tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10655271833826128132024-02-06T20:22:15.959-08:00Laura Vitale's BlogSharing my love for food, fashion, DIY, friends and everything life has to offer! Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-48233452558660832842016-08-18T12:11:00.000-07:002016-08-18T12:17:09.596-07:00I'm Pregnant!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting a family has been a dream of ours for years and we couldn’t be more excited! We feel so blessed to be on this journey and finally have the family we have long dreamed about. Our bundle of joy is due to arrive in early February and we are over the moon with excitement! Thank you for your kind words, love and support! Make sure to follow on IG for small updates and sharing in the excitement with us! Much love, Joe and Laura xoxo</span></div>
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I have another review for you today and it's on the Sephora Give Me More Lip Set. I love this time of year when Sephora comes out with different kits that make fabulous gifts for the makeup lover in your life. I love trying out and playing around with different lipsticks and lip glosses so when I saw this kit, I immediately snatched it up! There were only two of these left in my local Sephora and from what I've heard, they have been selling fast so if you see it and want it, grab it! </div>
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This is what the outside of the kit looks like and when you open it, it's like a magical rainbow of lipstick/gloss heaven! </div>
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The Kit includes 16 different lip products, some regular size and some are a bit smaller (not sure if the smaller ones are travel size or sample size) I haven't tried all of them, but I did try a few and I can't wait to tell you about them! Here is a list of the products:</div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.04oz BUXOM® Full-Bodied™ Lip Stick in Menance </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.07 oz BUXOM® Full-Bodied™ Lip Cream in White Russian </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.03 oz Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick in Icon </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.03 oz Kat Von D in Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick in Backstage Bambi </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.042 oz Kat Von D Foiled Love Lipstick in Adora </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.1 oz Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Bare Naked </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.05 oz Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Natural N45 </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.33 oz Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Strumpet </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.1 oz Smashbox Be Lengendary Lipstick in Nylon Nude </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.14 oz Smashbox Lip Gloss in Pout </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.03 oz Stila Color Balm Lipstick in Sonya </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.03 oz Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lip Color in Dolce </span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">- 0.009 oz Tarte Glmazon™ Pure Performance 12-Hour Lipstick in Inspired </span></b></div>
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This is the Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Backstage Bambi. First thing I can say is WOWWW color payoff!! This shade is very bright, first thing that came to mind is that this is probably as close to barbie's lip color as I could find! I only swatched this on my hand it didn't budge, even after I washed my hands, it was still there! Love this one!!</div>
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This next one is the Smashbox Lipgloss in Pout. I actually have the full size of this gloss, I purchased it about a year ago and love it to bits!! It's a milky, blue based pink and it's one of my all-time favorite lipsticks so when I saw this came in this particular kit, I was thrilled!</div>
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Next we have Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream In Marshmallow Bunny. I have to say that I was so upset that this looked so strange on my lips! I was really looking forward to trying this one and I thught for sure I would like it considering I love baby pink colored anything! This just didn't look good on my lips at all. It enhanced the dry spots and it just didn't look good at all! </div>
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Up next, is the Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lipstick in Never Say Never, love this!! It's a deeper pink but not deep enough to be a berry color, I love the feeling of this lipstick! </div>
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This is the Stila Color Balm Lipstick in Sonya. I love how this feels on the lips, it really does have a balm type feel but I just wish it was in a different color, it's a little too on the brown side for my liking. But this does look good layered with different things so I will have to play around with it a bit more and keep you updated.</div>
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This is the Buxom Full Bodies Lip Stick in Menance. I love this color, its a dark berry color perfect for this time of year! </div>
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This is the OCC Lip Tar in Strupmet. If you're familiar with these lip tars you know that they are extremely pigmented and last on the lips for a long time. This one is no different and I adore this deep purple/berry color.</div>
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This is the Tarte Glamazon 12hr Lipstick in Inspired. This is a lovely every day neutral color and It lasts on the lips for a really long time so that's definite plus!</div>
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This is the Bite Beauty High Pigment pencil in Pomegranate. I adore these lip pencils and I'm looking forward to playing around with this particular one! </div>
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This is the Makeup For Ever Rouge Artist natural in N45. This was a disappointment, it's sheer and the color isn't my favorite, a real bummer because I was really looking forward to trying out this lipstick.</div>
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Now this one is my absolute favorite lip product out of the whole kit. It's the Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid lipstick in Icon. Words can't describe how incredibly beautiful this lipstick is, it dries to a matte finish and lasts on the lips all day!! The color is areally deep berry/red/plum it's very unique and I love it! It started to come off as I was eating dinner but that's kind of normal with most lip stains. I cannot wait to get my hands on more of these, by far my favorite lip product I've tried in a long time!</div>
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This next one is the Kat Von D Folied Love Lipstick in Adora. I am not a fan of this one at all! The color is like burnt orange and the finish is very frosty. I felt like I was going to an 80's Halloween party when I tried this lipstick on.</div>
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This is the Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick in Nylon Nude. This is my second favorite product of this kit. It's the perfect nude color, not too light or brown, absolutely gorgeous!! I have been wearing this daily because it's the perfect neutral color that really goes with everything!</div>
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Next we have the Buxom Lip Cream in White Russian. This a cult favorite and I also have the full size of this one. Its a pinky nude that gives your lips a bit of color and of course shine! </div>
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This last one is the Stila Stay all Day Liquid Lip Color in Dolce. This is also a great long wearing product but the color is way off for me. Looks way too brown on the lips and that's a real bummer considering I love the formula and was hoping to wear this on a daily basis, I wish the color was bit lighter but I will try to play around with it and see if it can be layered.</div>
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My overall thought on this kit is that it's a must if you want to try some new lip products. Aside from a couple of the glosses, the rest of the products are new to me and I think the price for this kit ($59.00) is very reasonable considering what you get. Get your hands on it and I guarantee you wont be disappointed!</div>
