Sunday is baking day... baking day... lalalalala!

Hello all!

I'm sorry I haven't been very social lately but I've been quite busy with school ad all, I hope you will forgive me.

As you might have guessed from the title, I had an afternoon of doing nothing so I decided to ... bake! If I had the means necessary I would jump on a plane and come feed every one of you (my readers) yes, that would be both of you! JK!

I started out with making a very delicious fondant au chocolat (for those who don't want to bother guessing, it would be chocolate fondant) XD I decided to use good ingredients and shelled out on Green and Black's Organic Trinitario 85% dark chocolate. (YUM!)



The result was great crispy on top and melty, chocolatey on the inside... *drool*

RECIPE:

200 grammes of dark chocolate
170 grammes of butter (room temperature)
100 grammes of sugar
70 grammes of wheat flour
5 eggs
(optional, extra chocolate to sprinkle on top after taking out of the oven)

Melt the chocolate and the butter in separate bowls.
In third bowl, mix eggs, sugar and flour.
Mix the butter and chocolate together and stir a bit.
Add to the egg/flour/sugar mix.

Put them in small muffin forms and put in oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Remember, the fondant should be gooey and chocolatey on the inside.

Eat!



As if that wasn't enough I decided to make apple muffins too. This was a different version of the ones I usually make but they turned out great.



RECIPE:

Turn on oven at 250 degrees Celsius

2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp of cinnamon
1/2 cup of butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup of cane and white sugar (half-half)
2 eggs
1 cup of plain natural yoghurt (I used greek)
2 apples peeled, cored and coarsely chopped

Mix the dry ingredients together, sieve if you want. (flour, baking powder, cinnamon)

Whisk the butter, sugar and eggs well. Add the yoghurt and mix again.

Add the flour, mix and add the chopped apples.

Pour into muffin forms. Mix one tablespoon of cane sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl and stir with a spoon. Sprinkle on top of every muffin and place in mid-lower section of oven. Immediately turn down the heat to 175 degress Celsius and let bake for 30 minutes.

The middle is full of moist delicious apples!









Eat!


Enjoy!

EOTD

Hey Lovelies ^_^

Yeah, I know I'm not so creative with the headline this time but I don't know what to call it.

Here's a look I did earlier this evening combining pale pink, grey, deep purple and black. I kinda liked this color combo when I swatched it, maybe I should've used a little more time for the execution...oh well... one can never be satisfied.

On inner corners I applied the pale pink e/s
Grey e/s was then swept all over lid
Purple e/s in the crease and other corner as well as lower lashline
Black e/s on top of purple e/s at lower lashline and also lined upper lashline.













Thanks for looking!

Dynamite surfing! And another cool ad...

This viral ad for Quicksilver was flourishing on the Internet about a year ago. It looks pretty awesome, because what do you do when you have a quiet lake and no waves? With the help of dynamite, the problem is solved of course!

Not a lot of people know this, but this ad was made by a Danish advertisement company on the lake called: Peblingesøen (Peblinge lake) that's situated in close to downtown Copenhagen.

Here you go, for those of you who haven't seen it before, Enjoy:




On another note, I found out that this ad for Sony Bravia was also made by a Danish fellow. Pretty cool. I like this one:

Colored contacts

So, I finally got my hands on the Hidrocharme colored contacts in ocre and mel. The ones I'm wearing are ocre. I got them from this Brazilian site called: Viallure It was Alienman who first talked about these and I found them so pretty that I had to try and see how they looked. This is the link she provided me with: LINK it's the blog of a Korean girl wearing them and besides from the fact that she is superpretty, the colored contacts look so so so good on her!

Instead of the selcetion available here that is mainly targeted towards caucasians I find these contacts to look natural and not like a chunk of color placed in the middle of my eyes.

I really like these contacts because they make my natural eye color lighter while still making it look natural and I just thought I would share, the S&H is very pricey but I stopped buying cosmetics for a while instead.

