Willy Wonka wannabees

Monday we channelled Willy Wonka...we made candy! We decided to make Reese's peanut butter cups (we used this recipe) and Twix bars (this recipe). They turned out better than we expected, and delicious! They taste just like the actual candy! 

Candy making is very time consuming, but its definitely worth it if you want to impress people! They'll think your the next Martha Stewart....

Tonight is our very first halloween party of halloween weekend.....were excited! Follow us on TWITTER for all the updates and we hope y'all have a spooktacular Halloween!

spooky goodness

Halloween really brings out my sweet tooth, but who am I kidding I have a sweet tooth 365 days a year. Monday Katy & I spent almost all day in the kitchen making these spider cupcakes with hot chocolate  & some homemade candy. Jealous? Yup I thought so.

p.s check back tomorrow for our homemade Halloween candy recipes...

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DIY: Halloween Nail Art

I've been seeing so many Halloween nail art tutorials lately.....like this, this and this. They've inspired me so much that i wanted to share some of my own with you guys! These are so fun to rock on one finger or, all over. 

The first and probably easiest is the Orange crackle, if you aren't into all the nail art designs this would probably suit you better!

Just use your favorite orange polish, then top it with a black crackle polish!

Then there's the classic Candy Corn nail art....these are so fun to rock.

Start with yellow polish (all over).....wait till it dries and tape off two sections to paint orange & white. 

I love this one.....Lil' Frankie's! It's my take on Frankenstein...

Start with lime green nails...(if you don't have lime green, you can layer colors, i used a pastel green and layered a neon yellow over top)....add a black crackle polish. Once it dries take a dotting tool and white nail polish to make his eyes, add a small black dot to finish the eye.

I had so much trouble with the blood splatter, but it turned out as my favorite nail. Once you get the hang of it, nothing can stop you!

Make sure you tape off the skin around your nail, this is very messy.

(you may not want to use you favorite polish as this uses a lot)

The easiest way to do this splatter effect is to take a straw and dip it into your red polish. Take your straw out of the nail polish slowly,you should see a bubble starting to form on the top of the bottle. Once you see the bubble slide the straw slowly across the top of the bottle, so that the bubble stays in tact on your straw. Look at the straw and make sure there is a bubble on the end, if there is, move quickly over your white polished nail and blow through the straw onto your nail. The polish should burst out of your straw leaving a red mess all over your nails. Don't worry this is GOOD! Wait till the polish dries and then rip off your tape, revealing your awesome blood splattered nails!

These spiderwebs nails are so fun!

Start with a color of your choice as the base color, i chose black. Using a nail art pen, draw a tiny spiderweb in the corner of your nail.  

Don't forget to protect all your designs with a top coat!

Halloween Link Love

With Halloween rapidly approaching we thought we would do a bunch of Halloween related links we can't get enough of!

• Martha Stewart's cute, creative and easy pumpkin carvings are sure to make your halloween that much better!
• Kandee Johnson's Ziggy Stardust is a super fun halloween costume! Seriously Kandee always has the best ideas!
• I read this, 6 creepiest places on Earth, a couple of days ago and honestly these places are suuuper creepy, I wanna visit all of them Muahahaha!!
• The only time I like jello shots are on halloween, there are so many to choose from on this site, it'll be hard to narrow it down!
• These glow jars are so fun, and look so easy to make! They would make great decor for any party! 
• Lets face it halloween is right on our heels but have no fear all these Martha Stewart last minute halloween ideas will definitely help anybody out. I know we'll be using quite a few of these ideas
• Every halloween I get in the baking mood. This halloween I had my heart set on making these ghost cupcakes but halloween crept up on me to fast. Next year these cupcakes are on my halloween to do list
• One last link to get you in the halloween spirit. Feel free to get up & dance to this song, or just sing karaoke! 

Happy Halloween!!

  

Last Minute Costumes: Black Widow

Do you need a costume short notice, or simply want a homemade costume? Look no further than your closet, there are tons of gems in there!

These next couple of days we'll be showing you several costume ideas, you can pull out of your's or a friends closet, or even make with ease. These are all super easy, and are bound to get some ooo's and aaa's!

The Black Widow

 This is such an easy costume to pull off, it doesn't matter what you wear as long as it's all BLACK! This costume is great for the ones who want to look scary but glamourous as well....Martha definitely pulls it off!  

Dollar stores carry tons of spider rings that you can cut and glue on your face with eyelash glue. Now cover yourself with spiders and go scare the heck out of people! 

We were inspired by the wonderful Jessica Quirk of What I Wore, she did a ton of homemade halloween costumes.....check em out here!

Inspiration 1, 2

Last Minute Costumes: Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany's)

Do you need a costume short notice, or simply want a homemade costume? Look no further than your closet, there are tons of gems in there!

These next couple of days we'll be showing you several costume ideas, you can pull out of your's or a friends closet, or even make with ease. These are all super easy, and are bound to get some ooo's and aaa's!

Audrey Hepburn

The most iconic role Audrey Hepburn is associated with is, Breakfast at Tiffany's! She played Holly Golightly so well, the fashion, the glamour, New York! This is such a fun and easy costume to try!

If you don't have a necklace quite like the one she wears, you can just take a diamond broach and clip it on any pearl necklace you have, like i did. 

It's also easy to make a hair piece, i had some old hair barrettes that i painted with silver nail polish and attached what was left of a broken diamond bracelet......worked like a charm!

Don't forget your bold brows!

