Hey, hey it’s MJ,

            I’m just going to dive right into this one, though I hope everyone is having a great week so far. 

            So this month is the first month where ipsy had included a bag in the Glam Bag Plus and now I am just getting two makeup bags a month. I kind of liked that I wasn’t getting a bag with the plus and now that I am, I am going to have to find new uses for them. This one is cute, I will not lie its black mermaid fabric (you know like the pillows and everything else where you can flip the sequins) with Betty Boop in silhouette on the reverse and a red heart zipper pull. They really went all in with the Betty Boop theme this month. It’s also only about an inch larger all the way than the regular bag.

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            What did I get though?

            Jolii Cosmetics Spektra stick in Stella

            The packaging on this is the bomb dot com (yes that is a mid-2000’s saying that I don’t think I ever said then but I have heard more recently than I did in middle school) but seriously I LOVE the packaging, it looks like a lipstick tube and then you press on the bottom and then pull the tube itself out. The color is absolutely beautiful, I have already swatched it and it is just so pretty. They describe it as a rose quartz shade and I do not disagree though I would call it rose gold but they are about the same shade. I think this was my favorite product out of the whole bag and usually I can’t pick a favorite.

            Lovecraft Beauty Bronzer Palette

            This is a nice palette, I have swatched them as well and the darkest shade is a little too dark for my complexion, maybe during the summer not so much but for most of the rest of the year it would not work for me. The two other shades though I am totally okay with. I love the packaging, it’s really simple and really pretty and it’s called Lovecraft and all I think of when I see that name is H.P. Lovecraft and that’s just great. 

            Touch In Sol No Poreblem Priming Water 

            It’s rose based so that should be pretty great because I live with a rose water mist on my bathroom counter. I like Touch In Sol because it is a K-beauty brand and usually their formulas are amazing. I am looking forward to trying this but also a little hesitant because I have been burned (not literally) by primers in the past. 

            Betty Boop X Ipsy That’s So Betty Eyeshadow Palette

            I just want to audibly sigh at this one, I chose this product, I chose it and I regret it. It’s an 8 pan eyeshadow palette where only about four of the shades are pigmented, I was really disappointed by the pigmentation and the quality of the product. The shades that do have pigment are really pretty but I was unhappy with the other four shades two of which you can’t really see. There is a really pretty purple shade, it’s pretty in the pan but as soon as I swatched it, it’s just not there and I was so looking forward to playing around with that specific shade. Also there is one matte shade and the rest are shimmer shades which is a rally odd distribution in an eyeshadow palette, the packaging is really hard to open, and it just didn’t wow me. It claims to be a $30 palette and I think I could go buy a drug store palette for under ten with better quality than this. Normally I don’t have much negative to say about ipsy products but this one was a total dud, it may not be for some people but I have used enough eyeshadows that I know that the quality of this is just not there and it’s so disappointing. 

            F.A.R.A.H Brushes Midnight Pro Trio

            The brushes are gorgeous, the handles are built to be able to hold properly and rest while you work on your face. They are all face brushes, a cheek, buff, and stipple and apparently they are all in midnight blue instead of black and looking at them in the light that is super cool. I don’t have any dark blue brushes and I love them. They are nice and soft and I have several F.A.R.A.H brushes thanks to ipsy so getting a few more that are as beautiful as these are were actually really cool. 

            Well that’s it for this post and this bag was a little bit all over the place, I’m not unhappy about that because it means I have been exposed to things that if I was walking through a shop I may not have even given a second glance but might now.

            Do you want to know how I felt about the other months I have gotten this year and what I got? You can, just click on the month and you can read that rambling post like I hope you read this one, May, June, July, August, and September! 

            Have a great rest of you week everyone and I will hopefully see you Sunday with a new post! 

            -MJ