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Ipsy Glam Bag May 2020 Choice Time + New Subscriber Deal!
It’s time to pick one of the items for your May 2020 Ipsy Glam Bag!
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I went with the Tarte SEA Jelly since I wanted it over the Tarte lip glosses. Hopefully, I will get to add-on the Yensa, Dream cream and Goldfaden.
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Juliya
I picked Goldfaden MD. I tried another product from this brand before and really liked it, so curious to see how this one performs.
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Lori
Is everyone buying like crazy this month because of boredom? I don’t remember everything selling out like this before (all the duos and deals, I mean).
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Charlotte
Yes, I have spent an embarrassing amount on skincare and makeup this month. (Why?! It’s not like anyone’s going to see me anyway!)
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Marion
YES! There is an economic theory that when people are stressed out, they “treat” themselves by purchasing non-necessities that they normally wouldn’t budget for.
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Kathryn
This is why 4 new bikinis and 3 pair of shoes arrived this week. Honestly, I didn’t even remember ordering some of it.
Marion
Whoops! Forgot to add that it’s literally called the lipstick effect, lol.
Alice
I believe most of it is stress purchasing. I’m buying much less. Being careful with spending on non-essential.
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Carol
I picked the concealer because I’ve never received that in a bag before (also never found one that I actual like, so who knows lol).
More interested in the bundle that I picked up with the sunscreen serum. I am almost out of my Unseen Sunscreen and don’t really like it (or the price), so I am looking forward to trying this one.
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Vi
Well I had to cancel my IPSY account today. I received an email saying that someone in the Philippines had logged into my account and if it wasn’t me that I should change my password. I do not feel comfortable having my personal information on the website anymore. This is very disappointing since I’ve been with them for quite a while and I really did enjoy receiving the monthly subscription.
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Lori
That’s not ipsy’s fault, it could have happened with any of your accounts on any site.
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Retroj
The tarte jelly glaze wasn’t even available to me this morning. I swear I get the email and right away everything I want is gone
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Flora
Me either, but I looked on the bright side, I only had one other thing I was interested in and it was still available so I snagged the Onekind moisturizer.
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Alice
The Goldfaden for me! It’s terrific.
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Lisa
I chose the goldfaden too! Never used it before, but looked at it’s reviews and they were glowing!
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Alice
Lisa, it’s one of the few products where I see a definite skin improvement overnight.
Amanda
I chose the concealer because I can always use a good concealer and it seems like a lot of people really loved the Yensa products from past bags. But I hope I get a Tarte lip gloss or lip mask in my bag or as an add on. I wouldn’t be upset getting any of the 4 Tarte products this month.
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Emily
I chose the Yensa concealer. The only other thing that I liked was the Tarte lip mask. I have so many lip products though that I don’t need more. I can always use concealer because I go through it so quickly, plus i wanted to try something from Yensa. Interested to see what else I get.
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Christina
I’m always on the hunt for a new nighttime moisturizer so I choose OneKind. I did a little research on it and it looks decent.
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Tiffany
Same!
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Beth
When shopping add-ons, reminder that a ton of brands are having major sales right now to keep afloat due to coronavirus! I found that for a lot of the bundles I was drawn to for just one item, I could get that one item for way cheaper buying directly from the brand. The Balm is one with mega sales on right now!
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Julie B
I got the Goldfaden even tho it looks teeny tiny, nothing else appealed to me.
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Laura
It’s 12ml, So it’s a p good size. The FS is 50ml for $85, so its a sample worth $20+ ☺️🤷♀️
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Lisa
I disliked every choice . I chose surprise me hopefully they follow my profile or I may just skip .
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Trish
I love Yensa so happy to try the concealer but I am obsessed with this bag it will be a staple for me it is so pretty!
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Dawn
In an attempt to avoid another black eyeliner, I chose the mascara. Hoping that they won’t put a second black eye product in the bag. If this bag comes with another black eyeliner, I will update my “no” items…. again. I am proud that I just said “no” to the additional offers.😊
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Nikkim
I thought the back of my card said if the choice was on the 25th but happy to choose roller lash that’s my favorite mascara
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Lisa
Always go with date on timeline that’s correct date.
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Valerie
It did! I thought it was weird that the last two months they had the wrong date on the card.
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Jacki
I’m going to let them pick for me
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Monika
Didn’t care for any of the choices this month. I’m on overload on lip stuff and mascaras. I wish they would offer eyeliners in something besides black. I have at least 10 black eyeliners from them. Also why do all the eye shadows have to have shimmer? If only they would offer a sandy/neutral all over shade in matte. Almost every single eye shadow they send me is shimmer.
