tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10112836436067448682024-03-12T22:57:35.963-07:00a little too free ALittleTooFree aims to inspire readers through D.I.Y (do-it-yourself) tips and tricks for fashion, beauty, food and home decor / organization. Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188635765603702447noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011283643606744868.post-56921005963639249552016-03-25T08:13:00.000-07:002016-05-09T17:06:04.298-07:00DIY Easter Bunny Bento Box<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 20.3999996185303px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. 3/4 cup of rice;<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />2. <span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Carrot;</span><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />3. Mini Roma tomatoes;<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />4. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Broccoli (and the stem!);</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">5. An egg;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">6. Seaweed (Japanese snack);</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">7. Chinese sausage & some garlic to stir-fry;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">9. Rearrange all the cooked ingredients and the tomatoes however you want. You just need to ensure that the bunny rice is the 'hero' of the bento. That is why I placed it at the centre of the bento box. Don't forget to stick the seaweed eyes, nose and lips on to the bunny's face!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Happy belated Lunar New Year ;p I am back with another DIY tutorial. I was inspired to do this tutorial after I ran out of make-up remover myself. A lot of people have tried this and even Michelle Phan had done a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc-8onVA5Jk">tutorial</a> for this a long time ago. Yes, you guess it right! We are going to make our own make-up remover using olive oil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Olive oil has been long famous for its beauty and other health benefits since ancient times. The Egyptians used olive oil as cleanser, moisturiser and even anti-bacterial agent. Extra virgin olive oil contains anti-oxidants. Who doesn't love that?</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Apart from that, olive oil also contains the same healthy fats as avocado which has vitamin E and A. These vitamins helps to repair our skin from sun damage, cigarette smoke and pollutants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">It also helps to keep our skin moisturised through creating a barrier effect, by trapping the water beneath our skin, which prevents moisture to disappear from our skin. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;"><span style="color: #444444;">All sources of my research re: olive oil are from the following links. You can take a look if you are interested to find out m</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">ore:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Water;<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />2. Extra virgin olive Oil;<br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" />3. Resealable empty jar / bottle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px; text-align: center;">1. Fill up 2/3 of the bottle with water;</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.3999996185303px; text-align: center;">2. Fill up the remaining 1/3 with extra virgin olive oil;</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">2. You may wish to substitute olive oil with almond oil if that is what's available to you. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">I did a research to see if it baby oil can be used as a substitute too. Apparently it is not advised / recommended to do so. The reason is because if it is not removed properly, it will create a film that can trap dirt and bacteria.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">(Source: </span><a href="http://multiculturalbeauty.about.com/od/Makeup/a/How-To-Safely-Remove-Eye-Makeup.htm" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">multiculturalbeauty.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">In that case, I suppose you may use baby oil for the rest of your face, but not on the eye area. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I am so sorry that I have been MIA for a while. I went for
my celebratory-post-CA-completion Europe/Singapore trip for 3 weeks in October
with my mom and my best friend. When I came back to Melbourne in late October,
I had so much to catch up on (including laundry haha). Therefore, I apologize
that I have not been able to keep my promise to update my blog every
fortnight.</span></div>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Anyway, I am back with another DIY tutorial. This time, it's probably one of the easiest projects that I have ever done. For some reason, I have grown to enjoy and love home decorating a lot in the past couple of years. And you guessed it right, this post's inspiration came from my 2 most-sought online sources (read: <a href="http://instagram.com/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>). I have an unhealthy obsession with Instagram, and it has become the first thing I check when I wake up, and also the last thing I look at before I travel to the dreamland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So, let me present you my DIY jewellery dish tutorial. The main function of this dish is for me to store my key accessories that I wear almost every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. A plain white dish;<br />2. A toy / any item that you feel like using for the jewellery dish centrepiece (that is white in colour);<br />3. Gold paint;<br />4. Glue gun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">These are the salt and pepper shakers that I received from my friend's wedding favour. I don't use them, so I figure I could make use of them rather than just keeping them in the storage. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Apply some glue at the bottom of your toy / centrepiece using the hot glue gun, and stick it to the centre of the dish that you marked previously;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Apply some gold paint in random polkadot patterns. You may paint the gold polkadots twice if you wish. Wait for the paint to dry and voila!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.3999996185303px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">The same goes for the dish: If you have an old dish that you wish to recycle but it isn't white, you can always spray paint the dish white. </span><br />Don't forget to allow for drying time before you glue your centrepiece and paint the gold polkadots if you are going to do this;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Like what I did, you may wish to outline / draw the random polkadots on the dish first before you actually add the gold paint onto the dish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Doing so will help to create a much neater polkadots, unless you are going for the messy look;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. To speed up the drying process of the gold polkadots paint, you may wish to use a hairdryer;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. If you don't have glue gun, you may use superglue instead.</span><br />
