Thanks to Harry’s for sponsoring! Redeem a Harry’s Trial Set for just $3 when you go to Harrys.com/ALEXANDRIA Hi Guys! So we have our three Ipsy bags for this month which I guess are now $15 a piece! Do you think the base bags are worth it for that price? Le me know what you think! Also I said the price fo the Glam Bag Plus was $25 but I forgo the price went up on that as well so its now about $30 I think! Sorry for being super sleepy in this video, I hope its still somewhat entertaining! Love you guys💖
Lovecraft beauty you can get a full palette at five below and have been able to four a long time they're cheap That's one of the reasons I stopped getting tipsy the fact that they're five below you can get the exact same thing for four dollars their quality has gone down to so the price went up and quality went down
Nomad has nice eyeshadows. I have a couple of the singles. They're pretty buildable so they go from a sheer wash/K-beauty style to a full-on spectacle, and are decently priced for an indie brand. I'm not a fan of Ipsy, but absolutely love watching your unboxings and even more love the rare puppy sightings.
The price increase made my glam bag $16 a month for samples. I cashed in my points, skipped my plus, and after my glam bag arrives this month I'm canceling both subscriptions. I also canceled Boxy. I'm over the price hikes, the quality going down, and boxy looking more and more like the same glam bag plus subscription I had last year. I'll take my $80 a month a buy a few items I actually WANT. Or just save my money.
@@jessicabaca5186 I feel ya! I'm kinda glad they raised the price though because I needed it to go ahead and let it go. It's just not that good anymore. I have way too much, and my priorities are shifting here lately. I hope you find a better use for your $40 because I know I sure can 😘.
This!! I canceled all versions of boxy & Ipsy the first of the year and haven’t regretted it yet. I was spending well over $100 a month. I got frustrated with all the variations and lack of “good” products ….heck even when they have good known brands it’s on sale or found at TJ max, soon to be discontinued or is straight up expired. I received way too many expired skincare products from boxycharm both in the boxes and purchasing Popup. I’d rather spend my $100 on a pat Mcgrath palette, I’d rather have 1 amazing item over 20 that are mediocre/useless…
Lol I did the same! Cashed in my points for a Huda palette that is not what it looked like online. I’ll never use it. Now I’m just done with all of it.
I did the same....plus they added a handling fee.... Excuse me but buying your product is what customers do not pay for your employees... That's what Walmart is doing with making you check yourself out.... WTF
Am I the only one that thinks that Alexandria would do great at making her own subscription box; whether it was makeup, home decor, fashion, snacks, or what?
@@ananasbanana really no need to be rude. We all knows she gets paid and even paid people wants to hear they are doing a great job and are appreciated and that is all the OP was saying. I sure hope your day gets better.
My grandmother was a purple lover (lilac to be specific) and I can confirm purple lovers have an "intense, raw passion" for the color. So much so that she would always think it was also my favorite color lol (I hate purple but loved my grandmother).
I cancelled just last month. I had to open up a ticket with their “Glam Bot” for them to finally cancel. Also, it took FOUR days to get the confirmation email stating it was cancelled. The increasing prices don’t help either!
I cancelled too. I had always loved the glam bag sizes as I used them for travel as they were much cheaper than travel sized items sold at the drugstore but the cancelling process is a nightmare waiting days for the cancellation email.
This is why I love just buying the makeup I know I'm going to love instead of wasting money on subscription boxes. Every once in a while I'll open something on my UA-cam channel, but mostly I want to use what I already have. I love working on my project panning. These sub services take your money and send you things you don't want or won't use.
As a member of the purple is our favorite color nation, yes we are very passionate about our love of purple. And will be very vocal about it. Purple is a way of life and life style. It is not for everyone. 💜💜💜💜
Not gonna lie, I love the small references to random music, movies, and TV shows you manage to drop in almost every video. Todays Harry Potter reference was from one of my favorite scenes of all time. 🥰
With my job, I can tell you, there is absolutely no reason for multimillion dollar companies to raise their prices in the way they have. The company I work for has already seen three increases, upwards of fourteen percent per increase, from several major brand names since the beginning of year. They use fuel, shipping and lack of employees as their excuse. The company I work for has chosen not to increase profit and is a baby compared than those major corporations and is still functioning. The increases will not decrease once things flatten out, they've found their excuse to increase profit over forty percent.
3 days in a row!?!? What did we do to deserve such amazing content!?!? Thank you for all you do! Also, hello to your visitors 😂 I haven’t watched the video yet, but I’m assuming you’ll get ONLY skincare, and maybe that’ll help 🤣 Edit to add- shockingly, not as much skincare as I thought. And congratulations on getting them all right!!!
As a purple girl myself, I never gave it a second thought how hard I go for my color and how little everyone else goes for their colors before this video oops🧍🏽♀️
I'm no longer a purple girl but in middle school absolutely *everything* was purple (school supplies, bedroom, etc.) and I never realized how no one else did that until the internet mentioned it 😂
@@noxirs7059 Any girl that loves purple, I guess. I have a friend like that. I helped her paint the outside of her house lavender, with a darker purple for trim. Every room in her house is a different shade of purple, ceilings even. Most of her furniture is purple. She is obsessed with the color, and has been for years. I like purple too, but not to that degree. My bedroom is purple with black ceiling and trim, but that's as far as I'm going. (Jan Griffiths).
As a Canadian, I already pay an additional $3 USD for shipping tax and now they are adding this $2 charge. Once you trade it over to CND I'm paying $25 bucks for my ipsy. Not to mention they are missing half my add on products every month for about two years (I'm not kidding) and my bags always arrive at least a full month late. 😣 Also, Canadians can't purchase from the website deals or receive Glam Bag Plus or Glam Bag X.
