One of my favourite hobbies is baking and today I want to share with you a Chocolate Cake Recipe that is to die for and is also really easy! My topping actually turned out to be too runny but, oh well, it was delicious anyway! :)
So, you will need the following ingredients:
For the batter:
- 225 gr. of chocolate
- 175 gr. of butter
- 6 eggs
- 4 tbsp of flour
- 225 gr of sugar
For the filling and topping:
- 225 gr. of chocolate
- 225 ml of double cream
Preparation:
1. Start by preheating your oven to 180ºC and greasing two cake pans and lining them with parchment paper.
2. Melt your butter and chocolate together by placing them in a heat proof bowl in a pot with boiling water.
3. Take your chocolate and butter out of the heat, sift in the flour and mix until there are no lumps.
Then add the sugar and mix.
4. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
Add the egg yolks to the chocolate mixture always mixing to make sure that the egg yolks do not scramble.
5. Beat your egg whites until stiff and fold half of them in to the chocolate mixture. Then, add the remaining egg whites and mix,
6. Divide the batter between the two cake pans as evenly as possible, As you can see one of my cake pans is bigger than the other. Somehow I was under the impression that they were both the same size but obviously they are not (good one Dany!) so I just rolled with it! Bake for 20-35 minutes or until a tothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
7. Now, while our cakes are cooling, we can get started on the topping wich is as simple as it gets! Using the same method we used to melt the butter and chocolate, melt the chocolate and the double cream. When your cakes are completly cool you take one of them out of the pan and cover it with your topping mixture. Then, place the other cake on top, cover it with the topping and work it with a spatula!
I hope you liked this recipe! Don't forget to show us your results if you try it! Share them with us on instagram with #bakingwithdany !
So, first let me excuse for all this time without posting... We've been very busy with some jobs and me, personnaly, I've been sick :( So, now that I'm better, I'm here again to tell you about a delicious thing that I've found in THE BODY SHOP store in my town.
Here it is guys! The Chocomania Body Butter!
Since the brand started to appear, I was in love for all the products! The body butters, the lip butters, the body shower, the body creams, exfoliatings, etc.
So many products, so many scents to play with!
My first purchase was a body butter. A limited edition body butter in a blueberry scent. It gives my skin all the hydration that it needs for the winter time and, at the same time, it gives a fruity scent that makes me feel like a million bucks!
Then, when I decided to try again THE BODY SHOP products, I bought a dry oil. A dry oil for hair and body. I decided to buy it specially for my hair, to give some shine and life to my hair. And when I was looking for it, I found out that was a dry oil with chocolate scent! I WAS IN LOVE! When I smelled the bottle, I remember thinking:"is there a hole line with this scent?! I want it!"
So, I decided to buy the dry oil and a new body butter: everything with chocolate scent, the CHOCOMANIA LIMITED EDITION!
The CHOCOMANIA PRODUCTS can be found at any THE BODY SHOP store. The BODY BUTTER was 16 euros; the DRY OIL was 8 euros; and the SHOWER GEL was 6 euros.
These products are saving my life during this time of the year, because my skin dries so quickly and needs extra-hydration. You can buy them for yourself if you are like me, if you like to show your skin some love!
But, they can be super cute gifts for Christmas too! I love to get these kind of gifts from the people I love because they know that I love to take care of myself and be pretty :)
So, that is all for today!
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We have reached the end of October... eleven days ago... I know, ok? I'm sorry!! We have been absent but we are back and ready to show you some beautiful products! But first things first, we have to show you our monthly favourites! Now, Ju already showed you guys her favourites so now I will show you mine!
1. Beauty Favourite
For beauty I decided to go with this liquid eyeliner from Kiko. It is the Precision eyeliner and it is amazing! It stays on all day, does not smudge and it is so easy to apply because of it's brush! This was the eyeliner used in the Winged Liner Tutorial.
2. Clothing Favourite
My personal clothing favourite is this beautiful leather jacket from Mango. I love the studs and the zipper details. The quality is very nice and it is very warm!
