This Halloween let your face upstage your costume- JennLo 1CL

Halloween 2012 Makeup Looks

Halloween is here and some people are still trying to figure out just what to be!! Are you part of the struggle? Have no fear that's why we are here! 1stclassLadies have done there research and have found some of the best Halloween makeup tutorials for people of all tones and style. We have the bold, simple, beautiful, spooky and down right crazy Halloween face makeup. hope you like our choices and hope you guys find one that fits you and your personality.

For the ladies that want the look without going to crazy on the face, this might be the look for you. Something you can wear to a Halloween function with the little ones without scaring them but keeping with spirit of the day.

 

This look is for my dramatics!! It is a very tasteful look and affordable as well. Halloween is a one day event so don't kill you pockets on a look you'll never wear again. Be cost conscious but look great doing it!

 

This look is for the beauties who want to take it there but needs something they can pull off themselves. It's an easy look to pull off with easy step by step directions to help.

 

No makeup article for Halloween would be complete without a look from the one and only Tymetheinfamous! We love this look because its a look that you can get away with pulling off at the job if costumes are not allowed. Tasteful and classic just the way we like it.

 

This is also a look that can be pulled off for work if costumes are not allowed but you still want to keep to the spooky theme of the day. Very colorful exciting and fun especially if you work with kids!

 

Whenever in doubt go with a smokey eye! 1stClassLadies like this look for Halloween date night. You don't want to go on your date dressed up as a character unless its a Halloween themed party. So keep it's it tamed but still edgy for the occasion.

 

Halloween Delights

Yummy yummy yummy tasty but haunted treats in my tummy- JennLo 1CL

 



Since it's Halloween week 1stClassLadies are going to get right down to business and give you some recipe treats for the young and youthful as well as the mature and over 21. View,like, and support but most of all- BE SAFE!!!

Chomping Monsters

 

Ingredients:

Cookies

1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury® Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated chocolate chip cookies (24 cookies)
1 1/4 cups white vanilla baking chips                                           
1 container ready-to-spread frosting (any white variety)                             
Gel food colors, if desired

Decorations, if desired                        

Red or black string licorice                                    

Miniature semisweet chocolate chips                                      

Large marshmallows                                           

Candy-coated chocolate candies

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cookie dough rounds 2 inches apart. Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• 2 Meanwhile, in medium microwavable bowl, microwave 1 cup of the white vanilla baking chips uncovered on High 45 seconds. Stir; if necessary, microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until chips can be stirred smooth. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in frosting until well blended. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the frosting mixture to attach decorations. Use gel food colors to tint remaining frosting in desired colors. Spoon each color of frosting into resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut 1/2 inch off one corner of bag, and pipe on bottom of 1 cookie. Press another cookie, flat side down, on frosting at an angle, cookies touching on one side and about 1 inch apart on the other, to look like open mouth.
• 3 To decorate, press remaining white vanilla baking chips in frosting for teeth. Use reserved frosting mixture to attach eyes, using decorations as desired.

*get more recipes like this from Pillsbury.com*

 

Yummy Mummy Spinach Dip

 

Ingredients:

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen pizza dough, thawed

1 egg, beaten
2 sticks KRAFT or POLLY-O Mozzarella String Cheese
2 black olive slices
 

1 cup BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream
1/4 cup KRAFT Lite Ranch Dressing

1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained

1 green onion, sliced1/2 cup finely chopped red peppers

1/4 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

WHEAT THINS Original Snacks

Make It

 

PAT dough into 12x6-inch oval on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Indent dough, about 3 inches from one end of oval, for the mummy's head. Let rise in warm place 20 min. or until doubled in volume.
HEAT oven to 375ºF. Brush dough with egg. Bake 18 to 20 min. or until bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped lightly. Pull apart string cheese to make about 16 strips; arrange on bread for the mummy's wrappings. Bake 1 to 2 min. or just until cheese is melted; cool slightly. Press olive slices into bread for the mummy's eyes; cool completely.
MEANWHILE, mix sour cream and dressing in medium bowl until well blended. Stir in next 5 ingredients. Refrigerate 30 min. or until ready to serve.
USE sharp knife to remove bread from top of mummy's body; scoop out bread from center, leaving thin shell on bottom and side. (Reserve bread top. Discard removed bread or reserve for another use.) Fill bread with spinach dip just before serving; cover with top of bread. Serve with WHEAT THINS.

