Tis The Season...

With fall being my favorite season I decided to make a fall inspired cupcake. What better way to be festive then to make a pumpkin spiced cupcake. This simple easy recipe from Betty Crocker will have you making pumpkin cupcakes all year round!                                 

                                                                                                                            

3 tablespoons sugar

 

1

box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix

1

cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2

cup water

1/3

cup vegetable oil

4

eggs

1 1/2

teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1

container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy cream cheese frosting



Young hearts be free...

My main reason for this post is to prove that you are never too old for a little magic. After I turned 29 last month I worried everyday that I was old, unmarried and without children. Now, I know many of you will think I am crazy because I am only 29, but to me I felt my life should have been different when I approached that age. I always wanted to be a young mother and be married by my late 20s. Unfortunately that is not the path my life has taken me. Its not easy to meet prince charming anymore in this world, and you try to put yourself out there and things fall apart and you get disappointed. I've realized maybe in this past week that I was being too hard on myself and sad and worried all the time over things out of my control. I work with a lot of women and we compare stories of our dating experiences and they are all very similar. I am happy to know I have friends whom I can share and compare my stories with and we can laugh about them. So my point here is, I decided to do my makeup in a look that was magical, young and free spirited. No matter what your age is or where you are in life, there is always room for fun, and when life gets you down surround yourself with people you love and who will make you happy.

Pink For A Cure

October is breast cancer awareness month and some of our favorite lines are featuring products that help donate part of the proceeds to breast cancer awareness research. These products are specifically for the month of October and you wont feel guilty after you buy them because a portion of the money goes to a good cause!

 

1.Bobbie Brown Cosmetics is launching a limited edition set featuring a Pink Peony Illuminating Bronzer and Mini Face Blender Brush.

 

2. Clinique's Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Plumped Up Pink paired with a cosmetic pouch adorned with a pink ribbon zipper pull. $3 of each purchase is donated to the breast cancer research foundation.

 

3.Pink of Hearts 2012 duo set, is OPI’s Breast Cancer Awareness promotion. This set contains two nail lacquers – I Think in Pink and the new You Glitter Be Good to Me.

 

Dont forget to donate and help find a cure...$50 donated to the breast cancer foundation goes to an hours worth of life saving research.

Extreme

Once again I had to share this amazing new product from Clinique. I love dramatic eyes and this mascara is by far the best I've tried to really pump up my lashes so they look extra dramatic. The brush is what makes your lashes extreme bc its completely over the top. It adds volume and thickness so lashes look hot! Comes in black and extreme black, obviously I wear extreme black and so should you.

www.clinique.com

Miracle Product

Working for clinique for several years now I've had the chance to try new products the minute they come out. This product is probably one of the best and most effective I've tried. How amazing is it that Clinique has developed a product to target something that most people now a days suffer from.  I think everyone whether a little or a lot have dark circles, just from lack of sleep, not drinking enough water or its just hereditary. This product will hydrate and visibly lighten dark circles by 30% in 12 weeks!! There is a cooling massage tip that reduces the look of puffiness and it illuminates. Try it and you'll love it for only $39.50, you cant put a price on beauty.
www.clinique.com

Unicorn cupcakes

I have been dying to make these cupcakes for months now and finally decided to do so. I am so happy I made them because not only were they a big hit at my friend's party but they were so much fun to make and so pretty to look at. The recipe is very simple, I used store bought duncan heines vanilla cake mix and vanilla frosting.

Cupcake:
-1 box duncan heines vanilla cake mix
-Prepare cake mix according to box
-Food coloring: red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, green

Set aside 6 medium sized bowls and place vanilla batter into each bowl about half way. Put individual colors in each bowl and mix.
Start layering each different color batter into cupcake wrappers.
Bake cupcakes according to box instructions.

Frosting:
Divide frosting into 3 individual bowls. Use red, yellow and blue food coloring. Layer frosting side by side in a frosting bag and pipe out the frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

Enjoy!

My Beach Essentials

Moisture surge face spray thirsty skin relief from Clinique.

 This spray is a must have in your beach bag this summer. So refreshing on dry tanned skin, its bursting with moisture and active aloe which helps soothe skin.

Long last gloss wear from Clinique.

Comes in 18 sparkly shades and contains an spf 15 perfect to wear while laying in the sun.

After-Sun rescue balm with aloe from Clinique.

This product is amazing. Not only does it moisturize but it soothes skin that has been exposed to the sun. Put it in the refrigerator so its nice and cold before putting on your skin.

** Dont forget your sunscreen if your in the sun for long periods of time**