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If you’re like me then you want a background that has color. I was tired of the plain jane look on my blog, I wanted to add some style! Whether it’s amazing colors or cute scrapbook looking backgrounds, here’s some websites that will have your blog looking stylish and cute!
The Cutest Blog on the Block
The Cutest Blog on the Block has tons of backgrounds to choose from. I love that no matter what style you’re looking for, you’ll find it on here. The designs are super adorable and they let you choose whether you need a regular background or a 3-column-background. They even have matching headers, which makes your blog look even better!
They also have twitter headers, animations, blog bling, and much more..
Hot Bliggity Blog
I love the variety of designs, they are all so cute. Whether you’re looking for something bright to make your blog stand out, or an animal print design- Hot Bliggity Blog has it all. It’s also easy to install these backgrounds, with an install button underneath each background.
Shabby Blogs
Shabby Blogs is also another variety site that has more than just backgrounds. You can definitely get lost looking around at all the cool designs they have to offer. Why let your blog become boring when it can be the shabbiest, chic blog around?
Blogaholic Designs
Blogaholic Designs are kind of limited on the backgrounds that they have, but if you’re looking for something easy to install—this is for you. They have some really cute ones, and they are very easy to install- they just don’t have a huge selection to choose from. Each design is available in 2 or 3 column and all you have to do is grab the code and add it as a new gadget and place it into your blog!
There will be more resources to come.. :) Hope you enjoy!
Inspired by photo gels found on set, this gloss starts with a clear, hydrating base free of traditional heavy binders (meaning no stick-factor), then it's infused slowly with bold pigments (unlike most glosses that are over-processed in a rush).
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Be Legendary Lip Gloss in Promise
Be Legendary—with a cause! Think pink with this limited-edition shade of our Be Legendary Lip Gloss in Promise, created exclusively for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF). Just one swipe of this airy, glassy gloss leaves your pout with a vibrant wash of gorgeous color that’s never sticky.
My Review*
I am a big fan of Smashbox Cosmetics and always have been. They have such a large variety of products and different color varieties within those products, which is awesome. I have been collaborating with Estee Lauder Companies' BCA Campaign and they sent me the Smashbox Be Legendary Lip Gloss in Promise.
Five dollars ($5 USD) from the purchase of the Promise lip gloss will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It was created solely for the Estée Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Campaign. I love companies that help raise awareness. You can read all about Breast Cancer in the Breast Cancer Breakdown post I wrote.
This gloss from Smashbox Cosmetics has the glamorous shine I love, without the sloppy stickiness—and it comes in a range of sophisticated, elegant shades- from a pretty neutral sparkling brown sugar to fearlessly bold shimmery sheer black.
The Promise Lip Gloss shade is a very feminine light pink color with a slight shimmer. You can wear it alone, under your favorite lip stick, or mixed with another gloss. I love that it’s true to color. The color I see on the website is exactly the color that it gives me when I apply it.
I love this lip gloss. It is such a beautiful color and makes any outfit shine with it’s light feminine pop of pink shine. It is a great quality gloss that doesn’t have to be re-applied very often, which I love. This feels like a liquid lipstick with a bit of gloss, which I love. I love the lightweight feel and the fact that it isn’t sticky yet it IS creamy. A+
Usually when a lip gloss has sparkles or glitter, I can feel it in the overall texture within the gloss. This one I can’t though, which I love. It’s just a creamy, nourishing feeling- not gritty like other sparkling glosses. The wand is also very thin which seems to mold to my lips, I love it. It seems to contain the amount of gloss that comes out to very little. so it’s a very even application all over.
I feel that this is an anytime/anywhere shade. It can be worn to work, to the playground with my kids, or even a date night with Adam. The color is very versatile and moisturizing. It creates a chic, modern, ultra-feminine girly look. I really am loving the pale pink color.
Smashbox tip: Create the illusion of a plumper pout by dabbing a bit of extra gloss in the center!
AMOUNT OF DONATION: In support of The Estée Lauder Companies’ BCA Campaign, Smashbox will donate $5.00 from the purchase price of this limited-edition shade of Be Legendary Lip Gloss in Promise to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF).
