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I had been dying to try one of those monthly beauty subscription sites for a long while and one day a friend on Facebook posted about how much they loved ipsy so I decided to give it a try. Signing up was super fun and easy. The website asks lots of questions about your beauty preferences and then you go on a wait list to be approved. You can expedite the process by posting to social media. For $10 a month, ipsy sends me 5 products to try in a super cute re-useable cosmetic bag. Sometimes the products are full size but most often they are sample sizes. I love it because I get to try products and brands that I wouldn’t otherwise even know about! Plus, the bags are super cute and so handy for lots of things. I’m currently using one to store holiday receipts in case anything needs to be returned, one for holiday cash envelopes, and one for my on the go makeup needs. Additionally, each month ipsy has stellar giveaways you can enter just by posting to social media. You can also earn points for products by doing surveys on products you’ve tested or referring a friend!

In july’s bag, I fell in love with this lip color by teeez. I get compliments every time I wear it and the shimmery eye shadow is dreamy. The cool way spray was awesome when I didn’t feel like fixing my hair. Just spritz and scrunch and bam! Instant beach waves!

August’s bag held yet another fantastic lip product with the hikari gloss, a fantastic eye liner, and a great polish in a shade I wouldn’t normally have tried but loved on! The argan oil is heavenly in a house full of frizzy curly hair!

September held another brand of hair oil that is equally amazing and I didn’t mind having two because between me and 3 daughters it gets plenty of use and a little goes a long way! The nyx eyeshadow pallet is by far my new favorite product! I’ll be picking some up when this is gone for sure. So pretty and shimmery but without being too made up. I scored big with another awesome lip color too! I got to try brow gel for the first time ever and I’m a believer!

In October I got this super dual sided metallic bag of goodies. The cream feels fab on my dry hands and the concealer brush is great! I like the cleanser but have only used it a couple of times so far. The polish is an awesome color but unfortunately isn’t as long lasting as I would have hoped.

The mailman just dropped off november’s bag so I haven’t had a chance to try anything out yet but I’m super excited about a new mascara and highlighting trio. That right red lip crayon is going to be fun just in time for the holidays!

So overall, I’ve been super pleased with my subscription and plan to continue the service. It’s so exciting to get that magenta metallic mailer each month and a blast to play with your goodies for a little mini makeover! Yep, I sit on the floor and play with makeup like my 3 year old! 😂

Here’s my latest ipsy makeover:

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School started for P last week but T still had 1 more week before her preschool program begins. P attends a classical school where she goes to a traditional classroom two days per week, is homeschooled two days, and has electives on the final day. We love her school and the format really works well for our family. I enjoy getting to share the teaching responsibilities with her school teacher and we love the flexibility we have with the school schedule.

Anyway, on home days, T is always dying to do “homework” too. I’ve stocked up on preschool and kinder workbooks in attempts to give her a jump start at Kindergarten next year and she’s super smart if I do say so myself! This year P’s school has decided to implement some learning through technology and P now has some assignments that she can do in the form of a game online or iPad app. Naturally whatever big Sissy is doing, little Sissy wants to do. We had seen the commercials for abcmouse.com on tv so we decided to give it a go. I’m so glad we did because she loves it and I love knowing the programming is age appropriate and educational.

Each child can select an avatar to represent them and a teacher to guide them. The classroom is bright and easy to navigate and there’s a town map where children can visit a theatre that shows alphabet videos, a pet store, and other shops.

They even have class pets they can feed and care for. A hamster and an aquarium. Children can earn tickets for completing lessons to purchase additional pets and accessories.

They can choose to free play various themed educational games or follow their assigned “learning path”. Each game or lesson in their learning path awards hem with tickets to use for prizes or to purchase clothing and accessories for their avatar and classroom.

The learning path changes environments after you complete all the lessons of one section

I asked T to tell me which game was the one she enjoyed the most so I could give you an example but she said she has 2 favorites so I’ll show you both! Hamster ball bowling- the object of the game is to knock down all the pins by selecting the 2 hamster balls with numbers that will add up to 10

She also loves Sea Horse racing. The object of this game is to select the correct shape as quickly as possible to give the seahorse a boost to win the race

On top of all the fun games and other obvious educational assets, the games also teach alot about general computer usage for beginners.

Try it free for the first month and then it’s only $7.95. That’s a steal in my book for the hours of educational entertainment for a busy body 4 year old!
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