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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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  • Returns
    156
  • Quality
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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 ughn1
Florida
1 review
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December 15th, 2022

I subscribed to this service for four months for my teenage daughter. We filled out the profile to indicate she is only interested in makeup samples, not skincare. In the four months we received bags, she got NUMEROUS repeat products, and there was occasionally ONE makeup item per bag. Three out of four orders had missing items. The price is also deceiving as they claim it is $13 per month but add several fees that make it about $18 per month. The size of most of these skincare items are so small they should have been FREE, and besides a 13 year old should not be using retinol eye creams (which we received THREE TIMES!) and other adult anti aging products. The whole point of this service is to customize to what is appropriate for the user- yeah they don't even look at that. What a total waste. Customer care also a joke. Had to take it up with my credit card company.

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stay away

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Thumbnail of user lilyy4
Oregon
1 review
2 helpful votes
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October 30th, 2015

I have been subscribed to IPSY for over 2 years on and off. I get a lot of products I don't like many times throughout the year despite giving back feedback and doing the profile. I am tired of giving away 2/3 of my bag. The samples can be from any brand which I like but wish more international brands would come on board.

Thumbnail of user gabriellel50
Arizona
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 26th, 2020

Normally I would give ipsy 5 stars. I love their products and it's always worth way more than I pay but their customer service sucks. I haven't received my bag from them this month and I've reached out to them multiple times and they have absolutely refused to do anything about it. I'm pissed that they just dismiss my complaints. There is no phone number to call them, just email, and it's clear they don't want to help. If I have even one more issue with them, they will lose my business which sucks because their products are good. But I won't support a business that dismisses their customers.

Thumbnail of user jessicac379
Tennessee
1 review
4 helpful votes
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June 6th, 2019

Did not get my last bags in the mail and I've tried to contact support. They will not refund me and will only replace a bag before 45 days. Ali, is terrible and very dismissive. I requested a Supervisor and nothing... dead space. This happens every time and why it has taken me so long to speak with someone about this issue. They never escalate it. I simply needed a refund but now I will cancel my membership.

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Connecticut
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March 2nd, 2024

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?

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Canada
1 review
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May 19th, 2022

It took me 1 month to receive my "Glam Bag" and cost me $20 something CAD! What I receive is a joke. I have attached screenshots of the email they sent me showing what kinda glam I should expect to receive and the picture is what I actually received (you can tell the size comparing to a computer mouse)! Couple of tiny tiny samples they most probably got for free! The biggest one is a shower scrub!
Bad for you guys that wanna make quick money and be out of business as your customers won't trust you no more! Great idea but super scammy and sneaky way to operate and to do business.

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Thumbnail of user vickie51
Arizona
3 reviews
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June 6th, 2014

Have updated my review as I have received many Glam Bags now and I love them! Not every product is a winner for me but I really do enjoy getting them every month. I haven't purchased lip gloss or eye shadow in months. Maybe my first bag was "meh" but overall I am very pleased.

Thumbnail of user luckytb777
Arizona
1 review
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September 11th, 2023
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I will never subscribe again. I paid for August and didn't receive box nor did I receive my accommodation box. This is a scam. Glam bot won't help and no customer service to help. They will not return my membership fee, even though I didn't reviewer 1 item from them.

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Do not subscribe to ispy

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Thumbnail of user elainem308
Texas
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May 14th, 2021

I never received the first two glam bags, and have received nothing so far but they already charged my credit card. SO I cancelled my membership, then they told me I actually have TWO memberships (I never took out a second membership with them). They said they would cancel that for me also. However, still have not received a single product from this business. The tracking numbers they send you, there is no information on them other than it's a tracking number but does not say whether your bag is in transit. There is something fishy about it. After reading other reviews online, I should have not dealt with this business to begin with.

Tip for consumers:
Do not use IPSY.

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I never received the products at all that I ordered, and have no information that they were ever delivered according to the "tracking numbers" they gave me.

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Thumbnail of user renec31
California
1 review
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February 5th, 2017

Thank you all girls for writing these very useful reviews. I randomly found this website and finish all the questions, and I was about to subscribe. Suddenly I just thought, wait, I have to check the reviews first, and almost all of you said they keep charging credit cards even it's unsubscribe. Thanks god I read these and didn't subscribe. Trust a bigger company or at least a famous one is always the better decision.

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Kaila B. – ipsy Rep

Ipsy is the largest beauty subscription service on the market, and we're committed to delivering an amazing customer experience. In the event that a cancellation isn't processed successfully, ipsyCare is always available to help. Cancellation can be processed through ipsy.com yourself, and it's very simple to complete. Just click "Cancel" from my account, and click the verification link via email. If you cancel your account before the last day of the month, your card will not be charged for the next Glam Bag. This alternative review site lists ipsy as the #1 beauty subscription, and has over 16,000 customer reviews. We hope you'll reconsider!
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Thumbnail of user kelseys26
Iowa
1 review
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November 30th, 2016

I personally had ipsy for two months. Now, a lot of you probably think that isn't long enough to write a review. Well, when I got my first bag, I was ecstatic! I opened my bag and was immediately disappointed. The product sizes are WAY too small! The blush that came, I loved loved love it, but the sample was smaller than a penny. It was so hard to use! Then my next month came, and i got the exact same items, except for one, but just different brands and colors. I'm not paying this company to send me repetitive items over again. Also, my too-faced mascara came, which I was stoked about, completely dry. It does not work even a little bit.
Now, I'm not here to bash on ipsy because it is a good company, with an extremely fair price, just not for me. I was dissatisfied by what I was receiving, and probably will not be going back.

