Wander With Alice

Hello everyone! Christmas is only a few days away, so I know that this is very last minute, but I really wanted to share with these mini palettes from Pur Cosmetics with you. I think they are super cute, and would make the perfect stocking stuffers for the travelers in the family!   These are the Pur Cosmetics Quick Pro Holiday Portables! I bought two of the three mini-sets they have available, and had been having the best time playing around with these. Each palette is no larger than a credit card, and they are super sleek and thin! These will take up absolutely no room in your makeup bag!

Hi everyone! Today, I have another Holiday Collection to share with you all, and this time, it's all about Smashbox Cosmetics! Smashbox's Drawn In. Decked Out. Holiday Collection is one of the best holiday sets that has come out this year in terms of being able to try out permanent products from the brand without the bulky, over-extravagant packaging. The artwork on the packaging is done by Aritst Ann Strumpf, and each set comes with stickers displaying her artwork as well. From the collection, I picked out two that interested me the most, the Shadow + Highlight Palette Set and Be Legendary Lipstick & Lip Mattifier Set. 

Hello everyone! Ready for another makeup look? Well, even if you are not I have one for you today. Today's look is another festive, glittery gold look that is perfect for the holidays. It is also subtle and natural enough to wear to the office. I hope you like the look. 

Hello and Happy Holidays everyone! I have been testing out these three pieces I have purchased from the Bare Minerals Holiday Collection and I have to say, I have been thoroughly enjoying my makeup every time I use these products. Not only are these products beautiful to look at, but their quality is excellent as well. 

Happy Holidays everyone! Today I have a warm and spicy holiday look to share with you. This look is inspired by Too Faced Limited Edition Melted Matte Liquid Lipstick in Gingerbread Man ! 

Hello and welcome back to another blogpost and another holiday eye look. I was playing around with Chloe Morello's Pretty, Fun and Fearless Vol. 2 Eyeshadow Palette again, and fell in love with the green shadow Soul, and knew I needed to create an eye look with it, so here is what I came up with! What do you guys think? I know that the colors are subtle, but that's my thing. I love my looks to be subtle and natural with a hint of surprise, which is why I love this green color so much. The dark emerald green shadow changes from black to green in different lighting, and I think shadows that have that mysterious shift is simply wonderful because there is depth without needing to add a bijllion layers. 

Hello everyone! Today I have a special eye look to share with you all because this idea came from one of you awesome viewers! I would love to personally thank, Ananya Gupta, for the idea of a glittery line cut crease look! I hope I did you justice! And I hope the rest of you like the look too! If you would like to see a step-by-step tutorial on how I created this look, I will leave the link below. [Requested] Gold Glitter Cut Crease Eye Look Video Here are all the products that I used for this look: Chloe Morello Pretty, Fun & Fearless Vol. 2 Eyeshadow Palette: Jellybean, Violet, Halo, Marron, Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Eyeliner "Midnight Cowboy", Ciate Fierce Flicks Felt Tip Eyeliner, Urban Decay All Nighter Waterproof Eyeliner, & the Stila Huge Extreme Lash Mascara. Let me know what you think about this look!  Happy Wandering! Alice Click to read more reviews on  Holiday Makeup Looks!

Okay everyone, I am loving this Pink Champagne look! I think the colors look so good with my skin tone, and the look is natural but festive enough for the holiday season.

Hey everyone! I am here with another Holiday Set to share with you all. From the 25+ Holiday Sets Tarte Cosmetics have come out with this year, this set, Double Duty Beauties Discovery Set , is the one I decided to purchase, and I do not regret my decision at all. I purchased this set at Ulta for $36.00, but this have the retail value of $79.00.

Hello lovlies, today I have a "Merry & Bright" Holiday Palette for you. This look is inspired by the Clinique Holiday Kit "Merry & Bright", and yes I did use everything from this kit in this makeup look among other few pretty goodies. This look is an easy, fresh look where it is all about a nice complexion with the focus on the pink-berry color on the lips and the cheeks.

