Ipsy July 2013 Glam Bag Spoilers

Hey Ipsy fans, you must be here to see the July spoilers so I won't waste your time rambling ;) 

Enjoy! 

I got this in an email from ipsy this morning, woo for benetint.

Under this picture said: "We think it's time you give the Glam Bag a try! July's bag is going to be an AMAZING value. It includes benetint from Benefit Cosmetics, plus 4 additional beauty products personalized for YOU. Act fast to reserve your spot. We've briefly lifted our Waitlist, but that won't last for long. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"

JULY GLAM BAG SNEAK PEEK #1

(Lips- Lip Glosses)

"A pop of perfect color will be yours from sand to sundown."

I suspect sand and sundown are either two shades of the "lip gloss" or a hint that the bag is beach themed (sand).

It is confirmed that these are Pop Beauty's Pouty Pop Crayon.

JULY GLAM BAG SNEAK PEEK #2

Sun- Skin Protection

"Sun or city, guard your skin from spots and wrinkles with this instant summer fave!" 

I'm thinking:

COOLA Mineral Face SPF 20 Rose Essence Tinter Moisturizer or possibly an unscented one.

JULY GLAM BAG SNEAK PEEK #3

"Have fun finding the perfect beach-look with this gorgeous combination of California colors!"

Confirmed from an instagram picture leaked on MUT that this is the BH California Collection Palette 

Here is the leaked instragram picture, the image was sent to Zadidoll from a source who wants to remain anonymous and I am just posting the image here for you to see. I am just assuming that bag will just be one of the possible bag variations as it does not have either hair products in it but does have the scrub, a roll on perfume and nailtini nail polish along with the benetint. I am also going to assume we are all not getting the benetint since as you can see there are six items in the instagram leaked picture. So sorry LOYAL IPSTERS, only the newbies will probably be getting the benetint. BOOOOO IPSY.

JULY GLAM BAG SNEAK PEEK #4

"ONE of these is yours for summer's salt air and beachy hair!"
This one is an OR item. Either BigSexyHair Weather Proof Humidity Resistant Spray OR Soy Renewal Beach Spray Conditioning & Texturizing Spray

This is the 3rd time Big/Healthy Sexy hair has shown up in the Glam Bag and certainly not the last time.

 

JULY GLAM BAG SNEAK PEEK #5

"Turn up the heat and top off your summer look with ONE of these sun-ready finds!"
 An obvious OR spoiler, so one of four. I have to be honest and say I'm starting to hate the variation because the last two months I have gotten the same thing in both my bags and knowing my luck I'll get two of the perfume. I want the scrub and benetint. But I'd take the nail polish.

So from the instragram leaked picture we already know the items are:
Derma E Microdermabrasion Scrub
Nailtini Straight Up Nail Lacquer in Mai Tai
Benefit Cosmetics Benetint
Demeter Salt Air Perfume Roll On


JULY GLAM BAG SNEAK PEEK #6
"Bonus! Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea! This summer will be sweeter with your July Glam Bag!" 
I love this bag so much<3

Good luck to all on getting the variations you want! Ipsy Gods, I beg you, please less variations. It is starting to feel like they are not receiving enough samples for all the subscribers and that's why they have to only give them to so many people. Or maybe they have too many contracts and have to get the stuff out in a certain amount of months? We have gotten Nailtini polish before and the Demeter perfume has shown it's face in a previous bag as well. I'm pretty sure we have gotten something from benefit before as well.

If you want to sign up please use my referral link and get benetint and 4 other awesome products in this month's bag!

June 2013 Ipsy Glam Bag AND Popsugar Must Have June 2013

Okay, before I even start this post I want to apologize for being so late on reviewing my bags this month. I decided I want to start using the products and testing them for a few days before writing any type of review on here so I can give you guys a better opinion of the product. 

I feel like I'm kind of talking to myself since I only have 1 follower, so please follow me if you visit my blog frequently (which I know some of you do from my views (; ) so I don't feel like such a derp. haha.  

Anyways, originally I received two duplicate bags with some variation. My first bag contained a Nyx powder blush in silky rose, Cailyn Gel Eyeliner in Iron, Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter, Starlooks Lip Liner in Bare and the J Cat's Glitter Palette in Volta. My second bag contained the mosaic blush in Dare, Starlooks Lip Liner in Tickle Me Pink, Cailyn Gel Eyeliner in Purple, Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter and J Cat's Glitter Palette in Volta again.

I traded the powder blush, and one of the highlighters and gave my mother in law the mosaic blush because it will match her skin tone better than mine so there will be no pictures of those. She traded me her J Cat False lashes for my highlighter and I traded my blush for a mosaic blush in Truth, which I will be using as a bronzer.

So I ended up with two J Cat's Glitter Palettes in Volta J Cat's False Lashes in EL79, a Nyx Mosaic Blush in Truth, Cailyn Gel Eyeliners in Iron and Purple, Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter and Starlooks Lip Liners in Bare and Tickle Me Pink. I also got the bauble bar bracelet because I referred two people. :)

Here are some pictures and swatches!

Left to right; Iron, Purple, Truth, Tickle Me Pink, Bare, Highlighter

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Now here is the Popsugar June box. It contained Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger, Fit Popcorn Parmesan and Herb , Project 7 Quench the Thirsty Wintergreen Mints, Gorjana & Griffin Zuma Scarf, Addicted to Sweat Jaw Breaker Chair Dripping Wet Workout DVD, A Gorjana&Griffin $25 Gift Card, Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair Moisturizer and two CC Cream Samples from Juice Beauty in Warm Glow and Natural Glow (.17 oz each).

The only things I've managed to try are the Moisturizer, CC Cream, Mints, Popcorn and I checked out the scarf but it's too hot here for scarfs.

