Bake Your Own Boyfriend Cookie Cutter Product Review

'Bake Your Own Boyfriend' Cookie Cutter Review by the brand Niion

This product I got in the mail a couple of weeks ago is a boy-shaped cookie cutter, a fun way to spice up your standard cookies and get super creative!

I'm going to do a full review of the product as well as sharing the recipe which comes with it and showing you how to make these cookies step by step.

"Is your love life looking a little dull? Can't seem to find Mr.Right? Why not bake your very own boyfriend with this hunk shaped cookie cutter. Just add all you favourite things into the mix, plus a little spice to heat things up, and "taa-daa" the perfect edible man."

The packaging was secure and it was delivered to me within two days which I thought was amazing, plus the customer-service was extremely friendly.

You can find this cutter on amazon here for just £3.59 with free UK delivery! It's also on Ebay and the Niion website (x), a fun new brand who do a bunch of cool products. 

first batch! Here's the finished product

The cutter has the perfect proportions so that bits don't break off during the process, but the finished product still looks like a man when the cookies come out after baking.

The great thing about this cookie cutter is that it comes with the perfect cookie recipe on the back! Even if you don't have the cutter yet, just follow along with the recipe. It makes classic and simple delicious cookies that are not too sugary, not too floury. And you can even customise the recipe by adding fruit, nuts or anything else of your choice.

After they had cooled I decorated them individually to make unique cookies (-spy the mutated marshmallow half-man at the bottom, the bottom broke off and I ate it). I'll explain later on in the post how I individually decorated them.

The recipe says it makes 10, but for me it actually made 14 (plus I made a funky heart-shaped one with the left-overs).

The brand says:

"Girls are forever talking about finding the perfect man, whether it’s because the current one just isn’t measuring up or all the good ones are taken. Well this product provides the perfect solution, just bake your own.What could be easier than whizzing up a mix, adding all your favorite things, popping him in the oven and ‘ta-da’ the perfect hunk shaped man. No girl could be left unsatisfied after such a delicious and tasty treat!

 These cookie cutters don’t just have to be brought as a gift you can buy one for yourself…we won’t judge…we’ve already made loads of perfect men! These cutters are fully functional and come with a quick, easy and delicious cookie recipe. If you have a girl’s night, a hen do or simply a sweet tooth and a love of baking, you'll impress all the girls with these hunk shaped cookies. Add a little bit of icing to turn these tasty treats into the perfect man for you, for example add glitter, tattoo, a string vest etc.

…and if he starts to cause trouble, bite his head off and start again, or have a couple on the go at any time so you can pick and choose depending on your mood!"

It's a really funny thing to do with your girl friends- get them to come over and bake boy-shaped cookies with you, and then decorate your perfect man! It's a laugh.

You can choose from three types; a boyfriend, house husband or sex god! (although I couldn't see the 'sex god' one on the website or amazon)I have the 'boyfriend' one.

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1. Baking!

150g butter
100g sugar
300g flour
1 egg
a pinch of salt
2 teaspoons of vanilla expert

The recipe is super simple and easy- you'll probably definitely have these basic ingredients in your cupboards, and use whichever sugar you have as it doesn't specify.

First I creamed together the butter and sugar,

then I added the egg

Then I added the flour, and here you'd add the salt. (Not gonna lie, I didn't add a pinch of salt, I never do, whoops for disobeying the rules but do what you want, I just find it usually doesn't make much of a difference.)

action shot!

Then I added the vanilla extract- I used a tablespoon and a half because I love the vanilla flavour to be really strong

It combines together really easily into a ball, and just pop it into the fridge for an hour wrapped in clingfilm.

After the tantalising one hour wait, get it out and roll it out between two sheets of baking paper with a rolling pin.

When you've got a layer about 7cm thick, use the cookie cutter!

Press into the rolled-out dough and make as many as you can.

Peel away the excess dough, scrunch out and re-roll. You'll do this process about 4 times.

handwash the cookie cutter after you've made your cookies- they aren't dishwasher safe!

