March Ipsy + Extras

March's theme for Ipsy was Floral Fantasy. This was on of the better bags I've gotten in a while although I haven't tried any of the products yet. The bag is cute and the products are all decent sized. 

 The first item I got was a day cream from the company Acure. It has Gotu Kola stem cells which is interesting and is for normal to dry skin which is my skin lately so it should be good to try. It's a decent size too and smells pretty good. A 1.75 oz bottle is $16.99 making this sample worth $9.70.

 The next item I got was a NYX butter lipstick in the colour Junk which I knew we were getting. People who wear lipsticks love these but I tend not to use lip products so it probably won't get much use. It looks really dark in the tube but when swatched it's too not bad. This is worth $6.00.

 The next item is a mineral eyeshadow duo from Pixi by Petra. This is called Apricot Glow, which comes in a 6 pack when purchasing it, so this sample is worth $7.67. When getting an eyeshadow sample I prefer to get colours like this because I will use them, and being a small package it's good for putting in your purse for touchups. 

 Next I got two packages of hydro cool firming eye gels from the company skyn iceland. These are to revive your under eyes from puffiness and dark circles. I'm pretty excited to try these, under my eyes are pretty dark since I'm very pale making it difficult to fine an under eye concealer light enough to help that. These come in a 8 pack for $30.00 making this worth $7.50. 

 Last I got a ivory lace highlighter from the company Chella. I like highlighters but I'm unsure if this will be light enough for my skin tone but I'll try it. This is worth $18.00. 

 Since I knew I'd be cancelling Ipsy soon and I had a decent amount of points I also ordered two extras for 500 points each that I'm really happy with. I got a mini Urban Decay Perversion mascara. I have a full size of this and love it and have a few minis which I like to use for under eye and for build up so I got another. The other item I got is a fine liner brush from real techniques which I love since it's so tiny and perfect for lining under my lower lashes. 

 Minus the add-ons the total of this bag was worth $48.87 which is good, but not impressive compared to other things I have received. The bag was cute and I'll end up using most of the products.

March Glossybox

This months Glossybox didn't have a theme that I noticed. I got this box right before I went on my honeymoon so I opened it and forgot about it for a while. I haven't used any of the items since I forgot about it, but I like almost everything in it.

Glossybox is a monthly beauty box subscription where you get 5 deluxe sized sampled but I find many of them are usually full size. There are four options for subscribing - month to month, 3 month, 6 month and 1 year subscription. When I found they were coming back to Canada we got a coupon so I signed up for a 1 year subscription, which in product values paid for itself in about 3 months. If you are in the United States shipping is free, but in Canada the shipping is $5.00 a month which is typical for any of these boxes. If you want to sign up you can use my referral code: http://www.glossybox.com/referal?CI=MTMwNDg3

This is what was in March's Glossybox. It was in a normal pink box that we all love with black packaging inside. 

The first item I got was a hair shine glaze serum from the company Ouidad. It is water-soluble which I think I'll like since I have thin blonde hair which gets weighed down very easily. This is a 2.5 oz bottle which is a great size to use and is worth $20.00.

The next item I got is a Shea body butter in coconut lime by Tree Hut. This smells amazing - I'm loving coconut scents for the summer. This is a 2 oz sample worth about $1.86, which is very affordable if I want to purchase afterwards.

 The next item I got is from the company Modelco and is called more brows which is an eyebrow thickening gel in the colour light/medium. I'm not sure if I'll be using this item, I have very light eyebrows and I feel like it looks weird if they're darker. If I were to darken my brows I think this product would work well for that. This is worth $18.00.

The next item I got is a cheek and lip stain from the company bellapierre cosmetics in the colour pink. I don't use lip products very often but when I do this is the type of colour I would use so it will work as something I can use every once and a while. This is worth $19.99.

The last item I got is from Orogold Cosmetics. It is a 24K multi-vitamin day moisturizer, it has gold chunks in it. This is a very luxurious product which I would not purchase on a regular day so it's nice to get a sample to try it out, and they gave us two! This doesn't have a size on it, but a full sized item is $178.00 for a 1.7 oz jar. 

This is a good box, which I don't think I've had a glossybox that I didn't think was good so it isn't a surprise! 

February Ipsy

The theme for this months Ipsy was #IpsyLove being the month of Valentines day of course. After getting my Valentines themed Glossybox this bag was very underwhelming. I forgot to take a picture of everything together, here's a picture of the bag that it came in. It's one of my favourite bags that I've gotten from them, I'm obsessed with pink and it's a cute design. 

The first item I got was an eyelash curler from the company Emite. A lot of people got damaged ones that were harmful to their lashes, mine was fine but I have no used it. I tend to use mascaras that curl so I don't have much use for a curler, but it's good to have just in case. They sell the curler on their website for $25.00 USD.

Next was a blush from ModelCo in the colour Cosmopolitan 01. I feel like I've gotten this before in a Glossybox or an Ipsy, or something very similar from this company. I like the colour, but I rarely use blush and have quite a few stocked up so it probably won't get used a lot. This is a full sized item however, and is worth $22.00 USD

Next was a lip stain from the company City Color in the colour Flirtini. It's supposed to be a combination of a lip stick and gloss. I'm happy with the colour so I might use it. This is another full sized item at $4.99.

Next was a volumizing spray from the company eva nye. This is a 1 oz sample worth $3.00 (a full sized product is 8 oz for $24.00) I like getting these samples of hair products, they are the perfect sized to be able to tell if you like them or not. 

Last item was I got was a fine radiance face oil from the company Mitchell and Peach. This is a sample worth $23.13 (a full sized product is 20 mL worth $46.25). I haven't tried this yet but it seems like it'll be a good product to try. 

Overall I liked this bag, however I think it missed the theme. Months ago I changed my profile to not include lip products because I tend not to use them, but I continue to get them every month. The total value of this bag was $78.12 which is  good value.