Wander With Alice

I want to let you know that I have the "Light" color of this Murumuru Bronzer , and it is too light for me to really go-to-town with bronzing my face with it. So you're probably thinking, then what do you do with it?

I'm starting a 2nd Channel!  This channel is going to be focused on travel.  Click Link to go to WanderlustWithAlice: Travel/Vlogging Youtube Channel I have been wanting to start a travel channel for a long time, and if you had noticed one of my pages in the page bar is labeled " Travel&Food " , and has been featured there since I started this blog. There used to be quite a few blogposts featured there, but since it's been over two years since I have last posted on there, I thought it was time to start fresh, so I deleted everything. Tomorrow, August 30th , will the "first" post on that blog since 2013... ...and on Friday, September 2nd, 2016 , will be my first video on my WanderLustwithAlice Travel Channel ! The video with be an Intro to [My Top 5] Places in the South & East Bay Area, California  Series. The plan for this travel channel is to start out locally first, just around the Bay Area, and slowly venture out to the rest of Cal...

I was a bit nervous about trying out this mascara because I had the worst luck with mascaras that contains any kind of oil, whether it be coconut oil, or other Argan oil mascaras. I haven't seen an oily oil infused mascara yet. The thing about these oil-infused mascaras was that they always smudged terribly on me. I would look like a raccoon within two hours of wear. Two of these mascaras happens to be from Physicians Formula! So you can definitely see why I'm a bit skeptic when it comes to their new Argan Wear Mascara , $9.95.

I keep on receiving these 7ct Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes travel packets in my beauty box subscriptions! If I am remembering right, I have received about four to date, so I think I have used enough to know how I feel about them. You ready to hear my opinion? I do not like these very much...in fact, I do not bother using them as facial wipes anymore, rather I use them to clean swatches off my arms when I am taking pictures or video footage of products I am reviewing.

First of all, the packaging is beautiful. That was the first selling point. The second selling point was the words "COCONUT WATER". The third selling point was the word, "PRIMER". Coconut Water with Argan Oil that is a primer for the face. Now I've got to try this! Physicians Formula Argan Wear 2-in-1 Argan Oil & Coconut Water Primer Physicians Formula claims this primer is, "a light, refreshing and ultra-hydrating blend of 100% pure Argan Oil and 100% pure Organic Coconut Water that provides priming, hydrating and brightening benefits, all-in-1!"

I have just found my new favorite drugstore foundation, and here it is my fellow beauty lovers, the Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup. This is definitely not something new in the market, but it is new to me. I have always heard great things about this foundation, and now I know why.

When it comes to Summer, there is no mistakenly that I will get a tan because I tend to go hiking a lot more than usual, and I HAVE TO go to the beach at least once! Sometimes getting a tan can cause discoloration on the skin because the sun does not hit every part of the body equally especially the face area with all it's curves and dips and humps. So here are the products that I have to using and trying to emphasize my summer glow, either on my face or body.

This is one of my FAVORITE palettes I have ever purchased through YouTube hype!  This $62.00 palette holds three shades of Hourglass's line of Ambient Lighting Powders. From left to right you have; Dim Light (Neutral Peach Beige), Incandescent Light (Champagne Cool-Tone Pink), and Radiant Light (Golden Warm Beige). Incandescent Light happens to be exclusive to this palette, and this palette is sold exclusively in Sephora. That is just perfect (sarcasm) because Incandescent Light happens to be my favorite, meaning (if) I finish that one particular powder, I am going to have to repurchase the whole palette again. That being said, all of these shades happen to be universally flattering on my skintone, so sooner or later, I will being using up all three powders because I enjoy all three of them.

The Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer is probably one of the most popular and talked about bronzers in the beauty industry. Not only does it smell like chocolate because it is infused with antioxidant-rich cocoa powder, but it is a beautiful universally-pleasing matte bronzer....but a full size is $30.00. So when I had the opportunity to get the Bronzed & the Beautiful palette, that not only contains the famous Chocolate Soleil, but also three other face shimmers and bronzers for nearly the same price as a full size Chocolate Soleil. 

Infused with the intense hydrating ingregrient, Argan Oil, these  illuminating products do not only "enlighten" you skin, but heals and moisturizes as well.

I am a huge fan of Sephora Favorites Kits because it is a great way to try high-end products for a great value. This Summer Crush Kit is a $102 Value for only $40! And this is by far the more satisfying kits I have tried so far. This product comes with eight products where two are full size. The full size products are Stila Stay-All-Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner at $22.00 and the Lancome Grandiose Waterproof Mascara at $32.00. With just these two products, they already pay for the entire box at $44.00. You see what I mean about these kits being a great value? The rest of the kit consist of the BeautyBlender Blotterazzi , Fresh Sugar Rose Tinted Lip Treatment , Kat Von D Studded Kiss in Sexer , Smashbox 24 Hour Photo Finish Shadow Primer , Tarte Tarteguard 30 Sunscreen , and Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray . Out of all of these amazing products, the ones that appreciated the most was the Lancome Grandiose Waterproof Mascara and the Tarte Tarteguard 30 ...

"An innovative, gradual bronzing elixir powder by the miracle of Maracuja"                                                                                 ~ Tarte Cosmetics ~ Tarte Maracuja Bronzing Serum, $47.00.

To be completely honest...I find that most eyeshadow primers (Highend and Drugstore) all work relatively the same for me. They all prolong the wear of my eyeshadows, intensify the shadow's color, and makes the shadow application process a bit easier to apply. Of course, some work better than others. So I guess the question is whether this Smashbox 24Hr Photofinish Shadow Primer works better than most that I have tried? The answer is yes! 

Is it me or did Physicians Formula come out with more new products than usual this year? I don't know but I love it! Physicians Formula is definitely one of my favorite drugstore makeup brands. They are great quality...high priced...but great quality. So here is everything NEW that I have purchased. Reviews for each item or collection will be linked accordingly, as usual. If you would like to watch my HAUL VIDEO , where I showcase these items, feel free to click on the link provided.

I am so happy to have received this  Lancome Grandiose Waterproof Macara in my Sephora Favorites Summer Crush Sun-Proof Essentials Kit (that I have recently purchased at Sephora) because I would have never thought about trying this mascara since I didn't even know it existed! In my defense, I am fairly new to the brand Lancome, and I just started using their products this year. So what is so special about this is a $32.00 mascara?

I am a huge fan of the "Original" Beauty Blender, but this "Blotterazzi" is a huge disappointment. Before I even used it, I had a feeling that it was not going to work, and I was proven right. Gosh, I hate it when I'm right when it comes to something like this! 

I'm sad about this, you guys...because I do not like this  All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray   from Urban Decay. It's surprising that I feel this way because I completely adore its cousin, the Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray .  Let's get some facts straight first.