March Sample Box Wars-IPSY aka glambag

IPSY-Glambag

My Ipsy came this week.  I couldn't have been more excited, that is until I opened the bag.  The bag this month is a Nautical themed fabric bag with blue and white vertical stripes and pictures of anchors and ropes on it.  The inside is white and has a tag that says Ipsy beauty for you sewn in it.

Of coarse it came with the card that has discount codes for the products on it.  I wish Ipsy would take a lesson and put the products, their price and how to use them or a description on their cards like many of the other companies do.

Now this month there was 5 items in the bag.

First off was a 1oz bottle of Juice Beauty Hydrating Mist.  It is certified organic and I am guessing I spray on my face as it tones and hydrates.  It says that I should tone with a refreshing blend of Rosehip, ylang ylang, grapeseed oil and antioxidant rich juices.  Mist lightly throughout the day.  Will do.   $22.00 for 6.75 oz  Hydrating Spray  Click link to go to Juice Beauty Site.  I can smell the rose.  Honestly it smells like something I once sprayed in my grandma's bathroom when going thru all her stuff.  Not horrible but I don't see the value in it.   Sample Value $3.26.

Second, La Fresh travel lite Makeup Remover Wipes 8ct.  Everyone needs makeup wipes.  I will add this to my collection  Retail and Sample value $1.49. LA FRESH Travel Lite make up remover wipes

Third Glam Rx  magnetic palette   It is suppose to be reminiscent of a Z Palette   It looks like a mini first aid kit box.  It opens and is empty.  It is covered in vinyl and has a nice sized mirror in it.  You can put your depotted eye shadows in it or you can buy eye shadow pots.  I went to their website to investigate value and was shocked to see that this tiny "Palette" retails for $16.50 but that is with other products in it.  It didn't have the price without the touch up kit.  They describe it as as big as a credit card only thicker.  So should we say $12.00 value as the contents of the touch up kit aren't included.  You can view this kit at Glam Rx palette

The next two items were small eyeshadows   that go into the tiny palette.  Yaby So Vain and Yaby Sand Dune.  They retail for $3.15 each.  So sample value is $6.30  The shadows are the size of my fingertip.  I am surprised that this is full size.  Sand Dune doesn't throw off alot of color.  It is a taupe color and So Vain is a like a sea green, Aquamarine perhaps.They are smaller than a penny as shown in the second picture.  That is a dime in the top picture.

I am not impressed this month but that is okay, these products don't tickle my fancy but they might tickle yours.  All in all I paid $10.00 and got $23.00 worth of stuff.  Not too bad.  I love Ipsy.  I have gotten gel liner, lip gloss and lipsticks, nail polishes and more and not the cheap stuff either.  If you can't afford any other bag.  Get Ipsy.