THE PART-TIME MERMAID

Hello mermaids, 🐟 Long time no see, huh? It's been a while since I blogged 🖥 but now here I am-back with a new post! I recently discovered this suuuper complicated "I need to spend 2 years in the kitchen to make this cake 🎂 taste nice and it might still look crappy" type of recipe on Pinterest and it looked SOOO tasty BUT to spare myself the meltdown and still get my daily chocolate intake I need in order to survive I decided to do a version that's a bit easier to accomplish, (and by "a bit" I mean A LOT) doesn't contain any exotic ingredients (in fact you can get 'em all at your street's corner shop-IMAGINE THAT!) and it won't take you as long as driving to a bakery. (Except you live super close to one, if that's the case pleeease keep quiet and embrace my attempted funniness) Soooo, here's what you're gonna need... 2 eggs🥚 30 g cocoa powder 250 g flour 170 ml milk 🥛 2 tsp baking powder 120 g su...

Hi mermaids! First things first- I'm engaged! My boyfriend proposed to me on our holiday in Australia on New Year's eve! The last week before Uni started, we stopped by in Austria to tell my family about our engagement and of course: To do some shopping! I don't necessarily miss any Austrian skincare here in London, you Brits have a much larger span of brands and stores where brands that I was used to order online since they weren't very easily accessible, are in the ordinary sortiment. Nevertheless I picked up some bits and bobs and thought I'd share them with you!  The first thing I got was the Tetesept "Eine Portion Liebe" bath salts with campaign and currant scent. "Eine Portion Liebe" translates to "A portion of Love" which immediately made me swoon over my fianceé (I still get butterflies in my tummy when I say it out loud). We did a couple's pamper night and both fell in love all over again. (oh, how sappy that sou...

 Our skin is really having a tough time in winter. The lack of humidity makes our skin dry out, the constant change in temperature (cold outside, warm inside) makes it hard for the skin's lipid layer (a very thin layer of fat located on the epidermis that protects our skin from losing moisture) to obtain its complete function. Due to the weakened function of the lipid layer it's easier for germs to settle. In a nutshell- the change of climate in winter makes our skin come under stress. Furthermore, we notice blackheads, pimples and their evil brothers and sisters all the more because summer is extremely beneficial for our skin, mainly because of the anti-inflammatory impact of the ultraviolet rays of the sunlight. In winter there's less sun, therefore less ultraviolet rays. That makes our skin break out even worse. What can we do to help our skin? I personally avoid harsh skincare products altogether. I love natural skincare, because its goal and purpose is to be  y...

It's finally November, which means I already exchanged the pumpkins on my porch for golden baubles, glitter ornaments and silver candles. Not only has the decoration in the Mermaid household changed, but also the Mermaid's wardrobe and makeup! It's usually this time of the year when I get bored of all those autumn colours (don't get me wrong, I absolutely dig 'em in September & October) and all my orange, maroon and auburn clothes get packed away for the next year. Apparently it's not socially acceptable to get out my Christmas Jumpers plus my neighbours already secretly hate me for going aaaall out with the Christmas decor, so I usually settle for grey, black and white simple clothes. To make everything a bit more wha wha woom I love doing purple make up! I think it really suits my blond hair and fair complexion and for someone who doesn't really experiment with make up, purple is already a huge step out of my comfort zone. Today I'd love to shar...

Ingredients: 250g flour 1tsp baking powder a pinch of salt 115g butter 200g sugar 2 eggs 2 small apples cinnamon Directions: Pre-heat your oven to 180°C. Prepare your muffin tins. Mix eggs, butter, sugar until smooth. Slowly add flour, salt and baking powder, then mix thoroughly again. Cut your apples into small slices and combine them with the dough. (I'd recommend to use a spoon for this as the apples get stuck in the whisk otherwise!) Fill the dough into the muffin tins and bake for about 20-40 minutes (The recipe I used recommended 20 minutes but my muffins definitely took longer to bake) Sprinkle Cinnamon on top, then let them cool down for about 20 minutes.               Hope you liked this quick and easy recipe! Apple Muffins are one of my favourite things to make when it comes to baking in Autumn, but today I tried out a new recipe to spice things up! I personally like this new one better since the muffins turn out waaaay more mois...