MyGlam: September 2012

[cheetahchirps]

I agree with you on the lipgloss! Just not into it....

Was really this close to cancelling myglam/ipsy after this bag but I guess I'll give it another month.. I really hate how we ALL get the same bag and colors for the most part, but the postcard in this bag made the claim that ipsy bag products would be "personalized colors" and products based on our skin, etc. If they pull through with this next month, I'll keep it. But I have yet to see any type of quiz or anything. Would think that if they were truly going to personalize bags for next month, they would need info from us other than the initial information we gave.

Also, I like the eyeshadow... Would have been PERFECT for the summer! It's a really gorgeous bronzey brown that's subtle but really nice on my skintone. Has orangey undertones, it's cute.

 
Thank you so much, and you other ladies for giving detailed, honest information that I can use. I now know I won't be able to use the eyeshadow, and the Jane gloss doesn't sound promising either. I also don't have split ends, but I've wanted to try Carol's Daughter for a long time. If that's all I have to trade, I'll be okay with it. Now all I have to do is get the darned thing, It's been in my city for 3 days, and was hoping for better delivery than BB, but it seems Sample Society is the only service that does a good job with that.

 

[mermuse]

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

Thank you so much, and you other ladies for giving detailed, honest information that I can use. I now know I won't be able to use the eyeshadow, and the Jane gloss doesn't sound promising either. I also don't have split ends, but I've wanted to try Carol's Daughter for a long time. If that's all I have to trade, I'll be okay with it. Now all I have to do is get the darned thing, It's been in my city for 3 days, and was hoping for better delivery than BB, but it seems Sample Society is the only service that does a good job with that.

Why won't you be able to use the eyeshadow?

 

[AsianRose]

I was definantly going to cancel MG, but now I'm curious about the changes their making. I'll keep them for a few more months now. Lord knows I don't need another pink lipgloss though.

 

[cheetahchirps]

Why won't you be able to use the eyeshadow?

The tone it has was in the spoiler, and that's a color I can't go near with my cool coloring. I've tried, and I just look like I'm rusting away.  It was also mentioned on the Ipsy website. I hope they mean it when they say they'll start tailoring the colors to our profile. 

 

[yoru]

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

Aw. Although my UPS MI said it would be coming on the 20th, USPS updated it showing it would be coming on the 22nd instead.. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

The shipping now sucks for west coast "ipsters" /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[ValentineLissar]

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


The shipping now sucks for west coast "ipsters" /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

When did you get your bag?  I got mine yesterday and I'm in SoCal.  I wouldn't consider receiving the bag yesterday being sucky since it seems the majority of the subscribers are getting their bags either yesterday or today.  (Especially, if you factor in that they started shipping Thursday and Friday of last week.)

Anyways,  I found this article about Ipsy (MyGlam) and Birchbox.  I find it intriguing because they discuss the business side of how both companies make money. Apparently, it seems the companies only make money through full-size purchases of products and not through the actual bag of samples they send out.  I guess that means every time we use the promo codes from the Derm Store or from the Nume website, Ipsy got a certain percentage of the profit being made.  I guess Birchbox must have something similar except they must have that cost factored into the point system or something.

Here's the link to the article: http://pandodaily.com/2012/07/13/michelle-phans-myglam-raises-2-75-million/

 

[nguyend1anne]

Hey! Question about ya'lls opinion of Andrea's Choice nail polish. Is it supposed to be matte like? I'm no nail polish guru, but  to me it dries so strange on my nails. I've never had a nail polish dry like this before. Is it supposed to be like this? 

 

[ValentineLissar]

Originally Posted by nguyend1anne /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Hey! Question about ya'lls opinion of Andrea's Choice nail polish. Is it supposed to be matte like? I'm no nail polish guru, but  to me it dries so strange on my nails. I've never had a nail polish dry like this before. Is it supposed to be like this? 

 You know, I am not sure if they intended it to be matte, but now that I think about it, maybe she was aiming for a matte finish.  I normally just put a clear top coat over it to make it shine.  Personally, I don't like matte finishes on nails but that's probably because I've always had the notion that nails are supposed to shine.

 

[princess2010]

Originally Posted by nguyend1anne /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Hey! Question about ya'lls opinion of Andrea's Choice nail polish. Is it supposed to be matte like? I'm no nail polish guru, but  to me it dries so strange on my nails. I've never had a nail polish dry like this before. Is it supposed to be like this? 

The finish is almost exactly like Illamasqua's rubber finish polishes. I put a top coat over mine and it's shiny and pretty. I really like the purple. It's probably my favorite of the AC line. I know matte polishes are the in thing right now but I like shiny nails.

 

[surelyslim]

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


The shipping now sucks for west coast "ipsters" /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I got mine today. In fact both Myglam and Birchbox (and a back-to-school cravebox) all showed up today

 

[nguyend1anne]

Originally Posted by princess2010 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


The finish is almost exactly like Illamasqua's rubber finish polishes. I put a top coat over mine and it's shiny and pretty. I really like the purple. It's probably my favorite of the AC line. I know matte polishes are the in thing right now but I like shiny nails.

