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Ipsy: May

We are back again with an old classic!  I have had Ipsy for years and paused it on and off from time to time, but it is definitely still my favorite subscription by far.  If you would like to sign up, you can click here!

I had planned to review this one, but I have to say, I was pretty disappointed with the contents of this bag!  The last few have been great, so I was pretty shocked!  The actual bag however is glittery and gorgeous !

The first thing in this bag that I was most excited about was this full size Ofra liquid lipstick in the color Versailles.  The color is ok in the tube, but on the lips it is very shimmery to the point of having a frosty finish with no color whatsoever.  Also, when I took the wand out of the tube it looked separated... Somehow simultaneously oily and chunky.  I tried to mix it a bit, but as a result it felt more like a gloss than a liquid lipstick.  Disappointing... 

This is the Innisfree pore clearing clay mask.  This is a cool product in theory, but I received this same sample for free from their website...  I haven't tried it yet, and I love clay masks, so I'm not knocking the product itself.  But that being said, I'm more disappointed in the company for giving out a sample customers could have easily gotten for free.

This is The Beauty Crop Bronzer in Sardinia Sand.  Honestly, this looks like "play makeup."  The packaging looks incredibly cheap, and when I was taking off the outer plastic and attempting to open it I legitimately thought I might break it.  I subscribe to Ipsy mainly to get samples of well known prestige brands.  I understand that doesn't always happen, and sometimes the unknown products are just as good or better, but this one fell short for me.  It is too basic, and just doesn't really fit my profile.

The name of this product, Kaleido Cosmetics, had me excited it was going to be a very shimmery or color-shifting.  When I saw it was a blush I was a bit more disappointed, because I have an ungodly amount of blush, but this is a nice basic shade in the color Primadonna.  I can't complain, but I'm not super excited either.

This is the Multi Purpose Stick from Nature's Cartel in the color GlowBal Awakening #1.  I have never been a huge fan of stick products.  I like highlighters, just not really in this form.  It looks nice and I will try it out, but I'm not overly impressed.

Here are swatches of three of the products.  At the top is The Beauty Crop Bronzer in Sardinia Sand.  In the middle is the Kaleido Cosmetics blush in Primadonna, which had a nice shimmer in the light.  At the bottom is the Multi Purpose Stick from Nature's Cartel in the color GlowBal Awakening #1, which truly is a nice color.

All in all, I can't say I'm thrilled.  This was a very makeup heavy bag, which I prefer, but somehow it still missed the mark just a bit.  I went online and reviewed my bag, which is the best thing you can do when you get something you don't like.  I'm sure next month will be better!  If you would like to sign up, you can click here!
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