We were inspired by the wonderful Jessica Quirk of What I Wore, she did a ton of homemade halloween costumes.....check em out here!

Inspiration 1, 2, 3, 4

Last Minute Costumes: Ke$ha

Do you need a costume short notice, or simply want a homemade costume? Look no further than your closet, there are tons of gems in there!

These next couple of days we'll be showing you several costume ideas, you can pull out of your's or a friends closet, or even make with ease. These are all super easy, and are bound to get some ooo's and aaa's!

KE$HA

You can literally just put on some cut off shorts, a tattered shirt, fishnets and some combat boots, leave your hair wild and do a crazy glittery eye and BAM your Ke$ha! 

Now GO........party like an ANIMAL!

We were inspired by the wonderful Jessica Quirk of What I Wore, she did a ton of homemade halloween costumes.....check em out here!

Inspiration 1, 2, 3

Last Minute Costumes: Tina Turner

Do you need a costume short notice, or simply want a homemade costume? Look no further than your closet, there are tons of gems in there!

These next couple of days we'll be showing you several costume ideas, you can pull out of your's or a friends closet, or even make with ease. These are all super easy, and are bound to get some ooo's and aaa's!

TINA TURNER 

Who would't want to be Mrs. Turner, those legs that fierce attitude, her stellar vocals!
Believe it or not Tina Turner is really easy to pull off....

You could take this costume to the next level if you know the dance moves to "Proud Mary"!
You can also make a microphone very easily, all you need is cardboard, silver and black paint and some silver glitter. 

Get those dancing legs ready ladies your fans are waiting!  

We were inspired by the wonderful Jessica Quirk of What I Wore, she did a ton of homemade halloween costumes.....check em out here!Inspiration 1, 2, 3, 4

How to get Pan Am hair & makeup

Hi friends! We're so excited for today's post. Let's just say we've been looking forward to it for over a month. It's our Pan Am tutorials....yippee!! We've been doing lots of research for these looks. Ya know spending every Sunday glued to the TV just to find the perfect hair & makeup. It's a tough job watching TV but hey somebody has to do it.

Remember to always start with foundation, concealer, and powder (especially with this look, Pan Am stewardess' always have flawless skin)

#1: Apply a nude eyeshadow all over your lid and all the way up to the brow bone. 

#2: Your going to apply a light brown eyeshadow to your lid, concentrating on the crease. This look is very simple. They always wanted to go for the natural beauty look. 

#3: Line your top lid with black liner and wing it out just a bit. I prefer a pencil. It looks more natural. 

#4: With your angled brush apply black eyeshadow on top of the black liner. This will set the eyeliner and also cover any spaces you missed with the liner as well. 

#5: Apply a pink blush to the apples of your cheeks. Were going for the flushed look. Staying with the au natural look ladies!

#6: Fill in your eyebrows with an eyeshadow that is closest to your natural color

#7: Apply a rose colored gloss or lipstick to your lips 

Remember to curl your lashes and apply your favorite mascara!

This look is very simple but you will always look fabulous and fresh faced, good luck!

Tools:

Volumizer

Curling iron

Hair clips

Bobby pins

Brush

Hairspray

Step 1. Take a volumizer & spray all over your hair.

Step 2. Section off your hair with a clip. Start @ the top section of your hair & use your curling iron to curl 1 inch pieces of hair. I prefer to alternate the way I curl my hair. Some pieces I curl towards my face & some I curl away from my face.

Step 3. Once each piece is curled take that exact same piece & wrap it around your finger.

Step 4. Next take a bobby pin & pin it securely to your head. I like to leave my hair curled up as long as possible. This would be a great time to do your makeup.

Step 5. Take your brush & lightly brush your hair to smooth out the curls.

Step 6. Brush your hair all the way through to the bottom.

Step 7. Set your hair with hairspray all over.

Remember the ladies of Pan Am always have perfect hair & makeup, good luck!

Thank you for flying Pan Am!

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Makeup Monday: Marilyn love!

I have to say, I wasn't sure how I would feel about this look. I think Marilyn Monroe is timeless and her looks were nothing short of gorgeous so I was hoping I could do her justice. I didn't, but she's one of a kind so who can REALLY  look like her anyways. This makeup was fun and when I put the wig and dress on I didn't wanna take it off! Take it from me ladies this look is so fun for Halloween and having your dress blown up IS as much fun as it looks. Try it! 

Always start with your foundation, concealer, and powder

#1: Apply a frosty white color right under your brow bone, in the crease of your eye, and the center of your lid (your creating a highlight here)

#2: Take a brown color and apply lightly in the crease of your eye. shade up to the outer and inner corners of your brow. (your just want to create contouring with this step)

#3:  Wet your eyeliner brush and dab it in a dark brown eye shadow. Line your top lid with this. 

* side note, Marilyn never used black eyeliner it was always brown or dark brown* classy!

#4: Apply a white eyeliner to your bottom water line. This will make your eyes appear wider. All the ladies in this era did this. Were trying to be authentic here ladies. 

#5: Now is the fun part, apply false lashes to your top lashes. Whether you chose full lashes or just ends were going for the winged look here. 

#6: Apply a peachy blush to your cheeks!

#7: Take any red lip liner or lip stick and apply it to your luscious lips 

#8: Final step, don't forget her unforgettable beauty mark. I found that liquid liner works best with this step. 

Add your wig, white dress, and wind machine and your just like Marilyn

and if you didn't know her and I are on a first name basis! ;)

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