Hello Lovelies,
It has been forever and ever!!! I know...BUT since I'm going to be blogging frequently...I hope *fingers crossed* I decided to start blogging again with a make up post!
To be more precise... I am just making an excuse for buying these make up subscriptions for something other than wasting money on narcissistic obsessive compulsive shopping.
So...here are the contestants:
I actually have been an Ipsy subscriber for almost a year and have only received 'Yes, Oh Yas! and "Allure" this past month (March 2018).
Why did I subscribed to the other two? Well... short story is that they got me thru Instagram.
I guess I'll start my story with contestant #1:"Yes, Oh Yas!"
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| Bellapierre's manicure and eye shadow palette + Coco's teeth whitening charcoal powder and brush |
Was I skeptical? OF COURSE! I thought that it was just a 'pyramid' scam, in which they ask you to recruit more members while you get a discount on their products BUT at the end you pay up the same price and you just get more victims in the same cycle of mysery.
HOWEVER, Yes, Oh Yas, out front gave me 10% off and as of people who use my code, I get $1 per person and can cash out whenever I get 50.... (Not sure if that will ever happen) Anyway, I said that I would try and... I can't believe I wasn't disappointed.
Pros:
Of course I haven't reached any of these goals, but the promise is there... Even without the discount, all the products I got were like for $20 which is a good deal.
I follow them on Instagram and they show you what you might received, yes...it is still a mystery box, so you might not get what you want BUT you do get to see what they offer. If you don't like it, you can trash the subscription and say "bye bye"
Not going to into full detail of what I think of the products, but so far I have tried the manicure set and have to say that I like it. Also, tried the Coco brush and the powder whitening teeth charcoal...I'm not in love but getting the hang of it. Haven't touch the eyeshadow palette...I wish I could have gotten the natural set but oh well...Mystery Box.
The thing that I really REALLY like about this box is that it is not your usual Make up products. Yes, I got eyeshadows BUT IT IS A COMPLETE PALETTE!!! (still not sure if it is any good though...but come on, it has like 12 colors) what I'm trying to say is that I haven't seen another box giving out manicure products...like a whole set (lotion included) and teeth whitening.
Kudos for the box with confetti, it is a cute touch.
CONS:
The products are not top notch well known brands, I'm afraid I will get a Chinese knockoff at some point. I'm no make up guru, but you can feel whenever the items are in between being super good or super cheap...so this is where these stand.
...that's it
VERDICT:
Might keep it for another month or two. I haven't gotten bad service and I do think I'm getting a good deal out of my $20 bucks. I'll say check it out and use my code: CESIA for 10% off your first box!!! (If you don't get to be an ambassador...Also, self promoting because why not? *wink*)
SECOND CONTESTANT: ALLURE
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| 8 sample/travel size products for $15 a month |
Why I tried it? Because of Make Up For Ever, I got hooked because of Ipsy. I love their foundation and somehow or another I thought Allure might send me a full size foundation... I was so WROOOONG.
PROS:
Only $10 on your first box, well known brands, and my favorite part...whoever writes the descriptions on the little magazine is a genius.
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Where do I even start?
As mentioned, I thought I would get full size products, they advertise it as such but it is false advertising... Even the ''New Member Mystery Gift" is a lie... they do give you a gift, don't get me wrong BUT it is not worth $15....I got a cuticle treatment oil, the size of a regular nail polish (When I saw it I thought it was nail polish tbh)
As you can see in the photo everything looks sample/travel size and it is. Even the cleaning wipes are sample size... The lipstick is sample size too...mini baby lipstick.
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| I'm actually not even mad about this one because the shade doesn't go with my skin tone...still... R.I.P. Make Up For Ever |
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| My full size free cuticle treatment oil...Not even a nail polish...Worth $15?..uhhh....Nope |
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| I got this cuticle treatment oil plus 5 other items for almost the same price on Yes oh Yas!...Shame on Allure. |
Once again, I'm not going to dig deep into the products, Make Up For Ever is indeed top notch, I tried the water based mask night and HELL to the YES! It leaves my skin super soft, I haven't tried the eyeliner but looks like it is waterproof and whatnot.
VERDICT:
HELL NO!!! Sayonara Allure!
Worth $10 yes but no $15!!! *sighs* I'm just hurt by their false advertising... You can still check what they will have each month, which I might do and then go baaaack....
Who am I kidding? I'm not, even the foundation that I signed up for it, was limited to 4 shades (thus why I though I was going to get a full size) MONTHS later after Ipsy sent it to me.
In other words, don't do it. Plus, they spam you with tons of emails.
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| I got some weird "Sand" shade on Allure and got "Medium" on the October Ipsy bag |
Third Contestant: Ipsy
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| Look at my bag, I colored it :3 |
PROS:
Only $10.99 (Includes shipping) great app, good points program and "personal picked products"
If these are only samples why am I bitching about Allure? Well, for once Ipsy always says they do samples and they don't cheap out on them. Usually the eyeliners and lip glosses are full size... and you get brushes (Even if I tend to hate them).
I have the App installed on my phone and it has gotten better since I joined. It shows what you are getting and WHEN. It shows from when you get billed to when your bag is on the way (which it is pretty neat). They recently added a shopping cash back program, you buy the products full prize and later on they give you back cash. You also get points every time you review the items that you get AND when you refer a friend. So far, I gotten points to get these for free:
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| Roses are red, violet are blue, I got this mask for free and so can you |
Kudos for the cute bags and specially the one for March, you could color it and I had fun putting glitter on mine.
CONS:
Sometimes their "personalized picks" are...bad
They have a quiz in which you pick what you would like to get... I said I like mascara and have given good reviews on mascaras which ends up in this:
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| My finger is in replacing the awful Tarte mascara I got |
5 mascaras!!! 5 out of like 9 bags that I've gotten...I threw away one from Tarte...I hate Tarte, they are cheap with their make up (DON'T EVER BUY TARTE)
Also, I unchecked "brushes" and I still got one this past month!
To be honest, this month I'm supposed to get 2 bright pink shaded items (blush and lipstick) my skin tone doesn't go well with those...
In summary, 50/50 chance you get something you want... Once again, mystery box.
VERDICT:
I'm sticking with Ipsy, I don't feel bad for getting bad samples, I can throw them away if I don't like them because it is cheap. I still try to even use the bad cleansers to clean my make up brushes...but no Tarte in DA HOUSE!!! that Tarte mascara from hell...it made my eyes super watery :'(
However, I did feel like saying "Adios" to Ipsy on January, I got the worst bag EVER!!! I only got like 1 good product and the rest were trash...even the bag was ugly as sin.
BUT, thanks to Ipsy, I found my make up match in heaven... Winky Lux <3 I love this brand...I'm addicted. I'll probably post about them later on.
Anyway...this is pretty much it....THIS IS A HUGE POST!!!
Took me hours to make, hope this helps you, lovelies to help on your quest to mystery make up boxes :3
As usual, you are lovely and pretty...
AND... I LOVE YOU TAKANO SAN!!!
Ciao~
