products in my November 2012 Ipsy bag:
1. Nailtini nail lacquer in Millionaire
My first take? glitter. I am not a fan of glitter polish. I do tend to wear more glitter polishes on my toes than on my finger nails for sure. The color is pretty and multi-leveled which is nice. It only took a couple of coats and it did last quite awhile. It wasn't super easy to remove but then again glitter polishes never really are. It was an okay product though. Would I have purchase this particular polish? nope.
2. The Balm Meet Matt(e) eyeshadow in Matt Batali
This stuff is actually pretty handy! It went on SUPER intense, which isnt really for me because I usually prefer a more smoky eyed look and this stuff is NOT easily blended. once its on there, its ON there so be careful not to apply it where you don't intend to keep it. I had to remove it (with waterproof mascara remover) and start over a few times to get the look I was going for. I kinda decided that I would keep it around and try it as an eyebrow powder and WOW! it worked GREAT for that! It matched my hair color perfect. I just applied a LITTLE to the end of a cotton swab and rubbed it along my eyebrows. AMAZING. I will never use another eyebrow color again after using this! It looked like my natural eyebrows SHOULD look :) so I give my first thumbs up!!!
3. BareMinerals Marevelous Moxie Lipgloss in Daredevil
I was actually a little upset to receive this because I had just done a Sephora haul like the week before and had purchased SEVEN of these glosses because they were on sale as a set and EVERYONE was raving about them. I do like them. They work just fine. They aren't too sticky and they lasted longer then most glosses do. The smell is pretty awesome and its got sort of a cinnamon flavor which made my lips feel like they were plumping a little, which is cool. The only problem was I had just purchased a set of these and the color that they sent me was already in the set AND was the only color that I didn't like! so... bleh. oh well. cant win em all I suppose. on to the next one...
4. Starlet intense eyeliner in black
I am still on the fence about this one. I prefer kohl eyeliners because I like a more smoky look and I like to be able to blend them. If I am looking to do a sharp line then I go for a liquid liner. I didn't hate it and will probably end up using it just because it IS a black liner and I don't like to waste perfectly good products just because I am picky. who knows... It may grow on me eventually.
5. Benefit They're Real! mascara
no. no. NO. this stuff is horrible! I hate the wand and the texture is SUPER wet and sticky. My lashes immediately clumped together and would not separate at all. even hours later they were super sticky feeling! Not to mention that it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to remove! Its like having GLUE on your eyelashes. I think I pulled out a clump of lashes trying to get it off with waterproof mascara remover. I do no recommend this product AT ALL. what a waste of a great idea. I am super picky about mascaras though so maybe I'm just being like that because nothing will ever compare to my Maybelline Full and Soft Waterproof mascara. I;ve been using it for almost 10 years now & THAT is an awesome product if anyone is looking for a new mascara.
so yeah. That's it. I found ONE new product that I will possibly purchase. Other than that... total disappointment. so now I will have to keep both Birchbox and Ipsy around for another month because I feel like I cant really pick a winner this month. I'm going to be fair and keep them both around a little longer I guess.
hmph.
OneLifeOneLove,
Regina
Here are a couple of links that you might be interested in ;)
ipsy
nailtini
thebalm
bareminerals
benefitcosmetics
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