e.l.f Cosmetics 1st giveaway Winner

And the winner isss.... 

Shilpa Sahgal! 

Thank you all for participating. There will be more giveaways and other posts in the future. Thanks for reading.

Love,

SugarQueen

e.l.f Cosmetics Haul + 1st giveaway {closed}

So my birthday just passed a few days ago, and I decided to get some cosmetics from the e.l.f makeup line which I've been looking at for so long. So I am posting pictures of each item I bought and the giveaway items and information will be at the bottom. Let's go!

In total I bought 10 items from the e.l.f studio line.  

The first item is the e.l.f natural eyelashes kit. It includes these gorgeous lashes and a little tube of glue. I am new to the false eyelash game so these are my tryout pair. 

Price: $1.00

This is the e.l.f lengthening and volumizing mascara in black. 

Price: $3.00

This is the first item that will be included in the giveaway. It's the e.l.f pout perfecter gloss in glow. It is recommended that the gloss be applied only to the center of the lower lip to achieve the right affect. It will go perfectly over the next item, also in the giveaway. 

Price: $3.00

The e.l.f studio matte lip color in natural.

Price: $3.00

 

The e.l.f lip exofoliator. This product has become one of my favorites so far. It does exactly what it's suppose to by smoothing and conditioning cracked lips. 

Price: $3.00

This is also one of my favorites. The e.l.f daily moisture stick. Its a gel-like stick that feels like cool water. 

Price: $6.00

The e.l.f makeup mist and set. I have yet to use this one.

Price: 3.00

The e.l.f eye primer (in natural) & liner sealer (in clear) duo. 

Price: $3.00

The e.l.f matte lip color in rich red. It's a gorgeous color!

Price: $3.00

The e.l.f mineral face primer. Perfect for applying before foundation.

Price: $6.00

And this cute little bag is from Mimosa by Rosetti. It's the Acapulco stripe makeup bag. It has a durable outside and inside so anything spilled should be able to wipe off. It also a zippered inside pocket. It's valued at $24.00. So this bag along with the pout perfecter in glow and the matte lip color in natural are included in this giveaway. And in advance I'm sorry if the boxes for the lip products are a little ripped. I kind of got too excited trying to see them! :)

To enter just answer this question in the comments: If you had to move to another country to live, where would you move and why?

This giveaway will be open for one week. So the end date is March 25th. Winner will be announced the day after and will have 3 days to respond to claim prize. 

Thanks for reading everyone!

Love,

SugarQueen

My First Apple Pie

I love food. But more than that, I love to bake! 

It has to be one of the most fun and relaxing things for me to do. Sometimes I will look up a recipe and other times I'll create my own recipe.

I was so used to making cakes that one day I decided to make my first pie. And of course I wanted to go with the simple but classic kind, apple.

Now, just as a warning, I don't believe this exactly how the "original" apple pie is made. 

Well, if we must be technical its an Apple Crumble Tart.

However, this one is sooooooo good that if you really love you an apple pie, you should try it.

So here is the recipe that I used to make my first apple pie!

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cups of confectioners' sugar

pinch of salt

3/4 cup of unsalted butter, at room temperature (I used regular butter, I've never understood why does it have to be unsalted, hm, why?)

1 tsp of vanilla extract

1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar

1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp of ground cloves

2 pounds of Fuji Apples (I used Granny Smith Apples)

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 375  ͦF.

Combine flour, confectioners' sugar and salt in a food processor. Pulse to blend. Cut butter into pieces and add to the processor with the vanilla. 

Pulse until the butter is finely blended with the flour and the mixture has the texture of coarse sand with a few small pebbles.

Set aside 1 cup of the mixture and pour the rest into a 10-inch deep-dish pie pan. Press the dough firmly onto the bottom and the sides of the pan. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves to the 1 cup of mixture you set aside and mix to blend. 

Peel and core your apples. (Now here is the part that can make a difference. *If you are manually slicing the apples then follow these directions.) Arrange the apple slices in a even layer. After EACH layer, sprinkle some of the brown sugar mixture over the apples. Do this until you've reached the top (or run out of apples). Sprinkle the last of the brown sugar mixture on top to finish.

(*If you are using a mandoline slicer, which will give you extremely thin apple slices, follow these directions.) Arrange the apple slices in even layers. After every 3 layers, sprinkle some of the brown sugar mixture over the apples. Do this until you've reached the top (or run out of apples). Sprinkle the last of the brown sugar mixture on top to finish.

Bake until the apples are very tender and the top is lightly browned, about 50 minutes. Set aside to cool. Makes 8-10 servings.

And that's all folks. This recipe was from the Costco Connection's Smart Cooking Cookbook which I will link below. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for reading!

Love, 

SugarQueen

http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/2010cb#pg186