3. Favourite Accessory
When it comes to accessories, the items that I buy the most, and by buy I mean hoard, it's earings! I love earings and I do believe that they can jazz up any outfit! My favourite pair of earings this month is this beautiful set of green, sparkly and big earings!
Besides my earings I have purchased a new bag in October and I have been obssessed with it since! It's this beautiful black bag from Parfois. It's very classic and because of it's simple look, it goes well with everything. Besides, it has a detail that makes it extra special and practical, wich is the fact that it has a little bag on the inside that you can carry when you're on the go!
4. Favourite Song
This past month I have been literally obssessed with Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud"! Guys, this song is so beautiful! The lyrics are just so well written and the melody itself goes so well with them. It's a beautiful and very romantic song! Besides, this music video makes me want to learn how to dance! Ed Sheeran is definetly one of the best musicians at the time in my opnion.
5. Favourite Movie
For my movie favourite I decided to go for "Annabelle" because, like every movie I have seen that is produced by James Wan is so brilliantly directed and written! He is very clever with the settings, music and even the way of filming which makes his movies terrifying! So, since I love scary movies this is the one I pick for my favourite!
6. Favourite Book
I know Ju has already chosen one of the books from "A song of Ice and Fire" but I can't help it! They are so addictive it's crazy! I am on a mission to catch up with the books before the fifth season comes out so my favourite book for the month of October is "A Glória dos Traidores" which translates to "The Glory of the Traitors". By the way, how cool is this cover?
7. Random Favourite
This October I found myself addicted to one very special series: Friends! I know it's from the ninety's but honestly, it is old, but gold! This series is so amazing I can't help but to watch it every single day. Besides, who doesn't love a classic?
Hope you liked this post! What were your monthly favourites for October?
So, since we left October and started a new month, we thought that would be nice if we told you our favourites of the month of OCTOBER!
As you know, we are two friends that love fashion and makeup, and bring new products to you, guys, so, I'm going to put my favourites and Dany is going to do the same thing.
We have different categories and tell us if you want us to review any product mencioned here today!
So, let's get this show on the road!
1. BEAUTY FAVOURITES:
The first of my beauty favourites is not a first here on the blog. Is the BABY LIPS by MAYBELLINE. This baby is perfect to this cold weather because it gives your lips the full treatment they need. They stay flawless and soft. It is the perfect combination of lip balm and lipstick (because it has a hint of color in it) for this time of the year.
Baby Lips, in Pink Punch. You can find it in any supermarket.
My second favourite is also a lip product. It is from a not so known brand and it is a LIP GLOSS. It is from ISEREÉ and I love it because it is not sticky at all! It is a very nude lip gloss and it has one little secret: it smells and tastes like capuccino! How cool is that? In the cold weather, the taste of a warm capuccino in my lips is the high point of my day!
Lip Gloss, by Isereé in Capuccino. At beauty stores.
The third favourite of this category is a cheek product. A very well known one. The famous POSIETINT by BENEFIT. This is one of the sisters of BENETINT, but isteed of that rich red color, we have a very soft pink tone. The liquid texture and the stain power is perfect for the fall and winter because it stays more on the skin and moisturizes it. It is less dry than the powder blushes.
PosieTint by Benefit. At your local Sephora.
And the last, but not the least: a skin care product!
You have to remember: the skin is the base for all your makeup. If the base is ruined, you can't produce beautiful and inspiring looks. You have to take care of your skin, to stay young and beautiful. No makeup can beat a glowing, perfect skin! So, this is my current skin day cream. It is a DAY CARE CREAM (I have one for the night), by DIADERMINE. It prevents all sorts of problems that can appear in your face, gives some nice texture to the skin and it makes it glow! It is an all-in-one product and a winner for me!
Day cream by Diadermine. At pharmacies.
