Wander With Alice

Happy Holidays!!! I know this post is uploaded in November...but we are only a few hours away from December...so HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This is my favorite month of the last quarter of the year. It mainly has something to do with Christmas...and a part of it has to do with a New Year coming because a New Year means endless possibilities...but this discussion is for another blogpost. Today, I have the first Holiday Makeup Look for you today, and I decided to go Classic with the colors on this one (Burgundy + Gold). I noticed when December rolls around, I always reach for  +theBalm Cosmetics  Nude'tude Palette. Something about the colors in this palette that screams Holiday!! So here are the products and steps I used to complete this look!

~The Spicy & Seductive Side of Tocca Beauty Fragrances~ This Little Naughty List Trio consists of Tocca's Cleopatra, Colette, & Brigitte fragrances. These three come in the form of roller balls, and are great for travel. Each little roller ball comes with 0.17 fl oz of product. This little set costs $15.00, and is a great little stocking stuffer for the perfume lover in your life since the Holiday Season is among us...but I'm not here to talk about gift ideas. In this post I want to tell you a little bit about the fragrances, compare them to one another, which one is the most unique, and which one is my favorite.

I haven't been this friendly with an eyeshadow palette for a very long time. Usually, I will play with  a new palette for a couple weeks, create an eye look or two and be done with it until I accidentally stumble across it in my makeup collection again. With +Urban Decay Cosmetics    Vice4 Eyeshadow Palette , I was at first blown away by the beauty of the shadows. They are so bright, bold and pigmented. Definitely not practical shadows to where everyday, but they are fun shadows to experiment and be creative with. Initially I was planning on doing no more than three, maybe four eye looks to share with you, but as I continued to dip my fingers into each shadow, next thing you know it I have created 8 looks, and I had to force myself to stop at 8 looks! Eight looks is hard to keep track of, especially if they are spread out within a few weeks, since I do not upload the looks back to back. So I thought why not condense all the eye looks onto one blogpost, so you c...

This is going to be the last +Urban Decay Cosmetics    Vice4 Eye Tutorial. It has been real fun creating looks inspired by this amazing palette! I can't wait to see what Urban Decay has in store for the next Vice Palette!  Today's look is inspired by the packaging of the palette, which was inspired by Urban Decay's Vintage eyeshadow called, "Oil Slick". So I thought it would be most appropriate to name this look "Oil Slick". So here is how I accomplished this look!

Ever since I used the Kat Von D Shade & Light Eye Contour Brush, I was really curious about the her Shade & Light "Face" Contour Brush. I have been getting into bronzing and contouring my face lately (just to try it out) and I have been loving my e.l.f Angled Blush Brush to apply my bronzer, which is the same size and shape as the "Shade" part of the "Shade + Light" Contour Brush. That was when I knew it was time for me to finally purchase this baby. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you have a great holiday of warmth and comfort which is the vibe I was going for in the look. The colors I used are all warm tones of orange, brown, and beige. They are the colors of Fall and Thanksgiving. I wanted the makeup to look warm and inviting, not too much because you are going to be around family and friends, people you should not have to impress...but we all know there's always that one aunt or uncle or cousin or sibling...good ole' family drama!  If you want to see how I created this look, here is a link to my video Tutorial:  "GRWM for Thanksgiving Dinner or Party!" I know I usually share with you step-by-step picture instructions on the look, but today I want to share with you some future plans I have with the eyeshadow palette that I used for this look! I am definitely going to do an epic series with this palette, because after playing around with it I can tell I had fallen in love. Everything about the...

OMG! I have 9 words for you! "GO TRY YOU SOME OF THESE LIPSTICKS RIGHT NOW!" You will not regret it! These lipsticks are absolutely amazing!

I will have to say this  +L'Oréal    Advanced Haircare Color Vibrancy Shampoo and Conditioner for color-treated hair truly works. They really do seal in your color and protect it from fading! Recently I had to start dyeing my hair again because I started to notice a lot of new gray hairs that were not there before! I'm pretty sure the combination of an overly stressful year and genetics had something to do with this. At this age I should be dyeing my hair for fun, not dyeing my hair hide grays! RELATED POST: L'oreal Advanced Haircare Triple Resist Shampoo + Conditioner

This is actually my third bottle of Antonio Banderas "Blue Seduction" Fragrance, and smelling it brings me back to my late teens/early twenties when I used to wear this every single day. Looking back to those days now I realize how things were so much simpler then. Being an Adult is hard!

