Bonding Birds Boutique

Hello readers! Want some of the most beautiful fashion accessories at the BEST price? Check out www.bondingbirds.bigcartel.com

Here you can find very beautiful and unique pieces for affordable prices and to top that off, you can order as little or as much as you want from their site for a flat shipping rate of only $2.00!!!! 

My beautiful earrings from my Date Night post here are from Bonding Birds!

Enjoy!!

xxoo

Maybelline DREAM NUDE Airfoam: Review

So, as I mentioned in the previous post, I was going to try the new Maybelline NEWYORK DREAM NUDE Airfoam. The product comes in an array of shades and also has SPF 16 Sunscreen which is great. I selected shade 350 Caramel for my skin tone which turned out to be right on point. The instructions on the can suggest that you practice using the dispenser before the first application which is a MUST!! The product does come out pretty fast so you want to definitely master dispensing it first and while not wearing anything special when you do. 

For a non-foundation wearer, I must say I feel pretty comfortable with it on. My face does not feel any different but the look, well thats another thing. I can see a difference, and I like it a lot. It looks natural and still allows some of my facial characteristics to show through like beauty marks and my small amount of freckles; I am sure with concealer that may be possible to cover up if that were your choice before using this air-infused foundation. I think this is perfect for the woman who wants to just enhance her natural look. 

I think my skin overall looks more even toned and refreshed. Shine was not an issues after application, which was more than easy in just circular motions across a small area of the face at a time. Another plus is that the product does not settle in the creases under your eyes, forehead and smile lines. I would definitely recommend this as the perfect "enhancer" for anyone, but especially for those who do not typically wear foundation. 

Clean Face

Shake, shake, shake

Dispense Carefully 

A little goes a long way

Apply in circular motions

Apply all over

Goes on well under the eyes

Nice smooth finish

Completely applied

Finished Look

Maybelline DREAM NUDE Airfoam

So...a little birdie...whom I love dearly, told me about this new product from Maybelline (hi Mom!!). I personally do not wear foundation at all, not that I am against it....but I have always been afraid of getting so use to it that I would hate the way I would look without it...and also because the challenge of finding that perfect color seemed way too impossible. So, back to this birdie....she told me about this new product and how wonderful it looked on the skin. It was described as light and airy and left the skin with a nice subtle glow. I said "why not" and went to the store to face my fears! I will be trying this new product and sharing my thoughts tomorrow, so until then!!!

xxoo

Date Night Outfit

One thing I absolutely love is going out on dates with my babe. My husband and I use to try to have a date night once a week, typically on a Monday, which made moving into Monday from the weekend a little easier with something to look forward to. Nowadays we take a date night whenever we get a chance to and this past Friday was the night! We went into the city to Spoon, one of our most favorite Thai restaurants. With a delectable spring time cocktail menu, Spoon had my husband and I trying to sip on one of each.....BUT we are responsible so I settled for the Cherry Blossom martini and my baby love had the Black Mint Tea cocktail. Both were great! Its funny cause my husband and I order the SAME exact thing every time we visit Spoon and we leave just as satisfied as we were the first time going there.

After our dinner we headed over to see a comedy show where I'm sure I burned every single calorie I consumed during dinner with all the laughter. The comedians were extremely funny. I was able to snap a few shots of what I wore before leaving the house...which was right before the sun began to set. I decided to throw a little outfit together that was perfect for date night in the city; something a bit spring like but also helpful with the chill that was in the evening air. 

Blazers are one of my favorite closet pieces...they can help change the total look of an outfit. This one I am wearing was given to me for Christmas from my boo and I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! Thanks boo....I will be waiting for more colors (hint hint).

What Mommy's wearing

Navy blazer~ Charlotte Russe, Coral Pants~Rich&Skinny Jeans, Nude pumps~Guess, T-Shirt~Rue 21, Earrings~Bonding Birds

Mommy's Sangrias

The weather here in Georgia has been more than nice these last few days. Even with slight overcast it has been warm with the best breeze ever. This type of weather makes me so anxious and excited for Spring. Since it has been so nice out my family and I have taken full advantage of it by spending more time outdoors and cooking on the grill. And what goes better with warm weather and grilled food than a nice glass of Sangria?!? Below is a great Sangria recipe with a guaranteed kick! I love it. Its not too sweet and has a really great flavor and the fruit is an added treat!