2. CLOTHING FAVOURITES:
In the clothing section I have a special piece that I wanna show you. It is a midseason piece because you can wear it in the warm weather and in the cold weather.
It is a BLAZER! Everyone should have a blazer because it is a basic. A blazer can be paired with a skirt, with jeans for a more relaxed look, with a dress, to create a dressy look. So many ways, so little time! I would recommend you to buy a black blazer as your first, because black goes on with everything! But this piece that I'm going to show you is different. It is all black but it has a print: some little white stars! How cute is that?! It is a simple but a bold piece at the same time. It was my most weared piece of the month! It is from PULL AND BEAR.
Black Blazer with white stars, by Pull and Bear. At Pull and Bear stores.
3. FAVOURITE ACCESSORIES:
My favourite accessory of the month is one that I thought I would not wear in this time of the year, but I did! Here where I live, the cold has arrived in a very strange way: the temperature droped very fast and we felt the cold in a very harsh way. So, I took my GLOVES out of the closet!
Yes, GLOVES! This babies will do wonderful things for your hands. The skin of your hands need some love too, and you should protect them from the cold and the wind. So, gloves are you're best friend!
Mine are from ACCESSORIZE, and are very cozy. They are blue and grey, with some hints of color on the top. Some bright colors to bring hapiness to your day!
Gloves by Accessorize. At Accesorize stores.
4. FAVOURITE MUSIC:
It is hard for me to pick a song for this month because I hear a lot of music, I'm always with my iPod. But since October is the Halloween month, I pick for my favourite music of October, "THIS IS HALLOWEEN" from the soundtrack of "NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS" by Tim Burton.
5. FAVOURITE MOVIE:
As I said before, it is very hard to me to pick a movie for this month because I've seen almost 25 movies, just in October! But, there is one that stayed in my mind for a while and it is the new "SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR" by Frank Miller. It is the follow of the first SIN CITY movie, but, in my opinion, a lot better. It is a very caracteristic movie, all in black and white motion, has the first was.
6. FAVOURITE BOOK:
To me, is easy! I'm reading the GAME OF THRONES collection, by George R. R. Martin, and now I'm in the fourth book. So, my favourite book of October is the Game Of Thrones: A CLASH OF KINGS. In Portugal, the second book, in the american version, was divided in two books, the third and the fourth. Here, the fourth is o DESPERTAR DA MAGIA.
O Despertar da Magia: as Crónicas do Gelo e do Fogo, volume 4, by George R. R, Martin. At any book store.
7. RANDOM FAVOURITES:
At last, the final category! This is a random things category and today my random favourite of the month is an iPhone APP. It is a sleep app. It is called SLEEP BETTER and it helps you to scan and control how well you sleep.
I was very surprise with the habbilities of this app, and I use it every night to help me find out why I sleep better in some days than others. I recommend this app to all people who has trouble sleeping and don't know why! It is free at the Apple Store, but you can buy a more detailed app for 1,99€.
So, that is all for today!
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We love you so so much, me and Dany, and we hope that you're having a great weekend!
Hope you're ok and getting ready for Halloween! It's just around the corner!
Todays post is all about a HUGE and CLASSY brand: CHANEL!
CHANEL has been known in the fashion world for ages and more recently started its own makeup brand and perfume lot. Chanel nº5 is a well known perfume since I can remember but now the brand is trying to expand it's perfume collection and became more girly and flirty. It also started to create men perfumes and BLEU by CHANEL, is one of my favourites!
But today, we are getting into Chanel's makeup collection and, in a more specific way, the nail polish collection!
So, let's get started!
Every season Chanel launches new colors for their nail polish collection: some of them are permanent and become part of the official collection, while others are limited edition. I have here to show you two of the colors from the permanent collection and one limited edition, that my boyfriend gave me!
First things first: the FORMULA.
These nail polishes are very temperamental. Yes, if you don't take good care of them or don't show them some extra love, they won't last. They need to be in a dry area, without direct sunlight. They will dry fast and be ruined if they catch any sunlight or stay in the heat. My polishes are in a cool, and dry spot in a drawer, in my room.
