Baking Soda and Water to make jewelry shine!

Hiiyaa(: Well ya know how everyone of us girls have imitation...or "fake" or jewelry that's cheap and ... not silver, bronze, copper, gold ... ya know. Well, so I decided that I was gonna wear my long dangly earrings that was imitation, but when I finally found in my jewelry box, no joke, but it really looked like copper! It was reddish brownish, and there was no way that I would wear that.

I have to go to a birthday party tomorrow, and I was planning to wear the earrings tomorrow to match my outfit. The earrings would complete the look, and now I had "copper" earrings, that most definetly did not complement my outfit. So, I was helpless, until I told my mom; and she suggested washing them with baking soda.

So, I did, and it worked wonders! It was like copper --> shiny!! Try this with all your jewelry so they can shine like diamonds once again! (well...not like diamonds exactly ...)

"Hey Bruh, this is what you need man!" :

-baking soda

-water

-used/old toothbrush (preferably a kid's one)

That's what you'll need! Now, rush to your kitchen (well don't rush, take your time :) ), and get your baking soda and water. Now, you might be surprised of how much baking soda you'll need; but if you have a lot of stuff to clean, get a LOT! Don't mess with the water just yet. Now, just take a spoon and mix the baking soda ... with itself. Now, open the tap water, and be really careful of how much you will use; because a little more water can ruin the mixture. Just add a spoon of water and mix it with the baking soda. If it's still chunkier, then add another spoon of water. Now, it should look kinda watery, but when you ruin it with the spoon, it should be kinda gooey.

Now take your old toothbrush and dip it in the mixture and start rubbing hard on the jewelry. It's gonna take some time, so scrub it thoroughly!

They say that you should brush your teeth sometimes with baking soda once in a while to whiten it, and I was thinking if it can do this to like almost brown earrings, then our teeth would be like SPARKLING GEMS!! I haven't tried it yet, but if I do, I will be most definitely posting!

Anyways, that's it for now(: Do this when you see your jewelry is not in it's best shape, it will make it SHINE!!

Bye; Take Care

-Ellie

Nail Polish

Different shades of nail polishes look good on different people. For example, skin tone plays an important role on how good the shade of nail polish will look good on you. So ta daaa:

Fair Skin Tones: Do: red, light medium shades of purple, bright pink, vibrant orange, blue, light blue in metallic

Don't: dark blue, yellow, gold, green

Tan Skin Tones: Do: light blue, pink, purple, light brown, chocolate,

Don't: Gold

Dark Skin Tones: Do: reds, dark greens, chocolate brown, gold

Don't: orange, white, silver

haha, I have never considered my skin tone while picking out my nail polish color, but my favorite nail polish shade is turquoise. I have Figi (512) by Petites. Those are super cheap about $1.50 at walmart! This is a picture I found on the web:

That's my favorite shade! And if you add a top coat, they get soo shiny and pefect!

Well take care you guys

-Ellie

Oh and here is your AM Music: ( I lovee this song!)

Lemon Trick

Get Perfect Skin with lemons! I found this wonderful trick somewhere in the web; it's not my original idea, but I just clicked on links, and bamm! I found this one.

I have done this for about 4 days, and it works WONDERSS!!!

Here's what you need:

-Preferably fresh lemons; or some lemon juice

-sugar (organic sugar would be best; but regular sugar would do fine)

-cotton ball, or something to rub your face with

What you wanna do:

1) Take your cotton ball/pad and squeeze some lemon juice on it.

2) Now sprinkle some sugar on it

3) Rub it really good on your face (it feels soooo good!)

Your skin is gonna be soo sofft afterwards; and you might wanna put on a very thin layer of moisturizer to lock in the softness(:

If your working with fresh lemons, then just cut the lemons, and sprinkle some sugar and rub. Fresh Lemons are gonna be the best, but I do lemon juice. Haha(:

So try it, your skin is gonna be glowing! You can do this daily if you wanna, or weekly, twice a week; w/e works for you the best.

Take Care

-Rain

P.S. I also rub this on my neck, and it goes soft too! Take Care you guys

AM Music -Mondayy

Heyyy Good Monday Morning! Anyways, today the AM song is one that WE LOVEE! But I bet a lot of people haven't listened to it for a loongg time. Here it is:

Iyaz had another hit song called 'Solo' which you should check out(:

Take Care

-Rain

Just Reminding ...

helloooo(: well, this is just a small little reminder that I have already updated the top 5 for this week. I did it like 4 days ago (remember I was late), but I just wanted to remind you guys.

