Ipsy Glam Bag December 2015 Review

Ipsy Glam Bag December 2015 Review

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Sunday, January 03, 2016

Thanks to the Holiday backlog, I received my December 2015 Ipsy bag late. Even so, if the contents are great, it is always worth the wait.
Poor rhyming skills aside, the December 2015 bag was themed "With Love From Ipsy" - almost making you think the bag was free. The bag itself is red and vinyl. I like the shape, though not the uber-vinyl finish.

Scroll down for the contents of my December 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag.

Ipsy Glam Bag November 2015

Ipsy Glam Bag November 2015

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Tuesday, November 24, 2015

November 2015's Ipsy Glam Bag is themed Beauty Blast. The bag itself sports a galaxy design and is very pretty. I can never master galaxy nails, though I love the pattern.

Scroll down for the contents of my Ipsy Glam Bag for November 2015.  

Ipsy Alter Ego Glam Bag for October 2015 Review, Contents

Ipsy Alter Ego Glam Bag for October 2015 Review, Contents

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, October 29, 2015

October 2015's Ipsy Glam Bag is themed "Alter Ego" - appropriate for Halloween. And, the bag itself has two sides - a gold lame side and a black vinyl side. The contents of the bag are supposed to help you "transform into whoever you want to be". I expected Fall products; orange makeup and pumpkin-based skincare.

Here is what I received in my Ipsy Alter Ego Bag for October 2015.

Ipsy Glam Bag August 2015

Ipsy Glam Bag August 2015

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Houndstooth is one of my favourite patterns ever, and I have lost count of the number of houndstooth skirts and dresses I have. The August 2015 Ipsy bag is my favourite design for this year so far. I only wish it were canvas instead of vinyl so I could keep it for longer. Themed "Prep School", this month's bag is supposed to contain products you need when you go back to school/college.

Check out the contents of my Ipsy Glam Bag for August 2015.

Ipsy Glam Bag July 2015 review

Ipsy Glam Bag July 2015 review

Tarte Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, July 24, 2015

Guess what I got in my July Ipsy bag?

The July 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag is themed "Summer Lovin'" and the bag itself is bright and fun. I'm glad it is canvas and not vinyl.
I had good self-control this time and did not seek out spoilers on the internet, mostly because of time constraints, so I certainly did not know what to expect from this bag! All I guessed was that the bag would have something to do with summer. But one product in the bag made me light up...

Check out the contents of my Ipsy Glam Bag for July 2015.

Ipsy April 2015 Glam Bag review

Ipsy April 2015 Glam Bag review

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, April 23, 2015

Three makeup products, of which one is....   

Spoiler: I GOT A TOO FACED MELTED LIPSTICK IN MY APRIL 2015 IPSY BAG!
Stuff like this never happens to me, never. I usually end up with some random foil sachets and infernal black pencil liners while other subscribers get GHD straighteners in their beauty boxes. Not exaggerating here; that actually happened with LookFantastic.
Now to bring back a semblance of normalcy to this post.
The April 2015 Ipsy bag is themed Best Beauty Bag Ever Beautifully Bohemian. The jute bag's pattern certainly fits the theme.

Check out the contents of my April 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag. Featuring a Too Faced Melted lipstick!

Ipsy Glam Bag March 2015 review

Ipsy Glam Bag March 2015 review

Swatches Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, March 26, 2015

Floral-themed bag with beauty goodies for Spring.

The March 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag is themed "Floral Fantasy" and is pretty. The blue background with yellow, white, grey and pink flowers is very Spring-y. Best of all, it isn't cheap-vinyl. This time, I've got three full-sized products and two travel sizes. Three makeup products and two skincare products. Which is a nice balance.

Scroll down to view the contents of my Ipsy Glam Bag for March 2015. 

Ipsy Glam Bag January 2015 review

Ipsy Glam Bag January 2015 review

Skin care Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, January 29, 2015

Ipsy's January 2015 beauty bag is themed Fresh Start.