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Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188635765603702447noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011283643606744868.post-61224598105264423962014-08-23T06:21:00.003-07:002014-09-19T23:21:09.180-07:00DIY Decorative Candle with YSL Logo<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hi guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Who loves decorative candles??</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Me! *shouted out loud*</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Growing up, I never really viewed candle to have any decorative purposes. Candles were only used when we had power outage back at my hometown when I was little. And of course on birthdays. Then as I grew older, I learnt that people enjoy having candlelight dinners, which led me to think "Ahhhh, so they can be useful on romantic occasions too."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Having said that, I only had my new found love for candles starting from a few years ago. I realise that people actually burn candles because some of them smell divine. I also start noticing that a lot of them are really pretty. My all-favourite fragrant would be french pear and gardenia.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In this post, I am going to share my home-decorating ideas using a candle. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. A white plain candle;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">2. A mod podge / PVA glue;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">3. Masking tape;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">4. Some glitters;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">5. A sponge brush for easy application;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">6. An X-Acto knife.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Print out any print that you'd like to have on your candle. I use YSL logo for this project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can get a copy of this logo too here: </span><a href="http://logonoid.com/yves-saint-laurent-logo/" style="line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">logonoid</a>. I scaled it down when I printed it because I have a small candle.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">2. Cut the logo using the X-acto knife to create a stencil. Be careful when you are doing this step as X-acto knife is very sharp;</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">Please note that I am not 100% sure if my glittery decorated candle is safe to burn. As I only intend to use this for decorating purposes only (no intention to burn it), I am not worried about it at all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">However, if you plan to burn the candle, I strongly suggest you paint the candle instead of adding glitters (unless you want to do your own research to confirm if the glitters are safe). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;">c. a horizontal line or a zig zag print which could be easily created using masking tapes. </span></span><br />
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Sorry for the lack of update last month as I was busy preparing for my exam. As I am quite free for now, I am back in the blogosphere again! *Woohoo*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So when I was at home on the third day of study leave two weeks ago, I decided to take a quick break from my study and painted my nails in the morning. That way, the nails would have enough time to be completely dry before I went to bed. I am so happy I did not wake up with smudgy mess the next day.</span><br />
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Anyway this nail art is inspired by the packaging of my favourite Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume (Eau so Fresh). Hence if you take a closer look on my nail arts again, yes they are very much based on the visual aspect of the item below.</span><br />
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I saw a Youtube tutorial by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsctj6flfNo">elleandish // Janelle</a> and this is basically my interpretation / version based on the nail polish colors and tools that I have at home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. O.P.I Nail Envy - nail strengthener (Optional) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Any dusty pink nail polish. I used Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in 'Bamboo Shoot' and Essie's 'Sugar Daddy'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Any gold nail polish. I used Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in 'Golden-i'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. Any white nail polish. I used Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in 'White on'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Any base / top coat. I used Essie's all-in-one base / top coat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Apply one coat of O.P.I Nail Envy (item no.1) on all your nails and wait for it to dry. I marked this as an optional item as you can skip this step, but I just love applying this to strengthen my nails prior to applying any colors;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Apply base coat on all of your nails;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Apply two coats of Golden-I (item no.3) on your index finger and pinky;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. Apply two coats of any of the dusty pink nail polish (item no.2) on the rest of your finger nails. I used the Sally Hansen one for my first coat, and I switched to the Essie one for the second coating for no particular reason though;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Using a dotting tool, create flower patterns on the fingers that have been painted dusty pink. Basically we are trying to paint the 'daisies' per the perfume packaging;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">6. Using the dotting tool again, paint a dot on the centre of each flower you created earlier with the gold polish;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">7. Randomly make dots using the white polish or the gold one on the other area of the nails that are not covered by the flowers;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Use a bobbi pin or a match if you do not have any dotting tools at home. I actually used the end of my make up brush which works perfectly fine as well;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. If you want, you could also use studs on the centre of the flowers as opposed to only using gold nail polish - which is what <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsctj6flfNo">elleandish // Janelle</a> did on her nail tutorial;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. Some hairspray (if you wish).