I HEART CharmingShop

Hey ladies and gentlemen!

Do you heart CharmingShop? These lovely heart pendants are available in my shop here and here.

Limited quantities available. 

You can pair them with anything. A pair of jeans and a T-shirt for a day-off-work look. Or a frilly dress for date night. We love the simple gemstone look on these pretty heart pendants. Less is definitely more here. And I don't usually say that.

Which colour would you choose?

Sparkling Blue or Shimmering Pink?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Lots of love!

Marissa xo

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Pesto Pasta Recipe

Hello!

Okay everyone, if you haven't tried any of my recipes yet, you have to try this one. The other day I had a ridiculous amount of cilantro left over from a dinner party. I bought it for a cheese platter. I cut and hand pressed cilantro and green onion into goat cheese, and it was yummy! The problem is, you only need a small amount, and by the time I was finished making the cheese platter I still had almost all my cilantro left. Oh no.

So I figured out a solution. A homemade pesto. This is possibly the best thing ever. it tasted so fresh and garlicky (yeah be careful! There's a whole lot of garlic in here. In fact you may want to cut it down a bit in the recipe if you're not a garlic fan.) It felt like I was out eating at a restaurant, and that's pretty nice. 

Here's what you need:

*2 cups cilantro

*1 cup parmesan cheese

*1/2 cup oil

*1 tbsp lemon juice

*1/2 cup crushed almonds (sliced almonds)

*2 stalks of green onion, chopped

*2 garlic cloves, chopped

*desired pasta

Here's what you do:

First we're going to make the pesto. Grab a cutting board and knife and let's get started. First pull the leaves off your cilantro. We don't want stems here. Once that's done, bunch them all together and chop them with your knife. It's okay if it's not perfect. This Pesto is not made with a food processor or blender. It's a more natural, chunky take on Pesto. Now put them into a bowl to be mixed with your other ingredients. Now finely chop your green onion and garlic and add those to the bowl as well.

Next we can do the almonds. I have sliced almonds here, because they're easier to work with, but you can chop up whole almonds too. Put your sliced almonds in a Ziploc bag. Close it up. And now smash them up with a spoon (or your hand.) Once the pieces are crushed up, add them to the bowl too. Next add the rest of your pesto ingredients - parmesan cheese, oil and lemon juice.

Alright, that's done. Just mix that all up and taste. If it's not to your liking, adjust to your tastes. 

But I promise you, it tastes amazing! You'll like it.

Lastly, cook your pasta and drain. Once it's ready, add your pesto on top and serve.

Best dinner ever.

Marissa xo

CharmingShop

Odd Lips

Most of the time when you see me, I'm wearing one of two makeup looks - black cat-eye liner on my eyes and red lipstick or dramatic Sixties eyes with a peachy lip. I have a flair for vintage makeup in my own beauty routine. That's my comfort zone, and that's what defines me. 

But here's the problem...

I'm a beauty junkie. Not like I used to be. I'm much more sensible now. I only buy to refill the necessities now. Let me tell you though, I still have quite the collection. It wasn't just for me. It was for all the ladies I used to do makeup on. Some of the things I would never dream of wearing again. They're strictly Cosmetician looks or something I bought with someone else in mind. 

Now that I'm in a different line of work, I do my own personal look every day. 

Sometimes though, I open up my cosmetic case, and play around. 

As I mentioned before with Lipstick Love, I am absolutely head over heels for lipstick. 

They are my weakness and probably always will be. 

But I don't just have a million red lipsticks to feed my red lipstick addiction.

I have other colours too. 

So I thought I would do a little post on some lip looks that I don't think I would ever wear in real life, but it sure was fun playing with some unusual colours!

Not all these looks are by actual lipstick. You can be much more creative by implementing 

other cosmetics you own.

This is what I used:

1. Silver - MakeUpForEver Aqua Eyes 8L, MakeUpForEver Silver Eyeshadow.

2. Lilac - MAC Quite Cute

3. Candy Pink - MAC Saint Germain

4. Bright Peach - MakeUpForEver 402 Lipstick, #601 Anna Sui Lip Gloss.

5. Soft Green - Concealer Stick, #900 Anna Sui Eye Colour Accent

6. Gold - MakeUpForEver Aqua Eyes 9L, #850 Anna Sui Lip Gloss

7. Purple - Revlon Super Lustrous #663 Va Va Violet

8. Black - #060 Anna Sui Lip Rouge

Play around with your makeup! That's what it's for!

Would you wear any of these looks?

Marissa xo

CharmingShop