Fall & Halloween Nails | Beauty

Hello guys!

          ​I hope you all had a good weekend. The post is going to be a short one! I have midterm this week and I’m extremely stressed out. I still want continue with my fall series, so here is yet another post today. Recently, I did sparkly fall nails and so many of you ask me about the colors I used. I thought this blog will definitely help you guys. 

          I like to start out with using Ellovi butter all over my nails. This is a product that I receive in my Birch box. It works amazing on nails. The great think about this product is that you can apply all over. It is very handy to carry in your purse or for travel. So, that even if you forget to carry your moisturizer, lip balm, or any hair products. This will be a life saver in such situations. This product smells incredible and also is very easy to bend in. It has the texture of Vaseline but smells so much better. The best about this product is its cruelty free and very natural made with only 6 ingredients. The 6 ingredients are Macadamia Nut Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Marula Oil, and Non-gmo Corn Starch. It also helps strengthen my nails and cuticles! As you can see, at least one of these ingredients is always present in the lotions or hair products we usually use. Overall, I think it’s a great multi-purpose product.

After, I apply ellovi Butter on my nails. I start with applying a base coat. I use Julep’s Oxygen smoothing Base Coat/Base Lissante. I love deep dark shades for fall. I applied two coats of Max Studio Nail polish. I let it dry for 2 minutes and then applied O P I Nail Lacquer in Gaining Mole-mentum. I applied until I was happy with the sparkles. More sparkles the better it is and to keep my sparkles in place. I finished it off with my Revlon gel envy diamond top coat. This top coat is one of my favorites; it leaves a gel finish and prevents my nails from chipping.

          Halloween nails are very easy & fun. I applied the same base coat and painted all my nails black. I used a black nail paint from H&M in manhunter. Once, my nails were dried completely. I used Poparazzi’s white nail color. I used the brush carefully to create ghost on my ring figures. I added black dots and details to complete the ghost. If you can't create the ghost with your hand, feel free to use a dotting tool or pen. To make sure my nails don't chip I applied the Revlon top coat again. This is how I created my Halloween Snapchat ghost get it? Speaking of snapchat you can also add me on snapchat to see behind the scenes. My snapchat ID jessi_dias.

​           I hope you all enjoyed these quick and easy nail ideas. If you guys recreate any of these I will love to see them. Tag me in your pictures. 

​Until next time, keep hustling for your dreams. Xo Jessi

Plaids for fall | Fashion

        Welcome back to the second post of my October blog series.  Today, I’m sharing two of my favorite fall outfits. I went to TJ maxx last week and brought a few new pieces to add to my fall collection. I’m a sucker for anything plaid, especially for fall. I have been seeing lots of plaid trends. I brought this beauty black & grey dress which has rustic gold buttons. Ever since I laid my eyes on this beautiful dress, I knew I had to get it. Plaid dresses are also a new trend for this fall. I curled my hair and pinned a few strands back. For accessories, I wore a gold watch, gold pearls, flower shaped earrings and a chain from forever 21. I paired the outfit with my ankle booties from aeropostale. They look great as they have greyish black tone with rustic black buckles. I kept my makeup very simple but I added a dark fall lip color, I have gold sparkly nails that match my lips.

          For my second Plaid look I am wearing a plaid shirt. I had been looking for a new plaid shirt for a while now. I’m so glad I found one at TJ maxx. I usually, like to buy my plaid shirts from Hollister because of their wide range of colors. Also the quality of their cloths is incredible. I love the color of this shirt. For some reason it just screams out fall to me. I am wearing it with my skinny jean from Hollister, which fit perfectly! Dark wash jeans are absolute best for fall time. I’m wearing my favorite gold watch from Elizabeth New York collection. Lastly, the booties are this gorgeous pair of Bandolino shoes, which I absolutely adore.  They have the perfect amount of heel and they are all black with gold stud detailing. It took me a while to find them even after visiting three different stores. I ordered them online from DSW. These shoes are my favorite purchase this fall. 

More fall themed blogs coming soon. Till then, Keep hustling for your dreams. Jessi

Spooky Chocolate Cake | Halloween Baking

Hi Guys!

            Welcome back, I’m starting a new autumn blog series. It is October officially fall and it’s my favorite time of the year. I thought what better way to start it off then, to do some autumn baking. I’m very excited to share this recipe. So many of you guys requested me to do baking tutorials on blog after I posted a picture of devils chocolate cake on Instagram last week. We are going to kick it off by baking a Spooky Chocolate cake. Since the weather is getting colder, baking is a perfect indoor activity to do with your friends and family. This cake would be perfect to take for a Halloween party over at your friends. If any of you guys try this recipe. Please tag me in your picture I love look at your creation.

Baking Instructions

1.      Heat oven to 350 degree F. Prepare pan to keep cake from sticking by lightly coating bottom of pan with cooking oil or soften butter. I used 9-inch round baking pan.

2.     Measure all the ingredients and add them in a big mixing bowl. I first like to add my dry ingredients. Stir together, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Then I like to make a whole in between using my spatula and add in all my wet ingredients. Add eggs, milk, soften butter, oil and Vanilla extract. Mix it all together until it’s nice and moistened. Beat with a mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour the batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and flip the cake onto a plate.

Frosting Recipe

1.      Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder; soften butter, milk and vanilla.

2.      Stir in melted butter and stir it all together.

3.      Makes about 2 cups of frosting.

Decor 

 Now time for the fun part, once the frosting is cooled down, spread it onto the cake and slowly spread it on the sides. I added Reese’s pieces all around my cake brown, yellow and orange and perfect to keep the autumn theme. Then I made it look spooky by adding eyes and teeth with remaining Reese’s you can use your own creativity and decor as per your liking. 

Ingredients for cake

·         2 and ¾ cups of all-purpose flour

·         2 cups of sugar

·         ¾ cups of unsweetened cocoa powder

·         2 teaspoons baking powder

·         1 and ½ teaspoons baking soda

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         1 and ½ cup of milk

·         2 eggs

·         2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Ingredients for Chocolate buttercream Frosting

·         2 and ¾ cups of confectioner’s sugar

·         6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder

·         5 tablespoons milk

·         6 tablespoons butter- softened

·         1 teaspoon vanilla

Hope you all enjoy the chocolate cake as much as I did with my family. Next, post will be up on Sunday. Till then, keep hustling for your dreams. Xo