Cocktail Smarty

Blood Sucka

2010-11-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!! The boyfriend and I decided to be Vampires this year!

I was Selene from Underworld played by Kate Beckensale.... if it doesn't ring a bell here is her pic.

So without further ado...herrrrrre ya go

My friends were soo freaked out by the look.... our contacts were silver and everyone kept sayin to me "stop looking at me your scaring me"

xoxo Katie

Put your best face forward!!

2010-10-12T17:56:00.000-07:00

Here's a few pics of some girls I did for Homecoming this past weekend

I also recently created a FaceBook fan Page!

Request looks you would like to see and check out some of my other work!

Love ya guys!!

xoxox

Katie

Nicki Minaj Inspired Look

2010-08-29T18:02:00.000-07:00

It was miserable weather here in South Florida today I decided to recreate a look of Nicki Minaj that she wore at the Best of the best concert in Miami, FL memorial day weekend. This was a backstage pic I took of her. I know I hardly ever blog anymore but I started a new job working for a plastic surgeon (NO I have not and will not be getting anything done) LoL and I'm in the process of moving, and designing my new makeup studio that will be in my new place. Anyways.... here is the look, what do yall think??

:::::::AND A FEW WEB CAM PICS:::::

Products used:
Base: Nyx Jumbo pencil in milk on Eyelid
Lid: Neon green from the 120 Palette MAC e/s Sassy Grass
Cut crease: MAC Pearl glide eyeliner in Under Current and MAC pigment in Antique Green
Highlight: MAC e/s Gesso

The cut cree

Hope yall likey :)))

Update & Prom Clients

2010-05-26T21:27:00.000-07:00

Hey ladies! I haven;t posted in a trillion years but I have been working on several things. I thought I'd post a few updated pics...

Here are a few of my clients for this years prom season.....

Also I today is the Boyfriend and my 7 year anniversary!

We went down to the beach and had dinner on the intercostal!

Also I have been working with a personal Trainer 4 times a week for about 3 weeks now.... I have already started to notice a difference and I love it!!

Here is a pic taken today :)

Talk to you soon loves!

*Smooches*

xoxox

Katie

Music Video Debut...Pointless

2010-03-24T19:09:00.000-07:00

Hey Smarties! Most of you don't know that my boyfriend Courtney is into music.... I recently helped him out with his first music video!! When you hear the song you might laugh because it isn't the most glamorous video debut! The beginning of the song his line is "Walked in the door and my girl already beastin..." LoL NOO I'm not offended... the song is about pretty much everything that can go wrong in your day goes wrong and all the things that piss him off.... it's very real and I love it! SO anyways when the video director said he wanted a girl to play the "beastin" girlfriend at the beginning.... naturally.... he asked ME! LoL At first I wasn't to crazy about being portrayed as a bitchy girlfriend because that aint me but I am human so I decided what the hell no other bitch could play the role better than yours truly! The scene took place in our living room so my makeup had to be pretty neutral but dramatic enough to show up on camera so here is the look I did.....

And now..... for the video..... Here it is... Introducing 6:47 in Pointless:

Let me know what you ladies think.... Check out his blog www.JustCallmeSix.com

EOTD: Dramatic Rainbow with a Cut Crease

2010-03-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

I have been rather bored lately and pretty un inspired with my makeup so I decided to sit down last night and let my makeup brushes go to work... I wasn't going any where so I wanted something over the top and totally not wearable.... I came up with this drag-esqe rainbow look. I have seen similar looks like this before in the blog-o-sphere with the rainbow bottom and dark black cut crease... but I did my own interpretation of it.. and well herrrre it is! Leave me your feed back! :)

Believe it or not I used NO mac products for this look except my Base (Painterly Paint pot)

Other Products used: NYX Milk Jumbo Pencil in Milk as a base for the rainbow part

And all the shadows came from the 120 and 88 palette.

Gaga-glamorous!!!

2010-02-10T22:02:00.000-08:00

FINALLY Ladies....

Its Heerrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Many of us have been awaiting the debut of the Lady Gaga & Cindy Lauper Viva Glam co-lab!

I didn't waste any time in picking up the Viva Glam Gaga!

MAC decribes this l/s as:

A high lustre finish and a cool blue-pink shade

This Pink is beyond perfect for Spring time! Even though it's a lustre finish it is very bulidable in color.

It's like a more wearable version of Saint Germain.

I only picked up one, but after putting this on my lips.. I might have to stock up on a few back ups!!

I mean after all, you are DONATING $14 to the MAC aids fund. What better way to donate to a great cause while making your lips look

::::::GAGA GLAMOROUS:::::::

Smoke & Diamonds

2010-02-03T15:04:00.000-08:00

Lately I have been using this color for SOO many looks! It has definitely become one of my favorites!

The boyfriend and I and some friends had Tickets to the Miami Heat game down in Miami the other night, they were playing the Milwaukee Bucks! Here is the look I did for the game!

::What I used for my Eyes::

(All MAC Products)

-Painterly Paint Pot

-Mylar e/s

-Nylon e/s

-Intriguing Scarlet: 6 Warm eyes Palette Sweet Joy e/s

-Smoke & Diamonds e/s

-Alum e/s

-Warming Trend e/s

-Fluid Line in Black Track

-Mac Technakhol Liner in Graph Black

-Maybelline Stiletto Lash

-Loreal Voluminous Mascara

We had AMAZING seats at the game

We were only 13 rows up from the court!!

Unfortunately, they didn't win but we still had tons of fun!