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Today's post is a highly requested one. If you are subscribed to my style/beauty channel, you will know that a few weeks ago I showed this kit in a haul and I had tons of people requesting a review for it. I figured I would do one here since it's easy and quick. This kit was on sale at my local Target for for $14.99 and I have to say, I am loving it! I really didn't know I would end up loving these products so much and now I want to explore more from their mineral wear line. </div>
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The kit comes with a mineral powder foundation, a bronzer and a blush. I purchased it in the color medium.</div>
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As you can see, the powder foundation is a bit bigger than the blush and bronzer and I think that's kind of normal in most kits.</div>
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The powder foundation is much more pigmented than I though it was going to be, I personally don't use it as a foundation, I like using it to set a lighter coverage liquid foundation. My advice would be to apply the powder using a big fluffy soft brush, staying away from dense brushes because that might cause it to have a caked on finish on the face and that's never a good look! </div>
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The bronzer is dark enough to see a bit of definition if you use it in your normal contour and if you're fair skinned, you could definitely use this as a contour color since its not shimmery but still has a tiny bit of glow to it. But since I have a bit more color to my skin, I use this bronzer to add some color and depth to my face and I can truly say it's been my go to bronzer for that purpose. </div>
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The blush is absolutely beautiful!! It's a basic darker pink that really can flatter several different skin tones. Use it lightly if you're fair, and build it up from there if your skin tone is a bit darker. It's not a crazy color so it can pretty much go with any look, it has a beautiful finish and blends so easily that it's a dream to put on your cheeks. </div>
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My overall thought on this kit is that it's beautiful and I am so glad I got it! If you have a really extensive makeup collection, this isn't necessary to add to it but I really enjoy these products and plan on using them very often!</div>
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Here is a followup blog post to my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkzyEcIaNqY">Makeup Geek Review video</a> I posted on VitaleStyle. The items I ordered from the MUG line are some lipsticks, eye shadow pigments and quite a few of her regular eye shadows. </div>
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The lipsticks I purchased came in a set and I must admit, the colors and formula of these are a lot better than I was expecting. The shades that came in this set are Fearless, Captivating, Famous, Luscious and Lavish (swatched down below in that order) I love pretty much every color, I will however say that I wish a light pink/nude shade came in this set as well (or replace one of the darker colors). It would have been lovely to have an everyday very wearable color to reach for when you're going for more of a natural look. I will be checking the MUG website for more lipsticks to try because I love these and would like to try a few more!</div>
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The next items I picked up were these pigments, let me just start off by saying that these colors are absolutely gorgeous!! I love every color I ordered and I will be ordering a few more to add to my collection. The packaging is nice, nothing crazy but I'm OK with that because often times, a company will charge you an arm and a leg for a mediocre product just because of the fancy packaging. The only little issue I have with these (it's not stopping me from ordering more so you know I think they are good) is that each one is so full of product (not a bad thing) that as soon as you open them, the product does kind of go everywhere and makes a bit of a mess, I would have loved for these to have some kind of stopper or something that made it a bit easier to control the product. The specific shades I got are Enchanted, Sweet Dreams, Birthday Wish and Afterglow (swatched below in that order).</div>
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And now on with the shadows. I was really shocked at the pigmentation and formula of these shadows, I am going to be very honest and tell you that from the price, I was expecting these to have the same look and feel of shadows like BH Cosmetics or Costal Scents (I don't dislike those shadows but they aren't the best quality in my opinion) these on the other hand, had the look and feel of a mac shadow and in some cases, the pay off on some of these shadows is better than mac shadows.As you can see I have quite a few of them and I reach for them constantly (especially cocoa bear and beaches and cream) they are easy to apply, hardly any fallout (no more fallout than any other shimmery eye shadow) and how beautifully they blend. These are worth every penny and I can't wait to get more! My Z palette didn't come with my eye shadows, I purchased mine from Amazon.com.</div>
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Here are a few of the shadows swatched on my hand (I did not edit any of these pictures by the way, the pictures were taken right in front of my studio light) and as you can see, the colors are gorgeous and pigmented! </div>
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Overall I have to say that I am thrilled with my purchases and aside from the packaging of the pigments, I give these products a 10! Great product at a fantastic price! </div>
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When you open it up, the first things you see are the shadows, then slide the shadows part to the right and under that, you have some blushes, bronzers, highlight and lipsticks. I have to say that I was surprised by the pigmentation, definitely better than I thought they were going to be. What I did find however is that the formula is very powdery and can be a bit messy when applying so be careful (I did my eye makeup before I applied my face makeup so I could avoid fallout all over my cheeks).</div>
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These were the shades I used to create my eye look. One of the downsides of this kit is that none of the shadows (or anything else) are named, therefore I can't tell you exactly which colors I used. As you an see, the colors are beautiful and pigmented, you just have to be careful when applying them so you don't have tons of fallout.</div>
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I used the middle bronzer (top row middle) there are actually two colors there that I mixed together and for the blush, I used the berry colored blush (second row from the top all the way to the left) and for highlight, I used the white (top row, add the way to the left).</div>
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My thoughts on the bronzer and blush are the same, beautiful colors but can be a bit hard to blend and definitely need to be careful with fallout. I suggest setting your liqud foundation with a powder to make the blending of the blush and bronzer easier otherwise it will look blotchy and not blended. As far as the highlight, it was not very good. The highlight was a matte white that came off super powdery and there was no highlighting done whatsoever! I would rather use the white as an eyeshadow, won't put it on my cheekbones again that's for sure! </div>
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Here are the blush, bronzer and highlighter swatched (blush to the left, bronzer in the center and highlight on the right).</div>
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And I figured I would share what's on my lips since they are pretty noticeable, L'Oreal LeMatte Lipstick in 408 "She's so matte" topped with Revlon Just Kissable Balm Stain in "Lovesick".</div>
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Beautiful colors with good pigmentation and I love the range of colors in this kit, you can create tons of different looks with them, from neutral looks to smokey or even a bit more daring with some of the brighter colors. However, they are quite powdery and especially the face colors, are very hard to blend. This would be a good kit for someone just starting to explore with makeup but not something I would give to someone with an extensive makeup collection. I personally wouldn't repurchase this kit but since I do have it, I will continue to play around with it some more and keep you all posted. </div>
