Boots No7 Perfectly Bronzed Quick Dry 360 Airbrush - Medium to Dark

Now that it is summer I like to stay tanned but its hard to do that because I live in NYC

and growing up in Puerto Rico, its hard to be okay with going to the beaches here. They are disgusting in my opinion. I went back home for my niece's first birthday and I was able to get a nice tan even though I only went to the beach for 2 days. I just got back from vacation and I wanted to maintain my tan. I wanted to try a new sunless tanner that I saw from Boots No7 which is a brand from Europe that started to come to the US via Duane Reade. I was really happy to see that they added this brand in the location near my house. I always try a lot of different products and usually I've used ones that are in lotion form just because I think its easier to spread around and avoid mishaps. I saw that this one though was a spray and I saw that it was a spray that is continuous so I figured it might be easier to reach those areas like by back and behind my legs and stuff. 

I know a lot of people have tried different sunless tanners and always have bad experiences but there is a method to do it right and a method to do it incorrect. First of all the first thing you need to do is take a shower and exfoliate your skin. You can either dry brush your skin which is just as it sounds where you get a shower brush and you use it dry and you brush your skin which is also dry and that will help exfoliate your skin. Take a shower and make sure that your skin is nice and clean. I'd shave as well. Once you get out of the shower, you can dry your skin and make sure to have your skin really dry then you can start the application. I usually just apply it with my bare hands and then just wash them after but now a days they have sunless tanning gloves. In my case, I take the spray and spray it all over my body in sections. I first do my arms and chest and I spray and rub it in. I notice that this product absorbs quickly and is clear. It says that the product is odorless but it does smell like sunless tanner. I love how quickly this tanner goes on and how easy it is to use. I just spray and rub in. You really don't need to rub in, it will just dry on your skin. The product says to let dry for 10 minutes before putting on clothes so thats what I do.

I do notice that its easier and less messy once you let it dry for the 10 minutes, you pat your body with baby powder. This allows your skin to dry sooner and also doesn't allow anything to accumulate in your creases like between your inner elbow or your neck or the back on your knees. It keeps it smoother and I noticed that this tanner tends to be a bit sticky so this step helps with that. In the morning, I usually just take a bath to get rid of the tanner smell and go on with my day. This tanner is definitely a keeper, the color is great. Its dark but not crazy dark and doesn't look orange at all. It retails for $12.99 and like I said you can get it at Duane Reade or online at drugstore.com. 

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Drugstore Finds April Edition

I figured since I am always speaking about things from the drugstore I would start a monthly drugstore finds blog post. I know I am a bit late on the April month but its just that April went by so fast! Every month I will write about things that I've gotten from the drugstore and loved or didn't love. Even though these products are primarily in drugstores, you can also purchase them in stores like Ulta or Amazon. I figured I'd just got out and say that before I got started.

One of the things that I love from the drugstore this month is the +COVERGIRL  Clean Whipped Creme Foundation. This foundation is surprisingly really good. Its whipped so its really light and doesn't go on cakey at all. It has really good coverage too. Not sure why I am so surprised about +COVERGIRL  foundation in general. I really thought maybe it was because I always thought CoverGirl is more for children or teenagers but honestly for my aging skin, this one is definitely a good buy. I do like to pair it with my Rimmel London Stay Matte Primer so that I don't shine that much but its still good. It retails for $5 so this a steal. I use the shade Medium Beige for those who were wondering. 

The next product is that I swear by is the +NYX Cosmetics Matte Finish Setting Spray. Now you know I have oily skin. So I usually have to use a setting spray so that my makeup doesn't sweat off before I even get to work. I like the Urban Decay All Nighter but since I use the setting spray every day, I needed to opt for a dupe or a cheaper option. I tried the one from +e.l.f. Cosmetics and it was okay but I do like the NYX matte finish setting spray better. My only complaint is that I need to put it in another bottle since the spray on the original bottle is too much. You are practically drenched if you use the bottle it comes in. It retails for $8 instead of the $30 from the Urban Decay All Nighter. 


The next product is a skincare product. Its the Queen Helene Masque Mint Julep. Yes, this

product is about 20 years old and it retails for $3.99. This mask is great! I use it on a weekly basis and I cannot say better things about this mask. The minute you put it on, you feel that it is removing all of the gunk you have on your face. The smell is mint so while it smells good you feel a cooling sensation on your face. This is the sensation that i love because it feels like its actually doing something. If you see this mask in your drugstore pick it up. I know a lot of people pass it up because it looks old school and also since its $3.99 a lot of people associate the low price with how it would work but its really good so I definitely recommend it.

