Ipsy Tipsy

For the past 11 months I have been receiving my monthly glam bag from Ipsy.  I bought  a one year subscription because who doesn't want beauty goodies delivered to their house every month? I do. I had heard of the Ipsy and thought I would give it a try.

Every time I spied a shiny pink package in the mail I knew my ipsy bag had arrived. I was excited. I loved opening them to see the pretty bags and all the beauty products I had received.  At first I was curious about what I was going to get each month but as the year went on my excitement for the bag fell faster than over sprayed hair on a humid day.

The bags become predictable. Every month I knew  I was going receive the following: Nude lipstick or chapstick, Nude eye shadow, facial cleanser, or an eye pencil. Now don't get me wrong I like a little nude colored beauty products but my gosh not every single product needs to be Nude!! Lets have some variety here! My cynical soul needs color too!

Were they trying to subtly hint at something by sending a facial cleanser in every bag? Do they think I never wash my face?  Every month I have received some form of a facial cleanser or wipes. I end up giving most of them away. Don't get me wrong facial cleansing is important... but there are other beauty products besides facial cleansers. Lets widen our horizons Ipsy. I mean we have beautiful eye shadow, flawless foundation,  hauntingly dramatic eye liner, and so many other magical things in the beauty world but yet you choose to send face wash every single time...

Its not that I haven't gotten any good things. I have gotten some products I've loved, but I don't think the subscription is worth it anymore. So after I receive my last bag I will be canceling my subscription. I have decided to move on to BirchBox. I have heard good things about them and the boxes look so cute!

This month's Ipsy bag. I actually really like it. I mean its says what we are all thinking, Makeup is important. I am definitely going to use this bag just maybe not the products inside.

Well my divas that is all I have for today.

Queen Diva out.

                                                   Stay Adventurous, 

                                                                   Cherry XOXO

The Blushed Nudes Maybelline Review

I have been on the search for a decent eyeshadow palette. Let me tell you it hasn't been an easy one. Why are eyeshadow palettes so expensive? I don't get it. So when I was in Walmart and saw The Blushed Nudes palette by Maybelline for only 10 dollars I thought I'd give it a try. 

What first drew me to the product was the packaging. Its a pretty rose gold color which happens to be one of my favorite colors so obviously I had to check it out.  The colors of the shadows looked beautiful so I thought I had finally found a good palette I would actually love! 

The first time I tried this palette I used the lighter shades to go for a rosy pink look.  It was a causal day. I wasn't going anywhere important so I wanted the effortless, less is more summer look. So I got out my eye shadow brush and swirled it in the individual pot. My spirits were rising, tension was growing, and the suspense was too much. Would this palette meet my expectations? I applied the eye shadow to my eyelid and looked in to the mirror for that glorious moment of truth. Excitement filled the air. And as I looked in the mirror my heart came crashing down. That moment was so disappointing I can't even begin to explain. I had such high hopes for this and they were blown away as easily as the shadow could have been blown off of my eyelid. No pigment. I applied more to try and build it up but it only made a small difference. Defeat. 

However I wasn't going to give up yet on this palette. I was going to give it a second chance. I decided I should try it but apply eye primer first. I use Prime Time Brightening Eyelid Primer by Bare Minerals. I applied my primer and then applied my eyeshadow. This time I went for the darker colors.  My hopes weren't too high this time as I had already been burned once by this palette. I looked in the mirror for the moment of truth and I was surprised. There was actually color! Do my eyes deceive me?! I applied more since I was going for a more dramatic look. It was build able and had some form of pigment.  I have even worn the darker shadows a couple time since then. The quality was much better than the lighter shades.

I decided to try the lighter shade one last time. This time I used primer to see if it was my own inability to apply primer the first time that caused such disastrous results. I put on my primer and applied my eye shadow. My hopes were rising as I felt that there might be a redeemable quality to this palette. I was wrong once again. The colors were still pathetic. There was still no pigment. My hopes were dashed. Day ruined. If only the lighter shades were as pigmented as the darker shadows. 

So what is my final conclusion of this palette? Well... Maybelline you could have done better. You really could have. I like the darker shadows and will continue to use them, but if I can't use half of the palette due to the lack of pigment in the product is it worth it? I'm not sure about that. Please Maybelline work on the quality  and concentration of your pigment.

Well my dear darling Divas that is all I have for today. If you know of any good affordable eye shadow palettes leave a comment below. 

Queen Diva Out. 

       

                                                   Stay Fabulous,

                                                       

                                                               Cherry XOXO