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Sunset in St. Kilda

It has been Easter school holidays and we have all been sick, but thankfully, everyone is on the mend. We were all in need of some fresh sea air, so Mr 3P and I loaded the pickles into the car and head to St Kilda for a sunset stroll along the board walk.

This dog was never going to give up on that stick. 


See all those container ships on the horizon? I wonder what they're carrying? 



If you want to live here you will need some "serious coin" as Mr 3P so perfectly puts it.



Don't you love how silhouettes hide the wrinkles?

My lot would probably be quite happy to live as beach bums.












My beautiful family. What a lovely afternoon, just doin' nothing but hanging out with the most important people in the world.


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Nude Make-Up {dressed up}

The 2 most common make-up "looks" I get asked to do are a smokey eye and the nude/neutral look. The photo below is from a Bridal make-up trial I did for Natalia. Her wedding was a couple of weeks ago and she has promised to send me lots of pics. The make-up I have done on Natalia is what I call the "dressed up nude". Just enough to look like you're wearing make-up, but nude and neutral tones and textures to still look "natural".

1. Start with freshly cleansed skin, then apply a primer to the face, but not the eyelids. .

2. I always do the eye makeup first...apply a nude base (I love MAC Paint Pot in Painterly) to the lids from the lash line and blend up to the brow bone..I use my finger. Sweep a champagne eyeshadow over the lids  with a brush and up to the crease, blend just past the crease. Using a fluffy eyeshadow brush (Avon make a great one and it's only a few dollars), softly blend a taupe, matte shadow into the crease and blend it slightly upwards. Don't over blend or you'll get a "muddy" result. Line the top lash line with a very thin black or brown gel eyeliner, or you could use a soft liner pencil and smudge it slight with a cotton tip. Line the bottom lash line with a brownish eyeshadow and a cotton tip. Pile on the mascara to the top lashes (in this photo you can see I have applied false lashes to Natalia) If you want to add lashes, do this after you have applied your mascara.

3. Apply your foundation with a brush, fingertips or my favorite toy at the moment, The Beauty Blender..."bounce" the fat end of the sponge with foundation all over the face to give an airbrushed finish with no hard edges. Apply your concealer and the powder lightly to set the foundation (go sparingly around the eyes)

4. Shape your brows with a brow pencil that matches your brows, or brush them into place.

5. Apply some blush to the apples of your cheeks and bronzer to the cheekbone, blend together.

6. A little natural gloss and your done. (If you're a bride and are going to wear a veil, then skip the gloss and go with a non sticky lipstick, as the veil can stick to your lips)

Below, I have done a little collage of some of my favourite products for this (and many other) looks. If you can't find these items in Australia or have any questions or suggestions, please send me an email (I love to get them) to:
threepickles@optusnet.com.au

Nude Make-Up

Nude Make-Up by MarnieA on Polyvore.com
NARS Illuminator - Orgasm
$29 - barneys.com

MAC 'Prep + Prime' Line Filler
$20 - nordstrom.com

MAC Paint Pot
$17 - nordstrom.com

Bobbi Brown Beach Body Oil/3.4 oz.
$30 - saksfifthavenue.com

Nail Lacquer in ‘Colney Island Cotton Candy’
10 GBP - harrods.com"


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{recipe} Classic Scones

 Classic Scones
makes 12
2 cups self raising flour
30g butter, chopped
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water

1. Sift flour into bowl and rub in the butter.
2. Add the combined milk and water (reserving about 1 tablespoon). Using a butter knife, mix to a soft sticky dough. Do not over mix..
3. Turn onto lightly floured surface and knead gently (over kneading will result in tough scones). Press or roll out to 2cm thickness and cut into rounds with a floured cutter.
4. Place closely together or lightly greased tray or line with baking paper. Brush with reserved liquid.
5. Bake in a very hot oven (220C) for 10 to 12 mins or until scones sound hollow when tapped.. Cool on a wire rack.
Serve with Jam & Cream.
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{recipe} Fig Jam (gettin figgy with it) - Bread Machine Recipe

Last summer we had a major heatwave which resulted in tiny figs that never matured properly.
This summer was so wet that the figs went nuts! We can't keep up with the size of this bounty. Time to make fig jam, this time in the bread machine. This recipe can be adapted to almost any fruit.
Fig Jam {in the bread machine}
Ingredients
500g peeled and finely chopped fresh figs
1 3/4 cups white sugar
2 tablespoons of Jam Setter

Directions:
1. Remove baking pan: attach kneading blade.
2. Place figs, sugar and Jam Setter into pan.
3. Set to "Jam" setting and press START.

When finished, place into sterilized jars.

NB: On my bread machine, the jam setting takes about 1.5hrs (similar to a dough setting), which should work the same way.

Yummy, fluffy scones . Recipe here.


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