Happy Halloween

Photo Source: Domaine

Some really excellent pumpkins to get you in the mood for this year's Halloween. I'm a bit disappointed I didn't carve my own this year however, I went to town on creating my flower crown and practicing my make up for my own costume. Keep an eye out for the final look for my Dia de los muertos - even though i'm jumping the gun and dressing up a day before the actually day i'm supposed to, oops.

Check out more pumpkin designs here.

 

DIY: Easter Baskets

 

Items needed: Baskets, Fake Easter Grass, Chocolates, Magazines

 

 

Now, if I had more time to be craftier, my hope would be for my baskets to look more like Emily Schuman's from Cupcakes and Cashmere. At the end of the day, it's all about the thought that counts. Last weekend I picked up a few items from the local drugstore and put together a few Easter baskets for my parents and le boyfriend (sorry brosef - maybe next year you'll get one). Now that the surprise is ruined, they can all receive their baskets pre-Easter, which I think is a pretty sweet deal.

As a magazine lover myself, I find them to be the best and cheapest guilty pleasures. There are quite a variety and you can taper the category to each individual fairly easy. Chocolates - other than Valentine's Day and Halloween, Easter is a serious time of chocolate. Mom prefers Dark, Dad prefers peanut butter, and my love likes them all. How do I effortlessly put them together? I do just so - effortlessly. You take a basket, throw some fake Easter grass in it with some sprinkles of chocolate. Bada bing, bada boom you have an Easter Basket! 


Have a lovely holiday weekend! xx

DIY: Matte Nail

Inspiration - Pinterest

Inspiration - Pinterest 

Matte Nails

Of course I got the idea via pinterest originally, but throughout September Issues, I've seen more and more of the matte nail. All you need to do to get the design yourself, is add a matte top coat. Revlon and Essie have it in stock in drugstores. Definitely try it out if you're looking for something different. I've noticed, the darker the color, the better the matte looks.