Monday, August 3, 2015

A Few of My Favorite Things (July)

Hi Beauties,

Another month has come and gone and this month has been quite a busy one! I have many favorites this month ranging from makeup to food. Links to all of the products that I mention will be at the bottom of this post!

Starting with my makeup favorites I have been obsessed with two different Ulta products this month, the first being the Legendary Lengths Mascara. I have been wearing this mascara pretty much every day during the month of July and I love it. It gives great length as well as giving decent volume, but if you are anything like me you want LOTS of length and LOTS of volume so, after I apply the Legendary Lengths Mascara I also add a bit of the Ulta Curled Up Mascara and it is wonderful! The only down side to the Curled Up Mascara is that it is in the shade black/brown so it does not give you as dark of lashes as it would if it were just in the shade black. The next product I have been loving this month is the Ulta Automatic Eyeliner in black. I know that's a lot of Ulta products, but there were having a buy one get two free sale a while back and I took that as an opportunity to try some new products by them. The last makeup product that I have been loving this month is the Too Faced Natural Eyes Eye shadow palette. I have worn this palette pretty much all month long I switch between all three of the set looks in this palette as well as mixing up my own looks! If you would like to see one of the looks that I put together using this palette just comment bellow!

Moving on from makeup, Lets go to hair, I am constantly trying new shampoos and conditioners and this month I have found one that I think will be around for a while! The shampoo and conditioner system that I am currently using is the Fructis Damage Eraser line, I use three of the products from this line, I use the shampoo, conditioner, and the Heal and Seal  Treatment. I tend to only use the actual treatment a few times a week just because with such moisturizing products I am afraid that using all three every day will make my hair appear to oily.

Now to fragrance, I have been hopping between two fragrances pretty much the entire month of July, the first being the Pink Sun kissed body mist, I love how it is lighter than a perfume, while still being stronger than a regular body spray. My second fragrance I have been using this month is the Bath and Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel this is actually one of their Holiday collection body sprays so it is only available during the winter months.


My favorite food that I have eaten this month is the home made BBQ cooked pizzas!

To make this home made pizza you will start by getting a BBQ pizza pan, however this recipe can be made in the oven. (a link to the one that I own is down bellow)

Here are the things you will need in order to make these home made pizzas

  • 1 Trader Joe's Pizza dough or the dough of your choice 
  • 1/2 cup of your favorite Tomato Sauce 
  • 1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese 
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese  
  • 1/4 Cup Frozen Organic Corn 
  • 1/2 Organic Onion 
  • 1 Organic Bell Pepper (and color) 
  • 1/4 Cup Frozen Organic Corn 
  • 1 Tbsp Crushed Red Peppers 
  • 3 Tbsp Kerry Gold Butter Salted or Unsalted 
  • 1 tsp Garlic Salt 
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese  
Turn the BBQ on to high and let heat for about 10 minutes. While the BBQ is heating in a small sauce pan melt 2 Tbsp of Butter and mix in the garlic salt. Cut the Onions, and Bell Peppers into slices and place them in a medium sized pan add the Butter and saute until the vegetables are soft in texture. Once the vegetables are soft add the Corn and the Crushed Red Peppers into the pan with the Onions and Peppers. 
place the pizza dough on the pan that you will be cooking your pizza in and brush it the the garlic butter mixture that you made earlier then put in the BBQ for about 3 minutes or until partly cooked. Once the dough is partly cooked you will take it off of the heat or leave it on if you can be fast with putting the ingredients onto the pizza. start with the sauce, everyone likes a different amount of sauce on their pizza so add as much or as little as you please. once you have added the sauce put down your Mozzarella cheese and then sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top. Last you will add the Onions, Peppers, and the Corn onto the pizza. Put it  back on the BBQ and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the crust is a golden brown and the cheese is slightly crisped. 

If you would like to do a lighter take on this pizza you could replace the Pizza dough with a cauliflower dough. 

Cauliflower Dough 
  • 1 Head Cauliflower with the ends removed 
  • 3/4 Cup Mozzarella Cheese 
  • 1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese 
  • Garlic Salt to Taste 
Steam the Cauliflower in a sauce pan. Once steamed transfer it into a medium sized bowl and smash it like mashed potatoes, once thoroughly mashed mix in both cheeses and the Garlic Salt. spread into the shape you would like and bake for 5 minutes and then add the toppings in the same order listed above! 

