Younique Favorites!!

After running through the rain heading in and out of church, I noticed my make up looked better than ever! So I snapped a Younique-Selfie! 

I've been a Younique distributor for a few months now and the most exciting part is trying out the new products! 

These are my favorite four products that I use every day! The fiber lash mascara is simply amazing and I have already raved about it before on my blog! The mascara is a MUST-HAVE!

The black eyeliner is a simple black liner but without the smudging on my lid! I had previously been using a Mac liner and just dealing with the smudging and wearing off...only wish I had this Younique liner sooner!

I have never used a primer before trying the Younique Glorious Natural Face and Eye Primer so I do not have anything to compare it too. However, it definitely is one of most essential products when dealing with make up on your skin! It goes hand-in-hand with the pressed powder! It goes on super light and is made with all natural ingredients! 

With sensitive skin I was a little hesitant to try a new powder, as I have always used Neutragena powders. While I have nothing bad to say about Neutragena's powder, I can say I have switched over to the Younique Mineral Touch Pressed Powder and do not regret it! Great colors to match your skin with!  

Looking to try a Younique Product? click here! 

Www.youniqueproducts.com/ChelseaFillhouer

Fighting Fleas

This is the sad look of a dog with fleas...

This is our first experience fighting fleas. With our two dogs, we have always relied on the monthly Frontline flea treatments. Apparently this month, the Frontline didn't work for Crosby. :( He had been itching more than usual (our Crosby is a Chinese Crested Powder Puff with extremely sensitive skin...and stomach), I rolled him on his back for a good scratch and I spotted a tiny black flea crawling around his belly!!! 

I really hate the fact that we are already pouring on the chemicals for the monthly Frontline treatments, so I looked for a more all-natural, home remedy for fighting fleas. I searched Pinterest and the internet for ideas and read some rave-reviews about a few cheap grocery items.

I went out to the grocery store and bought coconut oil and apple cider vinegar.

I took Crosby out on the deck and lathered him up with coconut oil. I rubbed it all over his fur, on his belly, and legs. He was loving the doggy-massage and the taste of the coconut oil! While this remedy is pretty messy, it has so many benefits for pets, while not only fighting against fleas. I left the coconut oil in over night and all through the next day (be sure to cover up furniture with blankets/bed sheets). So after 24 hours of my puppy lathered in coconut oil I SPOTTED ANOTHER FLEA! Ugh, as many of you know, this is a such a frustrating process! I immediately took Crosby outside and repeated the lathering of the coconut oil...

24 hours later...since I have gotten home from work, I have been checking my dog about every 20 minutes, in search of one of those pesky insects!! Have not seen one!!! :) (knock on wood).
I also gave him a warm bath to rinse off the greasy coconut oil.

 <Crosby with the coconut oil lathered on...>

*Supposedly the fleas hate the sticky substance and ultimately suffocate from the coconut oil or leave the pet. Whenever fleas are present in the house, be sure to vacuum frequently and wash linens/blankets that have been in contact with the pet.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR: When searching for all natural remedies to fight fleas, many people had documented great results when using apple cider vinegar. Pet owners put a small amount of the vinegar in their pet's water or you can put the vinegar it in a spray bottle mixed with water and spray it around the house or directly on the pet.
Day 2 using the coconut oil seems to have worked for Crosby, but I will be pulling out the apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle if necessary!

I will be updating the flea fighting progress in a few days! :)

Comments appreciated if anyone has had experience using natural remedies to fight fleas!

Until next time,
~Newly In Nashville

Recipe Post: Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are amazingly delicious and perfect for FALL! :)
Usually I am more of a 5-ingredient baker...so this recipe required a little extra effort. An extra trip to the grocery was needed, but well worth it. Also, be prepared to pull out the old mixer (mine hadn't seen light since last Thanksgiving). This cookie recipe was a Pinterest find, more specifically from the Cooking Classy website.

Cook Time: 30 minutes (beginner baker and cook) 

Makes Approx. 24 cookies, I made big cookies and some of the batter and cookies were eaten in the making...

Ingredients: 

~ 2 1/2 cups of flour

~ 1 1/2 cups of oats

~ 1 tsp. of baking soda

~ 3/4 tsp. of salf

~ 1 3/4 tsp. of cinnamon

~ 1/4 tsp. of ground nutmeg

~ 1/4 tsp. of ground ginger

~ 1 cup of unsalted butter, softened 

~ 1 1/3 cup of brown sugar

~ 2/3 cup of granulated sugar 

~ 1 egg

~ 1 tsp. of vanilla extract

~ 1 1/4 cup of canned pumpkin puree

~ 1 3/4 cup of semi-sweet chic. chips

~ 1 cup of walnuts or pecans (optional) 

My Easy Step: 

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2) Mix together in large bowl: flour, oats, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Put aside for now. 

