Day of the Dead Cookie Kit

I came across this cooking kit and thought it would be fun date night idea ( a very cheap date night idea as it was only $10 ). The kit came with sugar cookie mix, royal icing mix, edible watercolor palettes, brushes, black icing pen and a plastic cookie cutter. The instructions were pretty easy and straightforward.  The kit included most of the ingredients except for butter, egg, water, and powdered sugar. 

First, we made the sugar cookie mix and made the frosting while the cookies were baking. Since, we didn't have powdered sugar we used regular sugar and that was a bad idea. It came out too light and also grainy.  After we finished, frosting the cookies we used the watercolor paper palettes to paint the cookies. Perhaps, the kit was old but the colors took a lot of water before anything appeared on the brush. Sadly, the watercolors included was not enough for all the cookies we made. The kit was a fun idea but we probably would not get this particular one again.

Too Faced Melted Liquified Long-Wear Lipstick - Melted Fuschia

The melted lipstick formula is describe as having the shine of a gloss, lasting power of a stain, and color of a liquid lipstick. The hot pink lipstick has a creamy, glossy finish. The highly pigmented lipstick went on smoothly and evenly (be sure to exfoliate prior to application). The glossy finish after application looked a bit matte to me. The formula isn't hydrating or drying but the color didn't last very long. The color left after 2 - 3 hours but it left a soft stain behind.

 

Radha Peppermint Oil

The 100% pure and natural premium therapeutic grade peppermint essential oil  is steam distilled from leaves, flowers and buds.  The potent essential oil provides a strong scent of peppermint with only a few drops. Studies have shown that peppermint oil have many uses such as relieving headaches, migraines, muscle pains, along with relax and soothe sore muscles. Personally, I use a few  drops in a  warm shower/bath and opens up my sinuses while helping induce deeper relaxation. A definite treat after a long day at work.

Book Review - Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

Photo Credit - Random House

A fresh breath of air from the typical type of memoirs that usually on bookshelves. The highly entertaining book reads more like a witty  choose your own adventure than a memoir. It is creatively written so you get to live his life while learning things about him. The memoir is packed with funny and provocative bits of NPH's life, along with celebrity notes to him, recipes, magic tricks, cute illustrations, and even personal photos.  

In the beginning, NPH note you can either find fame, fortune and love if you choose correctly or end up miserable. So far, I have ended up with three endings (be sure to keep track of the pages you came from so it easier to backtrack from the ending). Each more depressing and funnier than the last. A delightful read and made me actually look forward to my morning commute.  A must read for any NPH fan.

Disclosure - I received a copy of this book for my honest opinion.