Hey everyone! I am so excited to share this holiday set with you because I believe it to be a great value with great quality products. I present to you the fabulous Clinique Merry and Bright Set . This set retails at $39.50, and it consist of five full-size products, (as well as a makeup bag and travel size moisturizer) with the value of $116.50!

Hello my fellow beauty lovers! I hope you are having a fantastic day. Today I will be presenting to you the last little mini set from Benefit. This one is exclusive to Sephora, and it is called I Pink I Love You! Makeup Kit , and this little bag is adorable! It fits with this year's Unicorn trend for sure! This set retails at $32.00 with a value of $49.00.

Hey everyone! I'm back with another cute Benefit Kit! Today I will be reviewing the Sunday, My Prince Will Come Easy Weekender Makeup Kit ! This retails at $32.00 and has a value of $52.00. From the four mini makeup sets from Benefit I am reviewing, this set has my favorite makeup bag.

Hi everyone! Here is another super cute Benefit Mini Makeup Kit! In my last post I have reviewed the Benefit Work Kit, Girl! Work Day Essentials Makeup Kit , which is a fantastic little Benefit Starter Kit. Today, I will be reviewing this beautiful golden pouch kit, called,   Date Night with Mr. Right (Sexy Night Out Makeup Kit) . This kit retails at $32.00, but has a value of $50.00.

Benefit Cosmetics are known for putting together cute themed kits. About half a year ago, they came out with these little mini-makeup bags full of thier best sellers in fun-sizes. Of the seven they have available at the moment, I will be reviewing this awesome metallic-turquoise set called, "Work Kit, Girl! Work-Day Essential's Makeup Kit."

Hi everyone! This is my last Halloween Tutorial of 2017. I hope you enjoyed at least one of the six looks I have done this October. Today's look is inspired by Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Stencil, Alien Fantasy Fairy. I don't know how fairy the look turned out to be, but I can confidently say, I do look Alien. I hope you like the look!  If you want to watch the full video tutorial on how I created this look, just click on the link provided.

Hi everyone! This is my 5th Halloween Tutorial. Just one more look after this! Anyways, this look is a Unicorn look. It is inspired by Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Stencil, Unicorn Queen, but I ended up creating a look that looked like this Unicorn is part of the royal court instead. Anyways, besides my short comings, I still hope you enjoy this Halloween Look!  If you want to watch the full video tutorial on how I created this look, just click on the link provided.

Hello! Here is my 4th Halloween Tutorial and this time, it is a look that I've been wanting to do a version of for the longest time, a mermaid look! This Mermaid look is inspired by Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Stencil, Mystic Mermaid. My sketch for the mermaid was a bit different than the one I created, but for my first mermaid look, I am pleased with the outcome, and I believe it lives up to the magical and mysterious name of "Mystic Mermaid". Backstory of the Character: There is no real backstory to this character, since I basically just freestyled everything. I still hope you enjoy what I came out with.  If you want to watch the full video tutorial on how I created this look, just click on the link provided.

Hello! Here is my 3rd Halloween Tutorial! I am on the roll with these Halloween Tutorials! I hope I can keep up the momentum! Haha! Anyways, this Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Theme is Catwalk Zombie, and just like the Skull Queen look, this is my very first Zombie look. Even without the prosthetics, fake blood, and other fancy products to create a gnarly zombie look, I still think this look came out quite nice. What do you think? Backstory of the Character: She is a model turned zombie, hence the theme "Catwalk" Zombie. She got bite in the neck, but the bite did not kill her right away. Instead, she died a pretty painful death as her body surrenders to the infection, and she eventually dies and wakes as a zombie.   If you want to watch the full video tutorial on how I created this look, just click on the link provided.

Hello! Here is my 2nd Halloween Tutorial! The Wet n Wild Fantasy Makers Theme is Skull Queen, and since this is my first time trying out a skull look, I thought I'd make it easy on myself and do half of my face. Here is my version of a Skull Queen. She is a leader of some badass gang, and her signature look is piercing eyes and a skull handkerchief hiding half of her face. If you want to watch the full video tutorial on how I created this look, just click on the link provided.

