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April will be my last month with Ipsy. I have 925 points right now, I'll have 1000 after March reviews, so I'll cash in for *something* in my April bag. The problem is, I don't even like the current 1000 point perks!
When I first got Ipsy, I was so in love with it! My first bag (Nov 2012) contained some amazing brands - Benefit (mascara), The Balm (eyeshadow), and BareMinerals (lipgloss). I have since thrown away the Nailtini polish and Starlet eyeliner. But now, after a year, I'm just really overloaded on makeup and can't even get excited about this past month even though I got pretty much the bag best suited for me, and even got almost all of the color variations I wanted! But I just don't *need* another lipgloss, another blush, another nail polish, another eyeshadow and hair mask. My "peak" bag with Ipsy was August - got the UD lippie, the Chella brow pencil, the MT Pumpkin mask (aaaand, Pixi mascara and Pacifica's super-sparkle BB Cream) and that was the last bag, to me, that felt truly luxurious and awesome.
I guess my problem with Ipsy is that it's become too predictable. The products repeat, the brands repeat, and I have several of ANYTHING they're going to send. I do think it's an excellent subscription service. I've had it for over a year, and I will miss my hot pink envelope every month! I'll miss the makeup bags (yes, I'm that weird person that actually LOVES most of the bags!), and I will miss getting ALL OF THE MAKEUP. But I'm going to love having 2 Birchboxes on a regular basis. I'm going to love double the samples. I'm going to love discovering even MORE brands and products that I never knew existed. I'm going to love having MOAR POINTS to spend on items that don't even have to be makeup or skincare! I've been eyeing several items in the Lifestyle section on Birchbox, and for some reason, I just *need* this bamboo cutting board I saw on there. In the real world, I would never spend $50 on a cutting board. But when I can save up enough points to get it for free (AND use a discount code AND get a Mystery Sample Pack), why the heck not!?
This has turned into a much longer post than I intended, sorry! Bottom line? In the end, it's not about whether Ipsy or Birchbox is intrinsically "better". It's about which sub is better for YOU. Liking Ipsy doesn't mean you're a cheapo makeup hoarder, and liking Birchbox doesn't mean you appreciate only the finer foil samples in life. So get whichever sub works for you, or go crazy and get both. Because it's about what makes *you* happy!
This is amazing. lol. I've been reading all the posts and just kind of keeping quiet. I love my ipsy. I love getting full sizes and different things that even though they may be considered "cheap brands", I wouldn't just go buy in the store. But I'm loving Birchbox too. I'm new to BB, but I'm loving the points system, the wider range of samples. I love them both, and I was a bit confused from all of these posts, like if i had to hate one to love the other. But you're right, right now, they both make me happy. One isn't necassarily better than the other, they're two different things. Like french fries and baked potatoes, they come from the same concept, but they're two total different things. Doesn't mean you can't like them both.
April will be my last month with Ipsy. I have 925 points right now, I'll have 1000 after March reviews, so I'll cash in for *something* in my April bag. The problem is, I don't even like the current 1000 point perks!
When I first got Ipsy, I was so in love with it! My first bag (Nov 2012) contained some amazing brands - Benefit (mascara), The Balm (eyeshadow), and BareMinerals (lipgloss). I have since thrown away the Nailtini polish and Starlet eyeliner. But now, after a year, I'm just really overloaded on makeup and can't even get excited about this past month even though I got pretty much the bag best suited for me, and even got almost all of the color variations I wanted! But I just don't *need* another lipgloss, another blush, another nail polish, another eyeshadow and hair mask. My "peak" bag with Ipsy was August - got the UD lippie, the Chella brow pencil, the MT Pumpkin mask (aaaand, Pixi mascara and Pacifica's super-sparkle BB Cream) and that was the last bag, to me, that felt truly luxurious and awesome.
I guess my problem with Ipsy is that it's become too predictable. The products repeat, the brands repeat, and I have several of ANYTHING they're going to send. I do think it's an excellent subscription service. I've had it for over a year, and I will miss my hot pink envelope every month! I'll miss the makeup bags (yes, I'm that weird person that actually LOVES most of the bags!), and I will miss getting ALL OF THE MAKEUP. But I'm going to love having 2 Birchboxes on a regular basis. I'm going to love double the samples. I'm going to love discovering even MORE brands and products that I never knew existed. I'm going to love having MOAR POINTS to spend on items that don't even have to be makeup or skincare! I've been eyeing several items in the Lifestyle section on Birchbox, and for some reason, I just *need* this bamboo cutting board I saw on there. In the real world, I would never spend $50 on a cutting board. But when I can save up enough points to get it for free (AND use a discount code AND get a Mystery Sample Pack), why the heck not!?
This has turned into a much longer post than I intended, sorry! Bottom line? In the end, it's not about whether Ipsy or Birchbox is intrinsically "better". It's about which sub is better for YOU. Liking Ipsy doesn't mean you're a cheapo makeup hoarder, and liking Birchbox doesn't mean you appreciate only the finer foil samples in life. So get whichever sub works for you, or go crazy and get both. Because it's about what makes *you* happy!
This is amazing. lol. I've been reading all the posts and just kind of keeping quiet. I love my ipsy. I love getting full sizes and different things that even though they may be considered "cheap brands", I wouldn't just go buy in the store. But I'm loving Birchbox too. I'm new to BB, but I'm loving the points system, the wider range of samples. I love them both, and I was a bit confused from all of these posts, like if i had to hate one to love the other. But you're right, right now, they both make me happy. One isn't necassarily better than the other, they're two different things. Like french fries and baked potatoes, they come from the same concept, but they're two total different things. Doesn't mean you can't like them both.
