In my opinion, February is wayyy too special for a normal beauty related video and blogpost.
So in this very lovey dovey month, I'm going to start this series called #Fooduary (Food February), where i'll be posting baking related videos and baking related blogpost every week on February.
In this very first episode of #Fooduary, i'll be giving you guys a guidance in baking the perfect Nutella Cupcake! It will be the easiest thing that you'll ever make plus you only need 3 basic ingredients!
3 Things that you'll need:
1 Cup of Nutella (Normal sized Nutella package)
1 Cup of all purpose flour
1 Egg
Procedure:
Pre-heat your oven to 180 degree celcius (350 F)
Mix all of your ingredients in a bowl
Roll into a ball, flatten it with a fork
Put it in the oven for 7 Minutes
That is it.
That is f-ing it!
I told you, its super easy and it is very delicious! Like hella delicious i am not even kidding you guys!
Please do yourself a favour and try this baking hack, you'll thank me later!
If you do recreate this baking hack, please post a picture and tag me with #Fooduary because i'd love to see you guy's creation <3
Next week, i'll be posting a slightly more complex baking stuff so, stay tune!
Click the video below if you want to see me baking in action!
In this very first day of the month i am going to review a book that i have been loving for the past month and the tittle of the book is "Cinder" by Marissa Meyer. So get your tea, blanket and lay comfortably in your bed because we're entering the world of fairy tales.
For the month of February, March, and April i decided to review about The Lunar Chronicles. Basically the every book in this series is about a Disney Princess. Cinder (Book 1) is about Cinderella. The second book, Scarlet is about the red riding hood. And the third book, Cress, is about Rapunzel.
The first book is insanely good, guys! Please do yourself a favour and buy this book like... NOW!
As i said before, the book is kind of a retold story of the famous fairy tale "Cinderella" BUT with a frikkin cooler twist!
Cinder is a Cyborg.
A what?
A Cyborg, Half human, half robot.
You may or may not realise that in the cover of the book, but cinder's feet is made up of steel. And her hands as well. And some part of her internal organs as well.
And she's also a mechanic.
HOW CRAZY? VERY CRAZY.
The story is set in a futuristic New Beijing, where the world have been torn due to World War V, and the moon creatures have been colonised (Lunars). There are basically 3 types of creatures in this book and those are: human (Red blooded normal human), android (robot helper), and Lunars (Silver Blooded Magical Moon Creatures).
As a typical Cinderella story, Evil stepmother and step-sisters are present. So basically there is Adri (Evil step-mother), Pearl (Evil step-sister), and Peony (Kind little sister).
The government system is Monarchy, the king and queen type of thing.
And of course, there is... the prince charming.
YASH.
His name is Prince Kai. I kid you not, he is so so so so kind hearted and charming and perfect.
Here comes the plot twist... There is a plague going around the country, successfully killing innocent people as well as the King (Kai's Father). The whole entire world is looking for the antidote with unsuccessful outcome.
Because Adri is Cinder's legal guardian, she can "volunteer" Cinder to the palace's research team anytime. The research team will then have the right to give cinder the plague and also test their unsuccessful antidote on her.
Cinder + Research Team = Death.
Surprisingly, when the kind doctor give her the plague, she is proven to heal herself and with that being said, she is immune to the plague.
Only Lunars are immune to the plague.
*Spoiler alert*
Lunars=Immune
Cinder= Immune
Lunar=Cinder
Here is the part where i need to bring out the ultimate evil:
Queen Levana (I hate her the most)
She killed everyone in her family so that she stays being a queen for as long as possible. Including her beautiful sister, and her beautiful niece called Princess Selena. Princess Selena is rumoured not dead, and she is also rumoured to be living on earth that very second.
With the king dead, the young prince is corronated as the king.
Queen Levana has husband, she want to take down earth as well and so she want Kai to marry her or else she will declare a war.
Lunar VS Earthens ? Nope, not a chance. The Earthens will surely lose.
Find out the rest of the story by purchasing this book on the nearest bookstore!
"Book is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer." - Unknown.
Check out the book review video that i made if you're a book lover like i am!
Its the end of the month + payday + friday... Whats not to love?
Alright, for those of you who hates going to the crowded mall to shop
who is too lazy to get their arse off the bed to buy things
who loathed walking in general
**************************THIS POST IS FOR YOU!*********************************
ZALORA is the answer to all of your prayer! (not literally)
You can basically shop for woman, man, and even kids. There is a ton of category that you can focus on for example shirt, outer wear, dress, pants, skirts and even accessories! You can also filter the products based on the colour and your budget price.
Okay git, that sounds like a normal online shop. What's special about this website?
Its hella trusteddddd!
Like you know those nightmare online shop where you pay before you even got the product. In the end, the product never arrived and the money never come back..
