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ipsy has a rating of 1.6 stars from 799 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about ipsy most frequently mention customer service, glam bag, and credit card problems. ipsy ranks 109th among Subscription Shopping sites.

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  • Value
    217
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    216
  • Returns
    156
  • Quality
    203

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Top Positive Review

“Customer Service is STOP ON!”

Kaila H.
11/6/23

I came in here to shout out the IPSY customer service. I have been a loyal IPSY user for 6+ years. The basic glam bag is plenty for me since I like to try items before I buy full size. Throughout the years I have had some problems with items (wrong shade, lost packages, late delivery, etc) and they have compensated those issues promptly and with understanding. Just recently was looking through the app and realized I never got my September package. They quickly replied to my issue and promptly sent me a new package with the same (or similar) items. 10/10 on the customer service!

Top Critical Review

“IPSY went from hero to ZERO”

patti K.
10/14/24

I joined back up for Ipsy Glam Bag. The price is now a total of $7 more per month and the items were pathetic! I wound up canceling after 2 bags. What a shame that something that I was once so good has gotten disgraceful. A big waste of money!

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Thumbnail of user roseb65
Florida
1 review
32 helpful votes
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March 10th, 2016

I attempted to cancel my subscription after being placed on the wait list. Prior to entering your payment information, there is nothing about a wait list on any of their pages. Cancelling is easier said than done. There is no phone number for ipsy, nor can you just email them. You can only send them a form through their own contact page, which is sketchy. I received no reply from them to my cancellation request, and 2 weeks later they charged my card. I attempted contact again and received no reply after 3 days. So, I contacted the BBB and received a reply that day. They said they would refund me in "5-7" business days. It has been 8 and they have not refunded me, I have nothing pending at my bank from them, and they are again not answering me.

Thumbnail of user denisej33
New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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February 11th, 2017

Recently signed up and have been put on a waiting list, which is not that big of a deal. The problem I have is the fact that they tell you if you like them on social media they will curry favor to you and move you up the waitlist. How can you like something you've never received? Spoke with my uncle, who is an attorney, and he states that's illegal. Beware consumer!

Thumbnail of user jens297
Nevada
1 review
19 helpful votes
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July 20th, 2016

I will tell all of you how to cancel. It worked for me. Threaten them with putting bad reviews all over social media and reporting them to the Better Business Bureau. They canceled and refunded me my $10 pronto. It works!

Thumbnail of user hilarya5
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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July 2nd, 2017

I was gifted a glam bag for three months, and at first I really liked the bag. It came with just enough to try and was fun getting makeup in the mail. The second bag was late, and had almost identical items to what I received in my first bag. A blush, highlighter, eyeliner shadow and a few others. I was extremely disappointed by the third bag as it was an exact copy, aside from branding as the others. In all three bags, i received eyeliner, a dark brownish blush, a highlighter sample, a bronze colored shadow. It was super disappointing to get the same items three months in a row. Not to mention in the same shades. Also, I personally don't need so many makeup bags. I am glad it was inexpensive, but I would not purchase in future.

Thumbnail of user natalieg21
Pennsylvania
1 review
8 helpful votes
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December 15th, 2015

I don't understand why people gave such negative reviews, what did you expect? Sure the products aren't full sized, and not all something I would buy, but that's the point! If you're looking for something specific to what you want with full sized samples of well known brands, then no, this is not for you. Just go to the store and buy your own stuff then. The products I got were nice and useful, not any brands that I'm familiar with, but still good. Definitely worth $10. Luckily my bag and products came on time and weren't damaged in any way. I gave 3 stars because it came on time with all 5 products in good shape, but the products weren't that great for me. They do change every month though so maybe next month I'll get some better ones.

Thumbnail of user heathery30
Missouri
1 review
1 helpful vote
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October 18th, 2019

I have been a long time subscriber to Ipsy. There have been a few times that I had some broken items and each time I contact Customer Service they are very helpful and send out replacements right away. I received a broken eyeshadow and they ended up replacing my entire bag.

Thumbnail of user juanaa
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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October 10th, 2015

My first month was september and i absolutely loved my glam bag! Im hooked! They have this wonderful moisturizer that is so good on my skin. The little glam bag is adorable and reusable for makeup storage, i just received an email saying my glam bag is on its way and i am beyond excited

Thumbnail of user yarimelr
Connecticut
1 review
28 helpful votes
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August 3rd, 2015

Because of a glitch in ipsy's cancellation process, I was forced to pay for one more subscription on my account. Along with the fact that I received a damaged product twice from this company, I will not subscribe to them again. I will be logging my complaint with the BBB!

