January 2014 Ipsy Glam Bag Review

Hey Everyone!

Today I am showing you guys what I got in my January Ipsy bag and how I feel about it. For those of you who don't know what the ipsy bag is, it is a monthly beauty subscription service that is $10 a month. They send you anywhere from 4-6 deluxe samples of the latest beauty/skincare from some of the more popular makeup brands and some new and upcoming makeup brands. I have been subscribed to ipsy for more than 6 months and I definitely think that it is worth the $10 a month.

Now onto the contents of the january ipsy bag :)





The first thing in my ipsy glam bag is the Malin + Goetz Mojito Lip Balm which is supposed to be a unique lip balm because it contains a natural blend of fatty acid esters and plant protein-based nutrients to nourish skin. I have tried it on my lips and it does indeed feel really nice and moisturizing and does really feel like it keeps your lips moisturized even after it wears off. There isn't much of a scent, there's a light citrus smell but definitely very light and doesn't really taste like anything.



The next thing out of my bag was a deluxe sample of the Benefit Porefessional primer. Now I have heard rage reviews about the product but have yet to try it. I just couldn't bring myself to spend $30 for a full size bottle of this primer but I am super excited to try this out and see what the hype is all about.



Now when I pulled this item out of the bag I thought it was really interesting because it is considered a natural/organic body balm. I did try it out and it is very greasy feeling which I don't like. One thing that I did like is that when I washed it off there was still some remnants that stayed behind on my hands and helped moisturize. The huge thing that I do not like about this product is the smell. It smells awful! I don't even know how to explain it but it was really offputting for me. It is super unfortunate because I feel like this is a decent sized sample.



I was kind of disappointed when I pulled out this next item which is the Yaby Natural Finish Liquid Foundation. I think that putting bases like this in subscription bags/boxes is really difficult because everyone has different skin tones. I received the foundation in the color buff and it is definitely not a skin match for me. It is way too yellow based and too dark for me. After blending the swatch shown it made me look oompa loompa like hehe :p

The last thing I got was the makeup wipes which I totally forgot to take an individual photo of. They are in the pomegranate scent and I guess it's cool to get this in the bag because they are always useful.

Overall this bag wasn't the best since I won't be using a few products out of the bag but still happy about it none the less. Are you a beauty subscription subscriber? What do you subscribe to?

Hope you all enjoyed seeing what I got :)

until next time <3

..diana

Just a lil update on the next few posts to come :)

Hey Everyone!

I've really been itching to post today but don't really have much to post but I thought I would clue you guys into what I'm planning for the next few posts :) I recently did some damage at Ulta during the friends and family sale that is still currently going on for 20% off on almost everything in the store. I ordered online so I am waiting for that to come in the mail so as soon as I get that I'll be doing a haul. I am also currently awaiting my ipsy glam bag monthly subscription and I've also recently signed up for another beauty subscription box that's pretty new to the states call the memebox and I'll definitely be giving you the lowdown on that. I'm super excited! but any who that's what to expect within the next few posts! Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, comments etc on what you would like to see or hear about from me!

until next time <3

..diana


oh! and just in case you wanted to take part in the Ulta Friends and Family sale, it's going on til Saturday, January 18th and here's a link to get the coupon :)

http://pages.exacttarget.com/page.aspx?QS=3935619f7de112ef28a77987a60bccffa16c0e7d81b8923a758208d0d97aa82b

Hi everyone!

I've decided to start out with something that will help you get to know me better and maybe connect on different levels that we have in common :) I have decided that I will be posting a couple of times a week with a variety of topics relating to beauty, life, and anything that I think might be remotely interesting and hopefully you guys find it interesting too! So let's get started with this tag. I encourage everyone else who wants to do the tag to do it as well! I would love to learn more about you :)

1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight? my hair is extremely thick, course and kinda wavy, like it's more wavy in the middle and inside and straight on the outside. In other words, it's a hot mess :p

2. What is your natural hair color? brunette

3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon? eh, it depends.. I have been known to dye my hair myself at home, but sometimes I will go get it done.

4. How often do you wash your hair? I've been trying to wait as long as I can between washes, but generally I wash my hair every other day or every 2 days.

5. Do you wear the same style every day or change it? Right now I mainly wear it up in some way shape or form because it's super hot outside already and I'm in the process of growing it out and it's a mess at the moment.

6. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon? Lately I've been doing it all on my own but I love to go get my toes done. I do prefer to do my own manis though.

