tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70838272417408487522024-03-26T11:32:58.989+04:00ARchicTECTARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-2015349437191670942019-03-06T21:06:00.002+04:002019-03-07T11:45:45.117+04:00Emirates Bio Farm Experience<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10641533/?claim=m78kvcusenz"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">Raise your hand if you
live in the sunny Middle East…</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s that time of the
year that we all love the most… our so called winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can already hear the English peeps saying..
“You call this winter?? This is our summer..” Well… that’s how it is here baby!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We make the most of
this season.. you will see all restaurants setting tables out,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>outdoor activities like Food Festivals,
Outdoor Markets etc.. This is before the weather gets scorching hot!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Two weekends ago
friends invited us to check Emirates Bio Farm in Al Ain. They advertised that
they are having an open farm activity open for families and kids..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from the Dubai-Al Ain road, you will be driving on a partially asphalted road
and ahead you will see a big patch of green surrounded by trees which looked
like an Oasis in the middle of the desert. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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person which includes a tractor tour and it’s free for children under 6 years
of age. If you don’t want to avail the tour, they have a visitor center which
is open to all as well as their grocery / market where they sell their produce.
The farm tour starts at 9am onwards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We got there late
morning so our friends were able to book all of us for the 12nn tour. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tickets are being sold by batch.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Before the tour started, we were asked to line
up at the gate entrance of the farm grounds. You will notice that the bushes are actually kale, it’s </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">quite fascinating.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Cool isn’t it? If I
remember correctly there were about 5 of these and all lined up to go around
the farm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it was all set for us to go, we
drove onto the farm and we saw different vegetables like carrots, cabbage, corn, tomatoes, beetroot, kale all planted by groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We stopped in the center of the farm and we had a tour guide lady who asked us to come all
together, and she gave out rules before the whole experience started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did this to every stop we did inside the
farm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We learned about how they
started the farm and how they succeeded in Organic farming using a method called companion planting. </span><br />
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honest,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve always been skeptical about
the locally grown “Organic” vegetables here since we are in
the middle of the sand pit. But after this tour, I understood better and they
gained my respect. It's admirable how passionate they are in what they do which is
quite a challenge given the situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I understand that they did the tour in batches for crowd control. They want to
make sure that the plants are not harmed and in a way it’s easier if you have smaller
crowds. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">And of course the limited seats
per tractor drawn cart.</span></div>
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tour was a stop at their Green House. Theirs is quite unique because it was
doing the opposite of how Greenhouses should work. It was cooling the air for the
months that it becomes really hot.</span></div>
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photos above, you will see that there are yellow card boards hanging, those are
insect/fly traps. They use that to check what kind of insects/flies/pests are inside the
greenhouse and if they see one that attacks a current vegetable planted, these plants will be immediately harvested. This is one of the tricks
they use for pest control and yes, to not use pesticides.</span><br />
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tour you can have a healthy snack from their cafeteria where they serve freshly
baked cakes, pizza etc. as well as fresh juices, coffee, tea.. They do have a
covered area outside with tables and benches </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify;">where</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"> families can have a small
picnic. You can even bring your own food if I'm not mistaken. Facilities are all clean and well kept.</span></div>
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where you can buy different organic produce to take home with you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">It was a fun experience
going there, a different one from the usual Mall-ing that we usually do
in the city. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also its an outdoor activity that everybody,
not just families, can do while the beautiful weather lasted. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emirates Bio Farm distributes to your local
groceries, just look for their logo EBF.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">For more information you can go to their website: https://www.emiratesbiofarm.com/</span><br />
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ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com0Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.2048493 55.27078280000000624.2844238 53.9798893 26.1252748 56.561676300000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-26181455639125953812019-03-03T23:24:00.001+04:002019-03-05T15:39:42.882+04:00Colourpop Series #3: Give it To Me Straight Palette Swatches & Review<a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10641533/?claim=m78kvcusenz">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">Hey Ladies! I hope
everyone is doing well. I am so giddy and excited! It is my first time to try
an eye shadow palette from </span><a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/BoUbij" style="font-family: "myriad pro", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Colourpop</a><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">. Yes, I know I’m a bit late on reviewing
this, but it’s not stopping me from sharing what I humbly think that may
actually help, so here it goes..</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">My recent big purchase
from <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/BoUbij" target="_blank">Colourpop</a> led me to buy these 4 Eye Shadow Palettes …</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">Two are on the list of Best
Sellers and the other two are part of the collaboration of </span><a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/BoUbij" style="font-family: "myriad pro", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Colourpop </a><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">with one
of my favorite Youtube influencer, Kathleen Lights.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The palette retails for
$16 US (58.76 UAE Dirham) (839 Philippine Peso) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>plus tax if you are buying from US and plus
Customs Duties outside US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Palette<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contains 12 colors which are mostly in warm
coppers and rich mauves which actually complements medium skin tone very much,
and I believe light and dark skin tones as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Yesterday I left late
morning for a weekend get together with my girlfriends and I used this palette
for the first time. I applied the eye shadow directly on my skin without any
primer nor a concealer to see how it performs on its own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is how I try eye makeup for the first time;
I believe that this will show the true performance of the product.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Upon first application,
the color payoff was so vibrant on bare skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though these are pressed powders, they
seem to be melting into the skin. I was actually surprised on how pigmented they
are. You have to be careful on dipping your brush on the palette because the
product gets picked up easily. I suggest a small light dab first and tap off
the excess before applying onto your eyes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The shadows are so soft and because of this a brush can pick-up a lot of the product and may cause fall outs. This will depend on your
application, and I don’t mind that this happens considering the price you pay for it. Honestly, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know
why this becomes a big deal to many because for me what is important is the color pay-off, performance and longevity, as long as it does the job, we don’t need to be
petty on things like fall outs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I wore the makeup for
almost 11 hours straight and upon checking on my eye makeup when I got home, I
was impressed on how it stayed so well on me. No caking, no smudging, maybe a
very slight fading for the shimmers that I placed on top <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but it was very slight that it actually didn’t
matter. What was impressive was my eye makeup still looked pretty I did not
even want to remove it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I took a quick photo before
removing my makeup, again this is after 11-hours upon application..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.6667px;">After 11 hours applied with no primer on bare skin</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Honestly this photo
does not justify how vibrant the makeup stayed.. but as you can see, no
smudging, no caking whatsoever.. and again.. applied with no primer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The following day, I
decided to swatch all the colors to see how each one performs and here are my
swatches for the first row..</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Matter of Fact, Up Front, Straight Up, BS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">With flash..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Second Row..</span></div>
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they? I noticed that the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>matte shadows
when rubbed-off on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>skin has a little bit
of sheen on it that it almost looked slightly satin and the shimmer shadows are softer. Both very pigmented and blendable
except for one the darkest color –ACTUALLY- is a little bit difficult to blend when I swatched on my hand. I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>still have to try it on my lids before I give
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Seamless Finish Liquid Foundation, Laura Mercier Translucent Powder, Too Faced
Born This Way Multi-Use Sculpting Concealer</span></div>
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Bronzer, Physician’s Formula Butter Bronzer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kitty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Lips: Colourpop Disney Crème Lux Lipstick Ariel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Shimmer shadows are
best applied with your hands, but even when using a flat brush, it still applies
well compared to other shimmer shadows I’ve tried from other brands. Still yet to try them wet but I can already tell they will perform well too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Overall I can say that
I am very impressed on how these shadows perform. As the first palette we have
tried from <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/BoUbij" target="_blank">Colourpop</a>, Give it to me Straight- set the bar high for the other
palettes we have yet to try. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
looking forward to trying the other palettes. If you are eyeing to purchase this palette, I'd say go for it. If you are a makeup lover in search of a new palette to add your collection, you should have this. If you're a makeup beginner, this palette is something I would recommend to start with. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">As always if you have some questions, please feel free to leave a comment below.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This is your non-professional
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;">I know most of us grew
up watching Disney cartoons, who hasn’t? So when </span><a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" style="font-family: "myriad pro", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Colourpop</a><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"> released collaboration
with Disney, it was all over Youtube. It was quite interesting because they
released an eye shadow palette, Super Shock shadows, lip glosses and Crème Lux
Lipsticks.</span><br />
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collection, I picked out 3 items which I know I will be using a lot, and these
were 3 shades of the Crème Lux Lipsticks in Belle, Ariel and Snow White. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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packaging; each item is in a beautifully designed box with a sketch of their
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gives it a very lux feel. It has the different names of each princess printed
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very
pigmented and you get so much color in one swipe. I have to say you really get
so much for the price you pay. But we all know this is what <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop</a> is famous
for, they give quality product for the price. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a blend of hydrating butters so it’s not drying like the usual matte lipsticks.