As you can see from the picture above, when you use the cutter a bit of dough almost always gets stuck between the muscles and the head on either side. It's not like this is a huge issue but a slight annoyance. At least it means the cookie actually ends up looking like a muscly man.

After using the baking-sheet method for one batch, I decided to abandon it and just do the classic of sprinkling some flour on your work surface and rolling it out straight onto there. The dough kept getting stuck to the baking sheet and becoming tacky which made the first batch really hard to make.

It's a good tactic for perfectly shaped and textured cookies but it just didn't quite work for me.

I laid out as many cookies as I could fit onto each baking tray, lined with a sheet of baking parchment so they don't stick.

Place in the oven until lightly browned, this takes 7-10 minutes.

Beautifully browned cookies straight from the oven- they calmed down a bit after this initial look and had a smoother appearance.

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2. Decorate!

Here are my decorating weapons of choice! I just had a look in my cupboards and picked out anything and everything I could use.

Weapons of choice: betty crocker chocolate fudge icing and vanilla frosting, icing sugar, icing writers, raspberry glaze (I didn't use this in the end), flake bar, chocolate bar, mini marshmallows and raspberries

I broke up slightly a flake and chopped up a bar of chocolate so sprinkle onto a couple of the cookies.

Here are all my decorated cookies:

Slightly closer-ups.

The green one is the whole tube of writing icing spread out onto a cookie, I know it looks a bit like snot- but it tasted delicious!

Above: The one on the right is the chocolate fudge icing by Betty Crocker. It tastes absolutely amazing and has a thick rich consistency.

Above: The one on the left here has the chopped up Green & Blacks milk chocolate sprinkled over a spread layer of the ready-made icing.

Above: I used the same icing method for the one on the left here too, but this time added strips of cadbury flake.

One of my favourites- a layer of the vanilla icing and raspberries cut in half sideways

For this one above, I drew strips of yellow and orange writing icing.

For the heart-shaped cookie I made icing using icing sugar and water, and spread it over the top. Classic and simply delicious!

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My cookies looked and tasted amazing. They kept a sense of uniformity as the cookie cutter allowed the shape to be perfect every time, but I added a touch of uniqueness to each one by decorating them in my own special way.

The cookie cutter is completely sturdy and well-made so there's no need to worry about it breaking.

I just find the process of baking your own 'boyfriends' so amusing, and I'm sure you will too. Cooking these with friends you're guaranteed for comments such as "you broke my boyfriend's leg off!" and "stop eating my boyfriend!" etc. It's great fun.

I hope this post was interesting and entertaining for you guys to read- can't have been as great as my experience of making and eating the cookies though -yum! 

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If you want to pick this product up, get it from amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bake-Your-Boyfriend-Cookie-Cutter/dp/B009916H9Y) or on the Niion website for just £3.49.

For more information:

  Website: www.niion.uk.com

 Facebook: Facebook.com/niionuk

  Twitter: Facebook.com/niionuk

Will you be checking this product out? Which cutter interests you most and what toppings would you choose? Let me know in the comments below.

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* Although this product was sent to me, I was under no obligation whatsoever to write a post unless I wished to. All opinions are as always 100% my own and completely un-biased. 

Throwing Out: Nail Star Nail Art Pens

I'm Gonna Have to Get Rid... Nail Art Pens from Nail Star

New series I'm doing where basically I do a blog post on items I have decided to throw out due to either lack of use or deciding they're off and not something I can use anymore. Either that or they're just awful products with no better home elsewhere. This is different to empties as those are products I've completely finished up. These are not.

Today I decided to throw out some of these nail art pens. I bought them over 2 years ago from amazon and you can probably find these ones or better still up there for sale. I bought them in a set of about 24 I think, and am throwing these ones away. 

They are either broken or just too gloopy and thick to be of use anymore. I'm not throwing away all of them, because most are still useable.

The texture has become more gloopy and thick now.

They are two way because they have a striper (as shown below) and a pen nib for drawing little details.

I really just don't use nail art pens anymore enough. You can use a toothpick instead and it's just as simple.

