Hey Pretty People! WOW, its been such a long time since i last posted here but here's a short post to show that i still exist and will be blogging again real soon :) x

 

Really need to cut my fringe, getting too long! >.<"

Pretty Little Things - created by Xtine - Part 4

Cute Cushions

The last couple of months, i have been crazy making some cutesie cushions for my friends as gifts as it is more of a personal touch than going out to buy a teddy or a cushion or some kind to give to them.

CAKE!

BIRTHDAY CAKE

It has been a long time since i have baked a cake and decorated it so here is my latest cake that i baked for my bestie! 

Personalised Flower Cushion

Personalised Flower Cushion

 

I made this star shaped cushion for my friend's birthday pressent as i felt it was a more personal touch than going out to buy a cushion that did not have such a special meaning to it.

This is the reaction that my friend had when she unwrapped the cushion.

=O

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERRY !!! <3

My Favourite Foundation

Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation

I have always been in search for my "perfect foundation", the "holy grail foundation" and i believe that i have finally found one that i can truly call it THE PERFECT FOUNDATION that provides me with the coverage that i require to cover my freckles without it looking too cakey on my skin.

When i went to purchase this particular foundation at the estee lauder counter, the MUA was soooo helpful, she helped me find the right colour for my skin tone and it was a perfect match unlike the MUA at the MAC counter which made me look tangoed !!! 

The colour that best-matched my skin was 3TW1 Tawny 37.

 The application of this foundation is very easy to blend with either with a brush or your fingers.  A small amount goes a long way to give you full coverage for your face.  I love how the finished look is sooo matte that finishing powder is not needed to set the foundation =) 

Bonus for this foundation is that it has SPF 10 =) 

Disadvantage of this foundation is that it does not have a pump mechanism to pump the foundation out but you have to pour the foundation out! 

My face 

with flash 

 

without flash

 

Happy Chinese New Year !!!

Happy Chinese New Year to all my Bloggers !!!! ^_^ 

新年快樂 , 身體健康

May the year of the dragon bring you all good health, happiness and success in all that you do!!! <3 x

Pretty Little Things by Xtine - Part 3 - Ribbon Heart Chandelier

Ribbon Heart Chandelier

 

Over the last few weeks, I have been trying to find  ways of using up the ribbon that i had so i was searching on Youtube and blogs to try and make good use of them but instead i saw something that was rather appealing to me and i did not end up using the ribbon that i already had but instead make use of some curling ribbon that had been lying at the bottom of my drawer.

Here is my version of a ribbon heart chandelier, hope u guys like it ^^

This is my first attempt at making this so there are some areas i would change if i made another one for instance, i would not use wool as the string to hold the ribbon balls and paper/straw stars as the wool frayed when i used the hot glue gun.  For the structure of the chandelier, you can't see it but its actually a rice krispies box which i used to create the oval shape and i basically covered that with coloured paper and used shiny curling ribbon to create the stripes =) 

Recycle what you have and put them in good use ^^

Pretty Little Things by Xtine - Part 2

Over the last few months i have been cutting, sewing and glueing away and creating a few cushions with my designs on them.

What triggered this next phase in making things was initially through a friend who asked me to make something for him to give to someone so i was just thinking and thinking about what i could make to make it personal but girly at the same time so i came up with this.....

Cushion  #1

 

After this cushion, i decided to make a few more just for fun. Here are some pictures of the cushions.

 

Urbay Decay - Naked Palette

Let's get Naked.....with

URBAN DECAY - Naked Palette

This infamous palette has been raved alot by all the makeup gurus on Youtube and is been used by many make-up artists for special occassions.  I could not resist so i went out and bought myself the palette to see what the craze is all about.

In my previous blogpost, i blogged about the Sleek Palette from the Nude Collection and the colours from that palette to the Naked Palette are very different indeed. 

The Urban Decay Naked Palette has 12 magnificent shades that are wearable whether you are going for a more neutral look, sultry look or even the smokey eye look =) The Urban Decay Naked Palette contains all this in the one palette ^^
The 12 different shades has a combination of matte, shimmery, frost and satin shades to accommodate whatever look you want to achieve.
The eyeshadows are super pigmented so you do not need lots of product on your eye shadow brush when applying, just a gentle swipe will suffice and they are sooo easy to blend with.
Also, included in the UD NAKED PALETTE is a small tube of Eyeshadow Primer Portion and a Shadow Karma Brush.


Shown below are the swatches for the 12 different shades =) 

Segway Experience

SEGWAY

What is Segway? 

Segway is a nifty looking machine that is a self-balancing motorised device with 2 wheels. To manoeuvre this device, you need to stand firmly on the middle of the platform of the device, holding the handle bars and lean forward to go forwards.  To reverse, you do the opposite, you lean backwards.  The further you lean forwards/backwards, it will determine the speed that the device goes. 

To turn, you slide the handlebar left or right.  

Today, i went on my segway experience at Newcastle Racecourse with Absolute Segway with 2 of my friends doing the Segway Safari for an hour. 

I enjoyed every moment of this experience as it is something that i have not experienced before and i like trying everything once =) 

When we arrived at the venue, we got suited up with the correct body armour for the Segway Safari and the instructor went through all the procedures in how to use the Segway machine, to make sure that we could control the device safely by giving us one-to-one lesson on the different functions of the device.  Once we did this, we practiced on a small track for a little while before we got led by the instructor to the open parklands.

Here are a few pictures from today's activity =) 

Sleek Make - up Palette

SLEEK MAKE-UP PALETTE 

Au Naturel

I have recently been wearing alot of neutral colours for my eye make up to try and tone down my everyday look that i am soooo use to having. So, I have been trying out different neutral colours to wear on various days and i've been getting a few compliments off my friends that it looks good =) 

I saw on Stylesuzi  blog that Sleek Make-up have brought out a new eyeshadow pallete from their Nude Collection that i really wanted to get my hands onto. So, i popped out to my nearest Superdrug store, getting all excited to purchase it but just my luck, they were out of stock, I was soooo disappointed !!!! So i decided to go to a different Superdrug store hoping that they would have some in stock and yay!!! they had ONE LEFT !!! =) grabbed it and its mine ^^

 

 How gorgeous does these colours look, they are sooo pigmented and only priced at £6.99, such a bargain too!!! 

How to Make Almond Cookies

It has been awhile since i did a "How to" blogpost and it is well overdue so here is a treat for you guys to try out if you have some spare time on your hands this weekend.

How to make Almond Cookies 

ingredients

2 Cups Flour 

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 salt 

1/2 cup butter 

1/2 cup  shortening 

3/4 cup sugar (can add up to 2 more tablespoon if desired).

1 egg

1 small bag of almonds

1 egg, lightly beaten 

Lets Begin =)

1) Preheat oven to 325'c/ Gas Mark 3 

2) In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

3) In a Medium bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter, shortening and sugar together

 

4) Add the egg and almont extract and beat until well blended

5)Add to the flour mixture and mix well

6) use your fingerw to form the mixture into a dough 

7) Roll dough out into circles and place on baking tray lined with baking paper

8) Place an almond in the centre of the cookie and press down firmly

9) Brush each cookie lightly with the beaten egg before baking 

10) Bake for 15 - 18 minutes til it turns light brown in colour

Happy Baking Guys and Dolls ! ^.^

Playing with the GF3

Tonight, i decided to have a play around with my new camera, the Panasonic Lumix GF3 and here are a few shots i took.
Im a noob at technology and taking good photos so i welcome any feedbacks you guys may have on these photos that i can improve upon =)