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Ipsy Glam Bag Plus Review — August 2019

Hey all! It’s time for my August Ipsy Glam Bag Plus review! This is a subscription box that will always include 5 full-sized items. And the items included are mostly luxe or higher end items. This is such a great value for the high quality items included.

I have pretty much enjoyed this subscription. I usually only use a couple of the items I receive each month, and so I’ve been debating keeping it. Unless I get tired of it, I think I’ll keep it until at least the end of the year.

Here’s what I received for August:

I realize this is a lot of products for an Ipsy Glam Bag Plus — I got three add-ons this month. Those are the top three products and I’ll talk about them later. Here’s what I received in my basic box:

Total — $204.50 — Wow! That’s an amazing value for a $25 box.

They usually have a little booklet, but this month it was a fold out card. It does give details of all of the products I received.

The product of these three I’m most excited about is the Purlisse Blue Lotus Moisturizer. I am almost out of my current SPF moisturizer, so this came at a great time!

I have quite a few peel off masks I’m not using, so I will probably gift this one away. I do want to try other products from Hey Honey. It looks like a great brand.

I have been wanting to try the foundation. The shade is Light which might be a little dark one me normally, but it might be a good summer shade.

These brushes are gorgeous! I’m excited to use them. From top to bottom is 10F Concealer, 65EM Mini Shading, 105E Pencil, 15E Angled Brow and 35EM Mini Tapered.

I LOVE the handles! It’s like a mermaid icicle! LOL!

I am so glad I received this gorgeous palette! I’ve used it a couple of times already and love it. I’ve never tried a palette from TheBalm, I’ve only had a small sample of the Mary-Lou Manizer highlighter. I was going to swatch it, but forgot, so I’ll do a palette review for it.

These are my three add-ons this month! I usually don’t do add-ons, but these were $3 each and I have been wanting to try the Coco Cabana Cream and the Thrive Causemetics Mascara. So far, I am LOVING the mascara. It’s a fiber mascara so it doesn’t smudge.

I might try the gorgeous Pixi blush or I might save it for a giveaway…we’ll see!

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I’m really happy with this month! Last month’s box was also good, so I’m on a roll!

I’ll use the palette, the brushes and the moisturizer. I might try out the foundation and will probably give the mask away. I am also happy with my add-ons.

Do you get Ipsy Glam Bag Plus? What did you get in your box this month?

Ipsy Glam Bag Plus Review — March 2019

Hi all! I have this month’s Ipsy Glam Bag Plus ($25 USD) to share with you! This is a subscription box that will always include 5 full-sized items. And the items included are mostly luxe or higher end items. This is such a great value for the amazing items included.

Here is what I received in my March box:’

Purlisse Blue Lotus Balancing Moisturizer ($45 USD)

HUDA BEAUTY Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette in Mauve ($27 USD)

Benefit Dandelion Shy Beam Matte Liquid Highlighter ($26 USD)

Pixi by Petra LashLift 188 Mascara in Beyond Black ($18 USD)

F.A.R.A.H BRUSHES 5-Piece Eye Perfection Set ($50 USD)

The total value for my box this month is $166. Pretty good for spending $25!

Here’s a closer look at the items:

This moisturizer is infused with White Tea, Vitamin E and French Marine Plants to deliver intense hydration, prevent fine lines and wrinkles. It claims to balance the skin while leaving a smooth canvas for makeup application.

I haven’t tried this, but it looks like something I would love. Good skincare is always fun to receive! I have a lot of new skincare to try now, so I’m not sure if I will keep this or give it away.

This is such a pretty palette! I have this already and reviewed it here. I am going to include this on my upcoming Instagram giveaway (once I hit 5000 followers, check me out @fortyflirtyfab).

I did add on two other Huda Beauty Obsessions palettes to my box this month, because they were only $12 each! I will show them below.

This is a matte highlighter and it’s a pale nude pink. I’m not going to swatch it because I’m going to include it in my giveaway. I think it looks really pretty–the packaging is gorgeous! I don’t wear cream highlighters, but I think it’s interesting that it’s matte.

I received a sample of this for review last summer. You can see that review here. I really enjoyed it. It has two brushes, a little one is nestled inside of a larger one. You can use just the small one or the large one. It really lengthens and gives great volume. I’m excited to receive another one. I will definitely use this!

These brushes are so pretty! I love getting new brushes and are excited to use these! I haven’t tried F.A.R.A.H brushes before, but so far, these seem very soft and high quality.

I also added on the Huda Beauty Coral Obsessions and Smoky Obsessions palettes:

These are so gorgeous and I’m looking forward to using them. The coral one looks perfect for spring and summer and the metallics in the smoky palette are stunning! I will be playing with these and will probably review them together.

So, I think my March Ipsy Glam Bag Plus was pretty good. I will use the mascara and brushes and maybe the moisturizer. I will be giving away the Huda Mauve Obessions palette and the Benefit Shybeam. Like I said in my March Boxyluxe review, I am going to give both Ipsy Glam Bag Plus and BoxyCharm/BoxyLuxe until June and decide which one to keep. I think both is just too much. This month, my BoxyLuxe won, but Ipsy was nice, too.

Do you get Ipsy Glam Bag Plus? What did you get this month?