The stripers were really bad on these and broke easily or lost hairs.

They come with a thin stick to unplug any caught up polish in the nib, which is great

I probably won't be buying any new nail pens in the future, it's easier just to use normal polish, especially when I have so many.

What's the last product you've had to throw out? Let me know in the comments below.

Review: Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer

Review: Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer

I'm sure you've heard about these already, they're not exactly new but I'm finally getting round to doing a review of them!

The idea of this product is a pigmented lacquer with the staying power of a stain, whilst keeping the glossy/satiny finish of a lip gloss.

They are £5.99 each from the drugstore and there's a good selection of colours, from red to nude. I think this price is fair enough for what you're getting.

The formulation is long-wearing, non-patchy and silky smooth. For an even longer wearing lip colour, apply one layer, blot with tissue paper, and then apply another layer over the top. Also wearing a nude or matching lip pencil underneath (before application) will ensure it lasts longer.

Shooting Star, Celestial, Nova

I own three, these are the colours that were most appealing to me. I also had the red, 'Big Bang' at one time, but I decided to give it to a friend as I don't wear red lipstick enough to get loads of use out of it. However there is no doubt it was stunning and an amazing colour: the perfect red.

You can build these up, or put a little on a finger and dab some on the lips. They also blend really nicely together so mixing them is an option.

Shooting Star

lips with nothing

lips with shooting star

I picked this one up thinking it was a different one, so unfortunately instead of being a pale pinky nude, this actually is the more browny nude. Something definitely better for darker skinned girls, but I can still wear it I just don't use a full swipe otherwise it's a bit too much.

Shooting star is a caramely light-browny nude.

It is also worth pointing out that the lighter ones tend to last less time on the lips.

I'd like to talk about the doe-foot applicator, as shown above. It's my favourite applicator and works amazingly for a product like this. It ensures an extremely precise and also even application of the liquid product.

Celestial

lips with nothing

lips with celestial

Celestial is a deep bright pink.

Nova

Lips with nothing

lips with nova

Nova is a slightly brighter pinky shade.

Shooting Star, Nova, Celestial

Overall, I do love the formulation and would pick up more if the colour appeals to me. 

Have you tried this product? Which colour is your favourite in the collection? Let me know in the comments below.

Carmex; Moisturising Lip Balm, Empty-Review

Empties: Product Reviews

When I finish a product I do a quick blog post reviewing it.

Today I finished the Carmex Moisturising Lip Balm. I've had it for more than a year and you can buy it from Superdrug.

A lip balm moisturises the lips if they're dry, and is especially good to use before applying a lipstick to ensure an even finish.

It's around the £4 mark, and basically I love this stuff. No other lip balm even comes close to this for me.

You get a gentle sensation on application, and I don't know how but it seems to evaporate any dry or cracked skin- it's amazing.

Using up a massive tub like this is definitely an achievement, this lasts longer than any other lip balms I have ever bought.

This one is just in the classic scent, which I don't love loads, but it's different. I've repurchased it in the cherry flavour, and I've also tried the strawberry one but in the tube form. I think the cherry is my favourite. The one I have in the tube is perfect for popping in my bag, and also has a spf of 15 which is great.

Would I repurchase this product? I already have, and would continue to do so. This is hands down the best lip balm/ lip moisturiser I have ever tried.

Have you tried this product? What lip balms do you use? Let me know in the comments below.

Current Nails: Barry M Lychee and Pink Glitter Accent

Currently I am Wearing...

This beautiful nude from the Barry M Gelly range called Lychee and a glitter polish, also from Barry M, on the accent nail to spice things up a bit.

I am obsessed with my nails right now, I think this combination looks amazing. It would be great for prom (with glitter matching your dress colour) or just summer in general.

One coat of basecoat and two coats of the Gelly shade, with a layered gradient on the accent nail of glitter

To get this look I used the OPI Natural Nail Base Coat, the Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Lychee and the Barry M nail paint in Pink Sapphire Glitter.

What is your favourite nail polish? What do you currently have on your nails? Let me know in the comments below.