Valentines Peppermint Creams

 

I vividly remember the taste of peppermint creams as a child. Super sharp mint with the soft, sweet icing sugar. I've been craving them for a while but couldn't get my hands on a vegan version.

Valentine's day seemed like the perfect opportunity to have a little experiment and I've managed to make the cutest marble effect peppermint hearts. I'm super happy with these and they were so easy! I don't own a weighing scale so all my measurements are in cups or spoons. There's plenty of conversion websites online if you're a grams kinda person.

I'm not going to pretend the marble effect was for anything other than looking cool on instagram but I think it gives my favourite 90's treat a cool 2018 vibe. 

Recipe:

1 cup of icing sugar sieved

1 and a half tablespoons of dairy free butter (I used flora)

Half a teaspoon of American peppermint extract 

2 drops of vegan friendly pink food colouring

• Melt the butter and mix in a bowl with the icing sugar and peppermint extract until it starts to come together to form a dough
• Add a tiny drop of food colouring and continue to mix in a figure of 8 motion
• Add the rest of the food colouring when required
• The trick to getting the marble effect is to add the food colouring sparingly and stop mixing before the entire mixture turns pink
• Once happy you're happy with your pattern, use a rolling pin to roll the mixture until it's about 1cm thick and cut with your cutest heart cookie cutters

Leave in an air tight container to set overnight or eat the right away if you just can't wait. 

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DIY: Bobby Pin Storage Beauty Hack

Okay girls, I know I'm not alone with this problem. My bobby pins disappear into thin air. They have a severe case of missing socks in the washing machine syndrome and I'm sick of it. So I turned to Pinterest and found this genius DIY beauty hack that I couldn't resist trying out for myself.

You'll need:
An empty tic tac container
Your bobby pins
A sharpie, stickers or some washi tape to decorate

Remove the label from the tic tac container. You might need give it a wipe with a damp sponge to remove any excess glue. And that's the hardest part done! Now it the fun part. Decorate as much or as little as you like. I opted for this glitter washi tape I bought from eBay for a bargain 99p. Stripes of patterned washi tape would also look fantastic or you could keep it simple with some sharpie polka dots. Once your design is done, pop your bobby pins inside and throw your new container into your make up bag. 

Will you be trying this? I'd love to hear any other beauty storage hacks you have in the comments below.

ox Lucy

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