Ipsy Glam Bag August!

I received my fifth glam bag yesterday! Looking at my glam room and what all they had to offer, they gave me everything that I would have picked for myself! The only thing in my bag that I won't use is the eyebrow pencil. But four out of five definitely isn't bad! Here is a picture of this month's bag and everything in it.

I got Pixi Beauty lash booster Mascara in Blackest Black. It goes on beautifully. It coats each lash individually without clumping up. It seems to be thin for my taste. I would imagine if I did more applications it would be perfect. Sad to report this is only a trial size.

Then the Micheal Todd Jojoba Charcoal Gentle Exfoliating Facial Scrub. I have not tried this product yet. I am super excited to use it though. It does smell good. lol. I think this is also a "trial" size. It is on the larger size of trial size if so.

I also received the Chella Dazzling Dark Brown Eyebrow Color Pencil. This is the product that I am going to give to a friend of mine since she uses eye brow pencils. She is excited about getting it! This is a full size!

I also received the Noya Lip Balm. This feels very silky on my lips. It lasts a long time for lip balm. After reading the reviews on IPSY, I thought it was going to be really flavorful. I however think it is on the lower side of flavor. It is more like "just a hint of flavor" in my opinion. It is full size! Yeah!

Last but not least I received the Pacifica Alight Multi-Mineral BB Cream. It it awesome as a bb cream! I was a little disappointed because last month I got a tinted sunscreen and it's kind of like a bb cream. This is also a very small trial size item.

Overall I am happy with this months bag. I wish that there were more full size items rather than trial size. For ten bucks a month I can't complain. I get to try things I would other wise probably not try.

I wanted to give you a little peek at five months worth of bags. I did find one more full size roll on perfume after taking this picture and I gave my first baggy to my daughter. I think the subscription is way worth it! I don't know what they were thinking with the glitter pallet in June but the rest of the bag made up for it!

Another good thing about the IPSY subscription is the coupon codes. In May I bought myself a nice set of styling produces from Nume. I had actually been needing to replace my flat iron and in May's glam bag we got a hundred dollars off your order coupon. I was so happy and treated myself to a birthday present! So Awesome!

I was able to get the 3 Sum set that is originally $195.00 for $95.00! That is less than half price! It came with a full size flat iron, a travel size flat iron, a curling wand, the heat protector glove and the thermal pouch to protect your counter while you style your hair. So to those of you that are contemplating whether or not IPSY is for you, let me tell you that I have not been let down!

Side note: If you would like to join IPSY. Please use my link and I will receive a free bonus item in my next bag! You get 4-5 beauty products every month delivered to your door, for just $10. Michelle Phan curates the bags! Check it out here: http://www.ipsy.com/?refer=u-heivoksg1qszpca

Lemon Mint Cucumber Water.

So we decided to try the "detox water". It consists of water, cucumber, lemon and mint. It looks good and all the benefits seem to scream "You have to drink this!" We made a pitcher to split. Pretty much you use two to three lemons (you can substitute a lime for a lemon) a whole small cucumber or half a large cucumber. Add about fifteen mint leaves and let it sit for at least four hours. The longer it sits to more flavor comes out of the lemons and cucumbers.

*In the picture we had already drank half of the water. You would fill it all the way up. This is a one gallon jug.

We tried it this week. We used two lemons and one lime. Fifteen mint leaves and ended up with a whole large cucumber. After about four hours and it just tasted like cucumber water. After sitting all night it has a very strong lemon-cucumber flavor. That is very good for people who like those flavors. I have to say I missed my regular water after one bottle full of it. I actually love the flavor of regular water. I take a water bottle and fill it with ice water every morning on the way to work. It usually last me till lunch and then I refill it on my lunch break. So this I had to kind of force myself to drink. I think it would be something to get used to.

So have you guys tried this? I think I might try the watermelon-lemon(lime) water next. For more information about the benefits and how to make it go here: http://everydayroots.com/detox-drink-for-cleansing