Lunchtime Links for June 30th, 2011

• Serious Eats: DIY chocolate covered ice cream bars.
• The Kitchn: 10 uses for ripe bananas.
• Learn 2 Cook: Domo-kun cake pops.
• Small Kitchen College: Red velvet trifle.
• Bell'alimento: Affogato.

Black Shatter by OPI

When I first heard about the OPI Black Shatter nail polish, I thought it seemed like a really neat idea for getting some texture on your nails along with the regular nail polish you currently use.  I was pretty hell-bent on buying this at Ulta with one of their weekly coupons, but unfortunately the store by me was out of this product for a while.  Eventually though, they had them in stock and I was excited to try it out!

I don't have any photos of the final result - mainly because I tried to take them but they never really came out that great.  I did try it with a pretty bright pink nail polish underneath, so it's sort of like the one on the tag in the photo (above).  A few notes about this product:

- The polish dries v. v. quickly! 

- Going along with the quick drying time, I didn't put enough on the first go-around, and therefore there wasn't as much of a "shatter" effect.  I re-applied another coat which worked better on some nails more than others.

- In my opinion, this polish effect works best with a light, bright shade underneath, so you get the maximum effect of the black crackle look. 

Overall I'm happy that I got it - I won't be using it for every single manicure I give myself, but it's a fun product to try out!

Lunchtime Links for June 29th, 2011

• The Kitchn: Flight-friendly meals.
• Serious Eats: Doughnut shops in San Francisco.
• In Good Taste: Seven layer magic bars.
• Tiffany's: Suite at the St. Regis in NYC.
• Real Housewives of NJ: Recap from TVGasm.

Lady Gaga + Tumblr

As if Lady Gaga wasn't one of the more social media-savvy pop artists out there already, she's gone and created a Tumblr account, woo!

It's called Amen Fashion and there's already a few photos and posts up already, including this first one that scared the crap out of me, hahahah. <3 you Lady Gaga!!

  

(Photo courtesy of Lady Gaga/Amen Fashion)

Lunchtime Links for June 28th, 2011

• Serious Eats: 10 smoothies in LA.
• The Kitchn: Vanilla milk with chocolate ice cubes.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Ultimate cookie bar.
• Cupcakes Take The Cake: Cute cake pops.
• Real Housewives of NJ: Recap from NYMag.

Georgetown Cupcake - S'mores? Campfire? Cupcake

One thing that I had been curious about for a while is a secret Georgetown Cupcake flavor that pops up every once in a while, called the Campfire cupcake.  Now, the reason why this one caught my attention is because it sounds all summery and fun, but also made me think of the S'mores one that they have had as a secret menu item before. 

Well, worry no more my friends, I have solved the mystery...

The S'mores and the Campfire cupcake are exactly the same- haha!  As you can see, the cupcake in this photo above of the Campfire cupcake is exactly the same as the S'mores cupcake that I had posted about before.   I guess at some point the powers to be at Georgetown Cupcake changed the name of this one when they post it as a free secret flavor.  I have to admit I was a little disappointed that it wasn't some magical new flavor, but since I love the S'mores one already, it's not that big of a deal- haha!

Lunchtime Links for June 27th, 2011

• The Kitchn: How to eat crawfish.
• Serious Eats: Panko crusted spinach dip.
• The Pioneer Woman: Pork sandwiches with cilantro jalapeno slaw.
• Kirbie's Cravings: Oreo Muffins.
• Real Housewives of NJ: Recap from TVGasm.