Here are some pics we snapped.... <3 some D.Wade shots for the ladies LoL

I can't wait untill March 16th... when the Heat play PHILLY!!!!! I'm not a Philly fan but I am a HUUUGE Iverson fan and I was so excited when I found out he was going back to Philly.
Courtney got me tickets for Xmas!! I can't wait to go!!

LOTD: Valentine's Day Daytime Look

2010-01-31T19:51:00.000-08:00

We alllllll know that Valentine’s day is fast approaching, as soon as the stores take down their masses of Christmas and New Years displays they quickly become flooded with Red and Pink!!! Valentine’s Day is always special for me and the boyfriend; we usually try and do something different together every year. Last year he made me this *Delicious* gourmet dinner at home, it was very romantic; he did all the shopping, cooking, and serving… it was the best!

This year Courtney and I have decided to take advantage of the AMAZING deal that’s going on over at DISNEY!!! If you’re from Florida you already know that Disney has a 4day-4Parks Pass for $99!!!! So this year were headed to O-town for a romantic weekend get away! I can’t wait!!

I was playing with a new eye shadow color today and did what could be a great day time look for V-Day.

:::Products Used:::

Face

-Mac Select SPF 15 Foundation NC20

-Mac MSF in Medium

-Mac Hello Kitty Beauty Powder in Pretty Baby

-Mac MSF in Refined

-Mac Beauty Powder Blush in Enough Said

Eyes

-Mac Paint Pot in Painterly

-Mac e/s Mylar

-Mac e/s Nylon

-Mac e/s Purple Shower

-Mac e/s Bloomcycle (from Freshcut Palette)

-Mac Fluid Line in Blacktrack

-Mac Technakhol Liner in Graph Black

-Maybelline Stiletto Lash

-Loreal Voluminous Mascara

Lips

-Burts Bees Chapstick

-Mac Lipglass in Glamour for All (My new love!!!)

Hope ya like the look! :) I like it because you can sooo easily add a dark pink or maroon to the crease to make this look more dramatic and transition into a night time look.

What is everyone doing for Valentines Day???

Bang'n it Out

2010-01-29T10:50:00.000-08:00

I've been sooooo bored of my hair laetly I finally made an apt. at Aveda to get the mop groomed.... I haven't colored my hair in about six months so I wanted a dark rich color with a hint of red undertones.... I havent had bangs in a while so I got the my side swept bangs back! My stylists name was Katie too and she was AMAZING! Anyways whatcha lovlies think?

I snapped these pics in the bathroom at the salon LoL (sucha dork)

Not a huge difference but I love it! :)

Back on Track

2010-01-24T18:28:00.000-08:00

Hello my lovelies! I know it has been forever and a day since I have posted! I have had so much going on in my life and have been trying to get my self organized! Many of you already know that I have several jobs if you didn't let me run off my Martha Stuart list for ya all: My 9-5 I am the office manager of a Doctors Office. I am also a Team leader with the Pampered Chef hoping to soon promote to Directorship, I coach kids soccer on Sundays, and have recently got into doing freelance makeup and working of building my kit.

Okay pause....Take a breath..... LoL thats what I have to go through when someone asks me what I do.

I haven't commented on any of my fav blogs in forever either but I still read everyones blogs religiously (usually when I am at work hehe)

Here are a few recent pics of me and the boyfriend

Take care Bellas!!

Ill be back with some new posts shortly!!

Happy Haloweeeen!

2009-11-01T18:16:00.000-08:00

Hello my loves! long time no Post! I have been so busy and had VERY little time on my hinds lately (mostly to working alot more hours at work) Anyways I'll get straight to the point...... for Haloween this year I was.......DRUMROLL.........

Race Car Driver Mrs Danica Patrick

I will post more pics soon of all the costumes my boyfriend and friends wore!

Including more of mine!! :)

Luscious Lashes and FOTD

2009-10-08T20:35:00.000-07:00

Hey Cocktail Smarties! Sorry it has been a while I have been working like 50hr work weeks lately which is okay because I LOVE the money! :) Anyways I wanted to share what I have been doing lately for my eye lashes!!

How I got my luscious lashes:

For the past year I have been using the wonderful amazing product called REVITALASH!!!! Yes this is my big secret behind my long lashes. I have been using Revitalash for almost a year now. It comes in a little tube that looks like liquid eyeliner. You apply it on your upper lash line every night before you go to bed. I started to see results my self after about 8-9 weeks. after about 6 months though I got kinda lazy and only started applying it like once a week if that. If you go to the Revitalash site it costs like $100 and more I think but I got it on Amazon for only $60. To this day I am STILL using the same tube... that goes to show you how long they last! I now very rarely wear fake lashes... only on special occasions.

After growing my lashes nice and long I was on the quest for the *best* Mascara to enhance them even more. What I have noticed about having longer lashes is that CLUMPY mascara is 10 times more noticeable. Here is what I have found to work best for me, and what I do on a daily basis.

FIRST I curl my eyelashes (which I always used to do last, but realize not that its better for your lashes to do first).

Next I apply my mascara and since I have not yet found the BEST mascara to do everything I want it to do... I use TWO!

SECOND I apply Maybelline Stiletto Lash to the tips of my lashes... this mascara is an AMAZING separating and lengthening mascara!! I only apply this to the tips because I will apply the second mascara on all of my lashes... and having the second coat only on the tips give your lashes the appearance of being longer. I also use the Stiletto Lash to lengthen the corners of my lashes as well as my lashes on the lower lash line.

THIRD I apply Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara to all my lashes, root to tip. This mascara is AMAZING at thickening your lashes and giving them that glamorous black look. The only bad thing about this brush is that it is SO thick it isn't to great to get those inner lashes or bottom ones without getting it on your skin and making a mess or messing up your shadow.

