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Arizona
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I used to love ipsy...
January 29, 2021

Ipsy used to be the best. They always give out the absolute best and most valuable sample products compared to other beauty subscriptions. If u found anything wrong with ur ipsy bag just email support and they will send u a coupon for the next bag or extra free samples! It always shipped out on the 2nd or 3rd only a few days after being charged, and would arrive on the 10th! I understand that covid delays are happening but with every other purchase the delay has only been a couple days more than usual. Lately my bag doesn't even SHIP until the 20th and doesn't arrive until i'm already paying for the next bag. I love the products and i didn't even mind when the price went up from 10$ to 12$ but now it seems like too much for the bad service. Not to mention if you email support now they send u a generic "it will arrive soon!" message rather than working with you or fixing the issue. It used to be amazing but now i think i'm going to switch to a different beauty box.

Date of experience: January 29, 2021
Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I have ordered Ipsy bags for my 2 daughters for a few years now. Recently, my oldest daughter had changed her address as she had changed her place of residence. After the move, she had not received her Ipsy bag for 2 months. While I was initially concerned Ipsy has no customer service number, they do offer the option to contact them through FB messenger. When doing so, I did receive a response almost immediately. Many messages were exchanged between myself and the representative and all responses were in a very timely manner. The representative was very helpful and made every effort to resolve the issue. She went above and beyond by reissuing both bags (that were not received as a result of the address change) and by also ensuring the address/delivery issue was rectified. The representative was extremely professional and made a very genuine attempt to provide great customer service while rectifying the situation. Therefore, I will say in addition to always being satisfied with Ipsy's product, I am now beyond pleased with Ipsy's customer service. I highly recommend Ipsy to anyone who is considering a subscription!

Date of experience: February 20, 2021
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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0 stars
April 15, 2022

My first bag was shipped on March 22nd. It's April 15th and still no delivery. It's been sitting in one place since April 1st. And today I received a notification my April bag was shipped. Absolutely ridiculous. Which one will I get first? I guess we'll find out- it'll be my first and last that's for sure.

Date of experience: April 15, 2022
Connecticut
1 review
5 helpful votes
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MAJOR SCAM! So I helped my gf out by signing up on IPSY with her referral so she can get a nice bonus item and then I cancelled the subscription so that I would only have to pay for the 1 month. Just noticed an email saying my next shipment is coming. Logged into the site to see that my subscription is still active even though I know for sure I cancelled it!

Date of experience: September 12, 2023
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Not worth it
July 31, 2023

I've been a customer for years and i decides to change my plan this year paid in full for my full size products! Since I didn't want them to charge next year for full payment just monthly I sent them a request and they said it wasn't possible…that I had to stop my subscription for next year and then they will send it monthly… I have it paid in full until march. Since I stopped the subscription for next year I can't put item reviews anymore and get points for free items, even thought I'm still a customer because I have it paid in full untill next year … they've been sending uglier and repeated items, is not worth it anymore …

Date of experience: July 31, 2023
Washington
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I've had IPSY for the months of July and August. My July bag was missing an item. I contacted the IPSY support line twice over the span of 2 weeks and didn't hear back.
Then in my August bag I got a highlighter that comes in bronze and pearl, although my profile says I'm very fair skinned I was still sent the, close-to-orange, highlighter.
Contacted IPSY again to no avail.
Canceled my subscription.

Date of experience: August 16, 2016
Virginia
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Live for this each month!
September 8, 2021

Love the different products each month. Opens me up to try other things I would have never heard of otherwise. I just upgraded to glam plus bag and the bags are adorable!

Date of experience: September 8, 2021
Connecticut
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I've been a member of Boxycharm since 2016 and wasn't surprised when they partnered or merged with Ipsy. After the Ipsy price hike and less for more shift such as small sized one-off come and go brands I canceled and stuck with the monthly full size Boxycharm. I began to notice things changing about 6 months ago. First, they started letting us choose 3 items (which I love!) but they began sending things I didn't choose. Often. Just weird. I complained about it but nothing happened, nothing changed. So I made a public review of the wrong product they sent hoping someone, anyone, would make the selections we choose be the ones that actually come. Well, I'm guessing someone saw it because this month I did not receive my email to build my box. I logged in to check because it's time to pick the selections and it showed my card payment had declined. No email, no alert, no nothing. So I "updated" my payment method (which hadn't changed) and yet it went through so I'm assuming Ipsy saw my review, got pissed and messed with my account? Because my card hasn't changed, it was as though they just declined the payment. I re-entered the payment and it went through just fine. If that really happened, that's sociopath stuff. I was just trying to get some help to get the products I had selected and my account gets messed with? Really?

Date of experience: March 1, 2024
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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$#*! IPSY
October 1, 2021

They took 40 dollars out of my account and are refusing to refund it I have never once bought Any item off of here I didn't nt not suggest using this site at all for anyone young or old they are a scam and will be prosicuted by the full ext
Ent of the law

Date of experience: October 1, 2021
North Carolina
39 reviews
17 helpful votes
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Try it
September 10, 2018

This is a nice place for to try out some makeup fragrance skin care and other sample size things it bills you once a month it's grest if you don't want full size it's for us that want to sample first it's alwsys 10.00 a month

Date of experience: September 9, 2018
Washington
1 review
84 helpful votes
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Umm. Excuse me!?
August 12, 2015

I usually don't leave feedback or write reviews if I like the product! In this case I liked the products but I have no idea how they obteined my card information. Here is what happened, the card I was using got stolen and my bank cancelled it, so I decided not to update my card info because I really wasn't dying for their products. So the beginning of this month they tried to charge me and obviously they coudn't, so after almost 2 weeks I received the email that my bag is on its way. Why? And how the $#*! they got my card info, if I didn't updated my card info is because clearly I don't want their products.

