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Ipsy is a monthly beauty subscription service: for $10/mo you get a small makeup bag filled with a mix of about 5 products, mostly samples but often 1 or 2 full-sized options.
Not all Ipsy bags are exactly the same — there is a basic customization process based on a short style questionnaire that further evolves as you review and rate the products you receive.
You can see all my past Ipsy reviews here, and this month here’s what I got:
Crown Brush Deluxe Pointed Crease Brush (full size), $5 Like this! It’s a very soft brush, and makes it easy to put on light, blended color. I’m building my low-key eye shadow collection, and this is a nice addition.
INSPR Beauty Eye Shadow in Carnival (full size), $13 Like this also! Not a big purple fan but this is a pale brownish purple, and I look forward to giving it a try.
Coolway Stronghold Spray, $3 Like this. I loved their beach salt spray from July and I actually don’t have any hair spray in the house at all right now. There are rare occasions when I would use it if I had it (often to help bobby pins stay put), and since this is a tiny (read: easy to store) bottle I’m happy to have it.
Smashbox Cosmetics Full Exposure Mascara (full size), $22 Like this. I don’t wear a lot of mascara and I’m not choosy about it so having this on hand makes it easier to be good and toss other opened ones after the recommended 3 months (from opening).
ModelCo Highlighting Trio (full size), $22 Love this! I don’t have anything like it so will be fun to try out. From the description “This trio contains a luminizer for highlighting cheekbones, a satin-finish blush for cheeks and a glowing bronzer that helps contour and define.”
November ‘Beauty Blast’ makeup bag: It’s pretty, but while I love space and astronomy this isn’t my favorite design by far. Also the “Beauty Blast” tag makes me laugh — like I’m “blasting” into outer space with these products, ha.
Total value: $65
Summary: A great month! I like and will use everything. And, as usual, the value is great.
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What did you think of the highlighter/contour set? I love using them but I only use a little bit each time and the sets I have seen in the past are too big and overkill- this looks like a nice small/reasonable amount!
I like it! It’s a good size for someone like me who is playing with this stuff and only wants to do it occasionally. And I also only use very small amounts — I don’t wear a lot of makeup in general and don’t want to look amateur or too ‘overdone.’ :)