<br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Instructions:</span></b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Tie your hair up in a pony tail. The higher you tie your hair, the higher your bun will be; </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. Tidy up loose strands by using bobbi pins and hairspray if you wish.<br style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br />Final look without the hair bow:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Lower buns create the appearance of a more elegant look. You may try this if you are going to formal events. You may also wish to decorate the hair with headbands or flowers accordingly;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Creating a 'mohawk' will make the look more glamorous. If you intend to go for this look, you may wish to tease the crown of your hair before tying your hair up into the pony tail;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Thicker and longer hair will create bigger buns. If you have shorter hair, I suggest that you have a lower pony tails, and make sure you have enough bobbi pins to secure them;</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new'; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">It has been such a long time since I last went to <a href="http://www.kanpai.com.au/">Kanpai</a>! For those who are unfamiliar with Kanpai, it is one of the popular Japanese restaurants here in Melbourne. My all-time favourite menu from that restaurant is their "Mixed Teppanyaki", which is basically a main dish that consists of grilled meat, seafood and vegetables, drizzled in creamy garlic sauce. I like to have this dish with a bowl of steamed rice. In this post, I am going to share my version of Kanpai's Creamy Buttered Teppanyaki.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new'; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">6. Brown the garlic on the pot using the unsalted butter on a low heat. Add the thickened cream and some salt. At this stage the cream will turn fairly watery due to the heat. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction_(cooking)">Reduce</a> the cream until it gets back to the thick consistency. When it is thick enough to your liking, remove from heat;</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new'; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new'; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">7. Arrange the steamed rice on the plates, with the sliced beef, luncheon meat, bean sprouts, carrots and spinach on top. Once done, drizzle the creamy butter sauce generously on top;</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new'; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'courier new'; line-height: 20.399999618530273px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">8. You may wish to add a little bit of chilli powder if you are after something that has a little 'kick'.</span></span><br />
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Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188635765603702447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011283643606744868.post-51142402805960297902014-04-28T08:14:00.003-07:002014-05-14T08:01:06.268-07:00REVIEW: Laneige White Plus Renew skincare range<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Hi guys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have never done any product review posts since this blog is up and running.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Therefore here I am, writing a skincare product review for Laneige's White Plus Renew range. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You may have a look at my review regarding the product on the video below, but I will list out everything (and more) in this post if you are lazy to watch the video. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Cleanser</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Skin refiner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Emulsion</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. Eye treatment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Essence</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">6. Night cream</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And they need to be used in order to ensure visible results. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The details of the skincare range is listed on this website: <a href="http://www.laneige.com.sg/product/type.jsp?brandCd=3591&lineCd=3591&gnbPageCd=020104">LANEIGE.SG</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">However, I only got three items out of the whole range:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Skin refiner (RRP A$33-A$39.70)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Emulsion (RRP A$36-$43.40)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Night cream (RRP A$55-A$67.30)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I highly suggest that you guys go on different websites and check the pricing of these products if you are really interested in getting them, as the promotions on each online shop could be different. I got mine from <a href="http://web1.sasa.com/SasaWeb/eng/sasa/home.jsp?cm_mmc=google000214">sasa.com</a> as they had the cheapest price at that time when I ordered.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Packaging comments:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Looks cool and reminds me of snow, very chilly and it gives me the impression that the product will leave a very refreshing feeling to your skin;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Bottles for skin refiner and emulsion are made of glass, therefore quite heavy and not travel-friendly, but I guess you could always transfer the product into small little jars / containers for travelling;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. The bottle lid for Skin Refiner and Emulsion is made up of clear acrylic plastic, so they could easily crack if they are not handled with care (especially when placed inside a luggage during flights, or even when they bottles got delivered to you via post etc);</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. The bottles are not clear, so it is hard to gauge how much product that is left to be used / when is the trigger point to re-order (if you are ordering online).