FFR || August Ipsy Glam Bag

Welcome back to another monthly Full Face Review using my August glam bag.

August Ipsy Glam Bag

This month's products:

Labotica: Honey & Bamboo Skin Soft Mask Set

Glamour Dolls: Romantic Blending Brush

theBalm Cosmetics: theBalm Voyage Vol. 2 Eyeshadow in Kuwakaribisha 

Make Up For Ever: Excessive Lash Arresting Volume Mascara

Hey Honey: Come Clean: Propolis & Mineral Facial Scrub

 Peace Love & Lipstick

To begin with I had just shower and every time I jump out the shower I have the driest skin ever. Its so bad that I have to moisturize as soon as I'm out.

I'M DEAD. THIS IS BY FAR AN AWKWARD AF PICTURE

Since I need some moisturizer I used Labotica: Bamboo Skin Soft Mask. The Bamboo mask is for deep skin moisturizing and let me tell you it did its job. 

Ah, I'm sorry but I thought my skin looked amazing and it was glowing AND of course moisturized. It said to leave on for 10-20 minutes, but I always do in between, so I left it on for 15 minutes and I patted in the left off serum and it looked pretty good. 

Like always I continue to the makeup segment of my Full Face Reviews. At this point, I had my foundation, concealer and eyebrows done. I used one of my palettes to use a transition color. I was surprised how much product the Glamour Dolls: Romantic Blending Brush picked up. 

I blended out the eyeshadow, but I was not impressed.

The first picture is the theBalm Cosmetics: theBalm Voyage Vol. 2 Eyeshadow in Kuwakaribisha swatched. My first impressions was that it was so light; meaning it could easily be a highlight instead of eyeshadow. In case you are wondering, No I did not read the instructions or anything about it. So I applied it all over my lid. And well I was somewhat disappointed, so I went a little crazy and applied it on my eyebrow done for some highlight. 

To finalize my eyes I added Make Up For Ever: Excessive Lash Arresting Volume Mascara.  

This was the overall look with all the products except one...

So on the first picture I had to take off my makeup and on the second picture I used Hey Honey: Come Clean: Propolis & Mineral Facial Scrub. 


AFTERMATH & REVIEW:

Labotica: Honey & Bamboo Skin Soft Mask Set || So I ended up using the Bamboo Skin Soft Mask and its purpose was too moisture the skin. The Bamboo did exactly what it claim. When I first opened it I realized that it had a lot of serum; which is always a good thing. Once
 I put it on it smelled like the standard hand soap. But in honest, once I took off the mask but skin was glowing! I thought the mask did such a good job. The mask did its job in moisturizing! 

Glamour Dolls: Romantic Blending Brush || In our blending eyeshadow trial I was not impressed. I felt like the brush picked up a good amount of the product and it did blend out, but it was not the best thing. Did it do its job? Yes. Is it my favorite blending brush? No. 

theBalm Cosmetics: theBalm Voyage Vol. 2 Eyeshadow in Kuwakaribisha || Off the bat I did not like it, but my opinion changed. I read eyeshadow, so what I tried doing was applying it over the eyelid. Biggest mistake. I ended up going on to Ipsy's how to and well I felt so dumb. This eyeshadow is not meant for an over the lid color. So I ended up applying it to the under the brow bone. And it was so much better! 

Make Up For Ever: Excessive Lash Arresting Volume Mascara || I love receiving mascaras, so I was excited to try it on. Once I started applying it, I could tell a difference on how it was giving my lashes volume. What I also like was how black it was and the fact that it did not clump my eyelashes together. But unfortunately its not waterproof. My eyes tend to get watery once I step outside and I had mascara coming out of my eye, but other than that it. Two thumbs up. 

Hey Honey: Come Clean: Propolis & Mineral Facial Scrub || Omg. Can I just say it tastes and feels nasty. It tasted like so much sweat and I felt like the greasiest thing ever. BUT it did do its job, haha. So they scrub claims to: minimize pores, hydrate and brightens up the skin. I did see the first two except brightens up the skin.

 Peace Love & Lipstick || This month they had three different Ipsy bags. I received the Peace Love & Lipstick one and I was happy because I love lipsticks, so I felt like it was right.  

Overall August Ipsy Glam Bag? 4/5

Thank you for reading yet another Full Face Review. Stay tune for more to come. 

Yours Truly,

Lizzeth Rodriguez 

A Friendship Poem

"FRIENDSHIPS"

Roses are red

Violets are blue

But who are you

Only a few knew

We outgrew and changed

I bent backwards for you and you couldn't do the same

You apologized but you still blamed

Things went south and into flames

All the what ifs and games

Ended without a word in mouth

We screamed and shout

It was loud and clear

Now dear

Just because I say these things don't mean I shed a tear

A tear is not here nor fear

I stand here at the pier

With words that were clear

I missed you 

But did you miss the missed?

