Earn more money, eat more food...

...and then gym more to keep the weight down. 

But I think I'm slacking in the exercising department because I can feel myself feeling bloated more frequently. Is it time for another round of Teatox? I know many people do not think much about teatox but I've tried it 3 times and each time it worked well in getting rid of the bloat and excess water. Good to try if you're only looking at cleansing your system and not to lose weight. 

There's always a ranting section in my food posts, so here's one:

I have suffered from acne for 6 years now and I cannot wait for my hormones to settle down and stop giving me shitty skin. I know 6 years is a short time for long-time acne sufferers but if you are a long-time acne sufferer, you should be able to understand the self-esteem issues that I go through. For example, yesterday I went to a trade show at Suntec City, and I had the most amazing lip look ever (a slightly dark and vampy berry colour). However, all I could think of is what others will think of my bumpy skin. I wanted to smile and interact with the stall vendors, but talking to them would mean lifting my head up, and that took a lot of struggle. Why, skin, why?! Evidently, my skin is not as bad as before, but still... 

Western medication doesn't help at all - I suffered a lot of side effects when I was prescribed those pills. So I was thinking of going for traditional Chinese medication. Anyone has done that before? Please share your experience with me. Thank you!

Ok back to food photos!

Jeremy, Kokky and I bit the bullet and queued at Tendon Ginza Itsuki for the legendary tempura bowls. It took us 50 minutes and the stuffy weather added to the torture. But hey, we had a good time talking about random things and kokky's happiness, and the server gave us all free tea, so yes it was bearable. 

Do I recommend Tendon Ginza Itsuki? The tempura bowls were definitely lovely, but the long wait might not be everyone's cup of tea, so I'm on the fence. But if you don't mind the wait, then yes it's a good place to try. They only have 2 main items on the menu - the Special tempura bowl or the Vegetable tempura bowl. Already a great indication of a quality food joint. 

Both bowls were delicious and the prices were highly affordable - Special set for S$13.90++ and Vegetable set for S$12.90++. 

I had one of the best chawanmushis in my life here! 

The Special tendon came with a deep fried onsen egg (very spectacular for eggporn videos), so if you're into the eggporn scene, order this set. 

I had the Vegetable tendon and I was pleasantly surprised. I became an eggplant convert after this bowl of goodness. They also included the deep fried lotus (!!) and I LOVED IT. The deep fried leafy vegetables were a bit greasy too. 

Ginza Tendon Itsuki

101 Tanjong Pagar Rd, Singapore 088522

Kengyang and I tried Kinsa Sushi at HillV2 and wah so nice? It's almost tears-inducing because it's quality Japanese food so near to my house. :') 

I had the Wagyu Beef Bowl. !!!!!

You know the popular beef bowl from Fat Cow? This is almost the same quality and it's much more affordable. I confirm will order this again and again and again next time.

Also lol, they had a Chirashi Cupcake. I had no expectations at all - ordered just because the dish looked pretty on the menu - but wow I was blown away! Fresh seafood atop seasoned black rice. Looked good and tasted good - rare right? :D 

Kinsa Sushi

4 Hillview Rise, HillV2 #02-02, HillV2, Singapore 669320

Finally felt the excess flab, so okay time to eat clean on weekdays, and I'm glad to report that I had salads and fruits for lunch for 4 out of the 5 working days. For a tam chiak person like me, that took serious self control hahaha. 

That's pesto and tuna on top of multiple greens. The only sauce that I will excessively eat is pesto :D

Date night - trying out Korean porridge at J-Story!

The porridge was .. okay lor. Nothing too fancy and no wow factor. BUT, I would come back for the samgyetang - so flavourful! 

J-Story

NEUE B2-53 Capitol Piazza, 15 Stamford Road, Singapore 178906

So yes, that's another round of eating. Are you sick of my food posts yet? 

I'm not that interesting of a person, so most of the time I can only share good food places. Pang chance a bit lah hor? 

Have a good Sunday guys! :) 

Food cravings and a new bag

I think I gained a few kilos ever since I started working, so it's time to do something about it!! I have been going carbs-less on weekdays (my second week now!) and it has been quite pleasant. I do have cravings but because I don't eat carbs, I have a flatter tummy and I feel less bloated, so curbing those cravings is quite easy. I hope this new food habit will help me lose some weight! I don't think I'm sibeh fat but I just don't like feeling bloated all the time, so yes, bye bye carbs from Monday to Friday! 