Date of experience: August 12, 2015
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ipsy Glam Bags
June 22, 2021

When I first signed up for Ipsy I was excited. I received my first bag and a timely manner with some awesome products and everything. Then came May as of today June 22nd I am still waiting on my May bag and I keep getting the runaround no straight answers. And I haven't received my June bag either it should have been here by now they tell you it's a problem with the carrier and the contact them the carrier tells you it's a problem with Ipsy and the contact them over and over and over and over can't get straight answers from anyone. Was very difficult canceling my membership but once I finally got it done they wanted me to try again. No way waste of time and money as far as I'm concerned

Date of experience: June 22, 2021
Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Just starting up with them in February 2023, by April 2023 two orders were never received. BUT the May order just came. Since there is no response from ISPY I wasn't going to out of $180.00 I had no choice but to have my credit company investigate this company. So there is absolutely no customer service. But there is ROBO. I was so excited to start a monthly subscription but the stress is too much to handle!

Date of experience: May 12, 2023
Utah
1 review
8 helpful votes
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They don't care
August 25, 2016

They charged my card And sent me a bag AFTER I had already cancelled. After two weeks I checked the tracking and apparently it had "been delivered" DAYS ago and Ispy did not notice and was going to let me just lose money and not get the bag. After calling and calling I sent an email and they said they would send me another bag. And it says it won't be delivered for a week and a half.
10 out of 10 out not recommend

Date of experience: August 25, 2016
Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Great service
October 28, 2016

Always get my bags on time I didn't get one because it was lost and then I moved but ipsy sent me a free one as soon as I expressed my problem to them never had anything damaged and i have never been dissappointed in a bad yet!

Date of experience: October 25, 2016
Kaila B. ipsy Rep
over a year old

Hi Stephanie! We're happy to hear you love your ipsy subscription. We appreciate having you as a member of the community!

Pennsylvania
1 review
6 helpful votes
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When I first signed up, I was waitlisted and didn't post on social media, so it took about 6 weeks before they deducted my first $10 from my bank acct and I received my first bag within 14 days after that.
I have had a few bummer samples here and there, but every bag of samples I've received has been more than worth the $10 I paid. The bags they send their samples in are adorable, too! This month I received a Jessie's Girl eyeshadow primer that I've been wanting to try (it's great!), a Briogeo hair volumizer, a Douccee eyeliner (this was the bummer of the month: my current brand lasts longer), a Trust Fund full size nail polish in a great color, and a Hikari lip gloss. It's like a birthday gift every month! I'm a pleased subscriber!

Date of experience: August 19, 2015
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been missing mail for 4 months of merch I'm just done, now how can I trust you anymore. I'm going to cancel my services with ipsy and boxycharm and never trust them again. I'm really upset. I have screanshots of missing mail totaling 8 items missing. Contact my email and I can foward proof from usps as well.

Date of experience: March 13, 2023
Texas
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Ipsy is a scam
April 24, 2017

I signed up for Ipsy and was put on the "waitlist". After being on the waitlist for three months I emailed Ipsy and asked to be removed from the waitlist and stated that I was no longer interested in Ipsy. Miraculously the very next month I was billed and mailed the Ipsy Glam bag. I emailed Ipsy expressing my displeasure at being sent the glam bag and notified Ipsy that I would be contacting my credit card company and reporting them. So I disputed the charges and my credit card company reimbursed my account. I also put a block on Ipsy so they couldn't charge my card in the future. Watch out for this company!

Date of experience: April 24, 2017
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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GREAT PRODUCTS! BUT...
November 25, 2022

So the first thing about IPSY is that you get things for a cheaper price. I signed up for the tester-sized monthly glam bag($12 dollars a month I think), the experience was okay. I got 5~6 of tester-sized products. Some of them are good and the others are slightly unnecessary. The experience was not as good as I expected it to be but I think it was fine. I don't think you should sign up for glam bags that consist of full-size products because you probably won't need that much stuff. And expect up to 1/3 of the products to be unnecessary.

BUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS are amazing! They are so cheap on the website IDK why. Overall a positive experience. Definitely recommend!
You should purchase stuff on the IPSY but reconsider the glam bag. Below is one of my fav orders. Great purchase!

WARNING!:
Once you confirm your order there is no way to CANCEL it. EVEN IF YOU JUST PLACED IT!

Date of experience: November 23, 2022
Michigan
1 review
5 helpful votes
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So first off, I had gotten the same nail polish two months in a row and I was PISSED. But wait... when I opened the cardboard packaging, there were finger prints on the cap, nail polish on the cap, and when I unscrewed the cap the nail polish was crusted all around the opening. Itś like someone's half-assed used nail polish was in my damn subscription, HELL NO. Also, the matte lipstick that came with it didn't have a seal, there is nooo way I'm putting that $#*! on after the nail polish incident!

Date of experience: May 9, 2017

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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