On these pics I also applied mascara on my bottom lashes, something I don't usually do.

Warm neutral look for Yummiebitez fall challenge

Hey Lovelies ^_^

I wasn't gonna enter this challenge but when I saw the lovely prizes I thought I might as well give it a go. I'm a sucker for beauty products in case you hadn't noticed ^o^

I was going for a warm neutral fall-ish face.

Face: Clinique superbalanced foundation 03
MAC style blush

Eyes: Lancôme khôl pencil liner in brown/black (wetlline) MAC Starflash khôl power eye pencil in orpheus (upper lashline) MAC e/s Grand entrance on inner corners upper and lower MAC e/s Bold and brazen on crease and middle of lid MAC e/s on Go on outer V All shadows blended well together

Lips: Shiseido Maquillage lipstick in BR382

Thanks for looking and please vote for me...

... but ONLY if you liked it!

Cause... I don’t want your pity!! >_<

Dang, got tagged by: Love your blog...

I Love Your Blog Rules: 1. Pass this award on to 7 people. 2. Answer the following questions using only one word. (not sure if i can do it in one word you know)

A:1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Where is your significant other? earth
3. Your hair color? black
4. Your mother? taiwanese
5. Your father? taiwanese
6. Your favorite thing? celine purse
7. Your dream last night? dunno
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. The room you're in, basement
10. Your hobby? consuming gourmet food
11. Your fear? pigeons (especially dead ones)
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Being world leader!
13. Where were you last night? at work
14. What you're not? skinny/underweight
15. One of your wish-list items? Hermés Birkin bag
16. Where you grew up? Frederiksberg/Gentofte
17. The last thing you did? cup of tea
18. What are you wearing? diesel jeans and peak performance tee
19. Your TV? huh?
20. Your pet? none
21. Your computer? don't have one right now
22. Your mood? tired
23. Missing someone? yeah...
24. Your car? sharing one, don't have my own
25. Something you're not wearing? garter belt
26. Favorite store? Too many
27. Your summer? work work and more work
28. Love someone? maybe
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
31. Last time you cried? yesterday
32. Are you a bitch? when I have to
33. Favorite Position? don't know...
34. Favorite Past Time? eating/shopping
35. Are you a hater or a Lover? mmhh.. lil' bit of both
37. Are you genuine or fake? genuine
38. Any Vices? people who wear socks and sandals (especially white sandals) Like WTF?!? Wearing that combo goes against the whole concept with sandals! Wear shoes then!
39. Pro Life or Wire Hanger? wtf? No idea1
40. McCAIN or OBAMA? Obama
41. Pro Plastic or Natural? Natural for now but who knows if I might change my mind when everything starts going further south.
42. Dream Job? world leader
43 where the last 11 questions PINK added on fun? Yay!

Tagging:
1. Arashi
2. Alienman
3. Fuzkittie
4. Incandescent
5. Liz
6. Aradani
7. Viannee

Deep Blue Sea!

This is taken directly from my entry on ABB

Hey Lovelies ^_^

So in the middle of going back to school and all the stress that comes with it, which actually made me break out a little on my right cheek, I also managed to do another EOTD with some of my newly acquired e/s from the Starflash collection.

All MAC unless stated otherwise:

Lancôme pencil khôl liner in black between lashes and on waterline Maybelline Sky high curves waterproof mascara in black Talent pool e/s on inner 2/3 of lid as well as lower inner corner Star by Night e/s on outer 1/3 of lid as well in crease and outer lower lashline Khôl power eye pencil in Mystery lined on upper lashline.

Purple EOTD and haul

Hey lovelies ^_^ So the other day I got tempted yet again as I neared my MAC counter. So many times my wallet has been sucked dry due to the tempting items MAC has on display. Damn you MAC!!! This time I started drooling over the gorgeous colors from the Starflash collection. So pretty!