That scrub legit does look like a bag of popping candy, I'd probably eat it too. Fun fact: Ganymede is the name of one of Jupiter's moons (yes I googled it)
alex: "people who like purple have an intense, raw pation for the color purple." me: purples my favorite color but its really not that serious also me: has purple hair...
Purpple its just one of my favorite colours not like a purpple obssesion in anny way buuuut… the walls of my room, my hair and half my nail polishes and makeup are purpple leanning.
Ipsy: We need to raise prices on our bags due to costs... Me knowing they just bought BoxyCharm and not buying it: Suuuuureeeeeeeee......imma just gonna cancel
Wait are you serious they bought Boxicharm? If that’s true I’m gonna have to cancel my Boxcharm because I am not gonna deal with the shitty Ipsy customer service
@@Veromoi4 yet, almost 2 years ago in fall 2020! There’s been a lot of overlap since then. And as of recently, there are coming more “together” instead of being more like separate companies with same ownership
Hey girl! I’m usually a silent watcher but I’m addicted to watching your unboxings of ipsy and boxycharm! You just crack me up every time! Please don’t ever stop doing these videos! You make a ton of people extremely happy I’m sure! Oh and if you want to unload those little bags I would be happy to take them off your hands! ♥️
These subscription boxes right now, whether they are make up or clothes, are like a luxury. Times are tough for some people right now, and the price of gas eventually makes EVERYTHING go up because things need to be shipped to places. Personally, I have decided this is a great time to be a minimalist. And, I love Alexandria’s videos!
I love that you give your honest opinion about all the things Ipsy related. One thing I will note is that the Glam Bag Plus only gives 5 full-size items for $28+S&H, and while it is still a better deal than Glam Bag, I feel like all of these new fees are getting out of hand for everything.
So much makeup!! Finally!! Love the look you did w the eyeliner! Subtle and very pretty!!! I love the reddish terracotta on you. Great w your skin tone! Very cute look! Really enjoyed this video
My bag is now over $16 after taxes. It’s been $14.10 for awhile before that, and $13.01 before that. That’s a lot of increases. I actually use to receive two Glam bags but I canceled my second one a couple of months ago. Oh, and I super jealous you received the silver eye pencil! I wanted that so bad. I was disappointed that it wasn’t in add ons. Those are really nice pencils.
I think doing tryons this way are fun, you get to try on a few things you like. And knowing you donate the extras a lot is fantastic, you seem like a wonderful person ❤️
I was charged $16.12 for the reg Glam bag, and $32.24 for the Plus bag. Also, both my April and May Plus bags were no shows(I ordered add-ons too), so I decided to pause for June to wait and see what Ipsy would do to make it right. They sent me a scrunchie and a mascara and a $12 partial refund. I'm so done with Ipsy.
@@sarahsweeney7048 BBB is a voluntary organization that doesn’t have the power folks assume; it can’t force a company to do anything, and a lot of people think it’s a scam to wring money out if businesses. Anyhow, in this case, folks like Minerva’s Owl need to contact their state attorney general, who can investigate fraud and actually bring charges and otherwise force companies to comply with what they decide.
@@khills Actually, it would not hurt to try. My son bought a Visa money card at Dollar General, where he worked at the time. By the time he got home, someone had used the card. I was on the phone with the issuing bank forever, and didn’t seem to get anywhere with them. So I contacted the Georgia BBB, where the issuing bank was located. They opened a case and contacted the bank and everything. We had to wait a certain amount of time, but he was able to get his money back.
I live for these videos cause there are so many people who lie about the quality so when there’s a truthful video (and by truthful I mean the dirty truth hehe not just cookie cutting what it is) I live for it ! Love your videos and love you!
I'm so glad you made this video!! I've been following Michelle Phan for what, 13+ years? so obviously when she made an affordable beauty subscription I was ALLL over it when it first dawned. Seeing the price rise over the years as well as the recent content farm that are IPSY's YT Shorts has made me sooo so so sad. Michelle deserves a better team.
Cute to see NOMAD doing singles for these boxes. It’s an INCREDIBLE formula and very, very pretty purple-was one of my top eyeshadow palettes last year. I definitely recommend it to folks who are interested in the color story… that said, I think you probably got the most accessible shade for you, Alexandria.
Just want to put out there when gas prices up , everything have to go up. Even flights using gas . International shipping , food price , . That’s the fact . If anybody have boxy or Ipsy member we already have large collection. So some point you can take a break Agree about sample size 16 dollar wort it depend on what you like .
Girl! WIth that lip color and this look you are absolutely STRIKING! Like a modern day Snow White. I love what you pulled out of the catastrophe that are IPSY bags!
The Glam Plus is about $30 now, ($28 plus tax & the $1.99 shipping fee) when they were $25 originally, w/ free shipping. Im not sure why they're putting a shipping fee, like mentioned, they arent hurting for cash. They're just being greedy at this point. Glam X is almost $60. I cant lol.
Honestly 10 dollars was still a stretch to me when you aren't choosing the products and getting mostly samples... although I guess the element of surprise was a factor. When I bought the qvc advent calendar years ago I paid 60 bucks and got 24 items that were valued 5-15 dollars each...so well worth your money and I found products I love and still use today! Still had the elements of surprise and the products were good quality...not just any random brand.