I think this may be my last Ipsy bag.
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disneyjoy1970
I chose the Tarte lippy in “Sail Away”. It’s a nice size for travel and I love that shade. I really hope my bag also includes the First Aid Beauty Arnica cream. That would be wonderful.
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Michelle
I selected the same shade. It looks so pretty.
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kathyflores
I got the strawberry lip scrub lol
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April
I picked the same shade.
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Lori
Same here. I had to look online to see the shades since on ipsy they look almost exactly the same.
disneyjoy1970
Yay! It looks so pretty. Perfect size for tucking in a small wristlet. 🙂
Joan
I couldn’t resist getting the benefit mascara. I recieved it before and really like it. Got the Huda palette with eyeshadow brushes in the flash sale.
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Jamie
I went for the concealer! And did major damage on the add-ons which I never do.
Had to keep refreshing and adding & removing from my cart to get the site to work but I got what I wanted! They have some great stuff at amaaazing prices.. got 3 of the $5 sets (pampering sheet masks, glossy mauve lip duo, & blush and brush duo) and 2 of the $16 bundles (both the ones with huda palettes).
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Charlotte
I picked the concealer in Fair Cool. Ipsy almost never has concealers in my shade available for choice, so it was a no-brained.
BTW, anyone else experiencing major tech difficulties with the flash sale? I was using the app, and kept getting an error that read “breaker open.” When I opened the site in a browser, I kept having to refresh. It eventually did work, but when I removed something from my cart, it again needed to be refreshed a dozen times – and when I finally got it back, the item I’d tried to take out was still there. 😒 I REALLY wanted the Stella & Dot roller/Purlisse duo, so I didn’t want to chance it by taking the other item out again, so I went ahead and confirmed my order – and nothing happened. Tried again and I got the message that Ipsy was “already processing [my] order.” Sure enough I got an email confirmation, but it showed that the item I’d tried taking out I was now getting TWO of. WTH?! I’m definitely contacting customer service over this.
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Emily
I had so many issues with the flash sale 🙄 I still got everything I wanted. I got the IBY duo, the lip gloss and lipstick duo and the $16 bundle with the Playa. I was debating on the huda eyeshadow palette that came with the brushes, but I have a palette in those exact colors and ipsy sends me brushes every month.
But it was really annoying to get it to work. At one point I couldn’t tell if I checked out and it wouldn’t load my purchase history, then I finally got the email that said I got it.
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Frances
Does anyone know if they removed the flash sale bc of technical issues? I can’t even find a link to it.
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Sherri
Yep. I got pretty much every error message under the sun, and then when I could get items into my cart, they were charging $10 or $15 for my $5 duo. The ironic part was when they sent me an email in the midst of this with a subject line of “Uh oh. Did something go wrong?” and telling me an item was waiting for me and to complete my order before it was gone. I was like “I’m trying!!” I was just now (finally) able to get things to work properly and complete my order at the correct price. I don’t know if I got lucky or if the issues are resolved now, but phew, that was a lot of work for a few items!
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Lori W.
I chose the concealer as well but in Light Neutral. I gave up on the flash sale for right now. Was having all the same issues and kept ending up with multiples of my items in my cart. I didnt even know you could purchase more than 1 each. I’ll try again later.
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Marie
yeah, the flash sale is wonky…i may try back later…picked 2 – $5 bundles and my total showed $20 before taxes…um…????
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Tiffany Schmidt
I chose the Tarte Lip Mask, I’ve wanted it since it came out recently! I’m really happy with choices this month
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Chelsea N
I grabbed that, too! I am moving to Las Vegas for 5 months (for a job) and KNOW my already dry lips are going to be suffering all summer! Haha! I have multiple lip masks but can always use more!
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Sarah
Wow! Those are the exact choices I had except for the shade of concealer. My option for concealer is actually much darker than my profile. So, although I would love to try it, it’s not available to me in a shade that will work for me. Now I’m hoping I don’t get it.
There’s so much there that does not fit profile at all.
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amber
I think everyone gets the same choices
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Ash
Wow, this was a tough choice! I LOVE the Tarte glosses so I hope they are available as add-ons, but I chose the concealer because the shade Fair Cool actually looks like it will work for me and that is so rare with my pale skin!
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Marion
I feel like whenever Ipsy gets Tarte samples, they’re always putting them in flash sales & such for months afterward, so I think you probably have a good chance at getting them as add-ons!
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