Monday, October 8, 2012

Essie-Material Girl


Almost a dupe for Essie "Wicked", with so many polishes in production is inevitable...
Differences: this one is a jelly.

Essie "Wicked"に非常によく似ています。
これは、より多くの半透明です。


Casi igualito a Essie "Wicked". Diferencias: este es mas translucido, mientras el otro es cremoso.

Quasi identico ad un'altro Essie, il Wicked. Le differenze: questo é translucido, l'altro cremoso.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Super Cuticle Butter





Almost mids of September, my favorite season is approaching with its chilly but not to inclement weather...but also my dry skin will be more suffering.
I create most of my skin care products, and taken inspiration from some cuticle butters out there i created mine. I want to take the habit to apply it every night on fingers and toes.
I ordered lemon essential oil and lemon-meringue cosmetic fragrance 'cause i didn't have them.
But the rest was (is) all in my little chemistry corner.
The butter is made with valuable organic oils: Argan, Olive, Avocado,Yellow lemon...
And amazing organic butters: Cupuaçu, Karite, Murumuru,Pistacchio, Cocconut ...
Some actives and a nice bit of lemon-meringue fragrance.
I left little chunks of butter, because i think it adds value to the rustic, from scratch crafting.

Well already done hand scrub, cuticle butter, what's next...Hand cream!

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Alessandro-Hidden Treasure





Super dark inky blue with gold and green sparkles. Fluid formula, one coater, i loooove it.

Fuerteazul muy obscuro con brillantes dorados y verdes. Aplicacion fluida y muy buena cobertura. Me encanta.

紺青と 黄緑   ぐりた .

Blu scurissimo con tanti brillantini dorati e verdi. Facile stesura.

Un bleu marine très foncé avec du paillettes or et verts. Application facile.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tiramisu' And Nails!





Hello. I need to find a way to post regularly but not spending too much time with it yet being efficient...
Ok, let me show how i make a scrumptious italian dessert: Tiramisu' and show you the state of my nails after 4 hours hard core house cleaning.
First Tiramisu' made with a technique to pasteurise the eggs, since they are going to be consumed raw, it really makes me cringe, but i found this way very helpful to avoid eating them totally raw.

1) Prepare a coffee (strong or light, is up to you), sugar is optional ( i do) , and pour in it Marsala liquor (quantity to your taste). Marsala substitutes: rum,spirit of your choice or nothing. The original recipe is with Marsala.

2) I use three eggs, divide them in whites and yolks. Whisk the eggs to a very hard consistence, and whisk the yolks with 100 g sugar till a foamy, creamy consistence.

3) Put 50 g sugar in a little casserole with a bit of water, on medium flame, heat until the syrup is still clear and bubbling with big bubbles. While whisking the whites add half of the syrup to the meringue and reform the hard meringue. And add the rest of the syrup to the yolks always mixing. (if the syrup hardens in the mixture, don't worry it will dissolve again).

4) Incorporate 350 g of  Mascarpone to the yolks and mix.

5) Add the meringue to the mascarpone mixture and mix gently. (Check sweetness level).

6) Wet the savoiardo in the coffee and cover the bottom of a pan with them. The more you wet the biscuit the more soft it will become.

7) Level the cream on top of the biscuits and sprinkle bitter cocoa. You can make levels with savoiardo and the cream, you decide. The original recipe is just one level.


 
My nails were 2,3 cm... a week ago i cleaned every corner of the living room and the whole fridge an freezer that was literally, totally freezed. I broke every nail and now just patience... i feel that my hands are sooo weightless!

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

DIY: Hands And Body Sugar Scrub




I think most of us, if not all, love soft and smooth skin. A very easy way to achieve this is by regular exfolation, since is going to be regular, it better be a gentle one.
And is such a nice thing to make our own scrub! they're so easy to make at home, with few (or more) ingredients.
I poured in my jar brown sugar, a bit of fine white sugar, in order to have different particle sizes for a better performance, then added bits of fresh lavender from my garden and finally poured on top a nice organic coconut oil, stir with a knife and adjust oil quantity if the mixture is dry.
Of course you can make your own variations: use salt instead of sugar or both, olive oil or another nice oil good for the skin.
I am ready to make one with grated orange peel and another with red rose petals, also from my garden.




Saturday, June 2, 2012

Orly "Royal Navy"




I found my favorite blue: Tadaa! How can this be possible?? so saturated, bright, sooo blue.

Mi esmalte azul preferido! saturacion del color optima, intensa. Lo recomiendo a todo aquel que ame el azul.

この マニキュアは  私の好きな青 はです。とても ブリリアントです。

Il mio blue numero uno! Proprio degno di essere chiamato blue regale. Stupendo!!

Mon bleu préféré. Très lumineux et pigmentée. Je l'aime beaucoup.  

 Meine Lieblings-blau. Sehr pigmentiert. Ich mag es so sehr.







Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Essie"Navigate Her"




 Hello. Today i have on my nails this green which i like a lot (OMG...me...liking a green...).
After the huge disappoitment that Essie "Mint Candy Apple" was, i was afraid of having the same with this.
This green must have a mixture of tones suitable for my skin color, because i don't have the sensation of my hands dirty with pumpkin puree or ketchup.
Ok, see you next.