ipsy August 2014 Glam Bag Review!

Hey everyone!

I know what you're thinking, two ipsy reviews in one week!? What? I know it's crazy, right? Well not really since my July ipsy review was very late... my bad. Anyways, my ipsy bag was kind of a surprise for me this month since it arrived even before I got the tracking information. Usually the tracking info comes around the 7th of each month, but mine came on the 11 a day before I got the email that it had shipped, so it was a nice surprise that it came a bit early!

This months theme is Beauty Schooled and the products came in this cute white pencil case like bag, and it is decorated with orange poke-a-dots. I am super excited about this months bag because all of the products that I received are products I have wanted to try, but have not got too. 

I received Dr. Brandt's Pore No More Pore Refiner, and I am very excited to see how this works. I have heard great things about this online and have wanted to get for a long time, but never actually got around to it. I was very happy to see that it was in my bag and I am hoping that all of the hype around this product is true

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I also got a product by Urban Decay, which will always be one of my favourite brands. I got their Perversion Mascara and I haven't even tried it yet, but I already love it! Why? Because the name is amazing, and as the packaging says it's "so intense, you might need a safe word." I mean, how can it not be amazing!? Plus, I love the size of it because it's so easy to fit in any bag or clutch that you are traveling with!

A product by J. Cat Beauty was also featured in this months Glam Bag. I received their Flying Solo Eye Shadow in the shade Half Naked. Not only is it a beautiful shade, it comes in fantastic packaging. Now when a product is featured in beautiful packaging I love it even more. It's encased in a nice and simple compact case and in this small case there is not only an applicator, but a mirror as well! This will definitely be a product that I travel with.

As you may or may not know, I am the type of girl that never leaves the house without a lip balm so when I pulled Jersey Shore Sun's Mongongo Lip Conditioner. It smells amazing, and has made my lips feel smooth and hydrated so it definitely does its job! The only thing about this product is that it's supposed to be a anti-aging Lip Conditioner, so I don't really know how it does that. If you do know the answer please let me know!

Finally the product that I am most excited about! I got Klorane's Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk and I literally almost screamed from excitement when I saw that it was in my bag! Now you may think I'm crazy when I say this, but I have never used a dry shampoo. I know right!? That's why I'm excited! I don't usually suffer from oily hair even if I go a day or two without showering so that's why I've never tried dry shampoo, but now that I have it I will definitely use it! 

This has been my favourite bag from ipsy so far! I received all great products from amazing brands that I love or have wanted to try. I already can't wait until Septembers bag to see what I'm getting next! 

Take care! xxx

ipsy June 2014 Glam Bag Review

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So before I get into the main part of my post I am going to begin with a little story. So last Saturday I got a text from my mom asking if I would be able to come down and celebrate my little sisters 3^rd birthday, she didn’t think I would be able to make it but I had the next two days off so I was actually able travel back home. So Sunday morning I got on the bus and arrived in my hometown around 1:30. So Sunday was spent celebrating my sister’s birthday and being able to catch up with my family. Monday morning I mostly just spent time at my mom’s before traveling back to my house in the afternoon. As I was traveling back home I all of a sudden realized that I had my laptop but had forgot my charger at my mom’s. I was already too far away to try to go back so I realized that I had to survive without my laptop for the next few days. After I made my transfer and hoped on the next bus I was looking outside the window when I heard a weird noise and felt wetness. The baby that was in front of me on his/her mother lap puked on me. As soon as I realized what had happened I’m pretty sure I pulled a disgusted face and what upset me most about the situation is that yes the mother apologized to me and got her husband to get me a cloth to clean up, but she didn’t seem sincere with her apology and didn’t seem like she really cared about what happened. I know if I was in the mother’s situation I would have apologized about a hundred times and gave the affected person all the wet napkins that I had. So suffice it to say that was not a fun afternoon.

Now you may be wondering why I told that story. Well for one it was such a bad afternoon and a good story to tell so I figured that I should share it with all of you. As well that because I had left my charger at my mom’s house I was unable to put up my entry yesterday which I was so disappointed about. I tried to figure out a way to put it up but there was no way that I could do it.  So for my forgetfulness I am sorry!

So this is a post about my favourite part of the month (obviously not the monthly visit from the devil, the good visit from the make-up gods.) If you couldn’t tell by the title of this entry this is all about the June ipsy Glam Bag! 

So this months Glam Bag Came late last week and I was very happy with everything that I received. I have yet to use most of these products just because lately I have been so busy and working a lot and have not been wearing much make-up lately because I have been having issues with spots and what not so I've just been wearing as little as possible or none at all. So when I have fully tried everything I will let you know what I think. 

This is Marc Anthony's Dream Waves Beach Spray which I have gotten a chance to use. Beach Wave sprays are very popular this year and now I understand why. I do have naturally curly hair but this helped to keep the curls nice and not become crazy looking. Plus it smells amazing so that is always a plus.

These are OLEHENRIKSEN truth to go wipes which I have not yet used because just before I got my ipsy bag I needed new make-up wipes so I have a fair sized package or wipes. So I will be using what I bought before I try these ones out!

Be A Bombshell is a cosmetic brand that I have not used before so I am very excited to try their Lash Out Mascara. It seems like any other drugstore mascara but I have not tried it so I don't know for sure but the brush doesn't seem to be anything too special, but once I give it a go I will let you all know how I feel about it.

I was super excited to see NYX's Butter Gloss in their Eclair shade. I have been wanting to try their Butter Gloss for quite a while now but have never gotten around to buying one so when I saw this I was very happy! This is a really nice shade, it's is a slightly different tone than my actual lips so it is a nice product to use when you want just a slight bit of colour, and nothing too crazy.

Now this is a Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner by Jesse's Girl and surprisingly I haven't used it yet. The last liquid liner that I got was just not something that impressed me and I have been wanting to try a new brand because I have heard great things about liquid liners and I don't want to give up on them. I will definitely be using this in the next few days because it had been hard to resist so you will know soon enough if this is a good product or not.

So I hope you can forgive me for posting this a day late, I did my best to figure out a way to put it up but without my charger it was next to impossible. If you have used any of these products before or received any different products in you ipsy Glam Bag let me know!

Take care! xxx

Back to My Favourite Brand!

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So a couple of months ago I changed my usual brand of mascara which was Maybelline to CoverGirl. I tried the Flamed Out Water Resistant Mascara by CoverGirl and as soon as I used it the first time I knew that I was not going to like it clumped, didn’t cover all of my lashes correctly, and I did not like the design of the brush. However, because I bought it I wasn’t going to just throw it out so I stuck through it until about last week when I decided to back to my go to mascara brand.

I got the Maybelline Volum’ Express, The Rocket, Washable Mascara. This is absolutely amazing! I didn’t realize when I bought it that it was the washable one so when I run out of this I will get it in the waterproof one instead. I have smaller lashes and blond lashes so I usually go for black, of brown with black, and one that should extend lashes. This makes my lashes look so much longer and fuller and I have not and any issues with clumping. I absolutely love this mascara and I will be using this for the foreseeable future.

If you are looking for a new mascara I highly recommend this one! Let me know what mascaras you like and dislike so I can avoid or pick it up in the future when I want to try a new one.

Take care! xxx