Wednesday, October 21, 2009

For Chocolate Lovers...

I'm back from my wonderful trip to my hometown, Chicago. While I was there my family and friends threw me the best baby shower ever! Check out the cake (those are baby Chanel ballet booties!) that my BFF Azeeza had made:



If you're in the Chicago area and need a specialty cake made, definitely give Delush.Bakery a try. Not only was the chocolate cake pretty, it was pretty darned delicious too! People were saying that it was a chocolate lover's dream.

Speaking of chocolate, I had the pleasure of trying jane iredale - The Skincare Makeup's newest lip gloss set, ChocohoLICKS. Not only is the packaging adorable, but the glosses are just as great. These glosses contain extracts of rich cocoa and coffee seed. Plus, they're enriched with avocado and jojoba oils, which helps nourish the lips during the fall season. Although the glosses are primarily sheer, they do provide just a hint of color. What woman doesn't love chocolate and lip gloss? It's like the best of both worlds!


Truffle, Caramel, Strawberry Cream, and Chocolate Orange Glosses available at www.janeiredaledirect.com for $44

**One lucky reader will win a box of these super cute glosses (a $44 value) perfect for the chocoholic! Just leave a comment and a winner will be selected randomly and announced tomorrow.
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42 comments:

  1. BeckyOctober 21, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    I would love to try these glosses. They seem so luxe!

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  2. hiphopmuseOctober 21, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    That cake is absolutely adorable! I love the packaging on that lip gloss, looks edible lol.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 1:21 AM

    That cake it toooo darn cute!! And that lipgloss packaging is too...

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  4. JoyceOctober 21, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    Lovely cake. I'd love to try the lip glosses.

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  5. SioOctober 21, 2009 at 7:21 AM

    OMG CHOCOLATE!! That cake looks delicious!

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  6. DaniaOctober 21, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    The cake looks amazing! You have a good friend! I'd love to try out those glosses as well. They look yummy!

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  7. BaileyOctober 21, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    Welcome back! You were missed. The cake is beautiful and so is the lip gloss packaging. I would definitely give these a try.

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  8. mimieyesOctober 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    Wow! the perfect cake for you. It looks amazing.
    Hope you had a great time.

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  9. DSPOctober 21, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    Are you going to start a blog for chic baby girls????? :-) Luv the cake.

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  10. BechemelOctober 21, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    That cake was beautiful. Would love to try those lip gloss. A girl can never have too many.

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  11. BOctober 21, 2009 at 9:26 AM

    How gorgeous is that cake! Awww!!! That lipgloss is awesomeness!

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  12. Brown Girl GumboOctober 21, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Unfortunately a few water droplets got on it because it was raining in Chicago that day. It was really good though and I'm not a chocolate fan myself!

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  13. RebeeOctober 21, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    I would love to try those glosses! I'm glad that you enjoyed ur baby shower!

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  14. BamOctober 21, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    The cake looks too pretty to eat. Gald you enjoyed yourself

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  15. Pigskin Loving LadyOctober 21, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    My lips want that gloss!! ;-)

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  16. tallMochaOctober 21, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    I'm a chocaholic! Chocolate on my lips? puuuuurfect

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  17. Memphis, TNOctober 21, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    I would love to be the winner and love following you on twitter...

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  18. TOctober 21, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    I'm not into the glosses so much, but I wanted to say THAT CAKE WAS SO CUTE! I mean super duper cute. I loved it. I hope you had fun at home.

    I'm so excited for your new addition!!!

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  19. Brown Girl GumboOctober 21, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    @T - I had a WONDERFUL time at home!! I didn't want to leave. I did manage to eat all of my favorite foods while I was there. The weather wasn't great until the last day, but that was to be expected.

    I brought my coat just like you suggested! :-)

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  20. CarmeshaOctober 21, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    I love your cake! The lip glosses are beautiful, I would love to try!

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  21. LeeOctober 21, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    Love the cake. It is gorgeous. I would also love to try those glosses.

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  22. Product Junkie DivaOctober 21, 2009 at 11:43 AM

    BGG welcome back. Ok the cake is just adorable!
    You know I am just flipping over those glosses.....too cute!!!!!
    PJD

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  23. BarbaraOctober 21, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    Wow, beautiful cake! I wonder if she does ship orders. As for the glosses, they look just adorable!

    - Barbara ;)

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  24. K-BearOctober 21, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    What a cute cake for our up and coming Baby Brown Girl! I love it. I wish I could have been there. The lip gloss sounds fabulous...chocolate anything is a winner in my book!

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  25. NATURAL in the makingOctober 21, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    That cake looks so YUMMY!!! would love to try it....

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  26. Nicole RogersOctober 21, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    I wasn't able to get a piece of the cake but I did enjoy one of the booties. lol I'm still on a sugar rush! Can't wait to see you again and your new addition!

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  27. Shana JanelleOctober 21, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    awww the cake is too cute! What a great surprise for you. I would love to try the glosses - not usually a HUGE chocolate fan but those are drawing me in for some reason - I think its the packaging. Good luck to everyone!

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  28. Style, via TiaOctober 21, 2009 at 4:29 PM

    These sound like they are wonderful!!

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  29. UnknownOctober 21, 2009 at 4:35 PM

    Congrats! Having a baby is such a blessing!!

    This gloss is so cute!

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  30. AngelicaOctober 21, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    I hope I win, I hope I win, I hope I win... :) Great blog!

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  31. StacyOctober 21, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Would love to win!!!!

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  32. Miss HappinessOctober 21, 2009 at 7:31 PM

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  33. Miss HappinessOctober 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    That cake is beautiful and I would love to try those lip gloss. I hope you enjoy your time in Chicago.

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  34. Miss MikaOctober 21, 2009 at 9:54 PM

    Hi there mommy to be!

    Glad that you were able to enjoy such a wonderful baby shower in your home town. That cake is absolutely beautiful! Your friend is truly talented!

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  35. CurlyKyeOctober 21, 2009 at 11:28 PM

    Oh how I miss Chicago. My sis & mom have a bday coming up...maybe I'll get them one of those cakes to split because it definitely looks delish!!!!

    I'd love to try the lipgloss set. *Crossing fingers*

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  36. K. RockOctober 22, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    I want to try them!!

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  37. Brown Girl GumboOctober 22, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    @Miss Mika - I wish that my friend made that! No, she had it made for me at a bakery! ahahah

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  38. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    That cake is GORGEOUS!! Yummy yummy!

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  39. Brown Girl GumboOctober 22, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    The winner is B!!! Congrats! Pls email me your mailing address. :-)

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  40. ericaOctober 22, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    i want, is it too late to win??

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  41. UnknownOctober 22, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Those lip glosses look delicious!

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  42. TGOctober 23, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    Fabolous lip glosses are a must for this brown girl.

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