I feel incredibly fortunate to have a Sunday off to have been able to attend Ipsy Live NYC this year.  For starters, what an amazing beauty event!  This was probably the best beauty event I have ever attended.  It was seriously such an amazing experience.  My main motivation to go was to meet Mario Dedivanovic although I also got to explore two floors filled with so many fun and unique brands.  It was awesome to interact with them and get the opportunity to really learn about their products.  Most brands had their products for sale and at discounted prices which is always a bonus.  There was endless shopping but if you weren’t in the mood to shop, you could still pick up some free samples at these booths as most had free stuff to hand out.

Each attendee was also given a hefty beauty glam bag which was essentially a goodie bag stuffed with makeup, skincare, and hair products.  The bag itself looked pretty impressive and interesting from the outside so the question is, what did the bag include?

I took out all the products for display and typed out a full list of what was included in the entire glam bag:

A look at everything that was in the glam bag this year!

1.   Wen by Chaz Dean – Three Nineteen Ultra Nourishing Intensive Body Treatment
2.   Perfectly Posh – Gender Bender with Charcoal & Shea Butter Big Bath Bar
3.   Sooae New York – Cactus Soothing Gel Mask, Unicorn Glow Hologram Mask, and My Collagen Hydrogel Lip Patch
4.   Grown Alchemist – Hydra- Repair Day Cream Cemellia, Geranium Blossom
5.   Wen – Winter White Forest Cleansing Conditioner
6.   Chaz Dean – “Faith” Eau de Parfum (0.15 oz)
7.   Thann – Aromatherapy Shower Gel
8.   Nelson Beverly Hills – Moisture Healing Mask
9.   Pixi + Chloe Morello – Lip Icing Lip Glow
10.   Purlisse – Coconut Oil and Cranberry Silky Body Butter
11.   111 Skin Harley St. London – Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Mask
12.   Nature Lab Tokyo – Perfect Shine Oil Mist Color + Heat Protectant
13.   The Balm – Time Balm Face Primer
14.   Derma E – Hydrating Gentle Cleanser Hyaluronic Acid & Chamomile
15.   Ofra + Madison Miller – Sea Shimmer Highlighter
16.   Sweet Chef – Beet + Vitamin A Fresh Pressed Sheet Mask
17.   Mamonde – Rose Water Toner
18.   High Beauty – Cannabis Facial Moisturizer
19.   IBY Beauty – City Limits Lush Eyeshadow “Fire & Ice” (shimmery forest green)
20.   Nature Lab – Perfect Shine Clarifying Scalp Scrub
21.   Youth to the People – Kale + Spinach Green Tea Hyaluronic Acid
22.   Urban Juve – Ultra-Hydrating Lip Balm
23.   Babe Lash – Enhancing Conditioner
24.   Morphe – Lipstick “Lust” (deep burgundy)
25.   Kokie Professional – Kissable Liquid Lipstick “Pink Pleasure” (bright bubblegum pink)
26.   Apto Skincare – Pomegranate Face Mist
27.   Neon & Co – Good Hair Shampoo
28.   Caolion – Magic Black Powder Eye & Cheek Patch
29.   Pop Beauty – Kajal Pen “Inky Purple” (dark purple)
30.   Sol de Janeiro – Coco Cabana Cream
31.   Moda Pro Makeup Brush – Foundation BMD 200 brush
32.   Ciate London – Liquid Velvet “Pin Up” (medium pink)
33.   Briogeo – Blossom & Blossom Ginseng + Biotin Volumizing Spray
34.   Yensa Color + Face – Pumpkin Tumeric 2-in-1 Radiance Polishing Mask
35.   Colourpop – Super Shock Shadow “Don’t Leave” (red shadow with slight shimmer)
36.   Uruoi – S3 Extra Mild Lotion
37.   Eva NYC – Purse Perfect Hair Towelette
38.   Ebanel Skincare – Hyaluronic Peptide Serum
39.   Pur Cosmetics – Lash Curler
40.   Coupons – T3 (25% off purchase) / Derma E (30% off purchase)

In addition to this bag, there was an opportunity to choose five items (probably out of about 15-20 choices) and fill a makeup bag.

I could always use a face wash and setting powder so these were good choices and I’m very excited to try the Ofra Cosmetics highlighter. I also had purchased a full size at their booth for my kit.

Lastly, as I had mentioned, most booths gave out products in addition to what they provided in the main glam bag.  Most booths had lines (between 5-15 minutes) so I wasn’t able to get to every single one but I did stay in the lines for the ones I wanted to look at most in terms of the products they had to offer.  This is a look at what I ended up collecting in addition to the glam bag.

I’m mostly excited to try the Babe Lash serum. This is a full size product to last about 3 months. I am in need of a new lash serum so I can’t wait to try this!

I stayed at Ipsy Live NYC for a little over 4 hours which gave me plenty of time to play with new products and shop for items for my kit, myself, and as gifts.  I spent about $200 on makeup/skincare.

Thank you for checking out this blog post!  If you also went to the Ipsy Live NYC event this weekend, have an interest in makeup, or have a comment regarding this post, please be sure to connect with me on Instagram @melimakeupartist! 🙂