That's why I think that these Mascaras are such a great combo... I know that using two may seem a little tedious but to me it is well worth it!

Lastly here is a photo of the day from last weekend... I was supposed to go to downtown West Palm but ended up not going! I used the MAC Cinderfella with some color... I'm still so stuck on purple!
PS... I wasn't wearing that pink shirt to go out lol that was just a T-shirt I had on while getting ready! :)

PS. Excuse the pale dry lips! lol I hadn't put chap stick or a lippie on yet ;)

NYX Jumbo Pencils

2009-10-02T22:24:00.000-07:00

Collection & Swatches

Hello my lovely Cocktail Smarties!! I thought I would share some swatches of the NYX Jumbo Pencil Collection and Swatches. These things are GREAT and have so many uses. I use one of these babies in almost every look I do... in one way or another!

You can use them for:

A base before applying a dry e/s
Eyeliner on water line or upper lash line
By themself sumuged out

[[CLICK ALL IMAGES TO ENLARGE]]

Here is the whole collection

Here are what they all look like:

From Left to Right:

Milk, Black Bean, Dark Brown, Pots and Pans, Baby Blue, Strawberry Milk, Rust, Yellow, Orange, Cherry, Hot Pink, Bronze

From Left to Right:

French Fries, Gold, Yogurt, Oyster, Cottage Cheese, Horse Raddish, Iced Mocha, Slate, Pacific, Purple, Lavender, Lemon

I also Have the entire collection of NYX Liners... I was feeling kinda lazy to swatch all of these but If there is a color you see that you want swatched just let me know and I'll be glad to show ya!

***Best Deal on NYX Liners***

Most of you lovelies know about www.CherryCulture.com.

I purchased my jumbo liners on Ebay from seller Bubbles_n_Mocci for about $50 which is a way better deal than Cherry Culture because on Cherry Culture they are $3.00 each and from ebay I paid only $2.10 each.

I know that you have to be carefull with Ebay sellers if you guys have any sellers that you trust and love let me know!! :)

Black is the New Black

2009-09-27T21:40:00.000-07:00

MAC: Stlye Black

Okay so I have NOO will power what so ever... NONE! I told my self I was going to stay away from the Style Black collection but after passing through Macy's... which you have no choice but to walk by the Mac counter when "passing through" I didn't splurge too bad though I picked up a few things but only one from the Style Black Collection. I thought I'd show you guys a quick look I did the other night (the day I got it). I also picked up Fresco Rose Paint Pot and Electra e/s.

Anyways I picked up Cinderfella Mineral Eyeshadow (MES) It is soooooo freaking pretty!!! I promose NO swatch that you will see on ANY blog will do this color justice! You can use it wet or dry. For this look I used NYX Black Bean as a base with Cinderfella MES blended with MAC Electra e/s and NYX Milk in the tear ducks.

The shadow looks a little sheer in this photo but I promise you this MES is SUPER pigmented!

Here is another shot

(PS.. No falsies... *Thanks Revitalash*)

Did you guys splurge on this collection??? What did you get?

Cheap Finds

2009-09-20T14:23:00.000-07:00

Okay so lately I have been obsessed with checking out the dollar stores because I always come out with new goodies!! Has anyone noticed all the namebrand drugstore cosmetics in the Dollar Tree's Lately?? Here are just a few of the goodies I have picked up in the past few days!

CoverGirl Shadow Squease:

Cloud, Carnation, Puff, Latte

(Swatches is reverse order than above)

Mabelline Forever Metallics
From Top to Bottom:

Coco Lights, Sleek Scarlet,Ginger Sheen, Shell Shimmer

From Top to Bottom:

Coco Lights, Ginger Sheen, Sleek Scarlet, Shell Shimmer

From Left to Right:

Sally Hansen Plumping Lip Treatment in Clearly Crystal and Clearly Amorous

Donna Michelle Tangerine Scented Lip Gloss with Beeswax and Vit C & E

CoverGirl SmoothWear LipTints in Mocha Mist

LA Colors Moisturizing Glossy Lips in Cherry Pie and Clear

Last but not least, I was in Big Lots the other day and came across these Revlon Shadow Brushes! They surprisingly work really well! They have long handles and after washing before first use they only shed a few hairs and didn't shed at all while using.

There are to different kinds: An all over shadow brush and a contour shadow brush (I got two of each). The best part they were only $2.00 a piece! Woohoo! They also carried a lot of ELF Cosmetics which I was surprised by.

Smart Shopper!! Go me!

MAC Pigment Samples

2009-09-20T13:50:00.000-07:00

So on my wandering through the internet I came across this site called The Body Needs. They sell of TONS of MAC pigment samples for $1.79 I have never bought Mac Pigment samples before so I'm not sure if this is the cheapest around but if buying full size pigments from mac is not in your budget (like me) then this is a great option! All of their pigments are 100% Authentic MAC! My order came pretty quick to. I was so excited when I got my package.

You get 1/4 a teaspoon in each jar which can last along time because as you know a little goes a long way with pigments!

They ALWAYS have pigments on sale for 1¢- I got "White and Orange" for just a penny!!!

Every thing was packaged neatly!

Here are all the wonderful colors I got!!

(Click to enlarge)

Sorry my swatches pic is a little blurry (laziness)

All swatches are done with NOO base, as is!

Here is a Link to The Body Needs: CLICK HERE

Enjoy Bellas! Muah!

HURRY HURRY HURRY!

2009-09-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

OMG you guys! I just got an E-mail from ELF Cosmetics..... no more talking, look for yourself!

No idea how long this sale is lasting but stock up now!!

My order was $90 and with the discount and shipping applied was.....