DUDE TAKE A MOMENT TO REALIZE THAT... ZALORA ACCEPT CASH ON DELIVERY!
Meaning you pay when the product arrives.
So basically you go:
1. Tralalala buy random things on Zalora
2. Trilili fill in your address
3. Bam! Zalora courier comes in with your products and ask for the payment
I have bought numerous stuff through this website ranging from clothing piece to heels and bags. All of the stuffs that i ordered have a very high quality!
(A lil teeny tiny personal tip....the longer you wait, the lower the price will be. But if you wait too long, they will stop selling it. Sooooo, its kinda tricky and the timing must be right!)
But git, what about the size?
Ok so you are torn between buying M sized or S sized dress.
Worry no more! Measure your own body and look at the table for your actual dress size!
But giiiiit, do you think they have Chinese New Year related clothing piece?
Hell yes! They have over a million of things you can choose from, and you can even get a big discount for Chinese New Year by clicking the link here
You said sale, am i right git?
YAS I DID.
Click the link here and be prepared to get your own mind, BLOWN.
What are you waiting for? Go click the link here to participate on up to 70% PayDay Sale (till 31 Jan 2016) and kiss your online shop nightmare goodbye :*
*Brigitta Gladiola is not sponsored by ZALORA Indonesia in anyway.*
*It is my genuine opinion*
*Nope, still not sponsored.*
But incase you want to checkout Chinese New Year Outfit Ideas, do me a favour by clicking the YouTube Video that i made below!
Hey everyone, i think we can all agree that learning is a life long process? *Nod nod*
You can learn from absolutely everything and anything. I like to think that everyone we meet is a teacher and everywhere we go is a school, because everyone has a story and everyone knows something we don't.
Now that you all agree on that, today i am taking you to an unusual journey and that is to learn life lessons from rap music.
I know i dont look like a Hiphop gangster kind of girl, but some of this rap songs is actually enjoyable and ear-friendly ;)
1. Being gay is not wrong (Same Love - Macklemore)
Lyrics: No freedom till we're equal, damn right i support it
And i cant change even if i tried, even if i wanted to, My love.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with homosexual individual, they are are all human just like us and they were born that way. Its not something they choose for themselves and definitely something that they can't change. There is finally a famous rapper that addressed this topic, and not only that, Macklemore supports it! #Lovewins
2. Be passionate and never settle for less (Trap Queen - Fetty Wap)
Lyrics: We just set a goal talking matching Lambos..
A female were supposed to have a man to stand up for her because they are way too "fragile and needy" to be able to stand up for themselves. Well, guess what? That's Sexist and not true. Us, woman can also be passionate and we wont settle for less, just like this badass "Trap Queen" on Fetty's Rap song.
3. Good friends = Family (See you again - Wiz Khalifa)
Lyrics: First you both go out your way and the vibe is feeling strong
And what's small turn to a friendship, a friendship turn into a bond
And that bond will never be broken, and the love will never get lost
Finding a friend is hard. We all know that, but finding someone that sticks up to you through good and bad times is super challenging! People often take their friends for granted and little did they know, their good friend is a part of their family. Long story short, treat your good friends the way that they deserve!
4. Success is the best revenge (Bad Blood - Taylor Swift ft. Kendrik Lamar)
Lyrics: Remember when you thought i'd take a loss? Dont you remember?
You thought that i would need ya
Having a negative feeling (like anger and hatred) is not good. Its like holding a burning stone, you dont confront them, you dont try to make peace with them and all you do is holding this thing that hurts no one but yourself. As Kendrik said, its better to be successful as a revenge to those who hurt you!
5. Hard work pays off (Work - Iggy Azalea)
Lyrics: How many floors that i had to scrub just to make it past where i am from
Not everyone is lucky enough to be born with an overflowing money faucet. They all worked hard to get where they are now, So hard work does pays off! You cannot just paved your way up without continuous hard work and dedication.
6. Dont listen to those who brings you down (Starship - Nicki Minaj)
Lyrics: They say what they gotta say
People talk. All the time. If its not a critical feedback, its better to just mute them away. I am the type of person who cares too much about what people said about me. I know it doesn't define me but i just cant help it. Every time people would give me negative feedback i'd think it through 24/7 which stressed me out more than it should. Let them know that they have no negative impact in your whole existence. For more information about how to deal with haters, click here.
7. It is important to stay committed to your goals (Started from the bottom - Drake)
Lyrics: Started from the bottom now we here
Alright, so its great to have a goal, even better when you have a REALISTIC goal, but what if you dont stay committed to it? It will turn out pretty...bad. If you have a goal, chase it and do not forget to stay committed to it. Without commitment and necessary sacrifice, nothing would work.