I hope you all enjoy this recipe! Let me know in the comments what some of your favorites were this month, along with any recipe ideas or beauty suggestions! Be sure to follow me on both Instagram and Twitter @milliblogs!  I love you all so much and I will talk to you guys soon! 

xoxo, 



Sunday, August 2, 2015

The New Milli Blogs

Hi Beauties,

Welcome to all of my new readers, and welcome back to all of my loyal readers. As I'm sure you have noticed, I have renamed Beauty by Jacqueline Marie to Milli Blogs. I wanted to let you guys know some of the reasoning behind why I did this. I have felt in a rut for the last few month when it came to finding things to write about and I didn't want to write posts just to get a post out, but rather I wanted to write about things that I am truly Passionate about. I am passionate about Beauty, absolutely, but I wanted to expand because life is about so much more than owning the latest lip gloss that came out.

That being said, the new and improved Milli Blogs will now feature blogs about Health, Beauty, Skin Care, Hair care, recipes (both healthy and indulgent,) and just posts on life in general. I want this blog to be a positive outlet where we can all come together as a community to be healthy, active and of course, Beautiful.

If you have topics you want me to write about feel free to leave them in the comments, or just stop by to say hi!

I am so excited to begin this new phase with my blog, and I hope that you will all love the new direction I'm going in!

Be sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter my username on both is milliblogs. I love you all so much, and I will be back tomorrow with  my July Favorites and a little Monday Motivation!

xoxo,
Jacqueline 

Friday, May 1, 2015

A Few of My Favorite Things (April)

Hi Beauties,

The Month of April has been a wonderful month, but with the end of one month comes one of my favorite's posts which is My Favorites! I haven't done a favorites post in FOREVER so if this post is a little long I'm sorry, but i'll try to condense it as much as I can!

This month I have been really into face masks, but the one mask that has been my favorite is the Mask of Magnaminty by Lush Cosmetics. I am Obsessed with all things Lush but this mask in particular is my favorite! I find this mask so refreshing and well just amazing! A few tips I have for using this mask are to make sure you face is totally clean before you apply he mask, I leave it on for about 20 minutes because I just love the cool mint sensation on my face! Once I wash off the mask I never put any other skin care products on because I feel like I should just allow the mask to finish doing its magic without any other products.

Now on to lip products! I have been in love with the Too Faced Melted Lipsticks. I have never come across any other lip product that has the consistency of this product! They are smooth, pigmented, and long lasting. Basically everything you want in a lip product and more! I own 4 colors, Melted Nude, Melted Fuchsia, Melted Berry, and Melted Peony. The two colors that I wear most often are Melted Nude and Melted Berry. If I had to choose a favorite it would absolutely be Melted Berry. I love the color I wear it at least once a week. If you are in the market for a new lip product then search no further, and try one of these Melted lip products!

Another lip product that I have been loving this month is totally random but this is a favorite of mine so I'm going to write about it! I have a lip Balm Obsession, I don't think I have ever really talked about it before but I am obsessed with lip balm! I used to be one of those people that only used EOS and I was happy but a few months ago a friend of mine told me that I needed to give up EOS and move on so I thought why not, I can give 1 tube of a different type of lip balm a try, and if it doesn't work out, well then I'll just dig into the 6 pack of Eos bals I have from Costco! I never thought that I would have loved this ChapStick this much! So the ChapStick I left EOS for is the Chap Stick brand Classic Cherry ChapStick. I am obsessed. I Own the Original, Mint, Cherry, and Strawberry. So if you are in the market for a new lip balm go and get ChapStick Classic Cherry.

Moving on to eye products, now, I have been using the Too Faced Natural Eyes Eye shadow Palette When I love all three looks that they suggest to wear, my favorite being the Classic look. The Classic look combines Silk Teddy, Push-Up and Erotica, and can i just sat Push-up is such a beautiful shade I wear this look at minimum 3-4 times a week.
 
 
I am wearing Melted Berry on my lips and Natural Eyes Classic on my eyes! 

Lastly we have mascara, my current favorite mascara is Maybelline Mega Plush Volume Express mascara. I am always switching up my mascara so i'm sure ill have a new favorite next month, but for now this is my mascara love!

