Hello my beautiful friends,
and a warm welcome from me! I hope all of you are doing really really well and that you've had a wonderful weekend so far. Sadly I have caught a cold over the past days and am now stuck in my bed drinking endless amounts of tea and watching Netflix (no complaints there), but it gets a bit boring after a while, so I came up with a recipe perfect for Valentine's Day. So if you'd like to know what I made then grab yourself a cuppa, get cosy and keep on reading!
Now, usually, I'm not really one for celebrating Valentine's Day because I think it's a bit gimmicky and over the top. Personally, I also reckon you should show your loved ones that you love them all year round and not just on one specific day where everyone just feels the need to do so because of some historical day. Anyways, I am here today to show you, beautiful people, how to make a perfect raspberry white hot chocolate which is vegan, of course, refined sugar-free and full of good ingredients for you!
What you'll need:
1 Cup Coconut Milk
½ Cup Frozen Raspberries
1 Tbsp Cacao Butter
3 Tbsp Maple Syrup
1 tsp Vanilla Extract or Grated Vanilla Bean
You'll need to do:
Defrost your raspberries, then put them into a blender and blend until slightly smooth but still remaining some of the seeds.
Heat your coconut milk over a medium heat in a medium-sized saucepan.
Pop in the cacao butter and start slowly stirring it into the milk until completely melted.
Add your raspberries, maple syrup and vanilla extract into the milk and stir until everything is combined nicely.
Pour into a large mug or into two small cups and enjoy!
Whether you're celebrating with your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or you're simply enjoying your own company at home with a good movie, this is a perfect healthy-ish treat. You can enjoy it as it is or serve it with some traditional English tea cake, some fresh fruits or a good old Sundae (personally, I'd go with the sundae... just sayin'). It is super easy to make and requires only little ingredients which you can find at your local supermarket. I love the combination of the sweet maple syrup and cacao butter and the sourness of the raspberries, there's something about it that makes me crave more and more with each sip!
And that's it for today's post, my friends, I hope you enjoyed it and let me know if you recreate it by sending me a photo of it, I'd love to see them! Also, make sure you share this post over on your social medias with your friends and don't forget to follow my blog so you will never miss a post of mine!
Mary going offline xx
Hello you beautiful people,
and welcome back to my blog! I know, I know, it's been way too long since I last posted a blog post on here, and I truly am sorry for that! But, being in my last year of school, it's kind of getting tougher and tougher and school is craving for more and more attention and time than I ever thought was possible... (anyone out there who knows what I mean?) Anyways, enough rambling, I am back and am very happy to be so, but without further ado, grab yourself a cuppa, get comfy and keep on reading today's post!
Personally I haven't set myself any New Year's Resolutions for this year, but I know that a lot of people have. Many of which who want to eat healthier and live a healthier life over all in general, so I thought I would help those of you out who want to do just that, by sharing a few of my own, very delicious and healthy recipes with you!
So for my first recipe I want to bring you my absolute favourite overnight oats, with Peanut butter, banana, almond vanilla milk and chocolate, are you hooked yet? They don't necessarily sound very healthy, but trust me they are packed with nutrients, energy and vitamins, which you just won't be able to pass!
You'll need:
1 Cup Oats
1 Cup Almond Vanilla Milk
2 Tbsp Chia Seeds
2 Tbsp Cacao Powder
2 Tbsp Cacao Nibs
2 Tbsp Unsweetened Peanut Butter
1 Mason Jar with lid
What you'll need to do:
Take a medium sized mixing bowl and mash one banana until smooth.
Add all the remaining ingredients and stir until everything is well combined.
Slice half of a banana into about 1 inch thick slices and arrange them in your mason jar to make it look pretty.
Poor in your mixture and seal with the lid.
Place your jar into the fridge overnight and enjoy the next morning with an extra sprinkle of cacao nibs and nice smoothie.
Uhm, that's it? Yup, they are in fact as simple as that. And that's exactly what I love about overnight oats, they are just so quick and easy to make, you literally throw everything together, put it in a mason jar and pop it in the fridge overnight. Whilst them being so easy to make, they are still packed with lots of good things for you and your body and oats fill you up and make you feel fuller for longer than a piece of toast would! Whether you eat it in the morning for a delicious and quick breakfast or you take it with you to work or school for a snack, it's super good for you and people will get jealous seeing your yummy overnight oats!
Do you have a favourite recipe for overnight oats or for a healthy breakfast? Let me know in the comments down below, I'd love to have a little nosy myself! Also make sure to leave me some suggestions for future posts in the comments down below, if you have any at all! I hope you enjoyed this post, if you did then make sure to share it over in your social media's by simply clicking the buttons below this post. And if you would like to see more of me then click that follow button on the side or subscribe with your email, this way we can be buddies and you'll never miss a post!
Mary going offline xx
Hello my beautiful friends,
I hope all of you are doing really really well and that you enjoyed your Winter break! I have and to be honest I'm not very hyper when thinking of going back to school in just a few days already. Anyways, let me stop rambling, for now, grab yourself a cuppa, get comfy and keep on reading!