Past tense let me assist you

You might think I'm in the past but don't get it twisted

I'm here an you're there

And I know that at the end of the day

I'm here to stay, so let me just say

We may not talk but since the depart

I hold the memories close to my heart 

But its time for a new start...

Lizzeth Rodriguez

New York | Charging Bull, Broadway & Times Square

Hello everyone and welcome back to another New York posts. If you read my previous post then you know I divided up the posts because it would've been way too much. So with that being said lets continue with the three day. 

Day Three:

Our morning plan was to head out to see a mural. On our way to the mural we realized that the mural was not there. (ahhh) Apparently they painted over the mural, so it was just a white wall. I was in disbelief because we had taken the bus since it wasn't walking distance. By the way, we had many fails within the trips and yes this was one of them. And for this reason we just ended up walking to breakfast. In the process we passed by buildings and small murals.

When we finally arrived at Two Hands restaurant/shop; off the bat it reminded me of Egg Shop. Very hipster and small, but as well cute. I ordered Acai Bowl: frozen blueberries and bananas, cacao and acai powder with almond milk, topped with granola, coconut, cacao nibs, chia seeds, blueberries and raspberries. Yes, I know its basic and I can easily get an Acai Bowl anywhere in California, but I was really craving it and it sounded good at the moment. I do have to say though, its a pretty good serving size and it tastes good as well, but I just wish the granola wasn't so hard. I caught myself chewing hard just to eat the granola. It came to the point where I was avoid eating it. But the customer service was very nice and the atmosphere was great too. I would go back to this shop, but I would definitely order something else.

After breakfast we explored more of Little Italy and Chinatown. However everything seemed the same just many different restaurants and people.

After Little Italy and Chinatown we decided to just continue walking. (We walked everywhere!) We passed through Columbus Park. Weird thing was that I saw no statue of Christopher Columbus instead there was a statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It was not what I was expecting and there were a lot of Asians gambling as well; Although, there are many signs saying no gambling.

  

After Columbus Park, our next walking destination was City Hall! There were many beautiful buildings as well of art. Close to City Hall was World Trade Center, so we ended up walking there. Unfortunately, there was a lot of construction; which was difficult to find our way around the World Trade Center. But right behind WTC was 9/11 Memorial. 

After figuring our way to the 9/11 Memorial; we finally arrived and it was beautiful! I felt a type of way. It was the saddest thing just seeing both the north and south pools. And the fact that the pools were surrounded by the names of the victims of 9/11 was amazing! I absolutely loved it!

Since we were basically right next to Liberty Park we sung by and saw The Anne Frank Tree. Now listen. For some strange reason I wanted to go to the New York Exchange, why? I have no idea I just wanted to go you know? Well it was legit a mission to get there and being able to find it, but honestly I got scammed. I did not know it was private and there was going to be security everywhere. Meaning I was not able to go in and of course there was construction so all I saw was the outside. *crying face* But I guess that was okay we ended up at going towards Bowling Green.

Bowling Green, is a park where the Fearless Girl and the Charging Bull is located. Fun Fact: The Fearless Girl was actually installed on March 7, 2017 representing International Women's Day. "Know the power of women in leadership. SHE makes a difference"

After the Bowling Green Park we made it to the Battery Park. Now this is the park where you can take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We were ready to go, but we needed food in our system! After all the walking and the heat we were starving, but the closest restaurant was Battery Gardens Restaurant. It was the most high class/ fancy restaurant that has a view THAT I ever been too. I was like *eye emojis* I want to eat here. After reading the menu the only thing I knew and understood was Clam Chowder along with dessert. Dessert was a New York style cheesecake. IT WAS HEAVENLY! Expense of course, but heavenly. Worth every penny. 

After eating lunch we went to Castle Clinton National Monument to buy our tickets to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. As we were waiting in line there was a sign saying after 3:00 pm you are only able to visit one of the island; of course your choosing. We looked at the clock and it was 3:30 pm. We missed it but 30 minutes.So we ended up leaving because the purpose was to see both islands. So we ended up going home and this time we actually took the subway back because BOY!! We got back to our hotel and rested.

After napping and resting we went to Yaya Tea to try it out. It was not milk tea, so the Tea shop was new to me and it was good too. We walked happily to the subway station with Teas in our hands on our way to Times Square. 

Our Subway stop was in front of Broadway. Neither one of us were interested in Broadway, but here is a picture anyways. We continued walking and we did a little shopping and exploring of Times Square. We walked into M&M's World, Hershey's World, Disney Store, NY Gift shops, etc. I was in love with all the lights and people. Funny part is that I can get really claustrophobic, but I liked to atmosphere of Times Square. There were so many stores as well. It was overwhelming not going to lie but damn!

We ended our night at Carlo's Bakery. And I was so stoked because it was Cake Boss's bakery. I grew up watching Buddy and his family baking and creating cakes; so yeah I was pretty excited for this. So I ordered a cheesecake and a cannoli. Little did I know she had written down, a dipped cheesecake. Now, everyone knows that I don't like chocolate well at least not all at once like that. So I was not a fan of the cheesecake; plus the cheesecake was warm. The cannoli, I thought that was way too sweet. I was somewhat disappointed, but hey I at least went and got to try it. And well after Carlo's Bakery we called it a night.

