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Lip Products – Things I Have Been Loving Lately

I have always been weird about lip products. If a color is too noticeable, I feel like a five year old trying on mommy’s make up. Or a straight up clown. Does anyone else feel like that? I love bold lip colors on other people, yet I never find myself taking the plunge. I used to have an old boss that would always tell me to put lipstick on. Ok, I get it….it does make you look instantly put together!

But how do you keep it on? I always used to find it a pointless effort, as it would disappear almost instantly! I have been dabbling with finding my perfect products over the last few months, and I would like to share some of those gems for you today!

Let’s start with the foundation! You most certainly have to have soft, non chapped licks to get a color to look good!

Vaseline Lip Therapy – I have shouted my love to the roof tops several times for the Rosy Lips by Vaseline and my love is still burning strong. I picked up the Creme Brulee one before Christmas too. These sit all over our house and I use them daily.

Chapstick Hydration Lock Day and Night – I am loving this find! I picked this up about two weeks ago and I haven’t looked back. I love putting the day on under my lip color, and the night…well duh! Slather it on right before bed!

Let’s add some color!

Julep – When I was getting the Julep box, one of my favorite things I received was the lip gloss!!! I use this one several times a week and it is one of my favorites as far as color and feeling go. It doesn’t last near as long as the Rimmel stuff though, but still a winner for me. I am not sure what color this is, the tube says A41 (maybe it is Graceful or Glowing?). In the picture above, it is the very light pink color, the fifth one down.

Rimmel Provocalips – I am in love! The pigment and staying power of this is amazing. I can put it on first thing in the morning and it lasts me at least through lunch, which is a huge deal for me! I picked up I’ll Call You and I can promise I will be getting more!!! This is the first (top) color. These are right under $7 at Target and Walgreens and they are worth every. single. penny. If you can find them!!! They are sold out pretty much everywhere in stores right now.

Rimmel Stay Glossy – For right under $4 at Walmart, these have been my favorite bargain find! I picked up Captivate Me and Popcorn. Popcorn, third down from top, is more of a nude shade and I love to wear it over my Revelon Creme Brulee. Captivate Me, second down from top, is my most favorite darker shade! It is just amazing on my pale skin.

Don’t mind my ridiculous picture…

Revelon Colorburst Lip Butter – I picked up the Colorburst Lip Butter in Creme Brulee. It is the forth down from the top. I really like the feel of this one and it is a great nude color. I pair it with the Rimmel Popcorn Stay Glossy and it works great. The staying power isn’t as great as Provocalips, but it is also two completely different products.

Do you have any lip products that you are just loving lately? Let me know, maybe I will try it!

I am linking up with Joey, who still has her book on sale for $1.99 this week!!! I basically am friends with a famous author. So cool. I scooped this up and will have a review on it soon!

February 26, 2015 by Nadine

confessions

Confessions

Happy Wednesday!!! And if you live in Alabama, Happy Snow Day!!! I am working from home today ~~without pants~~ awaiting the snow! This might be the best thing ever. I hope we get to see some snow! In true southern fashion, I am ok with snow as long as I am safe and warm at home with my doggies. Gracie and Mac will be my assistants today. Mac is a ballbuster I tell ya!

–Yesterday at work I was already thinking about Day 2 of C25K (my work out this morning). Perhaps I have finally caught the running bug after years of loathing in. Either way, I am just excited to be out of my rut! #beastmode

–I think the treadmill is going to be the best thing that ever happened to me. I have a serious competitive side that comes out when the treadmill says I have burned “x” amount of calories during my work out and I think…well that is only 25 more away from this number. Then I get to that number and I think oh many just a few more and I hit this…..and so my workout went about 10 minutes longer than the program said this morning! 🙂 #OCD

–I have the best sister in the entire world! The fact that she came to help us out on Sunday with no notice means the world to me. Not an easy task with four kids! We weren’t always close growing up, but I cannot express how much our relationship means to me now. #sistersarebestfriends

–I finished Serial and don’t know what to do with my ~~life~~ commute time. It might be time to dive into audio books! Kristen will be so pleased. #booknerd

–Pinterest is a black hole of my time. I go on there for one thing and two hours later I have pinned 250 things and still haven’t looked at the thing I went on there for! #ADD

–I had this awesome post planned out in my head for tomorrow about the amazing clothes I saw at Target, but then nothing I wanted to share was available online. #WTF Target? Don’t you hate when that happens??

Confessions in ecard

My single days…

Not that I need anymore, but better than my ass.

Maybe later today

February 25, 2015 by Nadine

recipe, Recipe Swap, Tasty Tuesday

Turkey Meatballs with Zoodles

I know….I know. You carb lovers are like STOP WITH THE ZOODLES! I promise this will be my last one for a little while. ~~Maybe.~~ Some of you have commented on my last two posts that you just aren’t sure if you would use the spiralizer enough. I think three Tuesdays in a row worth of recipes is proof that you really would! You can literally recreate any pasta dish using veggie noodles.

Either way, the meatballs turned out fabulous and could be paired with regular noodles or served as a side with something else. Or heck, if you are getting crazy…make a meatball sub.

Be sure to check out the special deal at the end!

What You Need:

For the meatballs…

1 lb ground turkey

2 tbsp panko crumbs

1/2 diced onion

2 cloves garlic or 1 tsp minced garlic

1 egg

2 tbsp of Parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

Italian seasoning (most of this, probably around 2 tbsp)

sage (to taste)

basil (to taste)

oregano (to taste)

Other items needed…

1 and 1/2 jars of Red Sauce – I use organic tomato basil from Bertolli, you can even make your own.