$30

So Hurry over and BUY! Yay for Christmas in September at ELF Cosmetics!
I hope you guys find this code usefull!

ZOYA: Tobey

2009-09-09T16:01:00.000-07:00

Hello Lovely Ladies! I hope everyone had a wonderful relaxing Labor Day Weekend.. I spent most of it Laboring! WORK WORK WORK! :) But I did so looking Fabulous hehe :)I changed my polish again, I have so many new Zoya colors I wish I could wear them all at the same time! But for now I will stick to one at a time. This time I used Tobey, and here it is!

Here is what Zoya says about Tobey

Tone: Cool
Finish: Cream
Color Family: Pinks
Intensity: 3 (1=Very Sheer to 5=Very Opaque)

Deep candy pink cream

(It is a very bubble gum pink and I absolutely LOVE IT!!!)

You can see the other Zoya Polishes I got and also swatch of Charisma HERE

Jamie's B-Day Cake Inspired Contest

2009-09-07T09:28:00.000-07:00

Madi Gras- More than an Excuse to Party!!

After searching high and low for the "perfect" cake for inspiration for Jaimie's Cake Inspired Contest I decided on: The New Orleans traditional KING CAKE.

"The King Cake tradition came to New Orleans with the first French settlers and has stayed ever since. Like the rest of Mardi Gras during those early days, the king cake was a part of the family's celebration, and really didn't take on a public role until after the Civil War. In 1870, the Twelfth Night Revelers held their ball, with a large king cake as the main attraction. Instead of choosing a sacred king to, the TNR used the bean in the cake to choose the queen of the ball. This tradition has carried on to this day, although the TNR now use a wooden replica of a large king cake. The ladies of the court pull open little drawers in the cake's lower layer which contain the silver and gold beans. Silver means you're on the court; gold is for the queen."

The King Cake isn't what you picture when you think of a "beautiful cake" it looks very hand done, like anyone could decorate it. The most simple, said to be the most traditional, is a ring of twisted bread topped with icing or sugar, usually colored purple, green, and gold (the traditional Carnival colors) with food coloring.

What makes the King Cake so special is all the Tradition behind it.

As tradition went on and the King Cake became more of a symbol of the past, the gold bean was replaced by a small plastic baby.

....And now finally for my look....

The King Cake... Done SEXY!

Party like you in New Orleans

It wouldn't be a king cake without the Icing and Sprinkles

::Both Eyes::

I had sooo much fun doing this look... it really is the most "dramatic" look I have ever done

(still learning)

If you ladies haven't check out Jamie's Blogs yet.. you need to NOW!!

Just Kiss & Makeup

A Taste of Poison Paradise

There is still time to enter her contest so go get those brushes and get started!!!!

LOTD: Brown & Pink Neutral

2009-09-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

Today I had a Pampered Chef party and actually had time to do my makeup before (I'm usually always rushing) because I didn't have to be there until 12, so I thought I'd post a EOTD photo. I finally got to use my MAC Fresh Cut e/s Palette (see picture of palette HERE) This was a VERY quick look, I had time, but I had alot of other things to get done so couldn't spend all day.... I just did a light neutral eye with soft pinks and browns.

These photos are actually AFTER I got home from my party so I was SO exhausted!

I had a great party today, I booked two shows and

maybe also two lovely ladies to join my Pampered Chef Family!

ZOYA Nail Polishes

2009-09-04T19:16:00.000-07:00

A few weeks back Zoya Nail Polishes had a HUUUGE give away promotion because they reached *5000* followers on Twitter. They gave THREE... yes I said THREE nail polishes of your choosing for....... FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! All you had to do was pay the $6.95 shipping, which is still a great deal because one Zoya polish is 6 bucks, so it was deff worth it. After HOURS of looking through all of their lovely with my ABC JAMIE I couldn't decide on just three.... So I went a little overboard and got 12!!! On one of the orders though I accidentally ordered 3 of the same color (Blair)! Whoops! I will most likely use them in afuture contest as part of a prize!

Now on to what colors I got.... Here they are, their GORJUZZZZZ!

I have been so busy since I got all my polishes that I have barely had a chance to try them out. Last night I finally dug into them while I was laying in bed and I just had to try Charisma first. This color... no matter how many times I took photos of it and played with the lighting.... would show up as vibrat as it really is in person, this color is AMAZING!!!! Seriously, its like a neon dark purple. The quality of the polish is to die for! It goes on flawlessly and you don't have to try to hard for it to look nice and neat. So here it is::

Here is what Zoya says about Charisma:

Bright flourescent fuchsia cream. Dries with matte finish.
Leave it or gloss it up with topcoat!

Tone: Cool
Finish: Cream
Color Family: Purples
Intensity: 5 (1= Very Shear to 5= Very Opaque)

The only thing I will say about this color is that it is TEN times more pretty in person! Zoya's description is spot on. If you would like to purchase your own Zoya Polishes check out their site here.

LOTD & Me and Tonka 1st Photo

2009-08-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

*Just Living my Life*

I went out this weekend for a little bit so I actually had a reason to put on some makeup. Courtney and I went to a release party for 954 Magazine here in Broward. It was an all white party but I wasn't in the festive mood and wore black! Such a rebel I am! LoL I did a simple black gray and silver smokey eye, with a light pink lip and pink blush.

What I used:

Eyes: (All MAC Products)
Painterly Paint Pot
Unbasic White e/s
Alum e/s
Knight Divine e/s
Blacktrack Fluid Liner

Cheeks:
Coastal Scents Blush Palette #8
CLICK HERE to see palette codes!

Lips:
MAC- Angel
MAC- Virgin Kiss Lipglass LE

<~~~~ ..HUSTLER Tee..

