Spa Night

Had a refreshing shower and spa experience yesterday with Asian spa sounds on Spotify

; here are some products I used!! Will post a review of MG's superb sheet masks soon.

Yay! 

So I Found This. Wut.

Ramune flavored Kit Kats. Suddenly, I want to go to Japan. Just for this.

Japanese Sweet Bliss: Snacks!!

Okay, let's let down our diet plans for just one moment -- behold, Asian snack bliss.

I bought some Asian snacks at Kam Man Foods in Quincy yesterday and love it! So I wanted to share some of my faves.

1) Pocky Chocolate Midi in Matcha Flavor


It is a short little stick (half the size of a regular pocky, twice the width) with a double layer of sugary matcha cream. I died. The creaminess is unimaginably beautiful and thick. Behold:

2) Ramune (who cares about which brand?!)

I've so far tried three flavors of Ramune before -- Original, Lychee, and Strawberry. I really liked the Lychee one! Now, I have the Orange flavor in my hands.

The actual soda is not breathtakingly original in flavor (tastes like...flavored soda or coke) but so freaking original in design. Ramune has a marble ball in the middle that rolls around the bottle. Here is a pic:

I WANNA BUY A LOT OF BOTTLES AND DO ARTSY THINGS WITH THEM!!!!

Recommend artsy things that I should do with Ramune! I'll try to find ideas online ~~~~

Looking Forward To Experiencing LUSH Firsthand~! Special Christmas Edition!

short, short update todaiii

A week before Christmas, I'm planning a semi-haul (I'm broke so...) to LUSH! I've never went into the store before, but after watching a few Youtube beauty gurus rave about their products -- especially the fragrant Christmas Edition Ballistics -- I really want to go there and buy two or three little things to pop in the bath!

Give me suggestions for any bath products or bubbles bars you think are super nice smelling and moisturizing on the skin ~

I'll post some of my favorites soon! :)

REBLOGGED: Beauty Talks' Review about Skin Food Gold Kiwi Gift Set

Beauty Talks: Review about Skin Food Gold Kiwi Gift Set:        

"Below is the full size version of Skin Food Gold Kiwi Line, I borrowed the advertisement pic from the web, Skin Food Korean Web I supposed :"

"The gift set comes with 4 products : toner, serum, emulsion and cream.  This set can last for about 2-3 weeks, the serum is the first bottle that ran out, followed by the cream in small jar. Those are in small cute packages which I like : ) even the mini serum has pump too. Now I will give my review one by one."

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"1. Skin Food Gold Kiwi Toner

It’s a medium scented toner I guess. The scent is rather fruity sweet I guess but not too much fruity, think it’s gold kiwi smell. It’s not disturbing me although I prefer non perfumed skin care (if available). The toner has a mild formula and moist type. It hydrates my skin, but for my oily skin it’s kinda bit too moist plus it takes more time to absorb than other skinfood toner that I used (for example peach sake toner).

2. Skin Food Gold Kiwi Serum

Texture : white semi transparent lotion, it’s moist and easily absorb to my skin, has medium consistency (not lightweight but not too thick either)

I like this serum, I feel that it helps to soften my skin. A little amount enough for entire face. I used it carefully not to put too much cause this serum is moist type of serum. It’ll be greasy if I put it too much.

3. Skin Food Gold Kiwi Emulsion

Texture : white lotion, little thick consistensy, rich in moisture, medium smell (the same smell as the toner), sticky, greasy.

This emulsion has thicker consistency than the parsley mandarin emulsion that I used before, it also take longer to absorb into my skin than the parsley usually does.  Think it can’t absorb completely and leave sticky, greasy feeling on my skin. When my hair accidentally touch my face, the hair will stick on skin because of this emulsion. I also feel it too moist for my oily-combi skin although it hydrates the dry part of my face.

However, I will not recommend this emulsion to those who have oily and acne prone skin since it’s way too rich, sticky and greasy. Think it will work well to those who has dry-normal skin. After a week of usage, I gave it to my mom who is having dry skin, she said that it’s also sticky on her skin n she did not like that although it helped to hydrate her skin.

4. Skin Food Gold Kiwi Cream

                It’s a rich cream, richer than the emulsion but less sticky in my opinion. Actually I like this cream coz it feels nice on my skin, refreshing, hydrating but not too sticky as the emulsion. This is great for hydrating the rough part of my face. The cream has more pleasant effect on my skin than the emulsion, may be because the texture and the ingredients, I’m bit unsure why."

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"The skin food web says that the order is : toner -- > serum -- > emulsion -- > cream"

"Well, let me sum it all :

Pros :

- Affordable price if we buy via ol shop, can goes for quite long way if we use just the right amount of it

- Has a medium pleasant sweet smell (kiwi’s smell I guessed)

- I like the serum and cream, those are great for night treatment

- help to brighten my skin, always wake up with a brightened skin whenever I use it at night.

- Great for hydrating and moisturizing

Cons :

- The emulsion is sticky, greasy and take long to completely absorb into my skin

- Way too moist for my oily-combi skin

Will I repurchase ? Maybe, for the serum and cream but not the emulsion and toner."

New Make-up Finding! Skinfood Goldkiwi Serum

I've been looking for a product that brightens my skin and now, thanks, to Teddybearkitties on Youtube in her video Current Skincare Routine.

Let me know if the serum worked for you!! I want to try it so bad!


Here is the picture and basic info:

Lemme know if this product worked for you! ~~

2NE1 Missing You: YG Interview Confirms My Admiration For This Kpop Group

I've always admired 2NE1 for stepping outside conventional standards for K-pop girl groups to form a revolutionary idea of "strong women" in a culture that constantly sexualizes and objectifies its women. This YG interview that came out after their fall debut confirms this admiration. You go, 2NE1! 
Here is a snippet that particularly touched me.

“I think there’s difference between a song that tops charts and a song that influences people. I hope more people listen to our song, rather than “No.1” place on charts. I want to sing a song that can influence people and can make that kind of songs.” (CL)

The song’s lyrics “I still hate you that you let me go/ My heart now cold is still/ missing him” made each of 2NE1 members get emotional. BOM (29) and DARA (29) even burst into tears while recording the song.

“I thought of the members while singing it. I think each listener feels different.” (BOM) “I thought of the members much, too. And I also thought that our fans would have missed us, too, while singing.” (MINZY)

Here is the the Youtube video.