Ipsy/MyGlam: October 2012

[anita68]

I received the lip bomb #9 but it really doesn't go well with my tan skin :/ I wish it were a darker color. I'm willing to trade for any other color?

 

[mjkdior713]

Can someone please help me?  Have you ever had a package say "out for delivery" and then later that night or next morning say "delivery status not updated"?  What does this mean?  I called post office and they say they don't know what it means.  Yea, they actually said they have no clue.  WTF

My glam bag is the package in question and I;m getting really pissed off!

 

[PAsh]

Originally Posted by mjkdior713 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Can someone please help me?  Have you ever had a package say "out for delivery" and then later that night or next morning say "delivery status not updated"?  What does this mean?  I called post office and they say they don't know what it means.  Yea, they actually said they have no clue.  WTF

My glam bag is the package in question and I;m getting really pissed off!

oh wow...similar issue w/ me, checked the tracking and the item is supposed to be out for delivery, asked the mailman if i have a pkg, he said no, so i thought may be tmr. i checked the tracking again later that night, only to find the pkg had been marked as "delivered" at 5:26pm! either he really did not know it's supposed to come to me, and delivered it to someone else, or something else is going on. i don't know, either way, i contact Ipsy and they said they will send out a replacement for  me, although i think they don't really like to do that if they don't think it's their fault that you did not get your package. all i'm saying is, may be try and contact Ipsy?

 

[dawallewein]

Good morning!  I finally received my Birchbox last night, and it felt like I was holding a balloon with the air leaking out.  That's the best description I can give for my excitement level in opening my box, and from looking over what others have gotten this month, I think mine was one of the better ones (for once).  I got the one with the teeeeny tiiiiny lip butter, the ittttty bitttty Mary Loumanizer (how in the heck are we supposed to fit a face brush over that itsy bitsy pan to even use it??!!), and of course, my personal favorites:  the FOIL PACKETS.  UGH!  Anyway, I used up my points yesterday and cancelled this morning.   I will put the cancellation e-mail I sent them in a spoiler below, if you want to read it.  I just feel for me, personally, I'm not getting a good value for my money.  It wasn't easy breaking up with my first sample subscription love, but alas, it was necessary. 

 I've enjoyed my sample subscription for the surprise factor, but I haven't been thrilled with the sample sizes and so many foil packets.  It doesn't really give me enough of the products to determine whether or not I would commit to buying the full-sized products.  I placed an order yesterday for a full-sized product, but it was for something I already knew I would like from sampling/buying somewhere else.  When I compare the value that I get from Birchbox to my IPSY bag, there's no comparison whatsoever.  Even though some of the products in the Ipsy bag might not be as high-end as those in the Birchboxes, there is enough of the product in the Ipsy bag samples to determine if I want to repurchase.  I've also decided to sign up with the Look Bag, and received my first one last week. WOW!  I was VERY impressed, and for only a couple of dollars more a month, I feel I received three times the value of what I get in my Birchboxes.  I was on the fence about cancelling my Birchbox until I received my box yesterday.  I wanted to give it one more chance, and compared to what I was seeing others were getting this month, I thought I was getting a pretty good one.  Then I opened it, and the samples were ITTY BITTY.  SOOOOO tiny.  I had to put reading glasses on to read the writing on the Mary Loumanizer.  Not joking.  It was that small. 

I also wanted to mention that I was having some issues ordering from your site online yesterday, so I called to place my order.  It rang and rang and finally went to a voicemail.  I left a message but never heard back, and I eventually was able to resolve the issue on my own.  It seems strange to me that there would just be a voicemail system as opposed to a live body when trying to place an order.  I've never run across that with a company before.  

I appreciate Birchbox for being the first sampling program I was introduced to.  I will keep an eye out on the threads on my makeup blogs to see if Birchbox improves its sample sizes.  If so, I will consider coming back.  But for now, I'd rather spend my $10.00 a month on something I feel I'm getting a good value for. 

Thank you.

