Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo Metal Eyeshadow in #70 Barely Branded

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In today's blog I am going to be reviewing the Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo Metal Eyeshadow in #70 Barely Branded. Some time early last year I was watching Youtube videos and at that time a lot of people were raving about the Maybelline 24 Hr Color Tattoo eyeshadows and even went as far as to compare them to the MAC paint pots. I was super excited because I would rather pay $5.00-$9.00 for a paint pot alternative than the MAC paint pots which are $15.00 plus. So I took the little money we had which was about $20.00 and I went to my local Walmart to buy a couple. I ended up buying 2 Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo Eyeshadow one is Metal eyeshadow and the other one is a regular one and I also wanted to try the L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow so I bought one of those.

I will be honest that I was completely disappointed with the Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoo eyeshadows. I would say that they really tried to make a product to compete with the MAC paint pots, but in my opinion and for what I need, they failed. The MAC paint pots on me last well over 4 hours especially on a good day with low humidity or physical activity. Not only the paint pot itself lasts, but it also helps my eyeshadow last. The Maybelline 24Hr Color Tattoos started melting on my oily eye lids within 2 hours by just sitting. I will admit that I did not use eye primer underneath the Maybelline Tattoo eyeshadows, but I don't use eye lid primer under the paint pots because they can be used as eye lid primer. My line of thought is if I have to use an eye lid primer under the Maybelline Tattoo eyeshadows, then why wouldn't I just pay a few dollars extra for the MAC paint pots because I am going to end up spending about the same amount of money anyway. If eye lid primer does make the Maybelline Tattoo eyeshadows last longer then you can't really compare them to the MAC paint pots and I would not recommend this product for those people like me who have oily eye lids. Many people recommended this product for people with super oily eye lids, but I would not agree with that.

Rating:

Price: 9/10
Packaging: 10/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Longevity: 5/10
Pigment on fingers: 8/10
Pigment on eye lids: 6/10
Application: 10/10
Blendability: 8/10
On normal/oily/dry lids: 6/10
Compared to MAC paint pots: 5/10
Overall rating: 7/10
Would I repurchase: 6/10
Total rating: 90/120= 75%=C

My personal rating: 6/10=60%=D

Comments:
I honestly do not remember how much I exactly paid for this product, but according to Walmart.com they are selling these for $5.94 each. Last year they priced these depending on the color, but they seem to have a flat rate for all of them now. They used to be between $4.97 and $5.97 each. I think $6.00 for these are a bit pricey, but it's not bad. I think the packaging is super cute. It is a small round glass jar with a black lid and a see through bottom. I like the way they decided to design it because you can see the color inside and it is labeled on top of the lid too. I feel that you do get a decent amount of product for the price. I personally feel that it should be illegal for companies to advertise by over-exaggerating like that. It definitely does not last 24Hrs because it barely lasts 2-3 hours on me. That claim is beyond exaggerated. This product probably works well with normal to dry eye lids, but oily/super oily eye lids should use this product with caution. The pigment of the eye shadow comes off better on the fingers and lighter once applied to the eye lid. It is a bit buildable so you can get some more pigment out of it, but then it won't last as long. The application of the eyeshadow itself is smooth and creamy, but you do have to work fast because you have about 60 seconds to get it in place before it starts drying and doesn't move and then with some time some of it will move, especially if you have oily to super oily eye lids. It can become patchy. But the application itself is smooth and fairly even. If you work quickly it is able to be blended, but if you don't work quickly then it doesn't blend as well. It just depends on how quickly you are able to work with it. As I have said throughout the blog and the review, I would not recommend this product for oily to super oily eye lids. I think this product seems to be geared towards normal eye lids and I think it would work super well. I would also be cautious when using this product on dry eye lids because it will dry them out even more. Normal eye lids= higher chances of success with this product. Dry, oily, and super oily=use caution when using this product. I can kind of see why people were quick to compare these to the MAC paint pots, but I don't think the quality of it compares. Overall, this product did not work for me and I would rather pay a bit higher and use the MAC paint pots. I would repurchase because I think the idea is cute and the colors are pretty, but I wouldn't use them for anything other than running quick errands and not for special occasions when I need products that don't fail quickly. I'm also not sure what the difference between the Color Tattoo and the Color Tattoo Metal eyeshadows, except that this Metal does come off very shimmery. I would compare this color to the MAC paint pot in Bare Study because they are both super light colors with a lot of shimmer.