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Today I wanted to touch on a question I am asked over and over again on a regular basis and that is, "What Kind Of Wine Do You Cook With?! The answer is very simple, any wine that you enjoy drinking!! Years ago, I was told that if a wine isn't good enough to drink, you shouldn't use it in cooking and when you think about it, that makes total sense. When you cook with wine, it intensifies the flavor and therefore the better tasting the wine, the better the outcome of your dish will be. I am no wine expert by any means but I know what I like and I am the first to admit that walking into a liquor store and browsing over to the wine section gives me a bit of anxiety, too much to choose from and I end up just grabbing what I always do for fear that if I try something new, I won't end up liking it.<br />
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I recently came across Club W which is a monthly wine subscription that tailors to you and your palate. When I found out about Club W, I did at first question how this worked, but after filling out my personal palate profile I was pretty confident that I would end up liking what was sent to me and I am happy to report, I was! I received three bottles of wine last month, two whites and one red and the cool thing about this is that after you've tried the wine that was sent to you, you can go back on their website and rate them. If you're not a fan of one (or all) the bottles you have received, they will use your ratings on that particular bottle and work on sending you something a bit more up your alley the next time. I have truly been enjoying the wine I have received. I've cooked with them as well and the flavors have been delicious!! </div>
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I recently made a big pot of Chicken and Dumplings and used the Pinot Grigio that came in my box this past month and loved the subtle yet bright (you can tell I'm not a wine specialist by how I describe them haha) flavor it brought to my dish. Chicken and Dumplings traditionally is pretty heavy and can be a tiny bit bland if you don't add some good ingredients, and just like in my chicken noodle soup I always add a good glass of white wine to bring a little life to the dish.</div>
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Another great recipe I made recently Is my Mini Ravioli Soup and in that video I added a good glass of the Red Wine Blend that came in the same box as the Pinot Grigio, the Red Wine Blend delivered such good depth of flavor in a relatively quick cooking soup. I never ended up cooking with the Riesling that I received this past month because we drank the whole bottle at dinner, it was out of this world!!</div>
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Using good wine makes a big difference in the final outcome and the reason why I (and some of my friends that are subscribed to to Club W) have been so pleased and impressed by it, is that I can try new bottles of wine monthly without worrying that I'm spending an arm and a leg on a bottle of wine I might not like. Plus, It's like Christmas every month when they show up in the mail!!<br />
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Since I loved it so much and thought you would too, I asked Club W for a promo code that you can use to get a discount. If you use our promo code you will receive three bottles for the price of two. Either use this link <a href="http://www.clubw.com/vitale">http://www.clubw.com/vitale</a> or promo code 'vitale' (no capital letters).<br />
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It really depends on your palate and what you like, but I really enjoyed these! My dad loved the Red Blend (as you may have seen in my vlog!).</div>
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So today I wanted to share with you the coconut sugar scrub I use on a regular basis that not only smells incredible, but makes my skin feel amazing and because I make it myself, I get to control what ingredients go into it. I have been making this scrub for about a year now and I have even made it as gifts for my girlfriends who love it as much as I do! </div>
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1/2 cup of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007UWNBYS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007UWNBYS&linkCode=as2&tag=laurinthekitc-20" target="_blank">Organic Virgin Coconut Oil</a> (I actually found this Trader Joe's brand on Amazon since I don't have a Trader Joe's anywhere near me), Zest of 1 Lemon, (this is optional but I love adding some lemon zest to it because it truly smells amazing especially when paired with the vanilla beans) Seeds from 2 Vanilla beans (scrape the seeds out) and 3/4 of a cup of Granulated Sugar. </div>
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Hi friends, I've been getting tons of questions lately on my social media networks and youtube about doing more reviews on mostly beauty products but just anything I come across. I am happy so say that you can expect quick reviews on my blog from things I try or things that are recommended to me by you! I'm starting my first official review today with the<a href="http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2266226&productId=xlsImpprod5890156&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat80045%20cat80058" target="_blank"> Bare Minerals Kiss and Tell Lipstick Set</a>. These are the new Marvelous Moxie Lipsticks that Bare Minerals came out not too long ago and when I saw this little set, I immediately got them because I love trying out new products and I especially love little package deals where you get smaller sizes of each item but you get multiple items in one. So let's get on with the review..</div>
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This is what the box they come in looks like, the pink packaging totally got me, the set is sold for $29.00 and I purchased mine from Ulta. So these claim to be vibrant, pigmented and ultra hydrating and I can totally agree with those claims 100%. I am loving these lipsticks and I am so glad I saw this set for sale! I have been wanting to try these for a while but didn't really want to spend $18 on one since I hadn't heard much about these and saw no reviews. I am happy to say that these babies are everything they claim to be! </div>
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Here are the 5 shades that come in this set, as you can see from the picture, they are very pigmented and and feel really creamy on the lips! Love the color selection although I would have preferred a red or coral color in place of the "Break away" color, it's too dark for my lips and I really don't see this as looking flattering on very many skin tones, way too brown! </div>
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Here are the shades from left to right, Speak Your Mind, Break Away, Get Ready, Go All Out, Be Bold.</div>
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<br />Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-40282365307003218952013-09-11T08:21:00.001-07:002013-09-12T07:35:42.359-07:00My Cleaning Schedule and Organizing <div style="text-align: center;">
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I recently posted a video on my vlog channel about my cleaning schedule and how I keep my house organized and tidy at all times. This video has been so highly requested on all 3 of my channels and social media so I figured I would do it. If you haven't seen the video, please do as that will probably provide you with everything you want to know, but I figured I would share a little more and go a bit more in depth here for those of you who wanted to know more.<br />
Some people could totally relate to me on that video, and some people could not, and I totally understand which is why I mentioned in the video the video that my schedule and tips might not work for everyone. I know I don't have kids (I don't really need people to point that out every second) so keeping things clean and tidy might be easy for me now but when the time comes to have kids, it might not be that easy. While I totally understand and agree that things will be harder when that happens, I still feel like certain things will not change, after all, I saw my mother do it, my aunts do it and plenty of other women that have kids that still manage to do it.<br />
When I say I like a clean home, I mean I don't like dirt stuck on the floor, piles of dishes in the sink, dirty smelly bathroom, dusty bedroom and piles of laundry everywhere, will there be toys scattered here and there when I have a child, of course, will there be times where I will want to take a nap rather than mopping the floor, probably, but nothing will change the fact that keeping my home clean and organized is a big priority of mine.<br />