Looking stunning as always, and I see that cute doggo in the background. What a handsome doggo. My mom has had trouble with her feet her entire life and I know EXACTLY what you mean about those loafers. That dew of the gods stuff totally reads candy to me too. Ganymede is one of Jupiter's moons. There is such a thing as a rose apple, which is actually in the guava family. Apparently they have a texture like a soft apple and taste slightly floral. Everything's going up. I don't do make up (I just love watching you do it so I don't have to!) but I do get a couple of art subscription boxes - both very small companies at least - and we're already on our second price raise for the year. It's still cheaper than buying the products in them separately but it's getting closer now.
I canceled. I was frustrated with the constant price increases, the lack luster items, and the super long shipping times for things. Plus I have so much stuff, not nearly as much as you, but plenty for me. It's wasteful and I'm just done.
I’ve been debating canceling for soooo long. I always end up getting one product I really like and is technically more expensive than the bag itself but then I have like 4 products I don’t really care about. In my opinion the only box worth it anymore is the Glam Bag X but to even get it you still have to get the crappy small ones to stay on the wait list.
The glam bag X is getting just like everything else. It’s getting more and more skincare heavy and brands I’ve never heard of or care to use. The first 2 were awesome though!!!
Yay-I think this is the first one I’ve ever guessed all right! As a purple lover, I can confirm; I bleed purple. I’m not sure I’ve ever met a purple palette I didn’t want.
Enjoying Canada’s day watching your videos!! Your videos always make me smile. Your frugality speaks to me heart! I agree the Ipsy bags aren’t worth the price. My last bag were all sample sizes. Not one full size item so I canceled.
Ganymede is one of Jupiter's moons! The palette that eyeshadow shade is from is space themed; I have it and it's so pretty! It's also about $16 on Amazon. I resubscribed to the Ipsy Glam Bag Plus in May and have had _so many_ issues ever since! I only got my May bag yesterday (the 30th of _June_ ) and my June bag a few days before that. The June bag arrived with all my choices and add-ons, but the May bag was full of stuff I didn't choose and most of it unusable to me (my sister got all of that stuff!) They did send me a couple of free gifts with each bag as an apology (a contour palette and a battery-operated face scrubber...thing), so I'm giving them one more month and then I'll decide if I should cancel. I was really happy with my June bag, though. Definitely cancelling if they raise prices again; nobody can afford that right now!
I briefly had Ipsy in 2017 and didn’t receive my first month’s bag for over 3 months. Every bag’s tracking number didn’t work so I had no idea where they were and after the first one they consistently arrived 1-2 weeks later than the end of their month. Every bag I got had complexion products that were too dark for me too so after 4 months of chaos and let down I unsubscribed. They ended up still charging me for 2 more bags after I got confirmation I’d unsubscribed. Luckily I’d been paying through PayPal and got my money back. This is to say that I’m sad to see at least some of their issues are still happening 5 years later, and be careful if you do decide to cancel it
Please do the video on the subscription business model. Fascinate me. I'd also be interested in a few tidbits on the differences between make up subscription business models and the way a cookie/snack/ interior decor/clothing subscription operates.
I just want to say I went to Sephora 2 days ago, inside of Kohl's tbh, it just opened in my local area. I was checking out and asked the very sweet woman working there about how it is they have facial skin care there on sample display but its hard to really try it out. She packed me up a lil sample to go home with!!! I've been to Sephora many times before and never really thought to ask nor had this been offered before when I have asked questions about a product. I used to love a full face of makeup. Now that I am a lil bit older I am really in to skin care and just some subtle eye makeup on occasion. I have been very curious about Fenty's skin care line and I got a little capsule of the Fat Water to try out. I was so happy and pleasantly suprised. So in case anyone else didn't know you can do this now ya do if you see this ❤
Especially since you can get basically the same samples from sephora for free. I canceled ipsy several years ago, when it was still $10, I cancelled because I was only getting hair and skin care when I only wanted makeup
@@justkibby5959 I canceled mine right when they first went to $12. I wanted mostly hair and skin care, with a little bit of makeup and I was getting more make up than I wanted.
: I cancelled Ipsy. After one too many increases, getting bags super late, and then not even getting the month’s bag… it’s lost it’s fun and it no longer feels like a bargain…
Oh noooo. I was so excited and hoping your bags were as good as mine this month that i showed you on Twitter! Can't believe the complete 180° difference between them! Absolutely wild, Ipsy.
Hydrocolloid patches for your guests. I just discovered them. They're a LIFE changing product. And I have HORRIBLY sensitive skin. I can brush a tear from my cheek and my skin will turn red and be dry af by the next morning in that exact spot.
I’m also allergic to my tears. My skin goes red, my eyes burn and thus send out more tears… ugh. Look into Mast Cell Activation Syndrome if you haven’t already. I’m “allergic” to many things that never made sense, until we realised it was my body reacting to histamines.
I canceled my ipsy years ago and havent looked back I save so much money now and I get the items that I want when I want them. I never canceled something so fast when I saw the price increase
Yup! I was one of the possibly thousands of people who canceled last month. There was value in the bag when I would get a full sized eyeliner or lipstick almost every month for 10 bucks, plus other cool items. But now I’m getting smaller and smaller sample sized makeup every month for $16? That’s not happening.
I was subscribed when they where still $10 and then briefly when they where $12. I generally liked what I got but once I stopped I realized I now have a TON of makeup that I barely wear anymore :') Especially with covid stuff giving me no reason to bother, I am also stuck with all these gotdamn BAGS I don't know what to do with. When they where still $10 I think it was a pretty good deal, you where guaranteed one full sized item that was basically the value of your bag but for $15 I could go to Walmart and buy all full sized products that I pick myself and know I actually want.