In the actual nail, the polish is beautiful and it lasts a lifetime! It runs so smoothly and it is so easy to apply. The finish is shinny and very pretty.
The first nail polish that I'm going to show you is a perfec color for fall and (why not?) for Halloween too. It is a true red! A luscious and warm red colour that will make you the perfect femme fatale! This color is part of the permanent collection.
The name of this luscious color is Dragon, in the number 475.
It costed around 21 euros, in Sephora stores, here in Portugal.
The second nail polish is a very girly and sweet color. It reminds me of candy! It is a ver light and soft pink color, perfect for a pretty and simple look! It could almost be a nude color, but with a much more pink undertone. This is also a color that you can find in the permanent collection of Chanel's nail polishes.
The name of this one is May, in the number 535.
It also cost 21 euros in Sephora.
The last one is a treat! It is a limited edition color and it is gorgeous! I can't discribe this color very well because it is such a different color, but I think that is between a red and a coral pink colour. I know it sounds strange but it is hard to explain :)
It is more red than pink but it has a coral undertone to it that gives it a spark and makes this nail polish a piece of art on your nails. It is my favourite one! And... it was a gift, so, how can I be more lucky? :)
In the foto it appears very pink, but it deffinitly has a more red tone to it.
The name of this gem is Élixir, in the number 589. I don't know the price of it, but I think it is the same or similar to the other ones. You can find it at Sephora stores, but I don't know if they are still selling it.
So, that is all for today!
I hope you are having a nice week, full of wonderful things, and don't forget to check the blog every now and then to see our new posts. Also check our facebook, twitter and instagram to find out more and different posts! Like our fotos, become a member of our community, the Blue Girls, and comment down below if you want us to try any nail polish of another brands!
Today we have a special treat for you! To indulge our chocolate lovers we are here to present you: the CHOCOLATE BAR by TOO FACED!
Yes, we know that is a well known palette of all the makeup gurus and lovers, but this is our version of the Chocolate Bar, our opinion and our review. So, let's get this show on the road! 😉
First things first: the packaging!
As you can see, it's a rectangular box in pink, gold and brown colors. Very sweet and girly. It comes with a how-to guide which gives you directions on how to do three simple eye looks: a day look - 'Milk Chocolate'; a fashion look - 'Semi-sweet'; and a night look - 'Haute Cocoa'. Let us know if you want us to do a tutorial of any of these looks!
The palette is like an authentic chocolate bar! And it smells so good!
The palette is composed by 16 beautiful and sweet colors!
(from left to right)
The first five colors are three matt colors and two shimmery colors:
1*the first is a brown color with some hints of gold, cause it is a shimmer one. It's a medium dark color, and it's name is 'Gilded Ganache'.
2*the second color is a matte color: a vanilla white, excelent choice for a highlighter. A light color but without the shine. The name is 'White Chocolate'.
3*the third color is a matte brown, a very light tone. It's a nice color to contour the crease or the nose. The name is 'Milk Chocolate'.
4*the fourth color is a very glitery dark burgundy color. It's a hard color to play with because it has so much glitter and it is so dark. The name of this bad boy is 'Black Forest Truffle'.
5*and now, the last color of the first line is a very dark and sultry matte brown. It is so dark that is almost black! You can wear it as an eyeliner color or in a smoky eye look. The name is 'Triple Fudge'.
Next, the second line of colors! The next six colors: three shimmery colors and three matte colors.
1*the first is ANOTHER brown color but with an orange undertone. It is almost a skin tone and it can be a good color to contour too. The name is 'Salted Caramel'.
2*the second color is a shimmer version of 'Salted Caramel'. It is a nude color, with an orange undertone too. It is so pretty when the light hits it. The name is 'Marzipan'.
3*the third color is another matte brown in a medium dark color, darker than 'Milk Chocolate' which is in the same line of browns. The name is 'Semi-sweet'.
