It's that time again, folks. It's Ipsy Glam Bag Review time!
Yay! You know you love it.
Continuing with the vibe of summer essentials, this month's theme is Sensationally Sunkissed.
We all know I am so down for all that.
I mean how perfect is that scalloped edge neon pink bag for summer?
Almost as perfect as the summer essentials it comes filled with.
Starting from the center you've got Befine Food Skin Care Daily Moisturizer , Hang Ten Dark Tanning Oil, Whet Refined Nail Lacquer, Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balm, and bareMinerals 5 in 1 BB Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow.
I'm so excited about this bag let's just jump right into it.
Befine Food Skin Care Daily Moisturizer - I literally ran out of moisturizer, from my May Glam Bag, the night before this Glam Bag arrived on my doorstep. I call that fate, my friends.
While I don't know much about the brand itself, the bottle seems to hold all sorts of promising promises.
SPF 15
Made with vegetarian proteins from rosemary, pomegranate, and rice
Allergen Free
Fragrance Free
Paraben Free
No artificial coloring
"No animal testing whatsoever"
And last but not least, proven to be safe and effective for all skin types through dermatological and clinical testing.
Whew, that's a lot of good karma for a sample size to handle. I really enjoy using this product. So far it hasn't broken me out, I don't feel sticking or oily after using it, and it smells nice too! Overall, a huge win!
Hang Ten Dark Tanning Oil - This is the only product I haven't put to the test, mostly because the weather for July has been all over the place lately and I just haven't made it out to the pool all that much. That's the South for you though.
Overall, I can't see how you can go wrong with a tanning oil though. I mostly like using oils (sparingly) to tan with because of the fun beachy smell and this product definitely has that going for it so that's a plus.
Whet Refined Nail Lacquer - Due to some past duds, I've started to dread seeing nail polish in my Ipsy Glam Room but this one was definitely different. The first thing to catch my eye was the color, obviously. Some of my most loved nail polishes are dark colors like Essie's After School Boy Blazer or Sinful Colors Rich in Heart but those are really more reminiscent of Fall, which makes me love this take on a dark color that is also bright. Facetious, love the name, is a bright royal blue in the sun but a dark navy indoors. Right up my alley and perfect for summer.
Everything about this brand, from the packing to the name, intrigued me. I really loved the little campy take on the name in the description on the back of the box, "wHet your appetite." If you can't tell already, I'm totally sold but it gets better. Just like the moisturizer, this product has a lot of promises...
Three Free (which I had to google): means it is free of the Big 3 Toxic Chemicals in nail polish: Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde (yikes), and Toluene. So that's a good thing.
Vegan Formula
Made in the USA
7 Day Chip Resistant (I haven't been able to test this but I could definitely see it being true)
and limited edition (isn't everything these days?)
wHet, I might just have to check you out. Thanks, Ipsy.
So, I may have forgotten to take a close up of these next too products but I did manage to swatch them both and there's a surprise in store if you keep reading.
I'll start with the Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balm, mostly because I have a confession to make. I didn't actually get this in my Glam Bag but before you freak out let me explain. I traded my light pink Brilliance Balm for my mom's hot pink version that came in her bag this month. Same difference.
I really like the formulation of this balm, it's pretty moisturizing and gives a great wash of color without being patchy like I find a lot of color balms to be. I also love crayon type deals like this so this is definitely another hit.
The big ticket item this month was billed as the bareMinerals 5 in 1 BB Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow with SPF 15 even though it was the smallest sample in the bag. bareMinerals promises 12-hour color that won't budge, smudge, or crease while brightening, smoothing, and protecting. Yet again, that's a lot of promises. However, I was on board as soon as I swatched this product. It is so creamy and blends like a dream, almost to the point that I would say it is cream-to-powder. It is definitely long wearing but I don't know about 12 hours, I usually don't wear my makeup for that long anyway so the coverage was good enough for me. I'm not too big on the color, Divine Wine, since it is a darker color than I normally go for and features too much shimmer to be used in the crease. Which is sad because the formula really is so good that I would use it in the crease even though it is a cream eyeshadow but the good news is that there are 9 other shades to choose from in the range with the lighter shades (most specifically Candlelit Peach and Soft Shell) looking very promising.
To sweeten the deal Ipsy, bareMinerals, and ULTA teamed together to offer FREE Shipping at ULTA.com with any bareMinerals purchase and I've included the promo code down below just for you! xoxo
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until next time,
xo
Merisa
