{Friday Cocktail} Black Cherry Shandy

Whose excited about the Olympics? THIS GIRL. Since we are on an official Olympic countdown (21 days as of 9 am this morning) I wanted to get you all excited with the summery British inspired cocktail. A Shandy is a beer and juice based beverage. It's light and refreshing, and perfect for relaxing at the end of a long week. I have been enjoying more than my fair share of shandies lately, but mmm... are they good in this HOT weather. 

This one was dreamed up because of an abundance of black cherries and limes (post fourth of July). It's really easy to put together, and a great sweet tart combo. I present to you the...

Black Cherry Shandy

Ingredients

• 1 light beer (I used Yueling Light)
• .5 cup sliced black cherries
• 1 small lime (zested)
• 1.5 oz Tequila
• 1 Tbsp Simple Syrup

Directions

Muddle cherries, zest and half the juice from the lime in a shaker. Add tequila and ice. Then top with beer. enjoy.

Easy right? Don't forget to enter the Rocks Paper Metal Giveaway!

Thursday Randoms

Welcome back for another edition of Thursday Randoms. I had a great 4th yesterday and I hope you all did the same. I'm super excited about the Rocks Paper Metal Giveaway! Don't forget to check it out! 

Get ready for a photo intensive 4th of July Recap/Random happenings. 

• I made these cheesecake yogurt cupcakes from Skinny taste and they were a hit! See the original recipe here. I did add a little lime zest to kick it up a bit, but that was the only change.

• I have a rough life. I know. 

• Red (White/Gold) and Blue Nails.
• I need this to be my living room. 

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• I made this yummy salad for dinner the other night. Lettuce, blueberries, avocado, home grown tomato, feta, kalamata olives and homemade honey mustard dressing. yum

• Homemade mojito, with random wild mint from our back yard. winning. 

• Due to the crazy storms last weekend our internet was out (thank GOODNESS we didn't lose power). I hit up one of my favorites

• Y'all! I braved the public pool, and I'm SO glad I did. It's awesome and totally not sketchy. okay it's slightly sketchy, but that can't keep me away!

• Gotta Love Summer Time :)

• I'm OBSESSED with this beer. Hell or High Watermelon from 21st Amendment. LOVE it.  

• Here's to hoping the week ends ASAP. that one day off was such a tease. 

Happy Independence Day, Celebrate with a {Giveaway}

As you all obviously know, neon is the trend of the season. Now, I'm not normally one to jump on the latest trend, my style is a tad more conservative and I tend to lean towards classics. For months now I've been sitting on the sidelines, skeptically admiring all of you rocking the neon trend in full force. I was trolling etsy the other day, and I think I've finally found some neon I can get behind wholeheartedly. 

Let me introduce you to

The ladies behind Rocks Paper Metal are super talented. Based in Los Angles, they are on point with their neon offerings... (and y'all have heard that tribal jewelry is about to catch on fire, they've got you there too). 

Tropical Green and Lilac Double Wrap Friendship Bracelet

I love how they blend girly glitter and sparkles with the brights neons of the moment.  

Neon Pink Tribal Bracelet

Neon Orange Teardrop Crystals with Neon Pink Pave with Neon Green Cord

Tribal Neon Thread Wrapped Bangle Set

These pieces are the perfect pop of color if you're like me and afraid to go all out with the neon. OR you can step it up a notch and go all out. 

The ladies at Rocks Paper Metal have graciously offered to give one Blue Dog Belle reader these beauties. 

Neon Yellow Crystal Teardrop Silver Stud

They come in a bunch of fun colors too!  You can enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. The giveway is open from now until 11:59 pm on July 10.

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*Note: All opinions expressed in this post are solely my own. I would never advertise products that I don't love, I was not compensated for this post. 

{Beauty Tuesday} Fourth of July Edition

Tomorrow is July 4th! Woohoo! Yay for no work! oh... and our independence. 

Since tomorrow will be a chilling by the pool, grilling out, beer drinking kind of a day here are some easy beauty recommendations (coincidentally this is exactly what I will be using). I hope y'all all have a great day off tomorrow! I will have some exciting stuff coming up here on Blue Dog Belle.... come back tomorrow for a NEON themed giveaway (I know, I'm kind of obsessed with giving y'all stuff!)

covergirl TruBlend loose powder | laura mercier tinted moisturizer | e.l.f. blush and bronzer duo| Revlon Lip Butter in cherry tart | L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Waterproof mascara

Have a great day off tomorrow!