Restaurant review - Hottest Ramen Bar in Town: Kanada-Ya Ramen

London has been having a ramen rave these days. Apart from the existing ones, like Shoryu and Tonkotsu, there are now 2 newbies in town – Kanada-Ya and Ippudo! Since I am ramen enthusiast, I immediately paid a visit to Kanada-Ya. As I heard that their ramen created by secret recipe by their founder, Kanada Kazuhiro.

After queueing for an hour, the waiters welcomed me in sincerely. The setting was quite cozy and not too packed. Customers could choose hard/ moderate/ soft ramen and the intensity of the broth. I chose the moderate Moyashi ramen with normal intensity broth. It was totally worth wait! The broth was clear yet the flavor was intense. The charsiu was at its optimal state – nicely grilled and not too oily. The veggies that went along with the ramen added some freshness to the broth which made it even better.

‘Moyashi Ramen – 18 hour pork bone broth, charsiu pork belly, wood ear fungus, nori and spring onion topped with blanched beansprouts’ £11

Overall, I would highly recommend this little spot if you want to try a bowl of nice, hot and authentic ramen in town! 

Address: 64 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8LE

Opening time: Monday to Saturday 12pm-3pm and 5pm-10pm

For more information about Kanada-Ya Ramen Bar: http://www.kanada-ya.com/

Review: Maybelline Forever Strong Nail Polish [Rouge Profound Deep Red]

I got the Maybelline Forever Strong Nail Polish in the colour Rouge Profound Deep Red from Superdrug recently. I am really liking it and I would like to share with you all.

 

 


What I like: With just 1 coat, it gave a really nice opague red colour on your nails already. By adding one more coat, the colour payoff was extremely vibrant! The consistency was quite good for a drugstore nail polish, it's neither too watery nor too thick. It does not have a really strong 'usual nail polish' scent, which was a big plus for me as I really dislike the smell of those chemicals. The brush head is rounded and it's quite easy to apply.

What I dislike: It would be better if the brush is a little smaller 'cause my nails are small. :P

Overall, I think this colour makes my hands look really white and I will give it a 4.5/5 :)

You can find this product here: http://www.superdrug.com/maybelline/maybelline-forever-strong-nail-polish-deep-red/invt/412449 *Maybelline is doing a sale in the drugstores now. Buy 2 and get the 2nd product 1/2 price, be sure to check that out! :)

Disclaimer: The product is bought from my own money, all my opinion are honest and non-biased.

YOU Beauty Discovery Advent Calendar

I recently purchased the YOU Beauty Discovery Advent Calendar from YOU Beauty Discovery online and it came into my mail by 30/11!

Just in case you don't know what a advent calendar is, it is actually a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas, it normally starts on 1 December. As for a beauty advent calendar, it is a calendar filled with 25 different beauty products and you open one door to discover one new product everyday. It is so much fun in opening each door every day, 'cause you will never expect what's inside.

I will keep track of my advent calendar experience on my Instagram by posting a video of unboxing and showing you all the product everyday. If you would like to know what I get everyday, check out my Instagram account @jacqtalks :)

*I will try to do a review on some products that I really like/ dislike here.

My 2013 Christmas Wish List

Top left: Naked 3 Eyeshadow Palette by Urban Decay http://tinyurl.com/pd78663

Top right: Redline Collection - Cube in Blue http://tinyurl.com/ok787xz 

Bottom left: Mini Bailey Button Bling Ugg boots http://tinyurl.com/o9j7a4b

Bottom right: Boy Chanel iPhone 5 case http://tinyurl.com/ox5e5u6

Hope I can get my hands on everything I want during this Christmas!

#BigKnit with Innocent smoothies!

Have you guys tried Innocent smoothies before? If you're living in the United Kingdom, then you will know what I'm talk about! Innocent smoothie is a smoothie brand which offers natural fruit smoothies in various flavours. My favourite flavour is bananas and strawberries, it is soooo good. 

Every Christmas, they will collaborate with AgeUK to carry out the BigKnit campaign. Small hats are knitted and put on top of each bottle, each bottle sold will contribute 25p to AgeUK. The money raised will be spent on buying blankets, offering hot meals and organizing social gatherings for the elderly and let them enjoy a warm and joyful Christmas.

I got mine from Tesco this morning, if you wanna do a good cause and enjoy this yummy smoothie, go get one now! :)