I canceled Boxy months back and kept skipping my Ipsy plus. I’ve only bought the reg glam bag and skipped at least one of them. The price increases bothered me after they bought out Boxy. Money is tight now so I actually think it’s not smart to keep increasing prices now…not that they will be hurt by it, but I truly think they will not profit as much as they would if they’d treated their consumers better. We loved Ipsy and boxy. Ik so many of us miss getting our boxes monthly, but I got tired of being disappointed.
Love your videos. I was so excited when it popped up with another new video. I canceled my Ipsy after another month of substitutions and the price increase.
I got your first bag, the Boy scrub is fun, the lip liner is a bit Brown for me but really confortable. Also, i really like laruce brushes so... 🤩 TKS for the video ❤️
I really used to enjoy how you used to do a face of makeup with whatever you got in your Ipsy bags. How about if you don't want to waste what you get in the Ipsy bags you go get similar items that you already have and still do the look I just love listening to you converse with us while you do your makeup
Yay another video!!! The price keeps going up and I feel the value keeps going down. I was going to cancel but I paid for the year. I'm sure they are still charging the extra shipping charge. Thank you again for another fun video!!!
I do want to say, if you have friends who don’t mind getting a used eyeshadow palette, once you’re done with it, you could always give it to them. You can also spritz it with alcohol and it’ll sanitize it. I used to work in a makeup department, and that’s what I’d do after each use. But I also love that you donate the makeup, and not mad at all that you’d rather give it to someone less fortunate. So either way, if you use the items in the bag, or give them away, it truly doesn’t matter. I do also want to say, any cream lipsticks, powder products (eyeshadow, bronzer, highlighters, etc), or stick products (eyeliner, lip liner, etc) you can again, clean them with alcohol, put them in a pile, and do giveaways as well. It would all be sanitary products, plus, the person can also resanitize it when they get it
i cancelled my Ipsy this month...and decided I am over it. I seem to give away more than I use. I did also get the Monk blessed scrub and it was the best product in the bag. I'm going to get my Ipsy fix watching your entertaining videos!
The purple bag is pretty & I really like the colorful packaging. That has to be your adventurous bag. Love your videos. Have a good night. Welp, I guessed wrong about the first bag. Hi Ren, you are just an adorable baby. Honey, keep your a/c or fan on. We have ours on when we watch your videos.
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Hi Guys! So we have our three Ipsy bags for this month which I guess are now $15 a piece! Do you think the base bags are worth it for that price? Le me know what you think! Also I said the price fo the Glam Bag Plus was $25 but I forgo the price went up on that as well so its now about $30 I think! Sorry for being super sleepy in this video, I hope its still somewhat entertaining! Love you guys💖
Lovecraft beauty you can get a full palette at five below and have been able to four a long time they're cheap That's one of the reasons I stopped getting tipsy the fact that they're five below you can get the exact same thing for four dollars their quality has gone down to so the price went up and quality went down
Nomad has nice eyeshadows. I have a couple of the singles. They're pretty buildable so they go from a sheer wash/K-beauty style to a full-on spectacle, and are decently priced for an indie brand.
I'm not a fan of Ipsy, but absolutely love watching your unboxings and even more love the rare puppy sightings.
An idea for your Ipsy bags, you can use them as emergency brides maid bags. Band aids, Bobby pins, safety pins stuff like that.
Good lord every video is a bit negative these days!
Thank you so much for the Harry’s sponsorship! I love Harry’s!!!
The price increase made my glam bag $16 a month for samples. I cashed in my points, skipped my plus, and after my glam bag arrives this month I'm canceling both subscriptions. I also canceled Boxy. I'm over the price hikes, the quality going down, and boxy looking more and more like the same glam bag plus subscription I had last year. I'll take my $80 a month a buy a few items I actually WANT. Or just save my money.
Same here. I can't even keep with using all this stuff that has accumulated. Might as well save my $40 a month and buy something I actually want
@@jessicabaca5186 I feel ya! I'm kinda glad they raised the price though because I needed it to go ahead and let it go. It's just not that good anymore. I have way too much, and my priorities are shifting here lately. I hope you find a better use for your $40 because I know I sure can 😘.
This!!
I canceled all versions of boxy & Ipsy the first of the year and haven’t regretted it yet. I was spending well over $100 a month. I got frustrated with all the variations and lack of “good” products ….heck even when they have good known brands it’s on sale or found at TJ max, soon to be discontinued or is straight up expired. I received way too many expired skincare products from boxycharm both in the boxes and purchasing Popup.
I’d rather spend my $100 on a pat Mcgrath palette, I’d rather have 1 amazing item over 20 that are mediocre/useless…
Lol I did the same! Cashed in my points for a Huda palette that is not what it looked like online. I’ll never use it. Now I’m just done with all of it.
I did the same....plus they added a handling fee.... Excuse me but buying your product is what customers do not pay for your employees... That's what Walmart is doing with making you check yourself out.... WTF
Am I the only one that thinks that Alexandria would do great at making her own subscription box; whether it was makeup, home decor, fashion, snacks, or what?
Just as long as she wasn't the one packing up the boxes. I've got a horrible feeling she would accidentally pack her scissors or car keys in the box!
That would be a box that I would be HAPPY to hand over my money.
Either her own, or Home Goods should hire her to curate a monthly box for them. She's already given them a ton of advertising. :)
@@TheLondonLass could you imagine getting her car keys 😂
@@roxiek888 I would pay extra just for them 😂 lol
Honestly the fact you filmed, edited and uploaded this all in one day is amazing. You do so much for us
She gets paid duh
@@ananasbanana well yeah, most people do for their jobs. But I would sure as Heck not be motivated enough to do all of that in one day.
