Ipsy October 2013 Review

If you were to gauge my excitement during the sneak peeks and when my glam room went live this month, you would definitely find that I was more excited before I knew what I was getting. By no means would I say that my bag was bad, but I didn't really want what I got.  The value of my bag this month was a lot less than what it was last month. I did get some pretty great products, I'm just not sure I will use them.

The Bag: Ok the bag was pretty darn cute. It felt like it was a little bit better quality to me than last months but that could have just been my imagination. I though it was going to be more red but it is actually a really pretty dark pinkish color. I'm a little nervous it will get gross if I use it too much, but I think it's nice overall.

Zoya Nail Polish: I was really excited to see that this would be sent out to everyone. The three colors the sent out are from their new fall cashmeres and satins collection. I got Neve. It's a super gorgeous blue color. I'm kind of waiting to use it until I get some nail polish remover so I can't really tell you how this works, but I have seen some awesome results online. One of these costs $8. Edit: I tried this out last night. It dries in a reasonable amount of time and I have yet to see a chip. So I suppose I will give it a while longer.

LA Fresh Eco Beauty Oil Free Face Cleanser Wipes: These were just ok for me. I hate the smell. It's gross and for $5 I can buy ones I actually like the smell of. These do work fairly well and were relatively gentle but I don't think I will buy the full size. This sample size costs about $4.50

Coastal Scents Medium Shadow Brush: This was the one product that really surprised me. I didn't think I would like it all that much but once I actually used it I loved it. It's crazy soft and not too flimsy. For the price I will probably buy more coastal scents brushes. I used it with my eye shadow this morning and it went on very nicely. Definitely worth buying more, especially at $2.95 a brush.

Wet 'n' Wild Photo Op Eye Shadow: This pallet if one of a few from Wet 'n' Wild's Fergie line. I find that the shadows from this line behave exactly like the color icon shadows from wet 'n' wild. They went on smooth and have decent staying power and awesome color pay off. Unfortunately I never use those kinds of orange-y red colors and I have colors that look just like the other three, which is why I passed this product up when I walked past it in Kmart--several times. So this pallet went to my mom who does like it a lot. Retail is about $5

Sexy Hair Blow Dry Gel: I was super excited when I saw that everyone was getting a sexy hair, I haven't used this either...I just plain don't blow dry my hair. Like ever. So I probably wont use this for like another 6 months. Retail is about $5 Edit: I tried this on my hair the night before my giant Halloween party. My hair was a disgusting mess after this. So this is just not made for my hair type. I'm going to let a friend borrow it and she can tell me how it works for her. I'll get back to you on this..

Honestly this month was a bit of a disappointment. I didn't get a whole lot that I will use but I can't say it was terrible. I'm really looking forward to next month's bag. The total value of my bag this month is about $25.45. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that is $10 a month with free shipping in the US. In Canada it costs $5 to ship per month. The annual subscription is $110. It really is a great subscription service and totally worth it. It's a great way to try new things and find out what you do and don't like. If you want to subscribe feel free to use my referral link!  http://www.ipsy.com/?refer=u-hjt2e2dwt4og14qn .
xoxo
Courtney