It’s been a long month and that mean’s I’ve had more than
enough time to try out the products sent to me in the “Fresh Picks” Ipsy
bag. May is the beginning of summer is
right around the corner which translates to the Ipsy team as the season of skin
care apparently as that was the ultimate theme of this bag. Funny how the month following a full makeup
bag they give us a bag devoted to taking it all off. To say that I was kind of let down by ipsy
this month was a bit of an understatement, in truth my love of this company
took an arrow to the knee. I understand
that its sample based but they insist on sending me things that in all reality
mean very little to me no matter how many times I retake the survey, at this
rate I may switch to birch box next year.
To help you understand let me dissect what I got this month.
First out of the bag was yet another exfoliator scrub. This month I received the derma e
microdermabrasion scrub. When I first opened the scrub I got all kinds
of excited because it had the wonderful scent of lemon but as I pulled it
closer the scent turned sour and over powering.
Oh my god, who in their right mind wants to scrub their face with sour
lemons?! As for the scrub itself, for a
micro scrub the beads were pretty macro and the texture was so thick on my face
that it made me long for the scrub they had sent me previously! Once it was removed I saw the harsh truth, it
had done nothing at all. Nothing, except
make my skin red and patchy… This was a onetime use item… get it away!
After that fiasco I pulled out the “Hey honey” take it off
peel mask. This was a tiny sample with
instructions to go online for instructions.
Okay I was already pissed off at that point. Then I read that it takes like 15 min and I
have to moisturize before and after?!
Aint nobody got time for that! As
for the results, getting the damn mask was a pain in the butt, but I did it and
to my surprise, after all that waiting the results were far from amazing. Ugh… Next!
Next out of the bag was the Eva NYC Therapy Session hair
mask. This is probably the only product
that I actually liked, even if it was remotely.
It’s no secret that I have been looking for ways to revitalize my hair
and condition the ends. This seemed to
at least awaken the dream of moister and for that I’m grateful, but I just can’t
see myself using it very often.
Then it was time for a product greasier than the name of the
company it was made by, ladies and gents, the Jersey Shore Sun companies “Sans
Tan.” Oh my god, there is not even words
to describe the putrid smell that came from the tube. Fighting the smell is the oily finish that it
leaves… Is that why you sent me all the exfoliation garbage?!
There was some makeup though, in the form of an eye shadow duo
by Pacifica. It was a nice neutral color
in a soft brown and white combo but, in true Ipsy fashion, they sent the matte
girl a shimmer. Wow Ipsy. So I did go ahead and try these anyway and
they do not stay well at all. The color
was gone within an hour and I was left with a betrayed feeling as it took
forever just to get them to make a proper look.
Yeah, my 4 year old niece will love them.
In short the best part of this bag was the bag itself. While the insides where crummy the bag was a
wonderful canvas which has become a keeper of essentials in my purse. So I guess, thanks for the tampon bag ipsy…
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