LOTD: Think Pink!

 
Hi girls!

Today I have a Look Of The Day (LOTD) for you: Think Pink. I’m going to show you what my look of the day was (hair, makeup, nails) and how I made it. I took the colour pink (and a little bit of purple) and made a look with it. I’ll put a list with all the products I used at the end of the article and I hope you’ll enjoy!
- Notice: I don’t wear this much makeup on a regular, daily basis. It was just for this article and I like to do this, because doing makeup is my hobby. I also look very red on the pictures, which I don't in real life.

 

So first, I’m going to tell you how I did my hair. I think it looks very cute and it is very simple to create if you know the technique. I have bangs, so I wanted them to get out of my face. I took 2 bobby pins and pinned my bangs up on my head. I crossed the 2 bobby pins, so my hair would be very secure.
I took the rest of my hair to one side and divided it into 2 sections. I twisted the both sections in the same direction: away from my face (counter clockwise). Then I twisted them together in the opposite direction: to my face (clockwise). If you do this, the hair will be nice and secure and will not untwist again. It’s hard to explain, but if you don’t understand the technique, you can also watch this video by bebexo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV8-1-ggLf8
The last step is to put a cute headband in your hair if you want to.

Then I did my makeup. Of course I started off with my moisturizer. This is very important, because it keeps your skin healthy and moisturized. Then I did my basic face makeup.
I started off with foundation. I applied this on my whole face and I took it a little bit down my neck as well. This takes away a little bit of redness in my face and gives it a healthy glow. Then I applied concealer under my eyes (this makes you look more awake) and on red spots or pimples (like the big one on my forehead, LOL :P) on my face to cover them up a little bit. After that, I applied compact powder to set the foundation and concealer and to make my face more matt, so I won’t look oily.
I also applied blush on the apples of my cheeks, to bring more colour to my face and I think it looks cute! Then I applied some eyebrow filler by Catrice to fill in the little gaps in my eyebrows.

Moving on to the eyes. I first applied eyeshadow base on my eyelids to make the eyeshadows look more pigmented, it helps the eyeshadows to stay on all day long and it prevents creasing.
Then I applied white eyeshadow as a highlighter in the inner corners of my eyes and on my brow bone. After that, I applied pink eyeshadow on my eyelid up until the crease. Then I applied purple eyeshadow to my crease (the fold between your eyelid and your brow bone) to add more dimension. The last colour I used is a darker shade of purple and I applied it to the outer corners of my eyes (in a little >). This gives even more dimension to your eyes. I also took some of this colour, and applied it to my lower lash line. Then I blended all the eyeshadows together with a fluffy, soft blending brush to make sure that there are no harsh lines.
After that, I applied some gel liner to my upper lash line and my water lines because I like the look of it and it makes my eyes stand out more. Then I curled my eyelashes with an eyelash curler and applied mascara to my upper and lower lashes. I have short lashes and they’re also not very curled, so when I apply mascara you can hardly notice. That’s why I like to curl my lashes, but if you don’t need it, don’t do it. It’s not very good for your eyelashes to curl them every day (I don't do it every day too).
The last thing I did for my makeup, was putting a nude lipstick on my lips. This completes the look.

Then moving on to the nails. I applied 2 coats of pink nail polish to all my nails. Then I applied a coat of pink glitter topcoat to the nails of my thumb and ring finger. After that, I applied little hearts (rhinestones) to these fingers and covered all my nails with a layer of topcoat. Also a fun fact to know: if you put topcoat on top of a rhinestone, it makes it matt.

These are the products I’ve used (from left to right):

Makeup (everything except the eye makeup)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEMA foundation in the colour 2
Catrice camouflage cream (concealer) in the colour 010 Ivory
MAX Pressed Powder Foundation in (DFC 261) Nude
Essence silky touch blush in the colour 20 babydoll
Essence powder brush (for my powder and blush)
Catrice Eyebrow filler (there's only one colour)
Nude lipstick, it has no brand or name :P

Makeup (the eye makeup)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essence I love stage eyeshadow base
Basic concept eyeshadow palette (it has no name or number)
Essence eyeshadow in the colour 56 hyped up
Essence gel eyeliner in the colour 02 london baby
Essence eyeliner brush
Essence eyeshadow brush
Essence crease brush
HEMA blending brush
HEMA eyelash curler
Rimmel london Scandaleyes show off mascara

Nails


Maybelline Color show nailpolish in the colour: 262 pink boom.
Essence colour&go nailpolish in the colour: 105 party princess.
MAX (Action) Nails Top Coat.MAX (Action) and more nail paradise set.

