In today’s coordinated Babes in Blogland Blogmas post, we’re all sharing our preferred Christmas recipes… and I’m not qualified because I DON’T cook OR BAKE!  So instead of sharing a recipe, today I’m showing you the gingerbread house I got:

Minions!  I’ve built a few gingerbread houses in my time – typically I like having a Christmas film playing in the background and I go to town.

When I purchased it at the supermarket, the cashier positively squealed when she found this item, lol. Here’s what the package looks like fresh out of the box:

The instructions aren’t very comprehensive – nowhere did it say that these pieces needed to be cut apart, but I’m one of those people who likes to pre-plan before starting a project, so I knew these pieces looked dodgy!

Starting to glue the base structure:

I wish I could tell you this gingerbread house build went off without a hitch… but the damn icing wouldn’t STICK onto the gingerbread pieces! I put together the base as shown and then proceeded to attached the roof, only for the base to collapse on me!  This is pre-roof, pre-collapse:

This is what it looks like after the 2nd attempt, notice the amount of icing I had to slap on the seams:

And because I had to use extra icing, I essentially depleted my decorating glue for the gumdrops and sprinkles… I had to make do. Here it is put together and decorated before I ran out of icing:

Feast on your eyes on this!

(Scroll back up to the top of this post and compare to the photo on the box… )

And less than an hour after it was assembled, one of the side walls caved in – the structure still stands but it’s a 3-walled house… “open concept living quarters”  This was such a challenging experience for an adult to do, I can’t think of making this as a kid!  Geez.

And that’s how I “bake” for the holidays! have you ever built a gingerbread house before?  What’s YOUR favourite Christmas recipe?

Be sure to check out the rest of the Babes in Blogland for their favourite Christmas recipes:
♥ Ingrid of Curly.Spring.Blossom
♥ Sharon of Sharon charm Prime
♥ Kaily of hi Kaily

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I just recently published my newbie rich haul as well as numerous of you requested a evaluation of the sacred reality Mask so right here it is:

The rich The sacred reality Fresh deal with Mask is only offered in store, not online, as well as costs $7.95 for 60g. This product needs refrigeration because of the fresh, natural ingredients.

This mask is aimed at “dry as well as mature skin” of which my skin is neither. However, I scanned the component listing as well as it contained things that I felt would be great for me: honey (first ingredient), glycerin, papaya, yogurt, shea butter.  Also, because of the IPL treatments I’ve been doing, my skin has been somewhat drier / tighter feeling, as well as this mask assists to relief that.

Honey , Glycerine , Kaolin , Talc , Fresh Papaya (Carica papaya) , Soya Yoghurt (Glycine soja) , Bentonite Gel , organic evening Primrose Oil (Oenothera Biennis) , Lanolin , fair trade Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii) , additional Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera) , Fresh organic totally free variety Eggs , fragrance , Ylang Ylang Oil (Cananga odorata) , increased absolute (Rosa damascena) , Lavender Oil (Lavandula augustifolia) , Rosewood Oil (Aniba rosaeordora) , Fresh Wheatgrass (Triticum Aestivum Vulgare) , organic Ginseng root Powder (Panax Ginseng) , eco-friendly Tea Powder (Camelia sinensis) , Ginkgo leaf Powder (Ginkgo biloba) , Bee Pollen , *Benzyl Benzoate , *Citronellol , *Farnesol , *Geraniol , *Limonene , *Linalool . *Occurs naturally in important oils

The mask has a extremely gooey / sticky consistency which makes sense provided the high honey content. There are likewise bit bits of papaya in the mask that I try to strategically location on my deal with (middle of forehead, on the suggestion of my nose; “Hey hun, is there something on my face?). I’m going to admit something here: Curiosity overcame me as well as I tasted this deal with mask (for science!) as well as it does taste somewhat sweet, however mainly soapy (don’t try this at home, kids!)

I utilize about 2 tbsp worth of product to cover my deal with – there’s no tingling or tightening feeling – the directions specify to leave it on for 10 minutes as well as not to let the mask dry completely.  I’m not sure why I shouldn’t leave the mask to dry totally – I expect rich concerns that it may be challenging to rinse off? I’ve let the mask dry completely, as well as my deal with hasn’t fallen off.  I left it on my deal with for 30 minutes one time while I was viewing A few great guy on TV – I was waiting on the “YOU CAN’T deal with THE TRUTH” scene…

Immediately after rinsing the mask off, my skin feels extremely supple as well as soft.  The mask rinses quite cleanly however it does leave a balmy feel on the skin – practically like beeswax, I suspect it’s the lanolin – however it’s not a greasy film.  I apply my typical deal with cream as well as phone call it a night (I avoid the serum). In the morning, my skin still looks as well as feels extremely hydrated.

