February Ipsy Glam Bag Review

Still don't feel very good.  I did my first workout in a week today and it was difficult.  I should start my Humira tomorrow which hopefully will start bringing down the inflammation.

On to fun things! I got my February Ispy bag today.  It was Valentine's Day themed, so everything is pink and purple.

The bag is a nice plain hot pink, but it has a nice silky lining.  I received J.Cat false lashes, Pop Beauty lip gloss, Zoya nail polish, City Color Be Matte Blush, and something called Velvet Gel.  I think the total value of everything in the bag was around $35-40.  I don't think I'll every use the lashes, but you never know.  The lip gloss is a nice color for me.  The blush is a little brighter in person, but I think the color works as long as I apply it sparingly.  I love the color of the nail polish.  I'm happy to get polishes as that is the one thing I'll probably be changing out a lot.  I'm not 100% sure what the Velvet Gel is for, but it mentions age spots.  I don't have any of those, but maybe it will work on dark under eye circles.

This was a nice bag. I'm excited to see what they have for March!

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Ipsy Glam Bag Review

It's kind of weird, I've never really been into makeup or hair before.  I wore some makeup everyday, but it wasn't ever a lot and I wasn't particularly skilled in applying it. And *gasp* there are some days I leave the house and don't wear any makeup!  However, some time in the last couple of months a switch flipped in my head and I'm really interested in learning more about hair and makeup.  It would be nice to be able to do something to my hair besides putting it in a ponytail.

I decided that if I was going to do this, I should invest in some higher quality items so I went into Sephora.  Holy cow! Good makeup is fricking expensive!  So I got color matched (which I highly recommend), bought some foundation, and walked away kind of sad since I'm way too cheap to buy a lot of their stuff to experiment with. 

Then I found ipsy.  I've always been somewhat enamored with subscription boxes.  It's like getting a little surprise present every month.  Ipsy seemed like a fun way to try new types of makeup for fairly cheap ($10 a month).  I'm justifying this as a good thing for my mental health.  I have something silly to look forward to, I feel like it's a reward, and, the best part, it's not food :)

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