A BEAUTY LOVERS DREAM BOX

Hey guys, i hope you all had an amazing Christmas whatever you were up to! I have had such a nice Christmas spent with family, which to me is what makes Christmas (oh and the food of course). Saying that one of my favourite things i have been doing over the festive period has been having a Peach Bellini or two or three or four in my hand, they are just so nice! It has been so good to have a few days off after finishing blogmas but obviously since you are reading this means i am back with a new post. I wanted to share with you just one of the amazing gifts i received this Christmas, as it is possibly a dream come true gift for any beauty lover. Saying that about 80% of my gifts this year were beauty related, but who's complaining? Not me...

This is one of the gifts my parents bought for me this Christmas and aaaah i think it is my favourite one. It's a huge box full of goodies by Estée Lauder it also comes with a huge vanity case and a smaller sized gold makeup bag. My mum said she was so excited to give it to me as she obviously knows i am a huge fan of Estée Lauder products. I am not sure what this particular box is called as it doesn't say anywhere so i am just going to call it an "Estée Lauder Dream Box" ha ha...

The box includes:

Pure Color Nail Polish in the shade Fallen Angel

Advanced Night Repair

Gold Makeup Bag

Modern Muse Eau De Parfum

Gentle Eye Makeup Remover

Pure Color Palette (contains 12 eyeshadows and 2 blush shades)

Pure Color Gloss Palette (contains 3 shades)

Sumptuous Extreme Mascara in the shade Extreme Black

Pure Color Intense Kajal Eyeliner in the shade Blackened Black

Revitalizing Supreme Anti-Aging Moisturizer

3 Pure Color Shimmer Lipsticks in the shades Pink Parfait, Tiger Eye and Candy

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BLOGMAS DAY THIRTEEN: HOMEMADE NUTTY CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Hey guys, i hope you are all having an amazing day whatever you are up to and welcome to day thirteen of blogmas! A great way of giving a gift to someone at Christmas is to give them something homemade which can not only cost left but be a more thoughtful gift and who doesn't love chocolate? I have a great yet simple recipe to create homemade truffles, which would be perfect gift wrapped as a small present for someone. If you want to find out how to make these nutty chocolate truffles then please keep reading...

To make the truffles you will need:

120ml double cream

200g chocolate 

(whatever your preference is either milk or dark)

200g chocolate for the chocolate covering broken up

1 tbsp of butter

5-6 tbsp crunchy peanut butter

Method:

Put the cream in a small pan and heat it until it is almost at a boil, then switch off the heat and add the chocolate and butter. Take the pan off the heat and leave it to stand for around 6-8 mins without stirring it. After the time is up begin to stir the ingredients until it is all combined, the mixture will be shiny and smooth. Pour the mixture into a bowl and then gently stir in the peanut butter, leave the mixture to cool down a little and then place it in the fridge for a few hours (over night is even better).

Take the firm mixture out of the fridge and line a large tray with grease-proof paper. Using a melon baller or your clean hands take 1 tbsp or 2 tsp's of the chocolate and quickly roll into a ball and place on the tray and then repeat with all the chocolate and then they are good to eat. You can add a finishing touch to the chocolates by dipping them into more chocolate. 

Melt the remanding 200g of chocolate either for 20 seconds in the microwave in sections stirring in between or melt in a bowl over a pan of boiled water. All that is left to do then is dip the chocolates into the melted chocolate and then place back on the tray. To add a finishing decorative touch you can sprinkle some ground almonds or flaked almonds on top. If you are placing the chocolates in a gift wrapped package or box make sure the chocolate is completely set before you do so.

I hope you have found this homemade gift idea useful in some way and even if you don't want them for a gift, make them away as they are so good!

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