Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Baked Bronzer in Light Bronzer

Seriously, what is it with Physicans Formula and the names?!?!

I mentioned that a couple of weeks ago, I picked up some Physicians Formula products at CVS while they were 50% off.  One of the products that I picked up is the Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Baked Bronzer in Light Bronzer (what a mouthful).

As previously mentioned, while Physicians Formula could definitely improve their pricepoint (and occasionally, their quality), they certainly get packaging right.  Just look at this thing.  It's adorable.

Unlike the blush I reviewed recently, which was a big old disapointment, I really like this bronzer.  You can get three distinct shades.  

• Heart -  is an orangy gold.  I don't think you could use it as a bronzer, but it could definitely be used as a highlighter, though I tend to use it as an eyeshadow.  
• Outer circle - is a champagne brown.  On lighter skintones, it could be dark enough to be used as a bronzer, but again, it's shimmery enough that on some skintones it could be a highlighter (or eyeshadow).
• Mixed - is a slightly warmer champagne.  Again, highlighter, bronzer or eyeshadow depending on your skintone and proclivities.

The bronzer is baked, so you get an irridescent sheen, but it doesn't contain any straight up glitter.  It has good color payoff, but can be easily sheered out.  I got a good six hours of wear time out of it before I noticed any fading.

The Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Baked Bronzer in Light Bronzer contains 9.5 grams of product and usually retails for around $11 wherever Physicians Formula is sold.  I got mine at CVS (for 50% off).

Overall:  8/10

Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Natural

I don't really have much in the way of Physician's Formula.  I feel like they have a weird price point that's just slightly higher than most drug store items without having a marked quality increase that really puts me off.  But, they were 50% off at CVS the other day, so I picked up a few items.

The first up is the Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush in Natural.  Ugh.  The name.  Seriously.  And the product, equally ugh.  I am so pale I swear, I almost glow in the dark and I had to fight to get this to show up on me.  The pigmentation is abysmal.  If you concentrate on the darker, redder hearts, you end up with something that's a medium neutral pink.

It does have a sheen.  I don't know that I'd call it a "glow".  The packaging is cute, I'll give it that.  Physicians Formula tends to have some really fun designs on their powder products.  But I don't think it makes up for the terrible performance.

This blush contains 7 grams of products and generally retails for around $12.

Overall:  0/10

Review: Physicians Formula Powder Palette Multi-Colored Blush in Blushing Nude

Here is another item that I picked up in a swap on Make Up Alley.  It's a mosiac blush, the Physician's Formula Multi-Colored Blush in Blushing Nude.  This is my first Physicians Formula blush or bronzer.

Despite being named "blushing nude" this shade has a good bit of pigmentation.  With my skintone it is much more in the bronzer category than blush.  As you can see from the pictures, the mosaic includes a dark brown, a warm red brown, a terracotta color and a pink.  Swirled together they create a fairly warm brown (verging on orange-y).

There is some shimmer in this formula, but no big chunks of glitter.  The powder applied well and blended easily.

I swapped for this product because I was wanting to try a Physician's Formula blush.  The problem is that with my skintone, this is a bronzer, not a blush and I already have a whole pack of bronzers I love dearly.  

To be clear I don't have any qualms with the product itself, just that it wasn't what I was hoping for.  If you have a darker skintone than me or are looking for a nice bronzer, this might be the product for you.

Physican's formula Powder Palette Multi-Colored Blushes contain .17oz of product and retail for between $7 and $10 depending on where you purchase.  

Overall: 8/10