If you wanna listen to them, they're in the video gallery, scroll down to take a look at it.

5) Clumsy- Fergie

This was like on replay for months about 3 years ago I think. It was the perfect girl song, but now Fergie has evolved into the Black Eyed Peas, which is even more rocking music.

4) Too Little Too Late- Jojo

Hmm, Jojo has been out of the spotlight for some time. I thought that she had a megahit or something coming up, but I guess she just stayed a bit silent. But this song is a really good song, but I mean she hasn't had an album or anything come up recently? :(

3) It's Over-Jesse McCartney

This song is a really touching song. Usually, in most songs, it's the guy that cheats or w/e, but this time it's the other time around. It's a pretty good song, but it's kinda sad...def. not something you wanna rock out too haha

2) Down-Jay Sean

This song is still sometimes on the radio. I bet it's still on the charts, but I don't wanna guarantee. It was on a hit for sometime, and the lil wayne part is also really catchy. Jay Sean had another hit song, Do You Remember, that was a pretty good one too.

1) Whatcha Say- Jason Derulo

This song is still on replay on our ipods. It never gets old! Jason Derulo has 2 more hit songs, In My Head and Ridin Solo, that are also just as good. I lovee Ridin Solo, because it's FINALLY a song that they're single and actually happy. Also, Jason Derulo has another good song, What If, that a lot of people aren't familiar with, but probably will.

Allright, that was the Music Weekly Top 5

Degrassi!!

Heyyy! Allright, I couldn't resist it any more! I just haddd to say something about Degrassi!

If you guys don't know what in the world is Degrassi, well it's like this show that is almost the REAL high school. I mean there are a lot of other shows that show regular ole high schools, but Degrassi is all about drama, ... and it's REALLLYY exciting to watch!

Anyways, too bad for me, I don't have teen nick, wish I did ... but I don't. I searched alll over the web to find episodes of Degrassi Season 10 (The Boiling Point) , which just started like this week or something. But one day, you enjoy looking at them on youtube, and the next day you find out all the videos are removed.

Now, that just pissed me off :/

But I did find an alternative, because when it comes to Degrassi ... I Never Quit!! MTV has Degrassi every morning. Mostly it shows two episodes of Degrassi (Season 10) in the mornings. One is 9:30 - 10:00 AM, and the other is 10:00 - 10:30 AM.

But I have to admit, it is kinda "slow". Like what I mean, is that they finally showed "Breakaway Part 1" TODAY! When I think it aired already Wednesday or something. But it eventually shows them all, it's just a little behind. Oh well :/

Well, right now, I dunno who my favorite couple was. It was Johnny and Alli for some time, but in the promos, it shows that Alli goes along with Drew. Drew seems like a nice guy, but I think he's a player. Johnny seemed like a bad boy style guy, but I think he was wayy more down to earth than Drew. Well, I guess we just have to see.

ugh. And Jenna. I'm beginning to hate her more and more. She stole K.C., and now she spreads rumors about Claire. Now that's just ... . Erhhh, I just wish K.C., would go back with Claire, it def. seems that he likes her.

Hmm. And Sav is Degrassi's president. Anya helped him a bit too (: But their on and off relationship is getting a bit old. They breakup, make out, hate each other, then make out. It's so tiring sometimes. I tthink they just have to figure that they like each other and just stay together. But I have to admit, I've already seen Breakaway 2 on youtube, but then it was closed:/, and it showed that Sav and Anya get back together and make out. Sav's mom comes home, and Anya admits that they were making out and that it'll never happen again.

There you go. Once again. They make out like a 100 times. And then breakup. I think that Sav just has to stand up to his parents, and then everything will be perfect.

And then there's Riley and the other dude he likes. In the promo, it shows that Drew threatens to tell the whole team who Riley likes. Now, that's just another reason why I'm not liking Drew. Hmmm.....

