5 on Friday: Inspiration

[1] FOOD

Pumpkin chocolate chip bread recipe. It's my turn to bring a baked good at ECFE (mommy + me playgroup) on Monday and this is what I plan on making. Yummm.

[2] LAUGHS

Okay, okay Jon Stewart is nothing new for me but he is the cutest dude that could totally be my dad and he is hilarious and wise as an added bonus. If you don't watch The Daily Show we probably can't be friends ;).

[3] HALLOWEEN DECOR

Just some indoor inspiration. I've seen this effect a lot this year and hopefully I get ambitious enough for something like this before Halloween gets here.

[4] ART

I've been on the search for a nice big world map for my gallery wall. I love the gold foil on the black background.

[5] QUOTE

"All the effort in the world won't matter if you're not inspired" - Chuck Palahniuk (author of a couple of my favorite reads, Fight Club and Choke)

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Makeup Staples

I wanted to do something different and fun so I made a set of my makeup favorites. Most of these are products that are fairly new to me within the last 6 months to a year. (I wasn't really into makeup in college and the only thing I cared to splurge on was mascara). I've read rave reviews about the Buxom mascara so I tried it out. I also bought the Better Than Sex mascara by Too Faced on a whim just to try something new and I must say I would place that one far above Buxom and I hadn't even seen any reviews about it. 


I recently started contouring, using a setting powder, and a liquid eyeliner and it's all actually really fun. The setting powder gives my skin a more airbrushed look than traditional powders, the liquid eyeliner just gives a more dramatic effect for the eyes, and contouring gives my face some depth instead of looking so flat. I only contour when I'm feeling really ambitious, though. 
Lips. I do like the Nars lipstick because it is very subtle but has a bit of a rosy colored shimmer and the pixi tinted lip balm is barely noticeable color-wise but is the smoothest stuff ever. 
I've used the cc cream for a long time now, I got it in a birchbox almost 2 years ago. I've used that revlon brow pencil since before I can remember, probably 5 years ago. It's a much cheaper option than the Anastasia brow line at sephora. And I've played around with different shimmer powders but this hourglass kind (I received it as a sample at sephora so I haven't paid for a full size yet) is the finest shimmer powder I've tried. The shimmer is a lot more natural than others, it's more of a highlight. 
There you have it. You can click on the set for details. 

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