31.1.13

Recipe: Strawberry Charlottes

Let's have fun and bake for the weekend! :)
Hi girl's it's been a long time since our last recipe post. 
We found this Recipe from Tartalette Blog and fell inlove with it. 
Our Recipe for today is Strawberry Charlottes.



Strawberries and Vanilla Charlottes Recipe

You'll need:

For the Angel Food Cake:

18 egg whites
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 (300gr)cups sugar
1 cup (140gr)cake flour, unsifted
1/2 cup (60gr)confectioners' sugar, unsifted
1 teaspoon lemon zest

For the Pastry Cream:
½ vanilla bean
1 cup (250ml) whole milk
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons (25 grams) sugar
2 tablespoons (16 grams) cornstarch

1/2 pound to 1 pound (250grams to 500grams) strawberries, hulled and thinly sliced Powdered sugar






Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit and position a rack in the middle.
Sift together the cake flour and confectioners sugar together. Reserve.
In an stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (or with hand held beaters), whip egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy (think cotton candy). Gradually add sugar while beating, and continue to beat until very stiff (think shaving cream).
Carefully fold the egg whites into the reserved flour mixture along with the lemon zest. Pour into a 10 inch tube pan lightly spray with cooking spray.
Bake for 45 minutes. Remove it from the oven and invert the pan and set it over a longneck bottle (water or wine). It is necessary to invert the pan when making angel food cake because while it cools, the weight of the cake is enough to collapse it if you let it sit on the counter top. Upside-down, the weight of the cake will keep the cake tall. Release the cake from the pan when it is completely cooled. Cut four to six 2-inches thick slices. Place a 3-inch cookie cutter on a slice of bread, insert and run a knife around the cutter to form one cake base. Hollow out each cake with a spoon or melon baler. Repeat for the other slices. Place the powdered sugar on a large plate and roll the cakes in it. Reserve.

Make the pastry cream: on a flat surface, cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape the seeds from the pod.
In a medium saucepan, combine the milk and vanilla bean seeds and pods over medium high heat. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
In the meantime, whisk together the egg and the egg yolk with the sugar and cornstarch.
Once the milk mixture is hot, remove the pod and slowly pour it over the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly to prevent the eggs from curdling. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan over medium low and cook whisking constantly until the mixture thickens to a thick pudding like consistency. Transfer to a container. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the cream to prevent a skin from forming and let cool completely before using. Fill the cavities of each reserved cake. Decorate with the strawberry slices.





Enjoy!!!

♥Recipe: Strawberry Charlottes

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24.1.13

50% off Sale at Ichigo Shoes

SALE is still ongoing at Ichigo Shoppesville, The Ramp Glorietta, Shangri-la and Trinoma ONLY!!!

Check out some of our Sale items! Grab your own pair now at 50% off

Here are the items on sale! grab it at 50% off
Demi Collection
Brooke Collection
Freya Collection
Eunice Collection
Libby Collection
Morgan Collection
Sidney Collection
Coline Collection
Heather Collection
Lucca Collection
Tamara Collection
Rachelle Collection
Moira Clutch


♥Limited and Selected stocks only
♥50% sale goes on while supplies last

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22.1.13

DIY: Cupcake Flower Lights

Let's have fun!
Here's a cute and fun activity we can share to you girls. Our love for flower is undeniable, and we came across this blog by oh happy day.com with this pretty cupcake flower lights. Come and join us as we do this indoor Flower Lights :)


Here's what you'll need:
Cupcake Papers (Small and Large)
String Lights
Pair of Scissors
Cutter


Step 1:  To make leaves – fold a small cupcake paper in half 2 times, and with the folded point at the bottom cut a leaf shape.
Step 2: To make an 8-petal flower – fold a small cupcake paper in half 3 times, and with the folded point at the bottom cut around the top.
Step 3:  To make a 16-petal flower – fold a large cupcake paper in half 4 times, and with the folded point at the bottom cut around the top.