Sincerely,
Marina

Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Bronze Shimmer

Hello!

Happy New Year! I hope you had wonderful holidays!

In today's blog I am bringing to you the Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Bronze Shimmer. I am pretty sure that the first reason why I bought this was because my local Walgreens was having a sale on Revlon lip products plus a Walgreens coupon plus I had a $2.00 off Revlon lip product manufacturer's coupon. I unfortunately did not keep the receipt so I do not remember officially what happened, but I am going to try to recollect my memory. In my local Walgreens weekly AD this Revlon lip product was advertised for $6.99 which was a sale price because these lipglosses are usually at least $8.00 and above. In that same AD with the advertised price they were also advertising their register rewards so if you just came in and bought the Revlon lipgloss you would pay $6.99 plus get register reward that can be used on anything in the store except Revlon lip products. I believe the register reward was worth about $3.00. Plus the Walgreens store coupon booklet had a $1.00 off coupon and Revlon was offering a manufacturer coupon online for $2.00 off. I wanted to try Revlon lipglosses, but always found them to be a bit on the expensive side so when I saw this I got super excited and decided to try it.

Walgreens Revlon Lipgloss sale was $6.99 plus a $3.00 RR
-I used the Walgreens booklet coupon (which is also known as an in store coupon) -$1.00
-I used a Revlon lip product manufacturer's coupon for -$2.00
$6.99-$1.00=$5.99-$2.00=$3.99
I spent $3.99 plus tax out of pocket which ended up being a little over $4.00 plus I got a $2.00-$3.00 RR that I could use for anything in the store except of course Revlon lip products because they have that thing where you can't use the RR for the same company that you got it from. I'm honestly unsure why it works that way.

Realistically I spent $3.99 plus tax out of pocket, but in theory since I did get a $3.00 RR I could say that the Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss only cost me $0.99 plus tax which would be just over a $1.00. I don't feel right saying that because I can't use the RR in the same transaction so I did pay $4.00+ in cash and then got the RR that I could use in a future purchase. The $3.00 RR in my mind is cancelled out by the $3.00 I paid in cash. I see it as I gave Walgreens $3.00 to hold on to and they printed me a piece of paper that says I paid them $3.00. Almost like a savings bond, but without accruing interest.

Anyway, enough of that. Now on to the review.

Rating:

Price: 9/10
Packaging: 10/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Pigment: 7/10
Longevity: 10/10
Application: 10/10
Smell: 8/10
Taste: 8/10
Texture: 10/10
Normal/Dry Lips: 10/10
Overall rating: 9/10
Would I repurchase: 10/10
Total rating: 111/120=92.5%=A

