IPSY 🦋APRIL 2018🦋

IPSY GLAM BAG

APRIL 2018

Ipsy’s April inspiration is all fluttery butterflies with the theme being social butterfly (something i truly am not). 5 items inside the glam bag as usual, this time there is one of each for haircare, body and face.

1.Ouai haircare Finishing creme.

This would be a second time i receive this product, another was from Allure beauty box(they almost always have haircare products.) The brand is pretty popular however i really do have to give it away as i cant use it. 

2.Purlisse beauty Coconut oil + coffee sugar body scrub.

I’m excited for a sugar body scrub but unfortunately what i cannot take is the smell of coffee. I can probably stick around if its a light faux coffee scent, but this is really an in your face strong coffee bean smell that i really cannot fathom smelling like the entire day after shower. So i am giving this away. Make it chocolate or vanilla and i will gladly slather it on continuously. 😂

3.Ciate Starstruck double ended stamp and liquid liner.

I bet everyone thought the star stamper wouldn’t work! Well surprisingly it stamps out a very clear star shape and the liquid liner has precision and is sharp enough for a good cat eye. I do love a good eyeliner and this delivers. Only thing is it is not waterproof and comes off easily when scrubbed with water. Not so festival friendly when you’re sweating it all out.

4.Ruby eyeshadow blending brush. 

I love getting a good brush, and eye brushes are the best to receive as you can never have enough with the multiple shadow palettes you’re sporting. Also if you’re anything like me and don’t clean out your brushes often enough, the more brushes the merrier. This blending brush has a tapered dome shape to blend the crease and outer ‘v’ with precision.

5.Paula dorf cosmetics Bronzer in shade Bora bora.

This would be my first hearing of the brand Paula dorf, the bronzer comes in the shade Bora bora is a mid tone matte brown. I have a light (slightly olive) asian skintone and this bronzer seems to be a just nice colour that does not steer too light. (As seen on swatch below.) Formula is not chalky, glides smooth and pigmentation is buildable. 

Swatches:

Some misses in April’s glam bag, mainly the sugar scrub due to the coffee, i really do wish i could tolerate it. Best highlight of this bag would be the Ciate Starstruck eyeliner, i love the cute star stamper! Also excited for the bronzer and brush.