Hey everyone! I'm super excited to share this month's Ipsy bag with you! If you didn't already see it, check out the article on November's Ipsy bag. I don't want to go into full detail on the bag since I did last month, but I will give a short little blurb about it. You pay $10 a month to receive a super cute bag in the mail that comes with 5 high end products. You get your money worth back, and then some. If you would like to sign up to get your own personalized sample bag each month, here's the link: https://www.ipsy.com/new?cid=ppage_ref&sid=link&refer=w3miy
This month's bag was super cute, and very festive for the holidays! The outside is fuzzy and soft, and the inside is cloth. Like I touched on last month, I like when the inside is plastic to prevent leaks, but overall I still love this bag and the color! I do feel like I couldn't see myself using this year round just because of the color, but for the next month or so this will so be my go to makeup bag!
The first product I'd like to talk about is the Hanalei Lip Treatment! I found this for $20 on the Hanalei website. I absolutely loved this product! I use it every morning and night! Before I put it on, I use a lip exfoliator. I'm using one that I got in a past Ipsy bag, LUSH exfoliators work really good as well, but really any kind of exfoliator will work! After I exfoliate my lips I apply this gloss. It really keeps my lips soft and moisturized throughout the day! One thing I don't like is the taste. It definitely isn't pleasant.
This next product is a Beau G?chis concealer brush. I've tried using the Beauty Blender small concealer sponges and numerous different brushes to apply concealer, and I have always found that my fingers just work the best. But then I got this brush, and now I will forever be using it! I've used the brush with a cream and liquid concealer and I've found that it works beautifully no matter what! It gives me such a great seamless coverage. It's also super soft, but firm, and works really well on my under eyes! I have under eye bags due to the crazy lack of sleep I get, but you could never tell thanks to this brush! I found this brush on the Beau Gachis for $16.
To be 100% honest, I hate this product. I don't do any wings or cat eyes or whatever they're called. I'm just not that talented, and I found myself making so many mistakes with this eye liner. I've always used the same ELF eye liner that comes in a little bottle and I buy the separate bent eye liner brush. I just find that easier for me to apply. The color on this eye liner was purple, and I have no idea when I'd ever wear purple eye liner. This eye liner is Hikari Cosmetics Felt Tip Liquid Eyeliner in Iris. I found it for $15 on the Hikari Cosmetics webpage. If you're talented with eye liner and like colored liners, then this is product is for you!
I haven't tried out this oil yet. The Ipsy webpage says that this oil is good for anti-frizz, makeup remover, on the go manis, and anything else you decide you want to put oil on! I already fight oily hair and oily skin, so I'm saving myself from a breakout and not trying this product. I've always loved tarte products, so I have no doubt that this product is amazing! This just isn't a good product for my skin and hair type. This product is tarte cosmetics
deluxe maracuja oil. I found it for $48 at the Tarte website.
I saved my favorite product for last! I get super excited when I talk about mascara, so I'll try not to talk too much! I have really long lashes, and finding good mascara that doesn't clump them together is super hard! I spend about 10-15 minutes separating my lashes from Mascara in the morning. (My eye lashes are clearly everything to me, and probably my all time favorite feature of myself). This mascara has saved me so much time in the morning! The brush is absolutely perfect for de-clumping and I absolutely love the formula of the product itself! I could go on and on, but if you're looking for a good mascara, this is definitely a must have! This is the theBalm Cosmetics Mad Lash Mascara. I found it at thebalm website for $18. My second favorite mascara is from tarte, but it's $40! I'm so happy that I found this cheaper alternative that is just as good, if not better!
That's everything that I got in my Ipsy this month! I overall liked this bag, even though I got two items I will probably never use. The mascara made up for that! I will be back next month with the first 2017 Ipsy bag!