This was my Look Of The Day! It was a long article, but I hope you still enjoyed reading it. Let me know what you think about my look in the comments and if you have questions for me or if you want to read a review of a product, then you can also place a comment down below and I’ll see what I can do for you! J

Until next time!

Xoxo' Janneke!

This is us!! :)

We thought it would be nice if we posted a picture of us:

(The first one is a little greeny, but nice ;p)

So, this is us... From left to right:
Liselotte Oplaat, Janneke Oldengarm, Nathalie Leussink and Evie Potijk. 
Yeah,, it's hard to believe, but the sun is shining! :0 It's a miracle in the Netherlands, but sometimes it happens ;d

X  Evie

Chinese :0

Hello.
On my school, I follow a Chinese class! It's hard, but also great to learn this language.
The people in my class are very nice! There's a girl in my class called Tippy. She is from another school. Next year she'll be in the same class as me :)
During Chinese lessons we learn simple things like: me, you, to be, good, hello, also, thank you and goodbye. The simple things to have a conversation.
We also learn grammar, pronunciation (very important, because you can say 1 word on 4 different ways and it has another meaning), learn numbers and how you count these numbers on your fingers, because the numbers higher than 5 are different, because you use one hand. 


The zero is called líng: 

The one is called yī

The two is called èr

The three is called sānn

The four is called sì

The five is called wŭ

The six is called liù

The seven is called qī

The eight is called bā

The nine is called jiŭ

The ten is called shí

These were the numbers 0 to 10. Last Chinese lesson we played bingo in Chinese :) 


Next time, I'll learn you how you put your fingers and which words you need to have a conversation. 

xx Evie

Shopping!

Shoplog

Hello!! Last, I went shopping and this is what I bought:

This are basic tops. They're perfect under (almost) everything:

You can put them under everything. I use them a lot under my black jacket (see combination number 2) or my leather jacket (see picture combination number 4). So, when you don't have pleasure to make a perfect outfit: use basic tops from the H&M. They're €4,95 and in a lot of colors. I still regret that I only took 3 :( 

X Evie

High tea

Tea time!

High tea, I think you've heard of it, at least once. Tea drinking in the afternoon with tasty, tiny foods and of course, tea! 
I'm going to tell you something about the history of the famous high tea and some funny facts.
Of course, after that, you can find recipes for making scones, sandwiches and other tasty 'finger foods'!
But first about...


High or low??
I was talking about a high tea, but actually the real high tea is something else. High tea, a long time ago, was eaten by men who came home after working and were very hungry. Their wives made a kind of dinner with typical English food and this is officially a high tea.
But we talking about: the afternoon tea, also called 'low tea' (because of the heigt of the table)! This was a little party for rich women in the afternoon (four or five o'clock) and they ate little snacks while relax, having a conservation and having a good time with your friends. 
If we're now talking about a high tea, we actually mean the afternoon tea!

History
The afternoon tea was introduced in England in the 19th century. Anna, a duchess, was hungry between the lunch and the late dinner, so she asked her lady's maid for a pot of tea, some bread, butter and cakes. She invited her friends and this afternoon tea became very popular in England.
Tea has also a rich history, but I'm not gonna tell you that story, but if you're curious, you could take a look here: history of tea.

Funny facts
The tea time was for the rich people, so of course there was an important etiquette. Some facts about tea time:
- English people put milk in their tea
- It isn't a considerate gesure to raise your pink when you're holding a tea cup
- According to the etiquette, you have to strirring your tea very quiet and don't make noises by ticking the cup.
- There are different tea pots for a formal or informal high/afternoon tea
- When ladies went to their friends for an afternoon tea, they often bring their own tea cups with them, in a pretty, special box!