*get more recipes like this from kraftrecipes.com*

 

Halloween Candy Cane Ice Cream

Ingredients

• Perry's Vanilla ice cream
• Food coloring (or fruit - see note below)
• Whipped cream
• Candy corn or Halloween sprinkles

Directions

1. Let the ice cream soften for about 20 minutes, it needs to be quite soft for adding color (or fruit).
2. Divide ice cream into thirds into 3 separate mixing bowls. The exact amount of ice cream depends upon the size of the clear cups or glasses that you will be using and the number of servings needed. In general, you will need a minimum of 1 1/2 cups of ice cream per person.
3. Add yellow food coloring to one bowl and stir until the desired shade of yellow is achieved.
4. Add orange food coloring to the second bowl. Alternatively, use a combination of yellow and red to make orange. Use 2 drops of yellow for every 3 drops of red until the desired shade of orange is achieved.
5. Add a layer of yellow-colored vanilla ice cream to the bottom of a clear plastic cup or glass. Freeze the layer for a couple minutes (optional).
6. Next, add a layer of the orange-colored vanilla ice cream on top of the yellow layer. Freeze the layer for a couple minutes again (optional).
7. Finally, add a layer of non-colored vanilla ice cream on top of the orange layer.
8. The cups can now be placed in the freezer until ready to be served.
9. Before serving, top with whipped cream and garnish with any type of Halloween candy or sprinkles.
10. Enjoy!

Chocolate Ghost Cakes

Ingredients

1/2 (12-oz.) container ready-to-spread white frosting

1 (11-oz.) package cream-filled chocolate cake squares

1 (0.68-oz.) tube black decorating gel

Preparation

1. 1. Microwave frosting in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 30 seconds to 1 minute or until melted; stir until smooth. Let stand 2 minutes.
2. 2. Place 1 cup melted frosting in a gallon-size zip-top plastic bag. (Do not seal.) Snip 1 corner of bag to make a small hole. Pipe frosting onto each cake square in the shape of a ghost, adding remaining frosting to bag as needed. Pipe 2 dots on each cake using black gel to form eyes.

 
*courtesy of Myrecipes.com*

 

 



Halloween Sunset Cocktail    

 

Ingredients

• 3 ounces tangerine juice
• 1 1/2 ounces white rum
• 3/4 ounce grenadine
• Ice cubes

Directions

1. Combine juice and rum in a tall glass filled with ice. Top with grenadine. Serve.

Cook's Note

This cocktail is beautifully two-toned when first poured; afterward, the ingredients start to mix together into an intense orange color.



 

Bleeding Heart Martini

 

 

Ingredients

• 2 ounces dry vermouth
• 8 ounces premium gin
• Ice cubes
• 4 Pickled Baby Beets, each placed on a cocktail skewer

Directions

1. Chill 4 martini glasses in the freezer or fill with ice water and let sit until frosty, about 5 minutes (pour out water). Add the vermouth, dividing evenly; swirl to coat the glasses, then pour out. Add gin to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled; divide among chilled glasses. Garnish each with a skewered pickled baby beet, and serve immediately.

 

Red Sangria

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup brandy
• 1 orange (ends cut off), thinly sliced
• 1 red apple, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 bottles well-chilled dry red wine, such as Rioja or red Zinfandel
• 1 cup club soda
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice

Directions

1. In a large pitcher, stir together brandy, orange and apple slices. Let stand 15 minutes. Add wine, club soda, and orange juice. Serve over ice.

