Christmas Shopping Haul

So I think everyone does this when they're shopping during the holidays. You get one present for someone and then two for yourself. So here are a few things that I got for myself.

First stop Sephora!

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Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer in 09 Medium Honey

Korres Body Cream

Buxom Serial Kisser Set

Too Faced Beauty Blogger Darlings

Urban Decay Lip Pencil in Naked2

Buxom Serial Kisser Set

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Menice

Mistress

Moonlighter

Centerfold

Provocateur

Too Faced Beauty Blogger Darlings

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Better Than Sex Mascara

Primed & Poreless Face Primer

Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer

Bronzer in Chocolate Soleil Bronzer

Next Stop LUSH!

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Mask of Magnaminty Face Mask

It Started with a Kiss Lip Tint

Happy Hippy Shower Gel

Everything that I bought are all new products for me for the exception of a few things that were either a repurchase in a different colour or just a repurchase. So since all the products that I got are new,  I will try and review all of the products. I'm very excited to try everything out especially the Buxom lipsticks because this is my first purchase of any Buxom products.

Let me know what products you want me to review first.

-Swell Mel :)

Fireside

So this is a girl that I go to school with. Check it out and give her some love. 

-Swell Mel :)

Holiday Makeup Tutorial

Products Used

Laura Mercier Face Primer

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Creamy Bisque 

MAC Wedge

MAC Mythical

MAC Carbonized

MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer NW20

Clinique Cream on Liner Black

MAC Kohl Liner Black

Clinique Lash Power Black

Tarte Lights, Camera, Splashes

MAC Face and Body N1

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Light

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Clinique Smoldering Plum Blush

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Lightscapde

MAC Creme d'Nude

Dior Lipgloss

Enjoy!

-Swell Mel :)

Holiday Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Last week I had a Christmas party to go to and I had to bring a snack so I thought that chocolate covered strawberries would be amazing! But holiday chocolate covered strawberries would be even better! So I went out and got all my ingredients.

Ingredients

2 packages of strawberries

Small package of white chocolate

Holiday sprinkles (I got mine from micheals)

Milk chocolate (I used about 1 1/2 cups of milk chocolate)

So first things first you have to be super careful with melting chocolate because it can burn/just get really lumpy. I know from first hand experience. I thought that I would be a really good idea to utilize the double burner that we have. If you don't know what that is, it's really just two pots that can sit onto of each other. One has water in it and the other I put the chocolate in so the water was melting the chocolate instead of the burner on the stove. 

I made two different kinds of strawberries because one of the girls is allergic to peanuts and I didn't realize when I bought the sprinkles that they may contain peanuts. So I did one with white chocolate and sprinkles and the other with milk chocolate and white chocolate. 

When you have started dipping your strawberries in the chocolate make sure that you don't have a lot of excess on then because they can start to look lumpy (again I know from experience). Once you have chocolate on your strawberry just place it on a pan with wax paper so when they are dry you can peel then off easily. 

White Chocolate with Holiday Sprinkles

Milk Chocolate with White Chocolate

So for the ones with sprinkles and I had to get someone to dip them in chocolate and then I put the sprinkles on so the chocolate didn't start drying when I went back to put the sprinkles on. 

Once you are all done with making your chocolate covered strawberries you can just place then in to fridge so they with set and dry. 

Make sure if you try making these let me know and send me a picture.

-Swell Mel :)

Gettin in the Christmas Spirit

So one of my friends posted this on Facebook today and I thought it was just amazing! I thought that this would get you in the holiday mood.

-Swell Mel :)