Thursday, February 10, 2022

How to: Braid Style without Braiding

 

What?

Yes, it’s possible with simple twists!  And the effect is just like that of a braided Boho half up half down style. 


With only a few pinching, you also get poufy hair and you can always set it with a nice hair clamp and hair spray.  

I hope you like this!  Comment below if you want to create more complicated styles into a simpler version.  I will try my best to do it for you!  





Keep smilin'
Stay happy!

 

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Dishes with McAsiaMart

 

Hello AMW Friends!  How have you been?  I’ve seen a lot of you are cooking more during the pandemic and I find myself cooking way more than before because I cook not only for my family but also for my in-laws who live a couple of houses away!  

That said, I replenish cooking ingredients on a monthly basis because I finish them up so fast!  Thankfully, E-commerce thrived the past years and I am lucky enough to purchase Asian ingredients online as opposed to going to Ongpin or Aranque for that.  You all know I’ve been shopping A LOT online as I share my good finds on my Instagram Stories just like this one.  And no, you don’t have to cook Chinese dishes only for Chinese New Years, you can do so ANYTIME of the year! 

MCAsiaMart (https://mcasiamart.ph/)



And here are just some of the MANY products they offer!  My “Mommy-Chef-Heart” is so happy!


  • King Chef Canola Oil - Canola oil is a vegetable oil derived from a variety of rapeseed that is low in erucic acid. Is a safe and healthy form of fat that will reduce blood LDL cholesterol levels and heart disease risk compared to carbohydrates or saturated fats such as found in beef tallow or butter.
  • Jade Bridge Mushroom Soy Sauce - This is a special kind of soy sauce with the extract of mushroom. Natural fermented directly with strong sauce and preserved beans flavor. This gives a delicious aroma to cooked dishes.
  • Jade Bridge Light Soy Sauce - Jade bridge Light Soy Sauce is reddish-brown soy sauce naturally brewed with Non-GMO soy bean and wheat flour. Light soy sauce has been the most essential condiments in both Asian and Western cuisines.
  • Thai Dancer Oyster Sauce - Oyster sauce is made from oyster extracts, sugar, salt and water thickened with corn starch. It’s sweet, salty and rich in umami; that’s why the main purpose of oyster sauce would be to add salty flavors to various types of dishes. It is also used in salad dressing, noodles, stews and soups.
  • Thai Dancer Sweet and Sour Sauce - One of the most well-known of all Chinese sauces, with the perfect balance of sweet and sour flavorsin the traditional Thai style. It is especially good with pork, shrimp and fish .
  • Shaoxing Wine - Shaoxing wine is one of the most famous varieties of Huangjiu, or traditional Chinese wines, fermented from rice. It adds an unmistakable flavorand fragrance to dishes and an essential in ingredient in Chinese cooking Every Chinese restaurant uses cooking wine in almost every savory dish. It is used to make stir fry sauces, soup broths, marinades, wontons, etc.
  • Thai Dancerr Spring Rolls Chili Sauce - The sweetened version of Spring Rolls Chili Sauce for a more fragrant, almost smoky rich sugary chilef lavor that goes perfectly with spring rolls

Friday, February 4, 2022

Year Of The Tiger Nail Art

 

Hello AMW Friends!  Happy Year of the Water Tiger!!!

Ah, as much as I’d like to draw a cute Tiger on my nails like I used to a decade ago!  I’ve decided to make it simpler and …ahem…more age appropriate!  

How do you like this?


My nails aren’t perfect, I haven’t gotten a chance to really buff and clean my nail cuticles —- COOKERIST here LOL!  So without further excuse, here’s a better look.  


Products used —-

  • Base Coat: ZOYA Anchor Base Coat
  • Girlstuff Away from It All - Light Yellow base shade
  • Girlstuff Fairy Dust - Glitter
  • 2-way Art Pen in Orange
  • 2-Way Art Pen in Black
  • Barry M Basecoat Topcoat Nail Hardener






Keep smilin' 
Stay happy!

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

How to: Bigger Eyes with Just an Eyeliner

 

Lesser and lesser people are wearing makeup nowadays.  “Why bother?” They would say as half of our faces are covered with face masks - thank you OMICRON for coming into our lives this 2022!  #Nothanks

But that does not stop me from using brow products and eyeliner.  Eyeliner was the first makeup tool I used in college (after lipsticks)  and I remembered looking like a fool as I applied it so darkly shaping my whole upper and lower lashline.  

If you studied makeup artistry, you would know that is a huge NO - NO!

To my dear friends who have the same small eyes as I do.  Here’s a trick on how to enlarge your eyes without the need for eyeshadow.  I just used a waterproof pencil liner in dark brown.  Yes, the color makes a huge difference, go for Dark Brown or Dark Gray instead of black!  Black could appear too harsh on a bare eye makeup look!  

I’ll stop blabbling, here’s the half face look.


How to: Bigger Eyes with Just an Eyeliner

Can you see the difference on my eye shape and size?

How to: Bigger Eyes with Just an Eyeliner

More importantly, it appears like I have eyeshadow on because you need to blur out harsh lines from the eyeliner making it appear smoked out.  So the quality of the eyeliner is very important.  I used SilkyGirl Perfect Stay 20 Hour Dark Brown Eyeliner Pencil for this particular look.

How to: Bigger Eyes with Just an Eyeliner

And for you to better understand the trick on how to do it, videos are better right?  Here’s a quick IG Reel I did!  I hope you learn something from me and practice is all you need.

Monday, January 31, 2022

OOTD: White Tee + White Legged High Waist Pants

 

Happy Monday!

How’s Chinese New Year treating you?  It is the Year of the Tiger tomorrow and things get busier on my side of the world!  I mean there’s me waking up really early in the morning for my son’s online school, and there’s me as a working girl!  Yes, I still have work which I heavily do online!  

I used to be scared to wear white tees especially white sando shirts  - why? WHITE shows off my folds and fats more!  They go on tight on my body shape and I am not tht confident with my body shape no matter how much of an exerciser I am - well, I used to really go crazy boxing but now I do mostly weight lifting, cardio and random Kettelball exercises at home.  

Not saying I have a gorgeous sexy body now but I felt the confidence I have because of…age! :P

So anyways for someone who is very busy to do 360 degrees change for a quick online meeting, I use and reuse loungwear mixing and matching it with key pieces to look professional.

Just like this particular look!


A white H&M Sando which I love to wear at home (translation: PAMBAHAY) and I just change my pambahay shorts with my high waist, white legged pants which I got from Vero Moda on sale!  This pants are so nice and very professional-looking, I would totally wear this with a nice blazer when I go to an office but for now, it is just my trustee plain white top and this long pants.  



Acessories with maybe a necklace and bracelet and that would be perfect!  What do you think?