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*Update 16 July 2014 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. I really love this product. I'm really telling you ladies (and gentlemen) this product I will use forever!!! 02 July 2014

This is a house renovation we did located at Springs, Dubai back 2012.   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.  I will show you photos of before and after for this project.  Shall we? This is the existing view of the Foyer and Living Room.. 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..  I initially gave them this.. 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 acce

Chief went home one day with this.. and this is what's inside.. 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! 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. 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

Hey Everyone! As promised on my previous blog I am sharing the pistachio buttercream frosting I used as filling for my Macarons.  The ingredients are: - 1 cup (200g) of granulated sugar - 3 eggs - 1/2 cup (50g) ground pistachios - 1cup & 2 tbsp. (230g) chilled unsalted butter Pretty simple right?? But the taste?? Amazing!  Let's make our frosting shall we? 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 This is how it should look like after mixing.. 2. Pour the mixture in a saucepan & stir in ground pistachios.  3. Heat over medium temperature & stirring continuously until the mixture forms a compact batter. 4. Pour in a container and cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge. 5. Cut up butter in small pieces and beat in a bowl until it expands in volume & becomes fluffy. This is the consistency we are aiming for

Guess what??!! I am officially a baker.. I recently bought this new baby.. Its the Moulinex Masterchef Gourmet. It comes with a meat grinder, blender, chopper, slicer,juicer.. cool right? I was actually eyeing to get a Kitchenaid Mixer.. 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.  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! Well, this then inspired me to make French Macarons.  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.  Here are the ingredients to make French Macarons: - 4 large egg whites in room temperature - 1/3 cup (70g) caster sugar - 1.5 cups (230g) icing