I know I'm very very fortunate to be working form home most of the time, however, when I did work outside the home (I had to be at work by 6:30 am and got done at 4pm) I still was able to keep things in place. It's all about finding a system that works for you and it's tailored around your lifestyle! When I worked outside the home, I would wake up at 5 am, take 20 minutes to drink coffee with my husband, 15 minutes to clean our bedroom, wipe down the bathrooms and sweep, workout for 30 minutes, 20 minutes to get ready and head out the door (I worked minutes away from work) When I came home, I started a load of laundry (If I needed to do laundry that day) quickly dust the living room furniture, and that's it! After dinner, I always clean the kitchen completely, this only takes about 10 minutes, prep lunches for the next day and on days I need to mop, I do it then! And as always, take less than 10 minutes each night before I go to bed to walk around the house and pick up anything that's laying around.<br />
When my home is clean and organized at all times, I don't spend hours and hours cleaning everyday, at that point, it just becomes maintenance! One day a week, I do a deep clean where I move couches away from the walls to clean behind and under them, dust our trim, and clean other tricky spots that I don't get to on a day to day basis. I pretty much keep the same schedule now, just wake up at around 6 or 6:30 instead of 5 (because now I work much later in the day) and basically It's all about maintaining and sticking to it! I am not a lazy person by nature so I'm always up and getting things done, I feel a sense of release when I know things are taken care of. I feel like it makes me happier and therefore when I'm happy, I preform better at my jobs, and just all around I feel much more relaxed. I won't watch TV, browse online or do anything else until the important things are taken care of.<br />
Something else I also wanted to touch on briefly is when I mentioned in the video that I believe in keeping clutter to a minimum, here is what I mean. Don't put piggy banks and aquariums in the kitchen, the kitchen should be strictly for cooking related things just like I wouldn't put a slow cooker in the office, it doesn't belong there! Keeping clutter to a minimum really helps make things so much easy and quicker when you clean, if it takes you 10 minutes just to take off all the nick nacks on your coffee table, you will be less willing to want to dust that table daily. So that's basically everything I wanted to touch on a bit more seeing as I have gotten a lot more questions since posting that video. </div>
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Here is the video if you haven't seen it yet, let me know if you have any more questions!</div>
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I can't contain my excitement!! I can't believe that fall is just about here, technically it starts on September 21st but hey, who cares! If you know me or have been following me for years, you know that fall season is my absolute favorite season! I love everything about it, the beautiful colors of the leaves, cozy nights in with friends and family playing board games, the cute fashion and of course, THE FOOD!!!!! As much as I love grilling and eating outdoors, to be honest, most of the summer is just too hot to eat comfortably outside - and being eaten alive by mosquitoes is not my idea of fun. So for me, eating a cozy dinner with my friends inside is all I think about on those unbearable hot summer days (You know I'll be wishing it was summer on January 1st) so I'm super excited to start whipping up some soups, stews, pies, cookies, roasts, all those comforting dishes we all know and love and can't wait to eat as soon as the weather gets a bit cooler. So before I start dishing up some new recipes on Laura in the Kitchen, I thought it would be nice to take you down memory lane with some of my favorite fall appropriate recipes.</div>
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A good pot roast is really hard to beat, it's so easy to make, it takes just minutes for you to put it together and cooks low and slow for hours making your home smell incredible!! My Italian take on the traditional roast is infused with dried Porcini and braised with Chianti, absolutely incredible I tell ya! The perfect thing to serve to friends and family, alongside a mixed green salad and maybe a warm toasted baguette, give me some now!</div>
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Oh how I adore a good pot of chili!! It's perfect guy food (and girl food, who am I kidding) to serve at football parties. It's hardy, flavorful and easy! Make a big pot and serve it with my cornbread, you will have everybody wanting both recipes, trust me!</div>
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If you're looking for a delicious weeknight soup that's quick and satisfying, my Sausage and Kale soup has all that covered! It's a total go-to recipe for me all fall and winter because it's just so easy and quick to make. Give it a go and I bet it will become a go to recipe for you as well!</div>
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And last but not least, I have to end this post with my husband's all time favorite pie, the classic, Pumpkin Pie. I made our first pumpkin pie of the season today and I kid you not, he walked in the house and as soon as he smelled it, he jumped up and down with excitement haha. It's the symbol that fall is here and we just love this time of year so much! Our first official date was on September 30th and we got married on October 23rd, it's such a happy time of year for us.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this post, I will be back tomorrow with a post about some OOTDs!! </div>
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Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-34448456723794234262013-09-02T15:42:00.001-07:002013-09-02T15:42:14.977-07:00Makeup Saviors!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today for Makeup Monday I thought it would be the perfect time to chit chat with you about a few makeup items that I truly feel like they saved me when I was in Italy. While I was there, I didn't wear makeup during the day since most days we were either at the beach or at the pool, but I did wear makeup at night and since it was sooooo hot there, I feel like these products really helped keep my makeup on and stay fresh for hours! </div>
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This first item is the primer I used under my foundation and I honestly feel like this stuff was the glue that kept it from melting away, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TKMRPU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007TKMRPU&linkCode=as2&tag=laurinthekitc-20" target="_blank">Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer</a> is long lasting, feels smooth on the skin and just makes the overall look of your foundation flawless!! </div>
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The magical item that kept my eyeshadow from creasing into an ugly mess is this gem right here, The <a href="http://www.sephora.com/jumbo-liner-12hr-wear-waterproof-P284507?skuId=1311174" target="_blank">Sephora 12hr Waterproof Crayon</a> in the color Beige is just amazing!! I love the the soft champagne color and I love the formula so much that I actually decided to pick up a few more of these in different colors. It kept my eyeshadow perfectly put without any issues whatsoever! I love it when a product lives up to it's name! I didn't wear my makeup for 12 hours, at most it was probably 6 hours and it really did look perfect for all 6 hours and remember, it was hot hot hot! </div>
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So these are the items I feel like I couldn't have lived without while I was on vacation, it kept me from melting like the wicked witch of the west haha :)</div>
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As most of you know, I was recently in Italy for 2 weeks visiting my family and as you do when you're in Italy, we ate our hearts out! Italian food is my all time favorite food of course, seeing as I'm Italian and my family's cooking is the best in the world (in my opinion of course) so I figured it would be fun to share some of the recipes with you that I have videos on so you can recreate them. </div>
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If you follow my volg channel you will see in our Italy vlogs that my favorite beach lunch is a plain ole' Prosciutto and sandwich. Nothing beats the best quality crunchy Italian bread stuffed with salty thinly sliced prosciutto, seriously unbeatable! Here is a version I make when I can get my hands on some buffalo mozzarella.</div>
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Another Faaavorite lunch my nonna made for us when we weren't at the beach one day is her rice and tuna salad. This dish is definitely on my top ten favorite dishes of all time and it's beyond easy to make.</div>
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My arrival to Italy would not be the same without walking into my nonna's kitchen and smelling her AMAZING chicken and pastina cooking on the stove. This soup is my all time favorite soup and even when we go to Italy in the super hot summer months, this is the very first meal I eat. The whole time on the plane I think about my nonna's chicken soup waiting for me as soon as I get there! </div>