Hello! It's the first Halloween Tutorial! Yes, I know a clown or "Jester" look has been overdone, but hey, I haven't done one yet, and I know this will not be the last Jester look I'm going to do. For this Jester look, I wanted a fun, lovable Jester. One that wants to have fun, play little tricks, and giggle all day long.  So I hope you enjoy the look!

I fell in love with this silky primer the very first time I tried it, and it wasn't a fluke either, I liked it just as much the second time I used it, and the third time, and every other time. This elf Beautifully Bare Luminous Matte Makeup Primer gives your skin a beautiful, luminous look without the shine, if that is possible.

On the calendar it is officially Autumn...but tell that to the weather gods. It's still in the 80s and 90s here in the Silicon Valley, and frankly, I am really for everything to cool down! Putting the weather aside, let's talk about this gorgeous eyeshadow palette that I have finally broken out to use! It has the perfect colors to help you transition from a Summer look to a Fall look. I introduce to you, Milani's Everyday Eyes Eyeshadow Collection in "Earthy Elements" . The soft terra-cotta browns and orange tones bring in the fall shades, while the champagne sparkle leaves a trace of the summer. This is a beautiful palette from the drugstore that only retails at $11.00!

It's a cute palette alright. With its baby pink outer cover to its sticker sheets, without knowing any better, you may think this palette to be a fancy kid's play-makeup set. Even the shadow shades are pretty darn sweet, ranging from a clover green to a duo-chrome champagne pink. But don't worry, it performs nothing like kid's makeup. Too Faced Totally Cute Palette, $36

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna is probably the largest launch of 2017! Everyone went crazy over it. Beauty Bloggers were buying everything the collection had to offer, and new review videos are uploaded everyday. Now if you haven't heard who Rihanna is, then you have been living under a rock the past decade, because Rihanna is HUGE! Go google her, I am sure you will fall in love with her music.  Back on topic, Rihanna's Makeup Line, Fenty Beauty...now don't judge me...I was not as excited as most beauty lovers were. For me this is just a new makeup line among thousands of makeup brands that I have not tried yet. And from the mixed reviews online about the brand has me stopping from buying everything from the line. So when Sephora offered a sample of the Fenty Beauty Foundation, I snatched it up. Better to try a sample versus regretting a full on purchase, don't you agree? Sample of the Foundation I received, Shade #220, but I think #190 is the perfect shade match for ...

It looks like it's cased in a gold bar, and it might as well be since this Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Highlight & Contour Palette is simply golden!

If you have no idea how to contour, this Contour Kit comes with an extensive step-by-step instruction pamphlet that goes great with the easy to work with powders. Together, they make the perfect contour and highlight novice starter duo. The great news is, Smashbox lowered their price of this  Step-by-Step Contour Kit from $45.00 to $35.00! So for those that have waited on getting this kit, your patience has paid off. 

Hi beauty lovers, I finally tried the famous and crowd favorite Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara , and I am loving it! I can not believe I have been missing out on this for this long!

In the beauty world of YouTube, this new Voluminous mascara from L'oreal is starting quite a buzz! People are raving about it being the new best drugstore mascara, and that it was a dupe for the Too Face Better Than Sex Mascara. So of course, I knew I had to try it out for myself. This L'oreal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara retails at $9.99, and it claims to provide the lashes with "voluptuous volume, intense length, and a full lash of feathery, soft lashes".

Hi everyone! Today I will be reviewing Kat Von D's crowd favorites,  Saint and Sinner perfumes . These fragrances debuted years ago, and Kat Von D brought them back due to popular demand. I am glad she did because I never got to try them when they first launched.  Let me tell you, they are some pretty, darn good smelling perfumes, and the bottles these smelling waters come in are visually stunning as well.  As you can already see, I did not buy the perfumes. I was fortunate enough to get some free samples, and I hope you do not scuff at these perfume samples, because they can last a good while and are great for travel. Saint & Sinner does come in three sizes, 10ml ($22.00), 50ml ($65.00), & 100ml ($85.00)

Hello beauty lovers! Today I have for you a well-known and well-loved mascara from Tarte Cosmetics, the Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara . I am sure this mascara is no stranger to you. It is a Tarte Classic. It even received an award from Allure "The Beauty Expert" in 2016 for Reader's Choice.  Since I had not tried this mascara until now, I thought why not let you know my thoughts on this famous mascara and let you know if I think it's worth the hype or not. 

