Sweet Almond Oil...an almond update

Selah asks a great question: "This makes me wonder... is Sweet Almond Oil as helpful?"

I have never personally used sweet almond oil although I am contemplating using it in my next Shea butter whip mix. There are so many great natural oils out there that have many uses. Here are a few things SAO is good for:

Sweet almond oil is one of the less expensive essential oils, and it can be used in many ways. High in Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and Vitamin E, sweet almond oil is wonderful as a culinary oil. It is odorless and comes from pressed almonds. You can use it on salads or sandwiches, but you can also use it as a massage oil or as a moisturizer.

How to Use Sweet Almond Oil

Step1

Use as a carrier oil for aromatherapy. In aromatherapy, you can use different essential oils to achieve different effects. But many essential oils can irritate the skin if applied directly. Therefore, you need a carrier oil, and sweet almond oil makes a wonderful carrier oil.

Step2

Use for making soap. Sweet almond oil is often used for superfatting soaps because it is a great moisturizer. If you dabble in soapmaking, add sweet almond oil to your soaps because it makes stable lather.

Step3

Use as a massage oil. Sweet almond oil is widely used as a massage oil because it is easily absorbed and serves as a great emollient. It also makes a great lubricant, and therefore it helps combat itching and inflammation. Sweet almond oil is also great for massage because it has a high concentration of oleic and linoleic essential fatty acids, which help relieve muscle pain.

Step4

Use for removing eye makeup. Not only does sweet almond oil remove your eye makeup, but it hydrates and softens the skin around your eyes.

Step5

Use as an all-purpose moisturizer. Use sweet almond oil as a moisturizer after you get out of the shower. You can use it on your face as well as the rest of your body, and it can even moisturize dry cuticles.

Step6

Use as a salad dressing. Combine 3 tablespoons of sweet almond oil with 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon of vinegar and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Check out CurlyNikki's awesome post about using Sweet almond oil in your hair!

I Toblerone you, You toblerone me!!

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Valentine's Day is coming again! Now that I have a boyfriend, I lovesssss it! (Don't despair if you don't have one or got a shitty one, your time will come too! Remember I waited 4 years! 4 years of being SINGLE!)

To those girls who go like, "I hate V day, if you are in love, everyday is V day!" - well, screw off! Stop spoiling the market for other girls who know very well what you said is true but would love to exploit our boyfriends for one day anyway!

Mike already booked our venue for the 14th of Feb - that day is exactly 1 month shy of our 3rd year anniversary!!! My, time flies!!

Anyway, speaking of V day, what presents are you guys thinking of getting your loved ones?

From my blog title you can probably guess what I am going to recommend you.

That's right: Toblerone chocolates!

The chocs not my dog ok, thanks.

In Toblerone's special V day packaging no less!


No wait! Before you close the browser mumbling what an over-commercialised blogger I am recommending a cliched gift, listen!


Firstly, girls still like chocolates and flowers, whether or not they admit it. We love everything that requires effort on your part, the more self sacrifice on your part the better.

Buying a huge bouquet of flowers and carrying it around is slightly humiliating, and therefore, if you are willing to do it, it means you love us! :D

And secondly, there is a really interesting contest involved!!

To take part, first get your box of major yums Toblerone chocolate:

Hmmm... It's like a nest of baby Toblerones waiting to be gobbled!

Inside the box you'd find a small piece of paper with your unique code!


Don't copy mine hor!!


Then, go to...


I TOBLERONE YOU DOT COM

This is actually creative and fun!

You are to create a gift online for whoever you love - and the most creative gift will have their virtual creations matched one for one in real life!

Is that fun or what?

Here's mine:

I reckoned that there is nobody I love more than myself, so I shall send this gift to me!

However, it appears that this tendency of loving oneself so much is not very common - there is no option to give this to myself, so I chose cousins.

The thought that I am my own cousin terrifies me. (Which I am not!)

Next you click and drag the items you want into the box!

There are loads and loads of things to choose from!

I am so unpredictable - look, I chose all the pick stuff!! And I SO need a purple cap... Gimme, Toblerone!!

This is so exciting, I saw that they even have Coach bangles!!

You can then give your loved one a mushy message:

Awww, how sweet.

And send!




Tadah!

Ok la don't be so bad, I also picked some stuff out for Mike:





With a loving message:




See what a good girlfriend I am?!

But Valentine's Day is not just a day to show your boyfriend/girlfriend how you feel.

So here's to the woman who have been with me, thick and thin, through many ex-boyfriends who broke my heart: My mom!!!


Here's what I got for her!

Coach bangles - she loves purple. A necklace and a brooch I think she'd like... An organiser because hers is full to burst. A pink baggie because I stole her pink Fila bag and now she has no swimming bag... Sorry mom!!!


I LOVE YOU MOMMY!!


So go send your loved ones a virtual gift now that might turn into reality! Even if you didn't buy your Toblerone yet, you can still play with this. :)


Remember to show love to whoever deserves it, not just your partner or crush!!

Not for you, Pumpkin!!! How can something so yummy be poisonous for dogs?

p/s: Hair is tied up at the back in the pretense of short hair. I didn't cut!!

It's So Wilton

Some more classwork from the Wilton School

The Wilton Wedding Cake Project

After two long weeks away from home, here is my final project from the Wilton Master Course.

This cake could end up at the ICES (International Cake Exploration Society) convention this summer in Illinois along with some of my other classmates' cakes. Keep an eye out for it if you're there!

Try "Bare" 4 Free!

Sephora is giving away (yes giving away like FREE!!!!!!) a ten-day supply of bareMinerals foundation and a mini kabuki brush. This is a great time to give it a try if you're on the fence about mineral makeup. If you don't have a Sephora near you, you can order online with a purchase using the code FREELOVE at checkout.

happy birthday to you

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thanks for meghan!

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