4*the fourth color in this line of the palette is a refreshing pink! Yes, a pink in the middle of the browns and the taupes! It is a very sweet, light and matte baby pink. It is called 'Strawberry Bon Bon'.
5*the fifth color is a purple, another different pop of color. It has glitter on it, a very beautiful color to wear in a night out look! The name is 'Candied Violet'.
6*last but not least, a shimmery burgundy color, but without glitter! It has more of a metallic finish. It is a light burgundy color and it is one of my favourites in the palette. It is called 'Amaretto'.
Finally, the last line of the palette! It is composed by five colors: 4 shimmery or metallic ones and one matte color.
1*the first one is a metallic brown, in medium light tone. We think that it is the most similar to real chocolate tone. It is called 'Hazelnut'.
2* the second color is a metallic gold color, another pop of color in the middle of all the browns! It is a beautiful and classy color. It is my favourite of ALL the palette. The name is 'Crème Brulee'.
3* the third color is also a brown with a metallic finish, but it has a darker undertone. It is very similar to 'Hazelnut' but not as orange in the undertone. The name is 'Haute Chocolate'.
4*the fourth color is another pop of color: a burgundy but with more of a pink undertone, not as brown as the other burgundys in the palette. It is a matte color, also diferente from the other similar colors. It is called 'Cherry Cordial'.
5*to end our party of colors we have another highlighter color, but it's shimmery. It is more shimmery than 'White Chocolate' and has a pink undertone. It is almost a nude peach color. The name is 'Champagne Truffle'.
So, with this we finish our color show! Wee are going to put some swatches of all the colors down below.
Now, our OPINION: it is a gorgeous palette and if you want a palette that you can wear everyday but also in some special ocasions, like a party, it is the perfect palette for you. The combination of browns, taupes, pinks and some pops of color, make this a palette amazing for creating nude, simple and wearable eye makeup. Just a tip: to bring the colors to their maximum potential, you should always wear an eyeshadow PRIMER. It will make a difference because your eye makeup will last a lot longer!
Conclusion: if you don't have it, you should try it out! It is so easy to use and it is not a palette that you won't wear. It is perfect for those who wear less eye makeup or are starting to play with eyeshadow.
So, this is all for today! We hope you enjoyed it and tell us what you think and what is your favourite color in the palette. Check our Instagram for more news, contact us on Twitter and Facebook, and leave us a comment down below! Also don't forget to check the our blog for more surprises!
This little tutorial is going to be all about hair! Thick or thin, long or short our hair is one of our most important accessories. Sometimes we just don't know what to do with it and it can be very frustrating as well as annoying!
Now keep in mind that everyones hair is different and because of that some hairstyles might not look so great on some of us. All we need to do is play around with our hair to see what looks best on us. Not everyone is blessed by nature with beautiful, luscious hair! So, basically we are bringing you three very simple hairstyles that we feel are very pretty, easy and feminine and that can be worn in a variety of situations!
Fist we have a very nice way to pull your hair up in literally two minutes: a basic bun.
So, you are going to take your hair up in a high ponytail like this:
Then you are going to twist it and pin it up with bobby pins, like this:
And if you want to jazz it up a little, just take your ponytail and braid it, then pin it up with bobby pins!
Now, a pretty basic one. You are going to take your hair and put it up in a half ponytail, that alone looks very nice but, if you want to make it extra pretty, add a hairclip.
The last one is a bit more tricky but anyone can do it! You are going to take your hair and take one piece of hair on each side of your head above your ears and braid them, you can even pin the rest of your hair back so it doesn't get in the way, like this:
Glamorous, right? Don't worry it will be just fine! Now you are going to cross both braids across your head:
Then, you are going to secure each braid to the sides of your head and it will look something like this:
And there you go! Three easy and quick ways to style your hair that look pretty and put together!
We hope you liked this tutorial and we would love for you guys to show us some pictures on our social media of your take on them if you try them out!
