I was here, I am human.

i know this comes late and I know some people are waiting for a proper post but this is so inspiring..

Beyonce - ‘I Was Here’ for World Humanitarian Day.Let this campaign inspire you to make your mark on the world in the best way possible; by helping others. Such a simple task is so wonderfully effective in changing our world and making it a more positive, beautiful place to live.

Dear 16-year-old Me

Kickstart Summer..!

Hey, fancy!

This it just an inspiration post, nothing too meaningful
but something to push you into summer even when the weather is bad. ~enjoy :)

by pine aple

What´s your style and who d´you listen to? - Who cares?
-Foster the People

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Next To Me | Emeli Sandé

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 Too Close | Alex Clare Unplugged

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 California | Alex Greenwald Live

so I leave you with this for now.. oh, and

Click here to get inspired...☂

love&rocketz,
pine aple

.Frozen and Foolish.

Hey there,
my Wild Ones!

Summer love is taking over and just as the trees are starting to get even greener young people go outside again. And after a long outside fun-session todays youth likes to go and get fresh! Or as we experience every year again: frozen!

So for all iced maniacs and creamy hipsters here´s the top3 of my get-fresh-list:

3rd place: Back to the Roots

The classics (sorbets and simple icecreams) are still awesome but even here I like some fresh wind such as the lime-sorbet my local supermarket offers quite cheap. Also the basic "chocolate and vanilla"-flair can be a little changed and made special. A chocolate store downtown for example offers high-quality-choc-cream or the so-called "ice-dealer" offers black waffles instead of the basics. Ben&Jerry´s and Co. are still nice even though I think they´re often priced too high.

2nd place: Shake it Up!

"Frozen Chocolate" is the name. The name of the shake I enjoy again and again at the coffeeshop however it is everything but cheap. Slushies are the stuff all my friends went crazy for already years ago but i cant really enjoy the icecold fluid giving me brainfrosts

 But as most of you might already know Bubble Tea is THE thing this summer. The teavolution from asia is actually milktea with "bubbles" and I have to agree that I kinda fell for these bubbly thingies too.

1st place: Softly Frozen

So my first place goes to Frozen Yoghurt and Soficecream. And when I talk about softicecream I dont mean the "Cornetto"-stuff you get in the zoo but yoghurt- or milk-softicecream with fresh fruit and nuts.

The fruit and the nuts are also a reason I really like the new trend of frozen yoghurt. Also I dont have to worry about the icecream being all over my face after eating.

Do you guys have special fresh favourites? Or what are you planning to do outdoors this summer? Share the love and leave a comment!

Love&Rocketz,
pine aple

Chocolate and Fluff

Hey there, World and Wonderland!

I hope you had a wondaaful time since my last post and I hope for you that weather was
just as gorgeous as it was around here. But even if I really enjoyed the sun I found that
30°C + A lot of Students + Long Lessons = everyone getting annoying.

No matter what, the weekends´ weather doesn´t seem a rosy and so i simply decided to cheer myself up with some brownies. And as our blog is famous for having this certain "fluff" here´s the recipe for all of you
that want to get some of that fluff home.

Best Cocoa Brownies
Adapted from Alice Medrich’s Bittersweet

Makes 16 larger or 25 smaller brownies (the size you see pictured yielded 25)

10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks, 5 ounces or 141 grams) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups (9 7/8 ounces, 280 grams) sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (2 7/8 ounces, 82 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder (natural or Dutch-process)
1/4 teaspoon salt (or a heaping 1/4 teaspoon flaky salt, as I used)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs, cold
1/2 cup (66 grams, 2 3/8 ounces) all-purpose flour
2/3 cup walnut or pecan pieces (optional)

the whole recipe from www.smittenkitchen.com will be visible on the "food"-page rather soon 

actually I also wanted to add some pictures but...well...the truth is I burnt 40% of the cake and the rest of it didn´t look that good... but it tasted awesome :)

so before I leave I still take a try to get the boredomness out of your manicure. Here are some awesome colours for your paws ;)

I´ve always had a fable for CaTRICe-stuff (I actually don´t really know why) 

and the three colours I chose just seemed so awesome to me. 

The first one is a minty fellow called  ACid/DC, the second one´s called  

From Dusk to Dawn and it´s a kind of brown that gets a purple touch 

when looking at it in the sun :D and the third one has the 

stunning name Bloody Mary to Go and kick-starts an awesome season!

always nice is nail art. a very simple way of doing this is getting a nail liner at your drugstore. they´re not
availiable everywhere but they make very good with your mani, also when you just do a key-nail.

So stay classy!

Love&Rocketz,
pine aple

Lipbalm & Friends!

Hey there! I would still like to add a little part to the BEAUTY-section of our spring-series and give you an insight into the world of lips. Enjoy!

1. THE HELPER
   especially in the colder seasons it´s rather hard to keep your lips from getting cracked.
   Special "first aid" balms are a must have for everyone that wants to give kisses in the snow.
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2. THE DAILY DOSE
   A tinted Lipbalm or a tasty Lip Smacker can be your daily friend and follower. If you use Lip Smacker with aroma make sure it doesn´t smell too artificial before you buy it. Tinted Lip balms can be bought in any colour - from dark red till bronze - but don´t forget they´re just tinting, not totally colouring your lips. Tinted lip balm looks best if it matches your outfit.
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3.  THE GLAMOURIZER
   Tinted Lipgloss gives the impression that "I wear lipgloss, and I´m fab!".
   It gives everyday life a touch of glamour and also looks best when it matches your outfit.
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4. THE TOPPING
   Colourless see-through-lipgloss is usually worn over lipstick or just to give your lips a little glitter.
   It´s not as conspicuous as tinted lipgloss and should (just as gloss in general) not be overused.picture credit
   
   
5. THE ARTIST
   So last here´s the queen of all lips, but killer of kisses.
   Lipstick is rather hard to apply for beginners and is a tiny piece of art. It easily looks blurred,
   but a good way of starting is to wear not so bright colours at the beginning.
   Maybe start with a tone close to your natural lip colour and get more daring with the time.
   A con for wearing bright lipstick: your boyfriend might not like to have the colour all over his face ;)picture credit
   
   read you soon :)
   xoxo pine aple