September Ipsy Bag

Ipsy is a monthly makeup bag subscription in which I am subscribed to. The service is only $10 a month, while the bag is usually worth well over that! You receive anywhere between 4-6 deluxe sample sized products, and sometimes a full sized item is thrown in the bag.

Long story short, I really enjoy the bag and I recommend it to anyone; makeup lovers or makeup starters.

The first product I saw when I opened my bag was an eyeshadow trio from the brand NYX. NYX is one of my favorite drugstore brands out there, so I was pretty thrilled when I saw that I was getting this trio. The colors are just my shades: a shimmery bronze color, a shimmery copper shade, and a matte black. I haven’t had a chance to wear the colors on my eyes, so I don’t know how these particular shades perform. When I swatched them, they showed up decently. This trio will most likely end up in my school makeup bag so I can touch up throughout the day.

The second product, which is my favorite product in the palette, is an eyebrow powder trio from the brand Pixi Beauty. The trio comes with a light taupe, a medium brown, and a dark brown. I honestly have no use for the taupe colors, but I have been loving the dark brown for my eyebrows. My brows haven’t been looking this on fleek in a while! I will definitely repurchase this powder once it runs out. The full size only retails for $12, so that’s a plus.

The third product I got in my bag was a full sized lipstick from the brand City Colour Cosmetics in the shade One Night Stand. This shade is a really pretty burgundy-wine color. I wore it once so far, and I wasn’t that impressed. The color was beautiful and I don’t have a color like it. However, it did not last on my lips for long at all. I wore it to work, and I took a drink, and it was basically gone. I will try to make it work, but I will probably choose my other brands over this. But it isn’t so bad considering it was full size and they retail for $4.99 apiece, which is half of the bag.

The fourth product I received was a deluxe sample of the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration - that is a huge name, but the product is amazing! This deluxe sample is 2oz, which on Sephora retails for $12. This is basically a lotion for any dry spots on your body. Last night I put some on my hands and my cheeks, which is where I have pretty dry skin. I woke up with super smooth skin! This lotion is going to be my holy grail product in the winter for my hands: they get so dry that they crack and bleed, yeah TMI. I am most definitely buying the full tub of this stuff come winter!

The final product I got in my September bag was a 1oz sample of Octavio Molina Hair Aceite de Argan which is an argan oil for you hair. This product claims to make your hair less frizzy and shine like no other oil will. If this is true, I will love it, because have you seen my hair? It’s pretty rough. I haven’t tried this yet, but I have high hopes. 

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