Blogtober Day 16! BATTLE! October Ipsy vs Birchbox

Another month, another subscription box. Which one will be the winner?!

Starting off with Ipsy, the bag is really cute this month. The quote on the bag saying, "Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art." I think that is pretty cute!

The first thing is a full size Coastal Scents Medium Shader Brush. It seems like nice quality and I have never tried their brushes so I'm excited about that.

Next is a 1 oz body lotion by the brand Nourish Organic. It's Coconut and Argan and it smells very strongly of Coconut. Coconut is not my favorite scent, but lotion will always be used by me.

Next is a full size Zoya Nail Polish, I don't know the name, but it is a very pretty color. A dark blue/purple halo graphic color. Pretty nice!

I also received a pigment by Bella Terra Cosmetics. It's a dark shimmery purple color and another very pretty shade.

And lastly, a deluxe sample from Stylr Sexy Hair. It's Spray Clay, Texturizing Spray. It smells good, but I don't know how much use I'll get out of this.

Now on to Birchhbox!

The first thing I noticed this month is a sample of the new concealer by Benefit, Fake Up. I have really been wanting to try this so I'm excited!

Next is a lipgloss by Pop Beauty. It's a reddish pink color, and once again I don't know names of these products, but it is pretty. Very sticky! Not really my style.

In this very pretty box is 1oz sample from Liz Earle (I've never heard of this brand) and it's a Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser. It seems interesting, but I've never heard of it before!

The extra for this month from Birchbox was a tube of Chapstick? Totally random, but why the heck not? It will be used, but not what I was expecting.

So the winner for the month of October?! Neither! I think there is one item per box that I'm excited about and the other items are just ehh. I'll definitely try out some stuff, but nothing I'm crazy excited about.

Thanks for tuning in!

-Kady

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