Ipsy - Review of a Year - Part 2

This is part two of my review of a year an Ipsy. If you have not read part one I think you should defiantly check it out. You can find it here: http://withalittlesass.blogspot.com/2014/05/ipsy-review-of-year-part-1.html. 

If you do not know what Ipsy is, it is a monthly beauty subscription service that sends out 4-5 samples/deluxe samples/products in a specially designed reusable makeup bag. The cost is $10 a month for a monthly subscription or $110 for a whole year paid up front. If you are interested please click on my referral link to check it out: http://www.ipsy.com/r/2kc3 

Let’s go ahead and jump right in.

All of the Ipsy Glam Bags I have 

***Items in Plain text are items I rarely use or haven’t used yet, Bold Items are items I love, Italic Items are items I have up for trade, Italic Items in Red are items I’ve traded. Also, It cost about $3 in shipping to trade an item.

September 2013 

Originally Received:

butter LONDON Nail Lacquer - $7.50
Cailyn Cosmetics Tinted Lip Balm - $19
Elizabth Mott It’s So Big Mascara - $8
NYX Single Eye Shadow - $4.50
Starlooks Kohl Eye Pencil - $12

Able to Trade for:

Freeman Beauty Facial Paper Mask - ~$3.75

This bag was a disappointment. I really wanted the Cailyn lip balm and a butter LONDON nail lacquer and was really excited to get them, but the colors were not for me, so they were a waste of getting my hopes up. I didn’t and still haven’t used the NYX eyeshadow and I’m not sure if I ever will. I know I won’t use the Starlooks eyeliner because I already have several different Urban Decay black eyeliners that I love. I have heard that the Elizabeth Mott mascara is nice, so hopefully if I use if I will like it. I really liked the makeup bag itself. It is one of my favorite bags I’ve gotten from Ipsy; maybe even my very favorite. 

Ipsy Glam Bag September 2013 

October 2013

Originally Received:

Zoya Nail Polish - $8
Buxom Lip Polish - $9
Sexy Hair Blow Dry Gel - $3
La Fresh Wipes - $3
be Delectable Hand Cream - $5

Able to Trade for:

Coastal Scents Medium Shadow Brush - $2.50

This was the first bag I got from Ipsy that I actually liked and used/will use everything in it. I was even happier that I got all the colors and the scent I wanted :). However, I was annoyed that this bag had so many good product choices, so there were other products sent out that I wanted too. I feel like they put all the good products in one month and then they put all the bad products in one month as well. Why do they do that? 

Ipsy Glam Bag October 2013

November 2013

Originally Received:

em michelle phan mascara - $20
Be a Bombshell Lip Crayon - $14
Nailtini Nail Lacquer - $13
Pixi Beauty Bronzer - $5
Startlooks Gem Eye Pencil - $14
BH Cosmetics Galaxy Baked Eyeshadow Sample - $1

Able to Trade for:

Other Nailtini Lacquer - $13

I was really disappointed with this bag because they offered so many other nice em products (lip balms, eyeliners, and lipsticks) in so many cool colors, and I got stuck with the mascara that no one wanted at the time (but I eventually find a trade for it). Sorry had to complain for a second about that. Also, there had a GLAMGLOW sample this month that everyone wanted, but only a few people ended up getting too. On the other hand, this was the month that I feel in love with Nailtini polishes. I ended up having to have both Nailtini shades this month and was lucky enough to get them. Also, I found the perfect winter time bronzer for myself. I love it so much I hit pan on it right as winter was ending.

Ipsy Glam Bag November 2013

December 2013

Originally Received:

POP Beauty Shadow Trio - $6
Be a Bombshell One Stick - $16
Mirabella Eye Blender Brush - $27
Salon Perfect Eyelashes - $3
J.Cat Big Lip Pencil - $4

When I receive this bag I’m not going to lie -- I wanted to cancel my subscription. This was the worst bag I've received. Most of the products were just bad. I ended up giving my mom the shadow trio and even she doesn’t really use it. I traded the one stick and lip pencil for different shades because the ones I got didn’t match my skin tone and I wanted to try the products, but both products are just really cheap quality and suck. I’m going to get them out and give them one more try before I throw them out. I still have the eyelashes, because no one wants them and can they can be found at Walmart. On a positive note, I recently started using the Mirabella brush and so far I really like it, so that was at least one good item out of the bag. 

Ipsy Glam Bag December 2013

Check Point Two:

As of December 2013 I've spent $80 on my subscription and I also have traded 11 items costing me $33 in shipping. This has my Ipsy subscription costing me about $113. I have about $175 in products that I LOVE and another $106 in products that were just okay or I haven’t used yet. This totals $281 in usable products so far. At this point my Ipsy subscription is defiantly worth it even though I complain about it lol :)