Guys, I found the perfect face sculpting palette! It gives the face a beautiful soft, chiseled look, where it leaves your face glowing and angled in all the right ways. This amazing palette I am speaking so highly of is actually from an extremely affordable brand, BH Cosmetics, and the palette is called the Rose Nude Sculpt & Glow Contour, Highlight, & Blush Palette . It retails at $11.99, but because of promos (that a quite common, btw), I managed to get this palette for only $8.03 (33% off). This palette contains two highlight shades, a blush, a contour powder, a bronzing powder, and a versatile powder that can act as a highlight or blush, depending on your skintone.

When I heard about a sponge that would allow you to do an entire eye look with one or two makeup brushes, I immediately made it my mission to find this sponge because the less makeup brushes you use, the less you will have to wash. I hate washing makeup brushes, haha. And I found one! Introducing the Color Switch by Vera Mona .

Hi everyone, today we will be talking about skincare, and these two items happen to be from Tarte Cosmetics; the Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Deep Dive Cleansing Gel ($25/5 fl. oz) + the Scrublet ($7). This is what I have been cleansing my skin with for the past month, and I have been loving this Duo.

Wow guys, 80 years! That is a long time! And the 80th Anniversary Collection is just beautiful! Take a look at these! Physicians Formula has brought back fan favorites, including the Brand's first product, the Hypoallergenic Lipstick!

Hi everyone! Sometimes becoming a VIB or VIB Rouge member at Sephora has its perks. Such as, first picks on this amazing Burberry Beauty Box that only VIB & VIB Rouge members can order early. I have never tried Burberry makeup before, so when I saw this $35.00 opportunity to test out four deluxe size "ICONIC" products from this brand, I jumped on board.  So were the products as luxurious as the name or price tag?

Okay guys, apparently caviar is really, really good for your hair! And because it is caviar...this Caviar Volume Body Building Volume Shampoo and Conditioner is pricey at $34.00 each with 8.5 fl. oz in each bottle. Of course I was not going to spend all that money without trying something from this brand first, so when I saw this travel kit for $15.00 at Sephora, I decided to give it a go.

Hi everyone! Have you tried this blush and highlight palette from Maybelline yet? It is by all no means new to the drugstore beauty scene. I believe I bought my palette about half a year ago...it could be longer, but I didn't review it, and that is be a total waste not to because this is such an excellent palette!  Ladies and gentleman, I introduced to you, the Maybelline Facestudio Master Blush Color & Highlight Makeup Kit . It retails at $12.99, for three pigmented blushes and a very glowy highlighter!

This Tarte Rainforest By the Sea Water Foundation is made up of 20% water! Guess what?! I really like it!

Hello everyone! It's been a long minute since the launch of the Tarte Cosmetics Shape Tape Contour Concealer . Boy, did this product launch off! Everyone and their grandma has raved about it, how it was the best brightening concealer of the year. This concealer is so popular that Tarte claims, 1 is sold every 26 seconds! So of course I "eventually" picked it up, due to my increasing curiosity.  I have put it to the test for a about a week now, and here are my thought on this "magical" Shape Tape Concealer.

Hey everyone! Meet Goddess , an Eyeshadow Palette by Ashley Tisdale and Bh Cosmetics. If you aren't aware, Ashley Tisdale started a makeup line called, Illuminate, with the help of Bh Cosmetics, and Goddess is one of her newer eyeshadow palettes.  This eyeshadow Palette retails at $12.99, and it comes with 9 eyeshadows and 3 cheek highlights.