Cuz "Ima Hustla Ima Ima Hustla"

Sorry couldn't resist! LoL

I also finally got a moment to snap a photo of
me and our new baby *Tonka* together!!

He is soooo adorable and I LOVE him so much... definitely lets me know I'm not ready for a real baby yet though a puppy is enough for me... for now I will just live vicariously through all my friends beautiful babies!! Waking up early as hell because he has to go out hasn't been the fun part but it's part of the territory of raising a puppy!

He's so Precious!

Introducing.... TONKA

2009-08-28T19:34:00.000-07:00

Newest addition to our family

I haven't been posting this past week because I have been super busy! Courtney and I have added a new addition to or family! I would like to Introduce.......

Our 3 month year old baby PUGGLE!
Born May 27, 2009

**TONKA**

A Puggle is a designer breed mix between a Pug and a Beagle.

He is Soooooooooooooooo Cute!
I come home EVERY day and play with him for hours!

*The way he looks up at me melts my heart*

He is such a puppy... he loves to chew.. EVERYTHING!

He fell asleep halfway out his bed.... how freakin cute!!

I love him tons and it is so cute to watch Courtney play with him too!
Now I have two men in my life! hehe

Holy SweetShuga!!

2009-08-28T18:54:00.000-07:00

The Beautiful Jenica of SweetShuGaHon is hosting her *very first* contest to celebrate reaching *100* followers!! Let me just tell you she is being EXTREMELY generous! She is giving away FOUR MAC products of your choosing!!

Her blog is super cute and has some great swatches, and not only that it's PINK!!

What are the prizes?
1. One M.A.C Eyeshadow (of your choice)
2. One M.A.C Lipstick (of your choice)
3. One M.A.C LipGlass (of your choice)
4. One M.A.C Blush (of your choice)

How to enter?
Easy, all you have to do is leave a comment in this post and tell me the names of what M.A.C Eyeshadow/Lipstick/Lipglass & Blush do you girls want!

She is sooo sweet to be having such an amazing give away!
Here is my Entry:

PLEASE GIVE ME MY:
1. MAC (Violet Trance) Eyeshadow.
2. MAC (Lickable) Lipstick.
3. MAC (Extra Amps) LipGlass
4. MAC (Pink Swoon) Blush.

If you want to Enter there is still time: CLICK HERE

Who Doesn't Love Carrot Cake

2009-08-22T13:14:00.000-07:00

Mini Carrot Cake Cups- Cream Cheese Frosting, arguably the best part about carrot cake, is a key player in these miniature homestyle treats.

Okay aside from make up, clothes, decorating, and being fabulous I LOVE to cook!!! I told you.... The next Martha Stuart. I recently tried something new in my baking ventures and they were SOOO good I decided to share them with you all. I did a little mini photo tutorial to show you how I made them. For those you who don't know I am a Independent Sales Consultant with the Pampered Chef so all of the Products I'm using to make this are Pampered Chef stuff, which I adore!! If you are interested in buying anything or want to know how you can get it for FREE or 1/2 Price just email me at CookWithKatie@gmail.com.

The Recipe:

Cups
1 pkg (9 oz/250 g) yellow cake mix
1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) allspice
1 egg
2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil
2 medium carrots, peeled, divided
Filling & Garnish
6 oz (175 g) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup (175 mL) powdered sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) thawed frozen whipped topping
Chopped walnuts (optional) Start by Preheating the over to 350°

Coat Mini Muffin Pan with Cooking Spray or a little butter on a Paper Towel

Combine cake mix, allspice, egg, and oil and stir
Mixture will be VERY thick!!!

After mixed well grate one whole peeled carrot and combine with batter

Fill wells of mini muffin man 2/3 of the way full
Bake in the over for 11-13 minutes

:::::WHILE THEY ARE BAKING YOU CAN MAKE THE ICING:::::

:For Icing:

Whisk together softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Spoon cream cheese mixture into zip-lock plastic bag; secure bag and set aside.

As soon as they come out of the oven you need to make the cups as seen above. To do this use a tart shaper and mike slight indentations into the mini muffins.

Once you are done let them cool for about 10 minutes in the pan.

Remove all the cups from the pan, they should come right out with no effort
(Especially if you are using Pampered Chef)

::::It should look like this::::
To Garnish:
Garnish cups with chopped walnuts and reserved grated carrots

Put them on a Bamboo platter to make them look even MORE yummy!!

These yummy little carrot cakes are GREAT for holiday entertaining, people usually stay away from it because the cream cheese icing is so fattening, but these little bite size morsels are the PERFECT size to endulge in these YUMMY treats! I have made them twice now and still have more request to make them again. They are simple, fast, and taste soooo good! Let me know if you have any questions or if you make them yourself let me know how they turn out!!

MAC Goodies & Shopping Spree!!

2009-08-18T19:19:00.000-07:00

SHOPPED TILL I DROPPED

Hello my lovely smarties!! Like I told you in my last post I went shopping over the weekend... I'd thought I'd share all the wonderful deals I got...and their were MANY.... this post is VERY picture heavy so I hope you enjoy....

Ps... I have to say I am SO excited to be blogging and have somewhere to share all the new clothes I get, beauty products I find/ love/ dislike.... I know that my boyfriend is happy too.... he gets tired of my coming home and saying "omg look at this new lipstick, isn't it SO pretty" he just doesn't share my excitement! LoL I'm sure some of you ladies can relate.

From MAC I picked up the Fresh Cut e/s Palette from the Graphic Garden Collection, I have been wanting this since it came out, it took me like 10 min to decide because I liked both of them so much. And I also go a new bottle of MAC brush cleaner... I have head and read many tips on the best way to use this stuff without wasting it all... Any helpful tips you ladies can give me would be GREAT!