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This manual/instruction note also came in the box / packaging for each item in the range.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Product claims:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Whitening care for bright, spotless skin."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Therefore, I would not recommend this product to those who are looking to have sun-kissed / tanned skin.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Skin refiner</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This is the first step to be used out of the product range, and it can be used during daytime and night time, which is why I believe it has a similar function with a toner. However the skin refiner has a much thicker (and richer) consistency than a toner. It is almost gel-like. Having said that, the product does not feel sticky when applied to my skin, and it helps to moisturise the dry patches on my face. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I personally find it a little bit frustrating to get the product out of the bottle, due to its thick consistency, so you will have to shake the bottle a few times before you can get your desired amount onto the cotton pad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">When applied to my skin, it gives a refreshing feeling and it smells really wonderful too.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Emulsion</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This is the second step and it claims to even up skin texture and skin tone. Two pumps of the emulsion should be enough to be applied onto the whole face as the product glides quite easily and it is very watery and light. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After applying this, my skin normally will feel as if it has just quenched its thirst. This emulsion (and the other two products I got) really helps to moisturise my skin without making it feel oily or sticky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The emulsion has a similar lovely smell to the Skin Refiner. I guess it makes sense as they are from the same range. :p</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Night cream</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Night creams are notorious for being very rich in general. And by rich I mean oily. And by oily I mean you wake up looking like a frying pan in the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">However, the night cream from the White Plus Renew range is fairly light and it gets absorbed to my skin easily. It does not leave an oily feeling to my skin at all. What I love the most is the feeling I have in the morning when I wash my face. It just feels so soft and supple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Laneige claims that the night cream is also an anti-wrinkle agent. Even so, I still apply eye cream separately. And I do not know how effective the night cream is against wrinkles. Maybe I shall do an updated post in 3 years' time!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Side effects </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Almost all products in this White Plus Renew range are claimed to be made using MelaCrusher Technology which assists in promoting the self-destruction of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin">melanin</a> pigments. As such, it claims to keep the skin bright and healthy. However, when I did my research, I found out that having too little melanin could cause sunburns (and skin cancer if severe) in a very sunny and high UV environment. I suggest that you apply sunscreen during daytime if you are to use this product range. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I know it sounds scary, but so far I personally do not have any issues with sunburnt after using the products for 6 months, considering Melbourne (like most cities in Australia) is notorious for having high UV index. However it could be also attributed to the fact that I am only using these skincare range at night, and I always apply sunscreen before I leave the house. I personally do not think anything severe will happen to your skin if you start using this skincare range, but this is just a good knowledge to keep at the back of your mind.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Overall rating:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">7.5/10, as I could see improvements on my skin and it has brighten overall - which is in line with what Laneige claims the product range will do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And I have to say, many people have since complimented on how much my skin has improved when I started using this skincare range. :) If you ask me which of the 3 items has the most impact on my skin, I really do not have an answer! I used all these products together instead of one by one. Maybe it is also the overall effect of combining the three that gives me the result.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Yes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Here's the youtube review if you are still interested to watch:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Sorry for the lack of updates, I have been very busy with work and other things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">In this post, I am going to share my tips on how to personalise your gift wraps. Think about it, if you buy a specific gift wrap paper for a specific person, chances are you will not going to use the same gift wrap for someone else who has a totally different personality! For example, a pink floral gift wrap paper you bought for your girlfriend might not look very appropriate for your dad! ;) So, if you don't like that scenario happening to you, you may like this idea that I am going to share below. