Ari Raquel's Blog

Tried and True

arianaraquel — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:11:10 +0000

Wow. It has been quite a while since I last updated my blog. I’m back! Let’s make this short.

I thought I’d start off by asking you guys a question.

What beauty product has been there for you? Your tried and true. You know, the one that you will never give up because you know it works and always will. Mine is BIOSILK by FAROUK Systems. I’ve been using it since I was in the 6th grade and I’ve been using their heat styling tool, CHI, since the 7th grade. My hair is still healthy as ever. Full, shiny and smooth. Never gonna give you up, BIOSILK and CHI!

So what beauty product is your favorite? Your tried and true?

xoxo,

Ari

Ace of Lace

arianaraquel — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:41:38 +0000

Classic. Feminine. Chic.

Via Pinterest

Lace on a budget.

xoxo, Ari

Quickie!

arianaraquel — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:44:02 +0000

So, it has been a while since I’v updated. I can explain.

First, I MOVED! Yup. Finally moved back to Austin which I thought I’d be excited about, but then I got here and missed everyone in Houston so much. More on that later.

Second, I went on a mini-vacay to New Mexico (I’ll upload photos later).

Third, I’ve just been lazy. So lazy that I created a VLOG to explain everything that’s gone on this past month past month (harassment and spider included. yeah…) But of course I have no idea how to upload it and didn’t want to do the research. SOOOO, I’ll probably post that later too.

Can’t go into much detail now because I’m about to head out, but I did want to share a new recipe I tried from Brown Eyed Baker – Mojito Cupcakes! SOOOO delicious. Check it out below.

xoxo, Ari

not the best quality (taken with camera phone).

Truth

arianaraquel — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:47:58 +0000

Via {Solo71}

Party Cakes

arianaraquel — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:36:06 +0000

The latest issue of Better Homes & Gardens features lovely cakes in all shades of pink with sprinkles and ribbon buttercream. I know not everyone reads the magazine, so I had to share the beautiful photographs, recipes and how-to’s. Yes, they have a how-to on each frosting.

I think these would be perfect for a mother’s day cake, don’t you? Or any celebration cake. Plus, check out Food Network’s Frost by Numbers frosting tips, here.

xoxo, Ari

How-to Gallery:

Click to view slideshow.

*I do not own these photos. I purchased and scanned the clips myself.

San Francisco Farmers Market

arianaraquel — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:16:17 +0000

A few photos from the San Francisco Ferry Building and Farmers Market

xoxo, Ari

Thankful

arianaraquel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:46:14 +0000

Via {2}

Gratitude

arianaraquel — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:41:52 +0000

Prepping for Earth Day 2012

arianaraquel — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:37:52 +0000

with COOKIES!

Easter and Springtime Cookies

arianaraquel — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:27:46 +0000

Hello again!

This past weekend I made some Easter and Spring themed cookies using my favorite and most delicious Sugar Cookie Recipe and Royal Icing Recipe (I add lemon extract).

These were taken with my camera phone, so the quality of image is not the best.

enjoy and happy baking!