Upon first application on your lips it glides like butter and it feels
lightweight, and there is something about it that makes you feel that the
product is indeed luxurious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have to
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on my lips to see how it fairs on my medium olive skin tone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fist I tried is Ariel, the shade turned
out as nude color for me. This will be perfect for smokey/dramatic eye
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the swatch from my lips. One thing I did try though was I took a tissue, laid
it flat on my lips like kissing it and I and had my palm press <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lightly flat on my lips to get the shine out. Same
method as what you do with oil control sheets when you use it on your face, do
the same with a tissue on your lips. It gave me a really beautiful powdery matte
finish which I fell in love with. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find
it more comfortable because I don’t need to be mindful that my lipstick might
transfer to anything that it gets in contact with. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>I think this color suits any skin tone. It is actually my favorite among
the three. It’s a very MLBB (my lips but better) color for me so I can see
myself using this everyday even without any makeup on. This is why I am so
happy I got an extra one for free from my order. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I have to say that they did well on this red. If there was a lipstick for the
real Snow White, this is it. It is a perfect red.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tone seems like it adjusts depending on
your skin tone and it is just beautiful. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I usually don’t wear red lipsticks because it’s
quite high maintenance in the sense that you have to be careful that it doesn’t
smudge around my mouth, and with makeup I usually prefer less maintenance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m really glad I got this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all three colors that I have, the color intensity did not change even after
matting them out with a tissue. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
my preference on how I will wear these babies. Imagine having a matte lipstick
that doesn’t feel dry. It’s like you are not wearing any lipstick at all! I
promise!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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semi glossy transfer was not as much as I expected. This is a transfer test
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I’m so biased on this review but this is how much I am loving these
lippies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be honest, I can’t wait to
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kudos to <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop </a>on
this really beautiful product, it deserves more recognition that it has right
now with the beauty community. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I appreciate
their effort on making these beautiful and affordable </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">quality</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> products. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-44681089741595163302019-02-14T20:54:00.002+04:002019-03-05T15:40:47.071+04:00Colourpop Series #1: Wisp & Here Kitty Kitty <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blog/10641533/?claim=m78kvcusenz">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
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Ladies! I hope everyone is feeling extra loved today.</span><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As promised, here we are with
our first installment of our <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop</a> Series and I am very excited. We will be </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">talking</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> about these babies..<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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years, I have changed my makeup routines which depended on many factors,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>main one was my skin condition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the no makeup – makeup look and if I
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always use and never ran out of are highlighters. They are essential for me. From
my latest order from <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop</a> I decided to try their Highlighters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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recommendations of Kathleenlights, one of my favorite OG Youtuber, and they <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are best for medium tone skin. Sooo.. why not?</span></div>
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you add this item on your cart it will automatically give you an option to add
a compact mirror for $1.00 , and I did just that. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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magnet, the black part you see on the inside and you just place your refill and
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swatching them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anybody who has tried
any of <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop</a>’s Super Shock Shadows/ Highlighter/Cheek understand what I
mean when I say that these feels so good to touch. It’s so soft and buttery to
touch and nothing else feels like it. Sometimes even if I don’t need to retouch
my highlight, I would do so just to feel this softness on my fingers.. its so
heavenly! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and champagne like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you apply on
the skin its very smooth and it blends well on the skin. Because of this, it
seems that it sinks into your skin and it gives a natural glow look. This is
not the very blinding type of highlighter which is perfect on days that you
feel lazy but would like to look glowing or over a CC Cream or light foundation
for a no makeup-makeup look. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the photos do not justify how beautiful and natural looking they are. It gives
the skin a perfect glow. To get the maximum impact of the products it is nice
to first put the Super Shock Highlight then top it with the pressed powder ones. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But on days that you are not taking photos,
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the bridge of my nose, high points of my cheeks and above the eye brows for natural look and with nothing else but a </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">moisturized</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> face.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I will not apologize
for my big forehead, eye bags, my blemishes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and
imperfect skin. This is how I am and I love<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>myself! As you can see Wisp just melted on my skin and it look like its naturally glowing and healthy!! </span><span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I'm in love!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "myriad pro" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For pricing, pressed powder
highlight retails for $7 for the refill and you can add $ 1 for the compact
with mirror and the super shock highlighter retails for $8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is very reasonable considering that we are
getting good quality products which is what <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop</a> is and why<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love this brand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif;">Hey Everyone! Feels good to be back. I recently had a chat with a
close friend and by chance shared with her that I have this unpopular blog
where I write about anything and everything under the sun. She started reading
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<span style="font-family: "myriad pro" , sans-serif;">Then the other day, I just received the stuff I ordered from
<a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop</a>. Gave me that light bulb moment and inspired me to write again. I
know I still owe you guys the other entries of my Foundation Series, and that’s
coming up. Together with that I will be starting a new one with the reviews of
the <a href="https://www.talkable.com/x/KnL8HJ" target="_blank">Colourpop</a> goodies I recently got. We’ll do alternating entries to make it
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them. I was able to snatch a 20% off discount upon sign up. Technically this
was my second purchase from them, I tried to log in but it wasn’t accepting my
credentials so I was forced to make a new account and together with it came an
email with a discount code valid for one week. So what did I do? I hoarded! Hahahaha..</span></div>
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know what that means, pick goodies until you get to $50.. lol that’s just me
ladies. Anyhoo.. for international orders they don’t tax your order but you
will have to pay your custom duties when it arrives in your country. Doing some
calculations I find it more cheaper to avail their free International Shipping
than using my Shop & Ship account from Aramex. #1 I wont be double charged
for tax (Tax for US because it will be delivered to a local P.O. Box there so
its not considered as International Purchase & Tax Duties when it gets
delivered here) #2 I don’t have to pay by weight for my delivery from US to DXB
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was really smooth and impressive. I ordered 31<sup>st</sup> of January and
my lot was shipped the same day. They send it through USPS and you will be
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after 10 days. If I opted for Aramex it will be 3days earlier but you have to
pay for the shipping as per weight package. It arrived 9<sup>th</sup> of
February in Dubai and I got a call the next day if I wanted the item delivered
to my house for an additional 15aed + Tax and Duties or picked up at Empost, where you just pay the
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white box is really sturdy and thick, there was a Fragile Sticker, and everything
was surrounded with a bubble wrap. They added crumpled recyclable paper as well
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complete, only to realize my order came with an extra Belle Lux Lipstick (I got
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baby. As we all know, MAC has one of the best color selection for foundations.
