My June Ipsy bag has arrived!
This month the bag is really cute and I'm definitely digging the products I received!
The 5 products I got this month are: Be A Bombshell Lash Out Mascara ($15), Marc Anthony Dream Waves Beach Spray ($9), Nyx Butter Gloss ($5), Jesse's Girl Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner ($6.99) and Laneige BB Cushion ($34 for the full size).
I've tested out everything but the beach spray (my career prevents fun hair by requiring me to wear my hair in a bun) and I'm really happy, yet again! The mascara goes on well and looks really natural with just one coat, so I love it! I hate when mascara goes on so thick that it's a struggle to keep from getting
The waterproof eyeliner is another great product, the tip is ultra fine so it allows me to get right along my eye lashes for a natural look, but it gets thicker at the base so you can still achieve cat eyes or bold strokes when you want to.
Nyx Butter Gloss.. I was skeptical. The word gloss is always a turn off for me because I hate sticky lips and naming something I smear on my lips 'butter' made me think of greasy fried chicken. Yuck. However I really like the texture and color of my 'Apple Strudel' gloss. It goes on well, is the least sticky gloss I've ever encountered, goes on top of lipstick well and lasts 10x longer than any other lip product I have (omitting stains). This is one of those rare products that once I use up the one I get from ipsy, I plan on getting more.
The last product that I got is the Laneige BB Cushion. What on earth is a Laneige BB Cushion, you ask? Well Laneige is a brand that is exclusively at Target (this is my first experience with them) and the BB Cushion is a little sponge with foundation that is also SPF 50. After reading the label I believe that it's just meant as a touch-up/sunscreen because it wants you to reapply it every couple hours and says to apply 30 minutes before sun exposure. If anyone else knows more about these types of products please let me know what you think! I tried it out and it seems like a great idea, especially for a fun outdoor event like a brunch or wedding where you want some coverage while still looking natural. This was only a trial size so I'll only get about 2 uses out of it, but I am sufficiently intrigued so I will be looking for similar products in the future.
I will be adding the eye liner, mascara and lip gloss to my "use all the time" makeup bag which means this was another $10 very well spent!
A quick recap for the new readers: Ipsy is a wonderful idea where you sign up, take a make up quiz that helps personalize your bags and then for $10 a month you receive a small makeup bag with 4-5 brand name beauty products that always value at far more than $10. The value normally ranges between $35-65 but back in December the goodies they got had a $90 value!
I've received 5 bags so far; I've been really happy with all of them and I highly recommend that you try it out, if you wear even the tiniest bit of makeup. Click here to check it out!
Also, as I was at the store earlier today I perused the nail and beauty section (that's nothing new) and I noticed something that definitely was new-- a coupon for $2 off any Essie nail color or nail product! It's a coupon from Essie themselves and I know they have them at Target, Walgreen's and the PX but they aren't offering it at Ulta (who also charges more for their nail polish). So if anyone else needs a few new colors for summer, now would be the time to pick them up. I believe the coupon expires at the end of August, but don't quote me on it.
If anyone has any questions about Ipsy, any of the products I got or beauty in general please let me know.
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