Ipsy Glam Bag Plus June 2021 Choice Time

Super disappointed this month – Ipsy never let me choose and then I got 5 garbage worthy pics. Not at all what my profile would require. Waiting to see next X curator and likely will drop all together.

Is MSA not going to post anything about the regular Ipsy bag??

I am super upset. This is my first month upgrading to the glam bag plus and when I went to pick my three “ultra personalization” products they so much advertise they say they are out of everything. How is that possible when you are suppose to get 5 full sized products and they have already only had 2 of my 5 items? What a rip off. I contacted ipsy support.

Not an exciting month for me’

Ipsy picks:
Tarte Hydrocealer (it looks very orange!!)
FoxyBae Magic Leave in Hair Mask

My picks:
Christope Robin Daily Hair Cream
OFRA Cool as a Cucumber primer
Cela Creme de la Creme lotion

Add ons:
Viseart Petite Pro Deux Palette
Violet Voss Wildflower palette

Ipsy chose 111 and kosas. I chose Christophe, Haus and some acid face wipe things. Overall I am pretty dang happy. I have received the Christophe a few times and am glad to have the option for a refill. Great on wavy thick hair. The Haus mascara looks fun! I am a sucker for any of those face wipe pad things. They usually dry me out but it’s so humid here that I live de oiling lol . I like the bag design too. Good month for me

I’m happier with this bag than I was with X.

Ipsy chose:
-tarte (hydra concealer, not gonna lie this product sucks, but I’ll probably combine it with a color corrector on no makeup day).
-kvossnyc blush trio (although it looks pretty, I just purchased a couple of Pat McGrath blushes + a bunch of cream blushes during the Sephora VIB sale back in April, so I’ll be passing this along)

I chose:
-viseart petit eyeshadow (love their eyeshadows)
-thrive cosmetics eye primer (about to run out of the one I’m using right now, so perfect timing and I’ve been satisfied with all their products I’ve received so far, so think this will be good).
-Girlactik eyeliner duo in brown (again perfect timing since I just threw out mine because they were old).

Add one:
-SLmissglam brushes (honestly wish this was what Ipsy had chosen, since I always rate brushes highly, instead of something I had to buy).

Overall, pretty happy, even with the so so products.
BTW the ones who are disappointed with not getting the Kosas lip balm it’s honestly just so so, and the packaging makes it annoying and difficult to apply.

I logged on at 9am didn’t like my items so I wait till 9:45 and tried again but none of the Ipsy picks or choice items changed like they do for others..

*IPSY PICKS

*Tarte SEA hydrocealer™ concealer in 35H Medium Honey- might work for me as a spot concealer but definitely too dark for under my eyes.

*KVOSSNYC Blushing Beauty Luminous Blush Palette- I’ve already received this from Ipsy and rated it one star… really not happy about receiving this again..

*MY PICKS

Anyone else only get 3 items in their 1st & 3rd choice category???

1st category (CR hair cream, MAAPILIM eye cream, & item beauty mist)

*MAAPILIM Eye Cream- never heard of this brand but hope it’s good I love getting skincare and this is the only item I’m receiving that’s not an add-on that I’ll actually use.

2nd category (Ofra primer, Ciate mist, realher foundation in a way too deep shade for me, Farah powder brush)

*OFRA COSMETICS Cool as a Cucumber Primer- not even something I use profile says no primers and I already have way too many brushes from Ipsy.

3rd category (BFF cleanser, trestique mascara, modt brush set)

*BEST FACE FORWARD Purifying Cleanser- why do they keep giving me skin care for oily acne prone skin when my profile says DRY skin.. I only picked this to give it away because the other options I had were horrible..

Add on items
My add on choices really sucked compared to what I see others post pics of.. I really wanted the Kosas lip balm but didn’t get that as an option..