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My friend who received this gift was very touched and did not want to unwrap it when she received it. She ended up taking a photo of it before she actually unwrapped the present at home! How cute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. A roll of brown craft paper;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. A sharpie / black marker;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Some ribbons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Imagine the brown craft paper is a piece of blank canvas; Be a artist and draw some objects that represents the person who is going to receive the gift; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. When you're done, wrap the present like how you normally wrap any other presents;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Decorate with ribbons as you wish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. If you don't like drawing / not very confident with your drawing skills, you may write Happy Birthday greetings in different languages on the 'canvas'. I cannot stress this enough, but if you are unfamiliar with those languages, make sure you double check when you finish writing. Refer to my Youtube video at the bottom of this post for an example of my failed attempt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Otherwise, you can just simply draw repetitive symbols (for example asterisks or heart shapes) instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You may also wish to add recycled newspapers as decorations if you really don't like the Sharpie idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Feel free to use other materials to draw on the brown paper apart from the sharpies; The link below actually shows you how to do the paint splatter artwork. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Disclaimer: Please be mindful that I am not a Korean and not in any way trying to teach you guys how to cook proper Korean food. I am only sharing my version of BiBimBab I like to make. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I love trying out different cuisines, as well as cooking different menus. It feels like an adventure when I try to search for the perfect ingredients. I could be at the supermarket aisle, standing there for hours searching for a particular ingredient to cook a particular dish. The challenge comes in when I am trying to find something odd in a groceries store which has everything labelled in foreign language. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">That is why I name it "the quest for the perfect ingredients". Haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Anyway, I think I first had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibimbap">BiBimBab (비빔밥)</a> in 2007. I have to say I did not quite like it on my first try. Having said that, I have grown to love Korean food in the past few years. Bab (밥) itself means rice / meal in Korean. However I am unsure what BiBim means. BiBimBab is basically a rice dish with a few different 'toppings', which commonly are stir-frys (veggies and meat), and drizzled with a special chilli sauce. You are supposed to mix everything in your bowl before you start eating. Sometimes, BiBimBab could be served on a hot stone bowl. In this case, it is called DolSot BiBimBab (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">돌솥 비빔밥</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The picture below shows what a DolSot BiBimBab looks like.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Recipe (serves 2):</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Rice (1 cup);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. 300 gr minced beef (marinated with soy sauce and sesame oil);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. 1/2 carrot & 1/2 cucumber (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julienning">julienned</a>);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. 250 gr spinach (boiled);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. 2 eggs;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">6. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gochujang">GohChooJang</a> (<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">고추장</span>) sauce / special chilli sauce;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">7. Some garlic and sesame oil to stir-fry.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Instructions:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Place your rice in the rice cooker. Add more water on top of the amount that you would put in when cooking normal rice;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Heat the pan and add garlic along with the sesame oil. When the garlic turns golden, add the marinated minced beef. Stir fry until all of the beef are cooked and remove from heat and set aside;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Using the same pan, fry the eggs. When the eggs are done, remove from heat and set aside;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. Using the same pan again, stir fry the julienned carrots. This should not take long because the surface of the carrots are cut that small, they only take a few minutes to cook thoroughly. Remove from heat when done and set them aside;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Boil the spinach until they are soft and drain them;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">6. Arrange everything on a round bowl, by first placing the rice at the bottom of the bowl. Then place the fried egg at the center on top of the rice, and the remaining stir fried items and cucumber surrounding the egg yolk. Do the same for the other bowl (remember the recipe serves 2);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">7. Once done, drizzle the special chilli sauce (GohChooJang) on top;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">8. Mix well before eating.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Personal tips:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Ensure you add enough water when cooking rice to create the 'sticky' feel. Most Korean rice that I tried have this sticky feel (about 1/3 the texture of porridge);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Buy side dishes (banchan) to create a more 'complete' feel of the Korean meal;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. When boiling the spinach, boil them quickly (mine only took 2 minutes). When you turn off the heat, let the spinach blanch in the hot water. This will prevent the spinach from yellowing (from boiling it too long);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. If you are using the stone bowl, you may skip the fried eggs and instead just crack an egg on top of your rice when you are about to serve the BiBimBab. However, if you are worried that you might be infected by Salmonella, opt for a safer egg method (e.g. fried / boiled);</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Be creative and substitute or add the meat and veggies with anything you like, such as chicken or pork as opposed to beef, adding other veggies to the mix e.g. bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms, regular mushrooms, etc.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Last month, I had to attend a friend's wedding and I could not find any red pockets at home or anywhere near where I live. Then I thought maybe I should make my own red pocket. If you encounter similar situations in the future, hopefully by the end of this post you will know how to make your own red pockets!