July's Ipsy Review

This month the Ipsy theme was Sensationally Sunkissed and the products all had a light, bright, natural look. 

 These are the 5 products I got.

Models Own nail polish in Red Sea- the product retails for £5 ($8.50). This nail polish has chunks of sparkle in the opaque red polish and I'm quite certain I had a very similar polish when I was in 6th grade. 

I can't judge the entire brand on a sparkly polish, because hopefully the regular colors look nothing like this. That being said, this polish is going into my daughter's bag and I won't be buying it on my own.

Clear Clinic Labratories: Vanished Clear Spot Treatment- I received a trial size but the regular size retails for $35. I've tried it on a couple spots I noticed and it smells a bit like rubbing alcohol and dries out the area like it was rubbing alcohol (maybe that's the secret?) but I didn't notice much of a difference after use. That being said, I am glad I got this in my ipsy bag so I know that my skin probably doesn't need to be spending $35 on spot treatments! 

bareMinerals 5-in-1 BB Cream Shadow- ipsy does send a couple trial sized products each month, but seriously? 

 bareMinerals looks like they made this one-time-use size so that their make up artists could throw away a bottle after doing makeup in the mall. The real size goes for $18 at Ulta. When I put this eye shadow on, it looked and felt more like foundation to me. If you're looking for a skin colored, matte base that will let the rest of your eye shadow pop, this will do the trick. However, it won't look right if you don't put on foundation or some form of tinted moisturizer. Unless, of course, you have flawless skin. If that is the case, we all hate you.

Pixi Beauty Mini Tinted Brilliance Balm - this lip balm costs $14 online. Looking at the pixi beauty website I see that they have much darker colors than they put in my bag, which is good. It goes on smooth and lasts a while but mine is so light that it just reminds me of a non-sticky, minty gloss. Hopefully the other colors add the desired tint. 

Pur~Lisse Esential Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 - when I got this in my bag I thought, ugh. I do NOT need another sun screen, ipsy! I buy my own and the last one you sent was as thick as paste and impossible to rub in! But this one is true to it's name and is more of a facial moisturizer that happens to be SPF 30. At a ridiculous $55 for 1.7oz I won't be buying this moisturizer, but I will enjoy using the .5 oz that ipsy sent me! 

After testing out all 5 of my products, I have to admit that this is the first month where I don't love at least 70% of what I got. Even though that's the case, I still got more than my $10's worth with the moisturizer and 1-2 use eye shadow. I can even use this bag for just about anything because it's simple, cute and doesn't scream MAKEUP BAG!

If you haven't checked out ipsy, I still highly recommend it. After 6 months and 6 different bags I am happy with my investment and have received a lot of great products! If you're interested in ipsy click here and you can check it out and sign up!