Birthday Party* ORGANISATION | Invitations, decorations, cake, menu, outfit

Hello dear readers !
Finally I can call myself an adult, at least that's what the numbers say, in reality I'm not ready for adulthood at all :D But on the 17th of June I've turned 18 ! Today I would like to share with you my birthday party, outfit and everything between, maybe give you a little inspirations that you can use at your party.

Invitations

The first thing that I started playing with after we've established a date for my BDay party were the invitations. I love to play with photoshop so I decided to work with that. For the design I went with a striped and floral theme with gold accents. Here is the pattern that I created, you can use it for yourself if you'd like :)

Decorations

Second thing that I started to interest in after the invitations was some party gear. I went kind of light, I decided to buy couple name tags that I've put on my guests cups, everyone had a golden writing on it, I saw this detail while I was on a wedding in France and I knew immediately that I want something like this for my party as well. Then another thing I decided to buy, were 2 huge balloons in the shape of numbers 1 and 8 they came a lot bigger than I anticipated but I love them !

The rest of the decorations was provided to us from the restaurant I had the party at, but we tried to fit it to my color scheme as much as possible. The one thing that we decided to provide to the restaurant was a bouquet of flowers that match the flowers on my invitations just for that added touch of elegance.

Cake

My birthday cake was made by my singing professor she was so nice to spend her time and create this fabulous cake for me ! The design of this cake was inspired by my invitations so again black and white stripes and some edible flowers, just gorgeous. In terms of flavors I've picked a berry filled vanilla layer and a dark chocolate layer oh it was so delicious !!! Really hands down, one of the best cakes I've ever had.

I also had an unexpected birthday cake made by my godmother, it was delicious. It was a fruity cake with layers of fruit and chocolate on a vanilla sponge cake !

Menu

When I was deciding what kind of food I want at my party I was really thinking baout the fact that it's going to be summer so I want the menu to feel light and summery, if I can't have a party on the beach I want at least food that's going to seem like we're on a beach. For drinks we had just some champaign but to make it a little more special we added some fruit kaboobs in each cup, it really looked gorgeous and matched the whole decor. For appetizer I decided not to have a soup, instead of that I chose a simple honeydew melon wrapped in prosciutto, there were also a couple of toasts to go with the dish. 

For the main dish I wanted something that would please a lot of people so i went with chicken breasts filled with blue cheese. As a side dish there was some rice and steamed brocolli that were both topped with a creamy cheesy sauce.

Outfit and Make up

I had planned a couple different outfits dor this special day but at the end i decided to ho with a pair of white shorts from H&M then a nice boho looking indigo blouse and some nice purple shoes to finish the outfit. 

In terms of makeup I went very simple because nobody wants to look overdone on their special day, right ? For the eyes i chose a nude eyeliner from Rimmel London for my waterline then I applied a shimmery eyeshadow all over the lid and then to finish it off i just topped it with a coat of my new waterproof mascara from Rimmel London, you can read a full review on these two products here if you' re interested.

For my lips i wanted to try something completely different than my usual bright lip. I finally got my second liquid lipstick from LA Splash in the shade ghoulish just in time for my birthday so i decide to go with that i think that it nicely complimented the whole look. 

Gifts

So i really just want to thank to everybody for giving me some amazing gifts that i will cherish forever but mostly i would like to thank everyone for coming that was the best gift forever. I've got a lot of different unique things vut some of the things that i'm most excited about are my new sunglasses from Ray Ban, i really wanted them for a long time so I was very happy when I saw them. Then another gift from my parents that i didn't expect at all are my new gold opal earrings, I just love them, they are exactly what I was looking for. And the ladt gift I would like to mention is my pandora bracelet, this was totally unexpected and it really made my day ! Can't wait to start collecting all these charms ;)

Of course the rest of the gifts where amazing as well but that would be a really long post and I don' t think a lot of people would be interested in reading that.

Apart from gifts my parents also took me to an outlet city nearby to do some shopping and that was amazing as well.

So thanks a lot for all of you that decided to spend some time from your day with reading this article, it means a lot to me. This year was such a great journey I have learned a lot since I started writing in December :) 

THE BODY SHOP * Haul | REVIEWS FIRST IMPRESSIONS 2

Hello friends,

Recently I had my birthday, if you're interested i have a whole blog post about this special day here. But back to the subject I done a little shopping for my birthday and I also visited one of my favorite shops to go to and that' s bodyshop. I get 80% of my skincare from bodyshop, I really like their selection and the fact that their products try to use a lot of natural ingredients and they are also cruelty free ! Here are some products that i got that i would like to share with you my opinions about.

Originally i wasn't planning on buying this product but when O saw that it was on sale I just went for it. And it' s a new body butter this time I got a new scent, the coconut one, it smells so good, especially if you love coconut as I do. It smells totally like coconut not like that artificial coconut scent that you see a lot of time in cosmetics.

The consistency is very nice it' s a little less thick then for example my raspberry body butter this has a wonderful texture and it's super easy to spread all over the entire body. Also make sure you really like the coconut scent because this scent will be with you for a while. I applied during lunch time and still in the evening when I smelled my skin I could definitely smell a mice hint of coconut.

The rest of the things i got are for my face, i like to change my skincare at least once a year and try new and different things that would replace the old ones. So far i had mostly good luck with bodyshop so I got some more bodyshop products to experiment with.

First one being this blemish gel from their tea tree range. I got it mainly because I' m out of my tea tree oil. I am pleasantly surprised i think that this gel is even more effective than the tea tree oil. It has a nice smell and a cooling feeling.

