I’m significantly unfashionable by choice. I just don’t care anymore, although I used to.
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Then, you have to provide your credit card information and join the waiting list. My waiting period lasted for a month and ended with an email stating that I could receive a December bag if I sent out a Facebook message promoting Ipsy. I hate sending these types of promotional updates and tweets, but dang it, I wanted my Ipsy bag.
The theme was Celebration.
Here are my thoughts on each product:
Bright red. The pencil glides on smoothly and is very concentrated. For kicks and giggles, I applied a light coating of the pencil and ended up with clown lips. Celebration indeed!
I think I can use this more like a stain if I apply it very lightly with my fingertip.
I think the best way to describe this nail polish’s color is how Jake and I describe the color we just painted our bedroom: Gurple.
I don’t typically wear nail polish because I cook and bake frequently which chips polish. We weren’t allowed to wear nail polish in culinary school, anyway, due to sanitation rules, so that’s what I got used to. I’m also a perfectionist, so when my polish chips, it drives me nuts and I feel obligated to fix my nails.
This polish’s quality seems decent. I tested it on a nail and it covered well for a first coat and dried quickly.
When I worked at a corporate office, I wore nail polish, but refused to wear conventional colors like pink and red. It just made me feel too normal. I love strange colors like this, though I gravitate toward brighter, gaudier ones. I wouldn’t have chosen this on my own, but when I noticed it matches our gurple paint, it grew on me.
This Pop Beauty eye shadow palette seems to be full-size, though I can’t find an exact replica through their website. I like that the colors are neutral earth tones with a little shimmer. I can wear them every day without feeling like my face appears caked with make-up. The shadows go on lightly which is acceptable by me. Like I said, I’m not comfortable wearing flashy make-up, nor do I have any idea what I’m doing.
These eyelashes are my least favorite product in this month’s bag because I have no interest in wearing fake eyelashes.
My eyes are sensitive and wearing contacts causes me enough grief. I stopped wearing mascara and liquid eyeliner because every brand I tried flaked off into my eye. Now that I don’t wear mascara, I still find myself running to the sink all to often to rinse dust and eyelashes from my contacts.
Unless a professional assists me in applying these eyelashes, I will either puncture my eyeball, adhere a contact to my cornea, or glue my eye shut.
Pluses:
- I have new products to try that I wouldn’t have sought on my own.
- It’s fun to get mysterious packages in the mail filled with random samples.
- I received full size products.
- Points: You earn 100 points with each month’s bag, plus 10 after completing a per brief survey reviewing each product. Once you reach 1,000 points, you can choose from one of a few bonus samples that Ipsy will add to your bag.
Minuses:
- I wish I had received something, anything besides fake eyelashes.
- I can tell that some of the cosmetics are going to arrive in random colors that may not always flatter my skin and hair tones.
Do you subscribe to a monthly subscription service? What are your thoughts?
Update (1/18/2014): I use the Color Stick every day as a blush. It actually blends really well and the color is subtle. I also use it as a lipstick when I want a very light color. I also use the eye shadows almost daily and really like the nail polish. For one thing, I love the color and the polish dries quickly. Looks nice after two light coats. I never use the red lip pencil and still haven’t touched the eyelashes.
I’m a bit of a product junkie too – save the lashes for Halloween! I signed up for Stitchfix a few weeks ago, which is like this but clothing. Should get my package in January, we’ll see…
I think this looks fun! I don’t do a good job wearing make-up because I’m ALWAYS running late! But maybe this would be a fun way to use more of it!
OOh! Just though of an idea! Can I get this as a gift for my sister? I’m off to check it out!
I think it would make a great gift. You can cancel it at anytime, too.
I didn’t get the eyelashes in mine and I am very glad!!! I would not know what to do with them! I got a little sample size of the perfume Snow instead. The other products I got were the same with different colors. My fingernail polish was a nice festive red and not gurgle! I liked all of my stuff this time, too. My lipstick was not too red. I went in and checked my profile and I am getting way more lip products than I thought I would with the way I filled out my profile===that was not even something I checked so I am not sure how they fill these bags but I am loving getting the little surprises. Makes me think I need to do a post on mine, too! Can I be a copycat????
I think my last comment disappeared into outer space so please forgive me if this posts twice!!! I got almost the same products except the false eyelashes . Thank goodness! I would not have a clue how to use those. Instead of that I got a small sized perfume called Snow which is nice.and light. The other products were the same just different colors—my nail polish was a nice festive red that I will wear and not gurple. I loved this post and am thinking I may be a copy cat sometime and do the same with my next Ipsy bag. 🙂
Of course you can! I love reading about people’s mystery subscription boxes. I think it’s a lot of fun. I love lip products and could have a million which is ridiculous.
I love all these new programs where you can get clothes or make-up or whatever on a regular basis of your choosing. I’m with you on the fake eye lashes and not really wearing make-up!