Ironically, the next 2 photos are carbohydrate-laden food items. :P 

Oh! and I finally got a #youtubemademebuyit purchase! Very surprisingly, it's not a beauty/skincare item...it's a bag.

The last time I bought a sports brand backpack was maybe 5-6 years ago?? So this was a really out of the ordinary purchase.

SoothingSista posted a video on her carry-on backpack and after watching that video, I knew I needed that Adidas bag!! I thought it was going to be expensive (like S$100+ expensive), but it turned out to be S$69 only. WHAT?! BUY! It's the perfect travelling backpack. Actually also damn nice as an everyday backpack lah.

This Adidas is on top of their game now, or maybe the correct phrase is they are back being on top of their game. A couple of years back, I wouldn't think of Adidas as a sports brand that I will be interested in. But now, I'm on their online mailing list. Excellent.

Ending abruptly here...

Have a good weekend! :)

The Public Izakaya by Hachi (Tanjong Pagar)

Another date night, another new Japanese restaurant to try out. 

Kengyang and I decided to dine at The Public Izakaya by Hachi for our latest date night and it was a night full of extreme emotions. I was initially incredibly pleased with my bowl of Tuna sashimi and rice, but the entire experience really ended with a sour note. Let me explain to you why... 

Talking about the amazing tuna sashimi bowl first - this was heavenly. I felt like as if I had a sashimi don flown straight from Japan. It was THAT fresh. Zero hint of fishiness and I was basically on the verge of tears after my slice. Kengyang didn't really believe me so I had him try a slice. Kengyang is a man who hates anything fishy. He's the ultimate radar for fishiness. If something is just slightly fishy, he wouldn't eat it. So yes, I had him try a slice and he was so shocked that there was indeed no fishiness AT ALL. He even said that he would order this dish again, and this is coming from a man who rarely eats raw fish. It was so, so good. Even the rice beneath the many many (I counted 13, wow!) tuna slices was spectacular. Cooked to perfection and every single bite brought me to rice heaven. An absolutely excellent dish. 

And then things got pretty unpleasant.

I was slowly savouring my dish and after finishing half the dish, I realised that Kengyang's order hadn't arrived yet. I thought maybe I ate way too fast but no, it had been 20 minutes since my bowl of awesomeness came! We got the attention of a waiter and asked him about it. He said he would check, but he never came back. Okay, nevermind, we got the attention of another waitress and asked again (this was like after 10 minutes of waiting for the waiter to update us). She went to check and once again, she didn't even update us. Finally, Kengyang's dish came 5 minutes later (total of 35 minutes of waiting) and it was mediocre. The chicken sticks were amazing, but the minced pork needed seasoning. Kengyang was not impressed by this bowl at all. The delicious chicken was let down by the bland minced pork! 

Also, isn't it like basic courtesy to get back to a customer who asked a question? We asked two servers on the status of Kengyang's order and none of them got back to us to give an update. ?! 

When the bowl finally arrived, Kengyang asked the waiter if his order was forgotten. The waiter hesitated and said that it took some time to prepare the dish. Excuse me?! 35 minutes for this bowl?! If you forgot, just say so and apologise - we are not monsters and we won't reprimand you. Some more Kengyang asked so nicely! 

If the rice supply has finished and hence a new batch of rice has to be prepared again, then tell us! An update will be great, instead of us sitting there looking around like fools. 

Luckily my eating speed is way slower than Kengyang's, so when his came, I still had like a quarter of my dish left. 

A restaurant that serves some amazing food but marred by questionable service. I was so angry halfway through my meal because Kengyang didn't have anything to eat yet! ZZZ. 

Such a pity really because that bowl of tuna sashimi slices atop rice was really amazing. 

Perhaps it was just a bad night. Perhaps I was just unlucky because everyone else looked like they were thoroughly enjoying their food. 