</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">For those who are a little confused at the moment, I will briefly explain the relationship between red pockets and weddings, as well as with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year (CNY) / Lunar New Year</a>.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Red pockets to CNY is like Christmas presents to Christmas! The only difference is that red pockets recipients need to be unmarried. Generally, married couples will give red pockets (with money in them) to the younger generation / kids during CNY to symbolize luck. So basically they are for relatives who are younger than the married couple and aren't married. The red pockets will be distributed when they are visiting the married couple's house during CNY.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Apart from its popularity during the CNY, it is also a Chinese tradition to give red pockets as gifts for newlyweds. This is probably the only exception where you can give red pockets although you are still not married. It is a very similar concept to giving gift cards. Chinese parents sometimes give red pockets for their kids as birthday presents too! </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This photo will give you an idea of how traditional red pockets look like:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I really like the Chloe's red pockets. They are technically not even red, but they look so sleek! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Alrighty, now I am going to show you how I DIY-ed my 'red' pockets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1. Origami paper (1 piece of paper makes 1 red pocket). I got a packet that has 4 different patterns (see below)</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">;</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. A pair of scissors, a ruler, a pencil, and a double-sided tape;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Stickers / decorations as you wish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Take a piece of the origami and lay it flat on a surface (with the blank side facing up);</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">2. Measure about 1/3 from the right and fold it vertically inwards to the left;</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">3. Fold the left side of the origami vertically inwards to the right. Make sure that it overlaps a little bit to the folded side on the right to allow for glueing space, but don't glue them together just yet;</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">4. Reopen the folded origami, you will have a piece of paper with 2 vertical folded lines;</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On each of the folded line, measure 7 cm and mark the ends with a pencil. Mark them on the same height and join these marks to form 2 horizontal lines. Once you have done this, you will notice that you have a rectangular shape right in the middle (7 cm x +-5 cm) for the body of the red envelope;</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">5. Trace a half-circle shape on top of the first horizontal line, using the <u><b>inner edge</b></u> of the double-sided tape to create a fuller half-circle. Repeat the same step underneath the second horizontal line. But this time try using the <b><u>outer edge</u></b> of the double-sided tape to make a flatter circle.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">7. Cut approximately 5 cm length near the opening of the envelope to create a slit for the envelope 'lid' to be tucked into; </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Voila! Congratulations on making your first ever red pockets. Once you get a hang of it, you can start making more and creating other designs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Instead of using origami papers, you may opt for gift-wrapping papers. You may need to measure and cut the width and length of the gift-wrap paper based on your preference;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. If you are using a paper glue instead of a double-sided tape like me, you may use a cup or bowl to draw the half-circle for the red pocket opening;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Be creative. You may place the stickers on the other side of the red pockets (unlike mine - I placed the stickers at the back of the pockets).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If you are going to try this, let me know how you go. I am interested to see them! So tag me on instagram and add a hashtag "ALTFDIY4" or "ALTFDIY" which stands for "a little too free DIY".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I know it is probably a little late to post this nail art tutorial now. But, have you heard of the sayings "Better late than never"? I am so into nail arts these days, especially holiday-themed nails. They are so cute and they add a special touch to enhance the holiday mood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">In this post, I have created a video tutorial on how-to create DIY Festive Christmas Nails. This is the end result:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">These other nail arts below are just as cute and you might want to use them as your inspiration. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Image source: <a href="http://liveyourdreamsxo.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/christmas-nail-inspirations.html">Be Inspired</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Watch my youtube tutorial here:</span><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-VJaIivnI44" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Use toothpick / match / bobbi pins if you don't have a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=dotting%20tool">dotting tool</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ho Ho Ho.. The festive season is finally here! I seriously feel that this year has gone by too quick. However I guess I could not complain, as December always screams holiday. And holiday makes everyone happy, correct? :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I am sure many of you are hosting some Christmas parties or have been invited to attend one yourself. You may have got your food menu sorted, but just not quite sure what to serve for dessert. Or maybe, you just have no clue what presents to give this year. Why not personalise it this time and make your own DIY bottled chocolate berries? There is something about chocolate and berries that makes them a really good combo for Christmas desserts. The steps are listed down below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Frozen berries, thawed (half a packet)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Aeroplane jelly (raspberry flavour) (1 box)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Chocolate melts (approx 180 gr)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And a few clear bottles...