Gingerbread Blondies Recipe

Gingerbread Blondies

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) Melted Butter

2 cups Dark Brown Sugar

1 Tbsp Gingerbread Spice (2tsp ginger, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1tsp cloves, 1 tsp all spice)

1 Tbsp Vanilla

2 eggs

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

¼ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350.

Melted butter and cool slightly, whisk together butter, dark brown sugar, eggs, gingerbread spice and vanilla.

Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.

Line 9 x 9 pan with foil and grease, spread until even.

Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes until the centre comes out clean.

Minnie's World In Color Eyeshadow Palette

Minnie's World in Color Eyeshadow Palette

First Impressions Review and Swatches

                               

So I have been excited for this collection to come out since I heard about it in February, and I was refreshing the Sephora site everyday to see if it had been released and I went on Youtube on day and Marlena did her Hot New Products for April and that was the day it came out. I immediately went to the site and ordered the palette, it is currently out of stock right now, I'm not sure if they will bring it back or not but this is the only thing from the collection I got, I did want the eyeliners but my main concern was getting the palette. So in Canadian dollars the palette cost $56 and that just made the free shipping option, so with tax it came out to $63.28, which isn't bad for a palette like this. So this palette comes with 20 shadows all ranging from neutrals to bright colours and mattes, satins and glitters. It comes with a mirror and you can take both the mirror and the palette out and use the case as a clutch.

For the swatches i will be going down the columns from left to right.

Flirt In A Skirt 

Flirt In A Skirt is a Matte Neutral Beige

Yoo-Hoo! 

Yoo-Hoo! is a Satin Grass Green

Puppy Love

Puppy Love is a Matte White Beige

Miss Minnie

Miss Minnie is a Satin Red

Hello Mickey!

Hello Mickey is a Satin 

Ex-Boyfriend 

Ex-Boyfriend is a Satin White with Pink undertones

Starlet 

Starlet is a Satin Dusty Rose

 Big Shoes To Fill

Big Shoes To Fill is a Golden Yellow with Golden Sparkle

Put A Bow On It

Put A Bow On It is a Matte Warm Beige (literally my skin tone)

Some Like It Dot

Some Like It Dot is a Satin Bronze (very similar to Lucky from the Urban Decay Vice 3)

Red Carpet Arrival 

Red Carpet Arrival is a Pearl Taupe

Pick Me Up At 8 

Pick Me Up At 8 is a Deep Matte Chocolate Brown

Daisy's MY BFF 

Daisy's My BFF is a Matte White

Mickey's Squeeze

Mickey's Squeeze is a Matte Purple with Blue and Green Glitter

Girlish Appeal 

Girlish Appeal is a Satin Plum

Whoopee Party 

Whoopee Party is a Matte Blue Purple

I'm All Ears

I'm All Ears is a Matte Black

Blue Rhythm 

Blue Rhythm is a Satin Powder Blue

So Demure

So Demure is a Satin Navy

Be My Bow

Be My Bow is a Satin Silver with Blue undertones

Overall my initial impression is that this palette has something for everyone, I'm someone who loves colour and this palette gives me that while also giving you neutrals to make a more natural look. I think this palette is worth the price tag because not only do you get 20 shadows but you also can use the case as a clutch. The packaging is adorable, great pigmentation on the shadows, the mattes are super smooth, and the satins are very creamy. I am very much looking forward to play around with this palette. I hope they bring it back for other people to get, for the Sephora brand this is a very impressive palette. Plus it's Disney and if anyone knows me Disney is like my favourite thing ever. 

Until Next Time

XOXO

Jacky

Sugarpill

Sugarpill Cosmetics

First Impressions and Swatches

Edward Scissorhands and Sparkle Baby Palettes

This is my first time ordering anything from Sugarpill.

Edward Scissorhands Palette

Sparkle Baby Palette

Edward Scissorhands Palette

I got this mainly because I love the movie, but I also wanted to get because for one I wanted it in my collection and two this is the most "neutral" that Sugarpill has come. I think my favourite shade is Ice Angel. All of these shades are pigmented and from swatching they are all very smooth. I will go across the rows.

Home Sweet Home - Matte

Home Sweet Home is a Matte Powder Blue.

Ice Angel - Shimmer

Ice Angel is a Silvery White with an Iridescent Blue Sheen (with a little bit of Lavender as well).

The Inventor - Metallic

The Inventor is a  Creamy Metallic Gunmetal.

Suburbia - Matte

Suburbia is a Matte Coral (this can double as a blush).

Heart - Shaped Cookie - Matte

Heart - Shaped Cookie is a Matte Beige.

Castle on the Hill - Matte

Castle on the Hill is a Matte Stone Brown.

Sparkle Baby Palette

I have had my eye on this palette since it was first released. I wanted this because I love pastel colours, I think that three of these shades are great one I'm not sure about because I have to see how it is on the eyes. All of these shades are pigmented and smooth is swatches.

Kitten Parade - Shimmer

Kitten Parade is a Shimmery Peach with a Golden Sheen.

Frostine - Satin

Frostine is a Frosty Pale Lavender.

Candy Crush - Shimmer

Candy Crush is a Shimmery Mint Pearl with a Golden Sheen.

Hotsy Totsy - Matte with Glitter (not sure about this shade)

Hotsy Totsy is a Matte Hot Pink with Gold Glitter (this shade is very dry).

Overall I really like both of these palettes, I think everyone would benefit from having these palettes. I think the Edward Scissorhands palette is good for anyone who is just getting into colour because you have your "neutral" shades but you also have your pops of colour. And the Sparkle Baby Palette is good for anyone who loves colour and wants pastels, this is a good palette to get because it has really good pastels that anyone can work into a look. I look forward to getting more from Sugarpill in the future, and I will be doing looks with these in the future.

Until next time

XOXO 
Jacky