Thank you for reading day 3 of New York. I know its a lot right? Well I still have 3-4 days so what I'm going to do is highlight key points for the next blog because I can probably still be here by the end of the year talking about New York lol. So maybe expect two more blog posts and that will be done.

Day 1 and 2: Here.

Yours Truly,
Lizzeth Rodriguez.

New York | Bubbles, Rain & Baseball Game

Hello guys I'm back and I'm pretty sure you guys are tired of me by now. I spent an entire week in New York as you can tell by my previous blog posts, Instagram pictures, Snapchats, Instagram(s) stories, Facebook posts or the fact that I went live on FB. (face palm).  Point is I'm guilty of all of the above. For the sake of both you and I; I broke down my New York blog posts by days because it was just too much to be put in one post. Since it's broken down my days expect 3-4 future New York posts. Sorry! 

So let's kick this off. 

Day One:

On August 1st, roughly around 7-ish pm (EST) both Magz and I landed in New York. I apparently landed and got my baggage before Magz, so I waited for her to get off her flight and go get her baggage, okay!? Well I waited, waited and waited. Now at this point I'm just like where is Magz (eye emoji). So we started texting each other seeing where we were at and we ended up being at different terminals (face palm). By the time, I tried figuring out how to get to her terminal she was already on a shuttle bus on her way to mine.  It legit took us an hour to a little bit over an hour to find each other. It was bad because there was a lot of construction at LGA airport. Once we find each other we are like "Okay, lets go. Lets get an Uber to the hotel." We come to find out that we had to take another shuttle to get picked up by car services. And at this point I'm just like are you freakin kidding me? We arrived to the car services pick up and realized there are letters A-J to get picked up from. Lets fast forward! We arrive at the hotel and it was breathtaking! I will not get into details on this blog post, but keep an eye out for it, smh. 

We checked in and realized it was only 9 close to 10 o'clock. So we decided to walk around and explored around the hotel. As we were exploring we realized that we were in the heart of Chinatown, but also next to Little Italy. Little Italy had a lot of little "I love NY" shops aka gift shops, so we walked through the shops and believe it or not, there were so many Italians there. After exploring a tad bit of Little Italy; we wanted Boba. Now, in SJ we call it "Boba," you know, the pearls; but in New York it goes by "Bubble Tea," which is new to us. Never would I have thought "Bubble Tea," but anyhow at the corner of our hotel there was three different Bubble Tea shops. We ended up trying Kung Fu Tea. Everything on the menu was new to me, so I had to try something different. However, trying something new can go two ways. I wouldn't say I hated it, but I wouldn't say I liked it. I just simply wouldn't get it again nor recommend it. After bubbles we decided to back to the hotel to rest for the reminder of the night. And that summed up our first night.

Day Two:

For our second but first full day; we did the following: We had breakfast at Egg Shop. Egg Shop was hipster-ish and small, but it was so cute and the people were very nice. Yet we were the only colored people there. I felt a little awkward and uncomfortable. We learned to deal with it and to expect it. Nonetheless, I enjoyed my breakfast. I ordered Chai French Toast: Dark chocolate ganache, fresh berries, fresh apples, and maple syrup. UM BOMB.COM. It was so good and the plating was everything. Although it was a bit pricey and it did not fill me up, I still recommend trying the spot!

After breakfast we went to the closest subway to try to figure out our route to the Yankee Stadium; since the baseball game started at 1:05 pm, we needed time! We ended up buying our MetroCard; best thing ever! We got the unlimited 7 day ride for only $31 plus the new card $1 making it $32. I thought it was such a good deal and of course we took advantage throughout our entire trip. So we ended up figuring out our way to the Yankee Stadium and realized we were way to early to the game. We relaxed and got snacks until the game started. While we waited for the game to start and it start sprinkling, like okay? So the game was delayed until 2:30 pm. First pitch came on. Everyone was enjoying the game and then it started raining once again, but a bit harder and then harder and harder. At this point, the baseball players weren't even on the field and the people at stadium were running everywhere! No, Magz and I weren't wearing sweaters because we didn't expect it to rain and we didn't know it was going to rain. (eye roll). We were soaked. We realized that we had to go back home, so we basically ran to the subway station from the stadium. (You know if you saw my snap stories). But on our way to the hotel we decided to get more 'bubble' with popcorn chicken but this time from Panda Cafe. I do have to say though, Panda Cafe > Kung Fu Tea. But for the remainder of that day/night we just stayed in because jet lag and time change hit us hard. Our day ended being drenched but with bubbles. 

Thank you for reading the first two days of the New York posts. Things will get hectic after these two days. TRUST ME. With that being said keep an eye out open for future posts. & you can subscribe as well so you don't miss any posts. LOVE YOU!

Yours Truly,
Lizzeth Rodriguez.