Ipsy December Glam Bag 2014: Thinking of You

Happy 2015! I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing holiday season! Today I wanted to talk about the items in December's Ipsy Glam Bag!

Ipsy November 2014 Glam Bag: Girl Meets Glitter

Well well well....this is a bit embarrassing, but I feel like I'm switching back and forth with my Ipsy series. Sometimes I feel like reviewing, sometimes I feel like just doing first impressions, it's quite a conflicting battle. I definitely should be keeping this consistent, so I'll just do mini reviews, and will do a follow up if I feel it is necessary! This is going to be my post on November's Ipsy Bag!

Ipsy October 2014 Glam Bag: Beauty Candy

Hello there! I'm slowing catching up on my Ipsy blog series, so today I'm going to share with you my thoughts on Ipsy's October Glam Bag. I finally got a chance to try out the last couple products and now I feel like I can give you guys a better look into these products!

Ipsy September 2014 Glam Bag: Street Style

Hello there!  It's basically a bajillion months after this bag came out, I apologize! Usually I'm more timely with my Ipsy posts. So sad...it's been such a busy and stressful couple of months for me! Let's just all go back a couple of months and relive September for a bit! (The year is coming to an end so fast!)

Ipsy August 2014 Glam Bag: Beauty Schooled

Hai there! How is school/work going for you guys? This month's Ipsy post is a bit delayed, but at least the video went up early!

Ipsy July Glam Bag 2014: Sensationally Sunkissed

Hello there! I'm posting this month's bag in a timely matter. I know..such an accomplishment! So let's dive into this Sensationally Sunkissed themed bag!

Ipsy June Glam Bag 2014: Pretty In Paradise

Hello there! I'm quite late with Ipsy's June Glam bag, I apologize, but I feel like I should still make a post about it.

Ipsy May Glam Bag 2014: Fresh Picks

 Hello there beautifuls! I am absolutely obsessed with Ipsy's bag this month, very happy panda over here. Here are my thoughts on the products!

Ipsy April Glam Bag 2014: Beauty Rocks

Hello there! Let's take a look into April's Ipsy Glam Bag and the products that came along with it. This month's theme is "Beauty Rocks", let's see if any of these products rock!

Ipsy March Glam Bag 2014: Destination Beauty

Hello there! Let's take a look into Ipsy's March glam bag and I'll give you my thoughts about the products I received. 

This month's glam bag design features a very
colorful print from "artist Klari Reis' geography-based series, 'Street Anatomy,' and showcases San Francisco, Ca (Reis' hometown and ipsy headquarters)." This is the "first of many in Ipsy's new Artist Series." I think that Ipsy opening up to artists is a pretty cool idea, and it allows anyone to have the opportunity to have their creativity featured.

Personally, I think the print is very deceiving on pictures. I saw sneak peeks of this and thought it would be 3D with a glossy finish. Pretty amazing artist to create such an effect wouldn't you say? While I think the effect looks really nice in pictures and such, I don't find it as flattering in person. Just my thoughts on that. It's a very vibrant and bright bag though!

Inside the bag:

pixi flawless beauty primer (12ml/0.4fl.oz).

I'm not one who uses face primers and such often (or at all...), so this was an intriguing product for me. The formula is very light and it has a very light coverage (if that's what these beauty primers do...) There is some shimmer in this but it leaves your skin with a really nice, natural looking glow. (Full sized: 30ml/1.0fl oz, $22)

[Image: I apologize, I tried to get the lighting the same, but one looks significantly brighter. But regardless... The top is without the primer, and bottom is with. You can kind of notice the shimmer and glow in the bottom picture.]

Chella eyeliner pen in "indigo blue" (1mL/0.034 fl. oz.)

It's a gorgeous dark blue eyeliner with a very thin felt tip. It drys relatively quickly and it doesn't smudge! I don't know if I got a bad one, but when I got it, the tip seemed like it was already starting to dry out, so I had to position it horizontally to get a decent swatch in. Another thing I noticed is that the cap doesn't click when it's being closed. I don't know if that's the design of the eyeliner pen but it doesn't seem to close very securely. (Full sized is given, $22)

[Image: Notice how long and thin the tip is! The eyeliner gives such a nice vibrant blue color.]

Edit: 8 April 2014! I contacted ipsycare about it and they are sending me a replacement. Will review again and see if I actually got a bad batch!

Edit: 24 April 2014! Just received the replacement in the mail (replacement shipping takes quite a while!) The cap still doesn't click, so I guess that's just the design of the pen. I'm still not particularly fond of it. It swatches beautifully and it still gives a nice thin line. Very versatile for whatever kind of eyeliner look you're going for.

Nyx Love in Rio eyeshadow trio in "Meet Me at the Copa" (3g/0.105 oz.)

Cute little trio that has three shimmery, metallic neutrals. I love the little bow accent on the packaging (I can never get over that!) There is a shimmery taupe, shimmery champagne, and metallic slate color. I think the shimmery taupe is a gorgeous color. The other two shadows are a bit chalky, with the champagne being the more chalky one.  I feel like the champagne is a bit too yellow toned. They have such a silky feel to them and are buildable. While they do look nice, I wish they aren't as shimmery. (Full sized is given, $6)

[Image: Awh..how cute is the bow! L to R: taupe, champagne, slate.]

bareminerals marvelous moxie lipstick in "Get Ready" (1.5g/0.05 oz)

I'm not much of a lipstick girl but I absolutely love this lipstick. It is effortless to apply and leaves a relatively long lasting finish. The color is gorgeous. I find it very flattering. It is like a warm rosy color. Suitable for those fancy occasions and even for everyday wear because it's very natural. Great pigmentation, very hydrating, and has a nice satin finish. (Full sized: 3.5ml/0.12 oz, $18)

Also included is a code for a free Lash Domination 10-in-1 volumizing mascara sample and free shipping on next bareminerals.com purchase.

[Image: Top is with the lipstick on, bottom is natural lips (both with flash). Left: Isn't the lipstick so mini and cute?!]

There are my items from March's Glam Bag. I would say the lipstick is my fav out of this bag. The products in the bag are well worth the price paid for the glam bag, if you look at it monetarily ($10 plus tax, free shipping). It is still worth the price if you don't look at the value of each product, there is a nice broad range of products. Not really products I would've ever thought to purchase, but I am glad I got to try them out. I am actually very tempted to purchase a full size of the lipstick when I'm done with my sample xD

Did you get a glam bag? If so, did you like your items, what was your fav?

Hope you had a lovely weekend!~ I shall blog again soon!

Ipsy Beauty Subscription Box Review

image from ipsy.com: made my mark on ipsy ;] (like my amazing heart drawing skills?)

Hello loves! Today I'm going to share with you my thoughts on the Ipsy subscription service (and since it's a tad long, I'm going to do the March Glam Bag in a separate post, contrary to what I was initially going to do.)