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Hello! For those of you who follow along on Instagram, I posted a photo last night of these yummy yummy donuts and asked if you could guess what I dressed them with! I’m pleased to reveal two super easy options to elevate your basic treats with an added touch of REESE Spreads. If you haven’t tried REESE Spreads, the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter flavor, stop what you’re doing and pick up a jar, it will change your life!

REESE Spreads are perfect to add to simple snacks such as apples, waffles and pretzels, but of course I wanted to tackle a couple of options that are not only super tasty BUT pretty to look at! Because why wouldn’t you want to feast on pretty treats?!

Read further to see how you can create your own decorative donuts and floral sponge cakes!

Happy Friday friends! A few weeks ago, I introduced a new way of ordering your meals directly from your phone and skipping annoying lines during lunch time. The RITUAL app has certainly become a frequented tool since I’ve downloaded it a few weeks back! It not only saves me time, but also have managed to introduced several new spots for me to try at nearby locations.

For those of you who follow along on Instagram, I love sharing photos of my food. I’m a sucker for sweet and savory treats – croissants, donuts, cupcakes, macarons, pies, and fries… you name it! I decided to use my RITUAL app to help me discover a handful of new treats to add to my list of favourites.

If you’re interested in trying RITUAL, here is $10 to get you started! Download the RITUAL app, using this unique link and get $10 credit deposited right into your account!

In the meantime, hope you enjoy my #BestofRitual drool-worthy sweets and treats I sampled in the last week!

Age is a funny thing. When I was in my late teens and early 20s, I spent much of my time trying to appear ‘older’ and more ‘mature’. I wanted to look more like a woman and less like a girl. As I entered my late 20s, I wanted to preserve my youthfulness, I started to increase the budget on my beauty purchases and paid much more attention to specialty skincare products.

Now, in my early 30s, I’m challenged with not only changes in physical appearance but also the emotional aspect of aging. All the beauty advice that my mom used to give yet I chose to ignore begin to make so much sense. “Moisturize daily”, “Remember your sunscreen!”, and “Make sure you remove your make up and exfoliate”, are now all a part of my daily routine but admittedly was not introduced until the past recent years.

Though I have some physical aging concerns and problematic areas I’d like to address as I step further into my 30s, one very positive thing I have embodied is confidence. Confidence means understanding what you want to improve on, tackling it head on and feeling comfortable with yourself!

During the summer months, I rarely cook in the kitchen. Instead, we totally take advantage of BBQ season and use the grill as often as we can. I LOVE BBQ-ing primarily because Kyle is in charge and I’m only responsible for marinating and whipping up a side to go along with our grilled meats. However, as much as we enjoy a good BBQ meal, by the time September comes around, we suffer from “BBQ Blues” – essentially when I’ve ran out of creative BBQ ideas – you can only grill a piece of meat so many ways!

Thanks to my friends at DELISSIO®, they’ve came up with a solution to solve the BBQ Blues problem AND managed to marry two of our favourite meal ideas! Kyle was extremely stoked to realize that he could BBQ his most loved freezer item – the frozen pizza! Last night, we decided to tackle BBQ #PizzaNight with DELISSIO RUSTICO™ Margherita alongside with some additional toppings, it was scrumptious! This super easy meal will certainly help those of you who are busy bees and also getting your kids back to the school routine!

As promised from an earlier Instagram post, I’m running a few giveaways to start kick September. To celebrate our new discovery for BBQ #PizzaNight, I am giving you the chance to win a Portable Backyard BBQ Gas Grill (similar here) and three DELISSIO RUSTICO pizza coupons!

With Back-to-School just around the corner, whether you’re literally headed back to class, a busy mom trying to get your kiddies organized for their new school year, or perhaps like me, simply resetting your goals for the remainder of the year (I’m coining this ‘Back-to-Work’ season), I want to reward one lucky reader with a Back-to-School #BeautyUnited goodie pack c/o of P&G and Walmart Canada! As a Beauty United Ambassador, I receive the latest news and products to try and test, and of course, introduce them to you lovely people!

Tell me what you’re doing to get ready for the School/Work season! Personally, I picked up a brand spanking new Hp 23″ Pavilion LED Monitor and did a bit of a refresh in the home office, I’m loving the new set up!

Read further for expert tips for Back-to-School Beauty and how to enter this giveaway!

We are just over a month away until we head off to our honeymoon! I’m so excited to take some time off and spend some time with the hubby! It was a tough decision in terms of picking our locations for our trip, but after several elimination rounds, we finally decided to tour a few European cities. I’m so excited to explore Prague, Budapest, and the Greek Islands of Mykonos and Santorini, and finishing up with a pit stop in London.

With several cities on the docket and two weeks away from home, packing for this honeymoon will certainly require some thinking through. On one hand I want to pack a variety of clothing items to suit every (un)foreseeable situation, but on the other hand, I also want to reduce the amount of bags to avoid additional baggage fees. Decisions, decisions.

Throwing a summer soiree this weekend or headed up to the cottage?! I’ve got a simple yet delicious BACARDÍ Pineapple Mojito recipe to get your geared up for some summer time fun! I LOVE mojitos, it’s definitely by far my favourite drink of choice. I love the taste of fresh mint and lime. To add an extra kick to the already delicious BACARDÍ mojito, I added some fresh pineapples to my version.

I hope you’ll enjoy my last pineapple inspired recipe, for more pineapple goodness, see DIY Pineapple Split and DIY Pineapple Banana Mint Smoothie!

Beautiful, plump cheeks and well defined jawlines are important among women, including myself. I’ve been blessed with chubby cheeks, but certainly not well defined facial contours. I’m sure many of you have tried contouring using various makeup kits that are now available on the market. And some of you have likely perfected the mastery of contouring, but I’m sure many of you, just like me,  don’t have time in the morning to spend minutes painting contouring lines of different shades, and highlighting with different powders or just simply haven’t mastered this skill yet.

Good news though. I’m happy to be sharing two new products from Estee Lauder that may aid you with more defined looking facial contours – New Dimension Shape + Sculpt Face Kit and New Dimension Shape + Fill Expert Serum.

One of the best things about blogging is being introduced to so many great beauty products on the market. To truly test a new product’s effects, it really does require a little bit of time. I was introduced to Murad skin care in early July and spent the month giving it a test drive. Murad carries a collection on skin care products that are targeted to ‘making everyday better”. With product lines specializing in balancing combination skin, anti-aging, treating acne, and sun protection, there sure is a collection that is proven to assist with your skincare needs are.

I’m all about efficiency when it comes to my daily routine. Lining up for my morning coffee, breakfast, and midday lunch certainly doesn’t speak to efficiency. As much as I enjoy browsing through my morning Instagram feed and checking missed emails during the time I’m waiting for my lunch to be prepared, I’d much rather skip the lines, get my food, and get on with my busy day.

Totally glad I was recently introduced to RITUAL, a mobile app that allows you to pre-order your meal in your neighborhood and ready when you arrive to pick up. No lines, no payments during pick up – if that’s not efficiency… I don’t know what is!