4-5 zucchinis for the zoodles

olive oil

What You Do:

1. In a pan with olive oil, cook the onions for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and seasonings and heat for an additional 2 minutes.

2. While the onion is cooking, combine turkey, panko crumbs, egg, and Parmesan cheese. Also, spiralize the zucchini into noodles.

3. Combine onion mix with meat mix and form meatballs.

4. Add olive oil to the onion pan, heat over medium heat and add the meatballs. Cook until browned on each side.

5. Transfer the meatballs into a sauce pan and add tomato sauce, heat on medium-low.

6. Heat olive oil in a large pan and cook zucchini noodles, about 7-9 minutes for a pasta like texture, less if you want them crunchier.

Spoon sauce and meatballs over each place of zoodles, sprinkle with cheese if desired and enjoy!

In other news, my friend Joey has her book on sale for $1.99 this week! Be sure to scoop it up, I sure did and can’t wait to read it!

For quiet, reserved, and focused 15 year old Annie Mackey, school was a sanctuary. But when her bubbly and beautiful neighborhood best friend joins her at Willow Point High for freshmen year, her world is turned upside down.

Everything Annie could count on for stability is shattered, and she’s left feeling more alone than ever before.

Just when she’s about to lose all hope, someone unexpected swoops in and gives her a much needed lesson in perspective.

The book is available on amazon here: http://amzn.to/1DiZ2nV

February 24, 2015 by Nadine

Birmingham, weekend shenanigans

Weekend Shenanigans

Another weekend has quickly come and gone!

Friday – It started out like any other Friday. A trip to Starbucks on my way to the office, lunch with Courtney…and then it started. The freezing rain. I had heard of reports further north of the city but they kept saying the temperature was rising and acting like there wasn’t going to be a problem. Chris called me around 2:30 pm and told me that if I wanted to make it home at all I needed to leave RIGHT NOW! Yes sir!

He was so right!!! The minute I turned down the road to our neighborhood, it was super slick. By the time I got to the entrance for our neighborhood, they were shutting the road down!

I am so thankful that I made it home safely and didn’t get trapped anywhere! That evening we stayed in (obviously) and kept checking to see if it would change over to snow so we could go play. Never did. Sigh.

Saturday – We headed to lunch at Jack Brown’s to prep for brewfest! I ordered the Danny Laruso, a water and I totally had a fried oreo. Ain’t no shame in my drinking game!

After lunch, we met up with our friends for Wild South Brewfest! We had a great time, lot’s of different breweries out there. My favorites for the day were the Triple Belgium from Cheaha Brewing, The Rye Saison from Back Forty and the Belgium Red Rye from Black Warrior.

After the Brewfest was over, it was time for dinner. We headed to World of Beer, of course!!! We had some friends in town from Huntsville that have never been. When they were describing where to go they said somewhere cozy with comfort food and a great beer selection. Sounds like WOB to me?! The place ended up packed out before we left. There must have been a bar crawl going on, there were a ton of people that showed up looking like golfers and I even saw the penguin from Happy Gilmore.

Sunday – There was a possibility of winter weather for today, so Sunday morning I headed to the grocery store early to avoid the crowds. When I got home, Chris had a friend over so I unloaded the groceries and cleaned the house while they were down stairs.

We bought a friend’s treadmill and decided to go pick it up. It was such a debacle trying to get it out of their house! We had to take a door off it’s frame and everything!! We finally went to load it in my car and it didn’t fit. *head slap* Soooooo my sister came to the rescue later in the evening with her huge ass truck!

This is my running view for now. We are in no rush to take all the doors out in our house to get it upstairs! Week 1 Day 1 of C25K is done!

We also go some gaming in this weekend!

I updated my Twitter cover page

And Chris worked the shit out of the Magic City Bloggers header and it looks freaking awesome!!!

February 23, 2015 by Nadine

friday favorites, Uncategorized

Friday Favorites

First things first, a big shout out to Amanda!!! Today is her wedding day and I just know that she is going to be one beautiful bride!! Congrats and best wishes!!!

Favorite Song -Keeping it gangsta this Friday, Bugatti by Ace Hood. I like to roll down the streets in my badass Rogue listening to this song. Hells yes.

Favorite Purchase -I was in need of some actual lip products with lip color more than just a color lighter or darker than my natural color. You know, adult stuff. Joey gushed about Rimmel Provocalips and wanted to buy them in every color, and since I trust Joey’s recommendations….this happened! I got I’ll Call You and I love it! The color lasts at least half the work day for me without reapplication, which says a lot! Usually a color lasts maybe 20 minutes. I will be talking about this and a few others that I tried *hopefully* sometime next week.

Favorite Lust -Yesterday Pamela posted the cutest jacket from Old Navy! For a few years I debated the army green jacket but never actually took the plunge. I think this is a perfect transitional piece from winter to spring and summer to fall! I may have to see if ours has it so I can try it on 🙂

Favorite Winter Product -My face has been through hell the last few months. To top off all the break outs, I always get patches of dry areas that don’t look so hot with make up on. The St Ives Apricot Scrub has really helped with how my face feels. It leaves it soft and sloughs away those dry spots. I us this every other day at night and I am really liking the way it leaves my skin feeling.

On another note, did anyone watch Two and a Half Men last night?!?! That was the worst episode I have ever seen of any show ever. It was absolutely ridiculous and Chuck Lorre is a big ass baby to let the show end the way that it did. Yeah, Charlie Sheen had a mental break down and has done some crazy shit….but he made that damn show for eight years and I just can’t even describe how angry I am that I wasted that hour of my life that I can never get back. Rant over.

Favorite Funnies –

How I feel in line at the store sometimes…

Any time I find myself in Walmart…

February 20, 2015 by Nadine

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