Recently, I did a Ayumi Hamasaki UNITE! inspired makeup tutorial and I had my nails done in the colors of the ocean.

I documented how I did my nails, so here it is~>

From l-r:
Essie’s 3-Way-Glaze ($8)
Color Club’s Chelsea Girl ($3)
pa’s A38 ($6)
OPI’s Curry Up Don’t Be Late! ($6)
pa’s A136 ($6)

And here are the glitters I used, which I obtained from Beauties Factory Ebay Store. (10 glitters for $6!)

STEP 1 Coat Essie’s 3-Way-Glaze on all my nails as a nail strengthener and base coat. This allows the following enamel to better stick to the nails and also keeps my actual nails protected.

STEP 2 Apply the dark blue shade, Chelsea Girl, on the tip like a French manicure. Don’t worry if it looks wobbly, because this is not a French manicure.

STEP 3 Once the tip dries, apply pa A38/light blue in the midsection.

STEP 4 Apply a thin layer of clear nail polish on the tip/dark blue and sprinkle dark blue glitter on top. I recommend laying a large sheet of paper towel to catch glitter fallout. You can pick up the glitters using your fingers, tweezers or chopsticks like me. Tap off excess glitter onto the paper towel. Try your best to avoid getting glitter on the midsection.

STEP 5 Apply Curry Up Don’t Be Late! on the base of your nails. Once it dries, apply a clear coat on top and sprinkle on the gold glitter☆

STEP 6: I apply a second coat of pa A38 in the midsection to make the light blue opaque. I am not sprinkling glitter on top of this color, because I think that will make it glitter overkill.

Tip: to avoid accidentally denting my nails in between each coat, I try to use the computer. That way, I am not really using my hands in a manner that will interfere with my nails. I find that being on the internet (eg. replying my emails) helps me forget about the “waiting around for my nails to dry” process.

STEP 7: Once the midsection is dry, apply a coat of pa A136 on top of all 3 colors. This is a very sheer glittery yellow that will unify all the colors.

STEP 8: Apply Essie’s 3-Way-Glaze as the final top coat.

I won’t lie. This did take me an entire day, but once I started, there was no turning back lol. The results last about a week and a half!

ℒℴѵℯ Asa

The theme of this meal is antioxidants.

When it comes to caring for your skin, antioxidants can help to protect your skin from the damaging effects of the sun. Unlike sunscreens and moisturizers, antioxidants can protect your skin from the inside out by guarding your cells from damage. In addition to helping fortify cells against free radicals, vitamins A and C also encourage cell and tissue growth, helping the body to repair itself. For this reason, any antioxidants that protect cells and encourage cell growth could be helpful in an anti-aging regimen, as they may help fight fine lines and wrinkles.

Ingredients:
*Chicken
*Pasta
*Pizza Sauce
*Ketchup
*Garlic
*Onion
*Butter
*Lemon
*Ginger
*2 packs Cherry Tomatoes
*Broccoli
*Cauliflower
*Carrots
*Mushroom
*1 Potato
*1 Zucchini
*1 Squash
*1 Capsicum
*1 Egg
*1 Apple

STEP 1: marinade chicken

Chicken is marinading in:

*Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
*Sake
*Olive Oil
*Honey
*Soy Sauce
*Salt&Pepper

STEP 2: cook garlic with oil

I’m cooking with olive oil and some honey, soy sauce and sesame seeds. Add ingredients into a pot and turn on very high heat, gradually lowering the temperature after about a minute. Stir rapidly so not to let ingredients stick to the bottom.

STEP 3: add onion

Onions are great for our skin, because it contains sulfur. Sulfur is terrific at preventing acne.

STEP 4: add butter

Butter is great for our mental well being, recharging our love for food time after time.

STEP 5: add the chicken

I add this once the onions are golden.

STEP 6: add cherry tomatoes

In general, I space anywhere between 3~10 minutes between adding each ingredient. Take your time. If ingredients are sticking to the bottom, add more oil. Feel free to add spices in between. Taste as you go along.

STEP 7: add ginger

If you have a sensitive stomach, ginger will alleviate it.♡

STEP 8: add the broccoli and cauliflower

STEP 9: add an egg yolk

I feel that this adds thickness and makes it more creamy. Mix well.

STEP 11: add in carrots

STEP 12: add capsicum

STEP 13: add pizza sauce

Add 3 spoonfuls of pizza sauce and/or ketchup. From here onwards, I add about 1 or 2 spoonfuls of pizza sauce and ketchup between every other ingredient. Add more or less according to your taste.

STEP 14: add the mushrooms

Add a bit of cheese to the mix (・∀・)~♭

STEP 15: add a potato

Potatoes are also high in antioxidants.

STEP 16: add squash and zucchini

STEP 18: add apple & lemon

Apples oxidize/turn brown after exposure to air. In order to slow down the oxidation process, I squeeze half a lemon all over. This is why vitamin C is an effective antioxidant.

STEP 19: add pasta sauce

Add your favorite pasta sauce.

STEP 20: add a final slice of butter

STEP 21: prepare pasta

Voila!





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Yesterday, Chad and I went a bit crazy with the lingonberry series at IKEA（^^）♪

Daniela- aren’t you so proud of me? X)

Please check out my latest summery makeup tutorial inspired by Ayumi Hamasaki.

The makeup itself is very simple (even though applying false eyelashes is NEVER simple). It’s a lot of bronzer and a bit of lippie. You most definitely can go swimming even with a lot of makeup on, just so long as you’re ok with it all coming off. I sometimes take my false eyelash case with me so that I can remove them before I go swimming. Although all that bronzer will come off in the water, chances are you’ll get an actual tan, so you may not look so different as to when you did have makeup on :)

My hair is at its most boring length everr  `﹏´

I wanted to straighten it, but apparently it fries your hair just as much as curling it.
(And I’m trying to abstain from damaging it like last time -and I had to cut it all off)

So I’ve decided the smart thing to do is to wait patiently for it to get long again.

by Brian