Let me first tell you a bit about me. I am a female/girl/woman, though my "make-up bag" looks like that of a 5 year old. In fact, I am pretty sure my first Glam Bag was bigger. Not saying that your woman percentage has anything to do with make-up, I just have never really been into it. I am a nature girl and I work in a park setting so make-up never really made sense for me in that environment. Sundays, date nights with hubby, and other notable days/events are Make-up aisles scare/intimidate me, and I've found some basic stuff that seems to work okay for me and I am content with that.
BUT lately, I've been feeling the desire to try new things and embrace more aspects of femininity. I really am not knowledgeable about make-up and what goes good with what skin tone and eye color, etc. So, this whole monthly subscription thing, since it removes the guesswork for me, I liked the concept!
I started investigating which $10 bag to get - Birchbox or Ipsy. I asked friends and the vote seemed to lean towards Ipsy. So, I signed up in early October. Signing up entails giving Ipsy your basic information as well as details about you (hair (brown) and eye color (hazel) as well as skin tone (neutral/light)). Soon after I gave my info, I received notification that I was placed on the waitlist. WAITLIST? I finally made this decision (very indecisive person here) and now I have to wait? I considered switching to Birchbox, but I decided to hang in there.
About two months later, I received an email telling me my December Glam Bag was getting put together. I got excited! A couple days later, I got another email telling me that my bag was on its way! The next day, my mailbox greeted me with a bright, shiny, pink puffy mailer envelope.
I immediately took everything out and wanted to try each and every one. BUT I wanted to wait until I could take a photo of all the neato samples and actually test them out. Check out the photos of what I received below. Tomorrow is test day! :)
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| This is how the Glam Bag arrives! Very exciting to see this shiny piece of awesome in the mailbox! |
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| The mailer opens very easily to reveal an awesome make-up bag - this month it is a very nice Santa red! Inside are five goodies! |
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| Briogeo Curl Charisma Leave-in Creme. I'm excited to try this on my wavy hair! |
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| Pacifica Power of Love Natural Lipstick. I peeked at the color and it is a really nice earth tone brown with a small hint of red. I'm not normally a lipstick person (#teamchapstick), but since it is natural, I will give it a good try! |
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| While I already have a wonderful tube mascara that I swear by, I will try this lengthening and volumizing mascara from Benefit Cosmetics. |
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| This may be what I am most excited about. One girly thing I enjoy doing is painting my nails. This color is awesome - almost matches the Glam Bag mailer! Perfect for the holidays, but also, IMO, a nice color for year round! |
Stay tuned! Reviews are coming! Interested in a Glam Bag of your own? Check out the website, and then use my referral link! https://www.ipsy.com/new?refer=w88se
See ya soon!
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