My personal rating: 9/10=90%=A

Comments:
I think the original price of $8.00 plus is a bit expensive for a lip gloss so I took a point off for that, but I got it for half the price so I think that is good. I would definitely pay $4.00 for this lipgloss.
The packaging is simple, but cute. It is a square long clear tube with a square black cap. I have not had any problems with the packaging leaking or anything which is always exciting!
I feel that you do get a decent amount of product even for the price.
This lipgloss is called colorburst so I was definitely expecting it to have color, but they do call it bronze shimmer which means it has some pigment, but not a ton. I was a bit disappointed by that. This lipgloss is more glossy/shimmery than pigment.
This lipgloss lasts as long as normal lipglosses. It also depends on how often you lick your lips or if you are eating/drinking. If you don't do a lot with your lips then it lasts, but if you do a lot of things with your lips then it does wear out quicker.
The application of this lipgloss is smooth and even. I like the doe foot applicator they have in the cap to apply the product. It is the perfect size for my lips.
This lipgloss has a slight scent to it, but it's more chemical like than a good smell. It's not overpowering. I do prefer my lipglosses to have a super strong sweet scents so I'm not a big fan of neutral/slight chemical smells.
The aftertaste is not bad for this lipgloss, but once again it does have a bit of a chemical aftertaste. I definitely prefer my lipglosses to have a sweet aftertaste instead of a slight chemical aftertaste. It's not horrible like some lipglosses, but it is there.
The texture of this lipgloss is that it is not thick or sticky feeling.
I would recommend this product for dry lips because it does go over dry lips well to even and smooth them out, especially in this color. This lipgloss color gives a very nude look to the lip.
Overall, I am a fan of this lipgloss. I think I'm a huge fan because of the pigment of it. It seems like whenever I try to buy nude/brownish tints in NYX lipglosses, at least on me, they always seem to come off very orange which I don't like. The NYX lipgloss I have in Natural comes off very orange like for me. With the Revlon lipgloss I feel like it better represents the nude pigment. I love the shimmery color and it is definitely what I am looking for when I need a cute nude shimmery lipgloss. I just wish that they smelled and tasted better.

Sincerely,
Marina

Lip Monthly December 2014

Hi Everyone!

 

 

 

In today's blog I am bringing to you the Lip Monthly December 2014 bag! I got my Lip Monthly a few days before Christmas so it was definitely cutting it close. That is the reason why the December Ipsy and Lip Monthly bags are being uploaded on December 30, 2014. I get really excited about Lip Monthly bags because I never know what to expect in them except I know that they will be lip products which already get me excited. Sometimes it's fun knowing and sometimes it's good to be surprised.

I will not be receiving Lip Monthly anymore because my subscription expires in December 2014 so this was my last Lip Monthly bag. As much as I got really excited about Lip Monthly, I am not sure that I would go back unless I decide to keep Ipsy. There is another lip/beauty subscription box that is called Lip Factory and that is the most excited I have been when it comes to receiving beauty boxes because it is tailored towards lip lovers, but include a few non-lip products, it includes full sized products, and they send a variety of products and brand names. The downfall is that one month's box is $22.00 which is a bit high and you would expect a lot more from them. So if I cancel Ipsy and Lip Monthly then I would replace them both with Lip Factory, but if I decide to keep Ipsy then I will probably go back to Lip Monthly.

Lip Monthly December 2014 Bag Overview:

When I first got the envelope I usually take everything out of it. I found the Lip Monthly card and bag. I was surprised to see a blue bag for December since November's bag was red. It seems like they accidentally switched up the bags and accidentally sent the red one for November and the blue one for December, but they appear to have very similar if not the same design on it.

On one side of the card it reads, "December 2014. Dear Lip Monthly Subscribers, It's finally that time of the year! Time to snuggle under reindeer decorations while heart-warming songs fill the delicious smelling room. What an exciting time! They say Christmas is a tie for giving, but who doesn't like receiving that special something (especially if that something starts with "lip" and ends with "stick"!) that we've longed for all year long? So while you share those special moments with loved ones, don't forget to bring your best lips forward with this month's items. You are receiving 4 products this month as the value of the bag is high and all the items are full-sized. We'll be trying this for the next couple of months as this will allow us to bring you higher quality items. To start off, we're bringing you two new brands that we've been obsessing over and colours that represent the festive mood all around. We wish you the very best for the holidays, and as usual, we hope to hear what you think of this December bag. Have a very Merry Christmas, Team Lip Monthly." On the other side of the card it is split up in half. The left side of the card lists the products and prices and on the right side it says ways to connect with Lip Monthly online plus special offers. Under Your Products it says Magnolia MakeUp lipstick w/ applicator $15.00, Milani Brilliant Shine Gloss $4.99, LA Girl Automatic Liner $5.00, and NYC lipstick $0.99-$2.99.