It is a clear gel with a dough foot applicator, that' s the one thing I' m not that thrilled about. I don' t think that it is that sanitary to use the applicator on your blemishes and then put it back into the tube with the germs. Overall I like it i would just prefer to change the applicator a little bit.

Another thing that i got mainly because i used all of my tea tree mask up is this new blue corn 3-in-1 mask. I love that it foes contain the blue corn powder that exfoliates the skin while you do the mask so that takes away one of the steps that I do normally. The consistency is very nice, it' s a clay mask that dries down on your skin and forms a shell that feels tight on your skin. The thing apart from the exfoliations that I really appreciate about this mask is the little tingle that you get from this mask it really feels like it does something good for your skin and holy cow it does ! I really think this is one of the best masks I've ever used. It does get rid of all of the black dots that were visible, it leaves my skin looking radiant and clean and I definitely feel more defined and fresh looking.

One thing you should be aware of is the smell of the mask ut has a very prominent as my mum described it a baby lotion smell, at first i didn't like it but then when i applied it I actually started to like it ! 

The last thing that I decided to get is the vitamin e eye cream, it comes in this little pink tube that doesn't seem like much but it really contains a lot of product and you need just a little bit. I just apply a small amount under my eyes and i tap it on with my ring finger. I haven' t used it long enough to see the effects but I will update you as soon as i see something. So far I really like the consistency it doesn't irritate my eyes which is amazing so I' m really happy with it for now.

And that' s all i got during this trip, i got just a couple of essentials that i really needed but overall I' m really happy with everything what I bought. And there was one small bonus with my purchase that really surprised me, there was this special discount if you use this limited edition bag to shop at bodyshop. This bag will cost you 4 € but everything that you decide to buy is going to be 20% off which at the end saved me like 8 € ;) snd as a bonus the bag is super cute and i can definitely see myself using it a lot :)

Thanks for reading until next time :)

Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo Crust * RECIPE |

Hello dear readers !
Today in celebration of my birthday that was last week I would like to share with you a recipe for a chocolate cheesecake that I have made for my class. I have originally found this recipe here but I have made a couple adjustments to my liking so here's what I came up with.

For the crust:
1 ½ cups Oreo Cookie Crumbs
⅓ cup melted butter

For the filling:
3 250 g packs of Ricotta Cheese
100 g of dark chocolate
1/2 of coconut sugar
4 eggs
1 tbsp of cinnamon
3/4 cup of whipping cream

For the glaze:
1/4 cup of whipping cream
1 cup dark chocolate chips

Start by preheating the oven to 300°F. Then grease up a 9 inch (23 cm) round springform pan and make sure cover it with aluminum foil from the outside so that the butter doesn't drip during the baking process. 

To make the crust, crumble the oreos into small pieces, then add the melted butter and press into the form with your hands.

Mix together the ricotta cheese, melted chocolate and sugar together, after that start to add the eggs. One at a time making sure to beat the egg completely before proceeding to another one. Last step is to add the cinnamon and the whipping cream, blend it all together.

Bake for 60-70 minutes until the cake doesn't appear shiny. Then immediately put the cheesecake out of the oven and run a knife along the sides of the cake and open the springform to release it.

While you let the cheesecake cool down a little bit you can prepare your glaze. Start by putting the whipping cream inside a pot and put it on low heat for couple minutes but don't bring it to a boil you just want it hot enough so that it melts the chocolate quite easily. Then put the chocolate inside and let it just melt over low heat. After you see that the chocolate starts to melt turn it off the heat and stir until the chocolate is nicely melted.

Last step is to pour all of the ganache over the cake after it has cooled down completed and decorated with little pieces of chocolate and a light dusting of cinnamon.

That's it let the glaze set and your fantastic cheesecake is ready !! 

I'm sorry for the bad picture styling and everything but I had to cut this cheesecake into 24 pieces and that was a challenge normally, if cut in to like 12 or 16 pieces the crust should hold the shape and don't crumble as much. But one thing I can assure you is that every person that tasted this cheesecake said it was delicious so that says something, doesn't it ? 

SO that's all I have for you today If you still fancy some more cheesecake inspiration check my recipe for a traditional cheesecake here.

Coconut Oat Bundt Cake* RECIPE | Gluten Free, Healthy

Hello dear readers !
After a long time I have prepared a recipe for you, it's going to be another dessert. I'm going to show you how to make a delicious yet healthy bundt cake full of coconut flavor ! Let's get into it !

Ingredients:
11 tbsp of oat flour (you can make some by blending gluten free oats)
11 tbsp of gluten free oats
11 tbsp of unsweetened shredded coconut
5 tbsp of low fat yogurt
4-5 tbsp of coconut sugar
4 eggs
3 tbsp of coconut oil
1 packet (12 g) of baking powder
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/2 cup of water

So first you're going to separate the egg yolks from the egg whites and put them in two separate bowls. Then to the egg yolks you're going to add the sugar and with an electric whisker, whisk it until it forms nice and smooth mixture. Then you're going to add the melted coconut oil with the yogurt and mix again. Then start to add all the dry ingredients, don't worry it's going to seem really thick but after you add that cup of water you're going to notice a difference. You can mix it with a spoon or again with a whisker it doesn't really matter.

Now make sure you really clean the whisker and start to beat the eggs until they form a fluffy white foam that's stiff. Then add it and fold it in the previously formed mixture until just combined. Last step is to pour it into the bundt cake mould you can also use a different one if you'd like and then bake it for 50-60 minutes on 300°F make sure to check it once in a while so that it doesn't get burnt.

 My was done after 50 minutes, then you're going to let it cool down and your bundt cake is ready to be flipped on to a plate :)

That's it a very simple and delicious bundt cake recipe that captures the amazing flavor of coconut beautifully. Thanks for reading until next time :)