A little something to drool over..

Well hello!

Today I’m going to show you a little recipe I discovered a little over a month ago. It’s rather healthy and VERY tasty. A little time-consuming but impressive yet simple and you need surprisingly little.

General Tso’s Chicken

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 250ml rice
• 60ml corn starch (4 tbs)
• 500g snow peas, trimmed and halved
• 500g skinless, boneless chicken cut into pieces
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tsp. fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• medium carrot, peeled and julienned
• 3 tbsp. light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes ( I used sweet chilli sauce)
• 2 large egg whites
• salt and pepper
• vegetable oil for frying
• optional 2 egg yolks and 1 whole egg

Whatyagonnado:

1. Cook rice according to instructions, for an even healthier version, use brown rice. Meanwhile in a large bowl, stir together 1 tbsp. corn starch and 100ml cold water until smooth. Add snow peas and carrot, garlic, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, red pepper flakes(or chilli sauce), toss to combine and set aside.
2. In another bowl whisk together egg whites, remaining 3 tbsp. corn starch, 1/2 tsp. salt and some pepper. Add chicken, toss to coat.
3. In a large non-stick skillet, heat 1 tbsp. oil over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken pieces golden, you might have to do this in batches. Shake off the excess egg white mixture before adding chicken to the pan. Set the cooked chicken aside.
4. Add snow pea mix to the skillet. Cover, cook until snow peas are tender and sauce has thickened (3-5min). Return chicken, toss to coat, adjust the flavours as you like.
5. This step is optional as you can serve it with plain rice as well. I wanted to use up the egg yolks, so I added it to the rice. Whisk together the yolks, egg some extra salt, pepper and chilli and make an egg scramble. Add cooked rice to the scramble et voilà, you are done.

So while I was browsing online, I noticed the Tom Ford Metallic Beauty spring 2012 collection pictures. Gosh, the Tom Ford make up line looks so freaking good, so effortlessly classy and elegant. Not to mention super expensive…

Pictures via Google of course.

 

I don’t really adore the whole look of the models, not really a fan of the heavy cheeks and golden lip, but the eyes, they are mesmerising. All thanks to the cream eye shadows of course. My personal favourite is Platinum, just to die for really.

And well, being a sucker for nail polish, I also have to show you the 4 little cuties for this season. I’m going to go with the silver one called Silver Haze, well obviously, I will not be able to buy these due to the ridiculous budget I’m on, but a girl can and well, should dream.

Hope you enjoyed this little post.

Stay amazing, my friends.

With love,

Janne.

Bourjois Flower Perfection Foundation review

Hi guys!

Bourjois came up with a new base make up line Flower Perfection a few months ago. The line consists of foundation, smoothing base, loose translucent powder and a powder brush.

 

What it claims to do: It’s a Youth Extension foundation with Wild Azalea, which is supposed to be a cell youth protector. SPF 15, Smooth, beautified complexion for 16 hours. Matte finish.

To read my opinion of the product click Read more.

Estonian Independence Day manicure ideas

Anyhow, sorry for posting this this late, but I couldn’t stop browsing 9GAG. You know it, I know it, let’s face it, it’s really-really addictive.

I came up with a handful of ideas (pun totally intended).

I decided to go for the second look. Sadly, I screwed it up, I would have done a tutorial for it, but well, you know.

If you are interested in my personal life, click Read more.

NOTD 30/01/2012

Hey y’all!

Here’s a little nail post for you.

Meet Chanel Nail Colour in 525 Quartz.

A favourite of mine, most probably because it is Chanel. But it’s still a pretty awesome colour, looks like an ordinary minky shade but has some bluish pearl to it. Doesn’t really boast with excellent staying power or super easy application (more like the opposite), requires 3 thin layers to look flawless.

Ok, and now to tell you the truth I am very tired and will go to sleep. I just really wanted to post something because I feel like I’ve really been neglecting this blog.

Have a great week!

Janne x

SUQQU Balancing Eyebrow and Eyebrow Liquid Pen and a tip for sparse brows

Hi guys! I thought I’d show you the fabulous SUQQU eyebrow products which I use daily.

Balancing Eyebrow 01 Moss Green

The packaging is as fabulous, sleek and minimalistic as always. Has a great mirror and enclosed are 2 soft and fabulous brushes. As you can see there are 3 colours to mix and match to make your perfect shade. You can achieve a really natural look that lasts all day with this.

Eyebrow Liquid Pen in 02 Brown

I don’t use this regularly, because usually brow powder is more than enough, but when I opt for a more defined brow, I use this with the powder. Lisa Eldridge recommends this for people who have really sparse eyebrows. You can achieve a pretty natural look if you use very feathery strokes, a technique that is not the easiest to master but makes a huge difference.

And here’s a picture of me with rather defined eyebrows

I over plucked in my early teens as did many of my friends and now I’ve been having quite a tough time growing them back. I still try to pluck as little as possible and not over trim them with scissors etc. to maintain quite a natural look.

Castor Oil

A good and very cheap product to help grow those brows back is castor oil. Castor oil is found in pharmacies and costs around 2 Euros in Estonia. It is used as a natural laxative, but works wonders on sparse eyebrows and eyelashes. Just make sure to apply a very thin layer with a Q-tip overnight because it will get into your eye and make it sting very bad. Also remove any trace of the oil in the morning if you plan to use mascara, otherwise it might make the mascara flake.

And of course I have to give credit to the person, who really inspired me to leave my brows alone, so here is Lisa’s brow routine.

Hope it was of any help.

Love,

Janne.