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You may substitute these with mason jars or glasses instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Create the jellies first as this will take 4 hours to set. Follow the instructions on the back of the packaging and it will tell you how much water to add (boiling water and room temperature water) to create raspberry jelly liquid. Once that is done, pour the jelly liquid into the bottles. I used one box of Aeroplane jelly and it was enough for 6 bottles of 2 cm jellies. Place the bottles in the fridge and let them set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Melt the chocolates in the microwave for about 20 seconds and stir. Do this a few times until the chocolates are fully melted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. Heat the cream and bring it to boil. When you see bubbles forming, remove it from heat. Add the rum essence, then the melted chocolates (in batches) and stir. When it is all combined, wait until the chocolate cream has cooled down before putting it into the fridge. Chill the chocolate cream until the jellies are fully set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. When the jellies are set, pipe the chocolate cream on top of the jellies (approximately 2 cm). If the cream has hardened, just pop it back in the microwave for 3-5 seconds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Add the frozen berries on top of the chocolate cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">6. Pipe more chocolate cream, focusing on the centre of the bottle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So these are the final results! I made these for my girls when we had our early Christmas dinner gathering last week. I added candy canes too, just so they look more Christmas-y. These are certainly crowd pleaser desserts! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Use microwave-safe bowl to melt the chocolates and ensure they are clean (and there is no water on the surface). I recommend Pyrex or ceramic bowl, and don't use plastic bowls as they will retain moisture and will cause the chocolates to seize.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. You may substitute rum essence with rum liqueur if you already have it at home. I used the essence just because I don't have any liqueur at home.</span><br />
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Hello everyone! As the title suggests, hopefully by the end of this post, you will know how to create your own Marc Jacobs inspired mouse flats.</span><br />
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I personally am a <b>huge</b> fan of <a href="http://www.marcjacobs.com/">Marc Jacobs</a> (MJ). Having owned a few of MJ's products, I could definitely confirm that their products are of premium quality. That being said, premium quality does not necessarily translate to boring looks. In fact, MJ is well-known to have quirky and youthful designs. Every single item never fails to impress. From watches to perfumes, you name it, they are all cute. The mouse flats is one of them. As you can see below, they come in girly princess-like design to the studded punk design. The image below only shows a few of the varieties.</span><br />
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If you do not want to stretch your budget too much for a gorgeous pair, you may want to create your own for only a fraction of the cost. With no disrespect to MJ, I think the end result looks pretty similar to the original ones (from far :p)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. A pair of basic flats. You could choose any color you desire, but I picked black because you could never go wrong with black. Mine is from <a href="http://shop.cottonon.com/shop/rubi/">Rubi</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Some black buttons for the eyes. Technically, you would only need 4 for a pair of shoes. (<a href="http://www.daisostore.com.au/">Daiso</a>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">3. A small piece of faux leather. (<a href="http://www.lincraft.com.au/">Lincraft</a>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. Sewing kit; threads and needles. (<a href="http://www.daisostore.com.au/">Daiso</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Cut the faux leather into 4x half-circles (for the ears).</span><br />
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Next step, cut the remaining faux leather into 2x rectangles with a half-circle-top (for the noses)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">4. This step is optional if you want to create the whiskers. You will need some plastic cable tags. You should be able to get these from the tags on new clothing/car deodorizer/etc. So, go ahead and look for the items you recently bought - but still unused (with tags that are still intact). One tag should be long enough to make 3 strands. If you do the math, you will need 4 tags for 12 strands in total (6 strands to make the whiskers for each shoe). </span><br />
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Superglue the 6 strands to the back of your rectangle-with-a-half-circle-top (3 on the left side; another 3 on the right hand side). Do the same to the remaining strands to the other rectangle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Alternatively, if you don't have these plastic cable tags, just go ahead and stick these </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rectangles on to the areas marked on your shoes, without the whiskers. I think they look just as cute without the whiskers.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">5. Using superglue again, stick the ears to the marked areas on both sides of your shoes.</span><br />
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Congratulations, you have now finished your DIY project! Well done, give yourself a pat on the back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1. Allow drying time before wearing the shoes. To be safe, wait for at least 2 hours for the glue to dry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2. Superglue could be tricky for those who have never used them in the past. If you are new to this, be gentle when you squeeze the tube. Only because if you accidentally glue your fingers together, the removal process could be a pain. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">3. Be creative and don't be afraid to experiment. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you could not find a piece of faux leather, you may use felt instead. You could also use a different shoe color or buttons for the eyes.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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