The Public Izakaya by Hachi

100 Tras Street, #01-09

Singapore 079027

Quick Review: Hoyu Beautylabo Whip Hair Color (Candy Pink)

I started dying my hair since secondary 3 and I have never stopped. I still remember dying my hair a bright colour during the holidays only to be informed by my math teacher that we're going back to school for a remedial lesson. I bought a black temporary hair dye spray and my awesome friends helped me spray my hair back to black at the void deck. HAHA MEMORIES~~ 10 years ago already wtf. 

I love using "whipped" hair dye because of how much neater and tidier the hair dying process is, and most of the time, the colour payoff is better than normal hair dyes. 

Currently, I'm loving the Hoyu Beautylabo Whip Hair Color. I have tried a few colours and my latest favourite is the Candy Pink one.  

Pros

• Very easy preparation. 
• Provided gloves are of great quality - not those filmsy plastic bag kind but a rubber medical kind
• Effortless application
• Minimal dripping (remember don't apply too much!)
• Not drying at all. My hair actually felt more conditioned after I used the hair dye.
• The colour doesn't run after the first wash. This is very impressive. I hate it when I sleep with wet hair after removing hair dye, then I wake up with a different coloured pillow. 
• Excellent colour payoff. Definitely not candy pink, but definitely a change from my previous hair colour. 

Cons

• Very, very, very, very strong chemical smell
• My hair colour didn't turn out to be any hue of "candy pink" leh, but ok still chio colour

Overall: I'm loving this hair dye and will definitely try more colours! Silky Ash, Silky Ash, yes I'm feeling Silky Ash.

Have a good weekend guys! :D

Recent reads: Worlds of Tsukuru Tazaki and Tsukiko Omachi

There's something strangely charming about Haruki Murakami's books. Give them to someone new and they wouldn't be able to take the bizarre stories. The first Murakami book that I read was 1Q84 and I remembered thinking how the book was freaking ridiculous. 1Q84 started with a taxi ride on a congested road. That's it. Just a simple taxi ride on a congested road. The more ridiculous the story got, the more I was sucked in into the world of Aomame and Tengo. Ohmy, I really loved that book. I actually had it on my iBooks, but I once was done (I finished reading it at the end of my Japan graduation trip. Very apt.), I decided to get the hard copy for future rereads. After that book, I have purchased almost all of Murakami's works. My favourite currently is Kafka on the Shore. Actually, wait, maybe The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. 

Hmm. I cannot decide...

The emptiness I get after completing a Murakami book is weirdly addictive. It goes from whatthefuck to self-reflection, and then to contentment. 

So, yes, I purchased Haruki Murakami's latest (number 13!) novel - Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. As I was browsing bookdepository.com, I saw Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami and bought it too - motivated by pure curiosity. 

I have started on Strange Weather in Tokyo and it's surprisingly good. I'm hooked. It's just a book written to amplify two characters' loneliness, but aiyoh just very good lah. 

My experience with Book Depository was not as pleasant as I wanted it to be. The books were definitely cheaper than in stores, but delivery took almost a month. I wanted to get these books for my Copenhagen trip - nope, no such luck. 

Ok, back to Strange Weather in Tokyo!

Have a great weekend guys! :) 

Ha:tfelt, OOTD and Great Udon

I am obsessed with Ha:tfelt (or Wonder Girl's Ye Eun). Her solo album is perfect and I love every single song. My favourite song now is Peter Pan. Why so flawless?! I'm hoping she'll get the music shows' trophies, but don't think that will happen. :S

Ye Eun wore very simple cross earrings for the album cover and I thought the look was simple and classy. So, I decided to wear cross earrings too. It has been long since I've been so obsessed with a musician. 

On a very unrelated note, I finally tried Tamoya Udon and it was soooooo good. Very affordable and extremely tasty. My meal was less than S$10! 

Definitely gonna go back for more amazing udon!

Less than 24 hours to Hong Kong! :D Can't wait!!

Shinkei Buffet + Pasarbella Finds + Great Company = Amazing Saturday

Usually I spend my Saturdays and Sundays on my bed, watching all my favourite shows. But this weekend, I decided to spend both days with my friends. I know, very normal for most people. For me, it's something different because I'm a serial bed roller. 

As Sunday is coming to a close, I find out why I don't go out on both days that often - I get tired very very easily. It doesn't help that I'm getting older. Ok yes, I digress. Photos!!