 When I unzip the bag I pulled all of the products out and they are laying out in front of me. The first thing I see is the NYC (New York Color) Lipstick which is funny because I was super excited about getting a NYC lipstick until I realized that I already not only have this lipstick, but also in this exact color. I am not sure if I like the way this color looks on me. My excitement turned quickly into disappointment. Good try Lip Monthly, but didn't quite make it. The next thing I see is the L.A. Girl Endless Semi-Permanent Auto Lip liner. I will say that I am going to miss Lip Monthly giving me waterproof lip products with the retractable packaging. They have me completely pinned at knowing the one product that I will absolutely love and be super excited about is anything that says waterproof/feather proof/semi-permanent product in twist packaging =-D The next thing I see is the Magnolia Makeup Matte Lip Color. Lip Monthly calls it a Lipstick with applicator, but I would say it is a highly pigmented lip gloss. I guess I will find out when I try it. The final product that I see is the Milani Brilliant Shine lipgloss. I have wanted to try Milani makeup products and I am super excited that my first Milani experience will be the lipgloss!

Lip Monthly December 2014 Products in My Bag:

-NYC lipstick in #304 Mocha
-L.A. (or LA) Girl endless semi-permanent lip liner in GP332 Mauvelous
-Magnolia Makeup Matte Lip Color in Matador
-Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss in #03 Luminous

Pros of December 2014 Bag:

-I am super excited about trying the Milani lipgloss and in Luminous
-I am super excited about the LA Girl endless semi-permanent lip liner in the color Mauvelous
-I am excited about trying the Magnolia Makeup and in the color Matador (it's a very bright red color)
-full sized products

Cons of December 2014 Bag:

-the Lip Monthly bags always smell like toxic plastic
-I think Lip Monthly fell asleep and switched the bag colors because I feel like the blue color is cute, but for the month of December the red would have been even better
-I am not excited about the NYC lipstick in Mocha because I already have it and I'm not sure how I feel about the color itself on me
-Only received 4 products instead of 5

Sincerely,
Marina

Ipsy December 2014

Hi Everyone!

 

 

 

In today's blog I am bringing to you the Ipsy December 2014 bag! I cheat and I look at My Glam Room as soon as they go live and you get Ipsy points for doing it so I can't really help myself, lol. I get to see what I am looking forward to and I get points. When I open the big bright pink envelope I pull out the Ipsy card, a Bumble and Bumble hair product that is attached to a card with information about the product, and a small black and pink bag. When I unzipped the bag I was super excited to see a NYX lip butter product because I have wanted to try those for a while and a Tarte mascara which I have wanted to try Tarte products for a while. I got a total of five products in my bag and I am only really excited about two of them. The other ones I'm either neutral or not excited.

Ipsy Bag Overview

This month Ipsy has the theme of Thinking of You. It is cute and simple. When I first reached into the envelope I pulled out the Bumble and Bumble blow dry product which I am not very excited about, then the Ipsy card.

The Ipsy card on one side says, "You are a talented being," and on the other side it says, "Our thoughts are filled with you this month. Thank you for a 2014 filled with beauty, laughter, and inspiration. You've given us so many reasons to smile, and we look forward to an awesome 2015. XOXO, Ipsy."

The Bumble and Bumble on the front where the product is attached reads, "Bumble and Bumble, Prepare to be Blown Away," then has the product attached, and then says, "Straight Blow Dry for coarse, curly, or frizzy hair." On the back of the card it advertises the Bumble and Bumble hair salons.

