After seeing Tracy and Stephanie of Eleventh Gorgeous month after month prefer Ipsy Glam Bag to Birchbox, I decided to give Ipsy a try since it's only $10 a month and you get large samples and sometimes full-sized samples of beauty products.
I got my first bag last month (see a picture here) of all full-size products. Last month wasn't all that "me." I gave the super sparkly eye shadow palette to my friend Jackie since she loves being sparkly.
This month's theme is Beach Beauty, and even though some of the products are not full-size, they're all beauty products that I'm really excited to use. For the month of July, I received:
♥ Benefit's BeneTint (full size $30, sample $8ish)
♥ POP Beauty's Pouty Pop Crayon in Coral Crush (6 for $25, one is $4)
♥ BH Cosmetics' California Collection Eye Shadow Palette (full palette $7, sample $2ish)
♥ Coola's Mineral Sunscreen / Tinted Moisturizer (full size $36, sample $8ish)
♥ Big Sexy Hair's Weatherproof Spray (full size $19, sample $12ish)
What's great about the Glam Bag is that the products inside are worth more than $10. July's bag was worth about $34!
♥ Benefit's BeneTint (full size $30, sample $8ish)
♥ POP Beauty's Pouty Pop Crayon in Coral Crush (6 for $25, one is $4)
♥ BH Cosmetics' California Collection Eye Shadow Palette (full palette $7, sample $2ish)
♥ Coola's Mineral Sunscreen / Tinted Moisturizer (full size $36, sample $8ish)
♥ Big Sexy Hair's Weatherproof Spray (full size $19, sample $12ish)
What's great about the Glam Bag is that the products inside are worth more than $10. July's bag was worth about $34!
Here are mini reviews of the products:
Benefit's BeneTint
This is a really lovely lip and cheek stain. It's subtle at first, but can be built up for a rosier glow. I'm definitely going to use this on my cheeks since I love having soft rosy cheeks. I haven't tried it on my lips, but probably won't since I love using the Revlon lip stains so much.
POP's Pouty Pop Crayon in Coral Crush
You know I love lip crayons and this one is really nice. It goes on smoothly and the color is bright and pigmented. It doesn't smell like anything, which isn't good or bad, but thought I would let you know. The only downside is that when I have chapped lips it shows every crack and crevice. I still like it though and will use it often.
BH Cosmetics' California Collection Eye Shadow Palette
This palette is tiny, but it would work well for traveling since it's so light. The colors are really pretty since they're subtly metallic. I especially like the brown and the gold. The eye shadows aren't that pigmented, but they are build-able. I'll definitely be using these shadows for everyday use.
Coola's Mineral Sunscreen / Tinted Moisturizer
I only tried this once, but do like it. It's smooth, smells fresh, and feels really hydrating on my skin. Since it's a tinted sunscreen / moisturizer and not a foundation it doesn't cover that well, but it does even things out a little. I like this tinted moisturizer, but will most likely use my Garnier B.B. Cream instead.
Big Sexy Hair's Weatherproof Spray
I'm not into hairspray, but was interested to try it out since I get crazy frizz in the summertime. This hairspray smells amazing (kind of floral-like) and it did tone down the frizz a bit. I didn't use it all day though. The only problem is that it's a little greasy on my hair, which isn't good since my hair is already oily,and after it dries my hair was somewhat crunchy. I like the idea of this, but probably won't use it that much.
