September 2013 Ipsy

This month's theme for the Ipsy Glam Bag was..dun dun dun....Classic Beauty!  Now, I don't consider myself a classic beauty at all, but I think there were a few staples in this bag that could come in handy.  However, not all of the products ended up actually being what they claimed to be...read on, good people!

Here's what I got in this month's bag:

• Tinted Lip Balm by Cailyn Cosmetics in Big Apple--I think this is a great product, I love the color and the pigmentation is fabulous...but there is no way in heck that it's a "tinted lip balm."  Unless you use lip balms that are drying and have a super matte finish.  This would be much more likely to fall under my "super awesome lip tint" category.  It's got a nice color, and the coverage is great, and it's a very classic, very nice, red lip color.  The packaging is a little bulky, but it's because it's a pot that comes with a lip brush hidden in the lid (in fact, the packaging is the same as the Cailyn gel eyeliner I got a few ipsy bags ago).  I will definitely use this, I was just taken aback for a minute that they were calling it a lip balm!  PS--my sister "borrowed" this and totally fell in love with it.  Thanks for the Christmas gift idea, sis!

• It's So Big Volumizing Mascara by Elizabeth Mott (in black, I think)--I honestly haven't even opened this yet.  I use one mascara at a time (right now I've been using Covergirl Clump Crusher), and was fully not impressed with the Pixi mascara that came in the last ipsy bag, so I decided I would wait to open this one.  If I like it, I will let you know.

• NYX Single Eyeshadow in Pure Gold--I have been wanting a nice gold shadow for a while, and just haven't gotten around to looking for one, so this was pretty serendipitous.  I have tried other colors of this eyeshadow, and I like it!  The shadows are soft and blend fairly well.  This gold is more of an antique gold than a bright gold, which I like because it seems to be more neutral and wearable, and that's what I tend to move toward.  This color went especially well with the "Classic Beauty" theme.  When I think of old Hollywood starlets, I always think of gold shadow, a dark black liner, and a red lip.

• Obsidian Kohl Eye Pencil by Starlooks in Obsidian--I have to play around with this, but from swatches, I don't know that I was that impressed.  It's not very soft, and kind of tugged on my skin when I put it on the back of my hand...which made me worry how it will be on the more delicate skin of my eyes.  The color is nice, and it's a staple product, so I will probably use it for the top lash line if I want to do a smokey eye.

• Facial Paper Masks by Freeman Beauty in Rose, Blue Agave, and Starfruit--I haven't tried these yet, but what do you know--I actually came across these in my local Walmart and bought the Starfruit one!  Hope I like it, because now I have two.  I have used Freeman masks before, and have found that I like them a lot, so hopefully these will be nice.  I have a little bag in my bathroom almost fully dedicated to the little mask pouches, so I'm always glad to have more to add to my collection!  I haven't tried a paper face mask yet either, so I'm looking forward to it.  Maybe tonight, who knows?

NYX Single Eyeshadow in Pure Gold--in the pan and swatched on the back of my hand!

Starlooks Eye Pencil in Obsidian, swatched next to the Cailyn Cosmetics "tinted lip balm" in Big Apple.

All in all, this bag had a good theme and definitely stuck to it.  I can get a perfectly classic look with the items I received, and although I was obviously more excited about some of the items than others, I think that this bag was a pretty good one.  Keep 'em coming, Ipsy!

Pumpkins and apple-picking! I'm outskies.