Tuesday 11 October 2016

Beautifully made brushes and a delight to use



The set of brushes came boxed prettily and I'm pretty sure these will make a lovely gift to someone. There are 10 different shaped brushes in the set. The brushes has a velvety handle on them which feels nice to the touch and a rose gold tone. The brushes are full and filled with soft fine bristles that actually feels nice across the skin. There are brushes for different applications of makeup.


For the bigger round brushes, I use them for foundation, loose powder and for blusher, contouring and highlighter. The smaller ones I used for concealer, eye shadow, eye liner, eyebrows and for finer contouring. The thinner brushes for eyebrows I had to get used to maneuvering and needs more practice. I think it's because it's a different angle approach but the brush is stiff the way I like it for an eye brow brush so perfect for what I want it to.


The foundation brush and concealer didn't leave me with any streaks so a really good result. I used one of the medium brushes for blending and it did the job well. The brushes are finely made it's really lovely to touch. They are also easy to clean and dries up over night ready to be used again.


I am quite impressed with the quality of these brushes and I think they will last a long time. I haven't seen one fiber shed.


Buy it here

Saturday 17 September 2016

Great nutrient extractor smoothie maker without costing a limb





Amazing nutrient extractor/blender, I would give it 6 stars if I could


The nutrient extractor came nicely packaged and boxed with lots of accessories with it. The nutrient extractor set consists of the powerful machine, 2 different sized jugs at 600 mls and 350 mls sizes, 2 different steel blades for milling and chopping/blending, spill proof drinking lid on the go, a storage lid to keep the smoothies fresh while kept in the fridge, a lid ring for easy handling and pouring and an instruction manual with bonus recipes. Both the jugs has a rubberized portion to provide a good grip for better handling. The machine itself feels a good weight and looks like a robust machine. The bottom of the machine has rubberized feet that adheres to the worktop which is essential for keeping it in place. The vent is also at the bottom of the machine. It'll be best to read and go through the instruction manual before starting but everything seems pretty straight forward. And yes I do read the manual on occasions. So, the manual says to use the machine at a maximum of 2 minutes every use and let the machine col down again before using it. Because the machine has a strong and powerful machine, it's understandable that a small machine will need a break after every 2 minutes. To be fair, I was not sure about it at first but when I actually started making our smoothies, it literally took less than 5 seconds to make it! Yay! The first time I made the smoothies, I made 4 different varieties. It took about 5 seconds for each and so 2 minutes is a long time and a lot of smoothies before it needs a break. I did use fruits only the first time. The second time, I added some vanilla ice cream to the fruits to give it a milkshake edge to it and that went faster than it was made! Suffice to say that this is my whole family's favorite machine at the moment and is sat on the counter top not taking too much space but getting a lot of attention. Hence the 6 stars rating if I could. Also, the jugs are so easy to clean. In between use, I just rinsed it with water and it was ready to use again. When done, it was easy to clean with hot and soapy water. I haven't tried it on the dish washer but honestly, it took another 5 seconds to clean. Amazing!

The instruction manual has a few recipes at the back. I just bought our favorite fruits and blended it. I made different combinations using bananas, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and pineapple with a little bit of water. You might want to either freeze your fruits first so it will be cold when you blend it or you can put in a few ice cubes with the fruits. With the fruit milkshake, I added vanilla ice cream with the fruits and they lapped it up! I can only imagine if I started using chocolate in with it!

The great thing about this machine is that you can also use it for milling. The 2 blade cap is for milling coffee beans, grains, nuts or for herbs. You can use the milling attachment for making your custom nut and seed protein mix which you can add onto your smoothies for the added oomph. You can also mill some of your customized spices together for steak rubs and seasonings. Chilli and sea salt with garlic combo and other recipes which you easily google. The possibilities are endless! The 6 prong blade is for the nutrient extractor for blasting through the fruit and getting all the nutrients from every part of the fruit you blend.

So for all of these, the price is an additional positive as it's a lot cheaper than the famous alternative. This machine is sturdy and robust. It's quality made and delivers efficiently. Ugh, I cannot gush enough about it so I definitely and highly recommend this nutrient extractor multi function machine.


You can buy it here.. and let me know how you love it!

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Crocheted Bead Bracelets and Set

Crocheted Bead Bracelets and Set

It's been hectic at work and home lately.
These little babies keep me sane at times.
A bonus that my daughter appreciates them and managed to get orders from friends too!

I did some other patterns and color combinations on the beads that I have. I haven't photographed all of them.

Here are some:

A set for Mary. Custom lengths too!
  

This one is my favorite. It proved popular amongst my friends too. I made a long chain to create a focal point in the middle. I'm going to put a knot in it! But as these things go, I made the ones for friends first before I  finish mine. 



This one is custom made for Faye.
Mary liked it too but I ran out of beads so until then, off to finish the other orders. 


What do you think? 
Happy crafting!

May xx