St. Patty’s Makeup Inspo

My family loves St. Patrick’s Day! It must have something to do with it being my mother’s birthday! We celebrated with food, wine, cake and of course a touch of green!🍀

I love playing with color, but recently I had a mini peel (I will tell you about this very soon), so I have been wearing little to no makeup for the last 3 weeks. Crazy, I know! This is my no makeup, makeup look for St. Patrick’s Day. I decided to go with a soft green shadow on the bottom lid. This really helps my brown eyes pop! If you want to know what colors look best with your eye color check this out.

Skin: Foundation -Motives custom blend 

Eyes: Eye Shadow Top lid & Crease -Motives Maven Palette -Green EyeShadow-120 colour eyeshadow palette

Lips: Lipstick Pencil in Dusty Pink by Bobbi Brown

Cheeks: Bronzer by Motives 

Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Ebony, Brow gel in Mahogany by Bobbi Brown, Eyebrow Kit by Motives

xx

Vanessa

Oatmeal Banana Pancakes, for One!

Trying to stick to my diet hasn’t been too hard with recipes like this–Oatmeal Banana Pancakes.  I love pancakes, so to find a substitute for flour makes me so happy. This is something your whole family will love. They won’t even know the difference. Promise!

Oatmeal Banana Pancakes:

1 cup grinded Whole Oats

1 Egg

Dash of cinnamon

1/2 cup of Almond Milk

1/2 Banana

1 tbsp Coconut Oil

Dash of Baking Powder

Honey for topping

Mix together until smooth ( I put mixture into nutribullet). Put coconut oil in heated pan. Pour blended mixture into pan, and voila!

Ice latte:

1/2 cup almond milk

1 cup cooled coffee

Dash cinnamon

Dash nutmeg

1 tsp coconut oil

Ice

Blend in nutribullet!

Hope you enjoy this recipe! Happy Saturday!

xo

Vanessa

Spring into Fitness!

21 Day Extreme Challenge

I don’t considered my self a really fit person. I do workout but, inconsistenly and I eat just ok. Recently, I started working out harder to prepare for my wedding day (we all need motivation!). I lost 10 lbs in 3 months. Let me remind you, I drank and ate fries from time to time. The last few weeks I’ve been more strict with dieting & excercising, but can’t seem to see any results. I hit a plateau! So, I wanted to try something to kick it up a notch. This is where 21 Day Extreme Fit Challenge comes in.

The Extreme Fit Challenge is designed to help you get seriously shredded in the shortest time possible. I’m super excited to see the results… and share my success with you. Today I share a smoothie recipe I absolutley love! Especially when I’m craving something sweet.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 banana

1 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp peanut butter

1 cup almond milk

1 tsp honey

1 chia seeds (optional)

Hope you enjoy!

xx

Vanessa

Dreaming of Spring!

Currently Coveting

As the temperature slowly rises each day, I can’t help but anticicpate the coming of spring!  In fact, I can’t wait to throw all the thick sweaters and wool coats back into the closet. This spring, I am obsessed with golds, pinks, sleek and effortless peices.

Here are some of the spring items on my wish list.  What’s on yours?

Nasty Gal <span>Blazers</span>
Valentino <span>Pumps</span>

Romantic Granada Wedding

When you spend your time traveling the world, it only makes sense that you would land on the lovely paradise of Nicaragua as your wedding destination, an insanely beautiful country that makes for the prettiest of Big Days. This colorful affair is complete with shades of red, turquoise and yellow. It is complemented by the colors throughout Granada, Nicaragua. This wedding was filled with love and surrounded by their closet families and friends. It doesn’t get any better than that!

Stunning Bride! Makeup by Vanessa Urbina and Hair by Maryann Ahrens

Reception held at old train station in Granada

Nicaraguan folklore dancers

Ceremony at Hotel Dario

 
 

Hope you enjoyed this beautiful wedding!

xo

Vanessa