Nail Polish, Concealer, Eye Liner, and Eyeshadow Brush!

Oh my goodness I am super excited about my new nail polish I got today! {Yes, I am easily exited!} Anyways, I had been wanting this stuff for a super long time and finally got it! It's called "Mint Sorbet" from Sally Hansen XTreme Wear {fancy right?!}! I got it Target for like 2.5 buckaroos! ... Not bad for the cutest color in the world! {DRUM-ROLL!}

{TA-DA! What do you think?!}

I also HAVE to share with you my ABSOLUTE favorite nail polish in this entire universe... 24/7 by Sinful Colors! I think I got it at tTagregt for about 2 buckaroos! 

{You can't really tell how neon it is in this picture, but if you saw the actual bottle it's SUPER bright!... I love it!}

{A few things from E.L.F. Cosmetics}

A couple weeks ago, I got some shmancy tone-correcting concealer stuff from Target. The brand is E.L.F. {it stands for Eyes Lips and Face} and everything is either $1 or $3! Now this stuff works magic on my weirdly oily and zitty complexion and guess what...?! IT SMELLS LIKE ORANGES! It's so amazing I almost want to eat it! {hahahaha just kidding- that'd be weird!} It is by far, my favorite concealer I have ever used! 

 I also got an eyeliner pen... It's waterproof, smudgey-proof, AND $1! 

And an eye shadow brush that I needed badly because my old one was all flimsy and yucky! Oh yes- $1!

OOH And I almost forgot! I also have a big face brush that I use like everyyday for powder and blush! $1!

SO E.L.F. is an awesome brand, cheap in price but not in quality! 

{If you're not wanting to do the math, ALL of this stuff would cost you only about $7! I always love a good bargain! ;)}

I hope you enjoyed!

-Sophie

Lemon Muffins

These muffins were kinda "interesting"! haha they just turned out a little more like "Lemon Scones" or "Lemon Biscuits" but they were still super yummy! Enjoy this recipe from ALLRECIPES.COM.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg

Directions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and salt; mix well. In a small bowl, combine milk, oil and egg; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.)
3. Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.

CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE VERSION OF THIS RECIPE!

Enjoy!(:

-Sophie

PRIZE WINNERS!

This last week, the Washington County Fair was going {Wednesday-Sunday} and I entered two pictures and some cookies! Let me share them with you...!

{There's me and Dutchy! We one a blue, 1st place ribbon!}

{This is a picture I took of a friend's baby, Camilla Nicole! Isn't she adorable?! This picture did not even get rated which made me kinda mad, because personally, I think this is the cutest picture EVER!}

{These Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies won 4th place! Click HERE for the prize-winning recipe!}

Hope you enjoyed! 

-Sophie

(:

More pictures...

Here are some more pictures I took {and edited} today! The first one is my absolute most favoritest picture I have EVER taken! Enjoy! :D

{MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF ME DOING MY FAVORITE THING! OOH I LOVE IT! ;)}

{THIS IS NOT FROM TODAY! HAHA THIS IS A PICTURE OF ME AT A TRACK CAMP I DID THIS SUMMER (I TOTALLY LOVE RUNNING!}. I EDITED IT LAST NIGHT, AND HAD TO SHARE IT WITH YOU!}

{YOU'RE NOT A DUM-DUM... YOU'RE A SMART-SMART!}

{YOU MAKE ME LAFFY-TAFFY!}

{TASTE THE RAINBOW!}

{TWIZZLERS!}

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED! ... I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE PICTURES COMING YOUR WAY! (; AND OH- I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SUPER LAME CAPTIONS! HAHA(;

-SOPHIE

(:

Some pictures...

Here are a few pictures I took and edited today! I love editing pictures and I use a website called PICNIK. It's free, super easy, fun, and you don't really need to have any computer skills to use it!! (; Enjoy...

I hope you enjoyed! 

-Sophie

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Yummy Lemon Bars

Today, my friend Gracie and I made these super-duper delicious, HEAVENLY  lemon bars! Enjoy yet another wonderful recipe from allrecipes.com!


Ingredients:
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter, melted

4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
5/8 cup lemon juice (I used 1/2 a cup... Close enough!)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x13 pan.

2. In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour and confectioners' sugar. Blend in the melted butter. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden. IN a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Combine the sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 cup of flour so there will be no flour lumps. Stir the sugar mixture into the eggs. Finally, stir in the lemon juice. Pour over the prepared crust and return to the oven.

4. Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until bars are set. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

Also, a little tip- Sift some powdered sugar on top for some extra yumminess! 

Click HERE for the printable version of this awesome recipe!

Bon Appetite!(:

Also... To all my girly-girl readers out there-

Last week I spent the weekend with my cousin! She told me to google Kandee Johnson. This girl is a makeup artist and she has two blogs (I follow both of them) and a youtube page. I have been watching her videos a lot lately and also reading her blog posts. She posts super fun, girly things about makeup, hair tips, fashion, and all sorts of fun stuff! She's also REALLY funny so it makes her blogs more fun to read and her videos more fun to watch!

Her blogs:

Kandeeland

Kandee the Makeup Artist

Check her out on youtube:

Kandee Johnson

Enjoy!(: 

-Sophie

White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies

Hey readers!

Today was such a perfect day to bake these delicious cookies! They're some of my favorites and so I am told, my specialty! Enjoy this recipe from allrecipes.com. 


White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 c. butter, softened                                                            
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon brandy {I used vanilla}
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. white chocolate chips
1 c. dried cranberries

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Grease cookie sheets

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and brandy {vanilla}. Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the white chocolate chips and cranberries. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.

3. Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven. For best results. take them out while they are still doughy. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheets before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.

Click HERE for a printable version of the recipe

Also, a reminder- entries for the FoodFoto contest are due by August 4th {Thursday} and so far, I have not received any.

Click HERE for details on the contest.

Thanks and enjoy!(: 
-Sophie