January ipsy

Trust Fund Beauty - Lip Gloss in Method to the Madness or Blame Game
Smashbox Cosmetics Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 in Light or Light Medium
Pacifica BLUSHIOUS in Wildrose

Jelly Pong Pong Coffee + Coconut Lip Scrub

Ciaté London GELOLOGY Top Coat

These are the items I'm getting this month. What are you getting?

ipsy December 2016

The December bag is very cute. I really thought it was going to be red. The pictures looked red to me anyways, haha. It's great for any holiday party you're headed to.

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Let's dive in.

MintPear Beauty Blending Sponge

I'm going to get right to it. This is terrible. It's hard, it doesn't absorb water, and it soaks up all your product. Stay away from this sponge. What's even worse is they have this on their website for $20 right now. Weird thing is I've seen it posted for three different prices on their site in the last two weeks. I keep going to their site to see if there are any reviews and there never is. So today the site says it is $60 with it marked out like so $60 and it shows $40. If you click to actually go to the page to purchase it...there is another price $20. (see the screenshots below) I don't get it. One thing I do get is how terrible this sponge it. I think using a jackhammer would be more gentle than this rock. Don't even think about trying this thing.

NYX Professional Makeup Prismatic Shadow

This is a lovely color. The first time I tried this it was nice and pigmented. However, it didn't last on my eyelids, even with a primer on. It faded so quickly. I'd say within two hours it had already faded and looked terrible. I'll keep trying it different ways and see what happens.

Ciaté London Liquid Velvet Matte Liquid Lipstick in Pin Up

This is lovely. The shade is darker than it looks, but I love it. It goes on so easily and creamy. It dries down and is a beautiful matte. It isn't transfer proof, but it hangs around for a long time on the lips. The applicator is a great shape. The image above shows a doe foot, but that isn't what it actually has. It's more of a flat brush that comes to a point. It is great for lining the edge of the lips and getting the cupids bow perfect. I definitely recommend this. 

tarte cosmetics deluxe maracuja oil

This has great reviews and I was super excited about getting this. Honestly, it isn't doing anything for me. It doesn't moisturize my face at all actually. It's okay on my hair, but I love the Ghost Oil I received last month a lot better. I will keep trying this because I'm not having any bad reaction or anything. Maybe it just takes a little bit of time to see some benefits of this oil. Oh, I really don't like the smell of this. It smells old, sorry that's a bad description but it's the only way I can explain it. It smells stale, haha. It's not very pleasant but I will keep giving it a try. 

Privai Aqua Gel Masque

This product came with the most vague instructions I have ever read. I had to go online to find out info on it. I mean really...how hard is it to put directions on your product? It's a little confusing. It is a masque and you leave it on or you can wash it off if you want. It doesn't really know what it wants you to do. It's a very cooling gel that feels great on your skin. It is a little sticky until it sinks in. After that my face feels bare. It isn't super moisturized or super soft. It feels like I didn't do anything to my face. I wouldn't purchase a full size. I have other products I like a lot more.

Sadly, I feel like my bags are slowly declining. I was loving everything for a while and then I wouldn't like maybe one product and now I'm really lucky if I like one at all. The indy brands are sometimes complete crap and there are products given out that are discontinued. I just feel like something has changed and my bags are telling the tale. I wish I was getting bags like I was a year ago. There may be a cancellation in my future. We will see.

Check out November's bag here. The theme last month was Rockstarlet.

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Merry Christmas!

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ipsy December 2016 Early Access

Here is what I am getting this month. Did you get any of the same items? What are you excited about?