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Fragrance Mists and Body Mists Review

I tend to acquire decants and samples when I'm in a midst of a crash out (I'd buy actual perfumes whenever I'm in dire mental straits if my funds allow me but it does not!), so might as well put my quick thoughts about them. I'll try to update this list as I try new ones. Bath & Body Works ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ (I have repurchased these) Wild Honeysuckle - FANTASTIC! One of their more complex fragrances that I've tried. Honey right out of the gate. Smells briefly of kisses (type of aroma beads that was popular in the 90s). Then you get a burst of overwhelming jasmine flowers before settling in to subtle medley of florals. Disappointing longevity however, even for a fragrance mist. Wish I could find something that smells the same but would stay much longer. Moonlight Path  - Smells like powdery, musky flowers. Some people would say old lady perfume but this is actually one of my favorites. THE PERFECT BEDTIME SCENT! One thing I've learned is scents either get reformulat...

Filipino Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken Recipe (Soya Sauce Chicken for some)

I don't have a photo as I didn't cooked this with making a blog post in mind. I was desperately googling recipes for this as I was craving for it but didn't want to haul my ass to a Chinese restaurant. This isn't actually a Filipino recipe (it's actually 粤式豉油鸡 or just 酱油鸡), but most recipes I found had ingredients that I'm not sure where to get so I changed some with items that you can get from your local palengke or grocery. Still turned out pretty close from what you can get at a Chinese restaurant though. - 8 pieces chicken leg (most people use whole chicken, but most people like legs or thighs thus I'm using only legs) - 1 cup brown sugar (idk if you can use white, but I only had brown at the time) - 6-8 cloves of garlic - scallions (if you can't find it, just use spring onion. Personally I don't think there is much difference with the result) - 3 whole star anise - 1 tablespoon oil - 1 tablespoon sesame oil - salt to clean the...