Ipsy June "on the wild side" glam bag

This month's glam bag featured an adorable little make up pouch covered in leopard print with a neon green zipper. It's super cute! Much cuter then the chevron easter egg colored pouch last month.

 

 

 

As usual, it came in an awesomely bright pink padded envelope which contained not only my glam bag but also a card telling me the product names and the percentage off I can get them if I check out the coupon codes at Ipsy.

It included:

Starlooks Lip Pencil in Bare   $12
You can check this out HERE. I tried to swatch this and it broke the second it touched my skin. It tugged and pulled like crazy. I'm not sure how this will work on my lips then, but it is a lovely nude color which would wear nicely under a lot of lipsticks or even a shimmer or colored gloss. It went on super creamy after I sharpened it myself, apparently that first bit was the only part that was stiff. It was completely opaque with 2 swipes and is a light mocha color on my lips. It's too dark for me to wear alone but when worn under some of my brighter lipsticks it darkened them up a bit, which would be awesome for a more muted fall look. It lasted several hours, but it felt thick underneath a lipstick. I'm not sure if I like it or not. On the one hand, I love that it was so creamy and easy to apply without several passes. But on the other, I'm not a fan of how it felt on my lips under lipstick.

NYX Mosaic Powder in Silk    $7
There are 12 different mosaic powder cases with 5 colors inside each, you can check them out HERE. I took a chunk out of mine to see if the mosaic pattern was just a top layer and the colors go all the way through to the bottom which is awesome, a lot of the time you see patterned cosmetics and it's just a print on top which wears down after the first use. This swirls together to get a nice orangey pink, much like the bottom left hand color. I attempted to swatch the colors separately but they were so hard to get any color to show up and because of the shimmer combined with my pale skin, I couldn't get my camera to pick up a full swirl swatch. It didn't go on as dark as I had expected and left a slight color that looked just fine on my fair skin. This would actually work nicely as a subtle bronzer for me.

J. Cat Beauty Sparkling Cream Palette in SPC106   $4.49
There are 12 Sparkling Cream Palettes on the J. Cat Beauty website HERE. I'm a huge fan of 102 and if I were a couple years younger, when I wore glitter more often, I'd totally buy it. On a scale of 1 to Drag Queen my love for glitter ranks right up there with the magical drag show we used to go see in the cities every week. I'm completely in love with glitter and it kills me that I'm getting older. (Is it still appropriate once I turn 30? Do I care...) This is a really interesting product. I'm used to loose glitter and stick with one brand so I don't branch out much. I've never seen a cream glitter before. Maybe I've been a hermit with my loose glitter for too long. I dug into one of these colors and found the amount of glitter on the top is consistent throughout. It's creamy and easy to apply with a finger, with the sponge tip applicator included in the palette, not so much. It was hard to get a solid glitter out of these without caking it on, so it would be nice over a solid color and a few sparkles on top. It would also work really nicely as a liner with an angled brush.

Cailyn Line Fix Gel Liner in Iron    $21
There are 13 different colors of this gel liner. You can check them out HERE.  I received one in Iron. Which is more like a gunmetal grey metallic that appears to have very fine silver glitter in it. I think this would be fantastic to use with a dark smokey eye, a nice change from the expected black liner, or even use as a base underneath dark eye shadow colors. It's exceptionally creamy and blendable. It applies really smoothly, no snagging or gaps, and is opaque with one swipe.  It dries in about 20 seconds and after that it's unyielding. I actually had to wash my swatch hand twice before I had fully removed it all. The brush included is nice, I like that it's fully detachable from the lid so that you can clean it but still cover your gel pot. Overall this is a pretty fantastic gel liner.

Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter pencil    $18
This comes in one color and you can check it out HERE. This matched my skin tone extremely closely, which is lovely. It adds a hint of highlight but blends in almost seamlessly. I used it on my brow bone, my cupids bow (the dip in the middle of your upper lip), and down the bridge of my nose. Because it matches my skin tone, I also used it as a concealer when my daughter had hidden mine and I was in a rush to leave the house, it covered wonderfully. It didn't budge for a full 10 hours, until I washed it off. It's exceptionally creamy, blendable, and one swipe of the pencil is all you need. I didn't notice even the slightest greasy residue or shine from it either. I also love that it highlights without shimmer. I love shimmer and glitter as much as a unicorn, but sometimes shimmery highlights end up looking a bit greasy in the summer time and that's a look I'm not going for.  Because this blended in so nicely it was exceptionally hard to get a swatch on my skin. If you look behind the Chella pencil you'll see it faintly on my hand.

As usual, if you would like to receive your very own Ipsy Glam Bag you can sign up HERE! It's $10 a month and each monthly glam bag has a theme of it's very own right down to the mini make up pouch. You also take a beauty quiz when you sign up to help personalize your glam bag.

Enjoy!


*Ipsy Glam Bag is a monthly beauty sample bag that I paid for with my very own money. I do not get paid to give good reviews*