 

*courtesy of MarthaStewart.com for all drinks*

 

For some the best part about Halloween is none other then curving the pumpkin. For those of our readers who don't know how to do so here is a tutorial that will help!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Halloween Message

A Haunted Message from the Us- 1stClassLadies!

1stClassLadies would like to wish all of our readers a safe and happy Halloween!! while enjoying the spooky day remember to be safe, travel for treats with a buddy and enjoy!! Some of our friends along with us decided to share some of the beautiful Halloween pictures with us. Hope you guys friend them as cute as we did!!

She's got spirit yes she does! 1stClassLadie Trina's little Miss Chastlyn is ready to cheer her heart out as she will be the popular cheerleader this Halloween. Give me a C-H-A-S!!!

Of course no Halloween would be complete for 1stClassLadies JennLo son without being Thomas The Train at least one year!! And what a really useful engine he is!

The start young scaring away!! Not even one years old yet and check out little man RJ as he is a roaring for Halloween. Please don't eat us-ahhhhhhhh!!! :)

What a wonderful portrait! Here we have Kristin with her gorgeous girl D'merie and friend Lakira. Looks like they started enjoying their Halloween early- And we don't blame you!!

Pretty Minnie's what they call her! Here is Arianna posing as the best Minnie Mouse we have ever seen. Kill em with that smile little lady!!

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER IS PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS

"Pain is temporary, Quitting is forever"

-Lance Armstrong

 

 

 

 

The month of November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness!  The American Cancer Society reports, in the United States as of 2012, there is about 43, 920 new cases of pancreatic cancer and about 37, 390 deaths from pancreatic cancer.  The risk is about 1 in 71!!  In light of this awareness here are some facts on this form of cancer, events to promote awareness, and also organiztions for donations.

THE FACTS

 

Pancreatic cancer is one of the few cancers for which survival has not improved substantially over nearly 40 years.

Pancreatic cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States.

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. 94% of pancreatic cancer patients will die within five years of diagnosis – only 6% will survive more than five years. 74% of patients die within the first year of diagnosis.

The average life expectancy after diagnosis with metastatic disease is just three to six months.

Few risk factors for developing pancreatic cancer are defined. Family history of the disease, smoking, age, and diabetes are risk factors.

Pancreatic cancer may cause only vague symptoms that could indicate many different conditions within the abdomen or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms include pain (usually abdominal or back pain), weight loss, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), loss of appetite, nausea, changes in stool, and diabetes.

Symptoms include pain (usually abdominal or back pain), weight loss, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), loss of appetite, nausea, changes in stool, and diabetes.

Treatment options for pancreatic cancer are limited. Surgical removal of the tumor is possible in less than 20% of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Chemotherapy or chemotherapy together with radiation is typically offered to patients whose tumors cannot be removed surgically. Only three drugs are FDA‐approved for the treatment of pancreatic cancer: fluorouracil (5‐FU), gemcitabine (Gemzar®), and erlotinib (Tarceva®).

Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer death largely because there are no detection tools to diagnose the disease in its early stages when surgical removal of the tumor is still possible.

ORGANIZATIONS FOR DONATIONS

 

American Cancer Society

DONATE HERE

 

 

PANCAN

DONATE HERE

 

 

SPIKES AND THINGS!

      "The finest clothing is a persons skin,

        but, of course, society demands

        something more than this.”

-Mark Twain

 

 

 

 

 Pearls, Swarovski, now Spikes!!!  Keeping its place in fashion is the ever so trendy spikes.  This high in demand way of accesorizing can make any piece of apparel look edgy and in some cases even glamorous.  From outerwear to shoes to dresses to purses check out our top picks!!