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And the last recipe I will leave you with is her Jam Tart or as we call it, Crostata di Marmmellata. Something would be seriously wrong if I opened the fridge and there wasn't one of these tarts in the fridge waiting to be eaten by people at anytime weather its for dessert after our meal, a small slice for a snack with coffee or breakfast, there is always one in the fridge. I wouldn't suggest eating pies and tarts for breakfast or even snacks unless it's a special event but seeing as I only get to see and spend time with my family once a year, I go a little wild and eat everything in sight! </div>
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Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-65652776227249622122013-08-28T15:39:00.002-07:002013-08-28T16:50:31.893-07:00What's new? Where have I been and what's going on?!<div style="text-align: center;">
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It really frustrates me to no end the fact that I haven't posted here in a while but the good news is, I'M BACK and I'm not going anywhere! So let me fill you in on what's been going on and why I've been MIA from my blog. If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, you would know that several weeks ago I was in an accident and therefore was totally out of commission for a couple weeks from pretty much everything.<br />
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I won't go into too much detail but basically I got hit in the head with a very heavy piece of wood that left me in pain and totally out of it for a while. Thankfully, we had pre-recorded some videos for Laura in the Kitchen so that's why we were still able to upload somewhat regularly. I know some people might say that writing a blog isn't hard work and therefore I should have kept writing it in that time but honestly, I was in so much pain that I slept most of the time and really didn't have anything going on whatsoever to talk about and didn't want to force a post that probably wouldn't have been any good. As soon as I felt better from that we had to go to CA to attend VidCon and so at that point it was all about work work work since I had been out of the loop for so long it felt like I got hit all at once with so much that I not only felt overwhelmed but super stressed out.<br />
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As soon as we came back from VidCon, we had one week where we were home before we left for Italy for 2 weeks so that whole week home I was a lean mean filming machine! We had lots of videos to film for LITK plus other projects I was working on so thinking about doing anything else besides that was not even an option. I have been back from Italy for 3 days now and I'm feeling caught up, refreshed, inspired and excited to get back to blogging and share with you what else I've been working on. My cooking channel is doing amazing, we just reached 650k subbies (I'm still jumping up and down with excitement) and since fall season is right around the corner, I've been a busy bee creating and writing some delicious and cozy recipes, it's going to be an amazing season especially with the Holidays!<br />
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My other channel LaurasTopics has gotten a new identity, we changed the name of that channel to TheVitales since we are now (wait for it) VLOGGERS!!! after years of hearing from all of you that you wanted to get a sneak peak into our everyday life (and therefore vlogs), we have decided to just do it! We have been uploading our Italy vlogs and after those are all caught up, we will be daily vlogging, I'm excited to share a bit more of my life with you and hopefully you enjoy them. Something else I'm absolutely THRILLED to share with you is my third channel we have recently started. Just like vlogging, I have been asked by soooo many of you for so long to start a beauty channel. I have debated this for a super long time mainly because I didn't want anyone to think I was going to quit my cooking channel or get a bad rap about my love for beauty or anything like that, but after a long debate I thought you know what, this my life and if my viewers want to see that other side of me, the girly playful side then, why not give it to them?! I love and adore cooking but I'm also a total beauty and fashion enthusiast, so much so that I have an entire room dedicated to it. The channel name is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/VitaleStyle">VitaleStyle</a>, I will be doing a formal announcement video for it in the next couple days so keep an eye out for that.<br />
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What you can expect from this channel is anything and everything! From makeup tutorials to reviews, hauls, LookBooks, pretty much everything! I've already filmed a few videos for this channel and they will be going up in the next few days, we are still trying to perfect the lighting situation so If things don't look perfect right away, please bare with me as this is all new to me and learning as I go. So this is what's been going on. For those of who have been asking me everyday how I'm doing I just want to thank you so much for your love and support! I'm feeling better everyday, I'm still experiencing some pain and I still have a terrible scar on the side of my forehead so if you see that in the videos I'm sorry but I can't really do anything about it, since the skin hasn't grown back yet no makeup will stick to it. </div>
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First off, I want to start this post thanking you all for the well wishes, love and support. As most of you know, I was in a little accident about a week ago. I'm healing and getting better each day, I still have a lot of head pain but I'm trying my best to heal and get back to my normal routine. Now, on to what this post is about. A couple weeks ago I dyed my hair and posted a picture on Instagram after I was done and had a ton of people ask me what I used, so that's what we're going to talk about today. I have been dying my hair for years (not the best thing to do, I know) and I must say that my hair is really healthy, shiny and strong, I don't bleach my hair so that's probably why I don't have any hair damage. I go to a professional hair salon every 3 months to get my hair professionally dyed, cut and styled, but as some of you know, that can be a bit pricey. I usually need my hair colored every 4 weeks since my roots come in pretty fast and they start to show and since I work on camera, I have to make sure I keep up with it. Since I have to dye my roots every few weeks, I do it myself because I'm doing mostly just the top half of my head so it's easy and cost effective.</div>
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I have been using the same hair dye for about 7 years now (since I first started dying my hair black) and It's the only one I will ever use (if it ain't broke don't fix it). It's box dye and I know most people will tell me how awful it is for my hair but honestly, it works for me so I will continue to use it. The great thing about this particular color and brand is that it matches the color that my hair stylist uses perfectly so my hair doesn't look all wacky. </div>
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This is the hair dye I use, It's by L'Oreal Paris and the color is number 20, Black Natural.</div>
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Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-6969196375941047102013-07-12T13:57:00.001-07:002013-07-12T13:57:16.372-07:00Favorite Summer Clutches<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today I wanted to share with you my favorite summer clutches that I have been carrying on a daily basis that really add a fun touch to my outfit. When It comes to buying a new bag for the season, I like to invest a bit and buy a good quality one that's pretty neutral and can go with my wardrobe for the season. I carry the same main bag all spring, summer fall or winter and I like to get a good quality one that wont break on me. But that said, when it comes to accessories and fun colored bags and clutches, I like to find good bargains because they aren't my main bag and I change them up so much that it's not worth spending hundreds of dollars on a mint clutch. Here are my favorites for this season and I can't wait to rock them in Italy! </div>
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This off-white one is from Daily Look, I own a few clutches from there (they were having a 40 percent off your order deal one day so I took advantage of it) It's not really white, it's actually off-white. I love that it comes with a long chain so you can wear it as a little bag if I want to, I have to admit that this is a little bigger than I thought, actually, all the Daily look clutches I got are pretty large, I don't mind though, but keep it in mind. This one goes great with pretty much everything, it's a nice staple piece.</div>
