Ipsy June 2013

It took forever but I finally got my Ipsy GlamBag! The bag for this month is so adorable!

Inside my bag was:

JCat Sparkling Cream Palette in Suzie
NYX Cream Blush in Glow
Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter
Starlooks Lip Liner in Tipsy
Cailyn Gel Eyeliner in Purple

At first I was really disappointed when I saw what items I would be getting this month. I don't normally use blush or lip liners and, from what I had read online, the glitter palette would be basically unusable (it was described as being like coarse glitter in Vaseline, ick). When I received my bag and actually saw the items I started feeling a bit better about it. I decided to try some of them out. The result:

I used the Tipsy lip liner over my whole lip, the Glow blush, the highlighter on my waterline and the inside corners of my eyes, and a rosy-gold glitter on my eyelid.
Overall, I actually liked everything that came in my bag. It was a lot easier to work with then I thought it would be. The theme for this month was Wild so I was a little nervous that everything in the bag would not be good for day to day wear. I'll have to create a more wild look sometime soon. :)

Now, on to the individual items:

JCat Sparkling Cream Palette in Suzie

This is absolutely gorgeous to look at! It comes with little eyeshadow applicators that work alright for getting it out of the pan. It's a bit difficult to work with because it tends to come out in big chunks. Also, after putting this on my eyes, it didn't ever fully dry. It felt sticky and wiped off it anything so much as slightly touched it. It did look pretty but I think if I ever wore it out it would be smudged everywhere by the end of the night.

NYX Cream Blush in Glow

I really like the color of this blush. It gives me a natural pretty glow (guess the name fits it well. Lol).

Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter

Normally I wear white eyeliner to emphasize my eyes so it was a nice change to try out something different. This is a nude color that highlights my eyes rather well. It worked okay over the rest of my face but I don't think it's very noticeable. I think I'm too pale for most highlighters.

Starlooks Lip Liner in Tipsy

 This lip liner is a pretty coral color. The only downside is that it's EXTREMELY bright (bordering on looking clownish). I applied it lightly and it came out looking very nice though. I've only recently begun getting into more lip products so this definitely put me out of my comfort zone. I'm glad I tried it because it's something I would have never bought on my own and I ended up liking it a lot.

Cailyn Gel Eyeliner in Purple

I don't really have much to say about this product because I will be trading it for the same thing but it the color Iron. I just received a purple gel liner from Beauty Army this month so I wasn't overly thrilled to get a second one. I didn't swatch this (for obvious reasons) but it looks very pretty in the container. I think the design of the bottle is a cute idea. I like that a brush is included.

I'm very happy with my bag this month and look forward to seeing what's to come for July!