Another plus is that this product needs to be refrigerated so each time I utilized this mask, it had a good cooling sensation. A caution though, the mask is rather quite aromatic (ylang ylang, rose, lavender, rosewood) – when I apply this, the SO can odor it from one more the space so if you’re sensitive to scents, I’d suggest staying away from this product. In fact, if you’re sensitive to scents, just stay away from rich altogether.

My pot of mask was made on February 1st as well as ends tomorrow.  I’ve utilized this mask 5 times as well as will be doing my final mask tonight – yielding 6 uses out of the 60g pot. At a expense of $7.95, this works out to $1.33 per mask, which isn’t as well poor when I think about that I pay $2 for those single-use sheet masks.  And this includes fresh natural components made by hand! It ought to be noted that this product does include eggs as well as is labelled as vegetarian. depending upon what type of vegetarianism one follows, this may or may not be acceptable.

Bonus: gather 5 rich pots with special labels to exchange for a totally free fresh deal with mask! From my rich haul, 3 of the products have the labels, so I requirement 2 much more to get a totally free mask.

Pros:
• leaves skin soft as well as supple
• Fresh natural ingredients
• fairly priced
• Cruelty-free

Cons:
• extremely restricted lifespan
• only offered at rich stores, not online
• Inclusion of ylang ylang, increased absolute, lavender as well as rosewood oil may irritate some skin

Stash worthiness: 8/10

Looks like I’ve ended up being a rich mask convert. have you tried this mask?  What is your preferred deal with mask?

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I bought a lot of H&M beauty products back in January during my free for all month of makeup haulage.   I had been eagerly waiting to try the H&M beauty ever since they re-vamped their line in late 2015.  Whenever I try out a makeup line for the very first time, I always default to the products I’m most comfortable with: eye shadows as well as blushes!

• High effect Eye color single Eye shadow in down to Earth, Cocoa Mauve, as well as Shiitake
• Pure glow Powder Blusher in Deep Brown

I’ve had a possibility to wear these for a while so it’s high time I evaluation them!

The outer boxes of the H&M beauty products are truly stylish with the black & white photography as well as gold foil lettering.
High effect Eye color single Eye Shadows

Narrowing down to these 3 colours was rather difficult since the colour offering is rather vast (I count at least 50 colours) as well as many of the shades are so similar to every other:

They retail for C$7.99 each for 2g of product.

“A silky smooth eye shadow that blends quickly for a vivid, velvety surface that stays put. offered in a wide variety of curated colours as well as captivating impacts – from soft mattes to rich shimmers to strong metallics, the possibilities are endless. wear it on top of eye primer for even more intense as well as long-lasting results.”

L to R:
Down to earth – shimmer finish, deep grey taupe
Cocoa Mauve – matte finish, mauve brown
Shiitake – metallic finish, light great tan

My favourite shade is Shiitake, complied with by down to earth – both of these are luxurious as well as pigmented.  I discovered Cocoa Mauve to be not as pigmented as well as used a bit patchy, although it did blend out nicely.

The packaging is nice however there’s a great deal of useless additional plastic around the pan – compared to MAC as well as Essence single shadows:

MAC Prepped for Glamour, H&M Shiitake, Essence 58 Cappuccino, Please! The MAC is 1.7g vs H&M’s 2g vs Essence’s 2.5g pan.
Price-wise, I believe C$7.99 is a bit bit steep for H&M – which is understood for its “fast fashion” – as well as thinking about that MAC eye shadow refills are now C$8 each.  I believe a $2 cost decrease would be more according to the brand.

Pros:
• Pigmented
• long wearing
• crease resistant
• blends well
• wide colour as well as surface range

Cons:
• extreme plastic casing
• high quality inconsistent between shimmer as well as matte

Stash worthiness: 8/10

Pure glow Powder Blusher

I was originally set to buy at least 2 blushes however I discovered the choice to be lacking – most of the colours did not swatch well on my skin.

I ended up with just Deep Brown which cost C$12.99 for 5g.