And last of all. Ughhh Holly J. I beginning to not like her either. Fiona finally actually trusts her, and their all cool about Page 6, but then she steals from Fiona's account. I mean really? Why couldn't she get a job, or do a yard sale or something? And with Declan far away from her, since Sav and Anya are kinda in a fight, I think Holly J and Sav might have something together; because I'm doubting that Holly J is gonna go to Yale. But I realllyy don't want her and Sav together. Ever since their prom night, it was like Sav and Anya were meant to be together.

Anyways, that's it for today! Wooo! haha.

Oh yeah and here is your AM MUSIC: (sorry there's no official video for this one)

Take Care

-Rain

Good Afternoon(:

Hiya(: No daily for a long time. :O

Anyways, sorry about that, we had guests over... for like 5 days?!!??

Anyways, this Monday I didn't get the Top 5, but I am gonna update it soonn!! But if you just wanna go ahead and know here are the nomineessss:

-Watcha Say (Jason Derulo)

-Clumsy (Fergie) ... the old times

-Down (Jay Sean)

-Little Too Late (Jojo)

-It's Over (Jesse Mccartney)

These songs were on replay on my ipod for months and months, and hey, every website has the new hits, but I just thought that we could also take a little taste at what's been already loved and forgotten (:

So, I will be updating that ... soon..

Hmmmm, I think it's time for a recipe. Watcha guys think? yuuumm, how about some smoreess??

Ya know what, I'm too lazy to post the whole recipes, what you guys know how smores are....crunchy graham, soft melty marshmallow, and that crisp chocolately chocolate(:

Hmmm...I'm really random. As you can see. Or read I mean. Anyways, so which one do you like more? Milk Chocolate, or Dark Chocolate?

Personally, I like dark chocolate better, milk chocolate leaves this sugary feeling in my mouth. YOU KNOW WHAT! I'm gonna go this evening to get me some wintermint gum and some dark chocolate(: Ohh yeahhhh.

Also, a bit of bad news, I'm not gonna be posting daily :/ Every 2 days. So Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Since Sunday's a weekend, I might forget sometimes, so I'll just make up for it on Mondayy. mmmkay?

Let's be best friends forever, kay?

I dunno...I love how that sounds(:

Anyways, I'll try my bestest bestest bestest to get the Top 5 in (you'll find it exactly where it was last time, on the right)

Take Care

-Rain

P.S. OOOOHHH btw, do you guys like Degrassi? Season 10!!!! If I get time, I'm soo posting something about degrassi(: hahah byeee (I'm reallyyyyy hyper right now)

Target: Your One Stop Shop

Good Morning guys! Or Good Night .... wherever you guys are =)

Allright, so of course the most funnest part about back to school, is of course SHOPPING! But for me, it can also be a pain in the neck. Yeah, I'll admit that you become like the happiest girl when you find the perfect top, but searching for that perfect top could take some time.

So, two days ago, I headed over to Target, and I pretty much found everything there! Shoes, clothes, accesiors, back to school shelves, pens, everything!

So, I would honestly say head over to Target for your back to school stuff! Yeah, I know that I really shopped early, but hey! Anything to avoid that huge rush days! I went online to www.target.com, and I found an outfit that I lovee!!

The Top:

Mossimo® Black: Long-Sleeve Scoop-Neck Tissue Tee - True White

The pants:

Mossimo Supply Co. Juniors Spade Pocket Bootcut Denim - Medium Indigo Wash

The Scarf:

Global Girlfriend Printed Leaf Design Scarf - Green

I dunno, everyone has different taste, but I really love full shirts. So, I thought this was a good one, very casual.. I didn't buy these, but I wish I did :(

Hahah so yeah check out Target and then for your regular old pencils, paper and all, I like to go to Walmart and Staples(:

Well, and now, your AM Song:

AM Music

Good Morningg!! Hey guys, I dunno what time it is where you are, but for here, it's a rainy morning.

Here is my AM Call, I've got a track that you guys probably have heard before, and it's a really good "SCREAM! GET OUTTA BED!" kinda thing.

AM Music:

There you go! I listened to that this morning while I was brushing my teeth and taking my shower(: hahah the song is in my phone

Allright, sorry this post was a skimpy one, but I have to go somewhere, hope you rock on to this song. I absouletly love it!

Take Care

-Rain

Music Weekly: 7/12/10

Hey guys! I promised you guys a backup post after the World Cup one, so here we go! Introducing a new idea that is coming to "The Smell Of Rain".

Apps. We call them Apps.

