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I love sharing the new and exciting collections from SinfulColors…in case you missed the last few you can read about the Valentines Collection & The Spring Collection…But now we are onto their summer collection for 2015, called Street Fusion, is really is a beautiful collection of fresh colors. I love all the colors and the beautiful sparkle.
This summer, SinfulColors Street Fusion transports you across the globe with an on-trend collection of 29 hues that reflect the vibrant and eclectic chaos from around the world. The fusion of saturated cream shades and dazzling neon appliqués channel the pulsating energy of a summer evening. The offbeat blend of spicy reds, oranges and cooling blues are perfectly paired with henna appliqués and foil tips. Juicy purples and pinks complement new matte glitter toppers that add a fashion-forward flair while graffiti-inspired splatter glitter topcoats capture the diverse and rebellious vibe of street art.
I was sent 6 colors of the SinfulColors Street Fusion Collection to sample and LOVE every one!
Writing On The Wall:
Writing on the wall is a shimmery black with ruby flakes glitter. Perfect for creating a graffiti’ed look. Shown: 2 Coats, over Maroon Fine.
Pink Ansen:
Pink Ansen is a jagged glitter in punchy pink. I love this on it’s own, its a soft pink with a bit of shimmer. Great for a toned down, softer look. Shown: 2 Coats.
Paste-erd:
Paste-erd is a Night-sky navy with periwinkle glitter. I think it looks great on its own but would also look great to add a punch to your favorite street fusion color. Shown: 2 Coats, with Rise & Shine.
Maroon Fine:
Maroon Fine is a High-shine metallic copper. It has a gorgeous shimmer and is a perfect summer color. Shown: 2 Coats.
Let’s Meet & Neon Splat Appliqué:
Let’s Meet is a Luxe lemon yellow. It’s a light color and needs multiple coats to get a nice “coat”. Shown: 3 Coats.
Neon Splat Appliqués are a graffiti-style blend of electric neon appliques. Great for adding a pop of color and funk to your look.
Fuji Fiji:
Fuji Fiji is a holographic silver glitter. You know I love my sparkle so this one is perfect! It looks great in any light, although I must say it looked like fuller coverage in the artificial light. This would be great to add a bit of sparkle on top of your favorite color.
Let these 29 vibrant shades, 6 glitter topcoats and 5 appliqués from SinfulColors express your individuality this summer with an electrifying mani to remember.
You can purchase your own SinfulColors Street Fusion for $1.99 each – nail polish and appliques – at Walgreens and other mass retailers for Summer 2015.
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The wait is almost over and one of the most exciting films of the year, Marvel’s ANT-MAN, opens in theatres everywhere this Friday!!! ANT-MAN is a lot of fun for the whole family and connects perfectly into the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
And because this is too adorable not to share, check out the “Little Ant-Man” video that’s currently becoming a viral sensation!
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ANT-MAN opens in theaters everywhere this Friday, July 17th!

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Who doesn’t love a good villainess Disney movie?! Tomorrow is the premier of Disney Descendants and I want to give you the chance to win a DVD copy of this great new story!
From the Emmy Award-winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega (“High School Musical” franchise) comes this original contemporary story of classic Disney characters reinvented and the introduction of modern Disney lore. Enter this new epic universe of relatable tween characters on a journey of self-discovery. New on Disney DVD, and complete with never-before-seen bonus and a FREE bracelet!
In a present day idyllic kingdom, the benevolent teenaged son of the King and Queen (Beast and Belle from Disney’s iconic “Beauty and the Beast”) is poised to take the throne. His first proclamation: offer a chance at redemption to the trouble-making offspring of Cruella de Vil, Maleficent the Evil Queen and Jafar who have been imprisoned on a forbidden island with all the other villains, sidekicks, evil step-mothers and step-sisters. These villainous descendants (Carlos, Mal, Evie and Jay, respectively) are allowed into the kingdom to attend prep school alongside the offspring of iconic Disney heroes, including Fairy Godmother, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Mulan. However, the evil teens face a dilemma. Should they follow in their nefarious parents’ footsteps and help all the villains regain power or embrace their innate goodness and save the kingdom?