Thumbnail of user kristenb359
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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June 16th, 2020

Ipsy is quick and sure to take your money on the first of the month then every single month they claim they ship your package and hit the ship button usually by the middle or the end of the month and that package never arrives and it happens every single month. When writing to customer service if they even bother to respond at all they give you the same lies over and over stating the package was shipped & don't worry about it it'll get there even though it's usually 15-20 days since it says it was shipped. When you then again right to customer service complaining that you never got the package then they admit they never shipped it and then conveniently every product is sold out. Save yourself a lot of stress and money and waste of time because they are worthless and a complete scam

Tip for consumers:
dont waste your time or money , it isnt worth the stress

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Thumbnail of user katieg186
Kentucky
1 review
1 helpful vote
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July 16th, 2020

Ipsy started either not shipping or losing my packages. A couple of orders they lost they refunded. My last order never came they know it didn't they can track packages. They gave a partial refund! A partial refund for an order they know I didn't receive! I contacted them one of their employees replied with and I quote ( just saying) the term is basically being a smart mouth. Their customer service is terrible. They seem to think one customer doesn't matter. I loved my boxes I spent over 500$ a month with them. Be careful with ipsy!

Thumbnail of user linaw2
California
1 review
16 helpful votes
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January 16th, 2015

Tried to cancel which requires that you respond to a cancellation email. The email was never sent. Next month I get billed again. Try to cancel again and the system says to wait for the cancellation email and it never came. Flash forward, 6 months and 10 emails later and I still can't get them to stop sending me stuff. This is crazy.

Thumbnail of user fouadh7
California
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1 helpful vote
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April 30th, 2023

Think twice before you subscribe to IPSY. Once you are in, hard to get out. Before you find out how to unsubscribe, a year passed charged your card about $300. Shame on you IPSY. If there is no trick why can't anyone simply unsubscribe? They are a RIP-OFF. I was charge $12.93 for FREE gifts each month that I got in the mail for a year. That's $155 before I noticed being charged for FREE gifts. I want my money back before report them to supreme court.

Tip for consumers:
IPSY is pure rip-off.

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Thumbnail of user latristat
Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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October 5th, 2019

I dont understand this whole bag situation when we pay for it we should get the bag they say you're suppose to get so now bc I changed my payment method the day after it was due im not getting the bag for Oct im getting a random bag they choose... I loved the ipsy bags till they started doing this so this will be my last month I will be cancelling well i guess if it will let me everyone seems to have trouble cancelling.

Thumbnail of user joycek339
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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January 4th, 2022

I didn't order a glam bag for this month they took 40 something dollars off my card without my consent I have to get police involved and my bank I select one star and it shouldn't be any only reason why is to be able to send

Thumbnail of user kathyk33
New York
1 review
17 helpful votes
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April 15th, 2015

So, they send me an email, guess because I looked into them and have other subscription boxes. To skip their wait list. Ok, I took the bait and have them my credit card. And THEN they said on 4 easy steps I skip the wait list! Scammers! They want me to faacebook them sell out everyone on every social media. Too bad I was looking forward to see what they had! Now I am one kissed consumer who needs to cancel a credit card!

Thumbnail of user lisal3317
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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May 1st, 2023

I've tried it twice. I canceled the first time with no issues. They purchased Boxy charm and charged me three times for two months. I ended up having to go to my bank and possibly canceling my debit card

Thumbnail of user jasminm6
Florida
1 review
5 helpful votes
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October 25th, 2017

Ipsy send me an email, responding to my letter asking them about their position on cosmetic animal testing and cruelty free products, saying that some of their products are not cruelty free.

In conclusion Ipsy supports animal cruelty for cosmetic use.

