London Fashion Weekend: The Outfit

Soooo, as you may have read, I went to London for the Fashion Weekend.
Here is what I ended up wearing.

The dress I ended up wearing is really sleek and chic. The color of it is navy and I picked it up from S. Oliver.

Boots and jacket are from H&M and the bag is from Zara. 

Keep smiling,

xoxo

Pichen

London Fashion Weekend Outfit

Guys, I need your help!
I'm attending London Fashion Weekend next week and besides being CRAZY excited I'm struggling deciding on an outfit. I have narrowed it down to three options. If you could leave a comment down below, telling me which one is your favorite that would seriously help me out a lot.
I will try to take as many pictures as I can of the event and definitely show you the outfit that I ended up wearing. So stay tuned for that.


#1 

a little more summery, with the pastel flower dress and my rose gold Topshop necklace

#2 

a little black dress is always an option

#3

faux leather pants with black wedges and a white top

which jacket though???

 This post is especially dedicated to my best friend Sophia, because I need her opinion on this matter :*

Keep smiling,
xoxo

Pichen

Cupcake Madness

I made cupcakes!

You can't eat them, because that hasn't been invented yet (sorry), but you can look at them :)

If you forgot to buy something for your loved ones for Valentines Day, just show them the pictures and explain: "I would have made these for you, if I had time. Happy Valentines." 

Happy Valentines Day everyone! 

Keep smiling,
xoxo

Pichen 

Face of the Day

I thought I'd do a quick "Face of the Day" and tell you what products I'm wearing. Let me know if you are interested in any specific reviews.

Face:

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 10

Maybelline Dream Terra Sun Bronzing Powder in 01 Light Bronze

Physicians Formula Multi-Coloured Blush in Blushing Peach

Manhattan Soft Mat Loose Powder in Natural 1

Eyes:

Maybelline Dream Terra Sun Bronzing Powder

Sephora Eyeshadow Palette the colour Sand

Rival de Loop Liquid Eyeliner

Maybelline the Colossal Volum' Express Mascara in 100% black

Lips:

Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in 530 Starlet 

Alverde Eyeshadow in 35 Electric Pink

For brushes I used Real Techniques, Mac 217 and a couple For Your Beauty ones.

Photo Creds to my sister

Keep smiling,

xoxo

Pichen

Pistachio Macarons

I did some baking the other day and I thought I'd share the recipe of some super delicious Pistachio Macarons inspired by Byron Talbott. Check him out, he cooks and bakes some great stuff.

Ingredients

For the Ganache:
1 cup (250ml) cream
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup (70 grams)  pistachios
2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 (300 grams) white chocolate or chocolate chips

For the Meringue:
130 grams (1 1/4 cups) powdered sugar
100 grams (2/3 cup) pistachio flower
2 egg whites
30 grams (1/8 cup) sugar
100ml (1/2 cup) water

Start off by bringing the cream, butter and 1/2 cup of pistachios to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the sugar, turn to a medium heat and stir regularly. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes or 
until the pistachios have slightly softened. 

If you're using white chocolate, rather than white chocolate chips chop it up very finely. Take the saucepan off the stove and pour the mixture into a blender and blend away on a high speed until you have a smooth consistency. Add the chocolate into the blended mixture. Stir until everything is melted. Let the ganache cool down while you're making the meringue.

If you can't get ground pistachio at your local grocery store just make it yourself, by putting the whole pistachios into your food processor. Sift the powdered sugar and the pistachio flour and add one of the egg whites. In a small saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil. Let it bubble away for about 10 minutes or until it has the texture of syrup. Stir constantly, you don't want it to burn.

In another clean bowl whisk the second egg white until stiff and fluffy. Add in the sugar water mixture half way through. 
Now carefully fold the beaten egg whites into the flour mixture, until you have a smooth, not too runny batter. Fill into a piping bag with a small round tip and start piping it onto a baking tray, lined with parchment paper. Try keeping them all roughly the same size and shape (about 4"/10cm). Once you are all done, give the tray a few taps on the counter, just to release any air bubbles that might be caught inside the batter. 
Let them dry for about 20 minutes, then pop into an oven at 300F° (150C°) for 10 to 12 minutes. 

Let them cool for at least 30 minutes. Pipe or spread the ganache on one cookie and place another one on top. I then put the macarons into the fridge for about 15 minutes, just so that the white chocolate mix could fully cool down. Now enjoy this 
delicious treat! 

My tip: If you want to go for a slightly cheaper option, or you just can't get a hold of pistachios, ground almonds for the batter work just as well and taste just as delicious. You could even go half pistachios, half almonds, that's what I did.

Let me know if you make some macarons yourself. I'd love to see them.

Keep smiling,
xoxo

Pichen