Ipsy July 2014

My July Ipsy bag is here and I think for the first time, I don't like the bag. It's super bright, pink, (more fluorescent than the photo shows) and was quickly taken by my teen. I guess she liked it! The skinny on Ipsy is it is a monthly subscription service. For $10 a month, you get a (usually) cute little bag and 4-5 deluxe size makeup samples. Ipsy usually has pretty generously sized samples.

This month was the Sensationally Sunkissed bag. Inside was a Benefit They're Real Mascara, Elizabeth Mott Tints & Sass, Hang Ten Dark Tanning Oil SPF 08, Lavilin Jojoba Gel Cream and Bare Minerals 5-n-1 Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow Broad Spectrum SPF 15.

The Elizabeth Mott Tint & Sass is like Benefit Cosmetics tint line. Since I already own those, my teen snagged this one. I am super pale by choice so I doubt I'll be using the Tanning Oil, though when I smelled it it brought back fond memories of my youth. The Lavilin Gel Cream says that it hydrates skin following intensive physical activity. My teen is a cheerleader in high school so she snagged this as well. That leaves me with the Benefit They're Real Mascara, which I absolutely love and can always use extra of these, and the product I was the most excited for (and actually made me squeal like a little girl) and that's the Bare Minerals Cream Eyeshadow. It claims to be be long wearing (12 hour), priming (stays in place and won't budge, smudge or crease), brightening (brightens dull, discolored eyelids for a wide-awake, youthful look), smoothing (smooths delicate eyelids while diffusing the look of lines and wrinkles) and protecting (broad spectrum SPF 15). I had just added this to my list of beauty things I wanted to try the day before so I was super excited to get this. I got the shade Divine Wine. I'll have to see if it does all the things it claims.

And that's that. If you want to see my past Ipsy Bags you can click here. If you would like to try Ipsy yourself you can click here to sign up.