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Texas
1 review
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Stole my money twice
February 12, 2022

I had cancelled my membership months ago. Had only had the trial delivered. Now 4 months later i was charged 2 14 dollar charges for multiple things. They dont offer refunds even though it hasnt been shipped. Terrible terrible company. Im beyond upset because they overdrafted my account by almost 30 dollars that i dont have.

Date of experience: February 12, 2022
Virginia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Ipsy Customer service
November 15, 2016

I would like to give Ipsy an AMAZING customer service review! They are soo understanding! In the last 3 months I've been having trouble with my mail receiving it through the USPS. I missed out 3 months of Ipsy and I reach out to tell them what was going on with my mail. They understood. Ipsy sent me out 3 months of what i missed out due to USPS messing up my mail. That was soo nice of them and I really do appreciate it! Thank you!

Date of experience: November 13, 2016
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Absolutely ridiculous. Obviously I knew the items were not going to be full size, but come on, they are literally the size and width of my pinkie finger. 5 of these items for 30 dollars? Total rip off. I'm sticking to ultras extra bags. You can get. 2x or more items this size for only 10/12 dollars. And the items are otten bigger too. Don't waste your money on items whose purpose is to be free samples.

Date of experience: June 12, 2023
Louisiana
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Love the products but in the process of moving and when I go to update my information it's as if I'm not a member... My info is not there... Tried sending several emails to their ipsycare and no response... And there is no customer service number to contact... Ipsy can you please contact me

Date of experience: May 25, 2016
Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I never received my December bag. I was told they'd send a replacement. I followed up twice initially over two weeks after my promised tracking code never came. After 3 wks and no codes and no bag tried contacting them again. Sent about 5 emails over a couple of weeks which were never answered (tho they say expect an answer within 24 hours) and 2 tweets and one DM. Totally ignored. The best? They have no telephone customer support because they say they don't need it since they handle everything best via social media and email. How awful for customers to have to chase them down for help. They are fine if they choose to answer you. If not? You have no recourse. Choose a different subscription box. There are too many with better products and better customer service.

Date of experience: January 26, 2019
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ipsy has a beauty quiz that asks you about product you'd like to try. It also asks about shades you like and scents. There is an option to also pick "barely use". I filled out the quiz and have found that I never receive products I would use, shades I would never wear and many products I had chosen or indicated I did not like. I find ipsy to be a waste of money. I have used very few things sent and have had my membership for over 5 yrs... I even receive products with shade I was embarrassed to give or gift my friends. Ipsy makes it hard to find out where to cancel membership and than they offer you a free month of products you are actually products you stated you liked in the quiz to sucker you in and than send you crap again. Ipsy is a huge waste of money and it is cheaper to just buy the products you want vs spending money and hoping this month ipsy will actual pay attention to the preferences they had you waste your time picking.

Date of experience: July 19, 2023
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Be aware
November 7, 2016

Ipsy will not let you cancel the first time you try. I tried cancelling my subscription after the 2nd month because I don't think sample size products are worth $120 a year when you can get good quality samples for free at Sephora. Anyway, my cancellation did not go through and they charged me for a 3rd month and never sent me a "glam bag". I was able to cancel after they charge me, which was very frustrating to say the least. This company scams people. The profile they supposedly create for you is a waste of time because you won't receive what you select.

BTW, no one should pay money to try products before buying. Anybody can go to Sephora and try any product without obligation to buy. And if you do buy the product and decide it's not for you, Sephora will refund your money no questions asked.

Date of experience: November 7, 2016
Kaila B. ipsy Rep
over a year old

Hi L M. We're so sorry to hear that your cancellation wasn't finalized. Per policy, you can cancel your subscription at any time, without any penalty. However your cancellation needs to be confirmed before 12 PM PT on the last day of the month to apply for that following month. If you're unsure if the cancellation process was completed successfully, your account status is always listed on your "Subscriptions and Purchases" page.

We'd like to look into this issue for you, and send you a replacement Glam Bag if you paid for an order that you didn't receive. Please send us an email at support@ipsy.com so we can help!

New York
1 review
16 helpful votes
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Do not recommend
May 11, 2020

I have had many bags not arrive and each time I reached out to costumer service and they either did nothing and I lost my money or they send they would resend it and never did. Some of the products were the same as stuff u could get for free. Also when you try to cancel it you're only able to pause it so after one to three months you start getting charged again and can not permanently cancel. Overall it is awful and not a simple subscription service to try.

Date of experience: May 11, 2020
Washington
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Overall really happy.
January 25, 2022

I have gotten Ipsy subscriptions for years. I really like the selection and all the new brands I found and was able to try before purchasing. They have a few different subscriptions each month I get the glam bag it's about 13 a month and glam bag plus I believe is 30 a month. They also have a glam x every 3 months or so you don't get the glam bag plus and that month you are charged about 50 they have a curator for each of the boxes every 3 months I did it once and it was Kholie Kardashian got some great products. Missing a few items and the shipping was delayed so I canceled glam x. I really love the brands I've gotten over the months.

