Recipe: hot cocoa

I've tried this cocoa recipe not so long ago, it's nice comfort healthy food/drink in this cold snowy days. Because it is so delicious, I decided to share recipe with you and hope you'll like it as much as I do :).

Ingredients:

- soy milk
- cocoa (un-sweetened, organic is the best choice)
- maple syrup
- cinnamon (optional)
- virgin coconut oil
- peanut butter

Firstly, I warm up soy milk, little less than 2 dcl, not too hot. 

Then I pour soy milk in to the blender, add little bit of cinnamon, one table spoon of virgin coconut oil, one table spoon of peanut butter, about 3 table spoons of maple syrup (it depends how sweet you like your cocoa) and about 4 table spoons of cocoa.

Then I blend everything together for few seconds (I think 15 seconds is ok). It has to be bubbly (fluffy? :P), you know like a bubbly milk on capuccino? :)

I pour the bevarage into a cup and enjoy it :)

Moa the green balm REVIEW

I discovered MOA the green balm about two years ago and this is probably my third jar, especially I love to use it in winter time. It really is an amazing balm, let's take a look why.

Balm comes in white jar in a "natural" looking box, surrounded with information about the balm. The box is kinda cute, it says "Boo!" when you open it :).

 

Ingredients. Balm is 100 % natural.

Smell off the balm is nothing special, it smells like herbs, it's not stong, so it doesn't bother me. Colour is sheer green. Consistency is thick, once you apply it on your skin, it applies smoothly, it melts from the warmth of your skin.

100 % healing balm . Keep me handy for any little crisis.
Crammed with organic yarrow and lots of other lovely stuff. Use me on dry skin, bumps, bites, grazes, minor burns, after shaving and as a cleanser.
I'm green, I'm a balm, I'm 100 % natural and I'm a miracle!
Smudge and smear me all over your lovely body, but please don't stick me in your eyes!

It really is a miracle ^^

This wonderful balm has many uses. I usually use it on bruises, mild wounds (knife cuts) it really helps and fastens healing process. I apply it to dry patches on my face before sleep, especially now in winter time. I use it as a lip balm it leaves my lips smooth, moisturized and soft. I also rub it to my feet before sleep and put socks on, let it absorb, it softens any dry/hard skin. Sometimes I use it as a hand cream, if my skin feels dry. I use it before and after shaving (I put it above my eyebrows and shave with little razor, I apply it after shaving my legs to moisturize them) ...

I recommend using it before bed time, because it's very thick consistency and it's not absorbed so quickly. Your skin is regenerating in night time, and this balm helps it to recover. You'll wake up with amazingly soft skin. This is a must have product for winter.

Official web site: http://www.thegreenbalm.com/
For Slovenian readers, I bought it here: srcek.si, you can also buy it here: soncnatrgovina.com

It costs 15 € + shipping, which is probably the only down side of this wonderful product. But I am not cheap when it comes to skin care. I prefer quality over quantity.

Have you ever used this balm? Will you try it?

Weekly makeup tag: Disney

Yay, weekly makeup tags are back on my blog! :) This week's theme was Disney. I knew right away what to do: Beauty and the Beast inspired look, because this is my favourite Disney movie, I have loved it since I was a little kid. :)

This is the scene I was inspied by: gold, yellow and blue. And I did pink lips to represent love. Or is love red? Well, mine is pink :D

Face:
- Missha BB cream
- Bourjois Healthy mix concealer
- e.l.f. Mineral foundation
- NYX blush Taupe

Eyes:
- Essence eye shadows ( I don't know the names)
- Bella Pierre pigment Money
- Essence liquid eyeliner waterproof
- Barry M eye pencil

Lips:
- Sleek Paint Pout Pinkini

I know it looks like kinda purple shadow, but it's blue, I promise :D.

Which is your favourite Disney movie/character/book?

FOTD: Shopping the stash & short reviews

It's so easy to get caught in a makeup rut and forget about certain products. I went through my makeup collection today and picked some products I haven't been using in a while.

For my face I used Missha BB cream in no.21, I was using it a lot in summer time, it has a nice coverage, it applies smoothly and also contains SPF 42. For under eye circles I used my all time favourite concealer (absolutely not in "shop the stash" category) Bourjois Healthy mix concealer in colour 52 medium radiance. I set my face with Bella Pierre Mineral foundation in MF002 Ivory, it contains teeny tiny shimmer, but once applied it doesn't really show. For my cheeks I used e.l.f Contouring Blush & Bronzing powder, I used only blush. It's orange-y blush with shimmer and it looks absolutely fabulous on the cheeks. Sorry, I've been neglecting you!

For my eyes I used Too Faced Shadow insurance primer. It's not really in "shop your stash" category, but I'm trying it with different shadows, I think it creases on me with some eyeshadows. Anyone else having the same problem? On my lids I used Bourjois Smoky eyes trio palette in 02 or baroque, it's a nice palette with three shimmery shadows: light gold yellow-ish colour, brown-ish gold and dark brown with olive undertones. Shadows are soft and quite pigmented. Then I lined my eyes with Essence Gel eyeliner in 01 Midnight in Paris. I have it for about a year now and it hasn't dried up, it's awesome. For mascara I used my old trusty Artdeco All in one, you can win it in my giveaway (here). For eyebrows I used another product I use most of the time: Catrice Absolute eye colour in 350 Starlight Expresso.

This picture was taken with flashlight.

For my lips I used Catrice Ultimate Colour in 050 Princess Peach, since it was too light I dabbed some Catrice Ultimate Colour in 100 Lobster Love. They are super creamy and pigmented, I love Catrice lipsticks. I actually really like mixing different lipstick together, so I get an unique colour. Anyone else doing the same? :)

 

Lightning these days is horrible. It's so hard to be a beauty blogger in winter time, do you agree?

Do you like this kind of posts: fotd and short reviews together? Or do you prefer just fotd in one post and reviews in others? Let me know.

Hope you're having a lovely Monday,