ipsy Glam Bag Opening: Dec 2013 (Celebration!)

This month's ipsy bag theme is "Celebration", so everything in this bag is designed to get you ready for a party. I liked what I got in this bag, but it was no where near as exciting as last month's bag. I still want to share with you what I got, my review of the product, the retail value, and where you can buy the products.



 

POP Beauty
Bright Up Your Life Eye Shadow Trio in Naturally Bare *****

I am so excited to use this eye shadow, because I am really happy with POP! Beauty as a brand so far. I was glad to get another product from them. This is the perfect size to pop! into your purse for when you are in a rush to get out the door or if you need to make some touchups later on, or even if you need a travel size set of colors that go really well together for your upcoming holiday vacation. I could not find the trio size anywhere for sale, so I just had to guess at the retail value, and it is at least $8 in retail value. The compact is a good size and I am guessing the eye shadow is good quality based on my knowledge of the brand, but I have not taken the opportunity to play with the colors yet. To buy the palette these colors come from you can go to popbeauty.com or ULTA.

Be a Bombshell
The One Stick *****
I should have been way more excited about this product, but I have never been all that impressed with Be a Bombshell so I could not see past that to the awesomeness of this product! It retails at $16 and is another all-in-one product, kind of like the mineral stuff I got last month from Cailyn Cosmetics, only this is a cream, and it can be used as a blush, lip color, cream eye shadow or eye shadow primer. I am so thankful for this product now that I know what it is and I can't wait to try it out. You can find this product at beabombshellcosmetics.com




Nicka K New York
Nail Color in Classic Taupe ***
I really wish I would have gotten Ripe Apple instead, because I already have a lot of nail polishes very similar to this color so I decided not to keep it, because it would be a waste to try it once and never use it again. I have never heard of this brand. It only retails at $4.99 (I don't mean to be a snob, but usually when a nail polish is $4.99 at regular price, you get what you pay for--cheap!) I did not get to try out the formula so I do not know if it is Grade A quality or not. I would have rather gotten another Nailtini polish or ZOYA. You can find this product at nicka.com




English Laundry
Signature Fragrances **
I don't even want to talk about this. I am just so disappointed. I don't know if this was just a mess-up or what. But lid was not screwed on all the way on one of the perfumes and it leaked. It looks like both of the vials I got were only half-full anyway, so I am really unimpressed. The scents were just OK, not terrible, but not great. I would have liked a perfume in a roller-ball or a vial with the lid completely screwed on so much more! I was excited about getting perfumes, but these were sample size products that were not even full to begin with and that just really disappoints me, because you could probably call the company and get these samples for free. This was kind of a fail, ipsy. Really sorry, because I love you guys, but I cannot even include this in the retail value estimation of this bag. AND I'm pretty sure after reading the description of the scent that didn't spill, that it's a GUY scent! I'm not positive, but that's really what it sounds like. You can find this product at englishlaundryfragrance.com

J.Cat Beauty
Big Lip Pencil in Red Rose
Love this! It is a beautiful color and I absolutely love J. Cat Beauty! This and the all-in-one stick and the eye shadow trio saved the bag! This is the cheapest product in the bag, but so perfect for the holidays and I know it's good quality, because I love the lipstick I got from this brand. You can find this product at jcatbeauty.com




 The retail value of this bag is at least $33, so it is still a very good deal for $10. The Be a Bombshell all-in-one stick is $16. Just to try out that product (full-size) for $10 is pretty cool! If you would like to get in on the action and start getting your own ipsy Glam Bag delivered right to your door each month, go to; http://www.ipsy.com/r/10kn

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