I’m NC37 btw and because all foundations oxidize on me, it initially applies
lighter on my skin and perfectly blends after a while. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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demi-matte on my skin. It has medium coverage which is buildable and I have
tried spot concealing with this baby. But, I have to say after a while, the
foundation melts and blends on your skin, the camouflaged spots will show up. I
was suggested initially to do this method by the SA but it did not work on my
oily skin. So if you need extra coverage, I suggest using a concealer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can last for hours and hours even after a few times of blotting. It may even
look naturally dewy as the day passes and it’s beautiful. It has never looked
cakey and looks more like a second skin but of course should be applied well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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use a round top or flat top kabuki brush for more coverage and a beauty blender
on days that my skin is more forgiving and I have less to conceal. What can be
helpful too is after going through a kabuki brush, you finish the application
with light taps of a beauty blender. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "stylus bt" , sans-serif;">I know you probably heard this advice many times but make sure to color match the foundation on your face near the jaw and see how it matches to your neck and your body. While it may be good to swatch on your hand, remember that the skin on your hand and face are totally different. The foundation blends differently since you have more oils on your skin. As you can see on my swatches, the foundation when blended appears to be matte but it applies demi-matte or glowy the rest of the day on my face. </span></div>
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for everyday use since it gives a very natural finish especially when you color
match well, and though it has SPF15, it photographs very well with just a natural glow on your face and not an obvious white cast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "stylus bt" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is that foundation
that I will continuously purchase and will always have on my vanity table. It is still is my go to and my HG foundation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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questions about this product, drop a comment below and I will do my best to
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this blog with a foundation series which will feature my top 5 high end
foundations ranging from Medium Coverage to Full. I’ve been currently
using all of them on rotation depending on my current skin condition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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02: Makeup Forever Ultra HD Foundation (123)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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04: Too Faced Born This Way Foundation (Natural Beige)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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series is part of my quest for finding my holy grail foundation, so each item
was tried and tested several times for quite some time already. To add to that,
I want to observe how each product affects my very sensitive and oily
skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com0Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.2048493 55.27078280000000624.2844238 53.9798893 26.1252748 56.561676300000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-48236222117998983952014-07-16T15:03:00.000+04:002014-07-16T15:12:17.152+04:00Product Review: Proven Beauty Product Which Solved my Pimple & SkinDiscoloration Problem!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><u><b>*Update 16 July 2014</b></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Okay guys just an update. Remember how I mentioned below that I will try to use it on my underarms? Well, after two weeks of use, my underarms is now as fair as the rest of my arms. It's not totally white (yet). I think that would be a bit funny when you have whiter underarms compared to the rest of your arms.. just my opinion though. Actually the effect was quicker, after a week I have seen changes. My underarms went through micro peeling as well but no noticeable and it doesn't burn or sting. I still use my Nivea Deodorant after I have applied Beauche. I also noticed a smoother complexion apart from the whitening. My underarms will probably lighten more with continuous use. I might stop it at one point when I am happy with the shade of my underarm skin. Then will repeat the process after a few months maybe as maintenance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I really love this product. I'm really telling you ladies (and gentlemen) this product I will use forever!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><u><b>02 July 2014</b></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">When I moved to Dubai 7 years ago I had to adjust to many things. It was my first time to live with people who's not family nor relative. I had to adjust to the way of living here because it is a conservative country. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Physically, my body did a lot of adjustments as well. There's the hot weather, the skin-drying water and I had several issues in finding the right products that works for me. Remember my post on finding my HG Shampoo just recently that you can read from <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2014/02/product-review-syoss-hair-products.html" target="_blank">here</a>. It took me 7years to find the perfect shampoo and conditioner which is balanced to the PH of my body and the water here.. whew! I had nightmares of the worst dandruff experience in my life on my first month in UAE. Oh boy it was just terrible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Another big problem I had here is my skin. I had terrible breakouts. Believe it or not, I was crying and I became depressed. I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror. It was horrible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Until I found Beauche.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This is not an advertorial. If you are a reader of my blog, you know that I never endorse products that I don't believe in and never experienced first hand. And also, I am not paid to endorse products, I just want to share my personal experience to help which could be a solution to people having the same problems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Going back to Beauche, I have been using his product for the last 3 and a half years and is my HG beauty regimen. </span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">I have to admit that I was hesitant at first because I have already tried many other products because of my desperation. I spent a lot of money with dermatologists, Dermalogica and Obagi. Obagi improved my skin a bit, but it was too strong and it burnt a hole in my pocket, apart from that, it did not totally clear up my skin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">One day my hair dresser introduced me to Beauche. She told me about her daughter using this product and helped eliminate her pimples. She sold it to me for a whole set for the amount of 140AED. It comes with a soap, several creams and toners. I did not hesitate because compared to how much I was spending that time on my Obagi products, it was cheap. Imagine, I was already using Obagi then but my pimples and pimple marks are still terrible which was actually the reason why she told me to try it. Back then I just thought, what the heck, I wont lose anything if I try it. I've tried many other products and so far nothing was successful. Why not?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">These are the things that came with 140AED. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Not bad right? A small paper with instructions on how to use it is part of the whole kit. make sure to follow the instructions religiously specially the ice on the face in the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">So.. the verdict..and this is me writing with all honesty based on first hand experience. I cannot live without it. It has been my HG beauty regimen for more than three years now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The soap smells nice.. kinda orange-y scent. It's easy to use, no need to leave it for a few minutes whatsoever. Just use like a normal face soap. Wet your face, lather soap on hand then on face gently then wash with water. done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">First few days, I already felt some changes on my skin.. It is less oily and it became tight because of the initial micro peeling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Did I peel? yes, but it was so mild (micro peeling) that I did not look horrible whatsoever, it's unnoticeable. I was able to still use my normal makeup after applying the Age Eraser Cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">After a week my skin is really different.. more smooth.. and pimples are drying up. I heard that on some, on the first to second week, they developed a few pimples. Which is normal. This happens to any product you use because your skin is adjusting to the product. But as I said, only on some. I did not experience this, in fact it dried up my pimples.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Continuous use made my skin radiant and pimples subsided, I could say more or less gone.. and I'm saying this because I would still get a pimple or two when I have my monthly visitor.. But if I'm lucky.. nothing at all.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I got complimented by friends whom have not seen me for some time because my pimples were gone and the marks too. Since I am more on the olive skin tone, my pimple marks my pimple marks were really dark. All that, was gone too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I noticed also that when I would have occasional breakouts, the pimples dry up more quickly and the area where you have the pimple dries up, then peels. As long as you dont prick them, the marks are very light and goes away quickly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Another thing is, my forehead used to be darker than the rest of my face, Beauche helped correcting this by making my skin color even. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I'm really satisfied with this product and it's now part of my daily beauty regimen for the last 3 and a half years. I's so easy to use and I can still use my daily makeup with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Beauche can be used by both men and women of all ages. It is not a solution just for pimples but also discoloration and uneven skin tone due to aging and over sun exposure. All it takes is just a few minutes of your mornings and at night as well as patience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I have recently tried using it for my underarms since I was told you can use it to lighten your underarms. This I will have to write back an update. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The beauty set comes with a leaflet with instructions of use..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Make sure to religiously follow it. It is your guide to beautiful skin in two weeks.. or with some in seven days..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">For my readers in UAE, you can purchase Beauche beauty set for only 85AED ($25) (Yeah! the lady who sold it to me first time and ripped me off.. but I don't take it against her, in the end she introduced me to this wonder!) from this <a href="http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/dbeauche/p/" target="_blank">link</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">For international readers who want to try it, drop me a message or a comment with your email and I will see how I can help in getting this product for you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Let me know your experience once you've tried this miracle wonder. </span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">This is the product that I cannot live without, and I am saying this without exaggeration</span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">. I have been using it for more than three years now and has kept my skin fair and pimple free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I hope this post helps specially my readers in UAE. Bad skin is a prevailing problem here due to water and the weather and this is the proven solution. