Hey everyone! Have any of you out there been dying to sign up for Ipsy, but you’re not sure it’s worth it? I’ve been an Ipsy subscriber for about 6 months now and I can definitely say some months it’s worth it, and others it isn’t. We’ll get into that a bit more in a minute. I wanted to start by sharing with everyone what I received in my March Ipsy Glam Bag.

Let’s start with the bag itself – each month, Ipsy designs a new look for the glam bag. This month’s bag is a sea foam green background with red roses swirled about. The bags typically go with the season or time of year, so this bag is perfect for spring!

The bags typically arrive in the middle of each month (I believe this depends on the shipping speeds in your region). The bag comes in an adorable fuchsia bubble envelope.

To sign up, it’s super easy – all you need to do is go to ipsy.com and create an account. Then you’ll need to enter your form of payment (it’s only $10 a month!). The next step (and the most important step) is to take the quiz. The quiz is the most important part, because this is how Ipsy decides what products you may like to try based on your interests as well as your skin type, hair color, eye color, and a couple of other details.

Not sure what you’re preferences are or what you might be interested in? No worries! You can retake the quiz at any time as many times as you want! I’ve retaken my quiz 3 times so far, and it’s definitely helped out a bunch! Last month, a lot of the products I received weren’t really my style or interests, so I took my quiz again and ended up with a GREAT bag this month!

This month’s glam bag
In my glam bag this month I received the following products:

ModelCo: LipLacquer in Morocco now, I’ve never heard of this brand before, and prior to this, I always said on the quiz I wasn’t interested in lip glosses. This is actually a really great gloss, but it is a bit sticky.

Be A Bombshell Cosmetics: Heat wave Baked Bronzer this is a pretty good bronzer (and I do love a good bronzer) it reminds me a lot of the e.l.f. brand baked bronzer. It’s a good one and the “sample size” is a full-sized bronzer pallet.

Aphrodite Olive Oil Eye Cream: Anti-ageing & Hydrating this would be my least favorite item this month. I’m not a huge fan of facial creams like this, but I tend to receive at least one cream product each month so I guess this is it for this month.

Illamasqua: Precision Ink eye liner I LOVE this liquid eye liner. This again, is a brand I’ve never really heard of but it’s also manufactured in London. The applicator is a felt tip, so you’re able to get that precision eye liner look you’re going for (I guess, hence the name). You do have to shake the product well before using. The sample is a full-sized product.

Essence: Make Me Brow eyebrow gel mascara I love a good brow product! This is a great little brow product. The mascara is very light and not cakey, it goes on smoothly and doesn’t clump. The only issue I had with this was that Ipsy sent me taupe instead of brown, so it doesn’t really quite work wonderfully with my hair color, but it’s manageable! The tube is actually a full-sized tube that you would get in a store as well.

That’s it! 5 samples and I’m happy until next month! After you receive your glam bag and try out your products, it’s important to go review each of the products. This is also a key way to ensure Ipsy gets you the types of products in the colors you like each month. You also earn Points for reviewing which can be collected and used towards a free product. I have been saving my points, so I haven’t yet used them, but I will definitely update once I do! I also believe they expire, but I’m not sure how long that takes (mine haven’t yet and it’s been 6 months :)).

Have you tried Ipsy? How does it compare to other monthly subscription boxes? I’d love to know!

xo,

Glitter Girl

*This post contains affiliate links, but all opinions are my own! 🙂