 

 

GOLD STUD TRENCH COAT COURTESY OF KARENS CLOSET 68-

SEE HERE

 

 

 

 

SPIKE ME OUT SWEATER COURTESY OF KARENS CLOSET 48-

SEE HERE

 

 

SPIKED MARY JANE SHOES COURTESY OF KARENS CLOSET 70- SEE HERE

 

 

 

"CORINETTE" BY ALDO 60-

 

"ANDIIE" BY STEVE MADDEN 105-

"VAMPIREE" BY STEVE MADDEN 160-

 

 

"RIGGS-SP" SNEAKERS JEFFREY CAMPBELL 160-

 

 

"STUDDED MANOLOS"

 

 

 

"BATTLE-SPIKE" PUMP JEFFREY CAMPBELL 219-

 

 

 

"EMPIRE CLUTCH"  120-

 

 

 

 

 "AUBREY SPIKE PUMP"JEFFREY CAMPBELL 180-

 

 

SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS "BITE" MINI PACK

BUY HERE

 

 

 

 FASHION LIGHTS REPORT

(BROUGHT TO YOU BE ELLE MAGAZINE)

First Look: Maison Martin Margiela for H&M

Once again the runway becomes affordable thanks to H&M's designer collaboration. The much awaited Maison Martin Margiela collection for the retailer debuted last night. While the collection ($39.95–$399) won't be available until November 15, you can see a sneak peek of the women's wares here, first. Expect masculine shapes, oversized silhouettes, and unusual draping. The accessories have unexpected details, as well, such as lucite-heeled boots and handbags with glove-shaped handles.



According to Maison Martin Margiela, "The re-editions enable Maison Martin Margiela to present its creative output in an entirely new way."



Check out some of our favorite looks and pieces below.

ARE WE FEELING IT??????
 

 

 

Take care of your face the right way

Love the skin your in- unknown

 

Take Care Of Your Face The Right Way

Every woman is beautiful in her own special way. A lot of women hide behind pounds and pounds of makeup to cover up blemishes, blackheads, acne and scarings but that only makes the skin worse. Makeup can be a girls close friend but if your not taking care of the skin underneath, makeup will be your only friend. Today let 1stClassLadies help you on your journey to beautiful healthy skin as well as the best makeup to use with or without breaking your pockets.

Let's start with underneath the makeup. You must protect your skin before applying anytime of beauty products to the face. For cleansing make sure to use a product that will not strip the skin of its natural oils but still does the job.

The face should never be dry or over oily. As the weather gets colder we need to protect it from the wind and cold temperatures. Keep you face hydrated and refreshed. Always moisturize after washing the face. Moisturizers are made for all skin types so know your skin and pick the right one for you.

Take care of your eyes. No matter how beautiful your eyes might be if the bags sink to deep or are to dark everything else is forgotten. Take care of your under eyes and keep them looking as young as you feel. Make sure all the attention is drown into your eyes and not into your under eye bags.

The first step of makeup. Foundation should cover the face but not take over it. Use a light weight foundation. If you're taking care of your skin the way you should, you should not have to pile it on to look photo ready. Just like facial  moisturizers, foundations also come in types fit for your skin whether it is oily, dry, or normal.

For those of us that do have the darker tone under our eyes we utilize concealer. Use the one right for you. The best thing about concealer is it comes in so many different shades your bound to find the one fit for your complexion.

Set it right not heavy. You must remember that in order for your makeup to last you must set both your concealer and foundation with a setting powder. You can use either a translucent powder with no color or a color powder fit to your skin tone.

Now for the lips. Your lips should also be well moisturized especially in the fall and winter as they seem to "crack" first. Even if your applying a lip gloss or a lipstick ALWAYS apply a balm first.

Lip color products. If your going to add color to the lip 1stclassladies feel that it doesn't really matter the brand as all lipsticks or glosses (regardless to 24hr wear or not) fades after time. So make sure that you pick a color you like and be ready to apply again when it starts to fade.

Remove the makeup. It's very important to remove your makeup the proper way every night before bed. If you don't then then the makeup will seep into your pores creating bad skin.