January 2013 Ipsy Bag

for those of you who do not know what ipsy is, it is a beauty subscription service. Once a month you get a makeup bag filled with 4-5 large sample or full sized products from various brands which can range from Urban Decay to NYX. The cost is $10 per month and they ship to the USA and Canada. I've received three bags now and they have all been amazing. If you would like to sign up please follow this link: http://www.ipsy.com 

January Ipsy/MyGlam Bag: Super Stars

I originally was not going to get the January bag after seeing the sneak peaks because I'm more of a makeup girl than hair and body products kinda girl, but after seeing my friends bag (which came like 1.5 weeks earlier than mine, yet she lives 30min away from me) I knew that I was going to be excited for it.  As always below are the products, full size cost box worth, and photos of all the products that I received as well as my review.   

Everything was full size: [nail polish, lotion, brush] or travel size [hair spray, argan oil]
1.London SOHO New York Eyeliner Brush: $8.99
2.Nailtini - Bloody Mary Nail Polish: $13.00
3.Pacifica - Blood Orange Body Butter: $7.00
4.BigSexyHair - Hair Spray: $6.00
5.Josie Maran - Argan Oil: $4.67
Bag Worth: $39.66 (not including bag its more)

Josie Maran 100% Argan Oil, $14-50:This 100% Pure Argan Oil is a legendary oil that's rich in vitamin E and essential fatty acids, and grown organically in Morocco. With its multitasking benefits, Argan Oil can be used for many areas including hydrating and nourishing skin as a daily moisturizer, skin treatment, treating spilt ends, and softening cuticles. It's gentle enough to use on all skin types and is known to help with skin conditions including acne, eczema and rosacea. Argan Oil easily absorbs into skin to give you a youthful, dewy glow, and has astonishing healing, conditioning, and anti aging properties to keep your skin and hair nourished and revitalized and to keep you looking beautiful from head to toe. As says Ipsy. I love argan oil, and use it pretty much every day on my hair to keep it looking shiny and perfect.  The bottle they gave us in this months bag was very generous I must say. Its always nice to get an all over product that is actually useful and worth receiving.  

Big Sexy Hair Hairspray, $6

The bottle we received this month of the BSH spray was one of the  travel sized bottles, which is nice because they're rather expensive in stores in my opinion. And for someone who doesn't use hairspray often, a travel size was perfect. The spray really holds your hair in place for hours without budging and has a pleasant smell to it. "Your everyday spray for BIG volume! Spray & Play is a humidity resistant, flexible hold hairspray that provides fullness, lift and incredible shine! Perfect for all hair types" As ipsy says. 

Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange Body Butter, $7:

Tuscan Blood Orange Body Butter is not only a highly effective antioxidant rich moisturizer that nourishes the driest of skin and helps fight off the signs of aging; it nourishes your other senses as well. The infusion of sparkling, juicy blood oranges that are highlighted with notes of red raspberry and spicy sweet Italian Mandarins take you to the beaches of the Mediterranean. Made with nature’s best moisturizers - Shea butter, almond oil and safflower oil. I was very impressed with this product. I've used it non-stop on my legs which seem to get very bumpy after shaving. The smell is truly amazing and the thick consistancy really makes me feel like its going onto my skin.  I cant wait for this to run out so I can go out and buy a full sized bottle at Target or TJ Maxx . 

Nailtini Nail Laquer, $13

I had heard amazing things about the Nailtini brand from other Ipsy members and was excited to try it out! Though I was hoping for the Frappe color which was a nude (it was the other color given out this month) I was equally as happy with the beautiful vibrant red in the shade Bloody Mary. The formula for the polish is  very thin yet pigmented and opaque. I was amazed by the drying time, maybe three minutes before my nails were completely dry and smudge proof. I look forward to receiving more from this brand and purchasing other colors in the future. 

SOHO Eyeliner Brush, $8 :

It was nice to see a brush in the bag this month, I recently started to use gel liner and this brush came in handy until I got the hang of it and purchased a better suited brush. If you're looking to do thick wide lines with your liner this is your brush, its flat topped and slightly thick for an eyeliner brush, but it works none the less. You also could have gotten the crease or concealer brush in your bag.