January Ipsy Bag Review

   Hello hello! I'm back (a little late..I'm sorry! better late than never), and today I am going to share with you a review on the Ipsy bag I received last month in the mail. Now, you may be wondering, 'What in the world is ipsy, and how can I get one??', but spare no more! Here is your answer :)

   Ipsy is a monthly beauty bag that you can create a subscription for, and each bag costs $10... BUT WAIT! It includes about 5 or 6 beauty products that are sometimes full sized! Yes, you heard me correctly. FULL.SIZED. Now, that's a lot of bang for your buck, and plus the bags are cute too! Every month, your bag comes shipped in a shiny pink envelope with the bag enclosed like the ones shown below. When you first sign up, you take a beauty quiz to set your preferences and give them information on your skin type. This helps them to provide products that is suited for you. Here's some photos of my January bag!

Envelope

Bag

 Inside my bag, I got...

1. 4 little samples of Proactive Mark Fading Pads, but the results were only okay. I have used Proactive in the past because my skin is acne-prone, but my skin does not really respond strongly to it. This is why I would say it was just alright, but it may be different for others. However, I did like the size of the pads because I could easily use it on my whole face, unlike some pads you buy at the store. Compared to a Pond's Facial Wipe or something of that sort, it was about half the size.



 2. A small container of the Briogeo"Don't Despair, Repair" hair mask:
What you do is massage it into your roots & locks, and leave it on for 3-5 minutes like you normally would do with a daily conditioner. After you rinse it out, I suggest brushing it through with a wide-tooth comb to get rid of tangles. After I shower and wrap my hair in a towel, I blow dry it thoroughly. I noticed that the condition does work, makes it shiny, and smells good too... I would definitely recommend this product (:

3. the MICA Beauty Cosmetics Tinted Lip Balm:
The color is a little darker than a natural lip color so it is nice to pair with an everyday makeup look. Also, it is light and creamy so it can easily be applied using your fingertips...Honestly, I think it is a nice little sample; however, I tend to forget that I have it (whoops)!



4. An épicé Purifying Skin Exfoiliant:
I have used this product a couple times since I got it, but the exfoliation is a little harsh. The fine salt in it is hard to remove because you really can't see it well after you have applied it. I just use a wet hot towel to wipe it off after letting it sit for about 3 minutes. Even though the salt is hard to remove, I do think that it does its job, but I would probably prefer a more gentle exfoliation better!







 5. And finally, the Yaby "Natural Finish Liquid Foundation (Oil Free)":
To be completely honest, I haven't really used this product! I typically prefer to use MAC foundation instead, but I will let you know once I do use this (:
Sorry lovelies!








*BONUS*
My ipsy envelope included a little paper to fill in a reason why I thought 2014 will be totally amazeballs. Here's a photo that I shared on my instagram of my reason!! (follow follow follow using my instagram link on the right)! Let me know in the comments your reasons too, and check out the link to ipsy under my pages also on the right!! ♡