Afternoon tea
First of all, the invitation for an afternoon tea is very important and you have to think about all the things you need for a high tea, such as spoons, tea cups etc.
But you also have to know that there are different types of an afternoon tea and the order of the serving of the foods is also very important:
There's a cream tea, a light tea and a full tea and you always have to eat the savories, such as sandwiches first. After that, you can eat the scones with jam and clotted cream. And at the end, there are the cakes, cookies, shortbread and sweets!

Recipes
I'm going to give you some recipes for scones (with jam and clotted cream), sandwiches, shortbread and a cake.
Scones (with jam and clotted cream)
Ingredients:
- 350g self-raising flour , plus more for dusting
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 85 gramme butter, cut in cubes
- 3 tablespoons caster sugar
- 175 ml milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- squeeze lemon juice
- beaten egg , to glaze
- jam and clotted cream , to serve
Method:
Heat the oven to 220 °C/fan 200 °C/gas 7. 
Tip the flour into a large bowl with the salt and baking powder and then mix it. Add the butter, then mix it (with your fingers) until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Stir the sugar trough it.
Put the milk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 seconds until it's warm, but not hot. Add the vanilla and lemon juice, then set this aside for a moment. Put a baking sheet in the oven. 
Add the liquid with the mix and combine it quickly with a knife - it will seem pretty wet at first. 
Scatter some flour on the workplace and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it's a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
Take a 5cm cutter (smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. By this point you'll probably need to press what's left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four. Brush the tops with beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
Bake for 10 minutes until it's risen and gold on the top. 
Eat the scones warm or cold on the day of baking, topped with jam and clotted cream (you can find the 'how to' here!)

Sandwiches (French toast)
I don't think these are typically Brittish and 'real' sandwiches, but I like them very much! And I want to show them to you!
Ingredients:
- 4 slices from a small sliced brioche loaf (or other bread if you don't want or can't find this)
- 3 tablespoons chocolate hazelnut spreads (Nutella!!)
- 1 large egg
- 75 ml (whole) milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
- 1 tablespoon cater sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped toasted hazelnuts
- 1 tablespoon butter
- icing sugar
- ice cream (to serve)
- raspberries (to serve)
Method:
Thickly spread 2 of the brioche (or bread) slices with the hazelnut spread, then top with the remaining slics to make 2 sandwiches. Use a cutter to make the hearts or cut them in right form.
Mix the egg, milk, vanilla and caster sugar in a bowl. Put the hazelnuts onta a plate. Dip the sandwiches into the egg mixture, leave for 1-2 minutes each side, then dip one side of each sandwich into the nuts. 
Heat the butter in a wide frying pan until it's melted. Add the sandwiches and cook for 1-2 minutes each side until there golden brown. 
Dust with icing sugar and serve with ice cream and raspberries.

Shortbread
Ingredients:

- 300 g butter
- 140 g golden caster sugar (and 4 tablespoons)
- 300 g plain flour
- 140 g rice flour
Method:
Mix the butter and sugar until smooth. Add both the flours and a pinch of salt and mix this.
Spread the mixture out in a (20×30×4cm) baking tray. Cover with cling film and place in the fridge, uncooked, for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
Then heat the oven to 180 °C/160 °C/gas 4. Remove the cling film, then lightly mark the shorybread all over with a fork. Sprinkle with the remaining sugar, then bake for 20-25 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin, then cut into thin slices. 

Orange Almond cake
Ingredients:
- 2 large oranges
- 6 eggs
- 1,5 cups ground almonds, divided
- 0,25 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 0,5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Orange slices (for garnish)
Method:
Wash the oranges and boil them whole in enough water to cover completely for 30 minutes. Drain and allow to cool. Cut into quarters and remove any seeds. Mix until it's like a rough puree. 
Beat the eggs in a bowl until thick and add the orange puree, ground almonds, salt, sugar, cinnamon and baking powder. Mix well and pour into a deep greased and floured cake pan. 
Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 45 minutes or longer, until the center of the cake isn't soft anymore. Remove the pan and allow to cool. 
Serve garnished with orange slices. You can dust with icing sugar or use a glaze. Before eating, cut the cake into small pieces.

Thank you so much for reading and I hope you will enjoy your food and have a nice tea-pary with your friends!
Until next time!

Love,
Nathalie