Another month of awesome from Ipsy May 2013

Once again the Ipsy monthly beauty subscription has beaten its competitors to a pulp.  The comparison was so staggering that I've finally pulled the plug and said sayonara to Birchbox, who was my first beauty sub love.  For a paltry $10 a month this is what I received from them.

Here is the roundup and price point for each of the items:

Full sized Zoya nail polish in Blu (a robin's egg blue) - $8 retail

Full sized Pacifica Roll On perfume in Tahitian Gardinia - $12 retail

Mini Pacifica Coconut Crushed Pearl Bronzing Butter - $7 retail

Full sized Mirabella lipstick in Daydream - $22 retail

Sample of Yaby concealer in Honey - $4.85 retail

AND as a bonus for being a good customer - they sent me a full sized Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Glitter Rock! - $20 retail

So my $10 this month got me $71.85 worth of products!

The Pacifica brand is pretty easy to find in Target and Whole Foods - I'm a fan of their Blood Orange scent, and while the Gardenia is more floral than I usually reach for, I will still probably use it on occasions when I want to feel particularly girly.

I'm not much of a bronzer user but I will probably use this to try to get rid of my running shorts/sports bra tan.  Hopefully this won't turn me into an Oompa Loompa.

I have a love hate relationship with Zoya.  Their jelly polishes are so finicky and tend to bubble on me, their Pixie Dust polishes are sheer LOVE.  This pale blue creme polish is a meh to me.  The color is pretty for springtime but its a little gloppy and doesn't self level all that well.  I will add a few drops of polish thinner and see if that redeems this one.

This Yaby concealer was not a hit for me.  The color wasn't salmon enough for my under eye circles and it didn't work for my blemishes.  The texture wasn't all that blendable and it settles into my fine lines.

The Mirabella lipstick has a nice feel to it, creamy and not drying but the color is a fail.  Frosty 80s Barbie pink does nothing for my skin tone and it makes my teeth look yellow.

I am pretty thrilled about the Urban Decay shadow bonus.  Ipsy really outdid itself and the high end shadow single was the icing on the cake.  It is a glittery pink with iridescent sparkle.  Definitely not your daytime everyday shadow look, but for an evening out it really gives your eyes a pretty pop.  Lots of fall out with this folks, so I used a finger to apply and would suggest an eye primer to keep everything in place AND do your foundation after your eyes so you can easily brush away the fall out on your cheeks.

The Survival series of Beauty Subscriptions stands at Birchbox and Glossybox CANCELLED, Ipsy, Julep and TestTube still going strong.

Well played, Ipsy, well played.