Rosemary and Cheese Scones

Hello, I made some Rosemary and Cheese Scones this past Sunday.  It was my first attempt making scones and the recipe was relatively easy and healthy.  It is based on an Irish soda bread recipe.  I used fresh rosemary from my garden, I love this fragrant herb!  My scones did not turn out looking like the picture in the recipe link, but they were approved by my husband and my dog:)  We (not the dog) had them with chili last night, good comfort food for a chilly evening.

Enjoy!  Until next post......

Best of October Roundup - Skin Care, Makeup, Body Care, and Fragrance

Hello, Ladies, it is that time again.  In the month of October, I started using many new products and old products alike.  My favorites for the month are products that I have been using for at least one month or longer.  Let's get started:

Skin Care

Most of us are always on the go.  If you have three minutes in your day and you want a quickie cream mask, Super by Dr. Nicholas Perricone Ginger Gingerols 3-Minute Facial is a great one to try.  I am sure many of you are familiar with the Perricone MD products, the Super line is described on the Sephora website as: 


"...a nourishing collection of formulas for your face and body. Infused with phytonutrients derived from some of the most powerful superfoods and formulated with advanced patented sciences, SUPER allows your skin to indulge in nature's most nutritional bounty."


The Super line appeals to me more than the Perricone MD line because the ingredients are more natural and the price points are more affordable.  I have used this product after a long busy day or before a special occasion, it always gives my face a fresh radiant look after three minutes.  I have left it on longer and it is absolutely fine.  There is a tingling sensation when I put on the product, it is tolerable and lasts for a few minutes.  I believe this product delivers the results I look for in a quickie mask, it hydrates and adds radiance to my skin as if I had a mini facial.  This is fabulous and I will re-purchase it.  I would like to try the other skincare products in the line too.


Makeup

I used Maybelline Master Drama By Eyestudio Cream Pencil in 400 Midnight Master everyday in October and this is my review here.  This is my current favorite drugstore eyeliner.  My only gripe with it is that it does not give you a lot of product because I managed to finish it in a month.  Other pencil eyeliners seem to last a lot longer for me.


Body Care


I have tried many body scrubs in the past and Melvita Extra-Soft Body Scrub is one of the best out there.  It is a natural sugar scrub made with essential oils, see the website for the full listing of ingredients.  The texture resembles jelly with very fine sugar particles for manual exfoliation.  It is very gentle on the skin.  The scent is citrus.  I like that it comes in a tube because I can squeeze out the exact amount I want to use.  I highly recommend this body scrub.

Note:  There are no personal photos of this product because my tube is almost used up and does not look appealing.  I did not think the photos would come out very good.

via Melvita USA website

Fragrance

Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne in the middle

I like rose fragrances.  Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne is the cleanest and freshest rose fragrance that I have ever tried.  It is composed of seven roses from around the globe.  I love wearing it alone or layer other Jo Malone colognes with it.  I reached for it a lot in the warm weather in October, it is very light and never over powering.  I get mesmerized by this scent every time I spray it, it makes me feel beautiful and feminine.


Recently I picked up this set of five Jo Malone miniatures at Nordstrom and it contains Grapefruit, Pomegranate Noir, Wild Bluebell, Red Roses, and Vanilla and Anise.   I mainly wanted to try out the new Wild Bluebell, Pomegranate Noir, and Vanilla and Anise.  And I can take a few of these with me when I travel.  Check it out.


Thanks for reading.  Until next post......

Le Metier de Beaute True Romance Nail Lacquer

Hello, I picked up the Nordstrom's exclusive Le Metier de Beaute Rock n' Romance Mini Nail Lacquer Set a few months ago.  True Romance is the lightest of the four colors in the set.  I absolutely love the high shine metallic nude color with a pale rosy pink undertone, it is classy and easy to wear.  You can't go wrong with it.  I was surprised to find that the set is still available at a local Nordstrom and on their website.  It is available for only $25 for a set of four nail lacquers.  They are individually 0.14 fl oz. each in the set, so they are smaller compared to other brands of nail lacquers.  Their full size nail lacquers are 0.25 fl oz. each and retail for $15.

Don't miss out on this set while they last!  What is your favorite LMDB nail lacquer?  Until next post......

MAC Glitter and Ice Holiday Colour Collection Launch Event at Bloomingdale's

Hello, MAC Glitter and Ice Holiday Colour Collection launched on Friday, 10/28.  Bloomingdales's in San Francisco kicked off the launch with live entertainment with characters similar to those from the ad campaign. There is an ice skating rink set up at the entrance of Bloomingdale's along with ice skaters and bartenders dressed in white, they are skating and dancing to the DJ's music.  At first, I did not even recognize Johnny Weir, an American Olympic figure skater who appears as the male model skater in the ad campaign.  I think he is great, he is such an artistic skater.  The color of the packaging is white in this collection and the makeup colors are so pretty.  The event at Bloomingdale's in San Francisco is held during the weekend before Halloween from 10/28 through 10/30.  There are extra MAC MUAs on site for color consultation at this event.

Here are the goodies that I picked up over the weekend:

- Three Technakohl Liners in Smooth Manoeuvre (black),  Practice Makes Perfect (blue), and Fancy Moves (purple).  They all have subtle glitters in them, so pretty.
- Mineralize Eye Shadow in Snow Season (neutral champagne)
- Snowglobe  Eye Shadow palette with six colors in Warm.  The snow globe on the compact is festive and cute!
- Fabulously Festive Face Kit in Wintercool.  It came with four eye shadows, one powder blush, one lipglass, one Cremesheen lipstick, and 3 small brushes with glitter handles.

I look forward to trying out everything soon.  I do not purchase from every MAC collection;  I just love the limited edition white packaging from this collection and can't help myself.  Check out this collection, the line is festive and perfect for the holidays.

Via Google images

Via Google images

Via Google images

What did you pick up from this collection?  Until next post......