A Tale of Two Breads

AS i was cleaning out my fridge one morning.. i realized that i had three bags of carrots and a lof of overly ripened bananas, 

 BANANA BREAD 

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Carrot Raisin Bread

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup raisins

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 cup roasted walnuts (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grate carrot and add to large mixing bowl. Add sugar, molasses, salt, eggs, and oil. Mix very well.

2. Now sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 3. Stir together until just combined. Then stir in raisins and walnuts.

4. Bake in a loaf pan for 50-60 minutes

MAC's cocky... Pea-cocky that is

MAC has a new line mac has a new line... and it's FIERCE... cocky if you might!!

Kissable Lipcolour provides medium coverage with the creamy comfort of a lipstick and a shiny finish of a lip gloss. It’s feather-resistant and wears for hours.

Kissable Lipcolour runs $18.00 U.S. and is of course a Limited Edition.

Enchantée, Woo Me, So Vain, Vanity Fair, Exxxhibitionist, Strut Your Stuff, Scandelicious, Peacocky, Super, Love Peck, Temper Tantra, Flaunting It 

Mega Metal Shadow provide an intense metallic finish that looks brilliant on the skin. It delivers medium-buildable coverage that won’t fade or crease.

Mega Metal Shadow runs $19.50 Land is also a Limited Edition

Peek-at-You, Dalliance, Prance, Top of the Posh, Tweet Me Mating Call, Odalisque, Sexpectations, Paparazz-she, Ego, Noir Plum, Dandizette, Spectacle of Yourself, Centre Stage, Unflappable 

What are you WAITING FOR!?!?!?! go FROST yourselves!!

xoxo

unentionables are now mentionable

I don't know about you... but i love my unmentionables!!! and when it comes time to travel... well don't yo think they deserve the same respect as the make-up you wear??

I do.. in fact.. I'm not the only one... enter Braza Bra Travel Bag. with a cheap price of $18 your brassiere's can be as stylish as you are!!
http://www.herroom.com/Braza-8080-Bra-Travel-Bag.shtml
xoxo

i love a good Fondue

I'm working on the FONDUE section of the cookbook i am writing, and of course you can't fondue without a proper vessel.. 
Enter the okra...

Isn't it adorable!!! It will bring festiveness to and gathering!!
FIND YOUR FONDUE HERE
xoxoxo 

Oooo Louis 2011 fall/winter is hott!

My Current Lust List

I have a bad habit.. and that habit is shopping.
It's not the only bad habit i have,, but it seems to be the one i spend the most time on!! This time I've focused all my efforts on Henri Bendel... 
So for your viewing pleasure.. I give you my current lust list.. to be updated and amended at my discretion. 

Henri Bendel's jet setter clutch.. Adoooooorable!! It retails for $175 and can be found HERE

Nothing's better than Cashmere when I'm talking lusty things!! (PG lusty things that is) 
It's $398 when you buy my mine HERE

Let's talk rings... double rings!! everything is better the second time around.. and since this has the first AND second time present.. well i think you are all set!!
$98 and a click on THIS LINK will get you the double stacked!!

For All you 80's Kids out there that remember the Slap Bracelet..Here's the Slap WATCH for you!! 
There's also accessory packs and everything!! SAWEEEET!! Watches are $50 and packs are $35.
SLAP IT HERE


I hope you enjoyed my Henri Bendel Lust Listicle today!!
xoxo

A new sorta hangbag craze...

Amalia Mattaör's Dancing Bag collection is eitehr brilliant or... smart.. HAHAHA

it's edgy.. it's jewelry... it's artistic.. and most of all .. it's a handbag!!

"Amalia Mattaör has created a collection of evening bags, which artistically combine leather products and jewelery. These evening bags named “The Dancing Bags” are extremely aesthetic and precious all at the same time. Materials are noble and refined, design is practical and ergonomic. These luxurious accessories fuse with the woman body as an extension of oneself. Evening bags become fiercely contemporary and fatally glamorous." (via her website) 

Visit http://amaliamattaor.com/home.html to find out more and begin YOUR handbag journey!!

xoxo

Cuff me!!