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This is a house renovation we did located at Springs, Dubai back 2012. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Our client was an Indian Family of four. They are Hindu so they have these Vasthu beliefs that we had to consider when we did the renovation. It is actually their main reason for this change. They have a limited budget since it is not their permanent house, as the lady of the house said, Dubai is not their permanent residence so they do not want to spend much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I will show you photos of before and after for this project. Shall we?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This is the existing view of the Foyer and Living Room..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and I came up with several options for this area.. it was a bit of a discussion with the client because they were a bit confused of what they want.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I initially gave them this..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The wall of that library is connected all the way to the dining and the family room.. I wanted to unify the three rooms with a long library. That was my concept. Very modern. A sculpture in a corner and clean colors with accents. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">But then.. it's not what they wanted.. in the end we realized they did not understand what "Modern Architecture" is.. Frankly, what I proposed wasn't even too modern because I gave consideration on their personality after having been to their house and meeting them. That's when you get the sort of feel of how you can please your client. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">We ended up with this as final design.. which they were still not very convinced by the way..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">They mislead us with their understanding of "modern" architecture. It was after the first presentation that we had the understanding of what they really wanted. We heard that they did not do this</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Here is the view of the dining room which is connected to the living room..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Please take note of that fixed window.. We didnt know why they did that.. could be because of Vasthu.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and this is m original proposal..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I used stained glass on that window.. had this element on the left side. A low cabinet going from dining to family room (which is covered that wall which is a part of a fireplace). If you try to see the wall on the right.. that's the long wall library that I proposed to connect the three spaces.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">But of course they didn't want this and we revised it according to their taste..without changing much of the initial design..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">They wanted chandeliers.. so we had similar chandelier design with the living room since both rooms are connected..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Now let's go to the family room. This is actually an added space they did for this renovation. It was usually an outdoor terrace and since you cannot stay outdoors most of the time in this country due to the heat, they decided to close it up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The room opens up to their garden.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and this is my initial proposal..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">again you will see that low cabinet on the left which was connected to the dining area, and that library on the right which was connected to the dining and the living room..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I wanted continuity since it is one big space.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I had to revise this one and I tried to keep the elements and change finishes as to how I think they would like..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">a touch of wood is what they wanted and those horrible ceiling fans.. I hated those.. but they waned it so.. what to do?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This change wasn't so bad, I actually like this too.. apart from the ceiling fans..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Then we have the kitchen.. what they wanted was to use all IKEA. This is the relocated kitchen space..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I love IKEA. They have cheap stuff that aren't bad. I would spend hours their looking at every corner of the store for something interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I initially gave a fresh and vibrant palette for their kitchen.. and here are the views..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Unfortunately they didn't want the colors. They wanted black granite.. so here's the one that got approved..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It's not bad as well.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Now let's go to the Master Bedroom.. This was one of the difficult rooms.. There were many restrictions like ceiling heights and also because the client was really more into personalizing it.. This is the original bedroom</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Sorry for the shot.. we used an old camera when we took the photos on site.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">those things in the back are mirrors which would give the room more depth. Then a nice textured wallpaper on one side as a feature. I proposed these upholstered headboard which goes up to the ceiling. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">They didn't want this so after long discussions and several revisions this is the final design for the Master Bedroom.. of course with the ceiling fan again.. i wish i could remove that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and this is the Master Bathroom..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">He was a bit skeptical and was apologizing when he was giving me the bag from Petra.He was explaining that he is not trying to intervene with my beauty rituals but just thought I might want to try these new things. He looked so worried and cute at the same time lol!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Who would be angry when you receive little surprises right? But I understand where the worry comes from though. I have very sensitive skin and I cannot use anything randomly. This is why I only buy familiar products which I know works well for me. I am quite scared to try new products because of this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Going back to Chief, I started laughing and I gave him a hug for the little surprise. I also know what made him buy the stuff. You see, Petra products are sold on those kiosks in the middle of the mall and the sales reps would really insist you try their products. I can imagine him being convinced by these ladies to buy the product and he was not able to say no. I started teasing him about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">He was explaining that he just thought since the product was all natural from the dead sea, it could be nice and I might not be allergic. It was funny when he told me how he picked the cucumber scent for the scrub and not the coconut because he knew I don't like the scent of coconut on me. The lady asked if he wanted the cucumber or the coconut for the scrub he immediately answered cucumber.. he said that in his mind he was saying.. "No Coconut for my baby! She doesn't like it!" He is just adorable!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It was really gentle and smooth. If only I didn't have the problem of pimples because of the water here (yes, i am that sensitive.. the water here gives me pimples and I have proven this) I would continue using this soap. I had to go back to my regular facial soap because though this product gives smooth, soft and supple skin, it does not stop my pimples. I had to go back to my Beauche Beauty Soap which is my HG Face Soap. I wrote about this from a previous blog entry that you can read <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2014/07/product-review-proven-beauty-product.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I recommend this soap for those who don't have pimple problems. It will help give a smooth, soft and supple skin. I love the soap, I only wish I did not have the pimple problem (caused by water here). I am reserving to take the soap for my out of the country trips where the water is more gentle on my face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This body scrub is magical! I just love how it smells and how it makes my skin so smooth and soft after use. It is recommended that you only use this scrub twice a week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The sea salt scrub has this yummy cucumber scent (also available in coconut) and you should rub it gently on your skin. After washing, you can feel a soft and moisturized skin. Towel dry and I don't think you even have to put lotion after. Try to feel your skin after use and see the difference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Chief was happy that the product worked well for me. He said to tell him when I am running out so he can buy them again. My sweet man!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Again, let me just mention that this is not a paid nor sponsored review. I am sharing my first hand experience on trying the products I write about. I aim to help people and not to advertise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Petra Products are available on malls here in UAE. I saw a kiosk in Mirdif City Center near Carrefour Supermarket and another in Festival City on the aisle towards Marks & Spencer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Has any of you tried Petra products? I am curious on how the other product works. So far I am loving their Cucumber Uplifting Salt Scrub. Please share your experience too! </span></div>
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ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com7Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.0476643 55.18174069999997824.1272278 53.890847199999975 25.968100800000002 56.47263419999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-37678700832363120922014-05-20T15:29:00.000+04:002014-06-15T14:08:41.638+04:00[ARchicTECT Baking Adventure #06] Yummy Pistachio Buttercream Frosting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Hey Everyone! As promised on my previous blog I am sharing the pistachio buttercream frosting I used as filling for my Macarons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 1 cup (200g) of granulated sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 1/2 cup (50g) ground pistachios</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 1cup & 2 tbsp. (230g) chilled unsalted butter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Pretty simple right?? But the taste?? Amazing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Let's make our frosting shall we?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">1. Beat together sugar and eggs on one bowl with an electric mixer at high speed. You want your batter to double in volume & become fluffy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This is how it should look like after mixing..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">2. Pour the mixture in a saucepan & stir in ground pistachios. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">3. Heat over medium temperature & stirring continuously until the mixture forms a compact batter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">4. Pour in a container and cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">5. Cut up butter in small pieces and beat in a bowl until it expands in volume & becomes fluffy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">6. Add the chilled pistachio batter onto the butter mixture & whip again..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">7. Mix thoroughly and refrigerate until it's time to use them..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Here's my pistachio buttercream in a piping bag ready for my macarons..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This is a really yummy frosting and I got a lot of positive remarks on my Macaron di Paris for this. Everyone just loved the filling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I hope once again I inspired you guys to bake. I will be posting a lot of stuff related to baking in the coming weeks since this has been my favorite activity for my weekends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I don't know with you guys but it just gives a good feeling of accomplishment every time I bake specially when I get things done correctly & I receive good compliments for it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It is quite difficult at first to perfect things from baking but r</span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">emember not to give up when you make mistakes and just keep on practicing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">The only downside of this is Chief & myself have increased our waistlines!! lol!! I think I should go slow on it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Give this frosting a try and it should not fail to impress!</span><br />
