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December & January ipsy bags: Thinking of You & Fresh Start

Hey, all! Today, I'm coming with another review on two more of my ipsy bags: Thinking of You [December] and Fresh Start [January]. Now before I jump into the review, if you're totally clueless as to what exactly ipsy even is, you can check out their website--www.ipsy.com--or the post I did on it back in September here.

Now, onto the review. Here's my December bag:
The products I received were:
  • NYX Butter Lip balm in "Ladyfingers"
  • Cailyn Cosmetics Just Mineral Eye Polish in "Orchid"
  • Crown Royal C416 Crease/Shadow Brush
  • Bumble & Bumble Bb Straight Blow Dry Cream
  • Tarte Lights, Camera lashes 4-in-1 Mascara
REVIEW: I've used everything but the blow dry cream and mascara so far (I'm a little nervous about atttempting a blowout on my hair again and I've got mascara for weeks to still get through lol)
  • The lip balm does give a slight wash of color , but can be a little drying [at least it is on me]. 
  • The eye polish is just amazing!! It's a gorgeous neutral and very pigmented on the skin. However, I will say the application can be a little messy. Also, it's very shimmery, so if shimmer is not your thing, you may not like this.
  • The brush----bomb. com!! The bristles are sooooooo soft and pick up color really well!! Plus, I've been on this dual-ended brush kick lately and this is a great addition to my growing collection.
Now, onward to January:

The products I received:
  • Nourish Organics Renewing Eye Cream w/ Avocado & Argan Oil
  • Pacifica Natural mineral Coconut Eye shadow in "Ethereal"
  • Manna Sheer Glo
  • J. Cat Beauty Fantabulous Gel eyeliner in "Blue/Black"
  • Real Techniques Fine Liner Brush
REVIEW: I loved each item in this bag!

  • The eye cream is very smooth going on and has been helpful with keeping the skin around my eyes moisturized in this winter weather, especially since it's been crazy windy and chilly. I already use argan oil on my hair and am loving that, so I was excited that this product had that ingredient in there too!
  • The eyeshadow is just beautiful! it's a perfect color to use as a browbone highlight, inner corner and a lid color as well. For me, it's a nice shimmery champagne color that I'm happy to use!
  • The sheer glo lotion actually surprised me pleasantly. I thought it was going to be WAYYYY too glittery, but it's actually a very subtle shimmer on the skin. Also with it being a light pink, I was afraid that it wasn't going to blend into my dark skin very well and I'd have this weird pink tint to my skin. It actually blended in seamlessly with my skin, which shocked me.
  • I'm a sucker for some good eyeliner, so I was so glad that this actually works well for me. Since my skin is oily, I've found that cream eyeliners tend to work the best for me since they're usually smudge proof and waterproof.
  • I actually was eyeing the set of brushes that had this brush in it for quite a while, but once I found out I was getting this brush in my bag, I decided to hold off on the set ---plus do I REALLY need more brushes??? no lol. It applies my cream eyeliner so smoothly and is actually better than an angeled brush for me. So , I definitely will be keeping this in the rotation!
Thanks so much for reading and like always, Stay Beautiful!!




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