* $12 Reusable Cotton Rounds + Mesh Bag + HUDA BEAUTY Wishful Yo Glow Enzyme Scrub 3ct, full size-
I got this for the wishful scrub thinking it was a full size product because it said 3ct, full size. I didn’t read the description tab because I was rushing to purchase my items due to the serumkind serum selling out while I was still looking and didn’t want to risk losing my chance to purchase any of the other items I picked as add-ons. I read In the description tab after I purchased everything & the size says 20ml if I knew it was only 20ml I wouldn’t have purchased it.. I was under the impression it was a full size 100ml or at least the mini 40ml size that’s on the Huda site..

*$12 BENTON Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel

* $18 PRIVATE DOCTOR Define Minus Serum

* $3 BENTON Aloe Soothing Mask

* $3 YC COLLECTION Liquid Blush in Fresa

I have been very happy with Ipsy Plus lately. Cant say the same for X tho. This month I was able to get the 3 things I most wanted.

Ipsy picked:
Aceology lifting mask (sounds interesting, cant wait to try it. Did anyone get the big ball orb glass thingys?)
Foxy bae hair mask (I was annoyed that this protect did not show up until about mid morning. But im always down for a sulfate free mask. My keratin treated hair Dominican hair appreciates it.)

My picks:
Thrive Causemetics eye primer
Christophe Robin daily hair cream
Babe lash eye-liner (The serum from the first X box has done wonders for my lashes. Figured this may keep helping somehow)

My three picks were thankfully all in diff categories so I was able to snag all three.

My add ons:
Tony moly blemish patches (Is it weird that I am so excited for these?)
Ciaté coconut setting mist. (I am hoping this turns out to be good…I noticed after I added that alcohol is its second ingredient..:-|, I always wanna hate on this brand and it ends up surprising me, so we shall see.)

IPSY picks:
—SLMISSGLAM Rainbow Luxe Brush Set (this is fine)
—KVOSS Blush Palette (Yay, I love blush palettes)

My picks:
—VISEART Petit Pro Deux Palette (it was this or the CR hair cream, but I have so much hair stuff)
—FARAH Powder and Go Brush (this category sucked and I’d get the most use out of this)
—BFF Purifying Cleanser (this category also kinda sucked, but mostly because I didn’t like the lippie or nail products this month, it would have been awesome product category-wise)

Add ons:
—GOLDFADEN MD Set (I LOVE this brand and haven’t tried most of these, which are all full size, so worth it to me)
—FOXYBAE Round Brush Set (I got another Foxybae brush last year and it surprisingly became my favorite brush)
—GOLDFADEN MD Hands to Heart Hand Cream (see above)

I’ve been waiting 5 hours for my choices to change. Does it typically take this long or am I stuck with what’s there?

I was really hoping for 2 things, the Viseart palette and the Thrive primer, and I got both so I’m very pleased!
Ipsy chose:
111Skin serum- meh, hate the brand but I like the other 4 items so it’s all good.
Feel Beauty lip balm- sounds nice, will get used.
My choices were the Viseart, Thrive, and Hanalei lip scrub.
Really happy overall!!

Skipped this month and I’m not regretting it.

Ipsy Picks:
*TARTE SEA hydrocealer in light beige- excited to try
*MUDMASKY Serum-Infused Eye Mask- good

My Picks:
*OFRA COSMETICS Cool as a Cucumber Primer- ehhh, there wasn’t really anything I liked in the first category which is unusual! It usually has everything that I want. This looks ok to me. Never tried their primers but I’m a fan of their highlighters. Might be fun to try..
*HAUS LABORATORIES Brow & Lash Sparkle Topper- I’m pretty excited for this, although the reviews were mixed.
*SERUMKIND Purple Cabbage Serum- I am most excited for this. I was hoping this would be a choice for me. The last category actually had most of the items that I wanted. Did they change their system? It used to just have leftover stuff I didn’t like.

