Dana VS: ipsy Bag 1

Hello and welcome all!

Today I am beyond excited to review something I have been eagerly awaiting for month now!

MY FIRST IPSY BAG!

Now, for those who may not know, ipsy is a subscription service (meaning they send you a new bag every month) for beauty supplies. They send around 4-5 samples or full size products in a cute makeup bag every month. That's right. Every. Month.

It's a dream come true.

Anyway, I received my first bag today. Literally today. Like two hours ago. And I'm already deeply in love with it.

(Look at how adorable the package was. SO SHINY)

Inside the package was a gorgeous taupe-y brown makeup bag packed to capacity. 

(I received five goodies, a makeup bag, and a card about how to enter for freebies)

So first off, let me start with what I wasn't thrilled with. I was still excited about receiving it, but it's not something I'll use often.

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream: Intense Hydration for Dry Parched Skin

Okay so to be completely honest, I'm not sure why they sent this to me (edit: I retook the beauty quiz and I had selected that I enjoyed moisturizers so I unselected it for future bags. I have plenty moisturizers). However, it smells amazing. It's not perfumed, but it has a nice light scent that I really enjoyed. 

It's a rather thin moisturizer, which I love because I hate the feeling of thick moisturizers layering your skin. It absorbs really well into the skin. Both my boyfriend and I will probably use this closer to winter when our hands and elbows get dry.

4/5

Elizabeth Mott Queen of the Fill: Tinted Brow Gel in the shade medium dark

Now I am a fan of all natural brows. No plucking for this girl (which is lucky because my brows don't grow all crazy anyway. They have a nice shape and color already). So this product was less about the filling in and more of the staying power. My hairs can get all crazy during the day.

The formula was actually better than I thought it'd be for this product. It went on nearly invisible to my dark eyebrows, which was totally fine for me, and it dried quickly and set them instantly. They staying power was awesome. While I may not be using this daily, it's definitely a product I wouldn't count out!

4/5

Octavio Aceite De Argon:Argon Hair Oil

I'm going to start off saying my hair gets very oily, very fast. Like, in two days it looks like I haven't showered for a week.

That said, this product was awesome. I usually only use hair oils the day of my shower, or in the morning if I shower at night. I had incidentally showered just before receiving my bag so I waited until my hair was slightly damp to use it. It smells like a fresh oily scent... it's hard to describe. It has the typical argon oil scent, if you've ever smelled argon oil. It is soft to the touch and made my hair so soft and shiny, I felt like I was in a hair commercial. (Cue hair flip)

4.5/5

 

NYX Cosmetics: ipsy Eyeshadow Trio

At first, I was excited but also a little disappointed by this. I love, love, LOVE the Nudes by Maybelline pallet with a burning passion. These shades reminded me of the pallet due to their nude-y smokey color. But WOW this pallet blew me away.

The pigmentation of this pallet was awesome. I accidentally used too much of the black (as I tend to do with black) and while I was fumbling to correct the mistake, I was thoroughly impressed with how much pigmentation came from one small swipe. The colors are also absolutely gorgeous on, and it made my run-of-the-mill brown eyes pop.

5/5 all the way

City Color City Chic Lipstick in the shade Je t'aime

Hands down my all time favorite item in this months bag. But then, I'm a sucker for all lip products. This lipstick was the softest, creamiest, most moisturizing lipstick I think I've ever tried.

Wow.

The color is a gorgeous dark rosy nude. It went on very easily and very pigmented. Again, it was incredibly soft and moisturizing. The staying power was better than some lipsticks I've tried, but it certainly not a stain of any description. I know I'll be using this lipstick a lot.

10/5

So that's all for my very first ipsy bag!! I am very much happy and impressed with the quality of products sent to me, especially when you remember that the bags are only $10 a month.

Thank you very much for sticking through this post to the end!

What was your favorite product, or what products are you loving this month?

Much love,

Dana

Want to watch the Youtube video of me opening my package?

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