Thursday, February 20, 2014

Ipsy - Glam Bag February 2014: The Look of Love


Every Ipsy bag is shipped in a shiny pink envelope.

This month's theme is fitting for the month of valentine's day, "The Look of Love".

There's a postcard in every bag showing what brands were featured in that month's bag. Some of the brands this month included Zoya, Pop Beauty, City Color, Phyto, NuMe, and Mally.

The bag part of every "Glam Bag" is a makeup bag. Every month is a different one fitting the theme of that month's bag. 

This is how i found the items in the bag. :)

Product: City Color Be Matte Blush in Fresh Melon
Description: Available in 4 shades, this silky-smooth, highly pigmented matte blush compliments and blends evenly with your skin's natural glow. Extremely buildable to create a subtle or dramatic look. Ipsy subscribers who receive this product will receive Fresh Melon, Blackberry, Dragonfruit, or Toasted Coconut. 
Size: Full Size (8.9 grams)
Where to Buy: City Color Beauty
My Thoughts: Its super pigmented and a little goes a long way. To some this color might look scary at first but blends on smoothly giving your cheeks a nice coralish tint to the cheeks. This is a nice color for the summer month's. I live in phoenix, so it seems like summer almost all year round. :) This product is super amazing being how cheap it is to buy. I highly recommend this. I've been wearing it everyday since I received my bag last week. :)
Value
: $2.99
Promo: 20% off purchase at citycolorbeauty.com with code 14IPSY20



Product: Tini Beauty Eyetini Cordial Cream Shadow + Base In One in Spiced Rum
Description: Say goodbye to creasing and fading with Eyetini Eye Cordial Shadow Tint & Base. Eye Cordial's revolutionary formula glides on beguiling creamy color and sets to a transfer-resistant finish that doubles as a wear-extending base under powder shadow. ipsy subscribers who receive this product will receive Spiced Rum, Violette (an ipsy exclusive!), or Ambrosia.
Size: Full Size (0.14 oz)
Where to BuyTini Beauty
My Thoughts: I was kind of on the fence with the color, since gold's don't always look the best on me. Also, I'm not really a fan of cream shadows. They can be hard to work with and crease easily. This shade is super pigmented, and applied easily with the felt applicator. It was very opaque. I however have to say to my fellow sensitive eye gals(guys) this stung my eye a lot. However, when I applied a powder shadow over, the stinging subsided. I'm not sure for the wear, since I only had it on for a short time. I was just testing a eye look out using it.
Value: $18.00
Promo: 50% off $12+ purchase at tinibeauty.com and free nail polish with code: IPSYLOVE




Product: Pop Beauty Plump Pout Mini in Peony Petal
Description: This plumping pout perfector combines the high-shine of a lacquered gloss with the long wear of a stain and is packed full of lip-plumping peptides and avocado and jojoba oils. Lightweight, creamy texture immediately merges with lips & delivers intense glossy color for an extremely long-lasting finish! ipsy subscribers who receive this product will receive Peony Petal or Fuschia Freesia
Size: 4 grams (Full Size 8 grams)
Where to BuyPop Beauty or Ulta
My Thoughts: I thought this was a nice everyday shade. This gave my lips a rasberry pink tint to it. This doesn't have the stickyness like a lot of other lip glosses have. Nor does it stain the lips like a lip stain. It applied easily with the felt tip wand. I also like how flat the packaging is and can be easily slipped into your pocket of jeans or a pocket in your purse. I didn't notice any plumping, so maybe mine was a dud in that department. :p I noticed on the ipsy website people complaining of an odor, but mine had no odor that i'm aware of. 
Value: $8.00 (full Size $16.00)
Promo: Save 25% with code PoppingPout at popbeauty.com


I didn't realize the product's name didn't show up in my picture..

Product: NuMe Intense Renewal Mask
DescriptionUnleash levels of moisture that make hair more resistant to breakage from future styling and color treatments with the protective properties of NuMe’s Intense Renewal Mask. Your hair will show drastic improvement and superior results after the first treatment. With a special blend of powerful ingredients, the restorative and rejuvenating effects of the Intense Renewal Mask will leave hair feeling replenished, and alive. 
Size: 20 mL (Full Size 177 mL)
Where to Buy: NuMe
My Thoughts: I don't usually use the hair products sent to me, so i'm not sure about this product. Since I work in a stock room, I usually brush my hair and then clip it or put in a ponytail. The only hair products i really use is shampoo and conditioner. I have oily hair, and most hair products make my hair even oilier. If I do test this out, I will add a review at a later date.
Value: $3.39 (Full Size $29.99)
Promo: Receive 50% off plus free shipping and free curling wand with $75+ purchase using code: nipsyparty50



