beauty bomb.

By this point, we have all heard of the wonders of the beauty balm. This formula is a thicker coverage than most tinted moisturizers but not quite as heavy as a liquid foundation. I've been playing around with a few different brands and thought I would share my thoughts!
What beauty balms have you tried and liked/disliked?

Garnier Fructis :
For around $12 , this product is great coverage and lightweight. Available in two shades (light/medium or medium/deep), I found this product to be fairly greasy after a few hours of wearing. Besides that, it blended amazingly well!

Too Faced :
This one was a little higher priced, in the $20 range. I thought this was another great, lightweight coverage. With more color options, I found it easier to match my skin tone a little better and look more natural.

Smashbox :
This product was priced similarly to the Too Faced brand but had a few more color options. Though it was the best coverage, I did feel like it was a little drying for my skin. The perk of this is that it stayed matte throughout the day!

Share your thoughts and ideas with me at contact.tobefancy@gmail.com

distance.

I must admit that the trials of being in a long distance relationship can be extremely exhausting. Whether you are two hours or twelve from your mate, it is not an easy situation. I am currently only a few short hours from my boyfriend but I find it extremely hard for us to find free time to talk during the week - which brings us to the all to common argument of us ours being a "weekend relationship".
Last night I stumbled upon a website made specifically for distance relationships and have had a great time flipping through some of their ideas. Can't wait to share them with you and with my boo :)
Check out the link below!
http://www.lovingfromadistance.com/

weekend bliss

This week has been unbearably long....dealing with the death of a friend as well as balancing work and preparing for my getaway this weekend. I feel like a child right now, so excited to go out of town- counting down the seconds for this much needed trip!

I will be heading to Rhode Island for a long weekend to reunite with my extended family. These weekends are generally filled with beach time, cocktails, seafood, and PLENTY of laughter. Packing up my most nautical outfits and sunnies and ready to hit the road.

Sweet Treats

Today was one of those lazy days that I decided to try something new in the kitchen. There was a recipe on the Food Network last week that has had my mouth watering ever since so today was the day for me to finally try it out. I must say the end result was deliciously fabulous.

Ingredients: 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ; 1 tsp. vegetable/canola oil ; 8 oz. marscapone cheese ; 1 package of sugar cookie dough ; 2 Heath toffee bars ; 1/4 cup sliced almonds ; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Start by greasing your pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray and preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
While the oven is heating up, cut up one of the candy bars and mix it in a bowl with the cookie dough and vanilla flavoring.

   Place the mixture in the center of your pan and spread out using your fingers. Poke the flattened cookie with a fort for venting (so it won't grow too large when baking). When you're finished, put the cookie in the oven.

 To make your chocolate mixture, you will need to simmer water on the stove with a bowl placed above it. Choose a bowl that will fit nicely inside/on top of the pan. Once the water is boiling, add your vegetable oil and chocolate chips into the bowl and stir until the blend together and there are no lumps! Let the chocolate cool for about 10 minutes before mixing in the marscapone cheese.

When your cookie is baked and has had time to cool off, you can pour the chocolate and cheese mixture on top and spread it with a spatula. the sprinkle your almonds and other candy bar to the top.

Cover the baking dish and place it in the fridge for 2 hours to cool then slice and serve!
Yummm :)



Recipe by Giadi De Laurentis: Food Network

benefit yourself.

I've been working in the fashion and beauty industry for quite sometime now- recently enrolling in school to become a certified esthetician. Specific to the beauty industry, my obsession for makeup is maybe a little out of control...cue my current addiciton. I am sure that many of you are familiar with the makeup brand Benefit. They have fun colors, great skincare, and best of all, hilarious online videos and makeup tutorials.
I have attached a link- definitely worth checking out!

http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/brand/beautyschool/getthelook/licensetobronze

http://www.benefitcosmetics.com/brand/beautyschool/videos

memories.

After losing a friend last weekend, I have become fascinated with flipping through old photos. It is so funny how you can feel like you are back in that moment while holding an old picture. While going through these old memories, I remembered that I have an old camera stored away somewhere loaded with unprinted pictures.
So today, while I should be preparing for my first "official" post of a fashion and lifestyle blog, I am instead rifling through old boxes and drawers for my little, old, red camera- which I know is packed with great memories which I am praying to hold on to.
Pictures are worth more than a thousand words, they are the protectors of a thousand memories.

social.

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