Enjoy

Xxoo

Mommy's Sangria


1 bottle of your favorite Sangria
1 1/2 cup of Dark Rum
1 cup of Peach Schnapps
1 can of sliced peaches with juice
1 can of fruit cocktail with juice
1 cup of sprite


In a large pitcher add both cans of fruit with the juice followed by the bottle of Sangria wine. Then add the remaining liquid ingredients and stir well. 


**Serve chilled or on ice

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to you all. In celebration of Valentine's, I have been posting a few selections from Song of Songs which are such poetic expressions of love between a man and his wife. He loves and compliments her and she does the same for him. Of course love is shared in so many ways...love for your children, your siblings, parents and friends, and that love should be expressed throughout the year, not just on today. So tomorrow I hope everyone takes the time to express love for someone.

13And now abide faith, hope, love these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1Cor. 13:13 NIV

Here are a few treats I made for my family for Valentine's Day

I honestly did not want to post these because of my extremely amateur cake decorating, but my 22 month old said "Mommy that is puurrdy" and that was ALL the approval I needed!! 

Xxoo

Cute As A Button Interview

I had the pleasure of asking a few questions to some very talented and creative ladies. Owners of Cute As A Button, a unique and adorable accessories line, Whitney Kennedy and Chanelle Wiggins are on the move making their mark in the fashion arena of accessories! Lets see what these two have to say!

Q. What inspired you to create Cute As A Button and how did the two of you come together for this venture?

A. We were always looking for a craft that displayed our creativity and passion for fashion from our out of the box perspective. Also we love to accessorize and we kept finding that sometimes our accessories were just not giving us that signature look that we were trying to accomplish. So one day we were both getting ready for an event and found that we were adding little trinkets onto our already made accessories. And we were like "If we have to do all of this; we can just make our own stuff from scratch." So then we just did it!

Q. How did you come up with the company's name?


A. We wanted a name that literally described how the individual will feel when they have our product on. We wanted it to be almost like a "flavor you could taste with your eyes."

Q. Where do you see Cute As A Button five years from now?

A. Five years from now we see Cute As A Button as a corporate chain with hundreds of locations nation wide and then of course heading overseas. More than likely Japan will be first, because they are very FASHION FORWARD. And also we have plans to add a couture dog collection, by high demand. Who knew that so many owners wanted their precious pups to sport the same look as them?


Q. How would one accessorize with these fashionable buttons?

A. Well the possibilities for accessorizing with our buttons are LITERALLY endless. They can spruce up pretty much ANY tangible item. For example, headbands, purses, book bags, hoodies, blazers, gloves, UGG boots..you name it.

Q. What material do you use to design these cute buttons?


A. Any and everything a customer could possibly dream of or want, and the infrastructure is our little secret...but we can say that we are a green company and we use RECYCLED materials.

Q. Will Cute As A Button expand to other fashion accessories?


A. Absolutely

Q. What do you admire most about your business partner?


Whitney's Response: What I admire most about Chanelle is her adaptability and her sportsmanship. Because no matter what obstacle we have faced together, she always rises to the challenge and plugs in to get the job done. She has no problem communicating with me and she just understands me.

Chanelle's Response: What I admire most about Whitney is her creativity. It is a blessing to work with Whitney because she truly is an angel. Her compromising spirit is what allows this partnetship to work. Whitney is a very positive person and she allows me to also be creative and expressive in my own way. Whitney is very loyal; I know that together we rise and together we fall, which makes me want to work even harder and be loyal to her as well.

Q. How can one go about purchasing the buttons?

A. To purchase our LOVELY buttons, we can be contacted via email and phone at: cuteasabutton@gmail.com or 706-402-1433 and 757-746-7714. And in a couple weeks they can be ordered straight from our website...it is currently under construction.

Well there you have it. Check out some of the Cute As A Button merchandise that I received!! 

Xxoo