So, what are apps? Yeah they're the little fun things on your iphone and stuff, but apps on this website are just the simple things that get done weekly. And this one is the 1st one!

It's every Monday, and it's called Music Weekly. Pretty much, every Monday there's gonna be Top 5 music videos on here. We're just going to rank 5 music videos and you can check them out on youtube. Sorry, but Blogger doesn't allow us to take the videos from the internet; and I don't have these music videos downloaded on my laptop :(

And no, they're not gonna be like Billboard's Top 100 ( i love that though!). It's not going to be new pop songs or w/e. It's gonna be songs that are new, old, but we used to love them.

I hate doing this, but everyone knows, that some songs are inappropriate , but their great! So, when I post a music video with some inappropriate words, don't fret! I will say that this might have some words, and I'll give you a "warning". So, if you don't like bad words, just skip the video.

Allright, well enough explaining, here are the Top 5, for July 12, 2010. (:

5. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West, Ne-Yo

4. Apologize - Timbaland ft. One Republic

3. Oh Africa - Akon ft. Keri Hilson

This one, I bet, few people in the U.S. have heard of this song. It was a song for the World Cup

2010.

2. Nothin' on You- B.O.B. ft. Bruno Mars

1. Here in your arms - Hellogoodbye

I used to love this song, and this morning I just listeneed to it after 5 months or something. I fell in love with it again (: But for me, I like the club mix a bit more, but the originial one is really good too (:

And there is your Music Weekly Top 5.

Take Care

-Rain

**UPDATE** Hey, so I finally found this gadget that is a video gallery. So, now instead of individually going to youtube and searching, you can watch the Top 5 in the video gallery (on the right) without leaving the blog. Check it out!

Viva Spain :] Well Done!

Hi guys(: I am SOOOO sorry that I didn't get time to post something yesterday. Why? Well, I am a HUGE soccer/World Cup fan, so the afternoon was gone in the final. Mornings, ... well I woke up at 10, and I just didn't have time. After the game ended, I had to get started on the paint in my room, and that was pretty much how my Sunday was gone.

Sorry ..., but I wanted to take this post to congrat Spain. Before, when someone was supporting Spain, it was kinda of like "what are you doing?" kinda thing. But this year, the team actually practiced and they got their game togehter. They played wonderful and they deserved to win the 2010 World Cup

Spain 1, Netherlands 0

Viva Spain! :] Well done! You deserved it!!

Truth be told, from the start I always supported Brazil, everytime I watched the World Cup; but this year when the Netherlands won on the game with Brazil, I was kinda disappointed. But after I saw that Spain was still in, they played wonderful. And this year, they played wonderful, and they deserved it.

So once again, Congrats Spain!! History marked.

Another post coming your way guys! Sorry if you weren't a fan of soccer/football, I've got a backup one for you guys, that I'm gonna post after some time.

Take Care

-Rain

2 in 1 - Transform a closet to an office

Hi guys(: Today, the post came out a little late. Sorry, weekends are always getting up far more late. (: Well anyways, I was thinking one day, and I was sitting and staring at my room (no joke) and I was like, you know what, before school starts again, I need a place where I have everything organized.

So, I looked up on Yahoo's Shine (which is A- mazing!) and I found an article that was exactly what I needed. Here's the link: http://shine.yahoo.com/event/haven/transform-a-closet-into-an-office-1025288/

^^^ the picture from the link ( NOT my room)

It's the best idea for my room yet! So, yeah I tried it, I took all my clothes out and just practically stuffed them in my drawers. I put a table in there, with some drawers, and I put some shelves in there too, just like the picture. Took my laptop, and put it on the table, and I looked at my new "office". CUTEE!! hahah, well so today another reason why I was late is because I went shopping for some file folders and some paint.

I have these cute file folders and organizers, and I have some turquoise (my fav color[: ) wallpaper, and I can't wait to put it all together tomorrow. I don't yet have the cute "chandelier", but I'm looking all over for that thing. And the cute rug, I need that too.