The Pretty Box (I love anything black & white)

The Hologram changes from the pattern on the box to this

...I also did some serious damage at NY& Company...
They were having a buy one get one FREE sale on ALL their jeans!

(I got 3 because my mom-n-law gave me one of her free pairs because she already had like 8)

On top of the buy one get one free I had a coupon where if you spend
$150 you get $60 off, so I really only spent $90!

I got a long pink skirt and two baby doll dresses, one in black, and one in teal (because I couldn't decide between the two) They are a little plain so I got two thick waist belts to dress them up. The dresses didn't have much hanger appeal but look SO cute on. Here are the belts, (you can see the teal color in the background of the gray belt).

Some new summery sandals

In south Florida they just recently started opening Kohl's, the one by me has been open for a while now (almost a year) and I've NEVER been. Well I'm kinda sorry that I went because now I want to go back ALL the time. It doesn't look like your typical outlet store, everything was very organized and they had EVERYTHING there. I bought a new area rug for my living room which you can see on the pics of my sandals. From there I just got two more dresses... and they were so discounted... I got each other them for $14, I know I'm such a bargin shopper.

Black and White Long Summer Dress

Pink and blue and teal dress
(Can't wait to do e/s look to go with this)

Well that's all!!! I can't wait to have somewhere to go to wear all my new stuff!! YAY!!!

Until next time,

*Cocktail Smarty*

ICING by Claire's

2009-08-16T21:55:00.000-07:00

MAKEUP FOR LESS!!

Okay as I was traipsing through the mall today I was waiting for my mother-n-law to meet up with me, I walked into to the accessory store ICING (you know it's just like Claire's) I have outgrown most of the jewelry in there but everyone in awhile I find a cute headband or some studs, ANYWAYS.... they have a whole section of makeup, different palettes and stuff... they were all open so I was able to try some of the colors out and WOAH I was impressed... I ended up buying this palette... it was only $16:

:::Here are some close ups so you can better see the colors:::

(^^^Swatches of 3 bottom colors^^^)

You will be amazed by the color pay off... I only swatched 3 colors
The Pink, Green, and Blue from the 2nd close up shot.

The only bad thing that I noticed is that they seem like they may powder easy... I will post a look as soon as I use them, but I can't wait... the colors are SO pretty!! I found their website, but on the site their beauty section is kinda wack... they don't even have this palette on here. But in case you want to check it out here it is: Icing by Claire's

Their makeup was buy one get one half off... so you know I couldn't let that go to waste I also picked up a Shimmering Bronzer Palette and after the 1/2 off it was only $4.

This thing is HUGE, it baarrely fit in my hand

E.L.F Cosmetics Mineral Lipstick

2009-08-16T21:20:00.000-07:00

So I purchased four of the E.L.F. (Eyes.Lips.Face) Mineral Lipstick from their HUGE 75% percent off sale. [[Use Code: GETLIP]] They were only like 1.25 a piece and I have used them a few times now and I must say.......

I LOVE THEM!!!!!

They have great color payoff, especially for being a mineral lipstick. They look best with lip gloss on top, but I put lip gloss on top of EVERY lipstick so that's not a negative as far as I'm concerned.

What they claim:

Now you can hydrate your lips and get a lasting soft color naturally! This nourishing blend of exotic oils, natural waxes, vitamins and plant extracts create the perfect moisturizing formula. The sleek lipstick has superior color payoff, glides easily onto lips, and is long wearing. Lips stay perfectly hydrated and soft throughout the day for no fuss, lip loving happiness. All our mineral makeup is 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes.

Here are the four colors that I got:

From Left to Right: Natural Nymph, Runway Pink, Nicely Nude, Royal Red

And here are the swatches:

(Sorry the pic is so blurry) eek!

I also purchased some lashes, nail polish, and a few brushes... I haven't had a chance to use them yet but I will let you know what I think of them once I do. Until them stay *Smart*

The Next Martha Stewart

2009-08-15T11:09:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Mi Casa

Hello my lovelies! Well as I said in my last post, I thought I'd share my humble little home (apartment). I am a very crafty and creative person, as well as my boyfriend (he is a graphic web designer). When we moved in together last year it was obvious that we weren't going to leave the walls of our apt a drab white! We never actually completely finished decorating, but we made some progress, and all in all I think we have a pretty cute and cozy place, especially for our first place *together*. We both LOVE anything modern, but the only problem is Modern=Expensive. Anyways here is it.... our *Home Sweet Home*

These are my home made creation... The PILLOWS! Yes... it is true, ya girl can kill it on a sewing machine, thanks to my grandma! (Except the one in the middle)

We are about to renew our lease, but still deciding if we want to upgrade to a bigger place. We outgrew our little 1 bedroom apt the day we moved in, but we are TRYING to save money so we aren't sure yet.

So this is where I sit and relax at the end of a hard day (which seems to be everyday) What do you think??

Make Up Organizer

2009-08-11T20:05:00.000-07:00

Home Sweet Home

Hello my lovelies! So I'm sure many of you run into this problem WAY more often than I do, but very time I seem to buy something to hold my make up (Makeup Bag, Train Case, ect) I always seem to run out of room. I'm not a make up artist (MUA) or a collector or anything... I simply buy what I like (or can afford). Compared to some of you beauty bloggers I have just a little bit of makeup, but to the average woman I have WAY more makeup than I "need" (so I'm told). Instead of buying something to fit what I have, I decided to go bigger and let my makeup grow into its new home (HA, like its a real person or something). I have been eye'n this thing since its been on sale the past few months and I'm SOO glad I got it, it was originally $60 at Office Depot and now on sale for $39!!