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ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com0Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.0476643 55.18174069999997824.1272278 53.890847199999975 25.968100800000002 56.47263419999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-33779971545166469942014-05-18T08:31:00.000+04:002014-05-18T08:31:21.286+04:00[ARchicTECT Baking Adventure #05] My Attempt on making French Macarons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Guess what??!! I am officially a baker.. I recently bought this new baby..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Its the Moulinex Masterchef Gourmet. It comes with a meat grinder, blender, chopper, slicer,juicer..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">cool right?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I was actually eyeing to get a Kitchenaid Mixer..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I was saving up for it since it costs a lot. It is an investment for kitchen gadgets to have. I told Chief that when we move to our final home where we want to finally settle (not in Dubai) I will get this little baby. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">As for now I am happy with my Moulinex mixer. It does the job and so much more. Chief is excited to make his burgers from scratch using the meat grinder..lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Well, this then inspired me to make French Macarons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Since I wanted to make it more special, I decided to make a special pistachio butter cream frosting which deserves it's own blog entry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Here are the ingredients to make French Macarons:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 4 large egg whites in room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 1/3 cup (70g) caster sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 1.5 cups (230g) icing sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 1 cup (120g) almond meal or ground almonds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- 2g (pinch) of salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">- gel food coloring</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">1. Preheat oven at 150C</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">2. Sieve ground almonds and icing sugar three times</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">3. Whisk egg whites with a stand mixer and gradually add sugar. Repeat this step until stiff peaks are achieved. Add the pinch of salt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">4. Once stiff peaks are formed. Add food gel coloring. I opted for green since Im putting pistachio buttercream frosting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">5. Fold 1/3 at a time of egg white mixture onto the dry mixture</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">6. Continue to fold gently until a lava like consistency is achieve. Stop immediately because you don't want to over-mix your batter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">8. Line your baking trays with parchment or silicon mat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">9. Since I have not yet perfected my piping skill I downloaded a macaron pattern on the internet to guide me with the sizes of my macaron. This is very helpful specially on your first try. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">10. Tap the tray to release air or bubbles from your macarons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">11. Let the macarons sit for 30-60mins depending on the temperature and humidity of your kitchen to forms a shell around the macarons. This is very important because it will give your macarons the feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">12. Once they're ready, bake for 10 minutes then turn you pan and bake again for another 10 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">13. Let your macarons cool down before removing from the parchment. This is also very important because you dont want to break them apart.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">14. Pipe in your filling. i made this pistachio buttercream frosting in advance so that i can use them immediately since it requires being refrigerated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Viola!! French Macarons with Pistachio Buttercream Filling!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Best served after overnight refrigerating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Macarons are very delicate to make. Environment temperature and humidity plays a big factor when making them. First time might not be a success but this should not discourage you from trying again. This is actually my second try and I have learned my mistakes from the first time. It requires a lot of patience because there is no short-cut in making them. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, in the end even if they dont look so appealing, the taste will always be good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I've enjoyed making these macarons and Im looking forward to the next time I make them. My next project is malt chocolate flavored ones since i love malt chocolate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I hope you guys enjoyed reading about my baking adventure. Try it yourself and let me know how it goes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Hey guys! What's up with everyone? How's summer treating you so far? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This may be the best season for other countries because of the opportunity to do more activities outside without battling rain or cold. It is quite the opposite here in middle east.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Summer is difficult when you live in a desert. It gets scorching hot!!!!</span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;"> This is the time when we spend more time indoors to protect ourselves from the heat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This is why I've been doing a lot of baking!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I've always loved baking since I was young. I remember the weekends when my mom would ask me to bake something that we can have as a snack for afternoon weekends. I would then have my demanding brothers go back and forth in the kitchen to ask if what I'm making was ready. lol! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Now I've put my baking to the next level and been trying out more complicated recipes and so far I am enjoying the challenge :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Few weekends ago, I made Japanese Cotton Cheesecake and here are the ingredients:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-228g cream cheese in room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-200ml milk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-60g butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-6 eggs separated</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-140g sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-60g flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-20g corn starch</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">By the way, I got this recipe from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/loveegateau" target="_blank">Baking with Mi</a> on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">Youtube</a>. I am currently subscribed on her channel because she makes the yummiest things! I also like how she makes things look so easy which encourages you to bake. She inspired me to make French Macarons!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">4.Whisk half of the sugar on the egg yolk until it becomes fluffy in texture with a lemon yello color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">7. Put partial amount of sugar on egg yolks and start beating with a whisk. Others might prefer to use a mixer with this one but as advised by Mi, I will be whisking with hand to have more control of the egg whites. We want soft peaks meringue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">9. Continue whisking until you form soft peaks. Make sure that your meringue folds back on a curl when you whip it up. This is the consistency we are looking for.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">10. Fold 1/3 of the meringue mixture onto our cream cheese mixture at a time.Make sure to be really gentle since we dont want to lose the fluffiness that will give our cake the cotton-like texture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">11. Line your pan with parchment. I am using a springform cake pan that's why I had to wrap the bottom of it with 3 layers of aluminum foil to prevent water from seeping in since we will be cooking this baby on a water bath.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">12. Pour the cheesecake batter onto our pan and make sure to tap it on your table/counter to get rid of bubbles/air within the mixture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">13. We will cook it on a water bath, about an inch of hot water then inside the oven at 150C for about 70mins. Check your cake with a toothpick from time to time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">14. Once your cake is cooked, leave it inside the oven to cool down. Put a wooden spatula between the door of your oven to gradually let out steam and slowly cool down your cake to prevent it from collapsing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">15. Viola! Your Japanese Cotton Cheesecake!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Okay guys.. I know I've been missing in action (M.I.A.) lately.. and it's not something new lol! The thing is, my weekends have been completely occupied since I went back to baking and I enjoy it so much. It just takes my weekends to the next level which resulted to me not updating my blog...sorry!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I will be posting a lot of it soon and just to make you guys excited on what's coming let me show you thing's I've baked in the last weekends..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">French Macarons with Pistacio Buttercream frosting..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I've been doing a lot of baking lately.. and you will see a lot of it on things that I will be posting soon. This started when I made those Chocolate Chip Cookies of which I blogged about <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2014/03/comfort-from-chewy-chocolate-chip.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I've always loved to bake since I was young and that stopped when I moved here in Dubai 7years ago. Work was too much that I just want to rest when I go home and do nothing. lol! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">But having more free time now has led me back to one of my favorite hobby, which is what i said..baking. It's easier for me to go back to it since I already have the equipment to do basic baking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I bought this box of Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake a year ago, i planned to make them for Chief but then I got busy until I totally forgot about it and now I have to make it because it's about to expire! lol! I promise that this will be the last time I am baking something from an instant box. To make up for this I will be making frosting from scratch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I just followed instructions nothing too hard...eggs, vegetable oil, water and the cake mix..