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0 In beauty/ Lifestyle

Top 5 Tula Favorites

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Today is all about skincare and treating yourself. I am sharing with you my Top 5 Tula Favorites. Some of these are the original classic Tula products and some are new and exclusive for the holidays. I have been a Tula lover for well over a year. All of their products are clean and filled with probiotic extracts and superfoods so that you’re only giving your skin the best. Plus they are cruelty free and never tested on animals.

Scroll down to see my Top 5 Tula Favorites. And use my code OURTINYNEST for 15% off and get free shipping on all purchases made Friday 10/22-Monday 10/25!

Top 5 Tula Favorites

Time to Treat 5 Piece Skin Refining Kit – this kit gives you the most bang for your buck! All of the Tula OG’s and everything to treat yourself. This kit includes the Cult Classic Purifying Face Cleanser (which is my one true Tula ride or die), So Poreless Deep Exfoliating Blackhead Scrub, Claydate Detoxing Face Mask, and 24-7 moisture night or day cream. All of the products come in this cute pink cosmetic bag. $96 (valued at $160)

Eye Balm Extravaganza 3 Piece Eye Set – this set is a limited edition for the holidays. Contains a trio of eye balms to give you that glowy radiant look. These would make great stocking stuffers! $68 (valued at $96).

Exfoliating Sugar Scrub Trio – This is exclusive for the holidays! I love Tula’s sugar scrubs and these are all new scents for the holiday season including Gingerbread, Sugar Plum and Chocolate Peppermint. $56 (valued at $66)

Lip Treatment Balm Trio – These lip balms are peptide packed for smoothing and hydrating your lips in 3 beautiful shades (blushing lemonade, strawberry flush and blackberry velvet). This is another great stocking stuffer idea! ($56 valued at $66).

Skincare Essentials Routine Kit – If you were going to get yourself one thing this would be it. One kit packed with all of the staples and my favorites in full sizes. Kit includes the Cult Classic Cleanser, So Polished Exfoliating Scrub, 24-7 day/night moisturizer, face filter blurring primer (a must have) and the glow and get it cooling eye balm. If you are new to Tula this is the perfect set to introduce you to glowing skin. ($138 valued at $188)

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October 22, 2021 By Nicolle

2 In food/ halloween/ Recipes

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

Every year once Halloween is over, that bowl of leftover candy sits in the cabinet. Usually it doesn’t last long because I have no will power and will eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner and then I’ll have Rick take some to work to get it out of the house. These Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars are the perfect and most delicious way to use up that candy!

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temp
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
leftover Halloween candy (I find that the chocolate based works best – no gummy or sour candies)

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper or spray really well with nonstick baking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
In a separate bowl (I used my Kitchen Aid), mix together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamed together.
Add in the eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
Add in the flour mixture (dry ingredients) into the wet ingredients and stir until combined.
Sprinkle in the chocolate chips. (If you have M&Ms you can use those too!)
Spread the cookie dough on the prepared baking tray, pressing down until firm.
Bake until golden brown (about 20 minutes)
While the cookie dough bakes, unwrap your chocolate candy and break into chunks.
When the cookie dough is done baking, remove from the oven. Press the chocolate candy pieces into the top of the cookie dough while still warm. We had leftover googly eye sprinkles so I sprinkled those on too.
Allow to cool completely, then cut and serve.

Leftover Halloween Candy Cookie Bars

This is the perfect recipe to use up all that leftover Halloween candy.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Course Dessert

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter melted
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips or M&M's
leftover Halloween candy roughly chopped (choclated based works best, no gummies)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a baking dish with parchment pray or spray with nonstick baking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
In a separate bowl (I used my Kithchen Aid) mix together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamed together.
Add in the eggs and vanilla to the butter sugar mixture, mixing well.
Add the dry ingredients (flour mixture) into the wet ingredients, and stir until combined.
Sprinkle in the chocolate chips or M &Ms
Spread the cookie dough into the prepared baking dish, pressing down until firm.
Bake until golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).
While the cookie dough bakes, unwrap your Halloween candies and chop or break into chunks.
When the cookie dough is done baking, remove from oven. Press the chocolate pieces into the top of the cookie while still warm. We had leftover googly eye sprinkles so I sprinkled those on as well.
Allow to completely cool, then cut and serve.

For more Halloween ideas check out:

Halloween Yogurt Bark

Pumpkin Spice Snack Mix

Boo Your Friends and Neighbors

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October 19, 2021 By Nicolle

0 In Nesting

Nesting

Random thoughts on this Saturday fall morning-

What a week! We celebrated Dude Man’s 5th birthday all week long! I made this double layered sprinkle cake and let me tell you, it was worth every bite of deliciousness. But all that partying has me tired. I’m ready to just kick back this weekend.

Season 3 of You is finally out on Netflix! And if you’re looking for more spooky themed shows/movies to watch, “Halloween Kills” is out on Peacock.

You know those flashy holiday yard inflatables? I always swore I would never get one and the kids wore me down. Meet “Ghosty”. (He’s linked in this week’s “5 Things I Bought Friday”). The kids are already asking what we’re gonna buy for Christmas.

Speaking of Christmas, people are already starting their holiday shopping and I’m just not ready yet. Maybe once we get through Halloween.

It was a busy week on the blog!

Hometalk featured my DIY whitewashed brick fireplace from a few years ago. This is the DIY that sparked our passion for DIYs. Whitewashing out fireplace was the very first project we ever did in our first home. After seeing how easy it was and the transformation, we soon set out on more DIY projects together.

Foodtalk featured my Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole recipe.

I shared a free printable reminder to put in your shower to remember to do your monthly self breast exams. Click here to get yours.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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October 16, 2021 By Nicolle

2 In Amazon/ Lifestyle

5 Things I Bought Friday

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Happy Friday!!! Here are the latest and greatest of my Amazon purchases. Below I’m sharing this week’s “5 Things I Bought Friday”. As always, click the links to shop. You can also follow my Amazon Store Front where everything is linked there as well!

5 Things I Bought Friday

Dandelion Root Tea – Dandelion Root Tea has sooo many benefits. I drink this when I feel super bloated or inflammed and it helps to shed that extra water weight. It’s also great for digestion, immunity, and overall wellbeing. It doesn’t taste the best but it works! I make a cup in the morning with a squeeze of lemon and a dash of tumeric.

Olaplex Shampoo and Conditioner – I started using Olaplex probably like 6 months ago after I noticed a lot of breakage in my hair. This has helped make my hair stronger and healthier looking! Between this and the Malibu Hair repair as we had hard water before, I’ve noticed a big change.

Inflatable – I swore I would never be on those houses but the kids wore me down.

Shacket – Is it a shirt? Is it a jacket? It’s a shacket! Super cute for fall and I love these colors too! It’s not wool lined either so it’s not itchy.

Pink Stuff Cleaners – I was watching a Tik Tok and someone used this stuff to clean and the before and afters were amazing! I bought the whole bundle!