NYX Jazz Night Palette

Hey Y'all!

Last night I had a nice dinner with my family and did a makeup swap with my beautiful cousin Rachel I'm very happy with the products I ended up with because some I was planning to buy already. Case and point? The NYX Jazz Night Palette. This is the perfect piece to add to my NYX palette collection which includes the NYX Smoky Eye Palette and the Champagne and Caviar Palette. (click names for review)

Im my opinion, this palette is appropriately named and comes with rich cool tones and creamy darks. Every shadow is a shimmer so if youre a matte lover this palette is not for you. the colors of this palette remind me of this restaurant called "The Jazz Kitchen" at Downtown Disney which makes me love it even more :)

On to the pics...

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 the middle dark blue color has little pieces of purple glitter in it

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Cant wait to use this! Have you guys tried any of the NYX palettes? 

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Last Week's FOTD

Hey lovelies,

Hope you had a wonderful Valentines! I spent mine eating at The Old Spaghetti Factory with 3 of my besties! It was delicious! Im already craving to go back but unfortunately the closest one is 40min away :(

Anyways, I havent done a FOTD in so long! There were so many times I got all dolled up this month but I was so rushed each time that I couldnt take any pictures. I hate neglecting this blog! Anyhoo, here the list of cruelty-free cosmetics that I used:

Face:
MAC Studio Finish Concealer
Revlon ColorStay in 350
Amuse Highlighter
ELF Blush & Bronzing duo (bronzer for contour)

Cheeks:
NYX Blush in Pinched

Eyes:
ELF eyeshadow primer
MAC eyeshadow in Spectacle of Yourself (my FAVE!!!)
MAC eyeshadow in Unflappable
Lashes from Beauties Factory

Eyebrow:
ELF eyebrow kit in Taupe

Lips:
NYX lip liner in Natural
MAC Lipstick in Pink Noveau
Clinique lip gloss (forgot the name but if anyone wants to know, Ill post it up)

Excuse my red eyes! I usually wear toric lenses and these contacts are not toric so my eyes look a little strained here :/

 The lashes I use are super cheap lashes that I get from beauties factory (Ive been using them for years now) and theyre great, BUT as you can see in the pics, they have a shine to them because the are not made from real human hair. Im thinking of switching back to Ardell but the price for these is hard to beat (10 pairs for like 6 bucks!)

Thanks for reading!!!

♥

Leah

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Buffalo Wing Dip - a yummy superbowl recipe!

photo taken from TasteOfHome.com

Hey loves! just wanted to share my go-to quick dip recipe that I got from Taste of Home. They have the recipe online that you can find here but I make mines a little differently as I will explain below. I know it sounds weird but this dip is ALWAYS a hit. Best of all, its super cheap and super fast to make

Ingredients:

1 package (8oz) of cream cheese

2 cans of chunk white chicken

1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce

1/2 cup ranch

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

tortilla chips of your choice (I prefer flour)

Directions:

 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees

 - Spread cream cheese in an even layer into an ungreased 11x7 baking dish (or any rectangular dish)

 - Layer the chicken, then buffalo wing sauce, the ranch dressing 

 - top with cheese

 - bake for 20-22 minutes until cheese is hot and bubbly

 - serve with chips!

This is definitely worth trying so I hope you all enjoy!

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MAJOR Update... *pic heavy*

Once again, sorry for neglecting! Ive been so busy not to mention emotionally drained lately, this past month has been filled with so many highs and lows!


Other things that Ive done this past month were get a kitty, and visited family in Seattle, but instead of writing, heres my pic update :)

Meet Marley - My new babygirl :)

 She looks like Neytiri from avatar huh? LOL

My sister and I going to the ballet

My nephew Easton - He is the CUTEST!!!!!!

 I love this little boy

 Believe it or not, we are first cousins. No one ever guesses shes half-filipino and I am part Irish. Isnt she gorgeous though???

 This is my cousin Sam, shes a beauty herself :)

 My cousin Bryce and another one of my beautiful cousins Rachel :) Its funny when we all go out, no one thinks we're all related!

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 I have a MILLION pictures of this lil one. I miss him so much!

Me and my cousin Bryce who is 6 years younger than I am...everyone on my moms side is tall - except me :(

He loves the camera!

 My first time shooting! all the shots at the bottom were my uncle's test shots so we could hear how loud it was gonna be..the cluster in the bullseye - all me! 

we shot these and an ak. At first I didnt want to cuz it was soooo loud! but I did anyway and it felt goood haha

...and more pics of my nephew!!! I cant get enough of this guy

 "how you doin?"

Well thats all, now Im off to take some pics of my hauls/swatches!

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