Met up with Jaslyn and dorabanana for lunch at Shinkei. 

Shinkei Japanese Restaurant 

600 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh

#01-06/07/10

Singapore 319515

Reservation hotline: 6255 5598

Amazing sashimi platter that you can order again and again and again and again.... 

Tempura was FRESHLY fried. I was very impressed. 

For a buffet, Shinkei serves spectacular sushis!

After that, dorabanana and I headed to Pasarbella at The Grand Stand. 

PasarBella @ The Grandstand Bukit Timah

200 Turf Club Road Singapore 287994

Of course miss dora had to order her favourite oysters. I swear she can survive on just oysters for years. We also had very yummy cold pressed juice from SGOrganic and a humongous slice of pomegranate cake from Laman's Delight. 

Can't wait for our Bangkok trip in November!! 

Also, I think I need to start buying hats. Hehehehe.

And that's it for my Saturday! I went home and napped all the way till 10pm because I was THAT tired. Such a loser haha. 

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Have a good sleep and welcome the brand new week!!

Hanare Restaurant (Tanjong Pagar)

It's always risky to walk into a highly raved restaurant with extremely high expectations. You either get the flow and rave as much or you get incredibly underwhelmed. 

That was what happened to me at Hanare Restaurant. I've been reading a truckload of stellar reviews on Hanare's Bara Chirashi Set and I was so looking forward to having an amazing meal there. 

Perhaps it's because of this unrealistic expectation that the whole dinner experience just fell flat for me. 

Don't get me wrong; The Bara Chirashi Set was way worth the price. You have a bowl of fluffy rice topped with a lavish amount of assorted raw seafood, complete with 4 free-flow side dishes and a drink - all for S$17.60. 

The only problem is how heavy-flavoured most of the food items were, including the Bara Chirashi Set. By the end of the meal, I was desperate for water. 

If I ignore how over-generous they were with salt, the Bara Chirashi Set was excellent. Extremely fresh seafood with no hint of fishiness. Their miso soup was also unique; they added sweet potato into the soup and this brought a whole new dimension to the boring miso soup. But of course, the miso soup was also very salty, so after a few mouthfuls, I couldn't finish it. 

Perhaps it was just a bad day when we visited Hanare? Perhaps salt was mistaken as sugar? There are so many perhaps in my mind because I really want to rhapsodise over Hanare - just like the others. But my first dining experience there was stained with the over-saltiness of most of the food items. That does not mean that I'm not going to make another visit though. I will go again just to make sure that the first time was just an unlucky thing.

Hanare Restaurant

99B Tanjong Pagar Road

Singapore 088520

Tel: +65 62221976

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Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 12pm - 230pm, 630pm - 10pm (Closed on Sun)

Nano Japan Hyaluron & Collagen 2

I'm going to be 25 this year, and I can already see my skin and hair conditions deteriorating. I used to have super voluminous hair without the help of any hair products but now my hair is just flat and brittle. My skin has gone through drastic changes - from relatively smooth and healthy to being sensitive and scarred. Hence, I decided to take the plunge and consume collagen! I'm not sure how well the Nano Japan Hyaluron & Collagen 2 will help with my current skin and hair conditions, but I have read a legion of positive reviews (almost 6000 on Qoo10!). 

Most of the happy users reported:

• Smoother skin with less obvious and ligtening of acne scars
• Better sleep
• Stronger and silkier hair
• Firmer bust (I don't really fancy this effect but I'm all for the other claims.) 
• Better digestive and bowel systems

Seems quite amazing eh? 

I had my first serving last night (a 7gm scoop of the powder mixed with peach tea) and it tasted fine. I always thought collagen will taste fishy, but nope the Nano Japan Hyaluron & Collagen 2 was not fishy at all. 

I ordered mine through Qoo10 and the service and delivery were impeccable. I ordered on 21st May night and the product was delivered to my doorstep on 22nd May afternoon! The product was extremely well-packaged too and the transaction was seamless and overall, really satisfying. 

For the S$37.90 that I paid, I get 35 servings - so that works out to be less than S$1.10 a day! Less than my iced kopi-o gao siu dai from Maxwell Food Court! 

