RECIPE: Pakora Dipping Sauce

I've always loved Pakora! Especially during Ramadan. 

But I always felt it was missing a sauce or something. So I did my research and found that in Pakistani cuisine, a sauce does exist for pakora. So, I mixed and matched ingredients from different online recipes and here's what I came up with...

Ingredients

1 medium-sized yogurt package (175 grams)

1 table spoon ketchup

1.5 table spoons Worcestershire sauce

2 tea spoons chili powder

1 tea spoon cumin powder

chopped mint (about 10 leaves)

 2 tea spoons lemon juice

salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Mix all ingredients in a bowel and serve chilled.

The result was perfect. I'd definitely make this dipping sauce again!  

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The Make-up Shelf

I finally got around to organizing my make up shelf! Some of you might ask: wouldn't it be easier to have make up on the vanity? But I've got a whole lot of other stuff there (skincare products/hair products/perfumes/...). A shelf in my closet is the perfect place - especially because of all the mirrors.

Here's what I did:

I threw away all my old make up. Then I bought some organizing containers from Daiso, plus I reused some of the stuff I already had. I organized my make up from left to right by process of application. So the order goes like this: skin care products, concealers, tinted moisturizers/foundations and other bottles, brushes, eye shadow and powder/cream compacts. lip/eye-liners & mascaras, lipsticks.

 I still need to get a container from to separate my lipliners from my eyeliners. Also, there are a few odd products with no containers or that don't really belong in a specific group, but I'll figure that out later...

Socks for Hair

I came by two very interesting videos on YouTube by a user called Loepsie. She uses a sock to create the perfect big bun, and to curl her hair. Crazy I know! See for yourself.

 I love buns and I have tried a few techniques to make one, but its never 100% perfect which is fine sometimes. I tried the technique she uses with the sock, and its even messier. Maybe its because my hair is slightly layered. Still, I'm going to practice until I get the perfect bun! She doesn't use pins, but I think my hair needs a few pins to secure that big bun.

As for curling the hair with a sock. I'm definitely going to be doing this A LOT. I love soft wavy hair! With a curling iron my hair gets split ends every time even if I use heat protectant spray and similar products. This will be perfect for me!

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Runways and red carpets in the past few months have offered many interpretations of the color blocking trend.

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I kind of like it and then I kind of don't. So, I figured out the best way I think color blocking should be done. 

1- Color blocking the same color in different shades and tones is pretty.

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2- Another pretty but safe way is to color block bright colors with neutrals.

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3- Color block colors of the same tone. Muted colors with muted colors, dark shades with dark shades, and so on...

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Not following the last rule has been done a few times but it doesn''t look pretty! See for yourself...

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That's was my take on the trend. Thoughts?