Ipsy: August 2017 Glam Bag Unboxing

[Belated post] As of Aug 2017 I had been a loyal Ipsy subscriber for almost 2 years, and for good reason as each bag provided a plethora of worthwhile items. This month's bag contained the following:

First Aid Beauty

Skin Rescue Deep Cleanser with Red Clay

 

I haven't used many First Aid Beauty products, but this cleanser is surprisingly effective. It squeezes out a translucent red color, and is something between a cleansing milk and a traditional foaming cleanser. It doesn't foam up per se, but it definitely gets soapy, yet manages to be non-drying (and I have very dry skin, so am normally extremely sensitive to this. It also gets out all of my makeup, which I was surprised by - seriously, even eyeliner. 

The only thing I'm not a fan of is that it contains Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate as a top ingredient, which accounts for the slight foaming action. I'm not a fan of any Sodium Lauryl type product, as they can be very damaging to the skin. But I do like this and find it fun to use.

Eyeko

Black Magic Mascara

 
All Eyeko eye products, be they mascaras or eyeliners have generally impressed me, as I have historically experienced very little smudging (which is always a concern with monolids). To be honest, I unfortunately wasn't able to give this product a fair shake, as it dried up in its packaging before I had a chance to use it (this was about two years later). That in itself is a down mark for this, as I would hope that unopened mascaras could last longer. But alas.

LXMI
LXMI Crème du Nil Pore-Refining Moisture Veil 

 

This is definitely my favorite product of the month. I just feel like moisturizers are the most worth the money, especially when they are all natural like this. It squeezes out as a white cream, and is not heavy yet still moisturizing. I would definitely take their advice and use it together with a facial oil.

Ingredients

water, butyrospermum parkii (shea nilotica) butter, glycerin, squalane, octyldodecyl olivate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, candililla jojoba/rice bran polyglyceryl-3 esters, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, hibiscus sabdariffa (hibiscus) hydrosol water, vanilla planifolia (vanilla) hydrosol water, hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract, sodium hyaluronate, gluconolactone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, fragrance*. *natural.

 

I sadly lost details of the remaining two products (an eyeliner and stencil face brush), I think the brush was quite good but the eyeliner isn't super memorable

Ou; Glo

High Collagen Face Mask

I received this with my bonus points; to be honest I have no memory of it, although at this point all face masks seem interchangeable to me (all are hydration focused and to be honest not something I'm the biggest fan of since they make my hair greasy)