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Date of experience: January 25, 2022
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ridiculous
August 2, 2022

The first mess up they fixed. The second mess up they couldn't fix because they didn't have my color. The third mess up they have gone silent. Three different times with different results each time customer service goes down hill. I am frustrated I bought a product and they either refuse or just wont give it to me. I am cancelling completely and taking my family and friends with me.

Date of experience: August 2, 2022
Texas
1 review
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Dont do it. They will continue to charge you after you cancel and you will have to go through your method of payment to seek help in ending subscription. Even if you have received an email from Ipsy that you have cancelled don't fall for it.

Date of experience: July 1, 2021
Washington
1 review
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Absolutely terrible company!
July 13, 2021

Their products are really nice when you actually recieve them but they really need to work on shipping and customer support. Half of my item have been missing or broken for the past several months. Every time I try to ask them about it they say they sent out an email telling me I wasn't receiving it. I never received an email and never got refunded. Their customer service is probably one of the worst that I have ever had to go through. I picked up my package at the post office and one of the workers said that company has the worst packaging they have ever seen and always causes them issues because the package opens and half the items fall out every single time. I would definitely recommend a different company like boxycharm to anyone reading this review. I recieved a package today and I only received 1 of 3 items and it was completely broken and spilt all over the package.

Date of experience: July 13, 2021
Colorado
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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My daughter and I did it for 2 years but then cancelled and we miss it. So we are signing right back up! Its like Christmas every month! Between the two of us we use at least 1/2 the products. One product at WalMart is at least $8, so even if we use only one product it is worth it. LOVE IT!

Date of experience: August 3, 2016
South Carolina
3 reviews
8 helpful votes
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They charge you the first day of the month and dont deliver until the last day. But cancelling the subscription is next to impossible! They publish a telephone number which has a 1 second recording saying: "the number is currently not in service, please try again later"! If that makes any sense. SCAM! Talk to your bank and explain to cancell the debit to your accoutn on behalf of this company.

Date of experience: June 17, 2019
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ipsy have new thing call ipsy cash. Basically like ebates, you get cash back from them. They offer nice percentage of some cosmetic brand. Like ofra or buxom. Ofra sometime
S can get 50% rebates. Im a reseller. I sell cosmetic to Asia. I placed a lot of orders thru ipsy. Before a week of the day they supposed to redeem my ipsy cash, my cash all gone. Its $3600. I keep email them and always get the respond just wait! After one month waiting, they basically told me, they wont pay me because they consider its fraudulent. WTF they can easy to take your money away without give you any reason. I could get 30% off if i bought ofra thru their website, but i choose ipsy cuz they offer better rebates. Then i got nothing. Be awarded, if you gonna buy anything thru ipsy shopper. They might not pay you! I still trying to get my money back.

Date of experience: May 16, 2018
California
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Don't Waste Your Money
February 23, 2017

They make you do so much propaganda for them, and they pay you back by not providing quality products for you to try. If you want to try new products and want a similar subscription try Birchbox, they have an actual store in NYC and the products are all good high quality products and brands. The monthly bag ain't worth it!

Date of experience: February 23, 2017
Wisconsin
1 review
76 helpful votes
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A friend if mine recommended this product to me so I decided to try it. Well attempt to anyways. Once making an account on the site and entering my credit card information they informed me that I was on a waiting list. The only way to get off this list is sending a Facebook message to 10 friends advertising the product, sharing it on your Facebook page, liking their page, ect. I decided to not do this and have still been on this "waiting list" for 2 months. Unless you're comfortable with spamming your friends on Facebook, its virtually impossible to start to recieve these bags.

Date of experience: June 2, 2015
Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Unsatisfied customer!
October 5, 2016

Very unsatisfied with my glam bag & I only reviewed it, I haven't yet gotten it in the mail. I specifically put no lipstick or anything to do with lipstick and yet, there's lip crayon in it. I'm so unhappy about it (after looking forward to it) that I would now like to unsubscribe. I no longer want to receive monthly glam bags, nor be charged for things that I have no use for. I could spend my $20 on things that I could actually use, somewhere else!

Date of experience: October 5, 2016
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Same here. I believe they got it set this way because the instruction to cancel is ridiculous! I tried it four times and still no cancel. They send the link to spam and it doesn't work. I want me refund for four months!

Date of experience: March 12, 2020
Georgia
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Cant Cancell
November 5, 2019

I have attempted to reach them and they don't answer. I purchase this for my granddaughter for Christmas last year and they don't answer the phone. You cant reach anyone. They will not let me cancel. I filed a complaint with the BBB in California. I suggest you find another HONEST makeup company to contact. This one is horrid. They are a rip off.

Date of experience: November 5, 2019

Overview

ipsy has a rating of 1.8 stars from 801 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with ipsy most frequently mention customer service, glam bag and credit card. ipsy ranks 100th among Subscription Shopping sites.

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