Saturday, September 20, 2014

Passion Fruit Green Tea with Honey

Passion fruit is a delicious summer treat that's also good for you. Here's an easy way to make your own passion fruit drink without going to Tea Station.


Sorry, I almost finished my drink before remembering to take a picture.

Ingredients:
1. Passion fruit - I used 5 good size ones, but you can use as little or as much as you want.
2. Green tea bag.
3. Honey - I ran out of honey so I used Agave nectar instead.

Directions:
1. Steep tea then remove tea bag.
2. Add honey into tea - I use around 1 tablespoon.
3. Stir until honey dissolves.
4. Cut passion fruit in half and add the flesh of the passion fruit into tea ... don't eat the skin! It's bitter!

For a cold drink, let tea cool in fridge first or add ice.

Some benefits of passion fruit:
- Has high fibre content to improve digestion
- It is rich in vitamin A and C so helps improves vision and increase immunity
- Increases blood production since it contains high amounts of iron
- It has also been found to improve sleep quality as it helps relax the nervous system



Monday, September 8, 2014

Gel vs Liquid vs Pencil Eyeliners

Out of the different types of eyeliners, my favourite formula would be the liquid eyeliner because it has the longest staying power for me. Here are some looks I did with gel, liquid and pencil liners.

Gel ... I'm using M.A.C's blacktrack. This does smudge on me though. It's a softer look than the liquid liner and you get great precision with a brush.




Liquid ... I use the Physicians Formula Eye Booster in Black. This gives me the longest staying power but a more "rigid" line.




Pencil ... I use L'Oreal Extra-Intense Liquid Pencil in Charcoal. It's definitely the fastest to apply and you can smudge it for a smokey look, but staying power and intensity is not as good as the liquid liner.