Oh thanks for the reply. Yea I'm used to shiny nails. I just put two coats of the tight rope and it's still streaky. Sigh, feels like cheap quality to me. =/ 

 

[surelyslim]

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



When did you get your bag?  I got mine yesterday and I'm in SoCal.  I wouldn't consider receiving the bag yesterday being sucky since it seems the majority of the subscribers are getting their bags either yesterday or today.  (Especially, if you factor in that they started shipping Thursday and Friday of last week.)

Anyways,  I found this article about Ipsy (MyGlam) and Birchbox.  I find it intriguing because they discuss the business side of how both companies make money. Apparently, it seems the companies only make money through full-size purchases of products and not through the actual bag of samples they send out.  I guess that means every time we use the promo codes from the Derm Store or from the Nume website, Ipsy got a certain percentage of the profit being made.  I guess Birchbox must have something similar except they must have that cost factored into the point system or something.

Here's the link to the article: http://pandodaily.com/2012/07/13/michelle-phans-myglam-raises-2-75-million/

That is an interesting article. It has me wondering why Ipsy doesn't market their own shop more because there is an expressed interest that subbies want to buy the products in the glam bag (or even extras).

 

[zadidoll]

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

Anyways,  I found this article about Ipsy (MyGlam) and Birchbox.  I find it intriguing because they discuss the business side of how both companies make money. Apparently, it seems the companies only make money through full-size purchases of products and not through the actual bag of samples they send out.  I guess that means every time we use the promo codes from the Derm Store or from the Nume website, Ipsy got a certain percentage of the profit being made.  I guess Birchbox must have something similar except they must have that cost factored into the point system or something.

Here's the link to the article: http://pandodaily.com/2012/07/13/michelle-phans-myglam-raises-2-75-million/

I always thought people know that MyGlam earns a percentage of the money made from sales of products using those promo codes.

 

[Wida]

I love the Andrea's Choice polish that came this month!  It's a beautiful color!  I didn't have an issue with it being streaky or goopy at all.  I'm not quite used to the matte finish, but I'm giving it a try since that's the in thing lately.  This is my first month back as a Myglam/Ipsy customer since February and I'm so happy I was able to re-sub.  I adore the bag and it will be a perfect clutch for a wedding I'm attending this weekend.  The only thing that I won't use is the gloss since I'm just not a fan of gloss in general, but as a whole, this bag is a win! 

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I got my bag today. I like it pretty well! I actually love the polish...the formula works well for me. The shadow is nice, but like others, I don't have a palette or anything ot put it in. This would have been a good time for them to send out a myGlam branded small empty palette or something /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

The hair stuff is okay, the brush seems nice enough, and I'm not big on the gloss but I'm sure I can find someone to give it to.

 

[MadamLeslie]

Did anyone else notice the back of the card that says "myglam is now. . .ipsy" and has the products listed? The side with the product listing has pictures of (I guess) ipsy members. I noticed a few familiar faces on there. I know Fairest of All's pic is on there. Did anyone else see this, am I seeing things, or has this been mentioned, and I just missed it?

 

[zadidoll]

It was mentioned earlier in the thread or in another thread.

 

[yoru]

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



When did you get your bag?  I got mine yesterday and I'm in SoCal.  I wouldn't consider receiving the bag yesterday being sucky since it seems the majority of the subscribers are getting their bags either yesterday or today.  (Especially, if you factor in that they started shipping Thursday and Friday of last week.)

I won't get it until Friday and I live in Sacramento. As for last month, my tracking says it would be at my mailbox at 14th but I actually received it at 16-17ish.

I don't know about June and July bag since I was out of states and my bf check my mailbox once every other week for me.

 

[ValentineLissar]

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


That is an interesting article. It has me wondering why Ipsy doesn't market their own shop more because there is an expressed interest that subbies want to buy the products in the glam bag (or even extras).

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


I always thought people know that MyGlam earns a percentage of the money made from sales of products using those promo codes.

Well, before I thought that but it wasn't really confirmed until this article that they did receive a percentage of the profits for selling full-size products. As for why they haven't set up a shop yet, I think it's because setting up a shop is more complicated than one would assume.  I think they have to secure a location to hold their inventory, hire a staff that deals with sales and management of the shop, not to mention designing the online shop.  I think they've been trying to develop one for months, but I get that MyGlam is trying to build everything from the ground up and maybe they're not as organized as Birchbox was when putting together their company. I don't know...just speculating here.

 

[tgooberbutt]

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



When did you get your bag?  I got mine yesterday and I'm in SoCal.  I wouldn't consider receiving the bag yesterday being sucky since it seems the majority of the subscribers are getting their bags either yesterday or today.  (Especially, if you factor in that they started shipping Thursday and Friday of last week.)

I'm in NoCal, and I just got mine today /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />