Tokyo Haul 2015

I just came back from Tokyo a few days ago and the first thing I did was not to do my laundry, but to take photos of my purchases. #priorities

If you are into animes and Uniqlo, then Japan is a shopping paradise! But please also check out GU Japan - it's Uniqlo's sister company and the apparels mostly have the same quality standards as Uniqlo but the prices are much more affordable. 2 years ago, I bought a spring coat for 990yen (~S$12) at a GU outlet in Hiroshima. BARGAIN. 

I also spent way too much money at Akihabara. Not because I bought a lot of things, but because I was cheated and paid so much more for a figurine. I paid 2500yen for an Attack on Titan figurine, felt really happy about it, then walked into Softmap and saw the same item going for 1680yen. Wahlao eh. So yes, I have learnt my lesson and for future Akihabara purchases, I will buy my figurines from huge stores like Softmap and Animate and not from tiny, roadside stalls. =_=

I saved 6000yen for last minute food souvenir shopping at Haneda airport. I always give close friends and family food souvenirs from Japan because who doesn't like pretty food packaged in pretty packaging? Some more almost all of them taste damn nice. Also, they have special Kit Kat flavours at the airport! 

I shall not ramble further. Lai, photos time!!

This was so good!!! A very very good buy. Japan really knows how to make delicious and pretty food. 

An assortment of snacks for Kengyang's family. I don't know what's inside but this was the last pack on the counter, so okay lor, I take. 

This is for my brother! But I already kop-ed one serving and it was a legit bowl of ramen. Tasted like a S$20++ bowl of ramen, but it was ~S$11.50 for 3 servings!! The next time I go to Japan, I will definitely buy more of their instant ramens. 

Sakura Matcha KitKat, Red Bean KitKat and Japanese Chilli Powder Kit Kat

Goodies for the office!

I can only describe the chocolates as "all gone in one sitting". Also, random calf reliever plaster because somewhat same colour family and similarly boxy.

Tea purchases! Some are for chayteng!
Also, I realised some of them expire in July 2015. I better drink tea 3 times a day from now on. 

Finally some beauty products purchases. Confirm have one. :D
We have Bifesta in Singapore but I have never seen the Acne Care bottle, so I was intrigued. I tried it last night and it's amazing. I need more!
Also, this pack of liese hair wipes is very cool. If you have oily hair in the morning and you don't want to wash your hair, this is a great solution! I tried this a couple of times in Tokyo and wow it's really like as if I just washed my hair?! Just blow dry a bit after wiping and your hair will be damn pong pong (Eng: fluffy) and oil-free! 

3 mascaras for my one pair of eyes. :P

CANMAKE lipsticks and and Eye Brow Gel. The eye brow gels works wonderfully. It's now a staple item!
The CANMAKE lipsticks are very moisturising - excellent for the dry and cold Tokyo weather. However, I think they a bit too shiny for my liking. BAH. 

SPIRITED AWAY cup. SO KAWAII. How can I leave this behind without buying?? 

Attack on Titan figurines! Most people I know love the human characters (Eren lah, Mikasa lah), but I prefer the titans leh. 

Lol random cardcaptor sakura bookmark. 

POKEMON!
I was quite disappointed this time round. No nice iPhone cases at all! :(

But they have these nanoblocks. I couldn't decide which to buy (Dragonair or Snorlax) so I bought both.

More Ghibli finger puppets to my collection. I have 14 now! 13 of those 14 are nicely blu tack-ed on my work computer screen, but I LOST TOTORO. OHMYGOSH WHAT A DISASTER. I genuinely felt despair when I realised I lost it. :( 

Lastly, here's a cheeky purchase from Changi Airport before we boarded our flight. My first Jo Malone! Definitely not my last leh, alamak. 

Tokyo photo spam coming soon!! :D

Current favourite: Laline Girls Perfume Oil

I first got to know of this brand through my colleague and I wanted to get the Laline Girls Perfume Oil however the brand suddenly pulled out of the Singapore market and ... it's not available in physical stores anymore. :( The one reason why I wanted it so much was because this perfume oil smells like a mix of Gwen Stefani Harajuku Lovers G Perfume and ice cream soda! Every single time my colleague rolled this on, I went "wah smells like ice cream soda again!!".

That's correct. I hate smelling like chocolate but I was dying to smell like ice cream soda.

So for my birthday, my colleague actually searched through eBay to get one for me. Thank you so much!!!! It has now become a staple and I must have it on my work desk. It's tiny and compact - perfect for any type of bags/clutches.

According to the website, it has "vanilla sandalwood fragrance with a touch of jasmine and rose notes". To be really frank, I don't smell the jasmine and rose at all. But still smells damn nice and addictive. Sometimes I would apply too much and get a headache. Serves me right lor.

Have a great weekend guys! 

Such an abrupt ending lol. Prata time!

2014 Beauty Wants

1. URBAN DECAY Naked3 Palette

2. VIKTOR & ROLF Flowerbomb

3. MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Complexion Starter Kit

4. NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

5. KAT VON D Lock-It Tattoo Foundation

6. URBAN DECAY Naked Skin Weightless Ultra Definition Liquid Makeup

I really want to try out more high-end liquid foundations. Especially those with full coverage ones! MONEY, FALL FROM THE SKY NOW! 

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Birthday, presents, friends and turning 24.

My birthday's a good three weeks ago and I'm only writing my birthday post now. Priorities are now placed on pewdiepie's The Last Of Us and Outlast videos, hence I barely have time for blogging. I really am addicted to pewdiepie's videos. He's extremely hilarious, especially when he's scared while playing the game. HAHAHA. I seriously cannot stop laughing when watching his videos!! :D

 

Anyway, continuing with the post...

 

I'm officially 24 and I don't like how fast my twenties are zooming past. I thought I just turned 20?!?! I don't know what happened to time, but I certainly don't want to be 30 that soon. :((

 

This year's birthday was a great one! I thank all my friends and colleagues and boyfriend and family for the simple yet very very very rewarding celebrations. :)

 

Presents presents! I have to thank Ong, Kokky, Konkon and Eve for the Juicy Couture perfume. This smells FABULOUS and even have praline as one of the base tones. DELICIOUS SMELLING.

 

Lily gave me Real Techniques brushes. I wanted them since forever, but didn't want to spend so much on brushes, so thanks Lily for the amazing present! I have been using the expert face brush RELIGIOUSLY because it's simply amazing. Review on the brushes coming soon!

 

My supervisor gave me Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker! It's not what I will normally reach out for, but I'm glad she gave this to me because I'm slowly getting used and liking the smell! Yay new perfume territories! 

Another of my colleague drew this for me!!! Such amazing talent!! I'm definitely going to frame this up.

Thanks to my colleagues for the surprise birthday celebration! Four cake flavours to munch on! :D

Met up with the MTV gang on my birthday too and we went to Five & Dime. I LOVE LOVE the mentaiko pasta. I want it NOW.

These people so nice, surprised me with Twelve Cupcakes cupcakes. :')

The legendary mentaiko pasta!!!! This was so good and I was so sad when I was finishing the plate of awesomeness. Definitely must come back for this!

YAY thanks guys! :')

We walked to Magnum pop-up store after our dinner and had a bad experience. Extremely rude waiter, BLEH.

Kengyang got me an external charger (HUAT AH) and a Bershka shorts, which I already posted in one of the earlier posts. :) He brought me to SEA Aquarium too. Heehee great experience but wtf so many tourists. It's like taking a train during peak hour, but instead of being in the tunnel, you are in an aquarium with all the fishes laughing at us.

Anyway, Kengyang and I found this affordable restaurant opposite Beauty World that served surprisingly yummy food! We went in with no expectations whatsoever, and was quite pleasantly surprised by the quality of food! I really hope this restaurant can withstand the competition from Al Azhar. So many restaurants have opened and then closed months later simply because no one wants to give new restaurants there a try!

Kokky, Ong, Konkon and I went to Saigon Lotus and wow I love the Beef Pho. Such a mega huge serving for quite an alright price (S$11 I think?).

I met up with Junyi, Lily and Weijie (finally) and we had a great dinner at Burger Shack. They always serve good food and that's the reason why I keep going back. Look at the huge chicken chop!!! This wasn't even close to S$9!!!

Of course had to complete the meal with some Island Creamery goodness. HEH.

Kengyang and I are on a mission to hunt for delicious hawker food and we went to ABC Brickworks Food & Market Centre last week. We had an alright claypot rice for dinner but the highlight was this Taiwanese dessert. It's much cheaper than Black Ball and it was so much more delicious!! Please get your Taiwanese dessert fix here! No need to spend so much money anymore!!

My boss treated us to Japanese food last week. First time ordering in Japanese food and I must say Sakae Sushi serves better food when it's an online order. :S Every single time I visit Sakae Sushi, I always leave underwhelmed by the mediocre sushis. However, this online order came fresh and delicious!



I feel like this is such a messy post. Gonna get back to reviews proper soon! :D

Have a great week guys! :)