march 2014 ipsy bag

hi guys! my march IPSY BAG* has arrived! (theme: destination beauty). and it's actually mid-month this time! woohoo! ~Lin-chan ^.~

ps, i'm still working on that eyeliner comparison post. i haven't had time to write it up and i feel like i need another round of testing.

here's my impressions:

1. bare minerals marvelous moxie lipstick in get ready (.05oz--mini, ret. $18 for .12oz [$7.50]) -- i'm kinda glad i got this lipstick instead of the moxie gloss in rebel..because i already have and love the gloss and this gives me a way to try other bm products. (i swatched the rebel gloss below too) i like the way this lipstick feels, but i'm not too keen on how the color looks on me. my lips are fairly pigmented by themselves, so it's like a bright pink-berry on me. i typically prefer to stick to lippies close to my natural lip color or ones that are relatively sheer.
• likelihood to repurchase: not this shade, but probably others
• probably will pass off to a friend
2. be a bombshell shadow quad in bora bora (4.8g--full size, ret. $16) -- if i had a choice, i probably would have picked the madrid set, but this one is so pretteh omg. these were fairly pigmented when i went to swatch them all. and actually, they didn't totally want to remove with a simple cleansing wipe! so they're probably going to stay put pretty well! the names of the shadows are written on the box, not the back of the compact, but they are: (top) starlet, bora bora, (bottom) rock bottom, risky business.
• likelihood to repurchase: maybe (i have so many shadows already)
3. nicole by opi roughles polish in on what grounds? (.5oz--full size, ret. $8) -- i love how they sent my favorite color. i'm still iffy about all these textured polishes..they're kinda meh to me.
• likelihood to repurchase: not this collection, but other polishes probably
4. pacifica body butter in indian coconut nectar (2.5oz--ret. $18  for 8oz [$5.63]) -- i can smell this through the seal. it's really nice but i don't know that i'd necessarily want to wear this. it's a sweetened coconut, sorta floral but not totally scent.
• likelihood to repurchase: maybe others
• probably will pass off to a friend
5. white ipsy bag with multicolored designs -- this bag is kinda meh. i'm not totally sure how they think this pattern has something to do with traveling, but ok. kudos for teaming up with an artist in making it though.
6. card with company info/discount codes
1. bareminerals.com: [unique code]
2. beabombshellcosmetics.com: 40% off purchase & free fuschia lip crayon, code: ipsy40 (exp. 4/15/14)
3. pacificabeauty.com: 20% off purchase, code: ipsygirl (exp. 4/15/14)
4. nyxcosmetics.com: 25% off butter lip balm, code: ipsybb (exp. 4/15/14)
5. chella.com: 25% off purchase, code: eyeliner (exp. 4/15/14)
6. dermstore.com: 15% off klorane purchase, code: ipsy (4/30/14)
7. pixibeauty.com: 25% off purchase & free ship after $50, code: flawlesspixi (exp. 4/15/14)
8. misshaus.com: free gift with purchase, code: ipsy (exp. 4/15/14)
9. vitaliberata.com/ipsy: buy pHenomenal 2-3 week tan lotion & get 3 free gifts & free shipping, code: ipsy (4/30/14)

approximate product value: ~$37.13

rebel, get ready, bora bora quad: starlet, bora bora, rock bottom, risky business (swatched over ud original primer potion)

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