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Florida
3 reviews
8 helpful votes
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C'MON PEOPLE! You're paying $10. Please tell me what more could you expect, the products are great in my opinion, and so far I do not have any complaints.
Of course you're not going to get full size items all the time but, be real $10 is not a lot for all the goodies you get each month!

Whenever I get my bag I feel like it's my birthday, I'm very excited and the products are fun and according to the season!
Great product, if you like make-up please try this bag out!

Date of experience: October 1, 2015
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Never Again!
March 3, 2023

My Ipsy supscription was a terrible experience. Took me two months to receive anything from them, after trying 7-8 times to reach customer service. And I still didn't receive any of my extras. Lost quite a bit of $.

Date of experience: March 3, 2023
West Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Going downhill fast
February 22, 2021

I have been a loyal IPSY subscriber for years. The bags use to be great with name brand products. It now seems like IPSY is trying to cost cut. It is noticeable that the quality of the products has gone significantly down. I almost never get a popular name brand sample now. I also notice a lot of repeat products and very tiny sample sizes. I am so disappointed and have just been skipping months hoping things will get better. What's going on IPSY?

Date of experience: February 21, 2021
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I only wanted a trial. I cancelled right away in July and my credit card is still getting charged! I'm unemployed and dealing with serious health issues! My credit card usage is 90%! I'm paying medical bills and they keep charging me. No humans to talk. The robot is terrible. I hope she gets fried!

Date of experience: September 6, 2022
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I was charged for my first bag on 5/1 and have yet to receive anything. Have sent two emails and no response. What kind of company has no phone support? I want a refund and cancellation of any further shipments. Worst company I have ever dealt with. STAY AWAY from these people.

Date of experience: May 19, 2017
Arizona
39 reviews
443 helpful votes
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Great Subscription!
February 24, 2018

I think I've made my way through all the budget beauty subscription boxes and I've enjoyed them all. I like the variety of products sends out and I also love that they really seem to pay attention to your preferences. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to expand their makeup collection =)

Date of experience: February 23, 2018
New Jersey
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Don't be so rash to think that 10$ a month is going to get you top of the line products that will knock your socks off. I've subscribed to Ipsy now for 7 months and I love it, my mom loves it, and my best friend loves it. You still get your money's worth and I for one like the fact that I get a surprise event month. I don't always get Exactly what I want but that's okay I'll give it to someone who would and press on. I have not heard one negative review in person from anyone I have known to use this site. I think anyone who bashes this site for not getting what they want every time is delusional.

Date of experience: December 19, 2015
New York
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Ipsy
February 11, 2016

After singing up with ipsy I was curious to see how it would workout for me so I looked at some reviews. A lot of the results ended up being very hit or miss. I'm nowhere close to a makeup expert so getting new surprised in the mail every month is exciting for me. There are a lot of negative reviews about ipsy but for $10 you get to sample a variety of products that would cost you much more than what ipsy charges you. Unless you are a makeup pro and are looking to sample specific colors and products then I don't suggest you sign up, but if you're looking to expand your knowledge about make up and are open to many different products it's worth a shot for just $10 a month.

Date of experience: February 11, 2016
Missouri
1 review
5 helpful votes
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When I received my first Glam Bag Plus, I received eye shadow and lip lines which are both marked as receive rarely on my profile. I do not wear eye shadow or lip liner so it felt like a total waste of money. I contacted customer service and they were helpful. She said she will mark my profile to never receive eye shadow or lip liners. The very next box I received had not only eye shadow but eye shadow brushes. Once again 2 product I will never use. I contacted customer service and they offered me a free full size product in my next bag. If my next box comes with eye shadow, I'm going to cancel my subscription because I'm not paying $25 a month to get products that are of no use to me. Horrible experience so far

Date of experience: June 3, 2019
New York
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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LOVE
April 8, 2017

I Absolutely LOVE Ipsy. Their customer service is one of the best i've ever experienced. Each month i'm surprised with my bag and NEVER disappointed. Sometimes it makes it easier to not have to shop for makeup. Best $10/month I ever spent. Thanks Ipsy!

Date of experience: April 8, 2017
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Horrible
December 21, 2016

I recently emailed customer support at ipsy because my eyeshadow came broken. The representative didn't bother to read the email correctly or she must've not paid attention to it or the photos I sent. She replied stating she would send me a new one and that this would be a " one time only " type of deal. Why would she write that as if my request was some type of special request? I looked at their guidelines and it says they will replace broken items. I asked her to give my email to a manager, that was almost 5 days ago and she never bothered to reply to me. I am highly disappointed in their customer service and the sad part is there is no way for me to talk to a live person.