For some reason, I thought the consistency of this product was going to be like a hairspray. That was why it took me so long to give this product a try even though I had it in my test-pile for over a year. I guess you can say I was scared of the unfamiliar. I didn't understand it, so I didn't know how to use it. What the +Macadamia Professional   Flawless Cleansing Conditioner is, is a one-step shampoo & conditioner where it not only cleans and conditions the hair but it also helps with styling and it reduces blow dry time.

Nothing is as timeless as a Wing-Liner and Red Lips makeup look. It can be worn in any occasion, and you will always look modern, chic and effortlessly.

I have mentioned before in my review on the  +thekatvond    " Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette & Brush" video , that I do not like the casing this brush comes in. It looks like a coffin! It also feels cheap, but what I paid the $29.00  was for the brush and the brush itself makes up for the ugly packaging.

"Pandemonium" & "Grip" are a few of the eyeshadows I have not yet used in an eye look featuring the +Urban Decay Cosmetics   "Vice4" Eyeshadow Palette . So I used it for Look #7, and I call this look, "Black Pandemonium". This happens to be one of my favorite looks I did so far for for my Vice4 series,  and here are the steps on how I achieved this look.

Not bad for a MATTE Lipstick!

Hi everyone! Here is how I created this headpiece for my Hot Pink "Woodstock" Fantasy Look . I was not only inspired by the beautiful pink color but also the name. So what came out of my mind was something bohemian and woodsy. And with that description there are braids and feathers detailing involved.

It is dangerously tasty ...it tastes like packed brown sugar candy but of course I wouldn't eat it even if I'm starving to death... maybe ... This product is pretty silly to spend money on especially when you can make a perfectly decent scrub in your kitchen. All you need is raw sugar & honey or extra virgin olive oil. However, being in a lipstick tube makes this product extremely convenient to use, and to take with you on-the-go without the sticky mess. It also helps that this lip exfoliator costs only $3.00. This +e.l.f. Cosmetics  Studio Lip Exfoliator is also infused with Vitamin E, Shea Butter, Avocado, Grape & Jojoba Oils, a few things that the average person do not have in their kitchen. But does it work?

HOLY SMOKES! I am so glad I have this in my purse! The Josie Maran "Whipped Argan Oil Intensive Hand Cream" is truly a beautiful moisturizer. It has a thick, mousse-like texture, but sinks into the skin without any feeling of oiliness or heaviness which is surprising when this hand cream is infused with 100% pure argan oil. I have tried actual 100% argan oil for my skin before, and didn't like how oily my skin felt. Yes, I do realize I am putting oil on my skin and it should feel oily, but argan oil is known to sink into the skin quickly while keeping the skin moisturized. So what I am trying to explain is that argan oil is a bit too moisturizing for my skin, as of right now, since the skin changes over time and with the seasons.

Okay, I admit it. I'm a huge +Urban Decay Cosmetics  Junkie. Can you tell from my blog yet? And yes, this is another Fantasy/Creative Look inspired by one of their colors again. This time the star color is "WoodStock", a hot pink with iridescent shimmer. 

This is the felt-tip liner I have been reaching for constantly at the moment. If you watch my makeup tutorials on my YouTube Channel , you will notice that I use this eyeliner pen in nearly every one of my recent tutorials.

Gee , this new line from Eyeslipsface Cosmetics sure looks classy and refined. I just love the silver- chrome packaging and everything feels nice and substantial.  The concept behind " Beautifully Bare " is a makeup line that gives you a flawless look without looking like you have any makeup, the natural beauty look. 

