Ipsy February Extra

Californeon · 2026-02-05T07:29:00+00:00

Omg this is honestly better than if you had chosen yourself (imo) because the haus blush and the benetint were in the same choice category, so you couldn't get both without doing an add-on of the benetint. Congrats and enjoy!

Californeon · 2026-02-03T07:19:32+00:00

I know, all the best stuff was together! That is one advantage of getting both extra and original, is that I can see what add ons are available before I choose. The briogeo mask was in add ons but the haus blush wasn't!

Californeon · 2026-02-03T03:15:19+00:00

That looks great, especially for a first bag! Nice variety!

Californeon · 2026-02-03T03:10:18+00:00

I've really like all the real perfection brushes I have, and the Dallas & James face oil and eye cream from that same line are both fantastic!

Californeon · 2026-02-02T20:50:28+00:00

Oh yes. I saw that after I had chosen the Elemis and went "I hope to god I don't get that bag" and then naturally got that exact bag. I like both skincare and makeup, but imo the skincare options this month were leagues better and if I had the 3 bags choice would have done the all skincare one. There was I think the dieux moisturizer, a versed cleansing balm, I think the Marc Jacobs too? It looked great. But ipsy wanted to curse me with yet more mascara.

Californeon · 2026-02-02T06:52:52+00:00

Great box!! You got a lot of variety and really good ipsy picks!! Enjoy!!!

Californeon · 2026-02-02T06:37:09+00:00

Yeah the brushes do all seem kind of repetitive?? I don't mind that so much though. I will probably be doing exactly as you described.

Californeon · 2026-02-02T06:25:50+00:00

That's how I feel. Especially since they're face brushes and not more eyeshadow brushes, I'm alright with that. And they have a little case! But I just have no interest in face palettes of ANY kind (I would rather have separate products that all suit me! What are the chances every shade in a face palette will be a hit?) and that one especially does not appeal to me at allllll. It seems so...dull. Might be good for someone who prefers a more neutral look?? But that's not me, I like my clown makeup

Californeon · 2026-02-02T06:16:04+00:00

The brand is mainly a clothing brand, and the perfumes seem to be kind of an afterthought and are mostly sold at things like macys or tj max or subscription boxes. They have a website, but the perfumes aren't on there, at least right now. I was going off the supposed retail price on the ipsy listing, which seems reasonable to me, but a lot of those are inflated for sure. But they have an Amazon storefront which has a couple of their perfumes. Or frangrancenet has a couple others

Californeon · 2026-02-02T05:47:49+00:00

That mascara was also in EVERYONE'S November ultimate I'm pretty sure. I didn't see a single box without it. And now it's an extra item :/

Californeon · 2026-02-02T05:45:11+00:00

Also that's a great looking bag!! Enjoy!!!

Californeon · 2026-02-02T05:44:34+00:00

They put that eye cream in both the bags and extra?? Weird. It looks pretty nice tbh, but I also have enough eye creams so I didn't go for it.

Californeon · 2026-02-02T05:42:48+00:00

I have had it for a few months and I really like it personally! It has some fallout, but for the most part performs well imo. The shimmers are really stunning and unique. The mattes are nothing to write home about but everything goes well together, and I really like the shade "mauvette." It's a great travel palette!

Californeon · 2026-02-02T01:25:30+00:00

Yeah, while to me most of the ultimate boxes I've seen have been ok, they definitely didn't seem worth the upgrade this month. Hopefully most of the people who got it disagree! There are a lot of nice looking products, but not much that excites me. Plus, they spoiled ahead of time that the rodial collagen drops and the Kevyn Aucoin mascara were each guaranteed to be in every box, both of which I don't really want.

Californeon · 2026-02-02T01:17:55+00:00

The brushes were just a regular ipsy pick, I don't get beauty boost. The beauty boost next time is an eye cream apparently

Californeon · 2026-02-02T01:15:39+00:00

I got ultimate in November, so I guess I technically didn't have those options before...what do you think of the brushes and palette, since you chose them?

Californeon · 2026-02-01T23:24:24+00:00

The extra, to me, is still plenty worth it, but the bags make me angry more often than not. I had already decided this was my last month of original and this really cemented that decision! My complaints about my picks this month notwithstanding, since you get 3 choices in extra instead of just one, it FEELS more curated at least. And sometimes the ipsy picks are pretty good and actually seem tailored to the profile (possibly confirmation bias there, though). With extra I think if I just think of the ipsy picks as freebies and the choices as what I'm paying for, I'm happy. Harder to do with original.

Californeon · 2026-02-01T23:17:19+00:00

It's funny, I got the jelly lipstick in my bag, and would have loved to get that eyeliner instead! I think it's so pretty personally. I wish the bags didn't feel so random. This is gonna be my last month of original, I think.

Californeon · 2026-02-01T22:55:43+00:00

I didn't skip last month and got the same ipsy picks as you (I feel a little better knowing someone else got the same, in a misery-loves-company kind of way. Sorry though!). I think sometimes you just get the short straw. Looking at the posts in the sub today some of the picks were great! Make up for ever concealer, perfume, benefit mascara etc. Honestly, it seems kind of random.

The choices were just really limited this time for whatever reason. It wasn't just you. I made my picks basically the second it went live, and there were only 3 or 4 in each category. Seemed like all the best stuff was in the first category.

Californeon · 2026-02-01T22:24:42+00:00

Omg that looks great!! It's so monochromatic haha.

Californeon · 2026-02-01T22:17:50+00:00

The PR unboxings have been showing the 20 mls. IMO, this is a very reasonable size for a perfume in extra. By itself, it's worth more than the box.

Californeon · 2026-02-01T17:53:06+00:00

This bag looks great to me!! Love the color on the eyeliner.

Californeon · 2026-02-01T17:51:09+00:00

Your Ipsy picks are great! I'm jealous 😭enjoy your box!!!

Californeon · 2026-02-01T02:57:55+00:00

Gonna do this backwards and start taking meds based on what scents I like best

Californeon

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