ipsy Subscription Box Review – February 2016

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Cost: $10/month
Ships To: United States and Canada including overseas military installations via DHL.
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ipsy sends its members a beautiful Glam Bag with 4-6 deluxe samples and full-sized beauty products based on your ipsy profile. Their bags always have an incredible value (well over the $10 cost) and I am always amazed at how they do it. I don’t always love everything in the bags, but I always always think it was worth my $10.  They also offer a rewards system for subscribers.  You can earn points by reviewing the items you get in your bags, sharing your ipsy bag on social media, etc. You can then redeem your points for products (often items which were featured in previous months) on the ipsy website.
ipsy ships around the 10th of the month via DHL Global Mail. I generally expect to receive my package a week after they ship.

The February 2016 ipsy theme was “Pretty in #ipsyPink” and included the following items:

~The Bag: ipsy sends subscribers new makeup bags every month.  They come up with fresh designs for each bag and this month’s is one of my favorite ever.  The back is solid hot pink and the front is this adorable envelope design.

~It’s a 10 Haircare Miracle Leave-in Product (2oz) ($9):  Miracle Leave-In Product repairs dry damaged hair, adds shine, smoothes & controls frizz, seals & protects hair color, detangles, prevents split ends, stops hair breakage, creates silkiness, enhances natural body, flat iron & thermal protector. So yeah, basically it does everything. It smells fabulous and always leaves my hair shiny and feeling great.

~tre’StiQue Baby Blush Stick in Bora Bora Coral (.02oz/.7g) ($10.67): I like the concept of a blush stick, but this color isn’t working for me.  I am not sure what skin tones corals work for, but it’s certainly not mine.  On the bright side, the formula of this was great and it blends easily.

~Luxie Beauty Small Tapered Blending Eye Brush 231 ($12): This is a great brush!  It’s Made in the USA, cruelty-free, vegan and also paraben-free.  It’s designed for “precise and blended makeup application” and I found the synthetic bristles to be super soft.

~VINTAGE by Jessica Liebeskind Sparkling Lipgloss in Pink Sequin (.14oz) (~$7): I couldn’t do an exact price calculation on this (I wasn’t able to find a size listed on the $21 full-sized gloss), so the $7 is an estimate.  This gloss is absolutely fantastic. It’s shimmery and moisturizing and the color is perfection.  This is easily my favorite item from this month.

~Smashbox Cosmetics Photo Finish Primer Oil (.13oz) ($5.46): This is the first I have heard of primer oil.  It’s to be applied to your skin before you put on makeup.  It absorbed quickly and I think I like it better than traditional primers.  I also like that it can be used on cuticles, split-ends, elbows, etc.

All totaled I came up with a value of $44.13 for the February 2016 ipsy.  It may not have been the best ipsy I have ever received, but it was a solid month.  ipsy always packs a ton of value into their bags and I am consistently impressed!

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 want to learn more, click here. Oh and if you want to skip the Wait List, but don’t feel like sharing on Facebook (or don’t have a Facebook), e-mail ipsy Care and they will take you off the list and get you subscribed right away!