PB Rooms

My parents recently bought a new house so needless to say my Mother and I have been obsessed with decorating for the last 2 weeks. I have scoured the Internet for ideas for furniture and bedding. It's quite exhausting but sooo fun. I'm pretty convinced that I would love to work for Pottery Barn and do nothing but create beautiful rooms all day long. (A girl can dream right?!) Anyway, in my search I have found some amazing rooms that I am just in love with and hope to recreate. Pottery Barn just has this way of making a room so cozy and cheerful at the same time. I just love it.

(side note/p.s.: any help with sites that have great bedding, besides department stores (I have checked them ALL) would be a huge help!! :) )

Room ideas I love...

Foodie Friday: Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes

Happy Fall Y'all!!!!! I love love love this time of year!!! It makes me want to squeal with excitement that I actually NEEDED a cardi today!! The air is a bit crisper and the leaves are starting to turn and Starbucks is serving up Pumpkin Spiced Lattes by the dozen! Yes, FALL is here!!!! Finally!

A few years ago while I was in Savannah, Ga I went and ate at the famous Lady and Sons restaurant owned by Paula Deen. The food was good but the desert was my favorite thing! They let you order little bowls of different desserts, so I tried the Banana Pudding (BEST I've ever had!!!!) and a Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake. Can I just say, BEST cake I've ever tried. Ever!! So yummy. I mean who doesn't love gooey? It just makes cake even better. So, when I came across a recipe for Paula's PUMPKIN gooey butter cakes I got sooo excited!! I cannot wait to try this recipe!! I hope you guys try it too, if you do let me know what you think!

Do you have any favorite Paula Deen recipes I should try??

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cakes

Ingredients:

Cake:


1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted


Filling:

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well. Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.


Serve with whipped cream.



Have a fabulous Friday everyone!!
 
Pink Love,
Jennifer

Tuesday 3

3 current obsessions:

1. MAC lipstick in Cherish

This lipstick is a verrry creamy beige/peachy/pink/nude. It is not dramatic yet it gives the prettiest color to your lips! It is also very creamy so it feels great on your lips without giving that gluey sticky feel of a gloss! Not to mention if the wind blows strands of hair won't get attached to your lips (a huge pet peeve of mine!). I love this MAC shade, if I could only have 1 lipstick for the rest of life, I would choose this one. Try it!!

2. Milani nail polish in Mr. Sandman

Because the price of Milani polish is only about $5 I have been a little more adventurous with buying new colors. Annnd CVS just happened to have a buy 1 get 1 half off, so that helped too! I really do like this color. It is a very light goldish/light brown color, very pretty. It has a slight shimmer but is not glittery AT ALL. To me it looks very chic and is perfect for fall. 

3. Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara

I tried to branch out and try that mascara I blogged about by tart, and I really did like it, but I had to go back to the Lancome one. Hypnose Drama in my opinion is the best mascara on the market. Any mascara that only takes 2 coats to look flawless is genius in my opinion. Truth be told I'm sure I could do it with 1 but where would the fun be in that?! If you have never tried this mascara, you should. Go by the counter and sample it, I promise it's worth spending a little extra for this product.

Have you tried any of these products? What are your must haves?? I'd love to know!

Pink Love,

Jennifer

RDO

It is a very rainy, dreary day in South Carolina, at least where I'm at. I don't know about you, but days like today all I want to do is lay on a couch in sweats with a blanket and a stack of chick flicks. Needless to say, the last thing I want to do is go to class and work. So, what better to do in a few seconds of free time but to post about an RDO, or Rainy Day Outfit. Exactly.

Side Note: Sorry for my blogging slackness. Work, school projects and fall premieres temporarily took over my life last week.. but, I'm back! Have a great Monday!!

Rainy Day Outfit by jennblack8 featuring longchamp handbags

Neiman Marcus SALE!!

Just a few items I found while browsing the online CLEARANCE sale on the Neiman Marcus website!

a few reasons you should visit also:

Jack Rogers

Edie Ornament Whip Thong Sandal

  now $80

Jack Rogers

Sardinia Thong Sandal in bronze

 now $54

Kate Spade

Metro Patent T-Strap Sandal

now $101

Splendid

V-neck Ruffle Tee

now $25

Red Valentino

Giant-Bow Tee

now $96

(OK so this would DEF be a splurge for just a top, but keep in mind it is Valentino and it is originally $275, who would pay that is BEYOND me!! I'd have trouble with $96, but it sure is cute!!)

Juicy Couture

Mixed-Media T-shirt Dress

now $55

Nanette Lepore

Bryan Halter Dress

now $51

Juicy Couture

Rose Stud Earrings

now $21

Kate Spade

Penny Bangle

now $33

Kate Spade

Wrapped Bead Earrings

now $38

Clearance racks at high end department stores like Neiman Marcus, are the perfect place to find designer pieces at better prices. Some of them are still a bit of a splurge (ahem.. $96 top) if you are like me and on a college girl/working girl budget, but everyone needs a little treat every now and again right!? The trick is to splurge on classic items that will never go out of style, then it is totally justifiable!

Happy Shopping!!

Foodie Friday: a couple things...

If you asked me if I knew the muffin man, I would say, "Yes I do, he lives at Starbucks!"  Last year while at Starbucks I saw the Pumpkin Cream Cheese muffin, now let me just say, I love pumpkin and I love cream cheese so the idea of these two things together.. YUM!!
This muffin is my favorite muffin in the world. It is moist and Delicious. If fall had a taste it would be this muffin. If you haven't tried it.. go to Starbucks immediately! It is that good!

Also, if you haven't tried Wheat Thins Stix, you really should. I love these, they make a great snack and they come in two very good flavors.

Personally, I'm partial to the Fire Roasted Tomato (they kinda remind me of Pizza Pringles), but the Honey Wheat are really good too!




On another note....

I have been LOVING my Urban Decay Halfbaked eye shadow that I posted about previously... and for all my fellow MAC girls.. it goes perfect with Woodwinked or a bit of Mulch as a crease color and Retro Speck as a highlight...gorge!

Have a fabuluos Friday!!!!!

Pink Love,
J

Wordless Wednesday: Dream Closets



AE Flats

Ballet flat season is almost here and I am so excited. Cute flats are one of my favorite things to rock when weather will not permit opened toed shoes. So while browsing around for cute flats I went onto American Eagle's website and behold, adorable flats!! AND they are $29.50!!

So, in case you haven't come across them yet.. 

Ok, so first up are the AE Moccasins, I've never had Moccasins b/c they are usually not my taste but I think these are adorable!!

These come in black(shown), dark brown and dark tan. 

AE Grosgrain Ribbon Mocs

 These come in the same colors, a Moccasin with a bow, now that I can do.

Both are $39.50

Ballet Flats, All $29.50

They have lots of colors to choose from, all perfect fall hues. I personally love the animal print especially the leopard pair! Animal print can be really cute and chic in small doses. 

Example:

Animal Print Flats by jennblack8 featuring ballet shoes