L'Oreal Magic BB Cream

Since I am a member of SheSpeaks, I get opportunities to try new products for free to evaluate.  My most recent opportunity was for L'Oreal Magic BB Cream.  I have tried another brand of BB cream once before, and I really like the idea that one little tube offers so many benefits, so I was very excited to be chosen to try the L'Oreal Magic BB Cream.

The L'Oreal Magic BB cream, with Beautifying Beads, is a multi-tasking skin beautifier that delivers four beautifying actions in one.  It hydrates, corrects, evens and perfects your facial skin. Instantly transforming to your perfect skin shade for a flawless, bare skin finish.

The first thing I want to say about the L'Oreal Magic BB Cream is that compared to the other brand I tried, I like this one so much better.  The cream is light, not heavy.  It comes out of the tube almost a bone white color, but as you rub it into your skin, it blends in to your skin tone, matching it perfectly.  Not too dark, not too light, and definitely not too thick or cakey.  It left my skin looking fresh and unflawed.  I love this new cream, and I definitely plan on keeping a tube on hand from here on out.  It has become a new favorite, and one of those things I just can't do without.

Here is a shot of my face before I applied the cream.

As I applied the cream, you can see how it went on whitish in color, and then as it blended in the color changed to match my skin tone. 

And here is my face after the cream was completely blended in.

If you are interested in giving it a try, you can find it at most mass merchandisers and drug stores.  It sells for $10.95.

If you would like to learn more about it, you can find more information by clicking here.

Happy Valentines Day

A little note from my daughter. :)

Nutella Cream Frosted Cupcakes

My daughter loves to bake cupcakes, and all of her efforts have been inspiring me to try some new recipes myself.  Here's a new one I tried recently.  The recipe is down below the pictures.  

NUTELLA CREAM FROSTED CUPCAKES

Ingredients:

Cupcakes:

• 1 Yellow Cake Mix
• 3 Eggs
• 2/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 Cup Buttermilk
• 1 Box Instant Vanilla Pudding
• 1/4 Chocolate Sprinkles or Mini Chocolate Chips

Frosting:

• 1 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Nutella
• 1/4 Cup Evaporated Milk
• 1 Tsp. Vanilla
• 1/8 Tsp. Salt
• 4 Cups Powdered Sugar

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla pudding.  Beat with mixer on low for one minute, then beat for two minutes on medium.  After blended, fold in sprinkles or chocolate chips.
3. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full. Bake cupcakes for 20 minutes. After cooked let cool for ten minutes or so.
4. Cream the Nutella and butter, add salt, vanilla, and two TBSP of the evaporated milk.  Beat until creamy.  Slowly add powdered sugar.
5. After all powdered sugar is mixed in, add the remaining milk and beat for two more minutes.
6. Add frosting to cooled cupcakes and add sprinkles or any other toppings as desired.  I used Red Hot Hearts on mine.

Mixture makes 2 dozen cupcakes.  

I Won!

This came in the mail today!  So excited, I love winning stuff, especially gift cards to my favorite stores!

I also got this, it is so yummy!

Hoarder Truck

I went to the local market last week with my son.  As we were leaving I saw this truck.  I just had to stop and take a picture.  This truck was so packed with junk that there was barely any room for the driver.  Notice how the truck bed is so full that his rear end is low to the ground, and the tires are low on air pressure?  Also note the dragging tail pipe and the duct taped tail light.  

Note:  If you click on the picture, you can enlarge it to really see how bad it is.