Recipe: Easter Nests!

Hey babydolls,

 

Today, I am going to be trying something new over here on my blog....a recipe!

So, the other day me and my boyfriend decided to do some baking, and we wanted to make something that was quite easter-y, so we decided to make these little chocolate mini egg nests...don't they look yummy?!

 

I thought that I would share this recipe and some pictures with you so that you can have a go at them yourself!

 

To start off with equipment wise, you will need:

- A set of weighing scales

- A saucepan (that you can fill with water)

- A metal bowl

- A wooden spoon

- A teaspoon

- 12 bun cases

 

The ingredients that you will need are:

- Approx. 4 shredded wheat biscuits (works out at about 85g)

- 2 bags of mini eggs (weighing at around 100g each)

- 200g of Dairy Milk chocolate

 

1. First thing that you need to do is break your chocolate into small squares so that it is ready to be melted.

2. Then you need to break up your shredded wheat biscuits into tiny strands. (We poured ours into a food bag and bashed it on the kitchen worktop to break it up).

3. Next, tip your chocolate into a metal pan and balance it on top of a pan filled half way with boiling water and stir until completely melted.

4. Once melted, you then need to pour the melted chocolate onto the crushed shredded wheat and combine, till it's all chocolatey!

5. Then you need to set out your bun cases and place equal amounts of the mixture into each one.

6. Next, with the back of a teaspoon create a little dent in the middle of each, to make it look more like a nest.

7. Finally, place three mini eggs into the centre of each nest and leave to set in the fridge for 20 minutes.

8. and enjoy!!

 

So, that's it from me, I hope you enjoy making these nests or eating them as much as we did! If you do end up making these, please tweet me a picture, so I can see how yours have turned out!

 

Thankyou for reading everyone, hope you are all doing okay and are having a lovely easter.

 

As always you can contact me by emailing me on makeupmandm@hotmail.co.uk or by following me on twitter @makeupmandm

 

Megs xo

March Favourites!

Hey babycakes',

 

Today I am going to be writing about all the products that I have been enjoying using throughout the month of March!

 

I love March as it means that Spring is finally here and it is a chance to update my makeup and skincare for the preparation of warmer weather!

 

So, I'm just going to crack on with my March favourites.

 

The first product that I have been loving through March is the John Frieda Luxurious Volume Blow-Dry Lotion Root Boosting Spray (mouthful or what?!). It took me a while to work out how this actually worked, as at first, I thought it was a really rubbish product until I managed to figure out how to use it properly. Just before I blow dry my hair, I part my hair and spray the lotion directly on to the roots, and massage it in with my finger tips.



 And basically what I didn't realise, was that if you then touch your roots once you have blow dried your hair, they feel really sort of tacky, so all you have to do is massage the roots to work in the tackiness and viola, you have effortlessly looking voluminous hair. I really love this product, as, if your hair then starts to look abit limp throughout the day, you just simply re work the product into your roots, without needing to add anymore to it. Fabulous!!

The next product I have been loving this month is actually a clear mascara. However, I don't use this in the normal conventional way, I actually use this on my eyebrows to set my eyebrow powder in place and make sure that my brows are all neat and tidy.

Please excuse the disguting colour of this...its kinda old now!

This is the Collection Colour Lash Mascara in the colour Clear. This is really good at doing the job that I need it to and really does help to keep my eyebrows in shape, and they don't move an inch and neither does the powder.

Next, I have been loving the Rimmel London Stay Matte Pressed Powder throughout this month. My shade is 004 Sandstorm, but I do also like to use the Transparent one sometimes.



I have been loving this loads recently as I have recently changed foundations and I think my skin is just getting used to it, but my face tends too look a little shiny after applying foundation and concealer. This powder has quickly become my go to powder and I literally don't think that I could live without this. It is incredible at controlling shine and it looks really natural on the skin, it doesn't seem to matter how much you apply, it never looks cakey!

The next product that I have been loving using this month is a skincare product. This is Soap and Glory's Scrubatomic - Amazing Daily Face Polish. With this, I basically take a small amount onto my fingertips and massage into my chin, nose and forehead every morning. This contains the tiniest little beads, that are really quite scratchy, but they are not a horrible scratchy, it just lets you know that it is doing really good things to you skin.



Oh, and it smells absolutely blumming gorgeous! Kind of like the smell of peaches, yum! After using this, it makes your skin feel super soft and clean, it really is a lovely product.

I have also been loving this body wash from Soap and Glory which is called 'Foam Call'.



This smells absolutely incredible, according to Soap and Glory the fragrance is 'the new fruitigo fragrance with notes of frozen yuzu, orange oil, green fig, and jungle pomelo essence". Whatever that is its amazing! After use, this makes your skin feel super moisturised, silky and feeling really refreshed.

My non-beauty favourite this month is actually this scarf. I picked this up from Primark earlier on this month, when I was buying some new items to update my wardrobe to spring/summer. 

This scarf is super soft, and looks really good with everything. The pattern and the colours make me feel super summery, but it is still quite thick and warm while we are making the transition from colder weather to warmer. And I think it was only £4!

And finally, my not so favourite product this month is this eyeliner from L'Oreal. This is the Super Liner Perfect Slim in the colour 'Intense Black'. When I first bought this product, it looked really promising, it has a really long and thin nib, which is the perfect shape for creating specific lines and catflicks. However, I cannot express my hatred for this product enough and I am soooo annoyed!



Within 1 minute of application, after I have let this dry, it has printed and smudged all over my top lid, making me look ridiculous. I have also found it really hard to correct any mistakes made by this eyeliner, as any attempted removal just smudges everywhere. Its horrid! I have tried everything I can think of to stop any of this happening, but nothing works! Hate it!!!

So, that's it from me then lovelies! I hope you enjoyed this blog post.
As always you can email me on makeupmandm@hotmail.com or by following me on twitter @makeupmandm

Megan xo