That brings us to this month's Ipsy bag. I am not sure what to think about this month's bag. In some ways I think it's cute and in other ways I'm like, "what the heck where they thinking?" This bag does not remind me of December or their theme Thinking of you. The bag is on the smaller side than I have received previously which I am okay with, but the color is throwing me off. A black bag for the month of December and the them of Thinking of You does not seem to fit well. I would love to have gotten Christmas colored bag of red and/or green. That would have been cute. I am not a fan of the bag this month. In the bag itself I did not get very many products that I am super excited about which is also disappointing. I am super excited about the NYX Butter Lip Balm and the Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara except I didn't see anything about it being waterproof which I need to have for my watery eyes otherwise the mascara gets inside of them which makes them water even more and creates a huge mess. I was excited about trying a Tarte product, but I don't think I am going to be raving about this specific one. I have gotten so many brushes lately that I am just not that excited about them. I guess I could always use another eye shadow brush. At first I thought I got nail polish which I was actually kind of excited about, but then I figured out that the packaging of he product looks like a nail polish bottle. The bottle calls it an eye polish. I am not exactly sure what eye polish is, but I am willing to try it. It looks like loose mineral eye shadow. If that is the case I might not be able to use it.

I have been with Ipsy since October 2014 and so far I feel like I keep getting misses. Ipsy keeps sending me products that I did not mark on my beauty quiz as I want and it seems like they only send the big brand names to Youtube celebrities who have large followings as kind of false advertising. It is super disappointed. My first bag from Ipsy which was the October 2014 bag is the one that I was most excited about and I was looking forward to 4 out of the 5 products. With my November 2014 bag I was excited about 3 out of 5 products. And now in my December 2014 bag I am only excited about 2 products and the Tarte mascara one I can't even rave about because it is more than likely not waterproof. My experience with Ipsy started out good, but as you can see has over the last few months rapidly declined to not so good... after the January 2015 bag I am seriously considering dropping Ipsy.

Ipsy December 2014 Products in My Bag:

-Bumble and Bumble Straight Blow Dry hair product
-NYX Butter Lip Balm in BLB02 Ladyfingers
-Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara in black color
-CAILYN Just Mineral Eye Polish in #5 Orchid
-Crown Brush in C476 Crease/Shadow Brush

Pros of December 2014 Bag:

-I am super excited about the NYX Butter Lip Balm and a lot of NYX products smell super good so I cannot wait to smell the Ladyfingers
-I am excited about trying a Tarte product even though I can't use it because it is not waterproof, but I can finally say I tried Tarte
-I love the CAILYN mineral eye polish color

Cons of December 2014 Bag:

-the bag is black which doesn't remind me of Christmas or the theme of Thinking of You
-I did not mark on my beauty quiz that I wanted any hair products and in the last two bags I have gotten a hair product after reviewing that I don't want hair products
-I am not excited about the eye shadow brush, but I will find a use for it
-this month has a lot of products I don't like or can't use so that is super disappointing

Sincerely,
Marina

Lip Monthly November 2014

Hi everyone!

 

 

In today's blog I am bringing to you the Lip Monthly November 2014 bag. It was sent last Friday and I finally got it today, Thursday, November 20, 2014. As soon as I saw that the package was delivered through the USPS tracking system, I ran to my mailbox to get it. I had to open it. I was expecting the same bag as we received last month with the orange bag with the purple designs, which would have been fine because I thought it was super cute! But it was a very nice surprise that the bag was different. It is a red color dark red color with a white makeup design towards the bottom and it says LIP in pink and MONTHLY in white. I think it is a very cute bag! I was disappointed that we got another brush as one of the items in the bag. It seems like I have been getting a lot of brushes, although, I suppose I can use this brush with my Ipsy J Cat Wonder Lip Paint.

Lip Monthly Bag Overview:

I was super surprised that Lip Monthly gave us a different bag for the month of November. I will say that the bag color seems a bit misplaced because I don't think of red in November, but I do think of red for December. For next month that would have been super cute! I do like the bag though.

