May Ipsy Bag

It's time for the May Ipsy bag. This month, the theme is Fresh Picks.

At first glance, this bag wasn't very exciting. I only got one makeup product and the rest were skincare. As I looked at the products, though, I realized that either my husband or I would actually use all of the skincare products included.

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April Glossybox

Recently, I've been loving sample subscription boxes. I already get Ipsy and wanted to try out a new one. I picked Glossybox, which is $21 a month, because I wanted to try new brands. The problem with a lot of the sample boxes in the same price range as Ipsy ($10-$15 a month) is that they all have the same brands and often the same products.

I have to say, though, that Glossybox is pretty disappointing. This is actually my second box but the March box wasn't worth taking pictures of. I pretty much gave away everything. The April box is a little better but I don't love anything in it. I was also disappointed that several products are things you can get at the drugstore or places like Walmart.

I also just got the April box yesterday... a little more than a week after April was over and several days after I was billed for the May box. It made me feel a little better that quite a few people also had delayed boxes because at least I know that it wasn't just me. But, if you check out their Facebook page and read comments, it highlights that Glossybox has bad customer service. For me, the delay wasn't that big a deal and I wouldn't mind if I loved the products... but I don't. Seeing I was already billed for it, I'll have the May box but I don't think I'll keep Glossybox.

The box value is $76.50, however, so if you like the products then it's a good value.

Glossybox's packaging is really pretty and I do plan to keep the box for storage.

Memebox - Banila Co. Box

I recently got in my Banila Co. Memebox. This box is the regular Memebox not the Banila Co. Superbox.

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And despite being a regular Memebox, it was $39. I got it because I had some points on the site. That being said, I think this is my favorite Memebox so far. I've never tried Banila Co. before but I would definitely try them in the future.

March and April 2014 Empties

I had a few empties from my project pan, but I did have a few more empties from the last couple months. Some are empty and some are ones I'm just throwing out.

Project Pan 2014 Round 2 Update #1

It's been a month since I started my really large project pan. For some things I feel like I'm making decent progress and others seem like they will not be finished by the end of the year. It's just the beginning, though, so I'm still feeling hopeful.

April Ipsy Bag

I got my Ipsy bag for April last week. This theme is Beauty Rocks.

 I still like Ipsy after all these months. Overall, I enjoy the products that I'm getting... though I do wish I'd get less hair products. I don't really want to say I don't like the Sexy Hair products because I do but I just don't use a lot of hair products outside hair oil and the occasional hair spray. I also find myself wishing that they would release their potential products list and then let you request the ones you want... maybe you wouldn't get them all but at least you'd get a chance. I really wanted to try the Benefit Lolitint but didn't get it.

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Project Pan 2014 Round 2 - The Long, Long Journey

I recently killed my last project pan. It was just so boring to be forced to wear the same makeup day after day that I found that I didn't want to wear it at all. I still wanted to do a Project Pan, though. In the end, I decided to pick a lot of products to use up through the rest of the year.

I also decided not to do a no-buy. That just didn't work out for me last time and I ended up binge shopping. I will limit myself to $50 a month plus my ipsy subscription and the occasional other box... with some other limits. I have so many lip products that I will never go through them all, so I won't be buying any lip products unless there is something so unique (I can't have a similar color) and wearable (no more Lime Crime-y colors like yellow, blue or green) that I can't pass it up. I also want to severely limit purchasing cream products because I already have a lot.

There are 9 months left in 2014 so I picked 99 products to use up or at least hit pan on by the end of the year. Obviously it would be nearly impossible to use up 99 makeup products so this Project Pan also includes skin care and hair care.

Because there are so many products, I made my very first video to go over them. This post will have a master list, though, that I will be updating as I empty products.