I'm eagerly waiting for the improvements. It will be a slow wait but I hope this is worth the wait! :D 

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Have a great Friday ahead guys! Yay TGIF! 

Update on 22nd June 2014:

To cut the story short, this breaks me out. Not horribly, but I get 1 or 2 pimples every 2 days and once I stopped taking this daily, the situation improved. However, this doesn't mean that the Nano Japan Hyaluron & Collagen 2 didn't do wonders on me. I have definitely noticed a difference in my skin condition. The areas where I used to have huge pores have improved and my hair condition is much better (i.e. I don't get as much hairfall now). Some acne scars have almost started to improve and look less obvious. I will still continue to consume this, but not daily. After 3 weeks of daily consumption, I have changed it to a twice-weekly routine and the breakout situation has been under control after the modification.

This contains milk extract and condensed milk powder and I think this is the main reason as to why I'm breaking out. My acne situation is highly aggravated by dairy intake and since I was consuming it daily, I guess my hormones were freaking out. But, once or twice weekly seems to be a good change for my skin so far!

If you have acne-prone skin, you still can consume this, but not as often as directed.

Quick Review: Kao Megurism Thermal Steam Eye Mask

I have been eyeing the Kao Megurism Thermal Steam Eye Mask for a few months. I first saw it on Qoo10 last year and I was so intrigued by this mask that's targeted for stress-relieving and promoting a better sleep. But, I didn't want to commit to buying the box of 14 yet because what if I hate the mask? Waste money le! So I waited....and now the product page has over 1000 reviews, and a huge majority of those reviews are positive. Ok! BUY LAH! 

The Kao Megurism Thermal Steam Eye Mask retails on Qoo10 for S$19.80 for a box of 14 masks (excluding postage fees) and it comes in 6 variations: Unscented, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Rose, Ripe Yuzu (Citrus) and Chamomile. There's even one specially for men!

I bought the Lavender one since I wanted to have better sleep, and the mask certainly did make my sleep a much improved one. 

I stare at the computer more than 12 hours a day, be it for work or at home, and sometimes I strain my eyes so much I can feel them hurting when I'm sleeping. It's not a pleasant feeling to try to sleep off, and since I cannot stop what I'm doing at work, I can only try to find ways to treat my eye area at home. The Kao Megurism Thermal Steam Eye Mask has done a fantastic job in relieving the pain around my eye area and making me sleep so much faster! 

Once opened and applied on the eye area, the mask will slowly generate moderate heat (up to 40 degrees celsius - nothing too extreme) and this heat helps to warm and relieve the area. To my female readers, this is the same logic as applying a warm water bottle on top of your abdomen to relieve those painful period cramps. Works like magic every single time, and I have a feeling this mask will work as miraculously. 

My fatigued and overworked eyes felt a gradual comfort as the heat sensation intensified. After a seemingly luxurious 10 minutes, I took off the mask and once my head hit the pillow again, I was instantly teleported to my dreamland. Crazy effective?! Usually it takes me a good 30 minutes before I can fall asleep! 

Two thumbs up and I feel the need to spread the gospel! Highly, highly recommended!! 

This mask will be excellent for plane rides too! Can't wait to bring this along for my next trip to Shanghai. 

It's really easy to apply too. Just remove the mask from the plastic packaging and tear open the perforated area and that becomes your ear hooks, and you just attach the two holes over your ears and you're good to go! The mask is completely dry, so you don't need to worry about messing up your pillow or bedsheet. 

The Kao Megurism Thermal Steam Eye Mask is certainly a good before-bed product to have if you're staring at the computer screen way too much at work. Go get yours if you need a better sleep! S$19.80 for 14 masks is quite reasonable! The seller ships out the item quite quickly too.

Have a great weekend guys! :) 

Ramen Bar Suzuki

It's another food-related post! 

My last beauty review was posted in mid-December so I feel a little bit guilty to my loyal readers. I'm just not feeling inspired to write about beauty-related stuff! I have so so so many products to review and I have already taken so so so many photographs but I get writer's block on all these beauty products. WHY BRAIN WHY!! I just feel like I'm not ... qualified enough to be dishing out reviews and tips. 

Ok, I'll meditate and MAKE IT WORK. 

