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.

Review: Dewy Tree Trehalose Aqua Solution Mask

Long time no blog! I have been extremely busy with assignments and exam these days. I hate exams :/ especially when I have a few exams packed in 2 days! I enjoy putting on facial masks whenever I want to take a break from revision lol so I think it's a good time to a review on this Dewytree mask too!

This mask is made in Korea and it claims that it has extracts from the plants in desert therefore very moisturising.

Review: BeautyUK Eyeshadow and Eyeliner Palette

I saw this palette when I was queueing to pay at Superdrugs. My instant thought was 'Wow, eyeliner and eyeshadow palette - something that I have longed to have for ages!' So I just grabbed this and brought it to the till. I picked up no.2 amazon and it came with 6 neutral yet shimmery shadows, 1 black and 1 brown gel liner. I tried them on my hands and quite amazed by its pigmentation (given that its only £3.99)! I googled and that's what it wrote on their official website.

'WINNER! - Best New Eye Product 2011 at the Pure Beauty awards in London.

Everything you could want in a palette! A collection of our 6 intensely pigmented shades and 2 gel-based liners - More precise than a pencil, more forgiving than a liquid, this super-smooth formula offers more control, play time, and buildable coverage than your average liner'

What it looks like on their official page

I agreed that it's definite those colours you would like to have in a palette, all shades are very neutral and suitable to use on a daily basis. I personally like gel liners more than liquid and pen ones so I really like the fact they put gel liner in as well. It's always a problem for me to bring my pot of gel liner, a shadow palette, liner brush and shadow brush when I go travelling. With this, I can just bring this palette then I am good to go ! So let the pictures do the talking -

What is actually looks like - the attached brush is duo-sided; one for shadow and the other  for eye liner

Swatches - swatched according to the order on the palette

I did a natural brown smoky eye to show how the colours showed on actual eyelids.

I used the white as a base and to highlight my brow bones, the  light brown shade for my lids, the dark brown shade at the end of my lids to contour and the gold in the middle to make my eyes look more 3D. I also used the brown gel liner to line my eyes.

Closer look

I think the colours are quite pigmented (I put on a shadow base though). The gel liner started to smudge after 5-6 hours which is pretty awesome for this price range. You can normally get a drug store single eye shadow with only £3.99 and therefore I think this palette is a good bargain! I couldn't say this is a must-have palette but I would highly recommend this palette for people who start putting on make up or someone who is looking for a travel-friendly compact! :)

Review: Collection 2000 Cream Puff Moisturizing Lip Cream

Today I am going to do a mini review and some swatches on one of my favourite lip products - Collection 2000 Cream Puff Moisturizing Lip Cream. I have been using these lip creams for over half a year and I am still loving them! Amazingg huh? ;) I love this lip cream so much that I bought 3 different colours which they only had 4 colours in the market. Each costs  £2.99 and they are available at Superdrug (UK Drugstore).

Here comes the review...

My Beloved Lip Creams - Nude to Pink-est (From left to right)

Product names: Angel Delight 4 | Cotton Candy 1 | Fairy Cake 3 (From top to bottom)

Swatches: Angel Delight 4 | Cotton Candy 1 | Fairy Cake 3 (From Left to right)

Only applied Vaseline Lip Balm

 My dry lips :/

One coat of Angel Delight

 I absolutely love to apply this color when I am doing a heavy makeup, this will make my eye makeup more 'popped out'! It looks much more nude in reality ..poor lighting :/

One coat of Cotton Candy

 This is my go-to lip color. I always apply this whenever I am in school or at work. It has a really subtle pink and suits my everyday makeup a lot.

One coat of Fairy Cake

Nothing much to say, love it! It is brighter than cotton candy but yet still gives a matte finish to my lips.

The Applicator

The applicator is a pointy sponge tip one. I quite like it but it's not that easy to clean :/ So if you are a person who are obsessed with clean makeup tools, this may not be the most appropriate lip product for you.

Overall, I like this lip cream a lot not only it is highly pigmented but also giving a matte finish to my lips. I hate glossy finishes, it will just discourage your boyfriend from kissing you. lol Apart from the colours, it is quite hydrating too, my lips start feeling dry after 3-4 hours which is pretty amazing for a drugstore lip product. With its affordable price and high quality, I would rate it as 4.5/5 as a lip product!

*this is my first review so please bare with my poor lighting and stuff...*

My preferences: EyeBrows!

I used to hate my thick brows 'cause it's so thick and dark but after the K-POP influence, girls start to have thicker brows now! (which is good for me hahaa) I am always looking for high quality and high consistency brow makeup to fill my tiny gap at the end of my brows.. Here are some products I have used so far and I really like it :)

KATE Brow Powder [Ex-5]

I have used the same palette for over a year and it still hasn't hit pan! (I almost use this every day) I normally mix the 2 dark shades to fill in my gaps and sometimes, the lightest shade to contour the bridge of my nose. The mini brush attached in this palette is quite good actually, the hair is not too soft nor hard which is good for filling in your brows :)

shu uemura Brow Pencil [03]

This is my first brown pencil I've ever own and I like this a lot too! There is a special shape of this pencil (not shown in this photo unfortunately :/ ) which makes drawing your brows so easy! But for me, I must use a brow brush to blend my brows afterwards, or else it the lines are going to be too harsh for my brows.. I think it suits darker brown hair or hair with red under tone :)

Colour My Brows by Etude House [01]

I bought this brow gel simply because of the brand lol I like Sandara Park from 2NE1 a lot..and she's the spokeperson of this brand so I just get it to 'support' her lol..

However, this product is totally out of my expectation! The color consistency is quite high, very water proof (but you can easily remove it with makeup remover!) and high pigmented. But it dries out quite quickly.. which sucks cause I can't really get these in the UK! : (

And recently, I read 'Stylesuzi's blogpost and I think I am gonna try the Brow Perfect from Look Beauty! It looks quite amazing as it's only 12 pounds but with brow gel, a mini tweezer and an assortment of shades to fill your brows.. so I don't really have to get new brow products whenever I change my hair color! The other netural shades are good for eyeshadow/eyeliner as well :) Can't wait to try it out!

What do you use to color your brows?

[Pictures are all from the above companies' official site]