November Ipsy Review

The This month, Ipsy went right after my own heart with their theme: "Girl Meets Glitter". Many of the features glam bag items were sparkly, including the bag itself! 

I received only 2 sparkly items, and this month I was actually shorted a product! I contacted customer care and they are sending me one, but this will be an abbreviated review as a result. 

November Ipsy Bag: Girl Meets Glitter

Be Delectable Ultra Nourishing Hand Cream in Coconut & Cream

The first product in my bag was be Delectable's Ultra Nourishing Hand Cream. The lotion itself is thick but not greasy. It didn't make my hands incredibly soft like some other lotions I have tried, but it's nice enough. The scent is coconut & cream; while I usually like coconut scented stuff, this particular coconut smell was definitely not sophisticated. It smells like a lotion I might have worn in the 5th grade. It's not enough to keep me from using it, but this isn't necessarily a product I would buy again. This retails for $5.50 for 2 oz. 

GlamGlow Powermud Dualcleanse Treatment

Remember the GlamGlow Youthmud mask I received a few months back? This is the brand's facial cleanser. It contains a blend of oils, purifiers, and clays to get your skin extra clean and soft.  The product smelled great; I put it on and left it for 10 minutes, by which time it was completely dry like any other mask. But what was cool was when I went to rinse it off, it turns INTO an oil treatment! It immediately turned into an oil upon wetting and after massaging it into my skin and rinsing, my face felt SO incredibly soft. I loved this treatment! It retails for $69 for 1.7 oz., but my sample size was worth $20.29. 

Starlooks Gem Eye Pencil in Ultra Orchid

This was the first sparkly item in my bag. It's a beautiful, purple eyeliner with silver glitter within. It glides on pretty effortlessly. My only complaint is that it is so soft, it clumps up a bit at the base of my lashes. I used it to line my waterline for this purple shadow look I did today...

It's pretty, but not over the top. This pencil retails for $17. 

J. Cat Beauty Wonder Lip Paint in Mad Splatter

This is my first ever lip paint/tar and the second "sparkly" item in my bag. The formula itself is... Interesting. It is super glossy, but it smells a bit funky and it definitely stains! However, the color is a really beautiful magenta with a gorgeous subtle blue shimmer (check out the swatch on my hand to see it!). I wore it for my Christmas cards and I'm sure I will wear it again. It would also probably look beautiful over another lipstick shade. This retails for $4.99 for .33 oz. 

Even though this bag has a pretty high value (over $47 worth of product, even with one product missing, for $10), it was a pretty lackluster bag in my opinion. When I saw the theme was going to be Girl Meets Glitter I was stoked! However, I feel like they really fell flat and could have done so much more product wise with the theme. I know I will definitely use the cleanser and lip paint, but am pretty underwhelmed with the other two products. I guess not every month can be a smash hit, but I'm hoping for a really exciting December bag next month!