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May 04, 2016

Baked Condensed Milk Tart & Dark Chocolate Ganache

If you're into a scrumptiously delicious baked treat today, for a special reason or none at all, this is the one! The creamy, flavourful filling contrasting with the crusty puff pastry is a match made in heaven. It tastes amazingly, looks great,  is rather easy and quick and it involves really low cost, which makes it simply irresistible! Not for the weak of heart though! ;)

Ingredients:
  • 1 can of bakes condensed milk
  • milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 sheet puff pastry
  • 1 packet cream
  • 1 dark chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon butter


May 03, 2016

April Beauty Buys

I love getting makeup items [specially if they are gifts and I can save some money] and usually there's nothing better than the month of April, when it's my birthday, to receive the most interesting ones. The illuminator was a purchase though, because I just couldn´t get my mind off of it anymore. I hope you'll enjoy them!




1.Sleek and sophisticated, the bottle of this perfume is absolutely gorgeous, but the scent isn't in the least as unique as the previous one [which I loved unconditionally and wore for many years] . It's a  beautiful mixture of raspberry, orange blossom and sandalwood - a nice classy scent, perfect for everyday. It's soft and warm, very subtle while being sweet; a sensual scent rather than a sexy one. This is a great beautiful feminine scent when carried on the breeze or to inhale on someone you love.


2. I'm truly in love and became an instantaneous devotee of this illluminator .The vintage packaging is beyond adorable, it comes with an incorporated mirror which is a plus and the powder is incredibly pigmented, so you'll only need the tiniest amount -it is very easy to go overboard!It lasts all day long and gives a beautiful goddess glow. It's a warm toned champagne with the perfect amount of glow and radiance (not full of glitter chunks or sparkles) which glides on like butter. I'm loving this highlighter, and it's my go-to choice every day at the moment!


3. The super-slim bullet with  the black-leather-and-silver-studs design and  the Givenchy logo stamped into the top is incredible all by itself. The fact that's so thin makes it easy to apply without a brush even if you have thin lips and the colour of this Rouge-A-Porter, in the colour Vermillion, will be at least surprising. It's actually not the bold colour you'd expect from what you see, but rather a pretty sheer that ends up coming off almost watermelon-y - just a flush of colour. As it is buildable, adding an extra layer makes a big difference. Anyone wanting a softer glossier finish, go for Le Rouge-A-Porter!

May 02, 2016

Girl Crush #5 Mimi Thorisson

She is the creator behind  one of the most beautiful blogs ever "Manger" and she lives on APC dresses, Isabel Marant tunics, Repetto ballerinas and Hunter boots, portraying French chic femininity like never before, intoxicating us with amazing photographs, delicious dishes, a breathtaking home, an astonishing lovely [and big] family and her unconditional love for her dogs. Having grown up in Hong Kong with her Chinese father and French mother, Thorisson inherited an unusual relationship with food, that ended up on the creation of her food blog later on. She's an author now,  runs workshops and is planning on opening a pop-up restaurant within her family's home, hosts a food programme and she has even become the face of Armani eyewear recently but it's all good, no envy here, after all she's a great inspiration and I love to take glimpses at her Fench fairytale and look up to this global star and extraordinary human being!


 {classic cool chic with unquestionable femininity}

 {astonishingly memorable family: 5 children [+ a 6th on its way] and 2 stepchildren}
 {her breathtaking home worthy of a  princess}

 {her icelandic husband Oddur - her incredible personal photograher and greatest enthusiast} 

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