Ipsy is a monthly beauty subscription service. You receive approximately five products ranging from drugstore to high-end prices in a cute makeup bag for $10 each month.

MARSK Mineral Eyeshadow in You’re Toast is a very pretty neutral bronzy color. It has amazing pigmentation and blends pretty well.

theBalm Cosmetics Mr. Write (Now) Eyeliner in the color Scott B. Bordeaux. This eyeliner has a very creamy formula that would work well to be smudged out. This color is a deep purple with a little bit of a brown tint to it.

Dirty Little Secret Cosmetics Satin Lipstick in Vengeance is very comfortable to wear. It feels hydrating and it also leaves behind a bit of a stain once it wears away. The color is very strange. On me, it looks nothing like it does in the bullet or on the DLS website. It looks like a gentle Barbie pink with a magenta twist.

Lasting Smiles Lip Balm in Peppermint Creme is very comfortable and hydrating, and it smells amazing!

Hey Honey Skincare Open Your Eyes Eye Contour Lifting Fluid is an interesting product. I haven’t tested it out more than once, but when I did, I didn’t notice much of a difference from it. But I am excited to continue playing with it to see how it works. I like the idea of it.

This bag was good. Not my favorite, but still pretty good. I highly recommend trying out Ipsy if you haven’t already! If you do receive it, what was your favorite item out of your bag? I really love the lip balm! Especially this time of year!

❤️ Liz

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This is my first BeautyCon BFF box. I decided to take advantage of their Black Friday deal and got a few dollars off if I try it for a year. So far, I am pretty happy I did!

From what I gather, you get about 15 (give or take) girly items for just under $30 once a season (4 times a year). Each box is supposed to be worth over $100.

I really like the diversity of products in this box like accessories, makeup, and tech things.

BeautyCon Boho Scarf

BeautyCon Mega Statement Necklace

BeautyCon Stacked Ring Set

BeautyCon Glam Groves Headphones

Altoids Peppermint Mints

E.L.F. Small Stipple Brush I have two of  these already and love them! I am so excited to have a third because I use them for everything, all of the time.

ColourPop Lippie Pencil in the color LBB. I love ColourPop and I am so excited to try this beautiful dark berry shade!

I also got the matching Lippie Stix too!

Maybelline Baby Lips Moisturizing Lip Gloss. I received the color “Taupe With Me”. It smells fruity. I love the regular Baby Lips Balms and this feels really similar. It feels moisturizing and glossy and only a little thicker than the original balm version. There are also tons of beautiful colors!

Benefit They’re Real Mascara I really like this! It quickly lengthens my lashes. It doesn’t do a lot for volume but if you are looking for a lot of length, this is a good one!

SkinFix Hand Repair Cream This is thick and hydrating but absorbs quickly.

Real Techniques Fine Liner Brush I love Real Techniques and I already own this one. It never hurts to have a backup!

Pop Beauty Kajal Pen in the color Inky Purple. I’m not much of an eyeliner person but this is very pretty and blends really well.

Conair ColorGripz Mini Brush

BeautyCon Painted Flowers Pouch

Overall this bag is a win! I definitely recommend trying out this subscription.

My favorite things in this box are the E.L.F brush and the ColourPop lippies. What were your favorites?

❤️ Liz

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Ipsy is a monthly subscription service. You receive about five deluxe sample size and/or full-size beauty products to test out, learn about and play with. It is a great way to discover new brands and types of products. I look forward to receiving my glam bag every month!

Aurora Gel Effect Nail Polish in Inky Dinky: I am really liking this nail polish! “Inky Dinky” is a gorgeous fall color… a dark navy blue. It is a quick drying polish and applies smoothly. It did need two coats to be fully opaque. So far it has not been doing too bad of a job resisting chips. I have been only wearing it for a day and I don’t have any base or top coat on with it.

theBalm Meet Matte Hughes Lip Color, Committed: This is a very pretty, neutral, red, brown shade. When I swatched it, it took a lot of scrubbing to get the lipstick off of my hand! It smells very nice… like mint and vanilla! It took a long time for it to fully dry. When it was partly dry, it felt a little sticky, but it’s not overly uncomfortable.

Coastal Scents Xpress Line Cosmetic Pencil In Black: This pencil has great pigmentation, it doesn’t smudge much and sets quickly. Once it sets it is pretty difficult to remove. I had to rub a lot to get this swatch off.

Ayres Ipsy exclusive Pampas Sunrise Hand Cream: This is a great moisturizer. It is silky and gets the job done. I’m not in love with the scent but I can live with it. I did find that the scent has a pretty strong taste. I rubbed in the little dollop you see in the photo, a few hours later ate some grapes and could taste the lotion that transferred from my fingers to the grape more than I could taste the actual grape. Yuck!

Peter Lamas Naturals Exfoliating Pumpkin Facial Scrub: How appropriate is this scrub for this time of year?! It smells amazing… like pumpkin, cinnamon, and vanilla! It exfoliates really well without over drying or irritating my skin. So far I really like it!

I am really happy with this months bag! The stuff is great and the makeup bag is really cute. It is gold on one side and shiny black on the other. My favorite product in this month’s bag is the nail polish. What did you get this month? What was your favorite item? Please tell me in the comments!

❤️ Liz

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Ipsy is a monthly, beauty, subscription service. You get about 5 deluxe sample or full-size products to try out. It is a great way to learn about and experiment with different brands and types of products for only $10 a month!

“Argan Oil Cleansing Towelettes” Acure Organics These are alright. I’m not really blown away by them. The wipes are a great size! Huge compared to the Proactive ones I’ve been using for a while! I wouldn’t mind if they were a bit more saturated. The smell is kind of strange. It’s one of those “unscented” dusty kind of smells. They didn’t do a great job at taking off eye makeup. They also burned my eyes and the eye area.

Evelyn Iona Cosmetics “Cream Blush” in Ash This is a very pretty color: a pinky peach, and it has a pretty decent formula. The sample sized pot is pretty small. I had a tough time fitting my E.L.F Small Stippling Brush in it. But other than that I like it!

Crown Brush “Oval Concealer Brush” I’m not a fan of using brushes for my face makeup. I prefer sponges. I did give this one a go. It was okay. It took a long time to blend the outer edges of concealer because it is so small. I will probably just use it as an eyeshadow brush from now on. When I first used it, the brush had a LOT of bristles fall out! I was pretty shocked. I gave it a good wash and pulled out a lot more. Finally, it stopped shedding and I was able to let it dry. I haven’t had any more fall out yet.

J. Cat Beauty “#MOTD Waterproof Slide on Pencil for Eyes” in Bronze, I am really mixed about this pencil. The packaging makes you think that it is going to be a pretty, shimmery, copper/ bronze color. It’s more or of a regular brown with a slight hint of shimmer to it. It is creamy and blendable. It does not stick to my waterline, but it works fine on my lash line.

NYX Cosmetics “Ipsy Eye Shadow Trio” This is a very pretty looking, basic palette created just for Ipsy. This would be great to create a light, smoky eye look. The shadows are not as pigmented as they look. The black came out gray and the two shimmer colors hardly show up at all. On the website, they say you can use the shadows wet or dry. I wet the lightest shade to make the shimmer more intense. It hardly made a difference.

Overall I am not very impressed with this month’s bag. Normally I really like what I get, but his time was a miss. Better luck next month I hope!

What did you get this month? How did you like your samples? Tell me in the comments!

❤️ Liz

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