Here is the haul I came home with:

I couldn't wait to get home, unpack the goodies and start playing with it. Eep, haha! I got Kohl power eye pencils in Mystery, Orpheus and Raven. And except for two eyeshadows I got all of them. I really dig this collection, the colors are awesome! Products: Lancôme khôl in black between lashes. MAC khôl power eye pencil in Raven on upper lashline Lotusland e/s on inner 1/3 of lid Sunset B. applied in the middle of lid Top hat on outer part of lid and in crease All shadows then blended together and on lower lashline as well.

Thanks for looking! Until next blog ^_^

My Copenhagen

As a capital city, Copenhagen is anything but big. I mean, compared to Paris or London one might say that Copenhagen is small. That is actually one of the things I like about the city, it's very nice and manageable. Tourists have a hard time getting lost and you can get everywhere on a bike. Due to the size, it has a homely feel to it and this is why this city seems so nice. There are certain things that I can't stand, for instance some dog owners don't feel it's their duty to pick up whatever gift their dogs left on the sidewalk. It has gotten better over the years but there are certain areas in the city that are notoriously known for this!

What I especially like about this place is the mix of old, traditional buildings and the new modern architectural pearls. 200 years ago, Copenhagen used to be a lot smaller, therefore there is even a "summer" residence known as Rosenborg castle in the middle of the city which used to be on the outskirts. Here are a couple of buildings that can be seen here. Denmark is relatively known for Design and architecture.

The Opera, The royal library(black diamond) and the Royal theatre.

Picture of one of many canals in Copenhagen. Round tower that used to be an observatory built by King Christian IV.

Frederiks church or the Marble church with the biggest dome in Northen Europe and Rosenborg Castle(former summer residence of the Royal family)

So many more pictures that I'll post at a later time.

I hope you enjoy these!

Yes, I know that this has nothing to do with Copenhagen, but I snapped a few shots of me and my grandma (maternal) the other day. She had a stroke a few years back so she is bound to a wheelchair and can walk a little with a cane. She helped raise me and my siblings. I feel so fortunate to have not only my parents but my grandparents and my aunt raise us. Hopefully we didn't turn out to be bad seeds! :) Before the stroke she was the best cook! Noone ever taught her but it was after a lifetime of cooking that she had become so skilled. Unfortunately I didn't appreciate it enough so I only learnt 2-3 dishes from her. By the time I wanted to learn it was too late. I love her dearly!

Until next blog!

Cinnamon lids!

Hey lovelies ^_^

I stopped by my Lancôme counter to get my regular Bi-facil eye make-up remover (love!) and I got tempted by their autumn/winter look.

Yikes! I did it again... got tempted into buying something when I told myself that all I as going to get was my make.up remover. I'm such a sucker for new looks. It's like I go into a trance and I reach for my wallet *must.... buy! ...Can't... hrng resist! Gawd...* This is what I picked up at the counter.

The Bi-facil eye make-up remover Single eyeshadow: Cuban brown, from their fall look Black khôl pencil: Karala. This new black eye liner pencil is even more black than their regular black/noir khôl, it's SUPERblack! It really defines the shape of eyes and something this black is def something I'd wear on a dinner date and not for daytime. That's when I stick to my "regular" black pencil.

Eyeshadow is a superpretty golden grey/brown color that makes my dull eye area come to life. Applied all over lid, up to crease and blended. I lined my eyes with the liner, making sure to go upwards and outwards towards the end, flicking it up. Lightly lined outer 1/3 of lower lash line as well.

The look is a bit glamorous without being OTT. On my lips, I'm wearing L'Oréal Star Secrets: Aishwarya Rai. The color is gorgeous, is beige-neutral without being boring, with a hint of color. I like it on my yellow undertoned skin. My way of secretly hoping for a little Aishwarya-beauty. Haha! Yes, and then I woke up! Love that lipstick! Thanks for looking!

Greeneyed monster!

Hey lovelies!