 

[juraseka]

I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you lovely ladies for getting me hooked on Ipsy /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I have only received the October box so far but oh. my. gosh. I LOVE IT! I am all about trying new makeup and mixing up my routine. So thank you everyone for the advice that pushed me into trying it, I think this is going to be one of my favorite subs /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mjkdior713]

Originally Posted by PAsh /img/forum/go_quote.gif




oh wow...similar issue w/ me, checked the tracking and the item is supposed to be out for delivery, asked the mailman if i have a pkg, he said no, so i thought may be tmr. i checked the tracking again later that night, only to find the pkg had been marked as "delivered" at 5:26pm! either he really did not know it's supposed to come to me, and delivered it to someone else, or something else is going on. i don't know, either way, i contact Ipsy and they said they will send out a replacement for  me, although i think they don't really like to do that if they don't think it's their fault that you did not get your package. all i'm saying is, may be try and contact Ipsy?

Thanks.  yea I emailed them two days ago because at first it hadn't moved since the 12th.  They got back to me and said if I don't get it by next week let them know and then I was thrilled when it said out for delivery only to find it had not been delivered.  I wish I was home when the mailman comes, but I don't get home from work til close to 5. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Emailed myglam back and hopefully I'll get a response.  I did call the post office, but the guy I talked to didn't know what the update meant and didn't know what happened to my bag.  They are "looking into it".  I seriously hate usps.  Makes me not wanna get stuff in the mail cause of this crap.

 

[dawallewein]

Originally Posted by dawallewein /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Good morning!  I finally received my Birchbox last night, and it felt like I was holding a balloon with the air leaking out.  That's the best description I can give for my excitement level in opening my box, and from looking over what others have gotten this month, I think mine was one of the better ones (for once).  I got the one with the teeeeny tiiiiny lip butter, the ittttty bitttty Mary Loumanizer (how in the heck are we supposed to fit a face brush over that itsy bitsy pan to even use it??!!), and of course, my personal favorites:  the FOIL PACKETS.  UGH!  Anyway, I used up my points yesterday and cancelled this morning.   I will put the cancellation e-mail I sent them in a spoiler below, if you want to read it.  I just feel for me, personally, I'm not getting a good value for my money.  It wasn't easy breaking up with my first sample subscription love, but alas, it was necessary. 


 I've enjoyed my sample subscription for the surprise factor, but I haven't been thrilled with the sample sizes and so many foil packets.  It doesn't really give me enough of the products to determine whether or not I would commit to buying the full-sized products.  I placed an order yesterday for a full-sized product, but it was for something I already knew I would like from sampling/buying somewhere else.  When I compare the value that I get from Birchbox to my IPSY bag, there's no comparison whatsoever.  Even though some of the products in the Ipsy bag might not be as high-end as those in the Birchboxes, there is enough of the product in the Ipsy bag samples to determine if I want to repurchase.  I've also decided to sign up with the Look Bag, and received my first one last week. WOW!  I was VERY impressed, and for only a couple of dollars more a month, I feel I received three times the value of what I get in my Birchboxes.  I was on the fence about cancelling my Birchbox until I received my box yesterday.  I wanted to give it one more chance, and compared to what I was seeing others were getting this month, I thought I was getting a pretty good one.  Then I opened it, and the samples were ITTY BITTY.  SOOOOO tiny.  I had to put reading glasses on to read the writing on the Mary Loumanizer.  Not joking.  It was that small. 

I also wanted to mention that I was having some issues ordering from your site online yesterday, so I called to place my order.  It rang and rang and finally went to a voicemail.  I left a message but never heard back, and I eventually was able to resolve the issue on my own.  It seems strange to me that there would just be a voicemail system as opposed to a live body when trying to place an order.  I've never run across that with a company before.  

I appreciate Birchbox for being the first sampling program I was introduced to.  I will keep an eye out on the threads on my makeup blogs to see if Birchbox improves its sample sizes.  If so, I will consider coming back.  But for now, I'd rather spend my $10.00 a month on something I feel I'm getting a good value for. 

Thank you.
OOPS!  Sorry ladies!!  I meant to post this to the Birchbox forum, but since I mention in my Birchbox cancellation why I LOVE Ipsy, I guess it's ok I messed up.  LOL!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[katie danielle]

Originally Posted by Dena Fletcher /img/forum/go_quote.gif

do you like the eyshadow>?  i love it!