Date of experience: December 21, 2016
Kaila B. ipsy Rep
over a year old

Hi Yolanda. I was able to find your email case, and I'd be happy to explain! When you're checking out your online Glam Bag, you'll see your products for the month, but not necessarily in the exact shades we chose for you. Your Glam Bag goodies are customized based on shade, but you won't know the specific color of your items until you receive them–that's part of the surprise!

Since you requested a different shade as a replacement, we let you know that we're happy to do so, it's just considered your "one-time alternate product request." I hope that makes sense!

It looks like your replacement order was placed, and you'll be receiving a new shadow soon. Again, we're so sorry for the confusion. Hope you love your NYX Eyeshadow!

Alabama
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I moved in September 2019. I been trying to change my address with them and can't seem to get that done. I received my September bag but none since. I have now paid for October, November and December bags and not received any of them. I've now tried to cancel and that is a nightmare! STAY AWAY! OH plus they went up on my price in July without any notification from $10 to $13.95. Not worth that!

Date of experience: December 9, 2019
Kentucky
1 review
33 helpful votes
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Hello anyone currently subscribed to IPSY or thinking about starting a membership, do NOT do it. IPSY has taken over 100$ out of my account for the past four months and I have not received a single package! This is ridiculous. I have spoken to 4 different people about same problem and not a single person has gotten back to themselves. They refuse to give me my money back! If I had known this would happen, IPSY would have never gotten my business. I hope everyone reading this does not begin a membership. They do not care about their customers.

Date of experience: March 4, 2020
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Let me start by saying I like this company. They regularly send great products and awesome sample sizes. By filling out your profile and reviewing products, they can tailor each gift bag for you and you end up getting stuff you love. HOWEVER, this is an issue if you're Canadian like me. I LOVE some of the products I get, and then find out that they can't be shipped to Canada. Also, the exchange rate just isn't worth it anymore.

Date of experience: April 28, 2017
Washington
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I reviewed my items in cosmetic bag monthly with each bonus item being 1000 points and once every blue month there is a 500 point item which sells out immediately and so you loose your points as they provide nothing to redeem, I did my last review last month. B... S. They emailed me back as I complained with a boo hoo so sorry you lost your points like I was a child.

Date of experience: December 14, 2014
New Jersey
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Feeling it out
March 15, 2016

They took money like they said on the first of the month and that my product will be delivered sometimes in the middle of the month. Which it did. I love trying new things as for I'm a makeup fanatic. I like my glam bag this month and looking forward to receiving more products. Thank you Ipsy!:-)

Date of experience: March 15, 2016
Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Not worth the bother
April 16, 2021

I received, as many do, the offer to try IPSY. That was early March, this is mid-April & still no Ipsy bag. Made the mistake of ordering a couple of extras for $5 ea & received them, still no bag. THEN I realized no tracking number. Customer service was in constant contact with me via email (there is NO phone number), they did have that going for them. I was promised my bag was in a lot going out soon. I got impatient. Long, long story short, I received a refund & told them I did NOT want their bag. Didn't think it existed. Was told when it arrived to keep with their compliments. It's mid-April... it doesn't exist. But I did get my refund. Next time I'll do MY homework better & make sure there's a phone number attached to the company. I'm just saying.

Date of experience: April 16, 2021
North Carolina
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Shady business
November 1, 2019

Like so many others I Cancel my subscription and was still getting charge as of this morning ( Nov 1,2019)... there's No to really contact them through Phone, nor email
I would not recommend them to friends or family... one way or another I'm going to get refunded through my bank or my local News station - Shameful

Date of experience: November 1, 2019
North Carolina
25 reviews
64 helpful votes
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I have been with ipsy through some growing pains. They have always had some issues with customer service and I think that is a trend I have seen with some if not most companies.

It seems no one has a phone or customer service. Email becomes one source or social media. I believe through reviews Ipsy has greatly improved its support and response time has been better.

The good is getting new products that are curtailed to your likes mostly and can seemly be one of the few subscriptions to do it to a point. If you can spare 12.00 - I think it is a fun extra and way to try new products without spending the major bucks on ones you are throwing away because they don't work or just don't like.

The bad is NOT getting what you ordered, email back and forth with customer service, and at times getting duplicates.

Out of all of them - IPSY has most of the time good. I give them credit for doing a pretty good job! :D

Date of experience: December 17, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I cancelled my membership and received an email confirming the cancellation but they kept charging my account monthly. I tried to reach out to them but was unable to reach anyone. They did not return my emails either. I had to call my credit card and dispute the charges. They sure make it easy to join but a nightmare to cancel. Also, the product you get for the price is not at any discount. I highly recommend not getting yourself into a membership unless your ready to be locked in for life or spend your precious time getting it resolved.

Date of experience: December 1, 2021

Overview

ipsy has a rating of 1.8 stars from 800 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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