Thumbnail of user sierrad3
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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December 1st, 2016

Horrible service and basically no way to contact them. Kept billing me without notice and wouldn't answer any of my emails. So angry and disappointed with this company I have no idea what to do. I suscribed for a year but I decided to cancel because I didn't need anymore random products and things started to get pretty repetitive. They bill me again for the next year, $118 with out any notice and will not refund me. Wth am I supposed to do with another years worth of random nail polish and lotion? Horrible service and they do not care about their customers at all

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Kaila B. – ipsy Rep

Hi Sierra. Oh no! We always respond to every email that we receive, so it's possible that our responses are getting filtered into your spam folder. We can also be reached on Twitter@ipsyCare. We'd love to sort this out and offer a refund for your annual renewal. I'll be sending a direct message to you, so please check your inbox on this site.

Thumbnail of user jadej67
Rhode Island
1 review
1 helpful vote
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April 6th, 2023

Cheap tiny tiny tiny products sent. When you cancel they make you jump through hoops with emails and links and bots! If you click on the wrong one you're canceled subscription becomes active again and If you don't click on the confirmation of cancellation link sent your email later they won't actually cancel. It's a constant circle with these people. Total scam! Buyer beware!

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Scam!

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Thumbnail of user vshy831
Indiana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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May 19th, 2023

Never would use Ipsy again. Got one box 2 months after subscribing and canceled a month before that. Now I know why. Received such crap items and they were sooo tiny. Nothing I would ever use. No makeup. Just face creams. Bye Ipsy

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Thumbnail of user rimzp
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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September 1st, 2023

Be careful...trying to cancel your membership is hell. I canceled and I am still being charged monthly and getting bags that I dont want. They make it really difficult to cancel the membership. It is not a easy 1,2,3 step. So once you are in, hard to get out.

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Thumbnail of user auraa1
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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April 8th, 2016

Money Wasted! There are other better beauty subscription services with high quality and healthy skin & bodycare products.

I tried it for 6 months. The first 3 month I received the same kind of items and got allergic to a few of the products. I gave most of the items I received to friends since I couldn't use them. I don't think the staff/worker bees over at ipsy read your profile. I wanted more natural products and expressed to them I have skin sensitivity so they said they would try but did not promise to accommodate since there are so many other subscribers. Yah, pretty much they don't really care about your needs! They only care about taking your money. Of the 6 months, only 4 items were worthy of use. I decided to cancel after continued disappointments in their lack of natural products to include in my bag. Best thing I ever did was cancelling and got my very slow refund after 3 weeks. I think I still have some of their crappy products in the draw - let me know if you want them.

Thumbnail of user vanyam2
Kentucky
1 review
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May 17th, 2022

I cancelled my membership, so for the last five months they quit sending the bag, but still charging me. I didn't notice until recently they were still charging me. I have gone around in circles with them to refund me. But nothing has happened. I would love to sue them

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Thumbnail of user jenniferw51
California
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May 24th, 2020

I have no real issues with this site and their products. I just don't know if the products justify the price though. Some of the items are just so-so for the price. My neighbor ended up subscribing and checked off different choices than I had for my Ipsy bag. So when the bag came in a couple of months ago, we both did an "unveiling" together to see what we got and to swap, if inclined. Although her choices on her profile were very different than mine (she opted for more skin preserving and maintenance for older skin items), We almost had identical bags and that seemed to be the trend for the next several months. On average, it appeared that her bag would have up to two different items than mine, and they weren't necessarily in line with aging skin. I think that the profile quiz is more of an exercise and not so much an effort to tailor items to individual needs. I will continue for a bit longer, but because of the COVID finance issues, I will probably cancel that subscription as well.

Thumbnail of user stephanier63
Michigan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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June 18th, 2016

I am happy with Ipsy, I love to see the new bag and a few items I have received I will start buying. So far only 1 lip color wasn't my style. I have had this subscription for 4 months. If I am not into a product I pass it on to my daughter to try out.

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ipsy co-founder Michelle Phan has captivated countless viewers around the world through her beauty video tutorials on YouTube. She envisioned a vibrant community where women could be inspired to express their unique beauty, and ipsy is that community!

“ipsy” comes from the Latin word ipse, meaning “sense of self.” By celebrating beauty of all forms in the world, ipsy provides a platform for anyone to express both their inner and outer radiance. With videos from ipsy's well-loved YouTube stylists, including co-founder Michelle Phan, as well as from a devoted and engaged user community, ipsy is changing the way women learn about and experience beauty looks.

When you become a member, you can learn new beauty tricks, participate along with your favorite ipsy stylists in monthly looks, and connect with other ipsters who inspire you.

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