What To Wear: Easter Sunday

Happy Easter everyone!

What To Wear: Easter Sunday by china-young featuring a chloé

Significance of Easter colors:
"WHITE: This Easter color signifies purity and grace.
PINK: Easter color pink indicates fresh beginning.
BRIGHT BLUE: It symbolizes heaven or sky. It also signifies beginning of a new creation.
GOLD: it symbolizes something that is precious and valuable."
                                                                                                              --indobase



...on the third day He rose again.

xxxo

Recycle (Monochrome)

So...

I finally made use of the tripod I got for Christmas. Handling it for the first time was a one heck of a job!

I couldn't get used to running back and forth between seconds just to get in place before the camera does its job. And because I don't have a remote for my camera, I had to time it for 10secs (max).

Another problem I had was getting the right shade and lighting. Finding a location wasn't difficult. Since I'm not bold enough to stand in crowded areas with my tripod like some bloggers do, I found my local community park.

Dress- F21, Shoes- Akira, Glasses- NY&Co.

I got this dress from Forever XXI 2011 spring collection two years ago, and it was worn once. There are many dresses in my closet that share similar stories. So I thought to myself, why not recycle?

I find myself buying dresses and wearing them on one or two occasions,ending up with piles of clothes taking up unnecessary space. Nothing new to many women out there.

So, again I thought, why not recycle? If a dress is worn once, why put it away? Perhaps, I could wear them twice (or more) and sell on eBay? 

I'll try this and see how sale goes. If fruitful, I'm definitely sticking to it.

After all, I'm no millionaire...yet *_*

xxxo

What To Wear: Spring Season

OK, I know this post is long overdue.

It's spring!!! At least that's what it ought to be...and it soooo doesn't seem like it. Some of us even got snowed in yesterday!!

Well, I put together an outfit for the new season.

What To Wear: Spring Season by china-young featuring zara shoes

I included the poncho since the weather's still a bit cool. When it gets a lot warmer, sandals would be better with the outfit.

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I'm a little tied with school work. But no more excuses! Come May, I'll update my style post regularly. There's so much I want to show you guys!

Thanks for stopping by.

xxxo

New In: Ankara

No guys, not ankara as in the African fabric...this is a new shoe from JustFab and I was delighted when I got it.

Again, this is another shoe that reminds me of a Zara heel that sold out around August last year...

This Ankara sandal from JustFab is everything but comfortable! I love the reptile imitation print, the color block, and it's overall make. However, when I wore it out, it hurt like crazy and I had to change into flats!

I'm going to have to wear this sandal one way or the other, and I'll be sure to feature it in a style post.

I went half a size down because I wanted a perfect fit. 

Buy it here

xxxo

How To: Buns, Eggroll, Puff Puff

I got on a cooking spree sometime last week and decided to make Nigerian buns, eggroll, and puff puff...three snacks that are very common among the people of Nigeria and neighboring countries.

For buns/eggroll:

You'll need a clean bowl for mixing, sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, and evaporated/powdered milk

Mix the bowl content and add lukewarm water to form a soft dough. You can add egg yolk

Section out buns balls to desired size

 ***For eggroll, boil some eggs*

Wrap dough around boiled egg

Fry for 10-15minutes

Fry buns on low heat for about 20 mins, or until  cooked

It looks soft, but certainly has the texture of your typical buns

For puff puff:

Mix flour, sugar, nutmeg, milk, and yeast (for baking bread) in a bowl. Add warm water and stir

Mixture should be of this consistency. Not thick and not too watery.

Cover tightly. You can use foil, plastic wrap, or a towel. Pretty much anything that gives it a tight seal.
 Leave to sit for 1.5-2 hours

When the flour has risen, scoop out the mixture in small quantities and fry on medium heat until puff puff is golden brown.

You have to pay close attention to these things, cos they'll burn at the slightest chance...as you can see in mine.

School starts back today for me. Back to the fun busy life.

xxxo

Trend Alert: Black and White

It's no surprise that my favorite colors of all time are the newest trends.

((When I was younger, while most girls named bright colors as their fav(s), I would always say black and white which people thought was weird of me.))

And this is definitely the reason why all my gadgets/electronics/appliances/...are white, and most of my wardrobe (clothes and shoes) black!

While this is currently being seeing on celebs and fashionistas alike, this trend is nothing new to me...and maybe some of you.

Take a look back at the monochrome I rocked back in December *here*

Whether they are stripes, prints, or just bold blocks; in your clothing or just accessories, black and white is the perfect ensemble. Definitely the "it" trend at the moment. 

I created some style inspirations--two different ways you can wear the colors (monochrome and stripes)

Trend: Black and White by china-young featuring a black necklace

Trend: Black and White by china-young featuring mimco

The thing with this trend is that you have to be really careful when it comes to pairing. While I was creating the stripped set, I found myself doing most things stripe and it looked very "tacky". So take note.

Also, while you might be able to get away with colored or even gold undertones, silver jewelries will be the best fit.



xxxo

Mushrooms and Bowls

Woahhhhhh...looks like I've been away for too long.

Last week was finals week for nursing students and a few others...it was hectic, but I'm relieved now that I'm on spring break.

Got a few things to brush up, but I should be back soon.

Meanwhile, I attempted to try a mushroom style cut sew-in. 

Knowing that I suck at cutting hair, I knew that I was creating room for a disastrous turnout...which it did.

After messing up my bowl, I went back to the beauty shop to get another pack of hair... took down the bowl, and redid it. It pays to know how to work your own hair ;)

Soooo...in the process of recording, my camera stopped functioning. I guess it was taking a break cos the minute I finished the hair, it started back **true story**

Anyway, I managed to take a few clips with my phone, and as soon as I'm able to put pieces together, it'll be uploaded.

Questions? Feel free to ask

Preview of the updated look ^_^

For those of you on break, have fun and be safe.

And others... Yours is coming soon :D

Thanks for stopping by.