I hope everyone has a nice Thanksgiving, whether you're spending it with your family or working to make that sweet holiday pay. :)
So anyway I have to say,
this is probably my least favorite bag in quite a while. Mini rant time. I sometimes wonder if the review actually
does anything. I keep saying I hate
browns, bronzes, highlighters, and bronzers, but yet they still come and I just
keep hating them. Sigh. Don't get me wrong, I love Ipsy but it's definitely a
bummer opening a bag and receiving a 5th brown eye shadow that will never get
used.
Anyway onto the
review!
This month's theme is
Girl Meets Glitter, which is definitely an adorable theme, however I sort of
thought this would have been more fitting for December when houses are lit up
with lights and tinsel decorates the trees. Regardless, the bag is super cute
and will make a perfect bag for a Christmas gift!
1. Be a Bombshell
Cosmetics Eye Base in Submissive
"This eye base is a highly pigmented, long-lasting product that can be used as a single cream color or used as an eye base to build color. "
2/5
The only reason this
is getting a two is because the bronzy color is actually kind of nice when
paired with olive...otherwise I dislike everything about this.....The staying
power is pretty weak, it was creasing and fading after only an hour or two and
I even wore it over eye shadow primer. It's definitely worthless as an eye
shadow base which is kind of a shame considering that's its purpose. I am pretty sad considering I usually like Be
a Bombshell products...
Here it is on my eye
lid. I have to admit I don't hate the
color. The bronze isn't too overpowering and it adds a nice subtle pretty shine
to my lid. However, it made my crease shadow harder to blend. When and if I use this again I will only be
putting it on my eyelid to avoid it ruining everything. Please excuse the
random dot, I had trouble with the liquid liner...as you'll soon learn.
Where to buy:
Beabombshellcosmetics.com
Price: $14
2. Elizabeth Mott You're
so FINE Eyeliner
"It’s not just any liquid eyeliner. With you’re so FINE’s micro-tipped brush, you can control your strokes to create dramatic, and sharp cat eyes! This brush is so control friendly that creating precise, symmetrical lines is ridiculously easy, so it’s perfect for first time liquid eyeliner users too."
2/5
I LOVE liquid
liner. I use it every single day. Even thought I prefer marker style pens I
still use some of the lid and brush kind.
However this stuff would just cooperate.
The brush isn't very thin so its hard to get a small line and a sharp
point, the sparkles barely show up on the eye, its goes on streaky, it takes
forever to dry, and gets all over my crease. It gets a 2 because I can still use this as a
travel emergency liner.
As you can see my
wing is crappy compared to what I'm usually able to achieve with my Jesse's
Girl liner, which is less than half the price.
I also had to put it on super thick because I could not get a thin line
to save my soul. If you look super
closely you should also be able to see the weird streakiness. It's not as noticeable from far away but when
I was applying it, it drove me crazy!
Where to buy:
Elizabthmott.com
Price: $18
3. J-Cat Beauty
Wonder Lip Paint in Red Potion
"For invincible color and impeccable wear, the Wonder Lip Paint serves justice! With the twofold blend of endurance and delivery of intense pigmentation, this will become your heroine of lip colors. Paint your lips to perfection for your day and nighttime adventures! "
5/5
On to something good!
Hands down this was my favorite product this month. I'm obsessed and I will be buying more of
these! Pigmentation, staying power, non drying...it has everything, including
an affordable price.
Since these are obviously made to be drugstore
versions of OCC's Lip Tar, I thought I'd do a quick tube comparison. As you can see the packaging is almost
identical except J Cat 's is a bit longer while OCC is fatter and shorter. Both
contain 10ml of product.
Here it is on my
lips. I love love love love when Ipsy
puts fun lip colors in the bags, it's why I keep my subscription and why I
canceled with Birchbox. These offer everything
Lip Tars do except for a quarter of the price.
They last hours and through meals, they fade evenly, they go on easily
with a lip brush (which was not included), and they offer great pigmentation
with only a small drop of product. I am
just absolutely enamored with this product. <3
Where to buy:
jcatbeauty.com
Price: $5
4. Marc Anthony Oil of Morocco Argan
Oil Hairspray
"Get extra volume, shine and hold with this dual purpose hairspray; nourishing and styling in one! This argan oil, keratin and grape seed oil infused hairspray gives you strong and flexible hold plus deep nourishment, strengthening and conditioning as you style.
"
5/5
I literally have no
complaints with this product. The
packaging is bright and attractive, it smells amazing, for me it reminds me of pineapples...however
I have read that some people hate the scent so my love is not universal
apparently, it has great hold, and an
aerosol dispenser. Basically its everything
I look for in a hairspray. <3
I will definitely be
buying a full size of this when my current spray runs out.
Where to buy: Ulta,
Walgreens, marcanthony.com
Price: $9 ($3)
5. Temptu S/B
Highlighter in Pink Pearl
"A cult favorite of makeup artists around the globe, TEMPTU S/B Highlighter is the perfect product that goes on sheer for an overall illuminating and contouring effect. Light-reflecting and transfer resistant, S/B Highlighter glides on effortlessly for a brilliant complexion boost that contours to highlight your best features."
1/5
This gets a one
because there is not a single thing I liked about this....first of all I do not
use any highlighters that aren't matte
white eye shadows. I hate my skin being shimmery
or sparkly or anything, it makes me look sweaty and I feel disgusting, I've
told Ipsy this via reviews time and time again.
The product actually
looks kinda neat on the skin, its a pink pearly substance. however it is very runny and annoying to work
with.
You can see my
disdain for this product reflected in my face.....it turned my skin red as soon
as I started applying it, I also had a difficult time blending it into my
foundation because of how wet and liquidy it is....I just can't. I have no idea
what to do with this.
Where to buy:
Temptu.com
Price: $27.50 for 1
oz ($2.75)
I only really liked
two out of the five items this month which is way lower than usual, however
those two items I liked I absolutely loved, so I guess there's that! They were
also the two cheapest, which shows that price does not always equal quality.
This bag came out to
about $43 which is the usual.
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