No more of random talk because this post is all about one of the most delicious ramen I've ever tasted and it's from Ramen Bar Suzuki. Seriously, that bowl of ramen was THE BOMB. 

Ramen Bar Suzuki

61 Circular Road #01-01

Singapore 049415

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First of all, you get free flow hard-boiled eggs. FREE FLOW!!! For an egg fanatic like me (even though I know I should be wary because having high cholesterol runs in the family), this is the best service a restaurant can give. To add to that, we had free flow cabbage salad and iced tea too! 

Let me dedicate an entire paragraph for the small bowl of cabbage salad. Is it a normal bowl of cabbage salad? DEFINITELY NOT. Ramen Bar Suzuki stores the julienned cabbage (fancy term learned from Youtube food videos hehehehe) in an ice-cold jar and this keeps the cabbage super cold and super fresh. Then you get a choice of 2 dressings - the usual thousand island or a Japanese sesame onion dressing. I mixed the two dressings together and expected a bowl of vomit-tasting stuff, but no, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the two dressings worked together!! I then had another bowl with only the Japanese dressing and it was as marvelous. In total, I had 3 bowls of this. I told Kengyang that I could just eat the cabbages for an entire day! I need to learn how to make this!!! First, I need to get a huge glass jar that will fit the freezer. OKAY DAISO!

I ordered the Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen with Fish Powder (S$15.40++) and it was so delicious and so comforting. I was afraid the addition of fish powder would be too fishy for Kengyang (he ordered the non-spicy version) but it was savoury and palatable for him! YAY!

The flavoured egg was cooked perfectly. The broth was addictive. The citrus pepper paste was strangely up my alley but it's an acquired taste (Kengyang hated the paste haha). The noodles was "Q" enough. The slice of char siu was extremely flavourful and tender. I tell you, I was in ramen heaven lah. I wanted to finish all the soup but my very naggy boyfriend reminded me that nobody needs the extra sodium, so okay loh I listened HAHA.

I will definitely be back for another bowl of ramen, and another, and another, and another..........

Do check it out guys!! Confirm will blow your mind!! :D

The Sushi Bar (Far East Plaza)

JFKK went to The Sushi Bar yesterday! I heard so many good things about this hidden gem at Far East Plaza and so I decided that we needed to check this place out. Didn't regret the decision at all because it was beyond delightful. 

 

The Sushi Bar aims to serve high quality Japanese food at affordable pricing, and yes we definitely appreciate this concept. Our food was delicious and really fresh without being too pricey. Good Japanese food has a reputation of being expensive and so this unpretentious restaurant is definitely a great addition to the local Japanese scene! 

 

Frankly, it wasn't the ohmygod-bargain! kind of prices. You cannot expect single-digit figures to be associated with really fresh Chirashi Don right? Some Japanese restaurants sell Chirashi Dons at exorbitant prices like over S$40 for a tiny bowl. Then the tiny voice inside your head will reason things out for you - "it's fresh sashimi, it should be expensive!" - and you start to think that it's okay to pay such a price. 

 

I'm not saying that it's wrong to charge high prices for a really fresh bowl of Chirashi Don. You just can't have it often! Personally, I can eat sashimi ALL DAY so a wallet-friendly Chirashi Don is awesome for me! 

 

Word of warning for those who want to try out this amazing place - please make a reservation. The dinner queue was crazy and we were so glad we had a reservation placed! They only accept recervations for Monday to Friday until 730pm. Visit their facebook page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/thesushibar.sg/info

 

The Sushi Bar

14 Scotts Road

Far East Plaza #03-89

Singapore 228213

 

We decided to share the Salmon Aburi (S$14.90). Each of us had 2 fantastic pieces of this slightly scorched salmon roll.

 

We also shared the Sirloin Steak (S$14.50 for 100gram). This was so delicious, it was wiped out almost instantly. It's actually reminiscent of my Kobe beef experience in Kobe, Japan, because they had fried garlic at the side too! Of course this was not as groundbreaking as that Kobe beef experience, but it was good enough. I really enjoyed this dish!

Yinghui and I wanted to get the Basic Chirashi Don (S$19.90), but unfortunately it was sold out! However, the waited suggested another type of Don that was not on the menu. Basically, it's like a cheaper version of the Premium Chirashi Don, so Yinghui and I just agreed on it! It was a messy bowl choking full of fresh seafood, and it was FREAKING GOOD. It was the first time I saw Yinghui eat so slowly. HAHA.

