IPSY vs. BIRCHBOX

  

IPSY 

     

     VS

       BIRCHBOX

With the growing trend of monthly beauty subscriptions, everyone is jumping on the bang wagon in trying to choose the right choice.

 I've narrowed down my two choices.

But the ultimate question....

Ipsy (formally My Glam) or Birchbox?

Can you take a guess which monthly subscription has brought in the new year with a BIG BANG?!?!? 

Congrats IPSY!! I have decided to write my second blog about the positives of IPSY and the rapid downfall of Birchbox. As you can clearly see from the pictures IPSY's glam bag is 10x better than what Birchbox charges for exact same price. Ipsy's consistency of products and quality every month is refreshing vs. what I call above SadBox (Birchbox). 

Ipsy has full & super sample sizes every month. Once a month they send a new make up bag full of these goodies. Retail price of this months glam bag was $34! (I googled the contents for prices).

What you see in the picture of Birchbox is what I received this month in my January box. Let me explain. The piece of paper standing is a pamphlet of what you could get, as each box they send is different. There was a sample size Juicy Couture (you can get this free at Macys), Frownies eye spray with 1 sample set of eye patches and next to the coin are 2 other small samples that are not worth mentioning. Mind you this is not the only sad box I have received. If I could guess this box was probably free for them, as none are full or super sample sizes.

 So overall the pictures do not lie. Ipsy is clearly the better choice. If you want to pay $10 a month and get samples that you will never use then go right ahead and subscribe to SADBOX but you will be on a 3 month waiting list to join this super exclusive awesome box. Or you can join IPSY and get awesome items you will actually be able to use more than once. The best thing about IPSY is they will accept you right away there is no waiting a ridiculous 3 months.

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*Please note I am not affiliated with Ipsy or Birchbox, nor am I getting paid to talk about either topics, this is merely a matter of opinion.*

Savers VS. Goodwill

Welcome to my first Blog Post

SAVERS

vs

Goodwill

       You may or may not have passed by these two thrift stores. Perhaps you were scared to enter or scared of what others thought of you if you shopped there. But what you do not know is what treasures are behind these doors. 

      Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Jimmy Choo, Marchesa, Givenchy you name it I have found it at these thrift stores and the list goes on. Whether its sitting in my closet happy or made a buyer of mine happy. I'm confident in knowing that my knowledge of forward fashion and labels is never wasted. 

      Now the real questions Savers vs. Goodwill, better deals? Cleaner atmosphere? Better quality? I will answer all of your questions. 

      Savers is a new and upcoming Thrift Store that is better than Goodwill all around. Savers is still new and rapidly growing in many locations. Which is a plus for them because Savers are genuinely always clean, and they keep up with cleanliness. You cannot beat Savers phenomenal prices! Where else can you find an Authentic mini Burberry Nova Check Purse like this one for under $4.00?!?! The answer is simple NOWHERE!! This purse retails for $69.00 in a Burberry retail store. 

    I know what your thinking, I've been to Savers and every-time I go there I never find anything. The answer is because if you are serious about finding a good deal you need to be a serial thrifting shopper (as I would like to call it). Meaning you need to get to know the people who work there. You need to know the schedule of when new inventory is put out and what times to shop there. Example my specialty is purses and accessories so I've friended the employee who does the purses. She has told me the inside secrets and schedules of when the good stuff comes out and what the colors mean on the labels at Savers. Every-time I go to Savers I have a plan of attack. I B-Line it to the Purses (usually on a side or back wall) usually look at every purse, wallet & bag, then go to the scarves and belts. Then back track to the glass case. Chances are anything worthy of frugal finds will not be in the glass case. Mainly items in the glass case are FAKE and way over priced. Another plus about shopping at Savers is most of employees do not know what is real or fake. I can spot a fake 5 feet away (We will go deeper into that later). 

     Goodwill used to be my Go-To Frugal Finds Shop. But with the competition of my local Savers on the same road, there really is no comparison anymore. Do I still shop at Goodwill, yes once in a while. But I do not find the amazing deals and the high end designer deals at Goodwill anymore. They did away with their incentives for repeat customers like myself. The points system they used to have saved you 20% off your entire purchase when you reached a certain number of points. If you shopped there a lot it was easier to achieve this discount. Unfortunately they no longer have this incentive. Now they have a new program in which they take 5% your entire purchase when you spend over $20.00. Do not get me wrong this is still a good deal, anything to save a buck. But Savers has stamp cards where when you fill the card you get 30% off you entire purchase order. To fill the stamp cards you purchase at the store or you can donate to get stamps and there is no limit to how many cards you can get and they usually have these stamp cards around the holidays or when they decide they need to clear out the store for new merchandise. One of the only reasons why I still shop at Goodwill is because they have a contract with Target (Tar-jeea). Goodwill Thrift Stores get Targets final markdown items or sometimes returns. Which sometimes its a risk but 85% of the time its well worth the price in the long run.

      Overall I base my decisions on money and where I can get the best deal. In the end it all comes down to money...right? Its all about finding that diamond in the rough at Savers. 

Please feel free to check out my My Etsy Shop: FindsNFashion

I am not affiliated with Savers or Goodwill, this post is merely a matter of opinion.

Thanks for Reading! More to Come.