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Fresh from the Garden: Zucchini Soup

Fresh from the Garden: Zucchini Soup

      This summer was the first time I tried my hand at growing my own Zucchini and Squash and I’ll admit it’s been one huge lesson after another. Next year, I think I’m going to stick with Zucchini as it’s proven to be a bit more prolific than the squash and we’ve been getting Zucchini that are absolute whoppers. One of my favorite recipes to make from all our Zucchini, beside the Zucchini Nachos has been Zucchini soup.  When I posted a picture of the bowl of soup on Instagram a while back it was received very well…

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New Nars Cosmetics Audacious Lipstick, Go Get One!

New Nars Cosmetics Audacious Lipstick, Go Get One!

[button link=”#” target=”_blank” color=”default” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”Right”]Press Sample[/button] [button link=”#” target=”_blank” color=”default” shape=”rounded” size=”small” align=”left”]Affiliate Links[/button]    “A lipstick so creamy and pigmented you won’t want anything else.”  NARS pays tribute to its beginnings with the launch of The Audacious Lipstick Collection: lipsticks so shamelessly seductive in touch and texture, the sensation is absolutely audacious. There are 40 shades in this brand new collection with ten being sold exclusively at Barney’s New York. I chose two shades that I knew would be perfect for the upcoming fall season, Liv and Dominique. Liv is a described as a deep aubergine. It’s…

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NARSissist Smokey Eye Kit Brings the Sexy to Fall

NARSissist Smokey Eye Kit Brings the Sexy to Fall

  The Narsissist Smokey Eye Kit is the second edition in the Nars Makeup Bag Must Have’s. The Kit contains a compact featuring three of Nars most coveted shades along with a wide contour eyeshadow travel brush and a Via Veneto Larger Than Life Eyeliner. The rich shades of shadow highlighted in the palette include Madrague I, Bali, and Mekong. So instead of just doing normal arm swatches and saying “Here Ya Go” I’ve decided from now on I want to take my time and really really really get to know the products by using them in looks and seeing how…

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Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar in Technopagen (Metallic) Review and Swatches

Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar in Technopagen (Metallic) Review and Swatches

  When I saw the press release for the new Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics “Unknown Pleasures” collection the one color that stood out to me the most was Technopagen, I knew I had to have it! As soon as the collection went live on the site I placed my order and it arrived by that coming Saturday. Technopagen $18 is described as a Blackened Purple with Blue Pearl. In the tube it looks more blue, swatched it pulls more purple. I never wear lip tars alone because my lips have a tendency to crease, even with a primer, and so I…

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Create Brighter Eyes With Only one Product

Create Brighter Eyes With Only one Product

  We’ve all been there, all night parties, late night study sessions, or just not getting enough sleep. You wake up and you look like death warmed over.. or just to be nicer you look plain tired. Usually when I’m feeling like this I honestly don’t even feel like putting on makeup the next day so I just fake it to make by creating brighter eyes only using one product strategically in certain areas!    The one product that I always reach for is my Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigment in Barely Brazen. I love to use the color beige…

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