Remember that this is a limited edition product so get yours now before they sell out. Restock your old favorites or try out some new products while supporting breast cancer awareness and research.
AVAILABLE AT: ULTA, ULTA.com and at Smashbox.com from 9/15/14 - 11/30/14 while supplies last. Smashbox Be Legendary Lip Gloss > $20 with $5 for BCA! :D
What’s YOUR favorite color of the legendary lip gloss? I totally want to try them all now!
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Disclosure: I was provided products for review purposes only. All opinions are 100% mine and completely honest.
Recipes Without Reading
With illustrations instead of text, Picture Cook will reinvent the way you make food. Over 50 homey recipes are distilled into their most basic components, each rendered step-by-step in enchanting line drawings like nothing ever before seen in a cookbook. Covering everything from omelets and lasagna to chocolate cake, this cheery bunch of recipes will cure your kitchenphobia, delight the design lover in you and satisfy every tummy in your path.
Perfect for visual learners, novice chefs, and design aficionados, these whimsical recipe blueprints provide quick and simple guidance for making classic dishes every cook should have in their repertoire. Cooking is a nonverbal activity that many people best understand visually. It is with this notion that artist Katie Shelly began rendering her recipes entirely in image form and created Picture Cook.
Including a visual tutorial on knife skills, illustrated metric conversion chart, and an index especially organized for various dietary needs, Picture Cook makes the perfect gift for budding chefs, college students, or any home cook in need of some visual inspiration.
My Review*
This is seriously the best recipe book in my extensive collection.I’ve never owned such a fun recipe book, actually I’ve never even seen one like this EVER. I am a visual learner and I have to say that this book is absolutely ingenious book for all of us. Whether you’re a beginner home cook or a novice chef, you will appreciate the thought that Katie puts into this book.
I don’t know how many times I was reading through a recipe book and wished for this same idea. It is so much easier for me to follow along when I can visually SEE what I need to be doing, instead of just reading about it. This book is SO easy to follow, not to mention how AWESOMELY fun it is.
As soon as I got this, I just had to sit down and look through it all. The super cute illustrations just make it so much fun and intriguing to even those who have never cooked or baked anything in their life. I would have to say that I am in the middle- I’m not a beginner, yet I’m not what you would call an intermediate cook either.
How many times have you sit down with a recipe book and wanted so bad to try something new? Yet, seemed to get stuck because you didn’t exactly know WHAT you were doing and got intimidated? Now that isn’t a problem. The Picture Cook contains a huge variety of recipes and makes every single one an absolute thrill to make. I wish I’d had this book when I was new to cooking, this is exactly what I needed at the time.
The steps in this book make following along SO much simpler. My brain doesn’t have to take the time to filter the words and put them into a visual cue, it’s already there for me! I don’t have to stress about getting hung-up on a complicated recipe or how to properly prepare the items. There’s no questions about what to do next, it’s clearly drawn out.
Everything that we need to cook great food is right here. The book starts with the legend and basic techniques. The legend (just like in a map) shows us what she means with each drawing that we will see later. That way there are no mistakes and just plain fun working!
One of my favorite things about this book is the techniques shown. There’s no hiding that I am a HORRIBLE vegetable chopper. I have a hard time chopping veggies like they should be chopped. This book clearly defines with the drawings how to mince garlic, chop onions, slice avocados, & dice round things (like cucumbers and tomatoes).
Each recipe features drawings of the ingredients and the steps of preparing the dish, with the instructions included in the drawings. The ingredients are drawn out at the bottoms of each recipe, which the included instructions. I no longer have to read long paragraphs of how to prepare the foods, I can just glance over!
The recipes are broken into chapters;
The recipes within are mixed. There are some that we all know or have made at some point in our lives such as Cinnamon Sugar Toast, Home Fries, Chili, and Mashed Potatoes. Most of these recipes are ones that I haven’t seen and have healthy twists to them such as Avocado & feta snack, Strawberry Honey & basil snack, and White Lasagna. There are over 50 amazing recipes for us to try!