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This little brown one is probably my number one favorite. It actually came with a makeup brush set from Sonia Kashuk at Target, I got the set specifically because it came with this little gem. I got it last spring though so they no longer carry it. For 20 dollars I got a set of brushes (not the best in the world, but oh well) and this adorable clutch! I wear this one constantly and I like that it's small enough to not bother me but big enough to hold my phone, keys, and small little pouch for my money and ID. </div>
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This coral envelope style clutch is from Target, I actually got it a couple of months ago so they might still have it in stock. I manly like this and wear it often because of the color, since its very thin, I can't really put much it in it otherwise it looks bulky and I don't like that. I like wearing this one with white dresses, it's so feminine.</div>
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This last one I will leave you with is also from Daily Look, it's actually the green version of the first one I showed you. I thought this was an unusual color and love the way it really jazzez up any outfit. I wear this with black, brown, white, you name it! </div>
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Hope this post has helped you if you were thinking of getting a couple of clutches for this season. Remember, since it's more of an accessory and not your main bag, don't spend more than about 30 dollars for each one. If a specific place is having a big sale and they have some that you like, that's the place to get them! </div>
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Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-83285859187542970602013-07-11T09:34:00.000-07:002013-07-11T09:34:13.871-07:00Latest Kitchen Obsession<div style="text-align: center;">
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If you know me it's probably through my cooking show on Youtube, therefore you know about my love for anything kitchen related. Because of my work, I do have lots of different kitchen equipment and recently, I added a new member to the family and I'm absolutely obsessed with it! I'm talking about my Blendtec blender.</div>
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I have been using this baby everyday to make my juice and I can't get enough of it. Now I know it's not a juicer so my "juices" come out a little thicker but I prefer that because I get every ounce of nutrient out of my fruit and veggies. It's powerful and has different settings depending on what you're making. You can even make cookie dough or cake batter in this thing, I haven't tried that yet but I thought that was pretty cool.</div>
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If you're looking to invest in a good blender, this is it, my friend! A bit pricey I agree, but I don't mind investing in something that's great quality and will last me for a long time.</div>
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This is what I've been making as a mid-day snack everyday since I got it, a green juice filled with Kale, lemon juice, apple, celery, cucumber and frozen grapes. My juice changes from day to day depending on what I have on hand, but this is my my base, sometimes I add berries, different greens and different citrus. The one thing I will say is that when eating something raw and not peeling it, you should be using organic ingredients, you don't want to eat any chemicals. </div>
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Since yesterday I posted about our fun beach day, I figured today I would follow up with what I carry in my beach bag. I have received tons and tons of requests to do this so here it is! </div>
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This is what my beach bag looks like, I got it as a present last year from my girlfriend for being in her wedding party. I absolutely love it, it's so sturdy and roomy but super light weight. I love that it has my initial on it :)</div>
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Sun screen and other goodies. The blue one is a Coppertone Sport one and I love it because it stays on pretty well even if you go in the water, the next one is my Banana Boat Deep Tanning Dry Oil, I use it on my legs and tummy to get some nice color, it doesn't have a very high SPF so I layer it on top of the Coppertone one. This stuff is so good because it doesn't leave you greasy and oily like the original deep tanning oil, this dries out in seconds but still helps build a nice tan. The Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch is one I use if I lay out but don't go swimming, I like it a lot but doesn't stay as well as the Coppertone one if you're in and out of the water. The last one is a Neutrogena Clear Face Breakout Free, I use this only on my face and I have never broken out from it, it't pretty much the only one I use on my face. </div>
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My sarong for when I am not in the water or laying out, I like to cover my bum! :)</div>
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My husband always packs his solar panel, it's so awesome and we can charge our phones because they do tend to die quickly from playing music. I love my genius hubby! :)</div>
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One thing I forgot to take a picture of is my hair brush. I always bring my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001S261Q6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001S261Q6&linkCode=as2&tag=laurinthekitc-20" target="_blank">Tangle Teaser Brush </a>to the beach or pool with me, it helps untanlge your hair with no pain, I got mine from amazon and love it to pieces! </div>
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My husband and I went to the beach this past weekend with our friends, my brother and sister-in-law and our adorable little niece and nephews. We had such a fun time and I managed to take some cute pics that I wanted to share them with you. We usually go to Strathmere, NJ because there is no boardwalk, therefore it's not as busy - which I like (I don't care for large crowds) and we've been going there for years, it's our favorite spot. </div>
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Hope you enjoy these few pictures, I'm no photographer but I'm pretty obsessed with my little niece and nephews so most of the pictures are of them, however, my nephew Ben was not having it and hid anytime he saw my phone haha! </div>
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Haley, Ben and Brad, I tried to take a picture of them as soon as they got there (Ben refused to wear sandals, he has to wear his Spider Man sneakers at all time) I love his scrunchy face!! Love our little Haley, shes so sweet and I just love playing dress up with her. Brad is the youngest one, look how cool he is with his shades, he's a year old and is already cooler than anyone I know! Their uncle Joe and dad made them a nice little pool :) </div>
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With my bestie!!! I love my boo!! :)</div>
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They love their uncle Joe!! :)</div>
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Joe hadn't done his push ups that morning, so he decided to do a few on the beach haha :)</div>
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She's such a cutie!! </div>
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He's so ridiculously cute!!!!!! </div>
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Look at those little cuties! They had such a fun day, can't wait for more fun this weekend! :)</div>
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I love my love bug!! <3</div>
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Later on that night, we all decided to go back to our place and grill some sweet and spicy wings, corn and other veggies. We had a bonfire going as well to roast some marshmallows. We had a ton of fun and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again this weekend. To me, this is what life is all about, being surrounded my family and friends, making memories, laughing until your belly hurts and just enjoying being with people that bring meaning to your life. I wish my family lived closer, but I'm lucky enough to have my husband's family around and some really great friends. </div>
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Here is the recipe for my sweet and spicy grilled wings if you haven't seen it yet! </div>