The shade Deep brown isn’t as well deep or truly all that brown – it’s more of a mauvey increased that’s mainly matte with a small bit of satin sheen.

I discovered the texture of the blush to be truly thin – I have to stack on the layers for it to show up on my skin. On the flip side, it’s extremely simple to blend as well as doesn’t leave any type of harsh lines.  On my cheeks, I noted that it did not last extremely long as well as would begin fading by around the 5 hr mark.

And the packaging – it’s extremely Instagram-friendly with the hexagon shape – as well as it’s unique in my collection. Although there is a bit of excess plastic, the compact itself is rather thin. right here it is compared to MAC blush (Cubic is shown) which is 6g.

I did really compare this H&M blush against MAC Cubic in this post here.

Pros:
• simple to blend
• nice packaging

Cons:
• Not pigmented
• faded quickly

Stash worthiness: 5/10

I’d likely not purchase one more H&M blush however would think about more of the eye shadows.

Both products are made in Italy. I should note that not all of the H&M collection are made in Italy so care should be taken to checked out the fine print. For instance, one of the heavily promoted product during the launch, the Eyeshadow combination (shown in Smoky Nudes):

Is really made in China, so I passed on it.

I just recently had one more look at the H&M beauty collection at the store as well as I would be thinking about trying the All-Day liquid foundation (C$14.99) as well as tinted Lip Balm (C$7.99) – both are made in the E.U.

Have you tried any type of H&M beauty products? What would you suggest to try?

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Side note: My Black Friday order from beauty Bay still hasn’t arrived…!

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1. Purple nails

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Not very holiday-esque, I know, but I’ve been really into purple nails lately.

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I’m absolutely amazing with that.

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It’s quick to make, filling and tastes delish. just heat some rice and frozen edamame, and you’re done!

Wasn’t that easy?

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Simple but delicious
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Yay, it’s lastly a focus on the MAC eye shadow quad! I’m not expected to pick a preferred out of my job pan products (because the other products would get jealous) however I’m going to admit that I like these eye shadows just a teeny small more. Shhhh.

This is a MAC pro combination that I selected each colour myself, they are: All That Glitters, Patina, Satin Taupe, Romp:

Sadly, Romp is discontinued. however the other 3 are still easily available!

Here are the official MAC descriptions for every shade:
All That Glitters: beige w/gold pearl [Veluxe Pearl]
Patina: Taupe brown w/golden pearl [Frost]
Satin Taupe: Taupe with silver shimmer [Frost]
Romp: chocolate laced with gold [Frost]

I don’t believe the MAC descriptions are all that precise for All That Glitters as well as Patina.  All That Glitters is much more of a peachy pink shade, not beige. as well as Patina is much more of a sandy beige rather than a taupe.  Each of these 4 colours appear on my top 10 MAC eye shadow listing – to ensure that tells you exactly how much I like them!

It was appealing to do some comparison swatches (especially of Patina as well as Satin Taupe, because I likely own 3 dupes for them each) however I’ll save that for one more post.

Even within this quad, I do have small preference for Patina as well as Satin Taupe over the other 2 colours. many days I utilize Patina on the inner half of the lid, as well as Satin Taupe on the outer half.  It would be remiss if I do not mention MAC Wedge in this post, because I integrate it as part of my everyday look as the transitional shade to blend out along the crease.

I ought to likewise mention that the MAC pro combination I utilize to home these 4 refill pan shadows is the older style, on the left:

I really choose the older style empty combination as they’re slimmer as well as much more compact.

Last week, I accomplished what I believed was never going to happen: I hit pan on PATINA!  That was one of the first MAC eye shadows I ever bought.  I believe this is the very first time I ever hit pan on a full-sized eye shadow! OMG!  This is what it appeared like when I hit pan last week:

And this is what is appears like now:

MAC pro combination eye shadow refills expense C$8 ($6 USD) each (which is a fairly recent cost drop, before March 2016, they utilized to expense C$12 / $10 USD each).  And the empty 4-pan compact costs C$10 (I believe they utilized to expense double that!)

And the eye shadows went down once again this week (I have truly been digging into these lately):

But, do not fear, because I have back-ups of all the colours except for All That Glitters.

Annoyingly, the Cargo deal with powder hasn’t gone down once again this week:

Please inspect out my job pan buddies for their updates:
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• Jodi of A Brash Attitude
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If you might produce the ideal quad out of any type of 4 eye shadows (any brand), what would you choose?

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