here's my impressions:
- elizabeth arden beautiful color moisturizing lipstick in red door red (.12oz--full size, ret. $25) -- omg can i just take a moment to talk about this packaging. this is a super heavy and substantial lipstick tube. the weight alone makes it feel super luxurious. and the shape on all four sides looks like the red door in their logo. i first heard about elizabeth arden years ago, in fact my glasses are from their collection and they came with a huge bright red case! anyway this lipstick shade is very reminiscent of that case and somewhat of the red door logo.
- anyway, onto the product itself: it drags a bit when applied from the tube and it isn't super emollient but its creamy enough to where it still feels comfortable with a slightly balmy texture. this shade is actually prettier than i expected--and yall know i'm not huge into reds. it's got a slight pinky coral lean to it. i think it looks great!
- likelihood to repurchase: maybe other colors
- mullein & sparrow mini lip & cheek tint (.25oz, ret. $10) -- first off, let's talk about how this stuff smells. it's a really nice fruity scent, like oranges and strawberries---or maybe it's the patchouli? idk anyway, it smells very reminiscent of something, but i can't place it. as far as tint, it's extremely negligible. on the lips it kinda not really does something for them...but not really.... probably because it contains so many oils etc, it feels weird on the lips. it gives a ridiculous oily slip, as if i rubbed straight olive oil on them. but it doesn't absorb super fast and dry quickly. i think i'm going to pass this off because it's really weird and i'm not a huge fan. and hells no i'm not trying it out on my cheeks. if my lips are super slick for more than a minute, what are my oily-combo cheeks going to do?!
- likelihood to repurchase: no
- mica beauty eye primer (4g--mini, ret. $44.95 for 8.3g [$21.66]) -- i think i'll be giving this guy away. i don't really need more eye primers right now and this one is only ok. compared to the nyx shadow base, this is not as creamy and slightly more difficult to smooth evenly over the lids.
- likelihood to repurchase: no
- theBalm nudeDude shadow single in fit (.035oz--full pan, ret. $36 for 12 pan palette [$3]) -- ughhh this makes me want the nudeDude palette now. i held off on getting it when it first came out because i don't really use my nudeTude palette that much (and i even de-palette'd it). this shade is a gorgeous copper gold..which i don't really need more neutrals or golds in my life, but it's so prettyful.
- likelihood to repurchase: ........sadfacin over here!
- pandora's makeup box pink carnation blush (.14oz refill pan--full size, ret. CA$14 [~$11.48]) -- this blush isn't totally a shade that i'd go for myself. it's a reddish plummy color and vastly different from basically all other blushes in my collection..again because it's more red. i typically like corals, neutrals, or pinks (particularly with blue tones) and a little plum here and there. as for the formulation, i'm not so sure i like it. it's super soft to the touch, but when i tried picking it up with my brush, it was freaking loaded and didn't want to tap-off enough. but this blush does blend out nicely in the event that you apply way too much all at once, but i'll have to see about this one....
- likelihood to repurchase: undecided
- multicolored woven ipsy bag -- this is such a fun bag. this makes me think of summer beach mats! it's a bit larger than some of the ones recently and this one is definitely going to get used!
- card with company info/discount codes
- elizabetharden.com: 3 free deluxe samples & free shipping with makeup purchase, code: ipsy2015 (exp. 4/30/15)
- mulleinandsparrow.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsy2015 (exp. 5/31/15)
- micabeauty.com: 40% off purchase, code: ipsy2015 (exp. 5/31/15)
- thebalm.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsy20 (exp. 5/31/15)
- pandorasmakeupbox.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsy20 (exp. 6/30/15)
- lather.com: 15% off purchase, code: ipsy15 (exp. 5/31/15)
- olivenaturalbeauty.com: 20% off purchase plus free gift after $50, code: ipsyolive20 (exp. 5/31/15)
- starlooks.com: 20% off starlooks lip gloss, code: ipsy (exp. 5/31/15)
- jorelparker.com: 30% off purchase, code: ipsy (exp. 5/31/15)
- bonitacolors.com: 40% off purchase, code: ipsy2015 (exp. 5/31/15)
- juicebeauty.com: 15% off purchase, code: ipsy15 (exp. 4/30/15)
- evelyniona.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsy2015 (exp. 4/30/15)
- gallanycosmetics.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsy (exp. 5/31/15)
- zjashop.com: 20% off purcahse & free shipping, code: ipsy2015 (exp. 5/31/15)
- heyhoney.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsyhoney (exp. 5/31/15)
- crownbrush.com: 30% off purchase, code: crownipsy30 (exp. 4/30/15)
- toofaced.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsy2015 (exp. 5/31/15)
- jessesgirlcosmetics.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsy2015apr (exp. 5/31/15)
- hikaricosmetics.com: 30% off purchase and free eyeshadow with purchase, code: hikari30 (exp. 5/31/15)
- ulta.com: free essence long last lipstick with any $10 essence purchase, code: lip15 (exp. 5/3/15)
approximate product value: ~$74.35
red door red
carnation pink, primer, fit (over mica primer), tinted lip balm, red door red
red door red
carnation pink, primer, fit (over mica primer), tinted lip balm, red door red
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