THAI PEANUT CHICKEN RICE BOWL
Before I got married, I knew how to make one meal...scrambled eggs on toast (and cupcakes!) Yes, I don't know how I survived (thank you to my wonderful sister, Catrina who cooked many, many, meals for me). I lived a very full and social life as a single gal and didn't value meal times. Dinner to me was sometimes crackers and peanut butter or whatever I could grab on the go.
But now (on good weeks) dinners are strategically thought out and planned. My full and social calendar hasn't changed much since I got married so I'm particularly attracted to meals that I can cook in little time.
And these Thai Peanut Chicken Rice Bowls fit exactly into that category. They are seriously soooo delicious and take hardly any time to make (the rice take the longest!) We eat these almost weekly in our home (and James never complains!)
EYEBROW TUTORIAL
So yesterday I shared my favourite brow tools and today I'll show you how to use them!
Here I am with full makeup except for brows...
Like I said yesterday, filling in your brows can really define your makeup aka filled brows add oomph. But watch out for too much oomph because no one wants painted on eye brows.
EYEBROW TUTORIAL-
(Grab your tools!!)
1. Use a pair of brow scissors to trim any long brow hairs (but don't over cut because it can get addicting!!)
2. Brush your brows in place.
3. Fill in your brows with Mac Brun eyeshadow.
If I'm in a hurry, I finish at this point but if you want a more dramatic look then simply do step 4 before step 3.
4. Carefully outline your brow then follow with step 3.
See what a difference it makes? If you haven't tried filling in your brows, I double doggy dare you to try it out!!
If you have any questions on what works best for your brows, ask away in the comments!
xo,
s.s.♥.
TOOLS FOR BROWS
Eyebrows have power you know. Power to make or break a person. JK JK. Ok, they don't have that much power but they do have a little power to really add definition to your make up.
I am half italian. That being said, I have dark thick hair aka I was born with thick eyebrow YET in my early teens I tweezed the junk out of them and sadly they have never been the same. But thank God for make up that can fix my teenage mistake (insert praise hands emoticon).
So I have a brow tutorial for you but before that let's talk brow tools...
I like to joke with James that Home Depot is to him as Sephora is to me. It's my playground, my happy place and where I get (a lot of) my tools.
So that being said, here are my favourite brow tools.
1. Forever 21 Tweezers- Any tweezers will do but just make sure you get some sharp ones. These were a gift and they're actually pretty sharp AND they have a kitten on them. The best.
2. Mac Brow Pencil in Spiked- This is my third of this product so clearly I love it!
3. Forever 21 Compact Mirror- Not necessary but cute and allows you to fix your brows on the go.
4. Brow Brush- This one is a freebie I got years ago and it still is great! (I've linked a bigger, classier one which I hope to upgrade to one day).
5. Sephora Brow Scissors- These are used to trim any long brow hairs. I just got these a month ago and I love them.
6. Mac Brush #266- This flat angle brush is used to apply powder on your brow.
7. Mac Brun Eyeshadow- Even though this is an eyeshadow, it works like a charm on your brows AND it's a pretty universal shade aka it works for most people. Oh, and you can use it for a contour shadow on your eyes too!
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So there are my favourite tools! A lot of people use a brow gel as well to help keep your brows in place but I have never used one as my brows usually sit right in place.
Tomorrow I'll be back with how to put these tools to work!
Happy Monday!
s.s.♥.
Happy Sunday!
Have I ever told you that Sundays are my fave? Sundays = church for me and that makes my heart happy.
Happy Sunday to you! May it be a time well spent.
xo,
s.s. heart.
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HELLO SPRING.
Spring is here and I couldn't be happier. The cherry blossoms that line my entire route to work are in full bloom. It's light until at least 7pm. I can run in a t-shirt (on good days).
I've been serving at my church's kid's day camp the past three days and the last day is tomorrow. It's incredible (300 kids came!) but I can say that I am VERY excited for the weekend. (I have so much respect for you children workers!!!!)
My weekend plans include summit homework, blogging, meal planning, & lots of running (19km on Sunday, ouch!!) I'm VERY excited to not set an alarm on Saturday….
