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Today was a huge mail day here and one of the packages that arrived was my January 2014 ipsy My Glam Bag! You may (or may not) have noticed, but I’ve been labeling my boxes with the years now because I’ve noticed people have been getting confused. Hopefully this helps out with that!
ipsy ships via DHL Global Mail, which means it starts out with DHL and then ends up being delivered by USPS. It took about eight days to arrive this month, which is a lot, but is normal for ipsy / DHL.
The January ipsy My Glam Bag theme is “19 Reasons” and features “19 Reasons That 2014 Will Be Amazing” and lists a bunch of brands which I am assuming are their January brand partners? They don’t include a true information card with your products listed on it. That information can all be found in your account. ipsy sends out bag variations, via “ipsymatch”, which based on the preferences you enter when you take the ipsy quiz. There were 20 different products this month and, I believe, each subscriber received 5 of those items. I have no idea how many different variations of the bag that would make (a lot I would assume), but this is what I received:
~Elizabeth Mott Smooth Shadow (Penny) ($6.99): This is fun. It’s a shadow pencil on one end and a liner on the other end (ETA – no it does not have two ends! I just assumed the other end was an eyeliner? I just went to pull it off and it’s nothing!!! #smh). I will use the shadow side for sure. I love the color and am glad this was the shade I received.
~(MALIN+GOETZ) Mojito Lip Balm ($12): I feel like I am on an ipsy roll! Last month I received the Demeter Snow Roll-On I so wanted and this month I received the Mojito Lip Balm! SO lucky! This is fabulous. It smells good and makes my lips feel nice. And I already want more.
~Proactiv+Mark Fading Pads (~$2): I’m not sure how to value this since it’s not sold separately online, so I just guessed. I’m not sure if 4 wipes will make me notice a difference, but I love the idea of a wipe that will ” fade away post acne dark marks, reduce the appearance of fine lines and enlarged pores.” In fact, I would probably buy these if they sold them separately.
~Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave In Conditioner ($3.59): I am certain that my hair could use a little extra conditioning and I’ve liked most of the Sexy Hair products ipsy has sent over the months. I don’t know if I would buy the full size bottle, but I do like the samples (which are a fabulous size).
~skiin Soothing and Smoothing Eye Cream ($14.98): This eye cream is described as a “full spectrum eye cream that instantly improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while working hard to reduce dark circles and puffiness.” I tested it out and it made felt nice, but obviously I couldn’t tell if it reduced any fine lines or wrinkles after only one use!
~The Bag: I don’t know that I have a feeling one way or another about this one. Once the smell wears off I will probably like it better. I don’t hate it now, but I don’t love it either. It’d made a cute travel bag for overnight stuff.
Bonus Gift:
~KISS Salon Secrets Nail Art Starter Kit ($9.99): This month’s bonus gift (which takes 1000 points aka 4 referrals or a ton of review to redeem) was a nail art kit. I am passing this on to a friend’s daughter or one of my cousins because I do not have the patience for nail art! I barely could handle nail stickers!
All totaled I came up with a value of $39.56 for the January 2014 ipsy My Glam Bag! And as always, I just don’t know how ipsy does it. They always have such an incredible value and while I may not always love everything, it’s totally worth that $10/month for me.
Did you get this month’s ipsy bag? What variations did you get? And what’d you think? If you are interested in subscribing or interested in learning more, click here.
