Birchbox and Ipsy bag for November

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving, and got to enjoy a few days off of work or school! I was so glad that both my sister and brother came home and we all enjoyed a really relaxing day... I fell asleep at 7 PM and didn't wake up until this morning! I thought I would use this day off to write a new blog post and have been meaning to write a post about the things that came in both beauty blogs this month. Enjoy!

Birchbox: 

I was a little sad that the only makeup item that came in this month's Birchbox was a mascara, but at least I really like the mascara! The other items in this month's box included:

*Ayres body butter

*Golden Root purifying mud mask

*WEI Pomegranate Buffing Beads

*Fatty Sundays chocolate covered pretzel

The 2 main things that I like in this box are the mascara (shown below), and the buffing beads. I have been incorporating the buffing beads into my honey to wash my face and really love it! I have been applying the body butter to my dry hands before bed and although it is moisturizing, the smell is terrible! Okay, maybe not TERRIBLE, but not my favorite smell.

I have really enjoyed using this mascara made by eyeko London. It is a really wet formulation but makes your lashes look super voluminous and long. I have been using this mascara a ton this November and might even be one of my favorites for the month of November. 

IPSY: 

Ipsy has been KILLING it with their bags recently! If you are looking for something to add to your Christmas list, a subscription to this is it! I have been so pleased with the bags that I have received thus far. The theme of the this month's bag was "Glam Up" .... and really how cute is the little clutch that the make up came in? I love using the clutches they send me for travel. 

First, for the non make-up items... I was sent an Argan Oil and a Nailtini nail polish. The color of this nail polish is, "Cavier Cocktail." Perfect metallic shade to wear on your nails for the holidays. 

A swatch of the nail polish. Sorry about the terrible paint job, but wanted to show you all what the color looked like on nails! 

The first make-up product that came in my ipsy bag was this mascara by EM cosmetics. Michelle Phan was a fellow blogger and Youtuber and now has her own make-up line (how can I make this happen?!) Anyways, ipsy sent me a sample of this mascara which contains fibers to lengthen your lashes. I do have to admit that I like the mascara that was in my Birchbox better! I am not a huge fan of mascaras with fibers in them... I feel like they make my lashes look weird. BUT, for my readers, if you would like a 30% off coupon code for Michelle Phan cosmetics, head over to emcosmetics.com and type in the promo code ipsy30. 

The next make up product from my ipsy bag was a beauty bronzer from the line Pixi. I have seen this line many times at Target, but never bought anything! I am really liking this bronzer to glow up my pale skin. It has a slight shimmer in it to give your face a nice glow!

My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE things in this month's ipsy bag were this AMAZINGGGG lip crayon and GOORRGGEEEOOUUSSS eye liner. The lip crayon is from the make up line be a.. BOMBSHELL, and I am a huge fan of all of the things that I have tried from this line. The color is called, "Hot Damn." The eyeliner is from the make up line, Starlooks, and is in the color, "Amethyst."I really love all of the eyeliners from this make up line. I have received a black one from this line before, and have been using it almost everyday recently. Definitely one of my favorites for November (a blog post for November favorites coming soon)!

Overall, definitely thought the Ipsy bag was much better than the Birchbox for this month. I hope everyone has a great rest of their November, and will soon post a blog on all of my November favorites! Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone! 

Always remember to sparkle! 

Ally