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">So I prepared my cupcake pan with the paper liners..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and this is the finished mix. I used a whisk because its easier and also to avoid lumps on my mixture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">then we fill up the pans only 3/4 of the batter because we need to give it some space to rise..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">make sure to use a timer to have perfect cakes..here's my old friend Mr. Gingerbread Man..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">put them in the oven..and here they are.. see how much it rose from the photo above?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">beautiful! They were moist and soft.. love it! Betty Crocker you rock!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Let's do the frosting. I will be making Buttercream and Choco Buttercream frosting. I made two because Chief doesn't like chocolate while I on the other hand loves chocolate! We also have guests tonight and I want to give them variety for the dessert. My friend Jasmine is just like me who loves chocolate but I dont know her husband's preference. So better play it safe..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This frosting requires no cooking and no eggs so it is very simple but really yummy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I put softened butter on a bowl..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">mix it with a wooden spoon and added sugar icing or some call it confectioner's sugar..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I added a teaspoon of vanilla for flavor and mix again until i get the fluffiness I desire.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I split the frosting in half.. and this is my buttercream icing..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">can you see the consistency of the frosting? It's so creamy and fluffy. It looks so sinful but not really.. I cut half of the sugar so this frosting is not very sweet.. it was perfect..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">As for the chocolate buttercream frosting.. I added unsweetened cocoa powder on the other half and mix it evenly..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It's so fluffy and yummy.. I just love it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I placed the chocolate frosting in a piping bag and piped it on top of the cakes. And I used a butter knife for the butter frosting to give it a different look...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">These are my finished product..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This is my first attempt to making cupcakes and I am happy that Chief and our guests loved it. I brought some to work to my staff and they just love it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Remember my unpleasant experience at Mirdif City Center branch of Sephora? I wrote an entry about it which you can read <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2014/03/product-review-too-faced-joy-to-girls.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Because of that i went to the Dubai Mall branch to do my regular Sephora visit. By the way, I went back to the MCC branch again to give them the benefit of the doubt and there was this lady, I asked her if they had Stila products and she answered: "what Stila? i don't know that" in a very rude and shooing way.. was really rude.. By then I had enough of giving the benefit of the doubt on that store and I just stepped out. Rude people work on that store and I am never going back in there EVER! I was even thinking then when I was walking away from the store that I should have answered her and said "What?? You work for Sephora and you don't know Stila??" I dont know what kind of sales people they hire on that branch. Oh well..they just lost one buying customer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Anyway, my visit to Sephora Dubai Mall paved way to these beautiful things.. (oh, i love the service by the way!! exactly the opposite of the other branch!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I got these babies..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I was supposed to only buy the Too Faced Shadows but then because the sales woman was so nice she made me buy the other two Sephora products. See what happens when sales advisers are nicer and friendly to customers??? More sales!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I love this palette..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The reason I was asking the other lady for Stila makeup was because I wanted their matte shadows. And since Stila is not available here, I decided to get the Two Faced Matte Eye and I am happy I did.. I just love the colors and pigmentation..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and inside the box comes a free Shadow insurance sample..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">which unfortunately seemed to strong for me... I had teary eyes when I used this and my shadow colors started running because of the tears.. I didnt like that I'm too sensitive for this product :( </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Here are the swatches..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">beautiful right?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">As always it comes with makeup guides..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">very convenient!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I also got some Sephora makeup and this is my first time to try them. I got the highlighter..in Rose Pink shade..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and the orange pop pop orange blush..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Both colors are so beautiful. You have to be careful in using these products and gradually build it up because they are very pigmented. You dont want to look like a clown :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">This blush is my everyday blush at the moment since it is the perfect color for the summer. It goes well with my Rimmel Kate lipstick #32 that I wrote a review that you can read <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2014/03/product-review-rimmel-lasting-finish-by.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It gives that pop of color on your cheeks. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I can't wait for my next trip to Sephora to get new products. I hope this review was helpful. Write me a comment below if you have questions about these products and I will try to answer them the best I can. Til my next review..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">A trip to the pharmacy paved way to my discovery of <a href="http://www.goshcosmetics.com/" target="_blank">Gosh Cosmetics</a> from Denmark. I was supposed to get medicine when i was intrigued by the beauty section of Boots Miridf City Center. Of course my curiosity led to buying and here are the things I got..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">What I like about this CC cream is it's lightness on the skin. It gives a dewy moisturized finish with SPF 10. Here are the swatches..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and here's with the applied CC Foundation..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">see the glowing dewy finish?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It blends well on the skin.. Coverage of course is not heavy compared to regular foundation. It aims to make your skin look fresh and glowing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I also tried their bronzer..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">what I like about this bronzer is the pigmentation. Its not heavy so it is easy to use. you can build up your contours easily and it blends very well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">i love that the color is not orange and a matte. I have very oily sin so I try to avoid products with sheen on my face. It has it's own natural sheen already..lol! I recommend this to people looking for a nice cheap and cheerful bronzer. It just does the trick!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I will try it once what I have is finished. So I opted for this lip balm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The color is just too beautiful. After a week of use, I have proven that it really moisturizes your lips and makes it smooth and soft. I now apply this product when I feel that my lips are chapping or drying. It gives a beautiful hint of color and very light. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The color is just beautiful and pigmented..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Here are the swatches..</span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">The lip liner on the left and lip balm on the right without flash..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">aren't they beautiful?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Now here's the fun part (okay the little girl inside me is getting excited again!) they gave me a little surprise for my purchase which was inside this box..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">and three compartments for other tings like cellphone, lipsticks/gloss, powder, etc..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-Illuminating Foundation CC Cream - 120AED</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-Kiss Me! Lip Balm - 60AED (I think! Im not sure..but around this range)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">-Velvet touch Waterproof Lipliner - 40AED (again Im not sure about this, I removed the tag price)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">It's summer again in Dubai and it's starting to get hot! Time to wear those beautiful sandals and slippers and flaunt our beautiful pedicures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Seven years ago I shared a flat with 4 girls when I first came here. We shared beauty secrets and it was like living with four sisters... super fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">One of the obsessions we had then was to have beautiful and soft feet. You know how the hot weather just makes your feet dry? We hated that! Imagine the skin of your feet turning white because of all the dry skin! eewww!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Living on a hot country makes your feet dry, scaly, rough and ugly. Thus make wearing sandals is unflattering. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">There's a cheap and cheerful solution which will keep your feet soft and moisturized that I want to share with you guys! It will take the embarrassment of having rough and dry feet when you wear sandals and slippers. I PROMISE! You just have to use two products and a pair of socks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">At night before you sleep, wash your feet and exfoliate using the St. Yves Apricot Scrub. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It is not necessary to buy a separate foot scrub and I recommend this because you can use it both on your face and body. But if you have extra budget to spend you can get yourself a foot scrub of your choice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Dry your feet and apply ample amount of Glysolid Glycerin Cream. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Unlike the petroleum Jelly, glycerin is not sticky. After application you will feel that the product is being absorbed by your skin and it makes it feel hydrated with matte finish. After application put on your socks and let it stay overnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The next morning you will notice softer and moisturized fee. It keeps your feet moisturized the whole day even after shower. Continuous use gives a better result. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">You can buy this at any Carrefour grocery at the beauty section aisle. It is usually placed beside the Petroleum Jelly rack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Glycerin cream can also be used on rough dry areas of your body like the knees and elbows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Say goodbye to dry and scaly feet with this beauty secret. Try and see for yourself! </span><br />