So that is it for this week's blog post and i (as per usual) have a video up for this week and the link is down below.
Special shout out to Sam because he introduced me to a lot of amazing rap songs!
I decided to publish one blog post AND upload one YouTube video every friday night at 8pm!
The topics on both my video and my blog post are related, but there will be more information on my blog, so stay tune on both my blog and my YouTube channel!
For those of you who want to check out my YouTube channel, you can click the link here
I will also write one book review on my blog and (occasionally) my Youtube channel on the very first day every month! Yep it means the next book review will be on the 1st of February!
(What's with the overly used exclamation mark git?)
WELL,
You guys can now: request video and or blogpost contents
give me feedbacks and comments about my writings
give me feedbacks and comments about my Youtube Videos
give me feedbacks and comments about anything in general
on my ask.fm account here
Anyways,
Back to Singapore Haul.
I went to Singapore after Christmas last year, and i can't exactly say that i buy a heck lot of stuff but here's what i purchased...
Daiso $2
The first thing that i bought is this charcoal peel-off mask from Daiso. I frikkin love it! The price is insanely cheap and the quality is insanely high. You basically squirt some of the liquid into your hand and apply it to your nose on the shape of comedo tape, wait 15 minutes and rip it off. It is very satisfying to see all the gunk that was on your face, transferred into the charcoal mask. I highly recommend it!
Bath and Body Works $3
I bought this Men hand sanitiser from Bath and Body Works. It was on Christmas sale and so the price is quite cheap, it was 5 for 14$. In my opinion the scent is very sexy, musky and masculine. I think all hand sanitiser works just the same, but i buy this one for the sake of masculine smell to be honest with you here....
Etude House $3.5
Next i bought this Etude House Nail polish in the shade ........ and it was 3.5$ (because it was on sale as well, duh!) I thought it was a good deal for a high quality nail polish. Etude house and Face Shop always creates the best color omg! This color is more on the basic-slightly-dark-purple and i must have say that i am impressed by the color payoff and long lasting life span.
Guardian/ Watson $3.5
Then i also brought this Oxy5 acne medication from Watson that Titan Tyra raves about 24/7 (Titantyra.blogspot.com) This product actually have 2 version, you have the Oxy5 and Oxy10. The difference between this two is the concentration of benzoyl peroxide. If im not mistaken, the small size of this product is 3.5$. This product comes in handy when you have semi-stubborn pimple, so you basically take one teeny tiny drop of this balm and apply it only to your acne area. I repeat, this product contains benzoyl peroxide so watch out if you have allergic reaction to this substance.
Daiso $2
I also bought an Exfoliating face gel with almond extract for 2$ and it actually works to remove dead skin, acne scar mark, along side with uneven face tone. The scent of almond in this product is also very calming and relaxing. Like a normal exfoliating gel, this product can leave your skin a bit raw and reddish (or is it just the nature of my skin?) so i recommend you to apply a good hydrating moisturiser after using this Almond Exfoliating Gel.
Daiso $2
Talking about moisturiser, i have found the perfect hand moisturiser that smells like heaven! The formula of this product is also surprisingly good for something under 5$. It absorbs very fast and it leaves your delicate hand soft but not in a sticky way. Love it!
Daiso $2
I used hate using any BB cream of any kind because some of them feels way too heavy on my face, but not anymore since i found this holy grail product! May i present to you Daiso's BB Cream in the shade of Natural Beige. The coverage of this product is not that great but it turned your skin satin-like. For those of you who hate it when your BB cream feels heavy and has a matte finish, try this product!
Daiso $2
Moving on to the clothing department, i bought this semi-transparent black tights for 2$ i haven't had a chance to try it out but i think it is simply a good bargain!
Cotton On $10
Next up, i bought this red-glittery sneakers from Cotton On for 10$. I have been using it everyday since i got it because it is so damn comfortable and light! Unlike any other glittery clothing that i own, the glitter in this shoes doesn't chip off! It surprisingly stays on it's place.
Cotton On $10
Another shoe that i bought is this semi-open white tennis shoe, i really like it because it matches every outfit that i have. It is also as comfortable as the red-glittery sneakers because i bought it at the same store (Cotton On) for the same price. I love both of them, i definitely should've bought more!
Lucky Plaza $2.5
Moving on with snacks and foodies, i bought this INSANELY delicious Caramel filled chocolate bar on some random store on Orchard Road. It is called Mars chocolate bar, and it is pretty cheap i think. When you bite the tip off it, caramel oozes out and holycow! Needless to say, this bar is my favourite to snack on. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and buy a ton of this tasty snack and have a bite yourself!