 

Jeremy and Huiling shared the Normal Chirashi Don (S$24.90) and it tasted as good (or even more) as it looked. Look at the glistening Ikura!! :D SLURP.

The Sushi Bar is definitely the place to go if you're looking for high-quality Japanese food but are not willing to part with a copious amount of money. I definitely would like to recommend this place to all my friends!

 

Remember to make your reservations if you don't want to queue! :)

Review: CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher in 05

Finally, I have reached the end of my CANMAKE reviews. The CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher in 05 is the last CANMAKE product that I bought from Japan and writing this post makes me a little little bit melancholic. Call me drama-mama, but if you know how much more CANMAKE products retail for in Singapore, you will understand my grief. I want to buy more, but I can't. :( 

GETTING BACK TO THIS REVIEW, the CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher in 05 retails for 680yen (before tax), ~S$7.50. I don't even know how much one costs in Singapore, but I'm pretty sure it's so much more. MEH. 

I chose 05 (Peach Petal) because I thought the soft coral and pastel peach colour will go so well together in creating that summer-appropriate cheeks! 

There are 4 other shades:

1. 01 Candy Flower - girlish orange + soft pink
2. 06 Antique Rose - sugar pink + coral pink
3. 07 Orange Bouquet - faintly coral-tinged orange + hot orange
4. 08 Love Trap Flower - blood orange + lovely pink

Do visit the website for more information: http://www.canmake.com/en/ebase/item_base030.html 

Packaging: I really really adore CANMAKE's product packaging. This blusher looks like a gem from far! It's so simple, but it shines gloriously!!

Claims - true or not?

1. Apparently, this blusher can create the illusion of a smaller face. There are two ways in which you can achieve this illusion and they are clearly illustrated at the back of the packaging.
2. This blusher has squalane, jojoba oil, hyaluronic acid and ectoine in its repertoire of ingredients to make your skin supple, healthy and moist. 

Personally, I can't be bothered to apply the CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher as instructed. Takes too much time! If anyone has tried the blusher as instructed, please tell me if it works or not! 

Regarding the many many beneficial ingredients, it doesn't hurt to have these ingredients right? Unless you are allergic to them! The CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher gives you healthy-looking cheeks and also moisturises - win-win situation! 

Brush: Wow. Simply WOW. It's a drugstore product with a stellar brush. It's not spiky at all and the synthetic brush feels unbelievably soft and smooth. Great work there, CANMAKE! I have been using this quite religiously for the past two weeks and I'm happy to announce that there has been no shedding. None. ZERO!

Formulation: I really appreciate the hint of shimmer. I hate it when blushers have TOO MUCH glitters/shimmers because they are really unforgiving on oily skin! Give it a couple of hours and you look like you have been dipped in oil. NOT GOOD. Hence, I prefer matte blushers or those that give a little bit of shine. The CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher is a perfect example of my ideal blusher and I really love it!

Pigmentation: It's not majorly pigmented, but to me, that's a good thing. Some blushers (*cough* Sleek cosmetics *cough*) are so pigmented that applying them gets me really nervous. I once had to remove my face makeup and start from scratch because I applied way too much blusher. Of course, you can say that that's because I'm not skillful enough, but come on, we all need user-friendly products and not one that only the pros can use! The CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher has beautiful, average pigmentation that ensures you have total control when applying. You want more, then apply more layers!

Application: Smooth and hassle-free application. It seems like the CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher can do no wrong!

Longevity: This blusher lasts a crazy long period of time. By crazy long, I mean over 12 hours. CUCKOO RIGHT?! I applied it before work at 8am, then checked it when I reached home at 930pm, AND THE COLOUR IS STILL ON MY CHEEKS. I don't get it, but I love it! The blusher actually withstands the horrifyingly humid (and hazy) weather!

Pardon the duck face, this was NOT my intended pose okay. HAHAHA. 

I really love the CANMAKE Cheek & Cheek Blusher and I wish I can get more! Who's going to Japan?? Please help me get more CANMAKE blushers!!! :D