Ipsy August 2016 Review

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Ipsy August 2016 box

Ipsy is a monthly beauty subscription – get 5 items in a cute bag for $10 a month! Ipsy always comes in a fab pink mailer bag with 5 deluxe and full-size samples. It’s the most popular subscription box and a great way to sample new colors and beauty brands.

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Ipsy August 2016 (1)

The Ipsy theme for August is “Sugar Highness.”

Ipsy August 2016 review

Everything in my bag for August! Love that bag this month!

Ipsy August 2016 (2)

The Organic Pharmacy Rose Facial Cleansing Gel ($25.50 yes really, same price here at Birchbox too) I couldn’t believe the price on the full-size of this item, it’s kind of insane. This cleanser is a gel with rose and rosehip plus soothing aloe and calendula. I don’t care for rose, so I’ll pass it along to a lucky friend.
Olive Natural Beauty Anti-Aging Facial Moisturizer ($19) Another pricey product! This one is rich in fatty acids, super moisturizing and really matches my profile (for dry skin). It was a little thinner than I expected, so it was nice for summer!

Ipsy August 2016 (3)

This month I received a coordinated trio of makeup items. Intentional or not, it turned out be a great match!
NYX Professional Makeup Born To Glow Liquid Illuminator In Gleam ($5.10) This is such A pretty color and super versatile! You can use it as a blush, bronzer, or my personal favorite – mix in with your moisturizer to get that flowing from within look!

 JAPONESQUE Velvet Touch Blush in Shade 02 ($3.89) This is insanely creamy! They weren’t kidding about Velvet Touch! There is something so delicious about having your cosmetics just glide on and provide the perfect look while malign you fee pampered. I loved that this brand was in my bag too!

 Nomad Cosmetics Intense Eyeshadow in Spice Market (approximately $4-$5) not as creamy as that divine blush, but pretty nice and I love the color!

Ipsy August 2016 (4)

Blush & shadow!Ipsy August 2016 (5)

The illuminator has a lip-gloss like tip.Ipsy August 2016 (6)

The swatches: Blush, Shadow, Luminator.

Ipsy August 2016 (7)

The NYX illuminator blended out.

This was the second month in a row that I have been super impressed with Ipsy. High end brands, great value, beautiful bag. Would it be too much to ask for Demeter perfume back? The value was about $55-$60.

Share what you got Ipsy this month in the comments!

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  • Lily
    08.25.16

    I got the same Rose face cleansing gel and Nomad shadow. I used the Rose face wash, but I can’t stand the smell and should have given it away. Thankfully, the smell didn’t linger too long. I really like that shadow but I need to learn to wear it without overdoing it. I really liked using it as an eyeliner today by using a thin brush. It is so sparkley on the eyes that way.

  • Taylor
    08.22.16

    Hi, my friend mentioned a code? I’ve never tried Ipsy but I would like to. ?

  • Susan Burge (@georgiarealist)
    08.21.16

    Got the blending sponge and a mini gel eyeliner, both of which go to my grandson’s girlfriend, the rose facial cleansing gel you got, a packet of Symphony Beauty Makeup Cleansing Wipes in cucumber & aloe vera, and a tiny Winky Lux Diamond Complexion Powder that says it has real crushed diamonds in it. Guess that’s why it’s so tiny. It is a pretty bag, though. My extras this month from the reward points are derma e Purifying Toner Mist, a set of 3 CoastalScents limited edition brushes, per-fekt 10 liquid gold illuminating perfector gel, belif aqua bomb cream, em shade play cheek color palette, and 2 Bare Minerals lipsticks.

    Oh, and I still have one free bag code if anyone wants Brandy to send me their email address and name so I can send it to them.

    • Katt
      08.22.16

      How can I get the free bag code, if it’s still available.? I’m dying to try Ipsy and would really appreciate that.! Thank you.!

      • Susan Burge (@georgiarealist)
        08.22.16

        Send Brandy an email. She’ll send me your email address and name so I can fill out the form on ipsy.

        • Susan Burge (@georgiarealist)
          08.22.16

          Update – ipsy added more free codes to my account, so I have 2 more for anyone who wants one.

          • Christina
            08.31.16

            Do you still have codes available? I’ve been on the fence about Ipsy for so long I would love a chance to try it!

          • Christina
            08.31.16

            I got the email for a free month thank you so very much! <3

          • Margarita
            09.25.16

            Do you have any more free codes? I’m would love a change to try Ipsy (:

        • Katt
          08.22.16

          I got the email about the free bag, thank you so much.!

    • Ellen Barry
      09.11.16

      Do you still have any free bag codes? I’ve been thinking about trying Ipsy, but I’m on the fence about it and would love to try a month without any commitment.

  • Kim
    08.19.16

    Its amazing how different my bag was this month. I got a blending sponge from Beau Gachis, a beauty for real eyeliner, tarte mascara, Jersey Shore sun Mongongo lip balm in Vanilla Coconut Cream and a really good sized bottle of IT 12 in 1 leave in hair treatment.

    Pretty good haul in the beautiful bag.

    (PS thanks for the free month)