Yes, I am fully aware that we’re way into the first week of January 2015 (still can’t believe it’s already 2015!) and before you raised an eyebrow on why am I sharing ipsy December bag, please allow me to redeem myself. December was a crazy busy month so I never did had the chance to do this post but on the plus side, I had substantial amount of time to test and use each product in my December ipsy bag.
ipsy December ‘Brave Soul’ Bag |
Crown Brush Infinity Shadow/Crease Duet Brush (Full size) On sale for $6.99; Normal retail price: $17.50 |
My thoughts:

Beauty Without Cruelty A.H.A. 3% Facial Cleanser (Sample size 2 fl. oz) Value: ? website is down |
Ingredient list from ipsy:
Pixi by Petra Fairy Dust (Sample size 0.6g/0.02oz) Value: ? Full size: £18.00 |
Ingredient list from ipsy:
mica, talc, zinc stearate, hydrophobic silicon dioxide. [+/- mica, red iron oxide, black iron oxide, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide]
My thoughts:

NYX Cosmetics Butter Lip Balm (Full size) value: $4.00 |
Ingredient list from ipsy:
mineral oil / paraffinum liquidum/ huile minérale, ceresin, polybutene, octyldodecanol, synthetic wax,hydrogenated polyisobutene, silica, petrolatum, pentaerythrityltetraisostearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower ) seed oil, stearoxymethicone / dimethicone copolymer, euphorbiacerifera (candelilla) wax / candelilla cera / cire de candelilla, beeswax /cera alba / cire d’abeille, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, fragrance/ parfum, citral, linalool, limonene. may contain / peut contenir (+/-): mica, titaniumdioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491, 77492, 77499), red 6 (ci 15850), red7 lake (ci 15850), red 28 lake (ci 45410), yellow 6 lake (ci 15985), yellow 5lake (ci 19140).
My thoughts:
Coloured lip balms can be very tricky as some tends to dry and chap my lips instead of moisturizing it. Yes, I am staring at you Maybelline Baby Lips. NYX products has never failed me so far and this was no different. I received the shade ‘Red Velvet‘, a very pretty soft red. This feels like butter, very moisturizing and it fades into a nice stain on my lips. The pigmentation is good for a lip balm and it lasts a long time too. I only have to reapply every 3-4 hours. Take note that this has a slight fruity flavour which I personally don’t mind but some of you might dislike it.
tarte deluxe lights, camera, lashes™ 4-in-1 mascara (Sample size 3mL/0.10oz) value: CAD10.00, Full size: CAD24.00 |
Ingredient list from ipsy:
water/aqua/eau, oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, cyclopentasiloxane, hydrogenated stearyl olive esters, stearic acid, cera carnauba/copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax/cire de carnauba, alcohol denat., triethanolamine, candelilla cera/euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax/cire de candelilla, acacia senegal gum, panthenol, vp/va copolymer, phenoxyethanol, polyvinyl alcohol, aminomethylpropanediol, chlorphenesin, iron oxides (ci 77499)
My thoughts:
What can I say? The bag is not the best quality, it looks and feels cheap but hey, it’s mostly black with a splash of deep pink so I am using it to store cotton buds and hair pins. Definitely way better than the sparkly November bag which I happily threw away. Only very limited sparkles are allowed in the House of Platt.
Verdict:
I am much happier with this bag and it felt like ipsy took heed of my quiz. It did give me the feeling that it was catered to my needs so definitely a plus point. Can’t wait to see what January bag looks like!
Do you subscribe to ipsy? If yes then are you happy with your December bag?