Having observed the contents of the Ipsy Glam Bags regularly for quite a while now, it is my - extremely unscientific - hypothesis that the bags get better in Winter before falling into a rut after the first quarter of the year. However, I hope "Fresh Start" means we will have consistently good bags this year.
Take the January bag, for instance. Four full-sized products with one travel-sized tube, compared to the August 2014 bag, which had one full-sized product - a lip balm. Also, I like this month's blue-and-white bag which will hold a few essentials in my desk.

Check out the contents of my January 2015 Ipsy Glam Bag below.

Ipsy Glam Bag December 2014 review, unboxing

Ipsy Glam Bag December 2014 review, unboxing

Tarte Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, January 02, 2015

My December 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag turned up a day after December was over, which is more than can be said of some beauty subscriptions. Possibly because of all the Holiday mail. I like the black and pink bag sent out this month; it will come in handy for packing a toothbrush, toothpaste and other toiletries that do not fit into my makeup bag while travelling.
The product card informs me that I am a "brave soul". While I wish I could have participated in a bayonet charge or cavalry charge in the 19th century, I'm sure that anyone who has seen my behaviour within a few metres of a lizard will disagree wholeheartedly with the product card's sentiment. There are three full-sized products in this bag.

Check out the contents of my December 2014 Ipsy bag below:

Ipsy November 2014 beauty bag review

Ipsy November 2014 beauty bag review

Temptu Cosmetopia Digest   Friday, November 28, 2014

The November 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag is themed "Girl Meets Glitter". The info card says the secret to making the ordinary extraordinary is to add some glitter, shimmer and shine to your everyday look. The bag is by Forever21 for Ipsy and is a pretty glittery silver bag I love. I must say this is the prettiest Ipsy bag I have seen in recent times and the prettiest in my Ipsy collection (which is very young). I am going to replace my touch-up bag which I keep in my handbag, with this one. Currently, I am using a grey bag from Bourjois and the Ipsy bag is prettier and more fun. And now for the contents.

Read on for my review of the November 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag.

 

Beauty swap: Ipsy, Birchbox, HauteLook

Beauty swap: Ipsy, Birchbox, HauteLook

Swap Cosmetopia Digest   Sunday, October 19, 2014

This post is long overdue - the swap took place back in July! Why can't humans figure out a way of increasing the number of hours in a day instead of making smaller and fancier gadgets?
It was with several apprehensions that I ventured into a beauty box swap a third time. The first swap, with the lovely Elle, went extremely well. My second swap, with Greek bloggers Our Beauty Wonderland, as you can see here, was an out and out disaster, with me sending over Dirty Works, Accessorize, Bourjois and so on, only to receive PR samples - foil sachets, mostly - which had been featured on the swappers' blog and were well past their expiry date. My queries to the scamming sisters Jenny and Gogo Kourakou were met with my being blocked and unfriended from their social media and my comments and emails being deleted. It was the reason I did not swap for a long time and ended up writing this post with do's and don'ts.
But this time, the girl I swapped with, Casey, offered to send me my box first and wait till I got it, so I could send her the products she wanted after making sure I was not being conned. I thought this was incredibly trusting of her, and agreed. That she was not a blogger meant that she would not be sending me PR samples. 

Read on to see what I received in my third beauty box swap!

Ipsy Glam Bag August 2014 review, unboxing

Ipsy Glam Bag August 2014 review, unboxing

Unboxing Cosmetopia Digest   Thursday, August 28, 2014

What on earth am I doing with an Ipsy Glam Bag, you wonder? I did my third-ever beauty box swap recently and, in view of all the recent and prospective hauls I have done or will do in the near future, I decided to request US-only beauty boxes this time, rather than any particular products. Incidentally, I have a swap with Italy coming up in a month or so and hope I can sample their beauty boxes! This swap itself included Ipsy, Birchbox and so on, and I will do a separate post on everything I got. But I want to show you the Ipsy Glam Bag for August 2014 before the end of the month.
The August 2014 Ipsy bag is themed "Beauty Schooled", and is a back-to-school bag. The bag itself is white with orange polka dots and can be used as a pencil case, rather than anything else, which is in keeping with the theme.

Here are the contents of the Ipsy Glam Bag for August 2014.