Daily Inspiration: Roses

I know everyone knows what roses are.But do u knowthat black roses are only available in Turkey like the pic below?

It's also a perfume note(floral) too!

Roses—one of the most beautiful and praised flowers, have been valued for centuries in many cultures, and have been cultivated and hybridized worldwide. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach 7 meters in height. Species from different parts of the world easily hybridize, which has given rise to the many types of garden roses.

The name rose comes from French, itself from Latin rosa, which was borrowed from Greek and old Persian from the beginning.

Rose absolute is the steam-extracted (or solvent-extracted) essential oil from rose flowers (mostly from Rosa damascene and Rosa centifolia) that has been used in perfumes and skin care for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine.

The French are known for their rose syrup, most commonly made from an extract of rose petals. Also tea made of rose petals is extremely delicious! I brew it for 5-10 minutes and drink in the morning without anything.

Rose hips (from Rosa canina) in country kitchens are traditionally used to make wine, vinegar, jams, syrup, and tea. They are also pressed and filtered to make rosehip syrup which is used as a nutritional supplement. Rose hips are also used to produce rosehip seed oil, which is used in skin products and some medicinal purpose. I drop the oil in my baby’s stuffed nose.

If u r a rose lover,u will definitely love Avril Lavigne's two fragrances!

The firstbone is called Wild Rose,the other is called Forbidden Rose.

But surprisingly, there is no rose note in the liquid! So,I am going to do a review on one of em'.I'm gonna let u guys guess and comment below :)

So,Wild Rose's top notes are Mandarin,Plum and Lemon.While the heart has African Orange Flower,Frangpani and Orchid.Followed by the base notes,they are musk,sandalwood and sweet notes.

Next is Forbidden Rose!It's top notes are peach,apple and pepper.Heart notes are Heliotrope, Lotus and Granny Smith Apple.On to the base notes are Sandalwood,vanille and Mexican chocolate.

And they are rose-inspired bottles!How pretty and cool they are!Wild rose is more like a rose trapped inside of a vase,while Forbidden Rose looks like it's just stuck in a vase.Both have similar bottles and accessory(free ring).

Roses are eatable too.Depends on the type.Most are being dried to make rose tea,some pick them to make consumable flower ice cubes and some chefs dipped them into nitrogen to make it froze and used to decorate the dishes especially deserts.

What's ur impression for Roses?

Daily Inspiration: Leaves

I found out,leaves.Are some sort of unique object that is made from nature.Their swiftness through the wind.Their dancing in the trees.
Wilded leaves,too each and every has it's own special textileand lines that I really like.

Examples:
1.Sculpture/Art:

I don't know who you are.But pls make me as ur apprentice. U R so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so AWESOME!!

2.Fashion:

I would definitely wear that for saving the earth.What abt u guys?Wht do you think of wearing leaves as clothing?

3.Medicine:

Like mint leaves.There are many,tons type of leaves that are used for medicine.I am picking mint leaves to do examples, they can cure ur blood sugar,headache and can be used as natural nail polish remover too!

4.Recipes:

Like veges.Can be cooked in various numbers of methods.I'm gonna show u guys an unusual way to combination type of leaves with.

Zucchini Squash Casserole:

6 med zucchini squash 
3 Tb butter
3 Tb flour
2 C canned tomatoes*
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 t. salt (Herbamare)
1 Tb honey (orig. recipe called for brown sugar, could also use maple syrup)
½ bay leaf
1 small clove
½ C grated sharp Cheddar
Parmesan cheese
Butter

Slice zucchini and place in a greased baking dish. Melt butter, blend in flour & add tomatoes.

Add green pepper & onion, salt, honey, bay leaf and clove. Cook sauce for five minutes.
Pour over zucchini. Dot with butter and cover with grated Cheddar.
Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake at 350° for 45 minutes.

for double recipe:

2 lbs medium zucchini (about a dozen)
6 Tb butter
6 Tb flour
28 oz can tomatoes, "plus juice (extra)"
1 C grated Cheddar
2 sm green pepper
2 sm onion
1 t Herbamare (or sea salt)
2 Tb honey (brown sugar)
1 bay leaf, 2 small cloves
Parmesan cheese
Butter

That's all for today.Stay tune for more ;)

Daily Inspiration: Sweets

Everyone loves sweets and desserts.Including candies,chocolate and cakes.
Does anyone can resist a delicious Danish treat called macaroon? Well..I don't think so.As these guys are awfully, unresistable sweet.

U can find sweets almost everywhere.Malls,side stalls,blah blah blah.Possibility of sweets are endless.

How abt some candy history?Let me introduce u guys our local traditional sweets?

The first one is Dodol,it is mainly being sold in Malaysia, Singapore,Philippines, Indonesia and Brunei. It's a toffee-like confection made with coconut milk,jagerry and rice flour,it has a sticky,thick and sweet consistancy.Also,there are many kinds of dodol,such as dodol nangka.

The following is dodol been packed into tiny packagings.U can surely find them at the nearest Tan Kim Hock stores in Malaysia.

Next,we have Malaysian Sago pudding.In Malaysia,it is made with boiling pearl sago in water and served with gula melaka(syrup palm sugar) and coconut milk.

Yes,it's Malaysian styled Sago pudding.It may be weird,but trust me.U'll love the runny gloopy pudding.Jello level:Gloop.

Then,not locally.But,I really love thus type of sweets.Macaroons! Unresistable sweetness and colors!

They are absolutely tempting!

Each filled with sweet or sour fillings with crisp cake-like sandwiches! Also,with various types of flavor,I love green tea flavored macaroons. Cause basically, I love tea.Insanely loving,tea.

It's orgin are from Italy, France and Belgium. But, there's not much places that sell macaroons here.But u can find it everywhere in ur hometown if u're a Danish.

There are sweets created with other uses too,here are some pictures of the examples:
1.Fashion:

Yup,u've seen it.Clothing.They eat it off from the models' bod after the fashion show.

2.Portrait art:

Masterpieces of Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj.Gosh.There's their biggest fans.

3.Furniture:

Designer furniture by Lanzafecchia and Wai Builds for emergency source of empty calories. 

Daily Inspiration:Minty Green

To make my blog more interesting, I decided to create posts on what inspires me.
I also changed the songs on my list that is located on the bottom right corner.That is to match the Summer season's rhythm.

To wear mint green.I recommendeyoungsters to pair with cream,peach and white colors to give a fresh,stylish look.For the 20s,I strongly recommend to pair with light grey and light brown as u don't wanna look too young.If u're working,U can pair it with gold and black color.
(P.S.Don't forget denim!)

So..I'll list some examples of minty green colored apparels and accessories for u guys :)

Giuseppe Zanotti

Adidas

Versace 

Forever21 

Chanel

Tiffany&Co

Photoshoot anyone? XD

U gotta love this color.It's lively and really shows your younger side.U even can't seen being like u aged.

So..like the title says DAILY inspiration, I'll post these everyday.Will post more soon,bye guys!