Heart Attack

Never break a sweat for the other guys

when you come around I get paralyzed

and everytime I try to be myself

it comes out wrong like a cry for help

So I'm putting my defences up

'cause I don't wanna fall in love

If I ever did that

I think I'll have a heart attack.
♬♪

I'm in looove with Demi Lovato's new song. Whenever I become obsessed with a song, it will be played on full repeat until I absolutely cannot stand it anymore. Then I result myself in this frustrating dilemma on which song I should play next on my iPod (aka my next song victim       -insert evil laugh here-). Does this apply to anyone else? Or is it only me..
And because of my addiction to the song, I got inspired to do this outfit post haha. It's also my excuse to finally pull out my heart-patterned tights.

collar necklace topshop

shirt H&M

lace shorts hollister

tights cube inc. @crystal mall

Due to being hindered by the cold vancouver weather, I haven't worn a somewhat girly outfit in awhile. And by girly, I mean having to trade my tights for jeans, and blouses for chunky knits. Being all bundled up gets sorta boring outfit-wise after awhile, as you probably have to end up wearing that same jacket over everything everyday. Fortunately, spring's fast approaching, which means generically cuter clothes .. oh my logic hah. I'm waving my early hello to pastel colours, lace, and crop tops!

'til next time! 

--karena.

Lip Popper & OOTD

Wearing: Geo Princess Mimi Almond Brown, Banila co Prime Primer, Lioele Dollish Veil Vita,  Holika Holika Luminous Silk, Lioele Highlighter BB Touch, Etude House Lovely Blusher in Orange, Etude House Surprise stick concealer shade 01,  Majolica Majorica quad eyeshadow, Kiss me pencil liner in brown and Kiss me Mascara

Ever felt like there is something missing to your look for the day? 

You want to keep your look simple but still want to add a little 'popping' factor into the equation? 

Well I got just the little trick for you!

All you need is a lip balm, a nude pink lip gloss and a lipstick!

I will be using my favourite Smith's Strawberry Lip Balm, Revlon Lip Butter in Candy Apple and a lip gloss I got on Sasa (it is from some brand called Mai Doll, I got three for a cheap price). 

First, coat your lips with a lip balm. I usually like to do this before I start on my make-up.

Two, coat the upper and bottom of your inner lip with your lip butter/lipstick,

And three, coat and blend your nude lip gloss with your lip colour!

This gradient lip look is great for a everyday wear and can also be fabulous for a more dressed up event. I like to play with my colours; coral makes it more fun and flirty while red/pink makes the look a little more docile and sweet. Have fun with it ;)!

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My OOTD

Forever21 contrast peplum jacket, Forever21 scuba knit skater skirt and Hollister lace tank

See ya'll next time! 

--eva.

Cake in a Mug

Hey guys ! How has your week been so far ?? School has been quite stressful, as it's nearing the time for final projects for the semester ! I usually don't handle stress very well, & I tend to withdraw from many things when a great deal of stress is in my life ( like skipping class :$ and not doing assignments ...) Also, when I'm stressed I tend to eat more, since it comforts me hahah ( such a fattie ) So on one of those days where I just had a huge craving for cake, this is something I tried out for the first time!

I thought about baking a whole cake, or maybe even a whole batch of cookies, but I'm never capable of finishing the entire batch myself ( since no one else in my family will/can eat it ). & it's such a waste to throw it all out 'cause it's gone stale. So, I decided to go on the hunt for Cakes in a Mug! Something that will fulfill my cravings without having leftovers!

I got this recipe from Pinterest which is my favourite site to look at delicious food :D Simple Ingredients, and only takes about 5 minutes to complete and to top it all off, it tastes delightful!

recipe from http://www.yammiesnoshery.com/2012/03/chocolate-peanut-butter-mug-cake.html

Here are the Ingredients :

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
3 tablespoons chocolate chips

I personally thought it was going to be too chocolateyy so I only put in 1 tablespoons of chocolate chips, but feel free to play around with the amounts, as this recipe is pretty flexible.

Add egg, sugar, baking powder and flour into your mug and mix well! I had a very slim and tall mug so it was a bit more difficult for me to make sure everything is mixed properly. Be sure to tilt the cup and see if there's any remaining flour pockets at the very bottom!

Add in the cocoa powder, carefully mix in. If you mix too fast, you'll just get cocoa dust everywhere haha.

This is what the batter should look like after everything is mixed thoroughly. Nice and rich in chocolatey goodness.

Next, in a separate small microwave safe dish, melt the butter then mix well with the peanut butter. I only have crunchy peanut butter at home, so there was some chunks of nut in my cake, but i didn't really mind. You can use whatever type of peanut butter you wish. Don't enjoy peanut butter? You can defs opt out of this and just have a nice and rich chocolate cake (:

Then, pour that mixture into your mug and mix until combined.

Last thing! Stir in your chocolate chips. Here I'm using some fanccy chocolate chips ( JK ) it's a swirl of white and milk chocolate ! But honestly, any chocolate chips works and will taste just as great!

Now all you have to do is pop it into a microwave and heat for about 1 minute. It depends on your microwave. Mine is 1000W and I did exactly 1 minute and it was done. If you like your cake more moist, you might want to cover the top of the mug with plastic wrap or something as I found the top of the cake to be slightly dry. Separating the heating time should also work so if you do 30 seconds first then another 30 seconds. 

Poof! There you have it, a 5 minute chocolate cake that... you cannot share with anybody else hehehe. This will taste EVEN BETTER if it had some freshly whipped whipped cream with it or some ice cream ! It's such a versatile recipe that I will be sure to remake in the future. Im thinking of trying a coffee version, or even a greentea/red bean version as well (: what do you think? yess ? 

Hopes this helps anyone that's having a tough week !
Till next time ~

--em