3) In electric mixer bowl, mix together: butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy. 

4) In combo. from Step 3, add egg, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree. 

5) Mix on slow until ingredients from step 3 and 4 are well blended. 

6) Mix in chocolate chips and (optional) nuts. I used walnuts and loved it. 

7) While mixer is on slow, blend in the dry ingredient mixture from step 2. 

8) Now that ALL ingredients are mixed together in the one large mixing bowl, let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes. 

9) Use a spoon to scoop the cookie-mix into individual cookies, onto a greased cookie sheet. 

10) Bake for about 12 - 14 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes after baking. 

11) Enjoy the Cookkkiessss! 

Side note: I am not a milk-drinker but these cookies tasted so good with a cold glass of milk! :) 

12) Let me know what you thought of this recipe, my husband is my official taste-tester but he is biased and thinks everything is "amazing". 

Happy Fall!!!! 

<3 Newly In Nasvhille

My First VLOG!!!

Check out my very first VLOG!!! My every day make up tutorial!

Wooo Hooo!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDwuf-_48do&edit=vd

Recipe Post: Taco Soup

Soooo it's pretty much FALL Y'ALL (more so in the Midwest, than here in Nashville) but with the colder temperatures and football on TV, I have the perfect, super easy recipe you can try.

TACO SOUP! (this is also a Weight Watcher recipe :) )!
Time needed to make this soup: 1 hour 30 minutes

 Ok, first things first, here are the ingredients you will need to make this soup.

~ 1 lb. ground round

~ 1 large onion - chopped into small pieces 

~ 1 package of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix

~ 1 package of Taco Seasoning Mix

~ 1 can of pinto beans

~ 1 can of chile hot beans

~ 1 can of whole kernel corn

~ 1 can of mexican diced tomatoes (I used the Red Gold Mexican Fiesta) 

~ 1 can of diced tomatoes (Red Gold)

~ 1 cup of water

My Easy Steps: 

1. Start to brown the meat and chopped onions. Draining excess fat, if needed. 

2. Get out a large cooking pot (needs to be able to hold all ingredients) 

3. While browning meat, pour all of the canned ingredients into the large cooking pot (5 cans total).

4. Add the cup of water into the cooking pot. 

5. Add the Ranch Dressing mix and Taco Mix into the cooking pot. 

6. When meat/onions are fully cooked, add meat/onion combo. to the cooking pot. Stir well. 

(Additional water can be added during this time, depending on how you prefer your soups, I think I added a half-cup more just to make it more liquidy.) 

7. Bring all contents of soup to a boil. Once boiling turn down the temperature and let simmer, covered for 1 hour. 

*Because the meat has already been cooked, you could eat at any time, however for best results, soup should be kept simmering and covered for 1 hour.* 

~~~ This soup can also be cooked for an hour in the crock pot instead of stovetop!~~~

~~~I like to eat this soup with crackers, oyster crackers, or even make some crispy, garlic bread to go with it!

Let me know how you like my Taco Soup!! 

Hope you enjoy!

 

Got my new mascara!!!! Younique 3D Fiber Lashes!

Woo hoooo! I was sooo excited to try this new mascara!
I have always been obsessed with my eyelashes...always a Covergirl-girl. I would buy all of the various mascaras, the one that lengthens, the clump-crusher, the volumizer, and so on. I can honestly say that I have found my new FAVORITE mascara.
I just randomly saw a friend had this new 3D Fiber Lash mascara from Younique posted on her facebook. I asked her about it, she completely swore by it, so I ordered mine online for like $30.00.

Got it today and am blown away by it. I feel like this kind of stuff never works...but this mascara is insane!

If you want to try it out, just click here... (this is not a scam...I ordered mine and got it like 4 days later, now I want to try all of there other products). Also, if you hate it, you can send it back and get a full refund.

https://www.youniqueproducts.com/ChelseaFillhouer

One eye with regular mascara. Other eye with Younique's mascara. This picture does not even do the mascara justice. 

I will be posting a vlog about this product later, just had to get the first-reaction post out there! :) 

First Make-Up Blog :)

Ok this is a total disclaimer right here: I am not a make-up junkie nor do I think I am even good at doing make-up.  I have worn the same brand of mascara, eyeliner, powder for about 10 years...but I have really been trying to branch out with my make-up and try new things. When I post things about make-up it will be strictly personal preferences and tips that have worked for ME!

Also, I am super cheap and simple when it comes to buying and using make up. Most of my make up can be picked up from Target, CVS, or Walgreens and like I said, I have been wearing the same brand of eyeliner, mascara, and powder for over 10 years! However, my sister and fellow blogger, (http://adecisionmaker.co ...check her out), is THE make-up queen. She loves to make me over and use all of her expensive products! I also benefit from the fact that she will give me all of her make-up hand-me-downs. :) That is the only reason I have products from NARS or Sephora, etc.