The scarf will be put away for Fall for sure, but it is beautiful and soft, I just wish I could use my gift card, oh wait I can't because it comes up as the wrong number or expired card, so I'm just chalking that up to a loss.

The mints are awesome, but I find I have to eat more than one to really get a fresh taste in my mouth.

The popcorn tasted funny, and wasn't something I would repurchase.

I use the Juice Beauty Moisturizer daily and love it so far, at first the Pledge-like smell threw me off but I got used to it fast and it's now my favorite. I'm worried that once it gets close to empty I won't be able to use the end of the container because I can't figure out to open it. (it has a pump lid so there's no germy finger dipping going on.) If anyone knows how to open it please let me know. I will probably take the plunge and buy more of this along with a wash or something with the coupon code included in the box.

Left- Natural Glow Right- Warm Glow

I tried both the CC Cream samples and I find they leave my face feeling sticky and greasy and that is not something I like considering I already have oily skin. I will play around with these but doubtfully will repurchase.

The workout DVD might get used if I ever have the time, with a toddler running around I get plenty of exercise but I'm sure I could use a good workout to lose the extra few pounds of baby weight.

Lastly, the book. I have read reviews saying that this book has a main character who is whiney and annoying and I really don't want to read a book that will get on my nerves but I will give this book a try once I get a chance. I just finished a book so I could use one just to read in my free time/baby naptime/downtime. Ha ha. 

Anyways, I enjoyed this box and am super excited for July which is the anniversary box! Fingers crossed for a good one.

Not subscribed to Popsugar? Use my referral link and sign up, I think the July boxes might be sold out but feel free to check and sign up for August which should be equally awesome! (Disclaimer: I get free boxes when I refer people, so thank you in advance if you use my link!)

Thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: Both boxes were purchased with my own money and opinions are completely my own.

Something Blue VoxBox

That's right, I finally qualified for a VoxBox! I received the Something Blue VoxBox and I have to say WOW. I am in love. Here is a picture of all I got to try out for free. That's right, completely free ;)

I'm going to start with talking about the Luster Now! toothpaste. I have used it twice so far and it really does whiten instantly. It might not be a lot but it is enough to be noticeable. It tastes nice and not overly minty like some toothpastes, I will defiantly be repurchasing this toothpaste. 

Second in the box are two travel packs of Precision Tip Qtips. I have tried these in the past and like them, they are perfect for touching up makeup. Like that smudged eyeliner or mascara that gets anywhere except on the eyelashes. These are perfect for in my travel makeup bag or diaper bag.

Third, two packs of Kiss Ever EZ False Lashes. Four pairs all together. Each pack comes with glue and an applicator. I haven't tried these yet because I don't wear false eyelashes daily but I did open the package and feel them, they are soft and could pass as natural eyelashes if applied correctly.

Fourth, Dr. Scholl's for her Ball of Foot Cushion. Like above with the Falsies I don't wear heels very often so it might be a while before I try these out but they will be necessary on my wedding day, that's for sure.

Included was a packet of Urgent RX Headache Relief to go, I'm going to save this for my Fiance' to try since he gets headaches frequently. I've been told these are quite good and work efficiently though.

Last is a coupon for 65% off on MyTrioRings, They have some pricey rings and my Fiance' and my rings are already purchased so I doubt I will use this discount code.

I am extremely happy with this VoxBox and considering it was free it really is amazing. I can not wait to try another VoxBox out and review it for them. 

Sign up for Influenster at Influenster.com and get your score up. The higher your score the more likely you are to qualify for a VoxBox. Good luck and happy testing!


Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes but all opinions are my own.

Julep Maven and Beauty Army June 2013

I'm going to post a double review tonight, well, because I have some time to kill. 

I recently got my Julep Maven June box, Beauty Army box and Influenster VoxBox but the last one will be a separate post.

Let's jump right in. First is the Julep box, I chose Boho Glam which contained the DD creme', Dianna and Lexie.

I swatched the DD creme' and was kind of disappointed but when I actually put it on my face it blended well and didn't appear as orange as it did on my hand. I actually couldn't see it on my face at all. It has very little coverage so I do not recommend it for anyone looking for coverage. 

After all the commotion of the June box and all the complaints Julep stated they would not be making anymore DD creme'. Shame, cause I actually would buy it as a light summer makeup.

Swatch of Dianna. It looks similar to a lot of other seafoam green/mint colors from Julep but I do like it. My favorite colors from Julep to date are Coco and Gabrielle.

I did not swatch Lexie because I haven't decided if I want to take the plastic off and keep it or add it to my swap list. 

Julep is slowly becoming one of my least favorite subs and I think I may start skipping or just cancel all together. 

Now onto the Beauty Army box. This month they announced a new gel liner available.

Here are my choices:

As you can see there are only 5 pictured above because I forgot to add the 6th back in for the picture.

My choices were Immuno-Viva Sunset Tea (2 tea bags), TheraBreath Mouthwash and Lozenges, Lash Cards, Addiction NV Gel Liner pot in Starstruck (Silver), Mini kittour 100ml Travel Bottle and the $25 iTrain gift card.

Picture below is the swatch of the Gel Liner. It goes on amazingly smooth and is almost the consistency of a cream eyeshadow when applying, but once it dries it is not moving. The swatch I put on my hand would not come off for the life of me haha.

Last month I had actually skipped Beauty Army due to lack of interesting samples, or any good ones that did come up I had already tried and didn't want to try them again. This month really got me back into my love for Beauty Army, especially once I learned that they can help through email if you can't get all the samples you want to come up. I will be sticking with Beauty Army for a while, especially considering I can just skip if necessary. 

I highly recommend trying Beauty Army and if not at least try Addiction NV Gel Liners!