Wheeeee for the weekend! And its OFFICIALLY summer (not technically here in Florida, cuz let’s be real – it’s ALWAYS summer here). It was suggested that I post a mojito recipe. What better time to give it to you than the first weekend of summer!? Here is my friend’s recipe (thank you, Danny) and my own recipe.
For Danny’s Cuban Mojito (he uses REAL measurements – WTF?)
You’ll Need:
- 2 oz. Light Rum (Matusalem Platino)
- 8-10 Mint Leaves
- 1 oz. Simple Syrup
- 1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice – keep the leftover lime for garnish
- 2 oz. Soda Water
- Crushed Ice
Make It!
Place mint in a glass along with simple syrup and lime juice, muddle gently. Slice the remainder of the lime and add along with crushed ice. Add rum and soda water. Stir – don’t shake. Garnish with sprig of mint. Enjoy.
For My Extra Sweet “Gringa” Mojito
You’ll Need:
- Light Rum (I like to use Bacardi Limon or Bacardi Dragon Berry)
- 8-10 Mint Leaves
- Lime Juice
- Sprite
- Ice
Make It!
Pretty much the same as above – Muddle the mint and lime. Add a few glugs of rum, Sprite and ice. Stir it up, drink it up, and relax. I don’t mess around with the garnish of mint and lime. I usually strain the muddled leaves out anyways since I always seem to forget they’re in the glass and choke on them. Haha =\
I’ve mentioned before, I LOVE sweet drinks. So if you’re more traditional, you should most definitely go with Danny’s Mojito. I was never a fan of soda water, so I always used Sprite instead. SO GOOD GUYS! And if you’ve never tried the Bacardi Dragon Berry…get to a store now and buy some! It’s strawberry flavored. Delish. Adds more flavor to a plain mojito. It’s also great in Ginger Ale and Coke. BUT you don’t have to get all fancy with the flavored rum. Plain Bacardi works perfect too. Or whatever you want, I don’t care. Sorry, no picture this time because it only looks like a glass of Sprite - boring.
Fun Cotton Candy Nails
I really wanted to quit boring y’all with my blue polish obsession so I went with something more girly. I went to the store looking for some nice bright summery colors and stumbled on this gorgeous bubblegum pink Essie that was on sale. Duh, I had to get it! Then I was all ohh hey look at this cutie blue too! I couldn’t help myself and threw in a blue pedi. So be warned: my gross toes are pictured below!!
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Two coats Essie Cascade Cool; Two coats Sinful Colors Snow Me White
Dotted with Essie Bikini So Teeny and Cool Cascade
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I used two coats of Essie Cascade Cool on four nails and two coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White for my accent nail. This was a girly enough mani, but I wanted to make it even more fun. I bought this dotting tool from Sally Beauty a month or so back and was finally brave enough to try it out. I dotted on (took me like, four tries – SO annoying! My hands kept shaking) Essie Bikini So Teeny and Cool Cascade in a little sort of half moon shape. I did the same on my toes but switched the colors as seen below. It reminded me of cotton candy, hence the post name. :)
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| I didn't even realize, but the Bikini So Teeny has cute little sparkles in it! |
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| Close up |
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| On the Toes: two coats Bikini So Teeny dotted with Cascade Cool and Snow Me White |
Of course, Essie is my favorite brand, so I don’t have any complaints about how the polish went on, no chips, no bubbles, blah blah. The Sinful Colors got some little cracks, but didn’t start to chip off until Thursday. I didn’t even put a topcoat on.
Have a blast this weekend y’all!