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ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com0Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.271139 55.30748500000004224.3507025 54.01659150000004 26.191575500000003 56.598378500000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-19241938902187921142014-04-01T08:08:00.000+04:002014-04-01T08:09:46.416+04:00Goodbye Foot Blisters!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Have you ever experienced getting blisters from breaking-in a new pair of shoes?</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I have! Many times! Back then, I just endured the pain since I love shoes.. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The solution to this is to rub some antiperspirant on your hands and rub them together before applying on areas of your feet where you usually get blisters..or in my case.. i rub it all over the top of my feet just to be sure I don't miss a spot..</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I use this..</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Make sure it is an antiperspirant product. This will prevent your feet from sweating or being moist from sweat which normally causes the blisters because once your skin is damp and it starts to rub on surfaces (example your shoes) that's when blisters starts to form.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I find this very useful specially if you live on hot and humid countries. Humidity causes our feet to sweat which then causes blisters on our feet.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I do this when I'm wearing shoes without stocking or socks. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I hope this is helpful.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I've tried the Intensive Shine Treatment together with the Shampoo and Conditioner and the results are amazing! No need for styling but just beautiful, shiny and healthy hair after each shower!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">When I first moved here in Dubai 7 years ago, I had a problem finding the right product for my hair. I had bad dandruff adjusting to the water with very high saline content which makes the hair dry and also the weather. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I remember using one product after another - of which I used only for a single time then jump to another til I found one that does not cause terrible dandruff for me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I've never had a case of dandruff back to my home country so I panicked when this happened to me. I tried Herbal Essences, Loreal, etc..etc.. What stopped the dandruff was Pantene. So from then, I have been using Pantene for my shampoo and conditioner. The only thing is it does not resolve my problem with dryness. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I have this really long hair and the dryness is evident because of that. So I compensate by doing hot oil treatments on weekends which barely helps. It is actually the water. But what can I do? I live here. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Only then last month I while on my scheduled grocery shopping I saw the hair product <a href="http://www.mea.syoss.net/syoss/mea/en/home.html" target="_blank">Syoss</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It was not the first time I encountered the product, I saw a newspaper with an article about this product being newly introduced in this country. Article said it is known in Japan. So I thought, oh another Japanese product. So far I have been impressed with the Japanese products i have featured on this blog. Remember the <a href="http://tokyoloveshop.com/?affiliates=69" target="_blank">Tokyo Love Shop</a> articles I featured <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2013/09/tokyo-love-soap.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2013/10/tokyo-love-soap-review-october-promotion.html" target="_blank">here</a> as well as Baby Foot that I featured <a href="http://archictect.blogspot.ae/2013/10/baby-foot-another-japanese-wonder.html" target="_blank">here</a>? So I decided to give this new shampoo a try. It is a Keratin shampoo. When I bought the shampoo they didn't have a pair of the same type for the Shampoo and Conditioner so I got these..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I am impressed on how it has kept my hair shiny and hydrated. It's not dry anymore!! And this is with every other day use-- I don't wash my hair everyday because that's when it gets damaged more. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I was convinced that it was a Japanese product only to find out I was wrong..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">It is another product from the Schwarzkopf Company which famous for their very good hair products. I cannot wait to try their other products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I highly recommend for you to try Syoss. (This is not a sponsored post by the way!) I just want to share this information to my readers. Now I can say I have found my HG Shampoo and Conditioner. Try it and feel the difference yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I hope this was informative and helpful to you guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I got bored last weekend so I decided to do my nails..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I bought these two polishes from Rimmel..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">I used nail strengthener and protective base when I put polish because my nails are so sensitive. They easily turn yellowish in color when I leave on nail polished for a long time. My favorite base that so far has helped protect my nails an not let them discolor is the Deborah Milano.. not being biased because it's an Italian product but it is really the only base polish that has been kind to my nails.. </span></div>
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I am trying out this Rimmel Nail Nurse to see if it is the same..</div>
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and since it's already Spring.. why not try some color right?? Rimmel Salon PRO in 500 Peppermint..</div>
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let me show you my bare nails without polish to see the difference when I have the product on.. here are my bare nails..</div>
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let's try the Rimmel base coat..</div>
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looks promising so far..it has a clear pinkish color..</div>
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I am used to my Deborah Milano.,, which is my favorite nail product because it lets me wear nail polish without the worries of nail discoloration..</div>
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They're nice right?? Even with just that and top it off with a colorless top coat is just beautiful for me..</div>
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Now let's try the color..</div>
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Not bad for the Spring or Summer right?? It's just fresh and lovely!</div>
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The brush of this polish is bigger and flat..I think all the PRO line of Rimmel Polish has this brush..</div>
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Sad to say in the end I had to remove the polish.. Chief had a bad face when he saw my nails he hated it!! lol!! He wants natural nails or close to natural colors for my nails.. He just looked disgusted and I couldn't bare it! LoL!! He seemed in pain.. He said it looked like my nails were dipped on paint!! lol!</div>
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It has a light purplish beige color with a bit of shimmer..</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Many people, men and women, out there are obsessed to getting whiter skin.. Okay, I'm speaking for mostly Asians.. they have this misconception that white / lighter skin is beautiful no matter what..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Of course it is the opposite for western people.. they just love the golden skin and tan.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">I am one of the Asians that love my skin color.. I'm olive. I admit, it was not easy growing up to have darker skin. I was always teased by friends and at school for being the so called "dark".. This is why my Uni friends and classmates gave me the title "darkbeauty" which is I am very proud of by the way.. I've used this as my nickname on websites. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I've used a whitening soap in the last two days.. and I was so impressed I just have to blog about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Okay, i don't want to get whiter skin.. the reason I was trying this soap was to lighten the marks that I have on my back because of pimples. I've had this soap in my vanity closet since last year because of a friend's recommendation but haven't really tried it since the last two days. I'm suffering from back acne in the last month for the reason I do not know. Could be because of the shampoo and conditioner, it also could be because I've been eating a lot of chicken lately. I'm allergic to chicken her in UAE (only!! not outside UAE! I don't know what's with the chicken here!) I get itchy rashes, little bumps and chicken skin anywhere all over my body wherever it feels like.. and lately I've noticed that the pimples on my back got worse when I ate chicken.. So this gave in to me trying this soap.. WHY?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I read on reviews that this soap makes the skin dry as side effect of the whitening because it exfoliates your skin. Since I didn't mind that because I have natural oily skin.. If it could help drying the pimples on my back and lighten the scars.. why not??! I will just moisturize after shower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Lather the soap all over the body and let it sit for minimum of 3 minutes.. just like the Tokyo Love Soap. I suggest you lather until white foam of soap is formed and just lightly massage all over your body..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">After rinse and wiping with a towel this is the result after two days of use.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">That's my leg by the way.. I just did a little bit of gentle rubbing and the skin is just shedding off..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">i believe with the continuous use of this product, you will see visible whiter skin in a week or two.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">The only downside is it's really drying the skin because of exfoliation which can be remedied by using a lotion or a good body butter as how I do it to bring back moisture on your skin and VIOLA!!! You're good to go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Kojie San can be bought from Pharmacies, Beauty Shops in the Philippines and I think it is available at West Zone Supermarkets all over Dubai. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Another tried and tested product. I hope this review was helpful!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">I baked Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies today. I've been baking these babies since I don't remember. But the last time I did .... I couldn't either!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">2 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour (sifted)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">1Tsp. Salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">1 Tsp. Baking Soda</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">2 Large </span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">3/4 Brown Sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">3/4 White Sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">1 Tsp. Vanila Extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">2 Cups Chocolate Chip Morsels (Nestle Semi- Sweet / Hershey's Milk Chocolate Morsels)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">1. Mix Flour, Salt and Baking Soda (sifted) in one bowl</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">2. On a separate bowl mash melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">3. Add eggs one at a time on butter mix til all ingredients are all mixed well</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">4. Mix the dry ingredients with the creamy mixture gradually</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">5. Add 2 Cups of Chocolate Morsels</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">6. Refrigerate for an hour or two</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">7. Heat up the oven to 375 deg. Fahrenheit / 190 deg. Celsius</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">8. Place drop of rounded tablespoon of cookie mix on a flat pan with 2 inches space apart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">9. Bake cookies in 10-12 Minutes </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">10. After removing from the oven, let the cookies site for a minute or two before taking them off to place on Wire racks to cool .. they're usually very soft after removing from the oven.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">REMEMBER: Do NOT overcook the cookie to get that crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside consistency</span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;"> we all love!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">This is the whole batch I made with the mixture minus the 5 pieces Chief and I had with our coffee.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">They just melt in your mouth..yummy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;">Another variation is to add 1 cup of chopped walnuts together with the chocolate morsels.. It just simple takes it to another level. You can have half of the mixture with just the chocolate chips and the half with the same plus chopped walnuts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;">Serving suggestions would be with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream which makes it a Cookie Ala Mode..</span><br />
