Hey guys!!!
Spring break is finally here, but before I go on break I wanted to give y'all a short little list of some new products that just arrived at Sephora. I've barely watched any reviews on them on Youtube but y'all know how it is. When something new comes out you gotta try it!!! Here's the list of products I think are worth the try!!! 1. Anastasia Beverly Hills Riviera Eyeshadow Palette: $45.00 2. Tarte babassu foundcealer foundation: $39.00 3. Too Faced Peach Puff Long-Wearing Diffused Matte Lip Color: $19.00 each 4. Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer: $30.00 5. Olehenriksen Banana Bright Face Primer: $36.00 Okay so to be honest that last brand I've never heard of, but I personally think that new brands or unheard of brands deserve just as much hype as the really well-known ones. Anyways, I hope everyone has a great break!!! Mwah!! -Shan :)))
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A few weeks ago I attempted to make french macarons for the first time EVER. They actually turned out better than I thought they would, and it made me really happy. I will admit that I had to look up how to tell the difference between soft, firm, and stiff peaks when it comes to whipping egg whites, but in the end it turned out really well!! Overall, when I made them, my family seemed to enjoy them. None of us really knew what macarons were supposed to taste like, so we really had nothing to base it off of. It's sorta like how you know what a chocolate chip cookie generally tastes like, so you know whether one you try is good or not. I think I will more than likely make these again to practice my technique. Anyways, here's the recipe y'all. Ingredients (for the shell) 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup + 2 tbs almond flour/meal 3 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar Food coloring (optional, but cute if you do it) Sprinkles (optional) Directions (for the shell) 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit. 2. Prepare a piping bag with a 1/4" opening, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 3. In a medium bowl, sift almond flour and powdered sugar together. Set aside. 4. In a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on high speed until they form soft peaks. Stop the mixer, and add in sugar. 5. Turn the mixer back on, and beat the egg whites to stiff peaks. Before it's at stiff peaks, add in your food coloring. 6. Take the bowl off the mixer and add in the almond flour and powdered sugar mixture. Mix BY HAND until the batter starts to loosen. To test if the batter is ready, lift a small amount of batter from the bowl and let it drop back into the batter. If it melts back into the batter within 20-30 seconds, it is ready. 7. Put the mixture into your prepared piping back. Pipe 1 1/2" circles on the prepared baking sheet and lightly tap to bottom of the tray so the batter evens out. 8. At this point you can add sprinkles, then let the macarons "rest" for 30-45 minutes, so they can form a skin. 9. Once they form a skin, bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. Ingredients (for the buttercream) 1/2 cup salted butter 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1/2 tsp milk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Directions (for the buttercream) 1. In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter until it is soft and smooth. 2. Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until light and fluffy. ASSEMBLE THE MACARONS!! :))) I hope this recipe works out well for y'all like it did for me!! Have a great weekend y'all!!! Mwah!!! -Shan :) Hello!!!! I hope everyone had a great second winter break, but it's definitely time to get back into the swing of things. Over the past few months, I've been trying out the NYX Matte Setting Spray. It retails for $8.50 at Ulta and has a rating of 4.3 stars on their website. Overall, I have really enjoyed this setting spray. It gets the job done; however, I personally don't think it's anything special. It's pretty much like every other setting spray I've ever owned. The mist comes out pretty strong, and a few sprays can really drench your face. I literally have beads of setting spray leaking down my face from my eyebrows sometimes, lol. I personally think that the setting spray does what its marketed to do: mattify. Because of its matte finish, it increases the longevity of the wear of my makeup, which I like considering I have school then work five days of the week. I'm also pretty sure I've gone through a whole bottle of it and bought another one, so it's a pretty decent purchase if you ask me. As a person with a combination skin type (leaning more towards dry), the only downfall for me personally is that it may have irritated this one dry patch I consistently get on my left cheek. I typically don't put any makeup on that side of my face just for the sheer fact that I don't want to emphasize the texture, but I don't really know if the setting spray had a negative effect on my dry patches. Overall, though, I really enjoyed this product and will probably continue to use it. My Rating: 8/10 Have a great weekend y'all!! Mwah!!! -Shan :))) |
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