Wet 'n Wild, Colour Icon Eyeshadow - First Impression

Lately my little eyes have been attracted to very many shiny objects... Not that it’s anything new in my life BUT it is a relatively new thing when it comes to my makeup. So when I  waltzed into my local drug store (Clicks – to be precise) and I found myself standing at the Wet ‘n Wild stand I found a set of very affordable single glitter  ‘eyeshadows’ so to speak. Here’s my first impression on the Wet ‘n Wild, colour icon glitter eyesahdows.

Spiked

Well for starters, there are a total of seven single eyeshadow pots. Namely: Brass (Gold); Spiked (Silver); Binge (Purple); Bleached (Multi hued); Groupie (Pink); Distortion (Blue); Vices (Red). I purchased four of the seven, ‘Brass’, ‘Spiked’, ‘Binge’, ‘Bleached’. To me they seemed like the most versatile of the lot and they are shades that I would be able to use for my clients and let’s be honest at a price range of between R30-R40 a pop it was hard to say no SO they all came home with me.

Binge

The first time I tried the product out I used it on my sister for a night out; I used a substantial amount with high hopes that this product wasn’t going to be a flop. Unfortunately by the end of the night her eye makeup had creased quite badly and my heart sank a little. These products are infused with aloe and coconut oil so, they have a very creamy texture almost like Vaseline so it’s no wonder the product doesn’t really ‘set’ on your eyes. The pigment of some the glitter is not that great as you will see in the swatch photograph that I took...

Bleached

However, I thought I’d give these another shot because I really didn’t want to dismiss them after only having used them once. I made a point to use ‘Bleached’ & ‘Brass’ on two clients, using a much smaller amount and steering clear from the crease of their eyes. It really didn’t turn out badly, I did use setting spray after applying the glitter and that seemed to make it hold a little more which was nice.

Brass

All in all, these products aren’t my absolute favorite and I’m not so sure that I would purchase them again but, I won’t be discarding the four that I bought. I will continue to use them in the hopes that they will better with time. Have you purchased these before? I’d love to know your opinions on these products

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Paella

I love a good hearty meal which I can share with my family & friends and I think that Paella is definitely one of the top five on my list of good meals to share so I figured I’d post a good recipe so you can share it with your loved ones too.

Ingredients

½ Cup (125ml) Olive oil

1 Packet (about 300g) Chicken thighs, halved at the joint

1 Onion, chopped

1 Red pepper, sliced

3 Garlic cloves, chopped

1 Tbsp (15ml) Tomatoe paste

2 Cans (410g each)  Whole peeled tomatoes

5 Cups (1.25L) Good quality vegetable stock

2 Cups (500ml) Arborio rice

½ Tbsp (8ml) Smoked paprika

Salt & pepper

300g Mussles, cleaned & debearded and/or 12 whole king prawns, devained

½ Cup (125ml) frozen peas

Lemon wedges to serve

Nice to have:

1/3 link (150g) Chorizo, thinly sliced

Large pinch of Saffron threads

Method

1.    Heat a paella or large pan over a low heat. Add 2 Tbsp oil and brown the chicken, remove and set aside.

2.    Add 3 Tbsp of oil, saute onions and pepper to soften.

3.    Add garlic (and chorizo, if usuing) and fry for a minute or so. Stir through tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes more.

4.    Add tomatoes and cook over a medium heat until slightly reduced. Remove from pan and set aside.

5.    Bring stock (and Saffron, if using) to the boil in a seperate saucepan. Heat the remaining oil in paella pan and stir-fry rice, paprika and a pinch of salt until well coated.

6.    Return onion mixture to pan and stir through rice. Add stock and bring to a boil

7.    Scatter over chicken and mussles and/or prawns.

8.    Cover with foil and reduce heat to a low simer. Scrape the base of pan from time to time, but do not stir.

9.    Add peas and simmer for 7 minutes more. Season to taste. Rice should be firm and a slight crust should have formed at the base of the paella.

10. Rest for 5 minutes and serve with lemon slices.

Serves 4-6

As you can see this recipe does require quite some preperation time but I think it will be well worth it in the end and I’m sure that your loved ones will appreciate every mouth full. Enjoy it!

Recipe taken from 'Fresh Living- Pick 'n pay' July 2016 Issue

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