When I posted my 'Tanya Burr Cookies' blog lots of you seemed to enjoy it so I thought why not make some cup cakes which are quite unhealthy not going to lie but taste so good and are great for when friends are coming round! 

 

Ingredients:

♥ 175g self-raising flour

♥ 25g Cocoa powder

♥ 175g Light brown mascovado sugar

♥ 100g unsalted butter (room temperature)

♥ 2 eggs (room temperature)

♥ 125ml milk

♥ 1 bag on toffee (Rolos, Caramel nibbles)

 

 

Instructions:

 

Firstly you will need to preheat your oven to 180°c. Pour the sugar into a large mixing bowl, then sift the flour and cocoa powder into the bowl.

 

Next add the 2 eggs, soft butter and gradually add the milk and beat the mixture together using a wooden spoon or an electric whisk, to make a smooth, thick mixture. Don't forget to scrap down the sides of the bowl, to be sure that everything is mixed in.

 

 

 

 

Then get 12 paper cases and put them in the cupcake tray. Spoon around half of the mixture evenly between all of the cases. Once you have done that, I used caramel nibbles and placed 2 in each paper case on top of the small amount of mixture.

 

 

 

After that, add the rest of the mixture evenly to all 12 cupcakes, to cover up the caramel nibbles, because I had some leftover I decided to put and extra one on top. When that is finally done all you have to is put them in the oven and let them bake for around 15 minutes then if they need a bit more time in the oven, put them back in for another minute or two.

 

 

Once they are done i would suggest taking them out and placing them on a cooling rack and wait for about another 10 minutes and then you cane eat them!

 

I hope you enjoyed this blog post! Let me know if you want me to do more of these baking blogs. Don't forget to follow me on instagram which is @_SimplyBlog_ where I post daily!

 

Thanks everyone

SimplyBlog

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Photography Tips

I hope you are having a good day so far! I thought that today I would share with you some of my tips for taking pictures. I would just like to say that I am by far, no expect these are just some of the tips I have found useful. Let's Begin!

 

 

♥ Good lighting -

When you have good lighting in a picture it always makes it look much more brighter and quite professional.

 

♥ Simple background -

I think when you are taking a picture of a product if you have a plain simple background it adds more attention to the product where as if you had a lot going on in the background the main focus won't just be the product.

 

♥ Focusing -

I would always recommend to make sure your photo is focused so it looks clearer and having a blurred background also adds more attention on the focus point.

 

♥ Be unique -

Don't always copy other peoples photos but be original and come up with a photo that represents you and not what you want people to see you as.

 

♥ Camera -

I think when taking detailed photos of something like a close up of a flower it is always best to have a good camera so that you get to capture all the different details.

 

♥ Filters -

Filters are your best friend, when editing a photo they can always make your picture look brighter and more clear or darker depending on what photo you took.

 

 

Finally that's it I hope you enjoyed if you have another tips I would love to hear them so don't forget to leave a comment down below.

 

Thanks everyone

SimplyBlog

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Spring Eye Tutorial

Guess what! It's another makeup post but instead of reviewing products and all of that good stuff, I thought why don't I do a spring eye tutorial! I am in no means a makeup artist this is just how I did this makeup look and I am no expert! With all that said lets start!

Firstly I used my 'Mac Paint Pot' in the colour 'Painterly' and using my finger I put this all over my lid to give my eyeshadow a bass and so that it stays on all day.


 

 

Next I put the 'Maybelline colour tattoo' in the shade 'Pink Gold' all over my lid as well. With this being 24hr long lasting when I use both this and my mac paint pot it makes it stay on all day and longer, which is an added bonus!


 

 

 

After than I got my 'Revolution Beyond flawless' eyeshadow palette and then took the dark pink/purple colour in the crease of my eye. For this I used the 'Ecotools Angled crease' brush.

Once that was all blended I took my 'Sleek Contour Kit' and added the highlight shade over my lid to create a more shimmery effect and to tone down the pinkness.

Using the dark pink/purple shade again I put this on my lower lash line and blended it out. For this is used my small Ecotools brush which I don't know the name of because it has rubbed off.

 

 

Finally I topped of this look with a load of mascara! On my top lashes I used the 'Maybelline Lash Sensational' mascara to create more volume and on my bottom lashes I used the 'Max Factor Masterpiece Glamour Extensions' because the wand was smaller and is easier to use.

And that's it! I'm in love with this look at the moment and if you recreate this look I would love to see it, so tag me on instagram @_SimplyBlog_ with the hashtag #simplyblogcreations. I hope you enjoyed!

SimplyBlog
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Q and A Collab

Hello  everyone! So today I have my first collaborative blog for you with the amazing Cookiemonster!! We have decided to do a Q and A, if you would like to see my answers go check out Cookiemonsters blog post!

1. Skirts or short?

A: Shorts

2. Daisies or tulips?

A: Tulips

3. Lemonade or coca cola?

A: Coca cola

4. Ice cream or Ice lollies?

A: Ice Lollies

5. Flower crowns or nah?

A: Flower Crowns for defo!