So, the other day, I was bored and doing my make-up. I took my usual 5-10 minute make up routine and decided to go a little bolder. The look turned out really great, especially as kind of a darker-fall look. I took a picture, wanted to brag about some of my favorite, CHEAP products that I used, and people really seemed to like the idea of me showing off my make-up. The people commenting were my friends, however a few of them wanted to know about specific products that I used. I even had a request to do a liquid eyeliner tutorial video! :) I will for SURE be trying to do a video of my eyeliner because I am obsessed with it! AND it has taken me years to finally get a look that I love with it.

ANYWAY, here is a few different pictures of the look.

                                        Showing off the lip and eyes!
 

                      Showing off the highlighter!

AND, here are the products I used to get the look.

****I love MOSTLY all matte products, I'm usually not into the shimmery looks. I do not use primer or liquid concealers on my face... :/ Just haven't gotten into that yet. I am a beginner make-up enthusiast!****

1st Step: Eyeshadow, L'OREAL HiP Eye Shadow - Amazing for my coloring (hair/skin/eyes). I swear putting on this brown eye shadow makes me look tanner! The light color,  I use for clean up and right underneath my eyebrows. I only put the brown on the crease of my eyelid.




2nd Step: Liquid Eyeliner, Maybelline Ultra Liner. One of my favorite products EVER! Easy to apply, does not smudge, peels right off when washed in the shower, and stays on all day! The applicator is a tiny brush. I simply paint a thin line directly above my top eyelash line. I love to add a mini-wing, the angle and length of the wing can totally make a look more bold and make the eyes pop.

3rd Step: Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eye Pen.  This pen is a little smudgy but it really helps me extend my liner into the inner corner of my eye. With the felt pen you can be super precise, I use it as kind of my corrector pen.

4th Step: Covergirl Mascara. I have always been obsessed with my eyelashes and mascara. I love trying any and all mascaras, but I always seem to come back to my Covergirl mascara routine. I have all of the various types of Covergirl mascaras and I kind of just rotate them as I do different coats of the mascara. The three I have photographed are my all time favorites. The mascaras with the curved applicator seem to always be a favorite of mine. I like to use a few different Covergirl mascaras when doing my make up because I find that some lengthen better than others, some are better for thickening, and some are great at separating the lashes at the end of the make-up routine. 

5th Step: Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Ivory. I just bought this because I wanted to try highlighting/contouring with it. I like super simple and quick products and I really don't like to put liquidy products on my face but I had heard good things about this highlighting concealer. I put this concealer on my forehead in-between my eyebrows, a straight line down the middle of my nose, and underneath my eyes. 

6th Step: Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Powder Foundation in Tan. I have used this product FOREVER. I just use a make-up brush and brush it all over my face. It gives me a little tan and just evens out the color in my face. I have sensitive skin and cannot stand when I feel like make-up is clogging my pores, this powder foundation feels super light on my skin!

7th Step: Too Faced Bronzer. Love, love, love this bronzer. Totally matte, no sparkles, just makes me look tan! :) It smells like chocolate, too! Now this bronzer is the first product I've mentioned that you cannot buy at Target/CVS/Walgreens. I get this Too Faced product at Sephora, it is kind of expensive but worth every penny. I really use this bronzer to contour my face. When using the bronzer, I like to focus on the area right underneath my cheekbones and right on my hairline. When doing my make-up on this day, I also put a little bronzer on both sides of my nose.

8th Step: Nars Bronzer and Blush Combo. in Sin and Casino.  I actually have not used this bronzer since I switched over to the Too Faced Bronzer. I felt like it didn't go on as smoothly as the Too Faced and it had too much glitter and sparkle. I have been loving the blush (Sin) very minimally just on the apples of my cheeks. 

9th Step: Buxom in Lip Pencil in Brooklyn AND Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Mauvy Night 

So, I have never used these two products together! I originally was trying out the Revlon Lipstick, Mauvy Night color because I was going for a more darker/fall make-up look. I do love the lipstick on its own, its really pretty. The Buxom lip pencil is one of my favorite lip pencils. It kind of has a tingly sensation when you put it on and can be a super bold lip-look or very subtle depending on how many layers are added. ~ The combination of the two colors turned out amazing! I usually don't like to hassle with two lip products but it was worth it! :) 

This blog was wayyyyyyyy too long! I am really starting to see why VLOGs might be the way to go when doing beauty blogs! :) I have been asked to do a beauty-VLOG showing my eyeliner process, which I am planning on doing ASAP. I have also ordered the Younique Moonstruck 3D Fiber Lashes that I am super excited to try-out and review as a beauty blog! 

Thanks for reading!