The next products that I am loving right now is Boots No7 Pamper Dry Oil Body Spray. In Duane Reades here in NYC, you can get this brand Boots No7, I don't think this brand is available in all +Duane Reade stores but if you able to find it, I would definitely pick it up. Its a body oil, I know for all of my readers that live in Puerto Rico-- this oil is amazing! It isn't like putting on sun tanning lotion or anything. You just spray it on after you get out of the shower and it sinks into your skin right away. It has a smell to it that is just intoxicating. I even put this on my hands after I finish my nails so that my cuticles get nice and hydrated. This is also really good on your legs after you shave. This makes your skin look glowy and hydrated. It retails for $8.99 and like I said, you can get it in +Duane Reade or you can also get it in Drugstore.com.

My final product is a lipstick which is the +rimmellondon Airy Fairy lipstick. It is a nice

nude pink color. Its an everyday color that has a great formula. It feels really moisturizing and it is light like a gloss but the pigmentation is enough that you don't have to reapply every time you drink something or eat something. I love this color and I always carry it around just in case I am stuck without the lipstick that I put on in the morning. Its always a backup or most of the time just my everyday work color when I don't want to wear that bright bold matte pink lip that is little by little becoming my signature color. This lipstick retails for about $6 and the tube that I have now is probably the 5th one I've gone through already. 

These are my April drugstore finds. Some of these things aren't new but I had recently purchased or repurchased this month and were using them the most this month. I love drugstore finds so if you have drugstore favorites, let me know because I always love hearing about new drugstore products so I can run out and go try them!!

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HOURGLASS Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation Mattifying Oil Free Review

I am obsessed with foundation. I think if you have a good foundation, the rest of your make up looks great! I have oily skin so when I was younger I would opt for just the pressed powder options. Now that I am a bit older, the wrinkles are coming in, I work a lot so I wanted a little bit more coverage to make look radiant and hide my imperfections. I don't have a lot of discoloration on my face but I do have very oily skin. Its just horrible for foundation since by the afternoon my foundation just melts off even in the winter!

I am always looking for different mattifying foundations but ones that won't cake on so I would usually just get one for normal skin and opt for more of the radiant look than the mattifying look. I have been using the Urban Decay Naked foundation in shade 5.0 and it has been great. I love the light to medium coverage which you can build it up for more coverage. But unfortunately, by the end of the day my face is all oily. I have to constantly blog with blotting papers or recently I've been using the Urban Decay Mattifying pressed translucent powder but I feel like by 3rd application of just sitting at my desk not really working out or doing anything crazy, the coverage isn't quite there anymore. 

Color: Sand

I finally decided to splurge on the newer to +sephora  brand, Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation. On Sephora.com it is said that its a breakthrough liquid to powder foundation formula that absorbs oil, camouflages imperfections, and delivers a long-lasting, velvet-matte finish. I read a couple of reviews on this about other girls that I follow that also have oily skin and since its my birthday week I justified the price of $55 for foundation. They have 16 different shades and I got the Sand color which says its medium with pink undertones. I was very excited to try this but decided to wait until Monday with would be a true testimony on how it works.

The box says to not use a sponge so I opted to use my fingers because I felt my brushes (even though good ones) weren't good enough. I might splurge for the Hourglass foundation blush some time in the future. I put on a primer as I always do. I did notice that this doesn't or at least doesn't say on the bottle if it has SPF so I made sure that I put a BB cream and/or something with SPF as a primer since I use retinol and I don't want to harm my skin. 

The application is flawless. It goes on really smooth, blends easily and doesn't set so fast that you have to work quicker than usual before it sets from liquid to powder. Before I went to applying my concealer, I took a moment to look at my face and I have to say it looked really good. It was definitely mattifying but didn't look cakey which was great. I went on to apply my concealer, powder blush and bronzer and set my face with Elf mattifying setting spray. 

Normally by 12 NOON, my face is starting to shine but this time it was still velvety smooth. It kind of compares to Urban Decay Naked foundation when you first apply it. After 6pm the foundation was still nice and matte. Obviously it wasn't as matte as it was in the morning but it was definitely better than anything I've used before. I know the price isn't cheap but my face looks great. It doesn't break me out and it lasts all day. I can go out at night and still look good without having to bring my make up bag to work if I'm going to go out after. 

For those of you who can't find it in your wallet to splurge for this Hourglass foundation. I've read online that possible dupes are Boots No7 Beautiffully Matte Foundation, Rimmel London Clean Finish Foundation, and Rimmel London Stay Matte Foundation.

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