When I open the bag I see all of the different products. It took me a little bit to find the card, but I did. On one side of the card it says, "LIP MONTHLY Everything Lips. Every Month. NOVEMBER 2014." It has a black and white stripped design. On the other side it says, "REMEMBER TO STOCK UP." That side is divided into two small sides where it has a message from Lip Monthly and on the other divide it lists the products with the prices. One the first divide it reads, "Dear Lip Monthly Subscriber, November is already here, which means that we're very close to the holiday season. That's why we decided to send you same great dark colors to pair with those glam parties you'll be soon attending. You'll love the richness of these Autumn shades, which have been highly requested. Every girl needs a great lip brush for flawless application and Lip Monthly has you covered this month! As most of you know every month we include a Lip Monthly mixup (MMU) product, which is a great non lip product that we feel you'll love. This month's is amazing! Keep us posted with how you use everything in this November 2014 bag, we love getting your feedback. XOXO Team Lip Monthly." On the other side of divide it says, "1. Ofra Lipliner Full Size $13.00, 2. Hikari Lipstick Full Size $13.00, 3. NYC Expert Last Lipstick Full Size $1.99, 4. Crown Lip Brush Full Size $3.00, and 5. MMU City Color Cosmetics White Gold Shadow and Highlighter Mousse Full Size $4.00. TOTAL RETAIL VALUE $34.99."

Then there is another small card that looks like a business card that says, "$5.00 OFF." It is an advertisement to get your friends to sign up and then you receive $5.00 off.

As I go through my bag the first thing I pulled out was the Crown lip brush. I will be honest and say that I am not really excited about this product because I feel like I have gotten a lot of brushes lately. It seems like all of my beauty subscription services included a brush so they can say they gave me 5 products. But as I mentioned in my intro I am kind of excited about getting it because it goes perfect for my Ipsy bag lip paint that I got. I am not excited about the brush, but it ended up being useful.

I got a Hikari lipstick. I will be honest and say that I have never heard of Hikari cosmetics. but I am excited to try it. I am always looking for new lip products to try. I am happy with this. I can't wait to try it.

I got a City Color mousse which I will be honest and say that I have heard of City Color before, but I am not entirely sure what a mousse is. When I think of mousse I think of the foundation mousse that I have heard from like Revlon and Maybelline. I'm not entirely sure what I am going to use this for, but I am looking forward to discovering what this product is and how well it works. I'm always up for trying something new. It says it can be used as an eye shadow or a highlighter. I will it try it both ways to see if I like it and which way I like it better.

I got the Ofra lip liner. I have heard of Ofra before and I think I got an Ofra product when I got my September 2014 Lip Factory box. I think I got a lipgloss or lipstick. I haven't tried it yet, but I am excited to. The two things I don't like about this lip liner and this is totally a personal like/dislike thing, but it is a pencil that needs to be sharpened and it doesn't claim to be feather/waterproof. I prefer my lip liners and eye liners to be waterproof and in a twist packaging. That is just my personal preference. It has nothing against Lip Monthly or the brand.

I got the NYC (New York Color) Expert Last lipstick. I have recently reviewed NYC lipsticks and I really like them, especially for the price. I saw these on the official NYC website and I really wanted to try them. I am super excited that I got one to play around with. It's exciting to see a product on a website, wanting to try it, and then being able to actually do it. I'm not sure about the color, but I am still happy.

Lip Monthly November 2014 Products in My Bag:

Crown Lip Brush
Hikari Lipstick in Cabernet
City Color White Gold Mousse
Ofra Lip Liner in Orchid
NYC Expert Last Lipstick in #443 Purple Crush

Pros of this Month's Bag:

-You get full sized products
-NYC Expert Last Lipstick I am super excited about trying because I saw it on the NYC website and was going to buy some
-I am excited to try Hikari lipstick
-I am looking forward to trying the City Color mousse stuff

Cons of this Month's Bag:

 -the bags always have a very strong plastic toxic smell to them which I don't like very much
-I am not excited about the lip brush because I got a lip brush from all of the beauty subscriptions I had and it doesn't include a lip liner brush
-I am not excited about the Ofra lip liner because it is not feather/waterproof and it is not a twist packaging. I am not a fan of pencil sharpening. I'm not sure if I like the color or not.
-I think the bag would have been super cute for December instead of November because it is red and white

Overall, I think the bag is cute, but would have worked better for December. I am super excited about trying the NYC expert last lipstick because I wanted to and I was going to buy some to try. Now I can see if I really like it before I buy it! I have never heard of Hikari and I have heard of City Color, but I am looking forward to seeing what they have to offer. I was disappointed about the lip brush, but then I figured out how I could make it work so I am neutral on it, but I would have preferred something else.