I hope you enjoyed this post and let me know what kind of posts you guys want to see! Make sure to follow me on Twitter and on Inastagram at Jacquelinemillington. I love you all so much! 

xoxo, 
Jacqueline 


Wednesday, April 29, 2015

I'm Back/ DIY Hair Mask

Hi Beauties,

I know what you're all thinking, it has been FOREVER since I last posted and I'm sorry about that, but, sometimes life just gets so buys you have to take  a break from things that you love in order to succeed. I'm sure you guys are wondering where I have been and the answer is I have been in school, my schedule is so demanding I hardly have time for anything else.

So, I have been trying so many new products over the last few months that I am so excited to talk to you guys about! I will have a post up tomorrow with my favorites from the last few months, but, I can't write a post without giving you girls some sort of beauty advice am I right?

This morning I woke up to see an Instagram post by Julianne Hough talking about this " amazing hair mask" and my first thought was oh great, here is another hair mask that I'm going to try and be extremely disappointed with, but, No! This is the real deal! I 100% endorse this hair mask! I have tried so many hair masks and not one has ever lived up to this one and the best part is that it is totally DIY I repeat, this hair mask is DIY! I don't know about you guys, but anything with the phrase DIY in it automatically sparks my interest!

So here is the recipe for this miracle of a hair mask!

1 Tablespoon of Organic Coconut Oil
1 Tablespoon of Organic Raw Honey

(increase amounts for longer hair I use about 2 Tablespoons of each)

Directions:
1) Heat coconut oil and honey in a pan
2) Let cool for a few minutes, I let mine cool for about 5 minutes before I use it
3) Apply to hair and you can honestly leave this on for however long you want, but make sure to leave it on for at least 15 minutes.
4) Wash the hair mask out of your hair and make sure to get ALL of the hair mask out and shampoo well, otherwise you hair will look oily once it dries.

I hope that this hair mask transforms your life like it has transformed mine make sure to tweet me and tell me about your results after using this hair mask. I love you all so much, make sure to check out my Twitter and follow me on Instagram at Jacquelinemillington. Have a fabulous day Beauties!

xoxo,
Jacqueline

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Vlogmas 2014

Hi Beauties,

This year I am going to be doing Vlogmas! I am so excited to be doing Vlogmas because  I have spent years watching some of my favorite YouTubers while doing Vlogmas and now I am the one not only watching Vlogmas but creating Vlogmas videos as well! I hope that you guys will all subscribe to my YouTube Channel! My YouTube will be linked bellow! Also make sure to follow me on Twitter for updates on when I post videos!

I love you guys so much and thank you for all of the support that I have received from some of you guys! Have a beautiful day!

Love and hugs,
Jacqueline Marie
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Friday, November 21, 2014

Its The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

Hi Beauties,

This time of year is my absolute favorite time of the year, I can not believe that we are into the Holiday season already!

I have so many ideas for videos and blogs that I am going to be doing for you guys over the next few months. I did; however, want to run an idea by you guys, what do you guys think about me doing Vlogmas? I'm thinking yes! I posted my first YouTube video in September but haven't gotten a chance to film another one since then, but, I am ready to begin filming on a weekly basis.

So, I'm sorry that this is a quick post, but, I will be back with a YouTube video on Tuesday! Until then make sure that you guys are following me on Twitter and Instagram to become a part of my day to day life. I love you all so much! have a beautiful day!

Love and hugs,
Jacqueline Marie



Saturday, November 8, 2014

I'M BACK!!!

Hi Beauties,
I have been so many places over the last few months but one of those places that I haven't been is here! I am so sorry that I haven't posted in a while. I promise that I am back and I will be posting at least once a week if not more than once! Actually if you would like you can comment bellow how often you think that I should post every week!

I also plan on doing one YouTube video a week. however, i may miss a week every now and then only because doing a video is so time consuming I wont always have time to do one every week.

Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU to all of you who have helped me by following my blog, liking me on Twitter, following me on Instagram because I couldn't do this without your constant support!

Lastly I want to do a Holiday Giveaway for you guys! I have not decided on the official prize yet, but, I am open to suggestions, so leave a comment bellow telling me what you think the prize should be! This giveaway will be open internationally! Here are the rules for the Giveaway!
1- You must follow me on both twitter and Instagram  (linked bellow)
2- You must subscribe to my YouTube Channel (Linked bellow)
3- Leave a comment bellow telling me what your favorite thing about the Holiday season is!

I love you guys so much and I am so excited to be doing this Holiday Giveaway for you guys!  Have a beautiful day!

Love and hugs,
Jacqueline Marie

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