Creating Amanda: October Favorites

Favorite Beauty Products:

My first favorite beauty product has been a long time favorite but I was reminded this month of how much I love it after trying a different makeup remover and having to remove a bit of face paint during the halloween season. Mary Kay's Oil Free Eye Make-Up Remover is one of my holy grail beauty products. It is soothing, calming and removes all makeup with ease. I recommend this product hands down!

Next is another Mary Kay product, TimeWise Firming Eye Cream. This is a rich eye cream that aids in firming, brightening, and moisturizing. This is a product I just started using this month and it is amazing the difference it has made in my under eyes.

My new favorite nail polish, not only brand but color, is Essie "Ladylike". I have seen great reviews of Essie Nail polishes but I never personally had tried them till now and I am now a true convert. This polish leaves goes on beautifully, leaves no streaks and Ladylike leaves a beautiful neutral opaque color.

Finally, I have two Urban Decay products that have become holy grail products. The Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion and the 24/7 Glide-On Eyeliner Pencil Perversion. My makeup stays all day long no matter what I am doing with the Primer Potion with absolutely no movement or creasing of my Eye Make-Up. The 24/7 Eye Pencil is so pigmented and goes on so easily and smoothly. I love this shade called Perversion it is a true black. My only two complaints with this product is that it doesn't stay in place as well on my waterline and also needs sharpening almost every week, other than that it is a flawless product.

I want to put a disclaimer on my beauty reviews: Like everything these are my personal opinions based off of what I have tried and like for my skin and makeup. I am associated with Mary Kay and Ulta but I don't look to profit from any of my reviews they are strictly products that I have used, love, and recommend them to you to try.

Favorite Gluten Free Foods:

First, is Lundberg Risotto Creamy Parmesan. This is a perfect product to go with some fish and veggies. This product is SO GOOD it can be addicting so control yourself, but it adds a fantastic taste to every meal.

Next, I am an eggs and sausage breakfast kind of gal every morning. But sometimes you wake up a little late, tired, etc and you just want a bowl of cereal but it has been hard to find a gluten free cereal that is delicious. Chex cereals are gluten-free, my mother loves the wheat chex, but I love Cinnamon Chex. Cereals are not always the healthiest breakfast options but for every once in a while it doesn't hurt.

Finally, as I said I love my eggs and sausage in the morning but I don't eat pork sausage. I eat Applegate Naturals Chicken & Maple Breakfast Sausage. It is gluten, dairy and casein free. These sausages are delicious, they are juicy but not greasy, and 3 links are only 110 calories (but 2 are filling enough). They have a few different kinds of breakfast sausages but Chicken & Maple is my favorite.

If you are interested in trying these products try your closest Kroger. (Click on the product name for more nutritional information)

Favorite Television Shows:
I have a few this month due to this month was the big month for top shows to come back for fall and new ones to begin!

The Vampire Diaries. If you are not hooked on this show yet please jump on the bandwagon. Even if it is just to watch the men it is worth it... Jeremy Gilbert just keeps getting hotter and hotter ;)

The Originals is a new show on the CW that has spun off of The Vampire Diaries. If you love the Vampire Diaries you will love The Originals, its just as addictive!! And who doesn't love a show that takes place in New Orleans?!?

Beauty & the Beast is in it's second season and clearly has spun off of the Disney version. I will always love the original Disney movie, it has always been my favorite, but its nice to get to see the destined love between two people with unbelievable chemistry weekly. The first season is on Netflix, so go hurry and get caught up!

Lastly, a brand new show called The Tomorrow People. Its about individuals who have special powers and others trying to take them down. It is along the lines of the movie Jumper but better!