I love it so much because it demystifies what beginning cooks usually question. It simplifies everything, making cooking and baking a breeze instead of a chore because it’s interactively visual. It really brings fun into the kitchen. This is definitely going to be something I can have my kids help me with, they love helping me cook. With the pictures my son and daughter can start to learn recipes and help me out with putting the recipes together! Total A+ book!
So cute, unique, & a definite must-have. Great recipes and illustrations. 5/5 would recommend to anyone! This would be amazing gift to give for the Holidays!
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Picture Cook: See.Make.Eat
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About the Author: Katie Shelly
Katie Shelly is a media designer aiming to make your life simpler. easier and happier. She hopes that you get lots of mileage out of the recipes in this book and they make you and your loved ones very happy. Katie works at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City as a graphics and video producer. She also freelances in graphic design, illustration, and animation.
Drunk Elephant C-Firma Day Serum is a super potent Vitamin C day serum packed with powerful antioxidant complex essential nutrients, fruit enzymes and an anti-aging chronopeptide that transforms into Vitamin D, all working together to firm and brighten skin, while preventing and correcting photoaging.
Instructions: In the AM, apply evenly to clean, dry face, neck, chest and backs of hands.
I love the modernized square design of the bottle. I also love that they use bright colors as the top of their lids, very nice addition to my bathroom shelf! The serum comes with a pump-action top that is easy squirt good size amounts. I don’t need very much at all to get the entire are of my face, neck, chest, + back of my hands.
I was intrigued by Drunk Elephant. Not only for their unique name and product line, but because of what IS NOT on the ingredient list. They are a natural, non-chemical company. So, I automatically know all their products are safe and toxin-free.
I’ve been using this every morning under a light moisturizer + my makeup. It is very lightweight and has a very thin consistency. It’s a very medium brown serum, looks almost amber in color. It’s refreshing to apply and dries very quickly. I love that it leaves my skin moisturized but not too oily.
I usually have issues with using serums + a moisturizer under my makeup, because I have oily skin. I was afraid it would make me shine or glisten throughout the day but it doesn’t interact with my other makeup products at all.
My skin slurps it right up without it looking oily or too dry. I’ve had some issues with some serums causing my makeup to roll into balls and looking un-even or cakey in spots. It’s essentially invisible, like it was never even applied.
I have used plenty of vitamin c serums, but this one is at the very top of the list. When I apply this is very light, rejuvenating tingling feeling. It does a slightly weird scent of something burnt. but that’s only after dispensing. I can’t smell it after I apply it to my face.
I’ve only been using this a short period of time, yet I have both seen and felt my skin improve. I’ve been using this along side- SoapBox Black Bar (facewash) + Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair. I always look tired under my eyes because of the slighter darker skin there. It doesn’t look black, per say- but definitely darker than the rest of my skin. Using this has faded them slightly already and my skin seems to glow from within.
Plus, when I decide to wear it- my makeup lasts all day. Like I said, other serums would leave my face feeling very tight and sticky after I had my makeup on. I appreciate that I don’t have to check a mirror all the time to see if I have makeup balls on my eyebrows!
This is a very high quality serum because I can put ANYTHING on top of this and my skin still doesn’t feel oily. Usually I have to use a powdered makeup (or a very light liquid). Now I don’t have to choose, I can wear whatever I want.
There’s no trick to how this serum works so well, it’s secret is pumpkin extract. Pumpkin extract is amazing for the skin and beneficial in so many ways. Pumpkin is packed with nutrients and APA’s which help to smooth and brighten skin. Pumpkin also contains antioxidants Vitamin A & C which softens and soothes the skin while also boosting collagen! :)
This is amazing for those with a dull complexion and pigmentation issues. The pumpkin contains zinc which controls and regulates oil production (SO, yes- this is the perfect serum for oily skin) and it helps to naturally heal the skin. Pumpkin is amazing at removing pigmented skin cells and brightening skin cells while nourishing from within.
This is a with anti-aging and pigmentation issues. Although my skin doesn’t looked aged, I do have an uneven skin tone and huge pores. Just using this for the short amount of time, I can already see that my skin tone has evened out a little and my pores are gradually getting smaller- which is amazing!
Even though I’m only 25, it’s never too early to start taking care of my skin. Whether you’re 25 or 55- this product is amazing for all ages.
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