 
Product: Zoya Nail Polish in Odette
Description: This season's Zoya Nail polish are full of pure pigment, intense color and modern complexity that are a perfect transition into Spring. ipsy subscribers who receive this product will receive Odette or Dot.
Size: Full Size 0.5 oz
Where to Buy: Zoya
My Thoughts: I love zoya polishes. They are long lasting and for the most part they apply smoothly. This one applied smoothly and dried quickly. It was opaque with one coat but i like to do at least 2 like shown above in my swatch picture. I'm not a big fan of earthy muted colors. This was a earthy plum color. Its from zoya's new Natural Collection. It might not be a color i would be reaching for, but will use when im feeling like a more muted manicure then my usual colorful or glittery manicures. :p
Value: $9.00
Promo: Buy 2 get 1 Free along with a Free Nail Polish remover at zoya.com using code: IPSYZP4
Indoor Lighting
Indoor Lighting
Outdoor Lighting
Outdoor Lighting

Price of Bag: $10.00
Value of Bag: $41.38
Where to Subscribe: Ipsy
Thoughts on Bag:  I enjoyed this bag for the most part. My favorite items are the blush, lip gloss, and nail polish. This is one of the better bag i have gotten in the last few months. The color selection for me was better, then it has been in the past. 

These were the other products that were featured in this month's bags.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Valentine's Day Look #3: SweetHearts

This was a look I wore a few times last week to work. I decided to try out my new pink glitter from Eye Kandy Cosmetics (Cotton Candy). When I was going through the pictures I saw my glitter application wasn't that awesome.. lol Oh well.. I didn't use the EK glitter glue but the Voss Glitter Glue. I have tried this with a few more glitters, and have found I prefer my Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue.

Items Used:
*IC Damsel
*DG Obviously a Wig
*BFTE Midnight Kisses
*BFTE Glistening
*Eye Kandy Cotton Candy
*Violet Voss Fair
*Elf Black Liquid Liner
*Benefit They're Real Mascara

*Primer
*Applied IC Damsel to lid.
*Applied DG Obviously a Wig to Crease.
*Blended Midnight Kisses into Crease.
*Patted on Violet Voss Glitter Glue to Lid.
*Dabbed on EK Cotton Candy.
*Applied more glitter glue to lower lashline.
*Applied Violet Voss Fair to lower lashline.
*Applied Glistening as a inner highlight.
*Lined eyes with black liquid liner.
*2 coats of Mascara.
*Swept Very Vanilla onto browbone. 



I don't remember what lip product i use.. My blush is MAC Tippy.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Valentine's Day Look #2 - Be Mine

I've been trying out some of my eye kandy glitters (sprinkles) that my hubby got me at the recent salon/beauty show who he worked at in Long Beach for work. I need to go through my swatch pictures and post them. I actually have quite a few swatch pictures from differet brands that i still need to post. One of the brands i've been using a lot lately including in this look, Impulse Cosmetics. I wore this look to my friend's going away dinner. I got quite a few compliments on it. It also matched my new Thor shirt I was wearing. :)

Items Used:
*Impulse Cosmetics Damsel
*Impulse Cosmetics Poison Apple
*Impulse Cosmetics Penny Serenade
*BFTE Starstruck
*BFTE Midnight Kisses
*BFTE Spider Venom
*Eye Kandy Tiny Tart
*Elf Black Cream Liner
*Benefit They're Real Mascara

*Primer (UD Greed)
*Placed piece of tape diagonal starting from outer corner, up towards brow bone.
*Applied IC Damsel to crease.
*Blended in IC Poison Apple to crease.
*Then blended in IC Penny Serenade.
*Applied Elf Primer to lid to clean it up some.
*Applied a L.A. Colors Purple Shadow Pencil to lid.
*Patted on DGC Glitter Glue to my lid so my next color can stick to it.
*Patted on BFTE Starstruck to lid.
*Applied some more glitter glue.
*Patted on EK Tiny Tart.
*Applied BFTE Midnight Kisses to lower lashline, and then applying Spider Venom on top of it.
*Inner highlighted with BFTE Crystal and S.C. Glamazoid
*Lined eyes with black liner. (ELF Cream Liner)
*2 Coats of Mascara (Benefit They're Real)
*Brushed on BFTE Very Vanilla to Brow Bone



This next picture i took before quickly filling in my eyebrow. I filled it in though on gimp.. You can see the blended crease colors better in this picture..

I applied the pink blush from the UD Shattered Face Palette to my cheeks. Then I applied a pink Rimmel lipstick to my lips.