Well, that was just a suggestion. If you need some spicing up to do for your room, believe me this is amazing. And you don't have to do it exactly like the picture. For example, on the selves, I'm a more relaxed person, so I put some abstract vases, some pictures, and some scented candles. My closet doors are going to be turquoise , but I am gonna get folders, calendars, and stuff like that. But it isn't exactly like the picture :]

Allright, well that was today. Think about this idea(:

Take Care

-Rain

Cardigans

Hey guys! School is gonna be here in around a month, so before all the crowding hits the stores, I decided to go shopping for clothes to wear in fall. So, my golden piece of clothing was a CARDIGAN! It's perfect for the breezy weather, and under those huge winter jackets and to wear around school without feeling cold in the classes.

I found the white one on oldnavy.com. So, yeah Cardigans are PERFECTO! They match everything, and it fashionably replaces a jacket. So go and get one! They're perfect for school, work, w/e. And believe me, even though it's like 90 degrees outside, when there is a classroom that's like the North Pole .... yeah I kinda need the cardigan. hahah (: So, get one! You can find one on online stores, like Oldnavy.com, forever21 sites, Hollister ... sites like that. If you wanna go and get one, visit stores, of course the whole mall, target, or kmart. Kmart.com, has some wonderful cardigans for a fairly low price. I hate buying from the interenet, because I hate waiting! hahah, so for now, kmart is my first stop. Well, that's it for today! (:

Take Care

-Rain

Good Morning

Good Morning! Rain here. So, it's a beautiful Thursday morning, getting closer and closer to the world cup final on Sunday. Realllyy excited, personally I want Spain to win, but hey the Dutch are good too, so this is defintly gonna be a match that we can't take our eyes off the screen.

Well, let's see, I've got some new moves for you guys. So far I've done, Paintings/Art, Smoothies, and today I'm gonna give some moves to you guys, for fitness(: Don't yawn, or suddenly get tired, these moves are THE BEST! They make you sweat a lott! Trust me. So, this is from Self's The Great 1 month slim down.

Here's a link: http://www.self.com/fitness/workouts/2009/01/the-great-one-month-slim-down-slideshow#slide=1

Allright, well Jillian Michaels teaches you the moves, but I'm going to tell you guys the moves that really build up sweat and work you out:

-Hot Stepper , whew! That really burns something in the quads!

-Plank up ... oh boy!

- On your mark ... I think this one gets you tired the fastest. It's not necessarily harder to do, but it really gets you sweat because your quads will be WHEWW!!

-Power Pike, ... especially your arms

That's the ones that really make me sweat! So, follow the link and check out the moves that she shows you on the site and the video. It doesn't seem very hard, but yess it really slims you down!

Another alternative for that, is Billy Blanks Ab Bootcamp. You can find it on youtube. Honestly diet plays a HUGE impact on your results, but you can do that or Tae Bo or something. Their both great exercises.

Try it all out! The 1 month slim down, ab bootcamp, tae bo ... everything! And try to find the one that's right for you. And after that, treat yourself to some dark chocolate (:

And a little suprise is that, a little poll is installed, and vote on who YOU think is gonna win the 2010 World Cup!!

Take Care

-Rain

Smoothies!

Hey(: Rain here. Allright, so today's hot topic (SIZZLE) haha, is smoothies! I love smoothies, and I told you guys that I love cooking; cooking no cook meals.

So, I have two recipes for you guys. Two that I love love love! And luckily, I even found them on the internet, so you guys have an idea of how they look like. Well, my first one is a strawberry banana smoothie, and the second is Mango Lassi! You might have never heard that before, but it's absoulety heavenly!

Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

You'll Need:

-6 large strawberries

-1 banana

-1 cup of milk

Just remove the stems of the strawberries peel the banana, and I like to cut the bananas into pieces and then I put them in. You can do the same with the strawberries, if you'd like. Now just blend them until smooth. If you think it should be a bit more sweeter, add 1 tsp. of sugar, or how much ever you want. If you want it extra creamy, throw in some yogurt!

Enjoy!

Mango Lassi

You'll need:

-2 mangos, peeled, seeded and diced

-2 cups plain yogurt

-1/2 cup sugar (or less or more)

-1 cup ice

Just blend them all until smooth. Pour into glasses and enjoy!

Enjoy guys!

Hi Everyone!

Hi everyone, my name is Ellie, but you can call me Rain Night, (my username) hahah . Well, if your reading this, you might be wondering what this site is about.

Well, I'm going to tell you that this website will have stuff about:

-fashion tips & tricks

-paintings/art

-fitness

-cooking (no cook summer treats)

And moree!!

Thanks!