Lucky Plaza $3.3
Next, i bought 4 bag of this KitKat Greentea for 10$ and it took all of my strength to not eat this last bag for the sake of filming this. If you love green tea, sugar, and wafer you'd absolutely love this magical thang. You can buy this snack practically anywhere now, even online!
Lucky Plaza $2.5
I also bought Mini Toblerones for my brother because he basically lives off of it. Me? well it tastes standard to me soooo, nothing too special about it.
Random grocery store $10
This Ferero chocolate balls (no pun intended) that i bought in some grocery store for 10$ tasted rich and crunchy, but very fattening. I am not the biggest fan of this chocolate balls type of thing, but my mom loves it so i thought why not?
7Eleven $3.5
I also bought these ice breaker (sour) for my friend and i have to say that even if i am a big fan of sour candies, the peppermint version of ice breaker is the best one compared to these two. But i mean these two isn't bad, its just i prefer the peppermint version because it tasted more like Christmas ^^
7Eleven $1.5
The last but not least thing that i ought to show you is this sweet-sour Nerd candies. The packaging is adorable and i love how you can mix and match flavours. I bought the cherry-melon flavour and the grape strawberry flavour. I love both of them, they're my bae(s) <3
TLDR; Buy everything that i showed you.
Without further due, here's the YouTube video for this week!
Its been more than 6 months since i last posted anything but here i go again!
I know i have been away for waaaaay too long and i probably should not continue this blog but i think you guys might want to hear the reason of my disappearance :) *drumroll*
I have been preparing my self for university entrance test!
JK i didnt spend that long of a time for one specific exam BUT i did my a levels and final test around may and i also have been busy with unlimited homeworks plus project eversince.
But yeah, since my university thing has been sorted out, i now only need to prepare for national examination and final end of year examination which will start around April.
In the mean time, i decided that i will write again to make use of my time.
I hope you guys still enjoy my writings just as much and im starting my "comeback" with my work of art.
For 2016, I decided to pour my creativity more in the form of painting. Its one of those things that i think therapeutic as well as relaxing and fun. Painting has always been my door to escape in this hectic world.
At the age of 17, I realize that sometimes the simplest things make me happiest.
The time move so fast and somehow painting allow me to slow it down and cherish every moment.
A little background story, i started painting on the ninth grade because my favorite YouTuber "Bubzbeauty" made a video of her painting and so the little gitta was like
"Hell yeah i wanna start painting too!"
The day after i saw that video, i rushed down to the nearest bookstore and brought all painting-related items excluding the canvas-stand (because who wants to spend 600 hundred thousand rupiah for a canvas holder? Not me.)
I started painting right away. No joke.
The little Gitta did not think that painting need a heck lot of preparation and so she went ahead with the paint and it turned out like this...
I'd give that 6 out of 10. Not bad but the blending clearly needs some improvements.
Next, i tried painting again, this time it was twilight inspired and i have more preparation time to decide what color-theme it is going to be and stuff like that. So the final look is like this..
Standard, I'd give it 7.5 out of 10. Note to self: you kinda improved but please work on the perspective of the tree and why the hell is there a f-ing tree in the middle of the path?
And so i tried again, this time i tried to imitate other people's painting so it cuts my preparation time in half and make my job easier. The result? Well...
Should i even score it? Well, first the tree does not look like an actual tree and don't even get me started on the poor tree bark gradient.
I was very mortified by my last painting that i didn't try to paint anymore for the rest of the year.
And so several months after my last disastrous painting, i decided that i will try again (+1 point for perseverance git) and it turned out to be like this...
Everything is quite nice but where the hell can u find straight af tree here on earth? With that being said, i'll score it 7 out of 10
After years of no artsy related creation, one day on the mid November 2015 i decided that i want to make a painting for my "significant other" (its basically a fancy word for boyfriend.) as a Christmas and New Year gift.
But what should i paint for him?
I then remember he loves yellow street lights so so much, you know the kind that you can find on the street/ road at night? Weird i know.
Most guys will fancy automotive gear or Nike shoes or something else that is loud and or eye catching. But him? he chooses to like something that is silently beautiful and quite sentimental. That's one of the reasons i absolutely adore him, he look at things in a different light and outside the box. On top of that, he outsmart me a plenty of time (even in my field of study like biology :( ) He taught me a lot about life in general and he brings the best version of me.
This gift of mine doesn't mean anything compared to life lessons he gave me that have resulted in several accomplishment (on a specific aspect) over the year of 2015.
Thanks Sam, I feel like you're so much more than just my boyfriend. You're the one person who can put up with my not-so-pretty side, the one person i can rely on not to judge me. To call you only as my boyfriend would hardly give you justice.
I documented each and every step that i take in painting this imperfect art piece, and i merge it all together in one video. With that being said, check out my time lapse painting of yellow lights!