Sincerely,
Marina

Ipsy November 2014

Hello everyone!

 

 

Today I am bringing to you my Ipsy November 2014 bag. I usually cheat and look in my glam room to see what products I am getting, although, I did get a different color lip paint than what I saw in the picture. I wasn't very excited about the color in the picture, but I was super excited when I saw the color I did get! When I first opened my envelope I got excited because I thought I got a bonus product, but it turns out it was the IT Cosmetics under eye concealer. I think they didn't put it int he bag because they didn't want it to get squished or it didn't fit in there. I got a total of five products in my bag and they seem to be trial sized.

Bag Overview:

This month's Ipsy theme is Girl Meets Glitter. When I first opened the pink envelope I saw a product. It was the IT Cosmetics under eye cream, then I saw the bag which is a silver glittery small bag, and then I found this month's card.

This month's card on the front has a picture of three of the Ipsy spokes people with the tag line, "Girl Meets Glitter," and on the back it It says, "Life is short. Wear Glitter." And it has a bunch of ways to connect with Ipsy online. The car is cute.

The IT Cosmetics under eye concealer comes attached with a card that says, "Bye Bye Under Eye," and has a bunch of things listed about the product. On the back of the card it shows before and after pictures and directions for how to use the product.

When I open the bag I find the other four products inside. I will list all of the products in a little bit.

My first impression of the Ipsy bag this month is that it is super cute! I love the silver color and the glitter. I did find it a bit odd that the theme for November is glitter because I would think that would be better for like January theme and I also found it odd that none of the products inside were even related to glitter. I was expecting some glitter, but my bag did not come with any glitter. I guess the one glitter product that I can say I got was the highlighter. That appears to have some glitter in it. I am super excited because I have always wanted to try IT Cosmetics, but found it to be a bit out of my price range so I am excited to try the under eye concealer. I've heard of Be A Bombshell cosmetics, but that wasn't until recently so I am excited to see what they are all about. I have tried other J Cat products from other beauty subscription services, but I got a lip paint from Ipsy. I will admit I have never heard of lip paint, but I am excited to try it and see what it's all about. I have never heard of Temptu and I don't usually use highlighters, but I am willing to give this product a try. The last product I got was the Marc Anthony Morocco Oil Hairspray and I did not mark on my beauty quiz that I wanted hair products so I was very surprised in a disappointing way that I got hairspray. This is my most unfavored product in my bag this month. I guess it's better than last month's where I got hand cream, but this is along the same lines of me not liking it.

Ipsy November 2014 Products in My Bag:

IT Cosmetics under eye concealer in Neutral Medium
Be a Bombshell Eye Base (I assume an eye primer) in Submissive
Temptu S/B Highlighter in Pink Pearl
J Cat Wonder Lip Paint in Red Potion
Marc Anthony Morocco Oil Hairspray

Pros of this Month's Bag:

-I am super excited about trying IT Cosmetics product
-I am excited about trying the Be A Bombshell product
-I am good with the J Cat product, even though I'm not exactly sure how to use it
-I am neutral about the highlighter, I'm willing to give it a shot

Cons of this Month's Bag:

-this month's theme was glitter, but I only got two things that can be classified as glittery and that is the bag and the highlighter
-the theme does not seem to match the month, the glitter theme seems better suited for January than November
-I got hairspray as one of the products even though on my beauty quiz I did not mark I wanted any hair products at all. I'm not sure why they sent it to me, but it was a bit disappointing.