I'm not a big eyeshadow user. I think I'll try these out, but I have small eyelids so I usually just stick to liner.

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Originally Posted by katie danielle /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm not a big eyeshadow user. I think I'll try these out, but I have small eyelids so I usually just stick to liner.

This is a weird comment, but most Asian girls with double eyelids (me for one) have pretty small eyelids. If that's the issue, you can try searching youtube for "Asian eye makeup tutorial"!

 

[mjkdior713]

Originally Posted by mjkdior713 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Thanks.  yea I emailed them two days ago because at first it hadn't moved since the 12th.  They got back to me and said if I don't get it by next week let them know and then I was thrilled when it said out for delivery only to find it had not been delivered.  I wish I was home when the mailman comes, but I don't get home from work til close to 5. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Emailed myglam back and hopefully I'll get a response.  I did call the post office, but the guy I talked to didn't know what the update meant and didn't know what happened to my bag.  They are "looking into it".  I seriously hate usps.  Makes me not wanna get stuff in the mail cause of this crap.

Update: Called my local post office and they seemed to be more helpful.  They said it is in fact still out for delivery.  The package was marked "outfor delivery" after the trucks left for the day.  That makes sense.  OH PLEAASSSSEEEE LET ME GET MY BAG TODAY /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[katie danielle]

Originally Posted by Kyuu /img/forum/go_quote.gif


This is a weird comment, but most Asian girls with double eyelids (me for one) have pretty small eyelids. If that's the issue, you can try searching youtube for "Asian eye makeup tutorial"!

I've been told my eyelids look Asian, though I am not, but that's a really good idea. I've just given up hope of ever using eye shadow or anything because of how small they are. I will check it out though, thanks!

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Originally Posted by katie danielle /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I've been told my eyelids look Asian, though I am not, but that's a really good idea. I've just given up hope of ever using eye shadow or anything because of how small they are. I will check it out though, thanks!

Usually I line my eyelids completely with eyeliner, and then put it on top of my eyes uh.... i don't know what the espace is called. Not so much, but about 0.5-1.5 cm worth of eyeshadow. So you won't be able to get really dramatic colors and effects, but it still works! I still have lots of fun playing around with colors...when I do... like when I'm not at work...

 

[zadidoll]

I was able to get the remaining sets from Coastal Scents in the mail today. I've posted what each mini sample set looks like and will have swatches later this afternoon.

Swatched: Coastal Scents - the 8 sets from Ipsy's October bag

 

[mjkdior713]

It's a miracle. Usps has delivered my bag. finally. I got the lip bomb in 4, which is kinda a pink berry, deeper than i thought...pretty. And coastal scents in 7,

 

[Fairest of all]

I just got around to trying my set #5 for the first time. I LOVE these colors and they are surprisingly wearable for me being so pale 

 

 

[katie danielle]

Originally Posted by Fairest of all /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I just got around to trying my set #5 for the first time. I LOVE these colors and they are surprisingly wearable for me being so pale 

 

Gorgeous! Which Lip Bomb did you get?

 

[princess2010]

Originally Posted by dawallewein /img/forum/go_quote.gif

OOPS!  Sorry ladies!!  I meant to post this to the Birchbox forum, but since I mention in my Birchbox cancellation why I LOVE Ipsy, I guess it's ok I messed up.  LOL!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I laughed at your line about the deflating balloon opening BB because that's exactly how I felt and eventually canceled. Ipsy blew it out of the water this month. So happy with this month's bag!

 

[eoosthoek84]

I will trade you! I got the #4, which is too dark for me. Let me know! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[zadidoll]

All 32 colors are now up in the thread I started in the swatches forum.

https://www.makeuptalk.com/t/129763/swatched-coastal-scents-the-8-sets-from-ipsys-october-bag/0_100​

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Thank you Coastal Scents for sending me the remaining six sets that I did not have so that I could do these swatches.

 

[MollyC2153]

Originally Posted by Fairest of all /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I just got around to trying my set #5 for the first time. I LOVE these colors and they are surprisingly wearable for me being so pale 

 

Why are you SO pretty? 

Can you come do my makeup please?