With the weather getting colder outside, we all like to switch up our looks, beauty and style-wise. Everyone has their own staples which they crack out during this time of year, with the majority liking to rock those dark, deep and vampy shades. I on the other hand like the soft winter look rather than a bold lip as it just suits my complexion better. On a day to day basis, I gravitate towards the very nude & glossy lip with a silver eyeshadow all over my lid to give it that glitzy and sparkly effect! It wouldn't be a true Winter makeup look without adding a bit more blush than you usually would. I like to make my own version of Charlotte Tilbury's Swish and Pop Blushers, by simply applying a lighter shade on my cheekbones and then adding a pop of colour with a deeper shade on the very apples of my cheeks.
AdoreMe has kindly reached out to me and asked me what my staple makeup look for the Winter season looked like, and which of their products match it. I have chosen their Amary Sleepwear PJ Set as it's a very soft colour and shines due to its silky material it's made of. It just fits my image of a Winter Wonderland makeup look perfectly and it's very affordable too!
AdoreMe is an American company based in New York which sells amazing lingerie, sleepwear and more. With their large variety to choose from, they made sure that everyone will be guaranteed to find something which fits their taste just perfectly! They are also very affordable and for the price you pay, which really isn't a lot at all, and based on many reviews I have read their products provide amazing quality too.
That little hue of muted pink which crept its way into my look is also something I particularly like during this time of year. I feel like soft pink shades and the deeper berry tones reflect the fresh red cheeks everyone loves when stepping out into the cold with snow falling all around you. It livens up your complexion, makes you look healthy and very on trend too!
What is your go-to makeup look for the Winter time? Do you like to rock a berry red shade or are you more like me and go for the nude shades? Let me know in the comments down below, and also make sure to visit the AdoreMe website so you can have a nosy, they are definitely worth being checked out! Did you like this post? Then make sure to share it over on your social media's by simply clicking the buttons right below this post and to follow my blog so you will never miss one ever again!
Mary going offline xx
Hello you beautiful people,
and happy new year to all of you! My first post in the new year, I can't even believe that we are already in 2017! This year so much is going to change and school will be over soon completely for me! Anyways, if you are into makeup and especially liquid lipsticks, then this one is for you! So just grab yourself a cuppa, get comfy and keep on reading!
NARS never ceases to surprise me with their stunning collections and quality. Everything they bring out is so well-designed, well-made and really well thought through before that. When they launched their new Holiday16 collection in collaboration with the amazing photographer Sarah Moon, everyone went nuts over it! And that without a doubt, for a very good reason. The entire collection is so beautiful and surprisingly big, as usually in these seasonal collections you only find a few new things.
These liquid lipsticks are nothing alike I have tried so far and most certainly nothing that you can find a second time anywhere. Their name "velvet lip glides" is the most suitable way to describe what they are. Definitely not your typical type of liquid lipstick as they go on so smoothly and feel like a lipgloss at first, though a very highly pigmented lipgloss if I might add. But they dry down a little bit to a semi-matte finish whilst remaining a shiny coat.
Due to them having a velvet finish, they are not even close to being as drying as a normal matte liquid lipstick would be and are actually quite moisturising.
Three of the shades you can find in the permanent collection already which are Bound, Unspeakable and Toy along with three new limited edition shades Chez Claude, N°675 and Plato's.
Bound
This is the most neutral shade of this collection. It's a kind of mauve pinky shade with a muted rose undertone and it's just beautiful! Perfect for everyday wear and no matter which eye look you've got on this shade will definitely suit it!
Chez Claude
The berry toned red shade out of the collection. You just can't go wrong with a deep berry red, can you? They are perfect for the Autumn season and still, you can rock them threw out the whole of Wintertime as well!
N°675
Your classic and cult red. If you don't own a true red shade with a slight cherry undertone well then you might as well have found it now! Absolutely beautiful and without a doubt suitable for every time you want to crack out a red.
Unspeakable
This must be the most perfect shade for Spring time as it has such a gorgeous cherry tone! On a closer look, you can see that it has the slightest hint of a berry undertone, though it's hardly detectable! I am definitely going to rock this shade a lot in Spring!
Plato's
A deep berry shade which is just absolutely stunning and gorgeous in ever way! I love these kinds of shades so much as they suit everyone and everything.
Toy
The darkest out of them all and the trickiest to put on. But with its purple undertone, it must be a perfect shade for Halloween time, though you could definitely wear this on every night out too! It probably lasts a bit longer if you mattify it by pressing a thin layer of tissue over your lips and dusting some loose setting powder over the top!
The set retails for £32.00 in total which, in all honesty, I don't think is a lot for what you get. Due to its popularity, it's sold out at the moment but make sure to check their website daily until they bring it back in stock! It's definitely one to try out and I love the finish of it!
NARS Mini Velvet Lip Glide Coffret in Mind Game
That's it for today's review and for our first post of 2017! I hope you liked it if you did then please make sure to share it over on your social media's and to leave me a comment telling me if you have tried them already and your thoughts on them, I'd love to know! Also, make sure to follow my blog and to subscribe to my email list so you will never miss a post of mine!
Mary going offline xx
