getting to pick one of my items every month. The only time I get a lotion or eyeshadow shade I like is when I pick it myself.

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Ashl Kay

$50 is a lot of money. You guys must have money to waste, primarily those who are keeping all three. Too much for me, but good for you.

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Cindy

I agree. So many more important things to do with money.

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Alice Rachal

Agree. I would put that money toward retirement!

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Tara A.

Some people do have the money, and it’s not wasteful to us if we enjoy getting it. Some people donate stuff to shelters, and some people gift stuff out for bdays/holidays and end up actually saving money by doing that.

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Beth

Yep. I just filled a $3 “Bride” bag (Target) with various make-up, skin & hair care products for an extra happy gift for my daughter at her bridal shower.
I also cohostess a yearly get together with family/friends where we all bring our extra unused unwanted items from sub boxes & samples/bonus gifts from Sephora. Using all those extra IPSY bags, we make beauty bags & donate them to a DV shelter. They are always a huge hit & very much appreciated.
*And I’m STILL putting money in retirement.
**And I think donating to dv victims is a pretty important thing to do with my money.

Cc

I look at it as a way for me to try new things and build a stash. I can actually use palettes for the safe amount of time (3months-1year) and toss and then start with a new palette

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Amy

I may be one of the few who didn’t cave. $50 is a lot. At least when I add on products each month, I know I get to choose. I’ll keep my GBP. 12 products is way too much for me each month and would probably last me for 2 months (skin care) to 2 years (makeup).

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Liina

I do a full face of make up every day, and I still don’t use up my regular ipsy bag. I wear lotion, primer, foundation, concealer, powder, blush, highlight, mascara, eyeshadow and sometimes eye and lipliner and bronzer. I get my foundation and a couple lipsticks from the store, and everything else comes from ipsy. I don’t even need to buy powder, blush, etc, but now I’m on overload on even those. I’m only keeping regular ipsy because I wouldn’t possibly use even what I get from that every month. I give away close to half of what I get, and I still have to purge often. I have a handful of mascara samples, which is great if I like them, because I use them up before they expire. The samples are sometimes a little dried out; so they don’t last long, and I like trying new things. So l love ipsy, but even the regular bag is a splurge for me not because it’s too expensive but because it is more than I need-and I love it!

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Cindy

I didn’t either. I have much better things to do with 50.00 a month than throw it away for yet another box of makeup. I must be a rare person who is actually happy with my 10.00 Ipsy bag and doesn’t need more more more. Sigh.

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ByFaithNotSight

That’s fine if you don’t want more than the regular Ipsy bag. But acting as if you’re somehow above it all simply because some of us do want “more more more” is extremely silly and pompous. Let people have things. It literally does not harm you in any way.

Alice Rachal

I’m with you!

Kat

I added Ultimate to my other two bags just to test because all three will be way too many products for me and there’s no one I would gift them to. If Ultimate is as good, I’d rather keep that although now that we get to choose one product for each bag and then I do love addons which is now 5 per bag… I’d probably save the most money by doing Ultimate and limiting myself to those 5 addons. Plus with 8 full size products I’d be less likely to spend $12 on full sized addons… yes I’m way too excited have been thinking about this all day running numbers and playing Tetris seeing how many eye shadow palletes can fit in my bathroom drawers lol

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Val

I caved too. I went to ipsy site 6 times today. Each time I said, nooo I don’t need this, and left.

But on the seventh time, I signed up!

Like I need more. But I really didn’t want to look at the unboxings and wish I had signed up.

Where am I going to put all of this stuff? I’ll be on an episode of hoarders next!

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Sunny

Hoarders: Makeup Edition :o)

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Cindy

Hoarding is actually a really serious mental health problem not something to joke about.

Heather

Ha ha! I agree, I can resist now until I see the unboxings then I will wish I had it!! I think they have been picking pretty good products lately.

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Alexis R

hahaha that is EXACTLY what I did. Kept saying no, no I dont need this, but then I signed up bc I knew if I saw the spoilers and reviews I would be sooo bummed I didnt sign up. I’m calling it self care and mental health care lol. the FOMO is real!

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DB

I went back and forth as well, but caved. I was not entirely happy with my IPSY Plus and some of their curations, so hope that the Ultimate is better. Regardless, I just could not resist.

Emma

I signed up. This may be the push i need to cancel boxy. Ipsy GBP has continually been great for me. Boxy hasn’t. But, you know.. FOMO lol.

I’m curious to know if the Ultimate includes the glam bag plus items you already would get for the month you buy and then adds some more full sized items w/ bag and sample sizes. I love the fact you can customize 1 item (for 50$ i wish it was 2 items) and loving the fact you can get 5 add ons (hoping it’s still 5 per bag like the reg Ipsy bag and GBP monthly). Though, adding add ons to a 50$ bag will be pricy for sure.

But, i already normally add 2-3 full sized items to my current GBP which means i already normally spend over $50 just for GBP monthly.

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Lynda

It is 5 add ons per bag.

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Amy

I am canceling Boxy after Sept as well. I upgraded to the Ultimate Ipsy. I feel that Ipsy has been on a roll & Boxy had been just okay.

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Shari

I got the email this morning and came so close to signing up. But I think I’ll wait and watch for a bit before committing. I already get regular Ipsy, GBP, Boxy and Allure so that’s $83 a month. Do I reeeaaally need to make it $133? Nah. If it looks like it’s good though, I may cancel Boxy and regular ipsy bag to sign up.
Also, soooo stoked about the fact that THEY REALLY ARE OFFERING CHOICES NOW. I honestly thought it would never happen. That, along with the return of GBP makeup bags and more add-ons. It was a good day

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SusanY

This is the last thing I need, so I was first in line. Lol! I used the “new math” to justify it. I swear this is how I’m gonna go out. Some guy in a van is going to lure me in with subscription boxes.

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Stacey Clay

And if that guy tries to take away our subscription boxes he’ll be the sorry one lol.

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Sunny

“Some guy in a van is going to lure me in with subscription boxes.” TRUTH!!!

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Candy

Omg..lol…first post on here but she is right …we all would be in the van with you looking over our boxes..lol

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Lily

POST OF THE YEAR AWARD TO SUSANY!! 😉 😉

Funniest post I’ve ever read about subscriptions.

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SquirrelyGirl

Bwahaha

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Toni Marie

I dont plan on signing up for ultimate ipsy until I see a few unboxings… if it is any good i would sign up and pick and choose which months I plan on purchasing and let go of my boxyluxe subscription. I plan on keeping my boxycharm box. Yet I’m still eyeing the hank h henry… so many good boxes and deals coming out this year… between boxy,ipsy glam bag, GBP, Lipmonthly,love with food and allure … I’m good.

Emilia

This is SO funny!!!

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Aileen

This made me laugh! The struggle is real! It’s so addicting haha

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Lori

Now we need SPOILERS!!!

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