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Kaila B. – ipsy Rep

Hi Kelsey. Sorry to hear you didn't love your ipsy subscription. All Glam Bags are at least worth $30, and are worth about $55 on average. If a couple of items are smaller, we always make sure to even our your bag assortment with more high-value or full-sized items. If you decide to subscribe in the future, please reach out to ipsyCare to help personalize your Glam Bag. We're testing a few new features that we're very excited about!

In addition, please email support@ipsy.com so we can issue a replacement for the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara that you received!

Thumbnail of user wess89
California
1 review
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April 23rd, 2021

I've been a loyal member since the beginning but recently IPSY has gone downhill fast! They don't ship anything out for at least a month after you purchase it and then it takes another two weeks to get it in the mail, it's absolutely ridiculous! I've also noticed they keep sending repeat items that I've already received all the crap stuff and you can't get a hold of alive person ever and they make it next to impossible to cancel your membership is extremely frustrating and there's no excuse for how slow they're shipping is, none! All the other companies are shipping out items just fine. IPSY is just greedy now and doesn't want to hire enough staff to fulfill the orders so it takes months for us to receive items which is TOTALLY unacceptable! I'm canceling my membership because of this and I hope other people do too! Time to teach them a lesson!

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Terrible service takes a month and a half just to receive your items

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Terrible service takes a month and a half to receive your items

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Thumbnail of user tinas310
New Jersey
1 review
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July 10th, 2019

Missing a bag. I have emailed and no response week after week. I originally cancelled but I guess they choose who gets to cancel and money refunded.the samples are what you can get at any cosmetic store for free. I know the missing bag is only 10 bucks but it's the fact that they won't acknowledge my request for it.

Thumbnail of user deborahm2423
North Carolina
1 review
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September 9th, 2022

I have been trying to cancel this subscription for a long time. The Company has no phone call customer service. The e-mail address I used to open the account is an old work e-mail I no longer have access to so I can't retrieve my password. My credit card company gave me a phone number for them which is "no longer in service". I moved out of state last December and have not received the product since. I'm still getting monthly recurring charges. I would advise anyone not to do business with this company.

Thumbnail of user staciev21
California
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October 20th, 2022

I purchased a glam bag for $16.13 on October 3rd and I never received it. These people fail to communicate or notify people of when their expected delivery date is. I will never trust this company again and I hope people think twice about doing the same. They are a bunch of rip offs!

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Don't be a fool and give your card info to these unprofessional scammers! Never received my order and never got a refund!

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None because I never received my order!!!

Thumbnail of user robinm1375
Arizona
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July 7th, 2023

Its ok at the beginning but the items get less and less and on top of that Ive been trying to cancel my subscription for 4 months and its still coming. Impossible to talk or email anyone, there is no live person only bots

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Thumbnail of user disappointedw
Hawaii
1 review
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February 23rd, 2016

Signed up in good faith. Ipsy was more then happy to take my payment out of my account on 01/28/2016. It stands as of now, I still have not received my February Ipsy bag. Today is 02/22/2016. They email response to me with a tracking on 02/15. I guess this should teach me to not order on-line...

Thumbnail of user vanessaj24
Pennsylvania
1 review
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July 12th, 2017

Loved ipsy at first, but there sending products I can't use, I've asked for more reddish lipstick, different eyeshadow, all I'm getting is Gold, more gold, and more gold. Ready to Cancel. Lol bags r cute

Thumbnail of user gabrielap133
Florida
1 review
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December 18th, 2022
Verified purchase

I've had Ipsy for years! I used to love it! You get amazing products for an amazing deal! But recently, I don't know what's been going on. The last couple of months they take forever to ship out my bag. Then when my bag actually gets here half of the stuff is missing because they took so long to actually pack it. When you contact them telling them that something is missing they literally just tell you we're sending some thing else out. You don't get to pick or anything. It's completely pointless, if they're going to send me whatever they want instead of the things that I actually want. I'm waiting to receive my bag and if there's more than one thing missing I'm canceling it at this point. It's not worth it anymore. It's the 18 and my bag is not even shipped.

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Be prepared to be disappointed.

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Thumbnail of user kathleens23
Illinois
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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December 23rd, 2015

I was excited to get my glam bag by IPSY but dissatisfied with the tiny sizes. My daughters Birch Box was much better. Birch had 3-4 more samples and larger sizes. I'll give them another month and see if this was just a fluke.

Thumbnail of user kalys3
Nevada
2 reviews
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October 2nd, 2015

Wish I had read up these reviews before subscribing. After signing up I got informed id be put on a wait list. I saw this company from a commercial on tv. Don't advertise if you don't have enough products to back it up & then to get off a wait lost, they want you to advertise for them so more people can sign up and be put on hold? What a scam. I'll stick with Birchbox.

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District of Columbia
1 review
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September 11th, 2015

I signed up for an Ipsy subscription and then moved so had an address change partway through. They started charging me twice for each of my bags. Despite numerous emails (they don't have a phone) I never received a refund.

Thumbnail of user melissal88
Florida
1 review
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August 23rd, 2016

Just got yet another ipsy bag, they sent me things that went perfectly with my preferences, I think they hit the nail on the head, they would get 5 stats, but... they take forever to ship, that's my only negative...

Thumbnail of user kamishaw1
Georgia
3 reviews
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July 8th, 2020

I signed up for the $12. Monthly glam bag and never received it. When I tried to inquire about the missing bag there was no access to any customer service to report the missing bag and they charged my account again for the next month. So these people are just taking my money not sending anything. If you were thinking about doing this... do not. They're ridiculous!

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Canada
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July 15th, 2017

I loved this! Once my bag was a few days late but other than that its been a very good year for me. I love these products and it is a wonderful idea. It is great for people who still want to explore makeup and waste a lot of money by buying a product that you may not use quite as much or is wrong for you. Love it!

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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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