Ipsy Glam Bag: August

Hi, friends! It's me, Tori. I know it has been a while since I have written a post but the other peach and her cute family have been holding it down. Life has been busy but I feel like every one is busy. Either way, I'm slowing making my way back into post ideas and have some fun personal stuff to share too.

Today I wanted to talk about the Ipsy Glam Bag. Look, I am like years behind this trend so this is nothing groundbreaking. However I have recently become obsessed with make up and am starting to get really interested in skin care as well. I'm constantly watching YouTube videos on make up hauls and tutorials and finding out new products to try. I'll admit that I'm a Drug Store make up girl. High end products are great and I know a lot of the popular ones but for now, the drug store price just really works for me and according to the videos I watch, there are plenty of great dupes out there. One reason Ipsy appealed to me was because it was a way to get samples of more high end products at a really good price point. After months of Ipsy Bag unboxing videos, I decided to take the plunge last month.

For those who don't know, a subscription to Ipsy is 10 dollars a month and you get a super cute make up bag and 5 products in it. The bags are a special design for the month and the products are chosen based on a survey you fill out when you sign up. You can review the products once your bag arrives so you won't get something you didn't like the second time. You are able to let them know what products you would really like to see based on your interaction with your account and the bags you receive. I got my first one last month and I have been using 4 out of 5 products. The only miss was a liquid eyeliner but that's because I'm like tragically bad at applying it.

I thought I would start sharing with you guys what I get every month to show people who are curious what I'm getting in the bag. If you are receiving the Ipsy bag, make sure to comment and let me know if we got any of the same things.

I should mention this post is not sponsored. Maybe that sounds silly to say but just in case we ever venture into the world of sponsored posts, this one was my idea and all ideas and opinions are my own.

I have to say I'm pretty happy with everything I got this month. I downloaded the Ipsy app and it tells me what all the products are and what they are used for. I can even preview the items ahead of time and I keep choosing that because my curiosity wins every time. 

They had 3 designs for the bag this month and I had my fingers crossed I would get the Good Vibes Only one and I did! Both bags I've gotten so far are extremely good quality for the price point of the subscription.

So what did I get in my bag?(Going clockwise from the bag) 

1. SLMissGlam T35 Precise Blending Brush: I got a brush in my last bag so at first I wasn't too excited but in reality my make up brush collection is pretty weak and I'm trying to master eye shadow this year. I love the color and this one is very soft. I also have noticed people applying concealer with brushes (I know I'm late to so many things) so I have been trying that out. I'll give this one a good review in hopes I get more bigger brushes in the future!

2. Make Up Forever Excessive Lash Arresting Volume Mascara: I actually received 2 mascara samples last bag so this felt a bit redundant BUT I've never tried the make up forever brand and can you have too many mascaras???  I don't think so. This brand has great reviews from the videos and posts I've seen too which is awesome. These little samples will be great to keep in my purse, gym bag, or to have with me because I'm doing a lot of traveling in the upcoming months. 

3. Nature Recipe Sheet Mask Duo (Honey & Tea Tree): So as I mentioned I'm becoming more and more interested in skin care and so I was so excited for some sheet masks! After a long day or when its self care time, face masks have become a way for me to relax. I'm so excited to try this and how great that they sent me two!

4. Aurora Pro Color Corrector in Pistachio: It's harder to tell from the lighting but this is a pale green color. It's a color corrector that is good to cover up redness or blemishes. I have acne prone skin and sometimes my spots can be harder to conceal with my every day make up. This is my first color corrector product so I'm interested to see how this works for me and something I could use but have always been wary to buy for myself.

5.The Balm Cosmetics theBalm Voyage Vol. 2 Eyeshadow in Kuwakaribisha (what a mouthful):  So I really want to master eye shadow this year. Maybe just eye make up in general because I've been eyeing false lashes and those seem so intimidating to put on. All the eye shadow palettes I see are so gorgeous and pretty but I don't know where to start. I've found myself attracted to warmer tones and the shade I got is a shimmery pale peach. It says it can be used as an eye shadow or a highlight which is awesome. I think I will get a lot of use out of it.

So that's my bag for this month. I realize now this is more of a first impressions and I can update y'all on insta stories once I use the products an my thoughts. I hope you guys enjoyed this! I want to do more posts on my favorite products and my make up and skin routines as well because that's something I've grown to really enjoy.

I'd say for now the Ipsy bag is 2 for 2. Let me know if you guys use any of these products or get the glam bag as well!

If you wanna sign up you can use my referral code(click here)! I just get points from it, no money or anything. 

Life's a Peach,

Tori