IPSY September bag "CLASSIC BEAUTY" 2013





IPSY September 2013 "CLASSIC BEAUTY" Bag

Absolutely love this bag, Thank you ipsy for sending me a purple Nyx eyeshadow and not a golden, copper, silver , black one because i have so many of those from before, Love experimenting with colours specially pinks, maroons, purples, blues, greens, yellows ETC

1) Product number one is Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gel..... I got two pairs, each pair is supposed to be used once a week. So i am covered for next two weeks :) incidentally i have a fashion show next week so YAYYY. Thanks Ipsy.

 



 

 

2) Ipsy has previously sent me Starlooks bare lip liner which i don't use simply because its so close to my skin colour, but it had a really good staying power and very soft texture. Kohl Liner is not different, seems to have good soft texture, goes on smooth. so far i just swatched it on my hand and upon rubbing and washing, the colour disappeared.
FULL SIZE PRODUCT.

3)NYX Eye Shadow in PURPLE...... thank you Ipsy for sending me a coloured shade. absolutely love it, the texture is soft. staying power will need to be tested so wait for updates :))
FULL SIZE PRODUCT.

4) JCAT Beauty lipstick in HONEY CRISP. a nude shade whose texture was drying on my lips. i may use it with a nars or Laura mercier lip gloss.
FULL SIZE PRODUCT.

5)Elizabeth Molt "IT'S SO BIG" Volumizing Mascara.
wont open it, still have a ton of sample size mascaras from previous months of ipsy and Topbox to go through. (see topbox september review here)
SAMPLE SIZE PRODUCT.

6) EM Cosmetics The Life Palette in "Career Life" came with three eye shadows and one cheek sample.

 

 

Finally the Hand Swatches of the coloured products.

the colour you can barely see is HONEY CRISP Lipstick by Jcat
black is the obsidian starlooks kohl liner
purple is the NYX eye shadow shade called PURPLE

OVERALL, love this bag, just think purple isn't the colour in fashion, deep velvety and leather shades are in vogue, but i can totally use this shade to create smokey look and use last month's mica shade in bronze and some other black shades.

Watch this space for updates of before and after pictures.

topbox 2013 september Chatelaine Box

TOPBOX September 2013 "Chatelaine"
 

 First off, this is my second topbox and this one excited me more than the first one from last month which was a Clinique special.

It came wrapped in this beautiful box (i think i will store my bangles to reuse this box)

1) Katy Perry KILLER QUEEN sample, its basically a very sweet scent which doesn't last very long but overall a very strong scent.
update: the smell just disappears on me :(

 

 

2)  Cover FX Anti Aging Primer a 5ml sample supposed to work as a serum +primer.....cant wait to use it.
update: wasn't matifying enough. my make up didn't stay oil free as my bare minerals spf primer does so.

 3) Estee Lauder extreme Lash Mascara..... honestly i am so tired of getting mascara samples ( got one in last box from topbox and ipsy and apparently this month as well ipsy as well as topbox have sent me a mascara) so i cant review how this product will work because i wont open it till i need it maybe in a few months ( read years)

update: wont open it till i am through with the old ones .

4) Kerastase Elixer Ultime: hair oil as a 3ml sample ( pretty darn tiny sample but i am not complaining because i have so many other serums to use up that this sample size works for me)
it is suppose to make hair radiant and smooth.

update: hair was soft till yesterday, feels greasy today and it never took the fly aways away LOL

5) Lise Watier Ombre Souffle Supreme- An anti ageing eye shadow, i love the texture on these and they are super shinny (love them more because the metallic shades are in fashion right now) I got the peach and green shade. the samples are extremely tiny but like i said i could care less about the size on these. these shades are like mousse and will dry out since the packaging cant be resealed once opened.

update: peach just turned silver on my skin after a while and vert also had a crazy amount of silver shine to it . it has staying power though. lasted me all day for over 10 hours.

Finally this came with a Chatelaine double issue (special edition) magazine which i think i will enjoy browsing through. comes with great recipes  and a special offer which as a topbox subscriber allows me to buy 12 subscriptions for $15. Bonus offer is an extra FREE Topbox in October (while quantities last) and a rose gold tinted wrist watch.

update: read the magazine, its full of extremely sad stories and some good fashion advice. i don't cook so don't really care about cooking recipes. decided not to subscribe.

Over all this box was worth its cost. I don't hate the box borderline love it only because the samples are small and wont take up too much room . hopefully last me a month till the new box arrives.

Topbox delivers good name brands to my door step and i am loving them :))