First Impressions,  Ipsy Glam Bags,  Unboxing

Ipsy April 2017 Glam Bag Unboxing & First Impressions

Happy Friday, loves!  Congrats on making it to the weekend 😉  Today,  I’ll be sharing with you the contents of my April Ipsy Glam Bag!  Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month.  What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag.

April’s theme is Sideshow and the Glam Bag comes with 5 products in this adorable coral, raffle ticket-shaped bag.IMG_20170417_191509_626

  1. Hey Honey Besame Mucho Shea Butter & Propolis Lip Balm – Deluxe Sample Sized (0.27 oz) – (heyhoney.com)

20170414_161521Designed to care for and protect dry, chapped lips with nourishing emollients such as Shea Butter, squalane, and triglycerides (heyhoney.com).  I like the matte burgundy packaging of this lip balm, but the formula itself didn’t wow me.  This has a slight cocoa butter scent, but no taste.  It feels more waxy than creamy, so the product sits on the lips rather than sinking in for deep moisturization, which is what I look for in a lip balm.  A full size contains 0.5 oz and retails for $14 on their website.

  1. Mint Pear C Your Youth Vitamin C Serum – Deluxe Sample Sized (8 ml)

20170414_161508Visibly correct all signs of aging with one concentrated serum.  Lighten, tighten and brighten with MintPear’s Vitamin C Serum (mintpear.com).  This serum absorbs quickly and feels very lightweight on the skin.  I was so impressed at how baby soft my skin felt where I’ve applied this serum.  A full size contains 15ml and retails for $79 (yowza!).  At 8 ml, this deluxe sample is slightly more than half a full size, making it a very generous size.

  1. Glamour Dolls x Lisa Frank Angle Blush Brush – Full Sized – Retail Price $5 – (lisafrankxglamourdolls.com)

20170414_161358The slanted shape of this handcrafted angled brush will pronounce your cheeks in one easy stroke. Watch how the brush hairs instantly grab color and are similar to that of a unicorn; soft, fluffy, and always cruelty free (lisafrankxglamourdolls.com).  Pink, unicorns, and rainbows?!  Lisa Frank plus makeup is the stuff of dreams for every 90s kid.  I squealed when I received this product.  It’s so pretty!!!  The packaging is life, the bristles are actually super soft, and I was pleasantly surprised by the affordable price tag.  The angled brush is perfect for sculpting out those cheekbones with blush and/or contour powder.

  1. Jesse’s Girl Cosmetics Liquid Eyeliner– Full Sized (0.03 oz) – Retail Price $6.99 – (jessesgirlcosmetics.com)

20170414_161558By combining our “all-day” formula with our Japanese made, precise line applicator, Jesse’s Girl has created the perfect Liquid Eyeliner (insert).  The felt tip is very fine, making for a sharp wing, and the formula is pitch black, dries quickly and semi-matte.  This hasn’t replaced my favorite Wet n Wild H2O Proof Liquid Liner, but it is a nice, affordable option from the drugstore.20170414_161716

  1. The Balm Betty-Lou Manizer – Sample Sized – (0.02 oz)

20170414_161444Before you head out to relish some well deserved sun, score a faux, sun-kissed glow with theBalm’s Betty-Lou Manizer.  Betty-Lou is a silky smooth, all-in-one bronzing highlighter, shimmer and shadow (thebalm.com).  The Balm has one of my favorite highlighter formulas.  I have full sizes of all three Lou Manizers and thoroughly enjoy them all.  The vintage packaging is divine and the finely-milled powders are so creamy and pigmented.  The Betty-Lou Manizer shade makes a beautiful bronzer for those with fair skin and a nice blush topper or highlighter for those with a darker skintone.

Overall Rating:  I would give this month’s Glam Bag a rating of 7/10 stars, based on my first impressions.  April’s bag contains only 2 full-sized products (eyeliner and makeup brush), but the pricey Vitamin C serum was also a generous size.  The value of the bag more than pays for itself.  The raffle ticket pouch is super cute, but I wasn’t blown away by the selection this month.  I am holding out for next month’s Glam Bag.  My favorite pick of the batch is easily the Lisa Frank Angled Brush 😉

What did you receive in your April Ipsy Glam Bag?  Which products are you most excited to test out?

XO,

Mary Dee

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