@@ananasbanana really no need to be rude. We all knows she gets paid and even paid people wants to hear they are doing a great job and are appreciated and that is all the OP was saying. I sure hope your day gets better.
@@CalicoCollage You consider a reality check rude? You must live a privileged life
@@bethscholes799 That’s why you’re not a good employee
You’ve never had to struggle due to your race, ethnicity, immigration status etc.
My grandmother was a purple lover (lilac to be specific) and I can confirm purple lovers have an "intense, raw passion" for the color. So much so that she would always think it was also my favorite color lol (I hate purple but loved my grandmother).
“We’ll put on some makeup and talk about corporate greed.”
Me: Some of my favorite things 🥰
I cancelled just last month. I had to open up a ticket with their “Glam Bot” for them to finally cancel. Also, it took FOUR days to get the confirmation email stating it was cancelled. The increasing prices don’t help either!
They ran out of things I ordered and sent comparable products. They won’t refund you. So why have add ons to pick what you want, I’m not happy.
I also canceled last month it's really getting out of control with the price
that's terrible! i wish companies were forced to make it easy for customers to cancel. some companies make it a true hell.
I cancelled too. I had always loved the glam bag sizes as I used them for travel as they were much cheaper than travel sized items sold at the drugstore but the cancelling process is a nightmare waiting days for the cancellation email.
You've reconfirmed that cancelling Ipsy was a smart thing for me to do. Thank you.
This is why I love just buying the makeup I know I'm going to love instead of wasting money on subscription boxes. Every once in a while I'll open something on my UA-cam channel, but mostly I want to use what I already have. I love working on my project panning. These sub services take your money and send you things you don't want or won't use.
As a member of the purple is our favorite color nation, yes we are very passionate about our love of purple. And will be very vocal about it. Purple is a way of life and life style. It is not for everyone. 💜💜💜💜
Not gonna lie, I love the small references to random music, movies, and TV shows you manage to drop in almost every video. Todays Harry Potter reference was from one of my favorite scenes of all time. 🥰
With my job, I can tell you, there is absolutely no reason for multimillion dollar companies to raise their prices in the way they have. The company I work for has already seen three increases, upwards of fourteen percent per increase, from several major brand names since the beginning of year. They use fuel, shipping and lack of employees as their excuse. The company I work for has chosen not to increase profit and is a baby compared than those major corporations and is still functioning. The increases will not decrease once things flatten out, they've found their excuse to increase profit over forty percent.
3 days in a row!?!? What did we do to deserve such amazing content!?!? Thank you for all you do! Also, hello to your visitors 😂 I haven’t watched the video yet, but I’m assuming you’ll get ONLY skincare, and maybe that’ll help 🤣
Edit to add- shockingly, not as much skincare as I thought. And congratulations on getting them all right!!!
Oooooh I would *love* a deep dive video into the subscription models! Can't wait for that.
Your makeup looks pretty btw!
I’m a purple girl and having the internet recently point out the fact that my personality is built around a color has been eye opening lol.
As a purple girl myself, I never gave it a second thought how hard I go for my color and how little everyone else goes for their colors before this video oops🧍🏽♀️
I'm no longer a purple girl but in middle school absolutely *everything* was purple (school supplies, bedroom, etc.) and I never realized how no one else did that until the internet mentioned it 😂
What's a Purple girl?
@@noxirs7059 Any girl that loves purple, I guess. I have a friend like that. I helped her paint the outside of her house lavender, with a darker purple for trim. Every room in her house is a different shade of purple, ceilings even. Most of her furniture is purple. She is obsessed with the color, and has been for years. I like purple too, but not to that degree. My bedroom is purple with black ceiling and trim, but that's as far as I'm going. (Jan Griffiths).
As a Canadian, I already pay an additional $3 USD for shipping tax and now they are adding this $2 charge. Once you trade it over to CND I'm paying $25 bucks for my ipsy. Not to mention they are missing half my add on products every month for about two years (I'm not kidding) and my bags always arrive at least a full month late. 😣 Also, Canadians can't purchase from the website deals or receive Glam Bag Plus or Glam Bag X.
That sucks!
That scrub legit does look like a bag of popping candy, I'd probably eat it too. Fun fact: Ganymede is the name of one of Jupiter's moons (yes I googled it)
Ganymede was also a mortal kidnapped by Zeus to serve as his cupbearer. He was from Troy.
Also like greek god of gays too
Oooh I’m looking forward to this video. The $1.99 handling fee for each order is ridiculous !!
I hope you enjoy it! I agree!!
I agree too!!!! I personally think it’s a huge mistake on their behalf. Especially with the world how it is.
Especially considering I'm lucky if it arrives on the month it's supposed to. For shipping fee I want faster shipping....
alex: "people who like purple have an intense, raw pation for the color purple."
me: purples my favorite color but its really not that serious
also me: has purple hair...
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Purpple its just one of my favorite colours not like a purpple obssesion in anny way buuuut… the walls of my room, my hair and half my nail polishes and makeup are purpple leanning.
Purple is a sign of Royalty Sis 🤗 only purple lovers know this vibe.... I believe every person born in February loves purple amethyst baby.
Ipsy: We need to raise prices on our bags due to costs...
Me knowing they just bought BoxyCharm and not buying it: Suuuuureeeeeeeee......imma just gonna cancel
Ipsy bought BoxyCharm quite awhile back. I immediately cancelled my Ipsy as I knew they'd be repeats in BoxyCharm.