"It's part-toner, part serum, it sets makeup but provides an instant burst of radiance, and it tightens the appearance of pores!"...if that isn't the promise of an Elixir of Youth, I don't know what is and it comes in a charming, frosty glass bottle. The ingredients that is responsible for the Anti-Dull Complexion Treatment for the skin are: Rosmary (Toning), Mint (Astringent), & Rose (Soothing). It also contains Grape Extracts that provides anti-oxidants for radiance and anti-aging. FUN FACT:  This beauty elixir is inspired by Queen Isabelle of Hungary's Famous Elixir of Youth. The Caudalie Beauty Elixir happens to be one of my favorite face sprays I have tried. It has an amazing scent of mint and grapes, and the mist that comes out feels refreshing, cooling, and calming on the skin. I am obsessed! It's one of those scents that really calms your mind while doing great things for your skin, especially on a hot day. RELATED POST: e....

I was looking through the nail colors I was wearing of late and noticed that these polishes really fit the season and the holiday season coming up. So I thought I should share with you the colors I have been loving, and what colors you should consider owning in your nail polish collection! 

" In this delectable blend, juicy and spicy Blood Orange is offset with subtle strawberry and raspberry notes and grounded in fleshy Mandarin & Italian Sweet Orange ." (Pacifica Beauty) I know that this particular scent, " Tuscan Blood Orange ", from Pacifica Beauty has a huge fan base, and I can smell why. It has a fruity orange scent that the younger crowd would love, and the spicy tinge is enough to bring in a more older crowd. The scent also can last for quite a bit of time on the skin, which is something. I wonder how long the scent will last if I buy the whole set of Body wash, Lotion and Perfume and layer them on. I may just need to do that in the near future. Let's move on from the scent, since this is suppose to be a review on the Body Butter, not the scent.

This really is a shine-free foundation. Whenever I apply it to my face, the shine is instantly erased and I'm left with a matte, powdery finish. I absolutely love the fact that it comes in a stick-form because it is just so easy to apply directly to the face and I just use my fingers to blend out the foundation. The coverage is about a medium coverage, and I don't recommend layering more of this foundation to get that full coverage, because it will look powdery and cakey.

Hi everyone! It's my current favorite beauty products...well I don't know how current it is since I have been using most of these products for months now, but I guess they are new to you since I am just letting you in on my stuff, haha! 

These lipsticks used to be part of e.l.f's Mineral Line, which no longer exist to my dismay because I quite liked their mineral blushes and foundations. There are several products that e.l.f saved from their mineral line and converted them to their "Studio" line, and this lipstick line is one of them.

The Urban Decay Vice 4 Eyeshadow Palette has a few pretty purple shadows in it, so I thought I should create a look using a few of these purples.  Here is how I created this look.

MmmHmmm...nothing is more beautiful than a Gunmetal-Blue polish on your nails on a grey cloudy day. And this beautiful, shimmery gunmetal Nail Lacquer from Tini Beauty's Nailtini Nail Polish line is probably one of the most unique gunmetal colors I have seen. Tini Beauty describes this polish as a "Shimmery Gunmetal Grey", but the shimmer somewhat disappears once you layer on the polish and becomes more metallic. The color also has a blue undertone to it, that looks completely fascinating under certain lights. As you can see in the flash-photo, it has a silver-chrome undertone.

From the Shampoos & Conditioners I have tried so far from the L'oreal Advanced Haircare Line, their Volume Filler Thickening Shampoo & Conditioner is by far my favorite. One of the top reasons is results...I definitely see results. Oh, and it doesn't cause my hair to feel brittle (like the Triple Resist Reinforcing Haircare System did), and it doesn't cause my hair to feel dirty within 24 hours (like the Total Repair 5 Haircare System did). So you can say I had a pretty good experience with this set. I first want to say, I do not have fine or thin hair, which is what this Haircare System is made for. I actually have a lot of thick hair, but I can always use some extra volume which is why I love this Volume Filler Shampoo & Conditioner . It does something to the roots of my hair that make them stand tall, which in turn creates a more voluminous look that I love. The secret ingredient in this Haircare Systems is "Filloxane", where L...

I remember when the Beauty Blender Sponge became popular among the beauty community, and I distinctly remember rolling my eyes about the raves because I thought the sponge was gimmicky and can not possibly be better at applying foundation than your fingers or makeup brushed...boy was I a fool! This Beauty Blender Sponge is probably one of the best things that has ever happened to me in the beauty world other than pore-blurring face primers and chapstick!