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I recently picked up some new items from ulta and wanted to share them with you. I, unfortunately, don't have an Ulta near me (the closest one is about 45 minutes away) so I ordered these from their website. Keep in mind that I didn't have a chance to see any of these items in person before ordering so I just guessed the colors I would like. Most of the items I got are from NYX but I also decided to try a couple of eye shadows from Essence. I have tons of NYX products but believe it or not, I have never owned a NYX lip gloss or lipstick so it was time to get my hands on some and finally see what all the rave is about. </div>
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Here are all the lip glosses and swatches and these, by the way, are the NYX Megashine glosses.</div>
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From left to right, Salsa, Nude Peach, Nude Pink, French Kiss. My thoughts on these glosses: I love the Nude Peach and Nude Pink, beautiful colors with a gorgeous opaque finish, the Salsa and French Kiss are too frosty for me. I wish that they somehow could write the finish of each one in the description, I know it would be a lot but it would be helpful to people who order from their site if they don't have an Ulta near them. I will be keeping them all but won't be ordering anymore online. I'll wait until I go to the actual store so I can see what the finishes are before buying them. I'm also not a fan of the smell.. at all!! But after a few minutes, you can't smell it anymore.</div>
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I picked up two NYX Butter Glosses in Meringue and Peaches and Cream. My thoughts on these: love the formula and really love the colors, The only thing is that the Peaches and Cream is more of a coral than a peach, other than that, these are a hit!</div>
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Here are the shadows I picked out, from left to right, Sahara, Champagne Silk, True Taupe, Charcoal Brown. My thoughts: really smooth shadows and beautiful colors, however, I do wish they had a bit ore pigmentation. I had to really work to make them show but the colors are really beautiful and for the price, it's a good deal. I will be getting some more of these. </div>
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These are a product I have never tried before and I have never seen them in the store so I figured I would give them a shot. They are the NYX loose Pearl Eye shadows, they were super cheap and they were buy one get one half off so I hardly paid anything for them. I haven't tried them on my eyes yet I have only swatched them on my hand, they're a loose pigment so there will be a lot of fall out so make sure you place them on your lid properly. Here are the colors from left to right. Nude, Mink Vison, Rust Pearl, Penny. Again, I haven't tried them yet so I will update you when I do.</div>
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The last items I ordered are two eye shadows from Essence, these are super cheap and I keep hearing people mention them so I figured I would try a couple. Left to right, Metropolitan, Party All Night. My thoughts: the darker one is a nice deep brown but its a bust in my opinion due to all the flecks of gold glitter all over it. The glitter falls all over my face when applying it and it got on my nerves so bad that I ended up wiping it off completely and starting my eye look from scratch. I'l keep it for now but not sure how often I will wear it. The one of the left, is a really beautiful color with an intense metallic finish so it's not something that I would wear during the day, it'll look great for a night out on the town. It does have a bit of fall out so my suggestion is to do your eye makeup first and then do the rest of it, you foundations, powder etc.. For the price, I wouldn't mind trying a few more products from this line. </div>
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Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-1329781563488916002013-07-05T06:39:00.001-07:002013-07-05T06:39:33.033-07:00Spring and Summer Shoes! <div style="text-align: center;">
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I wanted to share with you a couple of pictures of my spring and summer shoe collection. I didn't go into details of each one (we would be here for a long time if I did) so I just took a couple pictures so you get an overview of my favorite spring and summer shoes.</div>
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Most of the shoes on this whole shelf are either from Aldo or Nine West (with the exeption of a few pairs) I love both brands and I feel like they are really good quality. Let me know if you would like a "review" kind of post on any of these specific pairs.</div>
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Some of the brands on this shelf are Target, Steve Madden (the brown cork ones second shelf from the top all the way to the left) Forever21 (all the pointy toe colorful pumps on the third shelf from the top) some Zara and Aldo. I have to say that I am absolutely in love with Zara shoes and will be purchasing quite a few more pairs in the near future.</div>
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Hope you enjoyed a sneak peek into my shoe collection, I rotate them all the time depending on the season. I also give lots of them away if I don't wear them often because I would much rather have someone else have them and wear them rather than sit in my closet for ever! What are some of your favorite shoe brands? Let me know, you know a girl can never have too many pairs of shoes! :)</div>
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Happy 4th of July, everyone!!!</div>
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I'm so glad I woke up today to beautiful sunny weather (it's been raining every single day for about a week) I'm ready to fire up the grill tonight, cook some awesome food and have a bonfire with my very closest friends. Holidays to me are meant to be shared with your family and friends and food is something I make sure is always on point because after all, food is the most important thing at any get together (besides being surrounded by your loved ones of course).</div>
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I wanted to talk about a few recipes that would be perfect for today.</div>
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Warm potato salad, if you're looking for a potato salad that has tons of flavor and will leave your guests begging for the recipe, look no further because this is it my friend! This salad is really best at room temperature, make it ahead of time, cover it and let it sit at room temp until you're ready to serve it.</div>
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Finger lickin' BBQ baby back ribs, there are no words to describe how tender, sticky and addictive these ribs are. Baking them and then grilling them as you baste them with BBQ sauce is the best method (in my opinion) to get them to be melt in your mouth tender but still having that caramelized bbq sauce that every good rib should have.</div>
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My classic cheesecake makes a presence in a lot of my get togethers. It's not only very easy to make, but it delivers that classic cheesecake flavor that no one can resist. Every time I bring it out at parties, my guests get so excited. Topped with gorgeous colorful berries, it just screams "celebration!". </div>
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<br />Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-44966806630094988702013-07-03T10:00:00.002-07:002013-07-03T14:25:53.971-07:00Current Workout! <div style="text-align: center;">
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As most of you know, I love to workout and I make sure to get in a good workout 4 to 5 days a week. I don't go to a gym, I workout at home and I love following workout DVDs, I just feel like who ever the trainer is that I'm following is my personal trainer for the day. I have tried quite a few and a while back I made a video on 'Laura's Topics' about my favorites. </div>
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Here is the video and you can watch the reviews I have on those particular workouts:<br />
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Nowadays I've decided to try a couple new workouts that I have really been loving and i thought I would share my thoughts with you. </div>
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The first one I've been really loving, is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0094K7MM6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0094K7MM6&linkCode=as2&tag=laurinthekitc-20" target="_blank">Les Mills Pump</a>, it's seriously good to build strength and sculpt your body, I have seen my tush lift at least an inch since starting this workout. It's a pricey set but considering it comes with a weight bar and tons of DVDs, I think It's well worth it. It might be a bit boring and repetitive for some people, but I do it twice a week, incorporating it with my other workout. My favorite workouts from this series are the Pump and Shred and the Pump Revolution. You do hundreds of reps between arms and legs and you really feel it the next day. I love incorporating these workouts with something a bit more cardio-intense throughout the week. </div>