I just saw they raised add on prices by 50 cents too. Like damn
Wait are you serious they bought Boxicharm? If that’s true I’m gonna have to cancel my Boxcharm because I am not gonna deal with the shitty Ipsy customer service
@@Veromoi4 yet, almost 2 years ago in fall 2020! There’s been a lot of overlap since then. And as of recently, there are coming more “together” instead of being more like separate companies with same ownership
Hey girl! I’m usually a silent watcher but I’m addicted to watching your unboxings of ipsy and boxycharm! You just crack me up every time! Please don’t ever stop doing these videos! You make a ton of people extremely happy I’m sure! Oh and if you want to unload those little bags I would be happy to take them off your hands! ♥️
These subscription boxes right now, whether they are make up or clothes, are like a luxury. Times are tough for some people right now, and the price of gas eventually makes EVERYTHING go up because things need to be shipped to places. Personally, I have decided this is a great time to be a minimalist. And, I love Alexandria’s videos!
I love that you give your honest opinion about all the things Ipsy related. One thing I will note is that the Glam Bag Plus only gives 5 full-size items for $28+S&H, and while it is still a better deal than Glam Bag, I feel like all of these new fees are getting out of hand for everything.
And I don’t know about you, but my glam bag plus bags are now starting to be repeats. My July bag is all repeats.
So much makeup!! Finally!! Love the look you did w the eyeliner! Subtle and very pretty!!! I love the reddish terracotta on you. Great w your skin tone! Very cute look! Really enjoyed this video
My bag is now over $16 after taxes. It’s been $14.10 for awhile before that, and $13.01 before that. That’s a lot of increases. I actually use to receive two Glam bags but I canceled my second one a couple of months ago.
Oh, and I super jealous you received the silver eye pencil! I wanted that so bad. I was disappointed that it wasn’t in add ons. Those are really nice pencils.
Ipsy started out at $10.00 then $12.00 and now I read it’s $16.00. So glad I got out before prices went up.
Alexandria, your hair is looking so great!!!
Aww thank you so much!
I’m loving the darker hair color on you! It really makes your features pop!
I think doing tryons this way are fun, you get to try on a few things you like. And knowing you donate the extras a lot is fantastic, you seem like a wonderful person ❤️
I was charged $16.12 for the reg Glam bag, and $32.24 for the Plus bag. Also, both my April and May Plus bags were no shows(I ordered add-ons too), so I decided to pause for June to wait and see what Ipsy would do to make it right. They sent me a scrunchie and a mascara and a $12 partial refund. I'm so done with Ipsy.
That's straight up theft!
Report them to the BBB. Thats insane!
@@sarahsweeney7048 BBB is a voluntary organization that doesn’t have the power folks assume; it can’t force a company to do anything, and a lot of people think it’s a scam to wring money out if businesses. Anyhow, in this case, folks like Minerva’s Owl need to contact their state attorney general, who can investigate fraud and actually bring charges and otherwise force companies to comply with what they decide.
@@khills Actually, it would not hurt to try. My son bought a Visa money card at Dollar General, where he worked at the time. By the time he got home, someone had used the card. I was on the phone with the issuing bank forever, and didn’t seem to get anywhere with them. So I contacted the Georgia BBB, where the issuing bank was located. They opened a case and contacted the bank and everything. We had to wait a certain amount of time, but he was able to get his money back.
Whoa. They seriously ripped you off. That is awful.
I live for these videos cause there are so many people who lie about the quality so when there’s a truthful video (and by truthful I mean the dirty truth hehe not just cookie cutting what it is) I live for it ! Love your videos and love you!
I'm so glad you made this video!! I've been following Michelle Phan for what, 13+ years? so obviously when she made an affordable beauty subscription I was ALLL over it when it first dawned. Seeing the price rise over the years as well as the recent content farm that are IPSY's YT Shorts has made me sooo so so sad. Michelle deserves a better team.
I would love a deep dive from you on the subscription box model! Youre videos with info like that are so informative!
Cute to see NOMAD doing singles for these boxes. It’s an INCREDIBLE formula and very, very pretty purple-was one of my top eyeshadow palettes last year. I definitely recommend it to folks who are interested in the color story… that said, I think you probably got the most accessible shade for you, Alexandria.
Just want to put out there when gas prices up , everything have to go up. Even flights using gas . International shipping , food price , . That’s the fact .
If anybody have boxy or Ipsy member we already have large collection. So some point you can take a break
Agree about sample size 16 dollar wort it depend on what you like .
Girl! WIth that lip color and this look you are absolutely STRIKING! Like a modern day Snow White. I love what you pulled out of the catastrophe that are IPSY bags!
I know!! I agree!! Prices up but not the items. Thank you so for putting it in their faces. Love you so 💗 Blessings 🌊🐢🦉💫
Love this! I feel like when it is harder it just speaks to the quality of the subscription box! Love these comparisons! They are always super fun.
The Glam Plus is about $30 now, ($28 plus tax & the $1.99 shipping fee) when they were $25 originally, w/ free shipping. Im not sure why they're putting a shipping fee, like mentioned, they arent hurting for cash. They're just being greedy at this point. Glam X is almost $60. I cant lol.
The way she said “bathing suits” really resonated with me lol. Keep thinking every year that I’m going to be “beach ready” for summer.
That lip color looks really good on you, terra cotta does give you a nice glowy look!
Purple lover here. You’re not wrong. My love for purple is so intense that I’ve had purple hair for like 4-5 years now! 🤣🤣
Honestly 10 dollars was still a stretch to me when you aren't choosing the products and getting mostly samples... although I guess the element of surprise was a factor. When I bought the qvc advent calendar years ago I paid 60 bucks and got 24 items that were valued 5-15 dollars each...so well worth your money and I found products I love and still use today! Still had the elements of surprise and the products were good quality...not just any random brand.