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ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com0Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.271139 55.30748500000004224.3507025 54.01659150000004 26.191575500000003 56.598378500000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-89879547471550002702014-03-29T17:57:00.000+04:002014-03-31T12:21:20.101+04:00Product Review : Too Faced Joy To The Girls Palette & an Unpleasant Experience at Sephora MCC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I've been using this palette for a week and with a good primer and makeup base, this baby works well. Some colors maybe disappointing but its okay. I recommend this palette if you have extra moolah to spend when you want something new. Cheers!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I have to share my unpleasant experience at Sephora Mirdif City Center. For frequent visitors of Sephora, you know how their staff are very welcoming and helpful the instant you enter their store. This is normal in any Sephora based on my visits in several stores here in Dubai-UAE, New York, New Jersery, and Philadelphia in the US. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">On this particular shop at Mirdif City Center (my second visit a this shop) as I entered he store, no one approached to assist me even when I started checking out the products. At that point I thought.. wait a minute this is not normal...am I really at Sephora?? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I waited and continued checking the products .. and waited more..but nothing!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I started questioning.. what was wrong?? Did I look like a peasant with my very comfy clothes, flats and no makeup look?? I just came from the salon where I had a mani-pedi service and I like to be comfy when I go there.. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I let it pass. Im not a primadonna. So, I turned and look for a sales person who would look my way to ask for assistance. I was lucky to come across a</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> lady.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> was nice and helpful, things just went wrong when I paid for my
purchase. What happened was, the sales lady that assisted me on my products
advised me to ask for a gift when i pay at the cashier, and I actually did, i
smiled on the lady at the cashier handed over my purchases and my Sephora white
card. When I was paying for my purchases, I asked her if they had any gifts or freebies for customers at the moment. Which is
what they normally do at Sephora or any other beauty shops. The lady did not
answer me and it was like I did not say anything at all. I felt embarrassed!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">That feeling was short lived because after a long pause of ignoring what I said, she started talking and said she will check if
there is a gift that she could give me (this is </span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">while giving me my change..</span><span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">...) but then she started entertaining the customer after me and punching on the cash register her purchases (hmm..weird)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I waited on the side of the counter feeling a
bit elated that i will be receiving a gift.. Since she was taking time with the
next customer ..</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> I
decided to checkout the brushes displayed adjacent to the cashier. After a few
minutes and she has not said anything, I just turned and left. I didnt want to beg for the freebie.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I just wished that If she didnt have any intention to give me </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">anything</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> she should've just
said she didn't have anything. In short, I just left
the store. Am I overreacting?? What would you guys do if
the same thing happened to you? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">One thing is for sure though,
I am not going back to that Sephora ever!! Though its the nearest to my house,
I didnt like the service. For me service plays a big factor when i make my
purchses. Sorry for this rant, I just want to share my unpleasant experience
from this store. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Im a sucker for freebies!!but
who's not?? doesnt it make you feel excited whenever you get freebies?? I even
open my freebie first before the things I paid for!! other
people might think its shallow but freebies makes me happy... What do I do?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I bought this as a recommendation from a beauty blog. It made me remind myself all over again not to trust everything I read and recommended by other bloggers. Not because a blog is famous or has a lot of followers it meant that they recommend good stuff. Some posts are sponsored so they have to say nice things about certain products. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">My thoughts on this eye makeup palette is uncertain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I don't know if I like it a little bit or feel like it is a waste money. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It is my first time to buy from the brand Too Faced. I have to admit that I am not impressed. No wonder why the lady at Sephora kept on insisting I try the Sephora brand of eye makeups </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">and</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> just make my own palette for the colors I like. She asked me of it was really what I wanted when I grabbed the big palette of Too Faced from the display. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">She was already giving me the message not to buy it and try something else but I </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">didn't</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> take the hint.. (so stupid of me!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I was just too excited to get the makeup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The packaging and presentation will just make you excited.. Like a little girl in a candy shop. It was like buying stationaries that you collect when you were young all over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">About the palette.. It did not impress me. Most of the colors are just not </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">pigmented</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. They will not show up unless you take a good rub in of your brush on the product before you apply. I never had this experience with the makeups I've used. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette gives a very good color pay off. It is very easy to blend so it is so easy to apply. Despite of being in a powder state, it is very creamy and smooth to apply. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I divided my arm horizontally into three parts having the top part with primer and NYX Jumbo Penicl in White as base, middle part with just primer and the last third is without anything but bare skin. It will show you the quality and color pay-off of the shadows. The light colors wont even show up on bare skin. The frosted ones just slides off from the skin and cannot even be worn without any primer. The consistency of the frosted colors are disappointing. They slide off from your skin. This gave me the impression that the makeup is similar to cheap eye shadows. The packaging is beautiful but the product itself is cheap. I hated that! I paid almost 300aed for this palette! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Which I will have to try to see if it will change my views on this product. The only good thing was, the dark colors are pigmented well. Everythung else was so so.. For me, not something I would pay 300aed for! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The palette comes with a free mascara..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Which was not very special. Very ordinary. I prefer my Revlon photo finish which was not so expensive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I tried using the product and this is the look I have done. This was taken at 1am so with a good primer, the colors stay well. you just have to be patient when applying because you need a build up of the product on your brush to get a good color pay off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The positive thing though is that the colors with good pigmentation (the dark colors) stayed well-- </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I will give this palette a chance and sill try to use it again. Compared to my Naked 2 palette from Urban Decay, this is disappointing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Stylus BT', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This is my unbiased review for Too Faced Joy To the Girls Palette. I hope not all their products is as disappointing as this one. I still have to give them another chance. Im hoping for a better quality for my next purchase from them or I will have to stay away from this brand.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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ARchicTECThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893638766940301798noreply@blogger.com0Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.271139 55.30748500000004224.3507025 54.01659150000004 26.191575500000003 56.598378500000045tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083827241740848752.post-17403000919154184652014-03-17T09:42:00.000+04:002014-03-17T09:45:02.595+04:00Product Review: Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">I discovered these gorgeous lipsticks from Rimmel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">I chose two different shades to try.. one is a fresh coral nude which is #32 and a beautiful nude color # 26</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">Here are their swatches:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">and with flash..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">The colors are so fresh and perfect for the summer. It can be worn with a full makeup do and on simple no makeup days. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">The lipstick is moisturizing considering that it has a semi-matte effect. It glides smoothly on the lips when you apply. The price is reasonable and cheap with a good quality. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc;">I will be going back to try the other shades they have. I hope this review is helpful to those who are curious about this line of lipstick from Rimmel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Stylus BT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Disclaimer: Please know that my product reviews are not influenced by any type of payment nor sponsoring. My opinion is based on my personal experience with the products that I've used and tried myself. Effects of the products may vary from every person.</span></span></div>
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