Mexican Easter & Cascarones

When I was little, my family would all hang out and make cascarones which are confetti filled eggs, in celebration of Easter and the Easter hunts..of course before Easter my brothers and cousins would have already cracked some on each of our heads...lol     

Painted by Carmen Lomas Garza

Many cultures have an egg tradition especially around Easter.  In Mexico it's common to see colored eggs thrown at fiestas during carnaval, just before lent. They're not hard boiled like the eggs in the U.S Easter egg tradition. Instead they're eggs that have been hollowed out and have a surprise filling - called cascarones. Several sources, including CascaronCrazy.com, credit Carlotta, the wife of Emperor Maximilian, for bringing the tradition to Mexico. According to this theory, Carlotta brought the perfume-filled eggs to Mexico in the 1860s while her husband ruled the nation. The eggs caught on, with cheaper confetti replacing the perfume.

If your interested in making your own cascarones... I've added some directions below. Have fun!!

Materials: Dozen eggs, bowl, egg dying kit or paint & brushes, confetti, glue, tissue paper

1. Tap the end of an egg gently on bowl and peel out a 1/2 ” hole. Let the egg contents flow empty into the bowl.
2. Rinse out the egg with water and let it dry out upside down. Be very careful, the egg is fragile!
3.  Once it is dry, you can either use an egg dying kit to color the eggs, or you can paint on your own designs.
4. Carefully fill the egg with confetti and put a thin strip of glue around the edge of the opening.
5. Cut a piece of colored tissue paper that is a little bigger than the size of the hole in the egg, and press it over the opening.  
6. Now you have beautiful cascarones to hide in the yard and hunt for, or crack overyour friend’s heads. (Never crack an egg ON someone’s head, that will hurt!)

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Tangerine Lipstick!

Fashion evolves, for that reason alone, it is so hard for me to get rid of clothes...but I eventually give them away or get rid of them and like always...wish I still had them. That has nothing to do with this post, however in having saying fashion evolves, well it is a fact. I remember seeing my mother and her friends rocking this orange lipstick...

Don't rush to get on this fashion trend...Tangerine lipsticks are flying off the shelves.  

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Chanel spring/summer 2012 Gym shoe

Who would dare wear their designer duds to workout and sweat in? A SpoiledLatina that's who! 😉


Lux fashion brand, conducted by Karl Lagerfeld ,gives us the most prestigious fashion catwalks and now has just launched a collection of clothing and accessories for Sports! Health and Beauty go hand in hand with fashion so it was only natural that the geniuses at Chanel create this.

The clothing and accessories are perfect for ‘jogging or any other "sport" i personally wouldn't work out in them, i would just wear it on my comfy days.

Chanel sneakers are definitely trendy, with a white background, colorful details and logo in full view. The shoes are part of the spring-summer 2012 and the brand on sale now this month of January!

Remember they are Chanel so they will be pricey.. $700 & up

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