October Ipsy Bag

Hello my dears,

My October Ipsy bag came in the mail two days ago. I was getting a little worried that it wasn't coming this month but it is here. I'm not thrilled with this month's ipsy bag but I can't say I'm all that disappointed either. It's still beating my two month subscription to Birchbox. I like that there's an eyeshadow brush and I'm really happy there's a Zoya nail polish and a Zoya promo code but other than that I could kind of take or leave the other products. There's nothing I would really want to switch them out for in this month's ipsy bag but I'll have to use them before I'll know if I'm happy to have received them. Also, I kind of hate eyeshadow pigments. Let me stop rambling and show you the products.

I don't mind the actual bag this month. The material is a little stiff but it feels sturdy. The quote is the kind of meaningless gibberish you find on posters at school book sales and plaques you hang up in your kitchen. I don't love the way it looks but it's always nice to have another makeup bag.

Let's start with my favorite product, the Zoya nail polish. Instantly, I felt like I had gotten my money's worth. I did also place two impulsive orders at Zoya because of the promo code but we'll get to that when my orders comes in the mail. The polish is called Mason. It seems to be a deep magenta shimmer with little flecks of glitter. It's not a polish I probably would have chosen for myself but I don't hate it. By the way, if you want to take advantage of the offer, as far as I know the promo code is non specific so it should work even if you aren't an ipsy subscriber. The promo code is "IPSYZ3." If you buy two polishes, you will be able to purchase a third polish free. Unfortunately if you want free shipping, you will have to spend $55 to qualify as you cannot stack promo codes. This offer will work on the Pixiedust polishes, so if you buy three Pixiedust polishes as I did, you will be able to get the third one free. I'm mentioning this because some of the other promo codes excluded the Pixiedust polishes.

The next product I'm happy to see is a Coastal Scents medium shadow brush. It looks a lot like the Sigma eyeshadow brush I already own. I haven't washed it yet, but it feels reasonably soft. I can always use more eyeshadow brushes (even though I already have a bunch of them from elf) because I'm lazy and I don't always like to wash out my brushes immediately after I've used them (especially if I've used a cream shadow).

Zoya Dream Box Thanksgiving Promotion

Hi chickadees!

I just thought I'd do a quick post telling you about the Zoya Dreambox Promotion for Thanksgiving weekend.

First of all here's the link to the Zoya blog post. http://zoyanailpolish.blogspot.com/2012/11/zoya-nail-polish-dream-boxes.html

I happen to think it's not as clear as it could be so I thought I'd break it down.

Step 1: Choose 3 Zoya polishes. I chose Monica, Envy, and Storm.
Step 2: Add a Zoya Dream Box (just search for it on the site) to your order.
Step 3: In the coupon box type the word "DREAM".

And that's it. Your 3 Zoya polishes that would normally cost $24 will now be $20. I know this isn't the best promotion Zoya has offered, but if you've had your eye on a few polishes or if you want to take advantage of getting the Dream Box packaging for Christmas gifts, maybe you'd like to take advantage of the offer.

Happy shopping!
Cat

Zoya 2 Free Nail Polishes SALE

Hello, lovelies!

Not to steal anyone's thunder, I'll let you know that I was checking in on all my favorite sites when I stumbled on something on SugarRockCatwalk.com that made me do a double take. http://sugarrockcatwalk.blogspot.com/2012/01/snag-free-nail-polish-from-zoya.html

Oh yes, it's time for another Zoya promotion. This time you get 2 polishes free. That's right. Free. No fine print. All you have to pay is $6.95 in shipping and you can pick out any two Zoya polishes that you want. Just use the promo code ZOYA2012 after you add the 2 polishes to your basket.

Now, I try and stay away from Zoya swatches because I know that I'm only going to buy one of these polishes during a promotion. Because I'm cheap and don't like paying shipping. So this led to a frantic search of the internets trying to find swatches to tempt my jaded palette. Kidding. Anyway, after searching through Scrangie and Spaz & Squee, my two go-to sources, I finally settled on Breezi and Dovina. Now, you know me. I wanted to just get two bottles of Freja. But a girl has to have some variety and I'm a little lacking in bright colors and purples so I thought I'd take a chance. However, if you are thinking of getting Zoya Freja during this promotion, here's a link to my original review. Maybe it'll help you decide.

http://smartandsarcasticwithdashesofinsanity.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-of-zoyas-freja-with-swatches.html

I am so excited about this promotion. Seriously, there is no reason not to take advantage of this. Zoya has a huge range of colors, a pretty damn good formula (though do your research first because it varies), and this deal is amazing. You're not going to get most decent-quality drugstore polishes for under 2 for $6.95. You have until January 9 to place your order. I think I placed mine about an hour after seeing it on SugarRockCatwalk. I know. I have issues. :)