6. makeup or perfume?

A: For spring.. Probably Perfume

7. chocolate or sweets?

A: Sweets

8. Instagram or Twitter?

A: Instagram

9. Winter or summer?

A: Idk, I like the cold better, but not snow... I'll have to say winter!

10. If you could on live with one makeup product what would it be?

A: Erm, probably mascara

I hope you enjoyed this collab! Don't forget to go check out her blog and feel free to answer the questions in the comments.

SimplyBlog
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April Favourites

It has finally come to the end of April which felt like forever and as always I decided to share with you some of the things I have been loving. So this month it took me forever to decide what to share with you but I have finally picked out my favourites.
 

I will start with makeup and the first product I have been loving is quite new and it is the 'NYC bronzer'. This is a great dupe for the 'Hola bronze by Benefit' and i'm in love especially because it doesn't look orange on my skin like some others.

 

The next makeup product is a Beauty Blender which is amazing! It makes my foundation look so flawless and is great for oily and dry skin. Instead of buying the real thing which is £14 I got this for only £2 altogether from ebay and I definitely recommend.
 

 

Onto jewellery I recently got some new necklace's from Claire's and Primark and I love them so much! I got a chocker and two necklaces which have triangles round them and one clear necklace with a heart on so there are different styles for different looks.

 

 

 

Finally my last favourite for this month is the Tanya burr cookies I honestly cannot tell you how nice they taste if you want more detail on how to make them I will leave a link to the blog I did on them.

 

I hope you enjoyed let me know some of your favourites in the comments or any specific blog posts u want to see.

Tanya burr cookies
Instagram: _SimplyBlog_
 

Thanks everyone

SimplyBlog

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Tanya Burr Cookies

You have probably noticed that most of my blogs recently have been to do with beauty so for a bit of a change I decided to do a Baking post. As you know from my other blog Tanya burr has released a book, so I thought this was the perfect chance for me to bake something that i'm sure most people will love! I am going to be making her 'Milk and White Chocolate Cookies!

Ingredients:

 200g butter

300g caster sugar
1 large egg
325 self-raising flour
A dash of milk (optional)
200g white chocolate
(My favourite to use is Milky Bar)
200g milk chocolate
(Again my favourite to use is Cadbury)

Pre-heat you oven to 200°c and make sure that the butter is a room temperature so it blends easily so don't forget to cut the butter in to cubes before you start. Then start off by whisking the butter and sugar in a large bowl until the mixture is pale and creamy.

Once that is all mixed together crack the large egg into the mixture and start whisking again. Gradually start adding in the flour, if you have done this and your mixture looks too dry add a dash of milk and if it is too sticky and a touch of flour.

The mixture should then come together and look like dough. With clean hands, break up the chocolate into big and small chunks and then add to the mixture. Shape the mixture into 10 balls using your hands (I did make more but I only took a picture of 6) then place them on a baking tray covered in greaseproof paper.

Bake these for around 10-12 minutes. Leave them on the baking tray or a cooling rack to cool for 25 minutes. They should be gooey on the inside and hard on the outside. And the taste absolutely amazing!!

I hope you enjoyed this blog for a change and leave in the comments if you want me to do more of these!

Thanks everyone

Rose Mae
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How I Take/Edit My Instagram Photos

So today I felt like writing a blog about photography but I wasn't quite sure, so I asked on instagram if I should do a post on how I edit my instagram photos and I got some good responses.

So here it is!

If you don't know anything about my instagram account I mainly post pictures of beauty products only with quotes and some photography. I'm still in shock that I have reach 1.5k and I am so grateful to everyone who has followed and left comments.

Anyway first of all I take my pictures in the day using natural lighting but I don't leave it too late so I get a good amount of lighting. I take my photos on my white Ikea desk and I change the background from time to time. I now have a tall, white mug with fake, white/cream flowers and some stones in front of it.

If I am taking pictures of beauty products I usually uses my pillow from Primark which is white and has daisies on it for the background.

I use the effect 'Chrome' and I take my photos on my IPhone 5s. Once I have taken I few photos I decide which one I think is the best and then I start to edit it.

To edit my pictures I just use the editing setting already on the my iphone. which appears at the top right of your screen when you are on the photo. But there are also many apps out there that you can download like 'Whitagram' to edit your photos.

Once I have clicked on it there are three choices at the bottom and I pick the right one. I them click on 'Light' and then drag it up or down to how light I want it.

If I think the picture needs even more editing I click off of 'Light' but this time click on the arrow just along from the word 'Light' and there are more ways to adjust it to the way you want. I go through each one and see what it adds to the picture and sometimes I will change parts like 'Highlight' or 'Shadows' but most of the time I just leave it.

And that's it! Next week I will also be posting photography tips incase any of you needed some help. I hope you enjoyed this blog don't forget to share and tell some more people about my blog!

Instagram: _SimplyBlog_

Thanks everyone
 

Rose Mae

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