They come in two colors: Gray, Black, & White (which I got) and 3 shades of Pink (which I wanted). They had no more pink ones left but I figured the other one goes better with how my apartment is decorated (my next post). I know my boyfriend apprciated that I got the gender friendly color. lol Any ways here it is................

Here are some pics of how things fit into it..... SO MUCH ROOM...

I guess now I need to fill it eeeekkk!

It is even the PERFECT SIZE to fit Palette's

A few of my polishes, Haven't dumped the rest of the bag in yet LoL

What do you guys think? Isn't it PERFECT!

ELF- MINERAL LIPSTICK SALE!

2009-08-03T19:04:00.000-07:00

Hey guys just thought I'd let you know (in case you didn't already) ELF cosmetics is having a HUGE sale on their Mineral Lipstick. Here is the add:

The code to use is: GETLIP

I have never used ELF products before, but after the discount is applied these babies are only $1.25 a piece!!!

:::Normally they are $5.00:::

How can you not stock up, I think I got like 5 shades, I 'll post swatches and let you know what I think about them as soon as they get here ( On Aug 5th according to Fed-Ex). I also picked up a few other things from them, including some super cheap lashes and some brushes that were only $1.00. Has anyone tried these yet?? What did you think?

Until then Cocktail Smarties....

An all WHITE Affair

2009-07-29T16:54:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This past week was my loves *26th* Birthday day!! His Dad, Sister, Nephew & Niece came down from North Carolina to celebrate. Friday night we had an all white party down on Bal Harbor Beach in Miami. Originally it was supposed to be a cook out on the Private Beach but unfortunately it's turtle hatching season and none of the resorts are allowed to keep bright lights on because it distracts the turtles...so thank god his dad had a huge suite... so we moved the party upstairs. He was staying at the Solora Surfside Resort.

We had so much FUN, and despite all the white I managed to not get any BBQ sauce on my outfit WOOO-HOOO for that one!!

::Introducing me and the Birthday Boy::

**What I wore**
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|| Can't Figure out why this pic is so blurry because it isnt on my Computer :( ||

White Baby Tee from Forever 21 || White Linen American Rag Pants from Macy's || & Steve Madden Sandals

Sadly because it was 1,000,000,000 Degrees out side as soon as I got out of the car my makeup was like melted off my face. It looked really pretty at first but dulled VERY fast! Boo! Here is a more close up... I used all Silvers and Whites and a little bit of light gray e/s.

Me with my wonderful in-laws

From Left to Right My Niece, Aunt, Sister, and *ME*

My Boyfriend and I have been together for 6 1/2 years just in case anyone was wondering why I call them my in-laws... Because they are! :)

PS... The Flower Power contest I entered for Labels of Love, now has all entries up with a Voting Poll! While Denise is the final decision she will be taking into consideration your votes! So please help a girl out! Hehe!

Love yall!!

BLOG LOVIN

2009-07-28T18:10:00.001-07:00

Follow my blog with bloglovin

Making my Life EASIER!

2009-07-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

Coastal Scents 88 Palette & Blush Palette

So I love to play with make-up and try different looks out on myself and blah blah blah... anyways, I use my CS 88 Palette almost every time I do a look... party because my makeup collection isn't as big as some of you ladies, and partly because there is ALWAYS a color in there that compliments the look I'm going for. It isn't really easy to post the palette up with the colors I used with a *STAR* on them because.. well lets face it... IM LAZY! lol So i decided to work Smarter not Harder and I came up with this.....

::::TAHHH DAHHHH::::

From now on now all I have to do is tell you which number I used and you can refer to this picture. I will have an easy link to this pic when ever I do a CS look. I also created one for my CS blush palette since I use that a lot as well.

I hope this little tool will make my life easier!! Hehe And I hope it is easy to read and not annoying to any of you lovely ladies! What do you think? Is this a good Idea??

Fabulous & Ferocious

2009-07-19T20:43:00.000-07:00

::Flower Power Contest::

The beautiful Denise of Labels and Love is having a Flower Power Contest!! You can choose any flower of your choice for inspiration. She has such a cute blog and I'm so happy I had time to participate in this one! Here are the rules:

RULES:
1.) You must be a follower in my blog
2.) Post a picture of your inspiration and the actual look. (A full face and a close up)
3.) List all the products that was used.
4.) The post has to be a new post, you can’t repost any old pictures from your blog.
5.) You need to post my giveaway in your blog including the link to this post.
6.) Write in the comment portion the link to where you have reposted my contest.
7.) If you win you must give me an email address where I can contact you.
- This contest is open to anyone in the world.
-Contest will end on July 25, 2009

She has picked out some AMAZING prizes
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LOOK
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I wanted to do something with oranges in it and when I saw this flower I was in LOVE... its called a Tiger Lily. This is what I came up with... I hope you all like! :)

Inspiration Photo
TIGER LILY

::::And here is my lovely look::::

What I used:

Face:

L'oreal Bare Naturale Mineral Foundation "Creamy Natural"

Cheeks:

Coastal Scents Blush Palette (The ones with a * on it, mixed together)

Eyes:

MAC Paint Pot – “Painterly” ( base)
Coastal Scents 88 Palette- All of the colors that have a *on them
About Face Cosmetics – “Fire and Brimstone” e/s pigment sample
MAC Pigment "Gold Dusk"
Maybelline Stiletto Lash "Very Black”
MAC Fluid Line “Blacktrack”
Revlon Colorstay Eye Liner “Black”
MAC Lashes #7

Lips:

MAC Lipglass "Pink Grapefruit"
Some random red lipstick (No Name)

Jewelry Haul

2009-07-19T15:27:00.000-07:00

Accessories are a girl's best friend!

