September 2015 Ipsy Glambag Review

9 / 18 / 157 / 18 / 16

This Ipsy bag from last year was one of my all-time favorites. I loved the bag and loved the contents even more. Of course, like a few of the other posts, I took pictures and then forgot to post about them. So I’m backlogging and clearing all my drafts to stay up-to-date. Also, you get some more beauty reviews!

Ultra Repair Cream by First Aid Beauty

This product is lovely. I used almost all of it up. When I went to Sephora for a makeover they used this product on my face as a moisturizer. It was a little heavy for me but I love it on my hands. They feel so soft! I like carrying it in my purse. It also doesn’t have a strong scent so that’s good if you have more expensive perfume on and don’t want another scent messing it up.

NYX Eyeshadow Trio for Ipsy

Ipsy collaborated with NYX for this little eyeshadow palette. The shades were more neutral. I liked the dark matte and have used it for smokey eyes. It was a great addition and I like the quality of NYX’s eyeshadows!

Formula X Nail Polish

This itty bitty nail polish was only good for one to two uses. The color was nice and the brush helped it go on thick. An all around good polish!

Liquid Freud Hand Lotion

The play on “Freud” and emotions is super cute in this lotion! I really liked the smell but it wasn’t very hydrating. Bummer. I wouldn’t buy this.

There was also a pencil of sorts included but I can’t remember if it was for lips or eyes. Oops Well, this has been almost a year ago. Feels good to get it up finally! I no longer subscribe to Ipsy. This was one of the better bags but the others seemed like repeats and it wasn’t worth it for me.

Love and Laughter,

September Birchbox

9 / 15 / 157 / 15 / 16

I worked so hard to get good pictures in September that I forgot to write the post and post this! This was by far one of my favorite Birchboxes! I love Pop Beauty and also loved the brow product from Benefit. (Strange I got another like it the month of June 2016).

Anyway, I still decided to share this pictures with you.

Love & Laughter,

Delicious Red Velvet Cupcakes

9 / 11 / 159 / 11 / 15

Are you a big fan of red velvet cupcakes? I am! This summer I decided to do some baking for my birthday. We went camping with the family and I wanted to create something extra special. Believe-it-or-not, I’d never made red velvet cupcakes from scratch before.

They turned out fabulous! The cake was moist and the cream cheese frosting had the perfect tangy-ness to it. My only regret was that it was very hot in my kitchen and the pretty frosting melted. As soon as I noticed it falling, (after meticulously frosting them with a decorating gun) I placed them in the refrigerator to cool and set up.

They were a big hit! A few people were fighting over them and Dustin, my husband wanted lots more. I found the cute matching red sprinkles at a local shop called Pumpkin Seed Bulk Food. The Pumpkin Seed has lots of different spices and baking supplies at really good prices.

I found the recipe from Allrecipes.com. I looked at a few different ones, but this one seemed the easiest and had the best reviews. Once I was done, I felt very proud of myself because they looked as great as they tasted. (Sometimes it doesn’t turn out that way.) Here are the ingredients:

Red Velvet Cupcakes

-2 1/2 cups flour

-1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

-1 teaspoon baking soda

-1/2 teaspoon salt

-1 cup butter, softened

-2 cups sugar

-4 eggs

-1 cup sour cream

-1/2 cup milk

-1 (1 ounce) red food color

-2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

-1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

-1/4 cup butter, softened

-2 tablespoons sour cream

-2 teaspoons vanilla extract

-1 (16 ounce) box of confectioners sugar

Head on over to All Recipes for all the instructions to make them!

Some Tips From A Gal Who Made Them

-Make sure you ice them in a cool place or else the icing will melt and look ugly!

-Use lots of red food coloring for the red color to show up.

-Don’t over-mix the cake or else it won’t rise.

-Buy some pretty nonpareils (round sprinkles).

Let me know if you try them! Have you made red velvet cupcakes before?

Love & Laughter,

Tiffany

P.S. The fun white tree trunk display was purchased from T.J. MAXX. We used it and others for my little sister’s Alice In Wonderland bridal shower!