Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in "Charm"

Just picked up this "chubby stick" today at CVS and I am loving it! I would describe it as a tinted balm than a "balm stain" though; it's quite moisturizing and I really love the sheer peachy, nude shade of this color.

Def a fun product worth trying out ;)

Love, Michelle

Green Tea Cupcakes with Matcha Buttercream Frosting

I found this delicious recipe for green tea cupcakes and thought I'd share! =)

Green Tea Cupcakes
2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons matcha (green tea) powder
2 teaspoons almond extract
2 eggs

The recipe called for buttercream frosting made from scratch, but I took a little short cut and bought some and mixed in 1/2 tablespoon of matcha powder ;)

But, if you'd like here's the ingredients to make the frosting from scratch.

Green Tea Buttercream Frosting
1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon matcha (green tea) powder

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Bake for 15 minutes
(Makes 24 cupcakes)

Happy Baking!

Love, Michelle

DIY @ home highlights

hola!

so i highlighted my own hair last night for the first time, and i am super pleased with the results! i did film clips of how i did it, so stayed tuned for my video! ;)





love, michelle

August 6th OOTD: 8.5 year Anniversary Lunch

hey guys! here's my outfit of the day; i went out to lunch with my boyfriend to Yard House to celebrate our 8 and half year anniversary!



forever 21 racer back tank
target mossimo shorts
aldo red cyphert bag
forever 21 watch
target mossimo black wedges, which i'm not wearing atm, obviously LOL)

Spicy Tuna Roll, my fav!!!

hey guys! so i've recently just started following a new blogger and as i was browsing through her old posts, i stumbled upon a cooking tutorial for spicy tuna roll! i decided to try it for myself and it turned out super duper delicious!

here's the link to eki's recipe!
http://www.ekiblog.com/2011/03/how-to-make-spicy-tuna-roll.html

ya know, just posing with the ingredients =X




i hope you guys try it out for yourselves!

love, michelle

i spy a peek a boo ;)

Hi followers! so i recently just purchased colored clip in hair pieces, and im totally loving them! The ones i bought are synthetic and and as some of you may know, you can't curl or use heat on these or else they will burn! so I plan on doing a how to curl synthetic hair tutorial very soon =)

hope you guys are having a fabulous weekend!

love,
michelle

Gold Holiday Makeup Tutorial

(this pic came out a little darker than it is... =/)

Products used:
MAC painterly paint pot
MAC lemon chiffon shade stick
coastal scents 88 shimmer palette
nyx hot gold glitter pigment

MAC my highland honey blush
MAC russian red lipstick

Ruby Red!!!

I am madly in love with this nail polish!!! it's a VERY good dupe of china glaze's ruby pumps and plus, it's VERY holiday appropriate ;)

My Everday FOTD

Since I have graduated from college, I've been noticing that I don't wear as much makeup as I used to... Why? I don't really know... My schedule is pretty stable at the moment; Monday- Friday, I work until 6pm and usually either go home,to my boyfriend's house, or grabbing dinner or drinks with friends after, so I don't really feel the need to put on a full face of makeup if I'm not going anywhere in particular. Weekends on the other hand, I would usually change it up with a simple smokey eye, but other than that, this is usually the look I am wearing.


Face:
MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC40
MAC Set Powder in Invisible
NARS Casino bronzer
MAC blush in Peaches + Pink Swoon

Eyes:
Loreal Lineur Intense in Carbon Black
MAC Smolder eye pencil smudged out with black eyeshadow
MODEL 21 #21 falsies

i love LOVE & BEAUTY nail polishes!

After having about 10 bottles of nail polishes from this brand, I am finally coming to the realization of how amazing these are!!! If you didn't know already, Love & Beauty is a beauty line that is carried at Forever 21 and usually sell for about $2.80 (which is really affordable!). They also come in a wide variety of shades (which is always a plus!).

Here is a photo of a shade i recently just picked up: Turquoise with a silver glitter nail polish on my ring finger with a nail flower sticker =)