You are absolutely hilarious to watch!! I watch you more than regular television 😂😂❤️
Looking stunning as always, and I see that cute doggo in the background. What a handsome doggo.
My mom has had trouble with her feet her entire life and I know EXACTLY what you mean about those loafers. That dew of the gods stuff totally reads candy to me too.
Ganymede is one of Jupiter's moons. There is such a thing as a rose apple, which is actually in the guava family. Apparently they have a texture like a soft apple and taste slightly floral.
Everything's going up. I don't do make up (I just love watching you do it so I don't have to!) but I do get a couple of art subscription boxes - both very small companies at least - and we're already on our second price raise for the year. It's still cheaper than buying the products in them separately but it's getting closer now.
That purple eyeshadow is gorgeous!
I canceled. I was frustrated with the constant price increases, the lack luster items, and the super long shipping times for things. Plus I have so much stuff, not nearly as much as you, but plenty for me. It's wasteful and I'm just done.
I’ve been debating canceling for soooo long. I always end up getting one product I really like and is technically more expensive than the bag itself but then I have like 4 products I don’t really care about. In my opinion the only box worth it anymore is the Glam Bag X but to even get it you still have to get the crappy small ones to stay on the wait list.
The glam bag X is getting just like everything else. It’s getting more and more skincare heavy and brands I’ve never heard of or care to use. The first 2 were awesome though!!!
Yay-I think this is the first one I’ve ever guessed all right! As a purple lover, I can confirm; I bleed purple. I’m not sure I’ve ever met a purple palette I didn’t want.
Hahaha, I could have written this. I love purple and have so many purple palettes.
Enjoying Canada’s day watching your videos!! Your videos always make me smile. Your frugality speaks to me heart! I agree the Ipsy bags aren’t worth the price. My last bag were all sample sizes. Not one full size item so I canceled.
The loafers were probably hush puppies. My dad wore them and I had some during school.
Hii Alexandria! ...I agree. Changing prices so often is A LOT. I've only ever had Boxycharm, but they're not much better 😂💖
...love you are still opening bags/boxes btw! ❤️
Aww thank you so much!
Awe, Wren! 🐾💓 And I feel ya on Sweatshirts inside, in the Summer. I mean, Same 😅 ..What mascara do you use?!
Because they are the same company lol
I want that eye shadow so bad. Purple looks really good with brown or hazel eyes.
You should definitely try the Australian Pink clay. It’s very very good, your uninvited visitors might go 😊
The darker hair legit gives you snow white vibes
I really liked that Terra cotta lip color it's very pretty
Ganymede is one of Jupiter's moons! The palette that eyeshadow shade is from is space themed; I have it and it's so pretty! It's also about $16 on Amazon.
I resubscribed to the Ipsy Glam Bag Plus in May and have had _so many_ issues ever since! I only got my May bag yesterday (the 30th of _June_ ) and my June bag a few days before that. The June bag arrived with all my choices and add-ons, but the May bag was full of stuff I didn't choose and most of it unusable to me (my sister got all of that stuff!) They did send me a couple of free gifts with each bag as an apology (a contour palette and a battery-operated face scrubber...thing), so I'm giving them one more month and then I'll decide if I should cancel. I was really happy with my June bag, though. Definitely cancelling if they raise prices again; nobody can afford that right now!
I briefly had Ipsy in 2017 and didn’t receive my first month’s bag for over 3 months. Every bag’s tracking number didn’t work so I had no idea where they were and after the first one they consistently arrived 1-2 weeks later than the end of their month. Every bag I got had complexion products that were too dark for me too so after 4 months of chaos and let down I unsubscribed. They ended up still charging me for 2 more bags after I got confirmation I’d unsubscribed. Luckily I’d been paying through PayPal and got my money back.
This is to say that I’m sad to see at least some of their issues are still happening 5 years later, and be careful if you do decide to cancel it
Love boxy charm unboxing always thank you for your videos
Please do the video on the subscription business model. Fascinate me. I'd also be interested in a few tidbits on the differences between make up subscription business models and the way a cookie/snack/ interior decor/clothing subscription operates.
Why did the sound effect of the wrapper coming off that first makeup brush make me cackle so hard?! Love it
Just love your presentation style , it really feels like having a chat with a lovely friend. You are such a pick me up and make me smile 😉
I just want to say I went to Sephora 2 days ago, inside of Kohl's tbh, it just opened in my local area. I was checking out and asked the very sweet woman working there about how it is they have facial skin care there on sample display but its hard to really try it out. She packed me up a lil sample to go home with!!! I've been to Sephora many times before and never really thought to ask nor had this been offered before when I have asked questions about a product. I used to love a full face of makeup. Now that I am a lil bit older I am really in to skin care and just some subtle eye makeup on occasion. I have been very curious about Fenty's skin care line and I got a little capsule of the Fat Water to try out. I was so happy and pleasantly suprised. So in case anyone else didn't know you can do this now ya do if you see this ❤
I love purple you should try it you might like start with a light color have a good weekend
So glad I canceled my Ipsy ages ago. FIFTEEN DOLLARS for SAMPLES is beyond GREEDY. That's point blank HIGHWAY ROBBERY!
If you at least got to pick your samples, or they remotely followed your preferences, it would be a little better. But, no.
Interesting. Macy's beauty box, which is all sample sizes, costs $15.🤔
Especially since you can get basically the same samples from sephora for free. I canceled ipsy several years ago, when it was still $10, I cancelled because I was only getting hair and skin care when I only wanted makeup
@@WillSing4TP which is why I never bought it. Sample sizes for $15 isn't worth the cost to me.
