Ipsy Glam Bag Plus May 2021 Spoilers

Plus choice is always on the 2nd

Where did you see menagerie shadows?

I love eyeshadow palettes. I’m very happy to get them often. I really enjoy Violet Voss. The other palette came in another sub box so I already have but haven’t tried it because I didn’t hear good things about the quality

I usually love getting palettes and even I am getting really sick of them. I am wondering though, were you all not offered all of the foundations for the last couple months? I’ve received 3. I would love a legit setting spray like all nighter or even the Gerard Cosmetics one. I rarely get those from any subscription.

Agreed. Honestly, I’m tired of eyeshadow palettes. I understand that people love them, though; I just wish that they were optional items that we’d get only if we chose them. ❤

Yes!! Omg I’d rather have foundation or powders

A dupe is a product that is similar looking to another product. I think you mean repeat. I’ve gotten different shades of the same product quite a few times and have been able to review each one. Heck I have 4 different colors of the Maelle lip crayons and have reviewed each one separately

Yeah unfortunately it’s not considered a repeat item if it’s a different shade. That’s the same rule among many sub boxes. Last month they sent me the belle en argent “plum” palette and this month they picked the exact same one but in “nude”. If they allowed exception then you could argue they are never allowed to send you 2 eyeshadow palettes made by the same company so the rule makes sense. It’s technically not the same product so not a repeat.

Agree! I have already been sent that exact palette from boxycharm and that whole brand is garbage. I really hope they don’t pick it for me. I do hope they pick the tarte for me or include it in a choice column that doesn’t have something else I want. The brushes look ok too but I have received brushes every month from them for a while now. I guess we will see.

This is my first time ever hearing of this brand, yikes! Is it that bad? :-O

They will probably do things the same way as Allure did but have this as the only design available unlike Allure which had five options (I think it was five).

I just tried my mine. I only did my pinkie nails for now to test their longevity but it was super easy with no mess and no fuss. I’m not sure I even did it entirely correctly but it’s been a few days and they still look perfect! The only thing that I noticed was there is a pretty bad “chemically” smell when opening the package but I figure that’s the trade off for not having to go through the hassle of actually painting my nails!

So far I love them! They look great and after I had applied them I noticed I did not have to be super careful like you do when you actually paint your nails, ya know? They don’t smudge or budge.
I think these will be my go to for now!

There are a few videos on Youtube that are pretty helpful too.

I wear the Dashing Diva nails all the time. I personally like them better than Color Street. I’m a teacher and wash my hands like 20 times a day. They last about 10 days on me. Plus they have so many cute styles to choose from.

Dr brandt product is excellent . It is offered EVERYWHERE..but I usually will go for it.

That llluminati palette came in Boxycharm awhile back. It’s trash. I literally threw it in the trash after depotting one shade which was kinda like a blueish shimmery topper and the only pan in the whole palette worth anything but still not good. Not pigmented, crazy fall out. Doesn’t last at all, even with primer. As soon as I swirled a brush in the first pan, I was disappointed. I hope it’s a choice item because this palette is dollar store junk and I don’t recommend this to anyone.

If you’re looking for someth similar to the Illuminati color story, I can personally recommend the Nomad Tokyo Harajuku palette.

Another one I’ve had my eye on, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet, is the Pastel Pup palette from Menagerie Cosmetics. (I’ve only heard goods things about Menagerie’s formula, but since I do have the Nomad palette, I haven’t been able to justify buying another pastel one.)

The worst. They’re private label junk. Illuminati is the from the same person who runs Appeal (via her Linked In, you could see that the prices she charges sub boxes is typically $1 a unit, then she and BoxyCharm & Allure, etc, claim that, for example, the $1 lipstick is “luxury cosmetics” worth $21. 2000% markup!!!).

Even knowing all this, when I received this exact Illuminati palette in my “premium” BoxyCharm, I did try it on the off chance it was OK. The shadows applied fine & initially looked cute, but faded to nothing within a few hours. I’ve never had any other shadow, even dollar store quality stuff, perform that poorly.

There’s also plastic glitter in this “eye” palette, so be aware of that.