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Blogmas #10: Top 5 Holiday Makeup sets

Published on December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 by NAWatermanLeave a comment

When I think about Christmas and New Year’s Eve, I immediately think about glitter and rich reds. Yes, I’m talking about makeup. Unless you’re like me, you don’t wear red lips on an almost daily basis.

This is the perfect time to purchase those vibrant makeup sets as a gift or for yourself. I’ve come across 5 sets that are a must have.

Too Faced Let it Snow Girl

Need I say anything about this gift set? If this doesn’t scream holidays, I don’t know what else does.

Too Faced Christmas Party Essentials

Now who doesn’t love a great gold glitter eyeshadow? This set comes with the Better than Sex mascara, which is on my top 5 list of great mascaras.

Too Faced Gingerbread Extra Spicy Eye Shadow Palette

This eyeshadow palette is a great stocking stuffer. Too Faced eyeshadows are very pigmente, as you can see by the rich and vibrant colors. This palette screams holidays.

Clinique Holiday Cheer

This has to be one of the best holiday makeup sets for the lips. The snowflake box actually breaks up into three section. Each section has a different lip set: nude, pink and plum.

Estee Lauder Lauder 31 Beauty Essentials

This is ultimate holiday set. Not only do you get full size lipstick, mascara and lip gloss…you also get a full size makeup remover, night repair creams and a train case.

The best part about these sets are the affordability. It’s always a great idea to purchase makeup, particularly in a set during the holiday season. The makeup is usually cheaper and you get more discounts. Just a little tip from me to you 😉.

Blogmas #9: Meatless Monday…Italian Spicy Sausage Pasta

Published on December 9, 2019 by NAWaterman3 Comments

Hey my friends!

Now that the holidays are upon us, that means spending lots of time with family and friends. That also means family style meals…

I don’t know about you, but when I think about a hearty meal, I think about Italian food. Italian food has to be my favorite type of food. And with all the plant based meat alternatives, I don’t have to give up some of my favorite dishes.

One dish I love to make is Italian spicy sausage pasta. I think it’s not only a hearty dish, but festive due to the colors in the meal. And bonus, it’s so easy to make.

Let’s begin…

The ingredients you will need to make this meal are:

1 box Tomato penne pasta (I love Barilla pasta)
8 oz. Tomato basil pasta sauce ( if you don’t have time to make your own, I personally love the Ragu Simply pasta sauce because they don’t add the extra ingredients we simply don’t need)
4 Plant based sausage ( I recommend the hot and spicy Beyond sausage)
Italian seasoning
Red pepper flakes
Extra Virgin olive oil
2 cups of Baby spinach

The first thing you want to do is boil a pot of water (add a teaspoon of the olive oil, italian seasoning and red pepper flakes to the water). You always want to add the seasonings to the water, then bring to a boil. When you do this, the pasta gets infused more with the seasoning.

In a pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and heat the pan on medium. Cut the sausages (I like to cut them diagonally) and then add to pan. Cook on each side for about 5 minutes. Stir the pasta sauce into the pan. Add some more red pepper flakes if you like your food extra spicy. Drain the pasta and add a little at a time to the pan with the sausage and pasta sauce. Put the temperature on low to simmer because you now want to add in the spinach.

Mix spinach into the pasta and sausage. You don’t want the spinach to get too wilted, so turn the stove off once you’re done mixing.

Now all you have to do is enjoy 😋

Blogmas #7: My Birthday Message 🎁

Published on December 7, 2019May 17, 2020 by NAWatermanLeave a comment

As l start a new chapter of my life, I enter it with gratitude. I think about those that unfortunately do not get the opportunity to continue growing their story.

So my message to you all is to celebrate your birthday…celebrate growing older. Growing older means you’re given the opportunity of life.