Step 4:  Cut a small X in the center of each paper.

Step 5:  Layer cupcake papers onto each lightbulb to make flowers

and that's it! The finished product, Pretty Flower cupcake lights

♥DIY: CUPCAKE FLOWER LIGHTS

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17.1.13

Color Love: Emerald Green

Color of the year! Emerald Green is our Color Love! 


♥Color Love: Emerald Green

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15.1.13

Pattern Love: Checkered

Checkered Pattern is one of our favorite patterns.
We love alternating squares with the pretty light and dark patches.

♥Checkered Love

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10.1.13

New Years Sale 2013

T.G.I.F. It's Ichigo's New Years Sale up to 50% on selected items at our Shoppesville and The Ramp Glorietta, Shangri-la and Trinoma branches.

Enjoy your weekend ladies! Happy Shopping! ❤


❤Happy Shopping!

9.1.13

Ichigo Girls' Ten Beauty New Years Resolution 2013

Happy 2013 Ichigo Girl's! What do you look forward to for 2013? Seems like, we have different resolutions, and here's what we suggest for the beautiful you. Learn how to Make this beauty new years resolution a regular thing :) Thank's to Teenvogue for this article.

10 Beauty New Year's Resolution


1.  Drink more Water 
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Our body needs a lot of hydrating all year long. Specially for those who are active in sports, school and those who work-out. Women are recommended to drink at least 8-9 glasses of water a day.

2. Wear sunscreen every single day

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We need to protect our skin even indoors. Enough shield from the sun for our skin is a must :)

3. Use a hair mask once a week

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Hair Mask once a week will help us control the damage of our hair from styling, blow-drying, curling and ironing. This will also help us achieve a healthier hair all year long.

4. Always wash your face before going to bed

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Get rid of dirt and oil from the whole day's exposure. Have Facial wipes handy too. This will help us to take good care of our skin. Besides you don't wanna wake up smudging your pillows with mascara's or lipsticks :)

5. Get enough sleep each night

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Ichigo Girl's and all teens, needs an average 9 hours sleep each night. A cute sleeping eye mask will help make us feel beautiful while asleep :)

6. Wash make-up brushes regularly

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For Clear Pores and healthy skin, wash away dirts and grimes from the make-up brushes you use everyday. Most popular money-saving trick for teens is the Johnson's Baby Shampoo. Here are other stuff you can use to clean up your brushes.

7. Clean your make-up drawer every few months
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by Muji
It's always best to clean and clear out your make-up drawer/cabinets with the stuff you put in. Here's a Trick to know which one's are worth saving and those that need's to be out and trashed. First, If your make-up is dried up and has a funny smell, means you have to ditch it. According to TeenVogue  *a good rule of thumb is that the creamier or wetter the product, the shorter it's shell life. Foundations, Concealers, Cream Brushes and lip liners can last up for a year whereas powder foundations, blushes, bronzer's and eyeshadow's should be okay for 18 months.

Store your makeup in translucent containers so you can see 
what's in each one for easy access.  


8. Floss frequently

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A Pretty Lady has a plaque-free smile. Floss everyday. Here's what we saw online. Try this out and tell us the feeling of having your cake and eating it too.

9. Care for your cuticles


The Best way to take care of your cuticles is by using Jojoba Oil and Vitamin E. There are a lot of Cuticle Conditioners available in the market and on your favorite Nail Salons. It's best to prevent it from dry nails, flaky cuticles and hangnails.

10. Dare yourself to step outside your beauty comfort zone
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This year, make it a habit to try something new every week. Get out of the usual things you've been used to doing and using. Expand your beauty horizons. If You've always been using nude lipsticks, try bright pink lipstick. Who knows, the products you've been trying to avoid may be the kind that works perfectly for you. It's always best to try :)

That's it Ichigo Girls! We hope these Beauty New Year's Resolution will help you have a healthier skin and a more glamorous year.

Stay Beautiful
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