This months Ipsy bag was full of skin care products. I decided to test a few out one evening and I extended an invitation to my partner in crime to give another opinion about the products. Which really means that I coerced Matt into trying a few out with me :)
Here's what I got this month:
Being a good ol' hippy from the PNW, this was by far my favorite bag. I love the linen feel and earthy look it has! In my bag I got Sans Tan sun screen, ela-nye Hair Mask, Derma E microdermabrasion, Hey Honey face mask and Pacifica eye shadow. My oh so special guest helped me test out the microdermabrasion and face mask.
Step one: put hair in high, messy bun then take mirror selfie while waiting for Matt to join you.
Step two: wash yo' face
Which is much easier when your hair is in the previously mentioned high messy bun.
Step two-point-five: shave your face. This only applies to the dudes. Well, and some ladies. I'm not hating, do what you gotta do.
Now on to the microdermabrasion. As with the last one I tried out, it's got a nice citrus scent and a gritty sandpaper feel. This one says to rub it in for 2-4 minutes, which I did. I would recommend you rub hard if you have a tough (or hairy) face.
P.S. I know my bed is unmade. 5am comes early, and it's hard to make your side of the bed when there's a giant laying on the other side still.
P.P.S. I also know that my towels have a tie-dye, bleached appearance. My sister doesn't know how to do laundry (and still claims that she has no idea how they got like that). Thanks, Bec.
Step three: Once you feel sufficiently scrubbed, use a warm washcloth and rinse off your liquid sandpaper and excess skin.
Step three-point-five: get distracted and start plucking your eyebrows..
Voila! You now have a freshly scrubbed, squeaky clean face.
Now we're on to our honey facemask!
Step one: apply moisturizer to a clean face. I prefer to use my nutrogena face lotion because it's hydrating, smells good and has SPF 15. The last part is the best since we all know how good I am at applying sun screen to myself.
Step two: apply a coat of the honey mask to your face. This is the tricky part because the mask is clear and you need to put enough on that you'll be able to peel it off once it dries.
Step three: wait.
The website recommends 15-20 minutes, so Matt and I plopped onto the couch and watched a baseball game for 20 minutes.
By 15 minutes in the mask got HARD. Like recently-botoxed-face hard!
Once your face feels sufficiently paralyzed, you get to peel your mask off.
Step four: shed your newly acquired snake skin.
For all you dudes out there- I recommend you use more of the mask than the ladies. The mask was less effective on Matt's burly, rugged, man-beard.
Then you peel, and peel, and peel.
By the end you'll have a sizeable pile of lizard skin (it's actually honey mask, don't freak out).
And you'll have a clean, smooth, slightly tingly, fresh face!
I recommend the Derma e microabraision. It's a nice way to exfoliate and it's much cheaper than the dr Brandt brand I tried last month.
I have also tried my Pacifica eye shadow. The colors were pretty neutral, but they went on smooth and lasted all day. Added bonus- the Pacifica products are vegan and not tested on animals.
I am quite happy with the first three products ipsy sent me. Sans Tan sunscreen, however, is not as awesome as my other goodies. It's plain old sun screen. Think summer time when you were 8 and mom rubbed you down with that thick, greasy, liquid sunscreen and you'll know what it feels like. It's not light and smooth like my face lotion, nor is it a cool powder or spray form. Please don't put that boring stuff in my bag again, ipsy.
I haven't tried the hair mask yet, but even without trying it, I can easily say that this was another successful month for ipsy. For those of you that haven't checked it out or signed up, click here and do it!
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