Just the other day, I was browsing my local Make-up Store (yes that's the name) and this color caught my eye. I'm such a sucker for vibrant colors (^o^) I would say that Make-up Store (MUS) is the Scandinavian equivalent to MAC.

This eyeshadow is SUPERGREEN! (oy, the movie: the 5th element comes to mind, haha!) And I likey the shimmer in it. I heart shimmer, I think I might be addicted to it...Anyways, I also picked up a green glitter eyeshadow. It shows in the close-ups.

Lancôme khôl pencil liner in brun/noir Maybelline sky high curves waterproof in black MAC paint pot in Moss scape all over lid up to crease MUS e/s in Eclipse applied on inner 2/3rds of lid and up to crease MAC e/s in Humid on outer 1/3 of lid, crease and outer V. MUS twinkle eyeshadow in Amazon used to line upper lashline

What kind of green? Uh... emeraldgreen... any green you want! ...hrm! Anywhoodle, I like green eyeshadow!

Danish Design

So I had some very distant relatives come to Denmark yesterday and when I say distant I mean VERY distant. This was the first time I met them but I still took the day off and showed them around Copenhagen. We went to different sights but our last stop was the Danish Design Centre, this was only my second visit there and I'm glad I remembered my camera this time. This place is dedicated to exhibiting Danish designs. Danish design have really undergone a renaissance since the slow times in the 70's, 80's and 90's. Danish design sky rocketed in the 50's and 60's with prominent names such as Arne Jacobsen and others. What I like about it is the simplicity and beautiful lines and natural material used. The same can be said about Danish fashion. Simple, yet beautiful.

The picture of the monkey is a children's toy, handcrafted in wood, each one takes a long time to make. An alumni from my study, which I had the luck to meet, told me once that one of his contacts in Tokyo let him know that if he had some danish merchandise, there was this one guy who might be interested. He got the address and when he landed in Tokyo he went to his store. Now, this isn't the ordinary street-level, big facade kind of store we're talking about. Martin, which is is name, had a hard time finding the place, despite having lived and worked in Tokyo for so many years and knowing his way around. Eventually he found this place that was sub-ground, a tiny store with one working there, the owner. The owner of the store was intrigues by this monkey and wanted a total of 2 to keep in his store. He would often make journeys all over the world, find special items that he loved, get 1-2 of them an sell them at his "store". Disappointed that a this was all he was able to sell, Martin sold them and went out to lunch with the store owner and his contact. Now, many many months later, when he had forgotten this incident, the store owner suddenly called him, asking if it was alright if this big shot used the monkey in an advertisement. He cleared it with HQ first and got a go. Fast forward 2 months later, Martin steps on the subway in Tokyo when in the wagons, posters of that monkey are EVERYWHERE! Shocked and pleasantly surprised, he saw that it was an ad for the newest cellphone, with the hottest Japanese actress at the moment and...the monkey next to her. This made demands go through the roof! All stocks worldwide had to be shipped to Japan and even then demands could not be met. It ended in people paying over 300$ for a wooden monkey. Unfortunately it takes a LOONG time to make a handcrafted monkey, so even though HQ did their best, they couldn't supply the demand in Japan.







Items that could be bought. The "crushed" bowl I kinda liked, really special. And the birds! You could turn their bodies upside down, making them thinner or fatter, make them look sad or happy just by moving their body parts!





Very convenient for any backpacker, a spoon and fork in one, takes up minimal space!

These "items" could be found downstairs in a supermarket environment. When I say "items" I mean empty packaging and hadn't it been for the rather pricey tags, I would have gotten a few of these for friends and myself.

The can says inner calmness, sorry my camera made everything blurry.

This "couch" was inspired by match sticks! I love it the design!

Designer chairs. The chair to the most right is called the wishbone chair, see why?

This is actually a rocking chair. It's made of wood and is SOOO unbelievably comfortable. It's called the Stingray!

That's it for now! Until next blog.