7. How often to you change your nail polish? around once a week

8. Do you polish your toes in the winter, too or just in the summer?  I try to give my toes a break from all the polish in the winter but I tend to do paint them whenever I feel like it :)

9. How long does it take to put on your makeup? Generally it probably takes me 15-20 minutes.

10. What do you do first? Face or eyes? I do face first and then my eyes and if I have any fallout I just gently sweep it off with a tissue and usually that takes care of it. I do tend to do more natural/ neutral eyes so fallout's usually not a problem.

11. Do you "collect" makeup or just buy what you need when you need it? I admit it.. I hoard makeup and I love buying new makeup goodies. I feel like there is never too much, although I'm sure my wife would say different :p

12. How often do you wear false eyelashes? Very rarely. I'll wear them for a really special occasion but that's about it. I don't really like the way they feel on my eyes.

13. Do you do a full face of makeup every day? I don't wear any makeup if I'm just staying at home but if I'm going out to run errands or something I'll wear a bb cream and/or bare minerals.

14. Do you wear makeup when you are home alone (or with family)? Nope, I'm au naturel at home :)

15. Will you leave the house without makeup? Yes, I admit that I don't always like the way my skin looks but sometimes I'll just be too lazy to care so I'll just leave with some moisturizer and SPF.

16. How many high end products do you have? I think in general I have more higher end products but I do have a ton of drugstore items as well.

17. How often do you wash your makeup brushes? I hate washing my makeup brushes but I'll usually wash them about every 3 weeks or so. I don't wear makeup that often during the week so it works out well for me.

18. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed? I am not a planner. I have tried doing that in the past but it always turned out that I wanted to wear something different when the time came around to it. I like it better to just decide when I'm getting dressed.

19. How often do you change your handbag? I love handbags and enjoy switching mine up on a regular basis. I also love handbag shopping and hitting up the designer outlets in my area :)

20. What time do you get up & go to sleep? When I think about this question, I always feel really old :p I tend to go to bed anywhere from like 9:30-11 depending on how tired I'm feeling and I get up around 7 to help my wife get ready for work and then sometimes I'll go back to bed til around 11. I love to sleep :p

21. How often & when do you workout? I'm really bad about this and definitely need to be more active. I really want to take up yoga!

22. Left-handed or Right-handed? I am right handed for sure

23. How tall are you? I am 5'3"

24. Do you speak a foreign language? I can speak Korean fluently, or pretty fluently anyway.

25. How many pets do you have? I have two doggies! They are chihuahua mixes, Jarvis and Sirius Black :)

26. How often are you on Blogger? Almost everyday.

27. Do you read the comments posted blogs? I do like to read comments on blogs in general, it really feels like the content that's on the blog is connecting with others.

28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts? Yes, usually on my phone or on the stickies app on my macbook pro.

29. How did you come up with your blog name? When it came down to choosing my blog name I thought long and hard on what I wanted it to be. Originally it was Diana blogz but I wasn't feeling that was the right title but now I feel like my title is perfect. We find beauty in all kinds of things in life not just makeup so its perfect in the sense that I can talk about whatever I find beautiful :)

30. What kind of camera do you use? I actually love the camera on my iPhone but if I'm not using that then it's my Sony Cybershot, which is pretty awesome!

31. How often do you clean your house? It seems that I like to clean our apartment on Mondays to kind of clean up from the weekend.

32. What is your favorite color?  I would have to say that my favorite color is purple and mint green 

33. What is your favorite beauty/fashion magazine? I have two :) Allure and Glamour

34. Do you swear? Haha yes I do, but I don't swear at people or call people names.. that's just mean

35. What are you doing with the rest of your day? It's Memorial Day so I'm going to be relaxing with my love before she has to go back to work tomorrow.

Hope you all enjoyed reading this and maybe getting to know a little about me!

until next time <3

--diana

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My First Entry!

Hi Everyone!

My name is Diana and I am 27 years old and currently live in Las Vegas, NV but that may be changing very shortly. After long deliberation, I have finally decided to start my own blog. On my blog I plan on talking about beauty, life, love and all things in between. I'm also really excited because I think my blog will be a bit unique because my wife and I are planning on having a baby and I am going to be documenting that hole process starting from the very beginning. I'm super excited for what's to come and documenting as we go along :) I hope that if you find my channel that you'll stick around for all things beauty and more. I plan on posting twice a week to start :)

until next time <3

diana