@@justkibby5959 I canceled mine right when they first went to $12. I wanted mostly hair and skin care, with a little bit of makeup and I was getting more make up than I wanted.
So so agree!!!!! I just gave up at this point which is so sad...
My June ipsy had a whole eyeshadow palette and a periwinkle Lovecraft shadow. it was gorgeous!
Yes Alexandria, you should go into the sub box model.
: I cancelled Ipsy. After one too many increases, getting bags super late, and then not even getting the month’s bag… it’s lost it’s fun and it no longer feels like a bargain…
As an avid purple fan you are indeed correct about the passion! 😂
Oh noooo. I was so excited and hoping your bags were as good as mine this month that i showed you on Twitter! Can't believe the complete 180° difference between them! Absolutely wild, Ipsy.
Hydrocolloid patches for your guests. I just discovered them. They're a LIFE changing product. And I have HORRIBLY sensitive skin. I can brush a tear from my cheek and my skin will turn red and be dry af by the next morning in that exact spot.
Yes girl! Those things saved my face! I have one on right now 😂
I’m also allergic to my tears. My skin goes red, my eyes burn and thus send out more tears… ugh. Look into Mast Cell Activation Syndrome if you haven’t already. I’m “allergic” to many things that never made sense, until we realised it was my body reacting to histamines.
Well i got the second bag right with skincare and got the 1st and 3rd bags the wrong way round.
I love the lip color on you. So pretty!
I canceled my ipsy years ago and havent looked back I save so much money now and I get the items that I want when I want them. I never canceled something so fast when I saw the price increase
Yup! I was one of the possibly thousands of people who canceled last month.
There was value in the bag when I would get a full sized eyeliner or lipstick almost every month for 10 bucks, plus other cool items.
But now I’m getting smaller and smaller sample sized makeup every month for $16?
That’s not happening.
The highlighter is very pretty.
Ganymede is one of Jupiter’s moons I think? You’re spoiling us Alex!!
Your hair looks *so good* in this video!!!!
Alex, what mascara do you use?! Your lashes look beautiful!
What mascara did you use here? Your lashes look amazing
I got the nomad shadow but in grungy green.
What mascara did you used in this video it looks so good on your eyes I love it!!! ❤😊🎉
Yay… my favourite game show on UA-cam…. I just love it.
FYI: Ganymede is a planet. That is why the stars are on the packaging and the plum color!
I was subscribed when they where still $10 and then briefly when they where $12. I generally liked what I got but once I stopped I realized I now have a TON of makeup that I barely wear anymore :') Especially with covid stuff giving me no reason to bother, I am also stuck with all these gotdamn BAGS I don't know what to do with. When they where still $10 I think it was a pretty good deal, you where guaranteed one full sized item that was basically the value of your bag but for $15 I could go to Walmart and buy all full sized products that I pick myself and know I actually want.
My electrolocist told me to use witch hazel after shaving to avoid those inflamed spots. Just make sure you are not allergic.
That lip color looks really good on you 💗 You should wear it more often !
Omg do the subscription box model video!!
Same! I love Harry’s razors! And I’m not sponsored!!! It really does give a close close shave !!!
I canceled Boxy months back and kept skipping my Ipsy plus. I’ve only bought the reg glam bag and skipped at least one of them. The price increases bothered me after they bought out Boxy. Money is tight now so I actually think it’s not smart to keep increasing prices now…not that they will be hurt by it, but I truly think they will not profit as much as they would if they’d treated their consumers better. We loved Ipsy and boxy. Ik so many of us miss getting our boxes monthly, but I got tired of being disappointed.
Love your videos. I was so excited when it popped up with another new video. I canceled my Ipsy after another month of substitutions and the price increase.
I got your first bag, the Boy scrub is fun, the lip liner is a bit Brown for me but really confortable. Also, i really like laruce brushes so... 🤩 TKS for the video ❤️
So happy to see another Alexandria video so soon!!!
I really used to enjoy how you used to do a face of makeup with whatever you got in your Ipsy bags. How about if you don't want to waste what you get in the Ipsy bags you go get similar items that you already have and still do the look I just love listening to you converse with us while you do your makeup
Please keep calling out Ipsy. They are charging me for bags I didn't order!! You have my full support!!
Yay another video!!! The price keeps going up and I feel the value keeps going down. I was going to cancel but I paid for the year. I'm sure they are still charging the extra shipping charge. Thank you again for another fun video!!!
I do want to say, if you have friends who don’t mind getting a used eyeshadow palette, once you’re done with it, you could always give it to them. You can also spritz it with alcohol and it’ll sanitize it. I used to work in a makeup department, and that’s what I’d do after each use. But I also love that you donate the makeup, and not mad at all that you’d rather give it to someone less fortunate. So either way, if you use the items in the bag, or give them away, it truly doesn’t matter. I do also want to say, any cream lipsticks, powder products (eyeshadow, bronzer, highlighters, etc), or stick products (eyeliner, lip liner, etc) you can again, clean them with alcohol, put them in a pile, and do giveaways as well. It would all be sanitary products, plus, the person can also resanitize it when they get it
i cancelled my Ipsy this month...and decided I am over it. I seem to give away more than I use. I did also get the Monk blessed scrub and it was the best product in the bag. I'm going to get my Ipsy fix watching your entertaining videos!
The purple bag is pretty & I really like the colorful packaging. That has to be your adventurous bag. Love your videos. Have a good night. Welp, I guessed wrong about the first bag. Hi Ren, you are just an adorable baby. Honey, keep your a/c or fan on. We have ours on when we watch your videos.
Your channel is binge worthy!!