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The second workout I have really been enjoying is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005K8QI9E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005K8QI9E&linkCode=as2&tag=laurinthekitc-20" target="_blank">Jillian Michaels Extreme Shred</a>. This workout is an hour long but she says you can split it into two separate workouts if it's a little too intense for you at first. I love the first 30 minutes of this workout, you will sweat your booty off in no time. It's somewhat intense but I love that she keeps me going non stop, that's what burns calories and sheds weight. The last 30 minutes are more about strength training (push ups, leg raises) that kind of thing. It's not my favorite part of the workout but when I have the time, I stick with it and do the full hour. I recently purchased a few more Jillian Michaels workout DVDs and I will keep you posted on those once I get a chance to try them for a while. I like her approach to working out and I love that with most of her workouts (the ones I've tried so far) she tries to cover every part of your body. I like that she covers strength training, cardio and abs in a single workout so it's a one-stop shop. </div>
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Monday: Jillian Michaels "Extreme Shred" about 60 minutes</div>
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Tuesday: Les Mills Pump, "Pump Revolution" 55 minutes</div>
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Wednesday :Jillian Michaels "Extreme Shred", only the first 30 minutes (If I Don't feel exhausted and sore from the day before, I do the full hour)</div>
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This has been my recent schedule and workouts I've been doing, I change things around all the time so I will make sure to keep updating you all on what I'm doing and what I feel has been working. If I ate the way they recommend, I have no doubt I would be in amazing shape just like they are, but you know me, I love to cook and eat so I balance out what I eat by working out almost every day and eating small portions. </div>
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Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-23263389545825349752013-07-02T13:40:00.002-07:002013-07-02T13:40:20.914-07:00New Blog Schedule!<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm so excited to finally have come up with a schedule for this little blog. I will be uploading 5 times a week and everyday there will be a different topic. This is what I came up with and I feel like these topics will cover just about everything you all have been wanting to see from me. </div>
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<b>Monday</b> will be "<u>Makeup Monday</u>" I will be sharing with you all things makeup and beauty related. From reviews to first impressions, I will do my best to cover it all! Please leave requests for what you would like to see on makeup Monday, any products you would like me to review?</div>
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<b>Tuesday</b> will be "<u>Random Tuesday</u>" So I figured Tuesday will be a random post about anything I might want to talk about. Weather it's a recap of my weekend, a fun DIY project or just sharing some pictures and stories with you, this day will keep you guessing week after week.</div>
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<b>Wednesday </b>will be "<u>What I want Wednesday</u>" I was originally going to make this Workout Wednesday, but I figured I would call It "what I want Wednesday" instead that way I'm not limiting myself to only one thing. I do plan on posting workout related things on Wednesdays just not sure if it will be every Wednesday.</div>
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<b>Thursday</b> will be "<u>Yummy Thursday</u>" everything and anything food related. From new recipe ideas, what I eat in a day, restaurant reviews or just any food talk in general, you can rest assured that on Thursdays, you will leave this blog feeling hungry!</div>
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<b>Fridays</b> will be "<u>Fashion Friday</u>" I want to share with you some of my favorite fashion finds, looks of the day or night and anything else fashion related. I love to play dress up and sharing it with you is going to be lots of </div>
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I hope you all like this schedule, I'm so excited to get things started with a new post tomorrow. I would love your feedback and support and ideas for posts. I do this because I truly love sharing my passions with all of you, please leave suggestions for what you would like to see here and I will do my best to cover as many of them as I can! I'l leave you with a selfie :)<br />
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Sundays mean a few things around here. Sleep in
an extra hour or two, catch up on some reading, maybe watch a movie or TV
show, and of course end the night with a delicious meal that might be a bit
too involved to make on a weeknight. I will be honest and say that most Sunday
nights we have a big Italian dinner, usually my Sunday sauce that’s been
cooking all day, served that with gnocchi or maybe lasagna, stuffed shells
and things of that sort. But this week when I was heading out to the
supermarket, I asked my husband what he would like me to make this Sunday (that's how good of a wife I am) so I
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Smooth, rich and delicious! :) </div>
Laura Vitale's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281792682168158306noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1065527183382612813.post-61004144370933732842013-03-12T07:30:00.003-07:002013-03-14T07:25:59.899-07:00Smart Shortcut! <div style="text-align: center;">
As much as I love cooking and always try to make
everything from scratch, I would like to point out that there is one shortcut I
always take when making certain recipes. Anytime I make a recipe calling for
puff pastry, I buy it pre-made from the supermarket, that’s one short cut I am
not apologizing for. If you have ever made your own puff pastry then you know
how incredibly time consuming it is, the whole process takes about 7 hours and
I just don’t have the time or patience to do that, especially since it’s 7
hours of constant hands on action, if it just took me 10 minutes to prepare and
then sat somewhere for 7 hours, that would be a different story, but this
process involves having to fold and roll every 30 minutes and I don’t know about
you but I know I can use that time to do plenty of other things. The supermarkets
nowadays carry a wonderful puff pastry in the freezer section and you get 2
sheets of it for way less than 5 dollars so it’s totally worth it in my book. I always have Puff Pastry on hand because it's amazing for all sorts of recipes, so I figured I would share a few of my favorites with you.</div>
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Homemade Cheese Danishes have never been easier or more delicious with this recipe, my cousin Jaime asks me to make these for her every year for her birthday, she's obsessed with them and after you eat one you will understand why. These bad boys (or girls) are the bomb diggity! </div>
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I'll take a croissant please! (I'm saying this out loud right now in a horrible French accent) let me ask you, does flaky crust, gooey cheese, and salty ham sound like a combination made in food heaven or what?! It's impossible to eat just one of these, I like to serve them for brunch and they go super fast! </div>
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The last recipe I'l leave you with is my chicken pot pie, one of the world's best and most delicious comfort dishes. Let me tell you this, it's not the best if it's not topped with puff pastry (I think anyway) and my friends and family would probably disown me if I brought this to the table and it wasn't topped with that buttery and flaky goodness. Just looking at it really makes my mouth water, you must make this like now!</div>
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Run to the grocery store and stock up on a couple boxes of Puff Pastry, unless you have the patience to make your own, in that case, please send me some, that would rock my world! </div>
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Happy Cooking! </div>
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