One lucky My Sparkling Life Reader is going to win a Disney Descendants DVD! This giveaway is open to residents of the US who are 18+ until 11:59 PM EST August 14, 2015.
The Fine Print: Entering this giveaway means that you accept both my rules & disclosure. I will notify winner via e-mail and they will have 48 hours to reply before I am forced to redraw winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Each household is only eligible to win this prize via blog reviews and giveaways once. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Many will enter, few will win! Please allow 8-12 weeks for delivery of prizing. My Sparkling Life is not responsible for any lost or misdirected packages. Prizing provided and shipped by Disney. In the rare occasion that a prize does not arrive (which has happened), please notify me and I will try to contact the sponsor.

Finding a health professional while you’re abroad can be tricky and you don’t want to see just anyone. The last thing you need is having to find a medical malpractice lawyer because you didn’t choose the right professional for your needs!
A good option is to ask your hotel to recommend a local doctor for you to see. Alternatively, if you are renting an apartment, you could ask your landlord or rental agency. You can also find doctors and hospitals online to check what you need.
For most illnesses, a few days in bed or a course of antibiotics should be enough to get you back on your feet. However, if you have more serious needs, it’s important that you get the help you need.
Call Your Insurer
Buying travel insurance is always a good idea and the sooner you buy your insurance after booking, the better. An insurer may be able to help you cancel your holiday if you fall ill beforehand but they can also help you while you are away. If you need medical help, your insurer should also be able to cover your costs. They may also be able to help you return home if you need to cut your holiday short.
Be Sensible
While you might not be able to avoid getting ill on holiday, you can do plenty to help yourself recover quickly. Staying healthy and safe on holiday is all about being sensible, which is exactly the same thing you need to do when getting better.
Make sure that you get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids. Now isn’t the time to go out partying or to push yourself into doing lots of tourist activities. It might be hard but you need to rest up if you want to continue your travels later on.

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Holiday Family Traditions are alive and well. I love to continue long-standing traditions that I grew up with while starting my own with my boys. Throughout the holiday whether we think about them or not, we carry out many traditions with food, celebrations and gifts. I can’t think of any other holiday food gift brand more compatible with the Holidays & family traditions than Hickory Farms. With so many possibilities & pairings, it’s easy to see why so many families count on Hickory Farms to set the scene with meats, cheeses, wines and more as part of their holiday tradition. Did you know Hickory Farms also provides a large selection of gift boxes, perfect for that hard to buy for person? Who doesn’t enjoy opening up a delicious box of Hickory Farms product.
Hickory Farms is America’s most famous holiday food gift brand, enjoyed by holiday shoppers seeking the perfect gifts for family and friends for over 60 years. Many Americans have a distinct memory of Hickory Farms at their holiday gatherings; Hickory Farms is very proud to be a part of those nostalgic moments and continues to focus on and celebrate its long heritage of tradition and authentic holiday memories. Hickory Farms helps people appreciate shared moments that are worth embracing and passing down through generations of families, but also creating new traditions and sharing them with loved ones.
Family Traditions Old & New
As I said, Hickory Farms has always been a part of our family traditions…The boys love the summer sausage and get excited every time I buy some. To me the holidays should be warm, cozy, and comforting. I like to serve foods that keep that tradition. We were able to try out Hickory Farms Tea Time Collection Gift Box which had product in it that I had never tried before. I think the chocolate covered pretzels, buttery shortbread biscuits & Belgian truffles will be a new holiday coffee table tradition!
According to a national survey, nearly half of American adults agree that the holiday shopping season officially starts when they see Hickory Farms arrive at their local mall. Hickory Farms’ food gifts are available at Holiday Market locations nationwide, on hickoryfarms.com and at leading retailers.
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One (1) lucky My Sparkling Life Reader is going to win a $25 Hickory Farms Gift Card!! This giveaway is open to residents of the US who are 18+ until 11:59 PM EST Nov 30, 2015.
The Fine Print: Entering this giveaway means that you accept both my rules & disclosure. I will notify winner via e-mail and they will have 48 hours to reply before I am forced to redraw winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Each household is only eligible to win this prize via blog reviews and giveaways once. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Many will enter, few will win! Please allow 8-12 weeks for delivery of prizing. My Sparkling Life is not responsible for any lost or misdirected packages. Prizing provided and shipped by Hickory Farms. In the rare occasion that a prize does not arrive (which has happened), please notify me.
Compensation and products for review were provided by Hickory Farms via MomTrends. I received a free sample of the product for the purpose of this review and to facilitate a giveaway. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions of Hickory Farms
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Halloween is one of my families favorite holidays. Everyone looks forward to dressing up, pumpkin treats & of course the epic movie nights! My kids love movie nights, and since we’ve moved up by family after Harvey’s devastation…we have even more kids to invite over for the fun! We usually pick out a family favorite or holiday themed movie and then make delicious snacks to go along with it. We’ve had the unfortunate happen once or twice as we couldn’t find a DVD we were wanting to watch…but now with technology changing and making things easier, we’ve started to watch & store all of our movies online. The only minor problem was that we had movies scattered out between Amazon, Google, iTunes & Vudu. Now there is a new service that brings all of our movies together on one platform! Movies Anywhere!
With Halloween being this week we decided on a Harry Potter movie night! Since the kids’ ages ranged from 4-16 it was a great choice, plus I could have fun with the food! Three of my nieces & nephews had not seen Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone yet, so I had to make this movie night extra special! Movies Anywhere took care of my movie & I took care of the decor, food & take home wands. Yes, you heard that right, I made everyone their own wand! Now I got the idea of Pinterest, so I can’t take the credit…but I will say they were super fun to make!
For the wands you will need:
Chopsticks
Hot Glue
Black Spray Paint
Brown Spray Paint
Copper Spray Paint
I added hot glue to the chopsticks to give each one it’s individuality. Once dried I sprayed 6 of them black & 6 of them brown. You need to let them dry between coats or flipping the chopstick over. Once the solid color covers the surface & is dry you can either stipple with the copper spray paint or carefully spray in short bursts to give the wands an aged look. Finish off with a clear sealer or leave as is.
Now let’s talk food! I made golden snitches with Ferrero Rocher & a wing printable I found on Pinterest. There are plenty to choose from, but I loved the ones I used. I cut up some gummy worms to make slugs, set our Dementor Relief bars & put out M&M’s in the house colors. My favorites were the Polyjuice Potion Deviled Dragons Eggs (recipe below) & the simple Butterbeer! We also made some simple sorting hats with sugar cookies, ice cream cone, icing (to bind) & filled with M&M’s of house color.
For the Polyjuice Potion Deviled Dragons Eggs you will need:
18 Eggs
4 Bacon Strips Diced (Shredded Boomslang skin)
3/4c Ranch Dressing (Stewed Lacewing Flies)
Food Coloring
Dried Cilantro (Fluxweed)
Instructions:
Hard Boil your eggs & let cool
Roll your eggs around until they have cracks all the way around
Die them as you would your Easter eggs
Let dry
Cook diced bacon strips until desired consistency (we cooked these a little less to give them some flexibility like skin)
Peel shells off of eggs
Cut your eggs in half and remove yolks
Mash up yolks in a bowl & add ranch
Mix well
Add in Green food coloring
Mix well
Pipe or drop yolk mixture by spoonful back into egg halves
Top with cilantro & bacon dices
Enjoy!
TIP: You can add cilantro & bacon bits into the mixture for more flavor & texture.
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Movies Anywhere brings together movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios (encompassing Disney, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm), Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Entertainment, offering a library of over 7,300 movies at launch.
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