first ipsy bag (april 2013) & first impressions

 

hi all! early march or so, i got onto the ipsy glam bag wait list, then by the end of march i finally got onto their month-to-month subscription. you can subscribe in one of two ways: month to month and cancel when you please, or prepay for a yearly subscription for a slight discount (10% or $110). shipping is included with the $10/month fee. in the first few days of the month, they post teaser photos on their facebook page to show what's in the bag before shipping them out. ~Lin-chan ^.~

my first ipsy glam bag* came in yesterday and i'm so excited!!! (pretty in pink theme) this is what i got:

1. be a bombshell blush in sweet cheeks (5g--full size, ret. $16) -- now my swatch is really built up too much, but it's a great rosy-pink and i think it'll be very wearable.
• likelihood to repurchase: yes & explore the brand
• update: see my spring/summer favorites post.
2. mica beauty cosmetics eyeshadow in 72 earth (2g--near full size, ret. $15 for 2.5g [$12]) -- this is so pretty and shimmery. omg. it's a pinky-clay/earthy shade and it comes off pretty sheer but i definitely think this would be a great shadow over darker shades to add a nice shimmer or used as a highlight.
• likelihood to repurchase: yes & explore the brand
3. sation (for ipsy) nail polish in of corset i'll call you (.5 fl oz--full size, ret. $5) -- this is a really nice pastel pink shade, definitely should be wearable, with my asian skin. ^^; i painted 3 coats onto the swatch to make it more opaque, but when i wear it, it'll probably just be two coats to be more sheer.
• likelihood to repurchase: yes, not this shade
• update: see notd post
4. healthy sexy hair soy renewal nourishing styling treatment (.85 fl oz--travel size, ret. $21.95 for 4.2oz [$4.44]) -- this comes sealed with a foil seal, so i haven't actually opened this yet because i have so many other styling products i'm currently using at the moment. but i'm sure it'll be awesome though; it contains argan oil.
• likelihood to repurchase: no, but will explore the brand
• update: product has been finished. i actually think it's kinda meh. i like macadamia natural oil healing oil treatment better.
5. white/pink ipsy bag -- this bag is super adorable, i love how it has stripes inside and the pink ones have "ipsy" written in white. downside: this thing will get dirty. fast.
6. card with company info/discount codes
1. beabombshellcosmetics.com/blush: 30% off & free pink eyeshadow*, code: ipsy30 (exp. 4/30/13)
2. micabeauty.com: 30% off purchase, code: ipsy30 (exp. 4/30/13)
3. store.misspn.com: 20% off, code: ipsy30 (exp.5/31/13)
4. ulta.com/sexyhair: $5 off of $25 big sexy hair products, code: 108888 (exp. 5/10/13)
5. twocosmetics.com: 25% off & free lip gloss*, code: ipster (exp. 5/20/13)
   *while supplies last
7. genbeauty.com: vip access/coupon code for tickets to gen beauty, some sort of ipsy guru networking event in the end of may to early june. if you're interested, here's the info. code: ipsysub (exp. 4/24/13)

approximate product value: $37.44

sweet cheeks (way over swatched, sorry!), earth; of corset i'll call you (3 coats)

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