The viseart was not a choice item for me, which kinda sucks because it looks so pretty! My perfect bag would have included the kosas lip balm, the apto moisturizer, and the thrive eye primer but these were not available to me as choices or add ons. But maybe next month! 🤞❤️

The one thing that I really wanted from the spoilers was the Kosasport tinted lip balm, and Ipsy chose it for me! (They also chose the 111Skin rose gold serum, which I’m much less excited about.) And I got the Viseart palette as one of my choices. Pretty good month for me!

This month seriously made me want to cancel again. The choices just keep getting worse compared to other boxes. And the customer service has gone down hill. I’ve been emailing since March when I didn’t get my bag or my add ons and still have not gotten a response. I have been a loyal customer for several years but I think it’s time to change.

I am pretty pleased overall..

Ipsy selected:
– Aceology mask
– KosaSport tinted lip balm

I picked:
– CR hair cream
– BFF cleanser
– Benton soothing gel (for my beach/pool bag)

Ipsy has done a great job of matching me with products and types of items that I want. I did not choose any add-ons this month.

I’m pretty pleased with my bag.

Ipsy choice:
Rainbow Brush Set
Real Her Palette
My choices:
ViseArt Palette
Half Caked Mascara
Apto Pomegranate Moisturizer

Add ons:
Serumkind Purple Cabbage (backup)
Goldfaden Handcream

Would have purchased the Thrive Primer and SR CEO if it was offered!

I was super happy to get the Viseart palette as well but I can predict a LOT of super angry people once they receive their bag. That palette is tiny…like TINY TINY. Hopefully IPSY really spelled out the size of it in the description. I didn’t even look, just rushed through my picks.

IPSY Picked for me:

SLMISSGLAM Rainbow Brush Set
KVOSSNYC Blush Palette

I Picked:
Christophe Robin Hair Cream
Murad Exfoliator
Hanalei Lip Scrub

I was not offered the Viseart palette as a choice but it was available as an add-on for $12 so I purchased it along with both cream blush samples and the ABH brow gel samples in 2 different colors.

Did any one get the Sunday Riley face oil…or get to buy it….?????….I know ipsy’s secret now on how they pick out there products and why more than half the customers don’t receive what they want.ipsy…..bad,bad bad..

I think I’m getting a better than typical bag this month…

Ipsy picked the 111Skin Rose Gold Radiance Booster and the Ahava Active Moisture Gel Cream. I picked the Viseart Petit PRO Deux, Realher Power Wear Probiotic Foundation, and the Purlisse Beauty Pineapple Bright Brightening Gel Cream.

Oops. Sounds like I made a bad choice not choosing the viseart. Looks like it’s a popular choice.
I got the yensa lipstick in free spirit instead.
Aloe gel
Tanais lip oil set
Ipsy chose ahava gel moisturizer and Tarte concealer.
I’m not that excited about anything except the tarte.

Although I wasn’t super excited this morning when I opened the app, I think my bag is better than (my usual) average. Ipsy picked the tarte concealer and mudmasky eye mask for me. I skipped that allure box with the mudmasky, and the reviews aren’t bad, so I’m pleased with those picks.
I chose the yensa lipstick (nothing else called to me), realher foundation (new product? Google is suspiciously silent), and the bimaio night repair ampoule set. The ampoules look pretty good to me based on the website’s description and ingredients. I’m a sucker for all those oils.
I added on an Anastasia lipstick and context lip balm because the drawer full of lipsticks I already have isn’t enough. Haha.

Not a super exciting month, but I will be receiving some useful items.
I still haven’t received my Glambag X from last month – anybody else in the same boat ? I’m also waiting on add ons from April Boxycharm. Kinda frustrating.

I would have the perfect bag if I could pick all 3 of my items from the first category, haha! It has the Viseart palette, the Christophe Robin hair creme and the Bali Balm. Currently waiting for my options to change as I don’t want anything from the 2nd and 3rd categories.

Also, add ons this month are impressive!