So I went shopping for the first time in a loooong time yesterday with my mom-in-law. I had to get an all white outfit for my boyfriend’s birthday party on this coming Friday. So you will soon learn that I’m an accessory whore, my jewelry boxes are all overflowing! Here are a few of things that I picked up.

EOTD: Purple

2009-07-16T18:18:00.000-07:00

::Purple Passion::

So I have been stuck on Purple e/s lately... the other night I went out for drinks with my boyfriend and some friends and did a purple smokey eye (Which I've never done before) so it was a bit of an experiment. I have been obsessed with this brand of mineral eye pigments found at About Face Cosmetics. The have a HUUUUGE selection of pigments and I can't wait to try them all because to buy a sample is only .50¢!!!

Samples come in a little zip-lock bag with about an eighth of a teaspoon of product, which is enough product for you to get about 5 applications. You can see what the baggies look like on my Contest look I did a few posts back. Click HERE to see them.

I have about 25 samples so far and another 10 or so on the way (I lost count). I will be posting swatches soon so you can see how wonderful they are.

What Pigments I used: Cant Hide From Karma & Misty Maiden
Other Products: Mac Paintpot in Painterly, Mac e/s in Carbon, Coastal Scents 88 Palette (for the light purple)

No Falsies Tonight... All Natural! :)

<3 PURPLE = LOVE <3
Ps: Introducing: My Man (Next to me)

Mai Kai Polynesian Adventure!

2009-07-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

**Happy Birthday**

Today was my Best friend Alison's *BIRTHDAY* We went to Mai Kai, a Polynesian themed restaurant with a live dinner show. I was SO excited to go because Alison just moved back home by me, in Ft. Lauderdale and I haven't seen here in over a year! We have been friends since 6th grade and it was so much fun catching up! This place is a lot more than a restaurant, it's an experience.... and I know this because you have to pay $9.95 just to sit at the table and watch the show, even if you didn't order a single thing.

We started with drinks... I ordered the Moonkist Coconut, I have no idea what was in it besides rum but it was sooo YUMMY and the best part was that it came in a whole coconut! You can take the coconut home with you but I thought... what the hell am I going to do with a coconut ?? So uh yeah, needless to say I left it there. The food was really good, some of the people we were with didn't like their so much... I ordered Chicken with a Ginger Peanut Sauce. (YUM!) Dinner its self was kinda expensive for just my self it cost like $50.

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The Show it's self was pretty cool. They did different dances from Tahiti, Polynesia. The guys did a dance with fire, which left me wondering how the hell they didn't burn them selves (still trying to figure that one out).

The female dancers were *AMAZING* omg I would kill to be able to shake my ass like that! haaa! I couldn't get any good pictures of them because they moved so fast they all came out blurry. I wonder if there is such thing as hula dancing classes... forget the gym....sign me up for that. LoL

Anyways, Anyone else ever been to a place like this? What did you think?

Casual Eyeshadow:: Purple

2009-07-12T14:02:00.000-07:00

::Quick Look for Work::

Just a quick pic of a Purple look I did for work, I usually don't have much time to get ready for work because I'm always in a rush in the morning. But when I have the time to even do some makeup I like to match my e/s with my scrubs. hehe p.s I didn't have time to do liner on my upper lid, that would have made it look alot nicer. I just used my Coastal Scents Palette and Mac Paintpot in Painterly.

Any way here it is::

Appreciate the Art!!

2009-07-11T14:55:00.000-07:00

::Graffiti::

So I have a HUGE appreciation for all things beautiful and artistic….. especially the things I can’t do my self. I love looking at the work of graffiti artists. Its so much more than spray paint on a wall!! It can be anything from a simple written word to and intricate elaborate wall painting… either way its *unique* In most places people consider graffiti as vandalism… but I think its part of a culture that if you don’t have an open mind towards you will see it as a negative and not appreciate its beauty. Here are some of my favorite works of **ART**

:It is also used to communicate social and political messages:

This is a picture that I took while driving through NYC a few months ago
(In March)

In Downtown Orlando, FL they have this old abandoned building that at first glance is “vandalized” in graffiti. My first time there we pulled up and saw a few kids spray-painting on the side of the building. My boyfriend and I were in shock because it was the middle of the day. We were really looking around to see if anyone else thought that it was abnormal. (Ha what dorks) But we quickly realized that the city allowed people to tag and spray paint all over the building. Words couldn't describe how beautiful some of the work was.

The inside of the building was just as artistic, the owners used it to have local bands perform, sneaker battle events, and anything positive for kids/ teens to be involved in. What a GREAT idea, they even had cops driving around to make sure no one bothers them while they have their events. I actually talked to one of the cops and they said that having this one building has eliminated almost ALL of the graffiti around the city. Here is just one of the a thousand photos I have of this place… is it my FAVORITE and I’m sure it isn’t hard to guess why…

ITS PINK & LIME GREEN !

This picture is actually the background on my laptop screen.

CONTEST Entry: Face Chart Recreation!

2009-07-10T13:44:00.000-07:00

So the time has come…. I have decided to lose my contest virginity!! I have decided to do so with the lovely Mayra! She is holding her very first contest and since this is my first I thought it was a *perfect* match!! If you want to enter it’s super easy just go look at her fabulous blog CLICK HERE!! It ends July 10th so HURRY!

I wanted to find a face chart that was totally different than something I would ever do on a regular day… because you know...I wanted my *1st* time to be special! ;) hehe After about an hour of searching I found the perfect look!

Here is my recreation: Drumroll………….

What I Used: