Kiwi Lime Martini Recipe

It's going to be another great night for a BBQ before fall gets here and the rain starts up again. Why not get the girls, family or friends together and try something new. 

4 oz of Stoli vodka

1 oz of simple syrup (hot water and sugar)

1/2 of a lime

1/2 of a kiwi

1/4 cup ice

Muddle your kiwi in your shaker, add your simple syrup and your vodka. Squeeze a bit of lime. Add your ice and shake vigorously. Pour into your martini glass, garnish with a kiwi wedge and serve.

Have a safe and fun weekend!

Love Mandi

The Beautystand Last Days of Summer 2

The Beautystand Last Days of Summer

Swimsuit OP, Hat San Diego Hat Company, CC Skye Mini Spike Love Bracelet from our store Beautystand.com, Cartier, Spike Linked Bracelet Charmed by Stacy, Treat Banana Cream Lip Balm, Treat Soft Candy Refreshing Hair & Face Mist. 

In Oregon summer usually lasts until the end of September and we are soaking in all we can these last days that are left. These pictures were taken on our favorite sandbar in the Columbia River. It's absolutely beautiful here and while I'm writing this it makes me want to go back right now. I think I just might. 

I always slather on the lip balm when I'm in the sun. Treat's lip balms are made with all natural ingredients including shea butter which has an SPF of 30. This Banana Cream Lip Balm is so delicious and reminds me of a banana popsicle. Yum! 

Treat Soft Candy Refreshing Hair & Face Mist smells delicious and is an all natural way to refresh after a day in the sun. I'm wearing my favorite bracelets to add a little bling to my swimwear. This CC Skye Mini Spike Love Bracelet is my favorite that I wear all the time. 

The Beautystand Gingham & The Parent Trap

I've done a post before about my love of gingham and clearly I'm obsessed because I'm doing another one again. This is my gingham shirt collection from this summer. I just love how it makes me feel when I see gingham. It's the same feeling my Treat products give me. Both make me think of summer when I was a little girl. Carnivals, cotton candy,  ice cream and long hot days at the lake swimming and laying in the sun.

I just ordered my favorite movie from when I was a little girl, The Parent Trap that I talked about in this post. It's so funny because I think this movie started my love of gingham and what do you know Hayley Mills is even wearing it on the cover. That's why I love gingham so much, it's timeless and still as adorable in 2012 as it was in 1965.