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Ipsy, $10 a month, beauty samples
I paid $11, including tax
Subscriptionista’s Ipsy review (humorous)
Ipsy is the main competitor to Birchbox, offering five beauty samples a month, also for $10. Ipsy has a reputation for sending out more make-up items and Birchbox specializing in skin care, though I could not notice a difference in this, our first box. I actually got Ipsy for my 13-yo daughter who is looking to experiment more with makeup. I thought she would be disappointed in the products, but she actually was quite happy with her box and wants to continue her subscription. As she says she’ll use all the items, it was a pretty good value at $31.
Ipsy samples come in a mini-makeup bag which changes every month. My daughter absolutely loved this month’s bag. Because this bag is so cool, I’m giving it a value of $2.
These were the contents of the bag:
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In all, she got a face cleanser, a toner, a CC cream, a hair oil and an eye shadow:
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GlamGlow Thirstycleanse Daily Hydrating Cleanser, 1 oz, $5
This cleanser apparently starts as a mud and then transforms to a foam. The mud has subtle exfoliating properties. It gets mixed reviews at Sephora.com. Most people love it, but those with dry and/or sensitive skin seem to feel this dries out their skin even more and even gives them breakouts. I’ll report on how my daughter liked it later.
Update: My daughter used this cleanser and wasn’t impressed. She said it was very much like soap. It made her face feel clean, but she prefers her current cleanser.
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, 1 oz, $4.5
This toner gets great reviews from consumers. It’s also another acne product so my daughter is happy to receive it. Made in the USA.
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It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC Cream with SPF 50+ in medium, 4 ml, $5 value
This BB cream (because really, there is no difference between BB & CC creams in America) gets great reviews at Ulta. My daughter used it and she is very happy with it. She’s not super fair so the color worked perfect on her. According to Paula’s Choice this product has citric oils which increase photosensitivy. However, my daughter doesn’t have sensitive skin and she’s at the age where she might develop acne, so citrus oils are not a bad idea for her. In the questionnaire we told Ipsy we were interested in acne products, so Ipsy got it right here. It’s made in Korea.
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Balanced Guru organic farm Style Me hair oil, .5 oz, $9.5
This seems to be a new brand as I wasn’t able to find reviews about this oil. Though we have a lot of hair oil right now, I’m sure it’ll be eventually put to use. It’s a nice size bottle. Made in USA.
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in flirty, 1 g, $4
This is a great color for my daughter, so she’s happy.