It's not often that one says the words 'cuff me' and it not have an extreme meaning..good or bad... but in this case... CUFF ME!! 
Thanks to Modcloth you can get cuffed anytime and very fashionably too i might add!! 

First we have MY fave.. the Stud-dy as She Bows $37.99 and also comes in a pink. Find yours WHen you Click HERE 

Then we have a Perfect Little Something Cuff which runs for $14.99 Click HERE ; and last but not least.. we got 

Cuff Love.. which has a $14.99 tag attached and can be found 

HERE

So in essence... guess you should start clickin and gettin cuffed!! 

xoxo

Utah Tattoo Collection

One of my FAVORITE pieces from the Utah collection HAS to be the Utah Tattoo Néo Greenwich made from Louis Vuitton’s premium Utah leather. Louis Vuitton and tattoo artist Scott Campbell have formed a great team and are churning out the goods!! .

Get one and love a Louis as much as i do!! 

xoxo

"the Talk"

Over the holiday season, i had to have a sit down talk with some family members about the length of time you are supposed to keep cosmetics!!

So it seems I'm as guilty as the next in not throwing things out when i should....but as i swept through my dressing room and spent some serious time thinking about the length of time i had had some of these products... i was scared. Unfortunately the FDA doesn't require cosmetic companies to declare an expiration date, so the responsibility falls on the consumer as much as the manufacturer. 

As a free-lance make-up artist for a reputable cosmetic company...let me help you in the cleaning and questioning process!!! 

These dates are not concrete, and i have suggested a few ways to determine the 'freshness' of your cosmetics as well... but for general guidelines... 

• Concealer and Foundation: 6-8 months
• Powder-based makeup (blush, bronzer, pressed powder): 1 year
• Eyeliner: 1 year
• Lip gloss and lip stick: 1 year
• Mascara: 3 to 4 months
• Eye shadow: 1 year
• Sunscreen: 6 months

Since some of us don't always know the exact date when you purchased your cosmetics.... it happens... here are a few things to look for before use...

1. Smell. If the product doesn't 'smell' right... it probably isn't. 

2. if the color or consistency isn't the same as when you bought it.. or for powder based make-up.. there's an oily film across the top of the surface.... toss it out... or change the applicator and scrape off the top of the powder with the gunk. 

3. If the color is distorted or different than when originally purchased... yep.. toss it. 

Prevention;

1. Do not share mascara... eyeliner or lip products. Other people bacteria doesn't help the situation of preservation very well!! 

2. Store in a cool dry place away from the sun and excessive heat. 

3. WASH YOUR BRUSHES!!! nothing grosses me out more than unwashed brushes!! Not only are you adding bacteria onto an already funky surface.. then you go ahead and apply it to the face... um that's a NO!! Clinique has one of the best brush cleaners around. Do your face a favor and get it!!! 

Well now that we've had "the talk" go out and enjoy a clean face and new cosmetics!!! 

xoxo

Pop Art Stilettos are Fierce!!

Not a stiletto lover by nature... yes i own a few, but rarely wear them out. Yet, i would truck through the pain of the high heel if my high heels looked like this....

(photos courtesy of Taylor Reeve's etsy store) 

or like this...

If you don't know about Taylor Reeve... you really need to ask someone!! 

This ferocious gal has been busy and some of her designs are back ordered through march and beyond, since she is also a favorite of celebs such as Kat Von D and Katy Perry. 

Not only does she churn out the kicks, but there are also canvas and other goodies on her ETSY STORE , her BLOG and her Website !!! So take a few minutes and find me a present for turning you on to her and then of course one for yourself too for... well whatever reason you deem fit!!! 

xoxo