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My August ipsy bag just showed up a couple of weeks ago, but I got my new September bag yesterday. Unfortunately, it was missing the Gen Nude Radiant Lipstick from Bare Minerals that I redeemed my points for at the end of July. Boo hoo. I really wanted that lipstick!! After contacting ipsy to let …
We’re into September, but I haven’t posted anything about my three $10 beauty subscriptions from August. So I’ll do one post on all three. Let’s see which one did the best in August. Birchbox Birchbox always gets delivered first. That’s a plus. It’s a cute box with fun colors and patterns that remind me …
Although I complain from time to time, I looooove subscription boxes. Who doesn’t love getting a gift in the mail once a month? And I don’t peek. I don’t like to know in advance what I’m getting. For me, the surprise is everything. I currently get three beauty subscription boxes. That’s a lot. And one …
You know, I’m not sure if the monthly Sephora Play! bag has a theme or not. Frankly, I don’t think it matters. The cosmetics in the bags seem pretty random to me. But for July, Sephora Play adorned the muslin bag, that is now in its third month, with a pink ice cream treat with …
I’m still feeling good about ipsy. I got my July bag yesterday. The theme is Hot Summer Nights, appropriate for July. The bag itself is cute, a metallic silver plastic makeup bag adorned with beach umbrellas. I’m happy with 4 out of the 5 items that I received: theBalm Meet Matte Trimony Eyeshadow, an eyeshadow …
Another absolutely adorable makeup bag from ipsy! The theme is Rebel Rebel, and the design on the makeup bag is brightly colored graffiti. Last week I took the train into Boston from the suburbs, and the back side of a building near the railroad station in Beverly is completely covered in really skilled, artistic graffiti. …
I always seem to receive my monthly subscription beauty bag from ipsy later than other bloggers. So this month, I purposely didn’t look at any of the posts and reviews by others because, as usual, I wanted to be surprised. It arrived in the mail on Saturday while I was at Jeff’s for the weekend. …
Boy, this year is going by so fast! It’s summer now, and I realize I’ve been a subscriber to ipsy for an entire year. (Strange, you think, she measures the passage of time in ipsy bags!). I received my twelfth ipsy bag a couple of days ago.The June theme is “Pretty in Paradise”, and the Rebecca …
One of the things that I love about Birchbox is that it comes so early in the month compared to ipsy and Sephora Play. I also like the fact that you get a $1 credit to spend in the Birchbox shop or retail store for every 10 points you accrue either from Birchbox purchases or …
I wasn’t too impressed with the first few Sephora Play! beauty boxes that I got earlier this year. In fact, I didn’t even post about it last month because I was so underwhelmed. But finally this month, I got one that I really like! First, I love that it came with a cute cotton drawstring …
Going away last month threw me off. I have 5 unreviewed subscription boxes. Oy! I’ll try to get caught up if I can. I’ll start with ipsy because they stood out more to me. Ipsy Dreamers: April 2016 I like the summery looking colors and pattern of the makeup bag. And the goodies inside were …
You’re sick of listening to me complain about delivery problems with my ipsy bag. Well, not this month! My November “Glam It Up” ipsy bag arrived within four days of the notification email on November 11. So that means it arrived in my mailbox in the middle of the month rather than at the end …
I’m not doing a little video of my Ipsy bag this month. There were only 4 items inside, and they weren’t even mostly full size. So I think a photo will suffice. One of the things I liked the most in the March, Destination Beauty bag, was the makeup bag it came in. I love …
I’ve been traveling on business for the past two weeks. I was so lucky to get to leave the snowy, gloomy weather in New England behind for sunny and warm Phoenix and San Francisco. I hated to come home yesterday, especially knowing I was facing an unshoveled driveway, 70 foot unshoveled walkway and front steps …
This month, I received my Beauty Rocks Glam Bag from ipsy right on my birthday. It was like getting another present, especially since I didn’t get very many presents this year. (That’s OK, I got lots of gorgeous flowers instead!). I made an “unboxing” video in case you want to see what I got that …