I Love Going...All Nighter!

Today we're going to discuss makeup setting spray, and all the reasons I am obsessed with it.  More specifically, Urban Decay's All Nighter Long-lasting Makeup Setting Spray. 

 

Number one, Urban Decay is one of my favorite cosmetics brands and I trust all of their products to not rip my face off (this actually happens, if it's not high quality, my face WILL fall off).  When my face is still attached, every time I play with UD, my love for the brand grows and grows.  Primers, shadows, Lip Junkie glosses, Naked Skin foundation, Naked Flushed cheek palette, Super Saturated Lips, Razor-sharp Powder...all my loves.

Number two, it is so amazingly easy to use a setting spray.  In general, after your makeup is applied, close your eyes and spray a quick "T" and "X" across your face to keep your makeup looking at the end of the night like it did when freshly applied.  Seriously, this happens...it's amazing.  UD makes three different setting sprays for different skin types: De-Slick for oilier skins, All-Nighter for normal to combination skins, and Chill for drier skins.  I said "in general" before re: application because the De-slick can also be applied to clean skin prior to makeup application to help control oil throughout the day.  How great is that?!?!?!? 

Number three, All-nighter isn't just for setting your makeup anymore.  I use it to wet my shadow brush before I apply my eye shadow to not only give the great pigment payoff of using a wet brush, but also to stick that shadow to my lid like my glue gun sticks rhinestones to EVERYTHING!  Picked up this amazing trick from UD makeup artist, Christopher Allgeier (he's fab).  I die for eye shadow and can't even handle the fabulousness of learning ways to wear it differently!!  UD shadows are incredible anyway, but applying them this way is like transforming a CZ into a diamond! 

One last final tip, I'm not saying this, but if you happen to have some cheap shadows hiding in a box where no one else can see them, wetting your brush prior to application will give you the best pigment payoff possible.  That is a tongue twister if ever there was one...and I used the term "pigment payoff" twice in this post...I don't know how I feel about that. 

A Very Fabulous Recipe: Rotel Dip

I'm back...I know it's been a while.  I sincerely hope you weren't holding your breath because, if so, you're most likely dead now.  

I thought it would be fun to do a series of recipes!  This is especially hilarious because I should own a mug that says "World's Worst Cook".  I thought I'd share some "recipes" that I can handle and that means you can too!!  One word: ROTEL.

Rotel Pyramid

Up first is Rotel Dip, yes, I'm very fancy, I know.  Last night I was feeling extra ambitious and added sausage to a pan BEFORE I added Velveeta and Rotel, ,ooo la la!  Get ready for fabulous everyone!!

Ingredients:

• 1 box Velveeta (full fat, it only has five grams, as opposed to three in the low-fat, which isn't much difference and tastes much better)
• 1 can Rotel (buy the store brand of diced tomatoes with chilies, it tastes the same and is much cheaper, you're welcome)
• light pork sausage (go ahead and get the light, we want to keep it healthy with the Rotel and chips here, right kids?)
• one bag, tortilla chips (I like the "Hint of Lime"...basically lime flavored Doritos...yum)

Directions:

Cook the sausage, make sure it's not pink anymore (this is very important).  Pour the sausage onto a plate covered in paper towel to soak up extra grease.  Throw away sausage pieces you spilled that didn't make it on to plate.  Place remaining 80% of sausage back in pan (that's probably all you'll have left).  Add block of Velveeta to pan and melt (you can clean up what you splash out of pan later...or not).  Lastly, open can of Rotel, drain, and put contents of can in pan.  Stir.

Dip chips in, well, the dip, and enjoy this fabulous recipe!!