Antoinette's Revolution, EOTD 2/28

 So this is a review, and an EOTD! :) I am lucky enough to have been selected to be a tester for a new MMU company from a woman, Racheal Hels. The name is Antoinette's Revolution Cosmetics. :) I really like the concept, and you can see the names reflect the idea as well. I recieved Guillotine, Marie, Gardens and Versailles. Here is the description given to me on the back of my adorable thank you note:
Guillotine- Our experimental red with crimson glitter.
Marie-A gorgeous light blue with an aqua shimmer and aqua and hot pink glitter.
Versailles- An extremely rich gold with bronze tone and two different gold glitters.
Gardens- A rich, earthly green that's perfect for a nice pop of muted color.

Thank you card with adorable stickers! :3

The package all wrapped up with stickers that read "A R C". My kitty cat nuzzled it for awhile before letting me open it.

Thank you note that had the detailed explanation of each color.

The adorable little box that the pigments were in. I'm in the same state as one of the owners so I got my package the day after she sent them. Some other reviewers had trouble with the glue holding up, but I'm literally a few hours drive away, so I think that helped. But it is really cute none-the-less, and I'm keeping it to put little things in my purse that are always floating around. >_>

The tester bags!

Marie, Versailles, Gardens, Guillotine.
Below is Gardens on a different base, it's really amazing. I agree with all of the descriptions except the one for Gardens. I'm not sure if this was intentional, or if I got the special batch, but mine had a distinct blue undertone that blew my mind.

Here I am wearing Marie on my inner eye, and then Gardens next, blended into The World by VIE. I left my base on too long before applying my shadow so it already had creased. I did not notice until looking at photos later. The flash makes Marie look more sheer than it really is.

I love the color that arises from blending Gardens into Marie. You can see it fairly well in the first photo below.

Natural light w/ flash. This next one really shows the ultimate glow that Marie has, almost a neon shine.

I just love how crisp the photo is below.

This was after 8 hours. Marie lifted up a bit in the same area where my base was already creased, but everything else was in place. I think that the quality of these shadows was awesome, they blended together wonderfully and applied smooth. I had no trouble getting a lot of color without using a lot of product.

So I really can't wait till she goes live, which she said may be soon. They will be setting up a facebook page, and I believe they will be selling through etsy.

Here are some links to other tester reviews. Everyone got different colors based on what they said they liked. A few have the same colors, but there isn't a review for like Gardens or Marie in every single one.
From Ree!
From Dez!
From Christina!
From Melly!
From Shelby!
From Rebecca!

Bones, bones everywhere

So this week we worked on bones. I have to memorize all of the bones, and all of the processes, and foramen, :(. I don't like this one so much. I'll actually be adding to this later, as I want to label some of the photos. I've actually been giving out my blog links to fellow students because the pictures here are better than on FB, and it's easier than emailing everyone who wants the pictures. :)

Herb Baked Chicken

Cymone here! Ok so yesterday I tried a new recipe since I was hankering for some form of baked chicken with herbs, preferably rosemary. Plus, not to mention, I should eat something healthy once in a while. I’m on what you call the “grad student” diet: grab whatever crap they’re selling on campus, eat once maybe twice a day, and eat tons of fast and cheap (i.e. greasy and awful for you) food.

Pictured Above: Food not available in college

So here’s the list of ingredients: 

Chicken! I used two boneless, skinless breasts that came out to 2/3 lb

Sprig of fresh rosemary (about 1 ½ tablespoons)

About ½ tablespoon fresh thyme

Salt and pepper

3 cloves fresh garlic

½ of a small lemon

About ½ cup chicken broth

So first off, feel free to use dried herbs and pre-minced garlic, just remember it's a 3:1 ratio so use 1/2 tablespoon of dry rosemary and about 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme. I just love fresh stuff when I can get it. Also, if you prefer more variety in chicken parts feel free; chicken breast just happened to be BOGO! Keep in mind this was for 2 servings so adjust accordingly. Preheat the oven to 375. With the chicken, trim off all the fat, pat dry, then season with salt and pepper on both sides. Mince the garlic and give a good chop to the rosemary and thyme and spread evenly over the chicken. You could do this for both sides, but I thought it looked pretty with all the colors on the top ^_^.

So colorful and it smells good too!

Then with half a lemon drizzle lemon juice over the chicken. A little acidity always helps, it doesn’t taste sour afterwards but it adds depth! After everything is all seasoned  place your chicken in a glass dish (Pyrex, Anchor, etc.). I had to use a way too small casserole dish thanks to my former roommate stealing all but one of my Pyrex dishes. 

Oh Pyrex, I miss you. Krista, you whore!

Bake in the oven, covered, for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes add enough chicken broth to come halfway up the chicken (you don’t want to cover the chicken). By adding the broth you’ll have very moist chicken instead of dried out crap chicken.  Put the chicken back in the oven, uncovered, for another 10-15 minutes depending on the thickness. If you have a thermometer the internal temperature at the thickest point should be above 155 degrees. Viola! Eat it!

Eat it I say!

Since this was the first time making this dish I asked my best critic for suggestions (i.e. my boyfriend) and he had two suggestions: thinner meat and browning the meat prior to baking and I couldn’t agree more. They came out super juicy and yummy but these two tips would probably make it even more awesome. If you’re using thick chicken breasts like I did either split them widthwise or pound it down with a meat tenderizer. I typically prefer just cutting them in half, me and the meat tenderizer have been enemies ever since I made chicken kiev. And with the browning suggestion, this is just to give it a little more color and texture on the outside. Just set your stovetop to a medium-high temperature, put a little olive oil or veggie oil in the pan, and get a quick sear until there’s some color on the outside (do this after seasoning). Here’s the final product with some corn and leftover scalloped potatoes from a box. All together, it took about ½ hour. Quick and healthy (and yummy) meal!

It's so yummy!

Caturday # 8

Happy Caturday! Here are some pictures of cats :D