Yes, it's another Beauty YouTuber & Brand Collaborated Makeup Palette. These are really my guilty pleasures because I know that most of these products are no different than what the company already offers, just with a fancy name and a few dollars more, but I can't help but keep buying them.  1) I like support my fellow YouTubers, and  2) I'm just down right curious. So today I have the  Shaaanxo x BH Cosmetics 18 Color Eyeshadow & Lipstick Palette to share with you.

The Naked Fifth palette is here! Whose screaming silently in their heads at the moment? I know I did a notable squeal of delight when I saw a picture of this on TrendMood's instagram ! I am a huge fan of Urban Decay's Naked Eyeshadow Palettes and have been purchasing every single one that has come out to date. So of course, I got my hands on the fifth palette. This my fellow beauty lovers, is the Urban Decay Naked HEAT Eyeshadow Palette . Isn't she hot!

Hi everyone! Today I want to share with you my very first BareMinerals face product. BareMinerals is known to have great face makeup products, so when I received this Powder Duo in my recent BoxyCharm Beauty Subscription Box, I was ecstatic! This is the Invisible Light Translucent Powder Duo , and it retails at $32.00.

Hi everyone! Yes, it's been a while since I posted, but I was on vacation and decided to take a week off on at least one of my platforms. I had a great time, and today I am back with an entire collection for you. I have been eyeballing this Rimmel London Stay Matte Set for a while now, and since it is now full on summer with the sun and temperature, I felt now is a great time to actually put these to the test. This collection consist of the Rimmel Stay Matte Primer, the Rimmel Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation, and the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder. 

To cover a mascara with a chrome plate of gold is a ballsy move. It is basically claiming this mascara is amazing, is incredible, is the BOMB! Maybelline even hired two big Beauty YouTubers, MannyMUA and MakeupShayla to be the faces of this mascara, and let me say, the commercials were pretty extra.  Maybelline Volum' Express The Colossal BIG SHOT Mascara So...it is a BIG SHOT? Or is is not?... for me, of course.

Hello fellow makeup lovers! Today, I have a primer from Milani to share with you. I was instantly sold on the "Mattifying & Pore-Minimizing" words written on its packaging. I love the ideas of erasing my pores...I mean who doesn't want smooth looking skin. Those pesky pores just get in the way on our journey to flawless skin! So whenever I see a product that promises to diminish to look of my pores, I am interested! Let's start off with the claims of the Milani Prime Shield Face Primer. This Mattifying & Pore-Minimizing Primer claims to soften the appearance of fine lines, large pores and flaws. It also claims to create a smooth canvas for makeup application while providing a matte finish.  So does it do any of these things?

Hi everyone, I have been meaning to review this Skin Trio Set from Sephora Collections for a while now, and even though I used up two of these sets already (thank goodness I took photos beforehand), I still believe this set deserves a mention, since I have been planning to talk about Sephora's Skincare Line for a while now. So why not start now.  From Sephora Collection's extensive skincare line, the most popular by far is the "Rose Extract" infused products. In fact, if you look at the variety of products the Rose Extract is included in compared to their other ingredients, such as; Avocado, Green Tea, and Pearl, the Rose Extract ingredient is included in at least seven different products while the others average around three different products.  Today, I am here to share with you this Essential Rose Skin Trio that I purchase around the Holiday Season of 2016, and I want to let you know why the Rose Extract ingredient is one of my favorites in the Sephora Col...

It's Unicorn this, Unicorn that, the Unicorn Craze of 2017! I don't know who started this craze, but I do know that Too Faced Cosmetics' Unicorn Tears Lipstick has been in the fore-front of this trend, and one of the first unicorn products to hit the market.  Recently, Wet N Wild came out with their Unicorn Glow Summer Collection , and in that collection there is a blue lipstick that goes by the name of Unicorn Soul, that strangely reminds me of the Too Faced Unicorn Tears Lipstick.  You know what that means!  FACE OFF! Video: High End vs. Drugstore (Ep. 5): Unicorn Tears vs. Unicorn Soul Lipsticks