Overall, I am looking forward to trying out four of the five products. I am not sure what I am going to do with the hairspray yet, but I am trying to think of something. I know I am definitely not going to use it so I would rather find someone who will get some use out of it rather than throwing it away. I was thinking about doing a giveaway for it. Who ever wants it can comment in the comments section saying that they want it and I will do it old school style of putting names into a hat and pick a name. I will have to think about that. I will have more details in a separate blog and definitely video if I am going to do something like that.

Sincerely,
Marina

Update 11/17/2014

Hello everyone!

I wanted to make a blog post before disappearing because I usually did an update blog after disappearing for months on end. I didn't mean to, it just sort of happened. But this time I am deciding to take some time off for the rest of November and December to enjoy the holiday seasons.

Happy [early] Thanksgiving, Merry [early] Christmas, and Happy [early] New Year! See you in 2015! Have wonderful Holidays and be well! I am saying all three because I am going to be gone until after the New Year and I didn't want to forget.

November has been a bit of a busy month with our 3 year wedding anniversary which was November 7, then my husband's birthday was this past weekend, and now we are getting ready for Thanksgiving. I just need some time off to enjoy and relax. Thank you for your understanding. 

I would also like to update everyone on what is kind of going to happen in the next few months. I am finally nearing the end of all of the makeup I have. I think I have maybe about 10 products from my personal makeup collection so I am caught up pretty much on makeup that I have and used. I have about 10 Lip Monthly products currently waiting to be used and reviewed. I have Lip Monthly through December so I get my November bag some time this week and I think I am getting a December bag since I'm paid up for 4 months on that which should be through December 2014. I have a September Lip Factory box of 6 products to use and review. And I have 5 Ipsy products to use and review. I just got my Ipsy November bag late last week, but I am waiting to do a review on Ipsy November 2014 bag after I get my Lip Monthly November 2014 bag so that I can do the videos at the same time. Those should be coming up some time later this week or early next week.

Lip Factory I only ordered the September 2014 box. I really liked it. They had a good variety of products, in the colors I liked, and products I am super excited about. I can't wait to do the reviews on those. I only bought one month of Lip Factory in September 2014 because it was my birthday month and I was just getting into beauty subscription services. I wanted to try it out for my birthday. I am not currently subscribed, but I hope to be in the future.

Ipsy I am going to be receiving until January 2015 and then I am going to decide whether I want to cancel my subscription service or not. I know I'm just starting out so I'm not a priority for the high end makeup products, but also because they are sending me products that I did not mark I wanted in my beauty quiz. They are trying to say that based off my beauty quiz they thought I would like the products I got and a lot of them I am excited to try, but last month they sent me hand cream and this month they sent me hair spray. Although, I do get to try IT Cosmetics which I never have, but have wanted to for a while. Ipsy I will have at least through January 2015 and then decide whether to keep it or cancel it.

Lip Monthly had a special going where if you signed up for their 4 month subscription service you got your first box for $2.99 so my September 2014 birthday month box was only $2.99. I signed up in September 2014 so my 4 months should be up in December 2014. I am still currently waiting for my November 2014 bag to arrive which is scheduled to arrive sometime this week. I already cancelled my Lip Monthly subscription so after December 2014 it is not scheduled to renew.

I know this is a lot of information and I hope it makes sense!

Bullet Point List of What's Going On:

-I am postponing all of my makeup blog posts until January 2015
-I am still going to be doing blog and video reviews for Ipsy November 2014 and Lip Monthly November 2014 along with Ipsy December 2014 and Lip Monthly December 2014 (look for those)
-My Lip Monthly subscription runs out in December 2014
-Ipsy in January 2015 I am going to decide on whether I want to keep or cancel
-I will do reviews on the actual products I got from the beauty subscription services when I start writing in my blog again some time in or after January 2015.

 

Blog Posts to Look For:

Ipsy November 2014
Lip Monthly November 2014
Ipsy December 2014
Lip Monthly December 2014

Videos Posts to Look For:

Ipsy November 2014
Lip Monthly November 2014
Ipsy December 2014
Lip Monthly December 2014


Other than those four mentioned above, I will see you in January 2015!

Sincerely,
Marina