by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 26, 2011 | Baking
James grew up in America and he misses it… especially the food… a lot. His Mum still did the big American-style feasts when they moved to Russia and then over here too so when he moved in with me and discovered that I didn’t really cook he took it upon himself to make that happen as often as possible XD
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So this year he decided to make some kind of epic Thanksgiving feast. It’s not an Australian holiday so I really only know what I see on the US tv shows here but I think he did a pretty good job! He made slightly burntcrispy pumpkin, scones (which apparently are called biscuits in the US and are eaten with savory meals?!), roast chicken, chicken nuggets, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potato and baked asparagus.
I know you’re supposed to have turkey on Thanksgiving but it’s so expensive here (like $60 for a bird) so we opted for the much cheaper pre-prepared Woolworths chicken for $9. We did have turkey but more on that later!
Does anyone know why scones are called biscuits in the US? I have the feeling there would be some awesomely epic misunderstandings if I visited and asked for a biscuit and was presented with a scone instead of a cookie XD I’m confused just thinking about it. Also the idea of eating scones with savory food squicks me out, scones should be served only with jam, cream, butter and a good cup of tea 😀
My delicious dinner:
Of course I couldn’t resist trying a nugget in a biscuit while dipping it all in mashed potato, I did skip the barbecue sauce though 😉 A slice of dessert if you get the reference haha! It really tasted horrible XD
I stuck mostly to the mashed potatoes and asparagus, so yummy!
Now dessert which is all I really care about hahaha! James making his dessert:
And its…………………. TURKEY BALLS!
Basically they are chocolate truffle balls with tails and a chocolate peanut for a head! Zomg so delicious!
We also had James’ version of my apple pie! Now that it’s coming into Summer I want to marathon Pushing Daisies again and bake a lot of pies… this can only end well right?
So yay for Thanksgiving! If you live in the US what do you guys do for it? Any special American foods I should try next year? We had pumpkin pie last year and it was so very not for me but I loved trying it anyway! If you celebrated I hope you had an awesome time!! |
by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 26, 2011 | Beauty, Review
Lash Me Type 2 Eyelash Glue
Price: $7.95 at the chemist I used to get it from
Obtained: Bought
Thoughts:
I’ve been using this glue for around 3 years now and it’s still a favorite. I have had severe allergies to lash glues in the past and I use this one exclusively now as I know I’m not allergic and I’m too scared to try others in case I have another reaction.
In my experience there are two types of lash glues, the PVA-ish ones and the epoxy-ish ones.The epoxy-ish ones are gummy and quite hard to clean off the lashes while the PVA-ish ones are stretchy and can be pulled off a lash band generally in one string. This is a PVA-ish one and I much prefer it to the epoxy-ish ones because I find I can re-use lashes for much longer without worrying about damaging them while cleaning.
This glue comes out white and dries clear, it takes a little while to dry and while most glues need to go tacky before you apply lashes I find it’s easier to apply lashes and press in for a few seconds with this.
Overall I like this glue and the whole not causing me a reaction definitely helps my opinion of it 😉
Would I buy Lash Me Type 2 Eyelash Glue again: Yes.
Disclaimer: All reviews are my honest opinions whether product was provided for review or bought. I am not an expert, just a girl who likes beauty products. Click here to read about my personal preferences or for more information on “Currently Using” mini review posts. Click here for my Editorial and Ethics Policy.
by VioletLeBeaux | Nov 25, 2011 | Beauty, Review
Lip Smackers Strawberry Detangler Spray
Price: $4.99 at Priceline
Obtained: Bought
Thoughts:
I love strawberry Lipsmackers, they smell amazing. So when I saw this at Priceline I figured I’d give it a try because having hair that smells like strawberry Lipsmacker would be AWESOME.
Unfortunately it’s pretty terrible at detangling my hair, I found it was harder to brush out knots than without it. It smells so damn good though, I took to using it as a hair perfume rather than a detangler. It’s super cheap at $5 for a huge bottle so worth it just for the smell. It may be that it just doesn’t work well with my mess of frizzy hair and would work fine with thinner straight hair, not sure and I’m too distracted by the smell to test it on a friend 😉
Would I buy Lip Smackers Strawberry Detangler Spray again: Not as a detangler, I might for the smell but the bottle is so big that I doubt I’ll need to.
Disclaimer: All reviews are my honest opinions whether product was provided for review or bought. I am not an expert, just a girl who likes beauty products. Click here to read about my personal preferences or for more information on “Currently Using” mini review posts. Click here for my Editorial and Ethics Policy.
