tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46798660707574980782024-02-08T10:12:08.627+08:00le3nuts.shopperit's a little place that talks about daily stuff.. come and have a look.. :)nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-9278736731943837932020-06-13T13:27:00.001+08:002020-06-29T17:08:51.368+08:00Oden at Aeon Jusco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div>Seeing people ate oden makes me curious to try some. I went to Aeon Jusco today and bought some to try out. They have a RM5 promo where you buy 4 pieces of the fish ball and fish cake combo, another piece will be given for free. Yayy!</div><div><br></div><div>The soup tasted a bit sourish and l can smell lemon grass. Basically like a tom yum soup base. The fish cake is nice and soft with cheese in the middle (what a nice suprise). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div><br></div><div>The hot summer weather makes you long for something soothing and cooling. The bestest treat would be ice cream. </div><div><br></div><div>I ate the Walls Asian Delight Coconut bar. The ice cream is actually creamy and not overly sweet. There are bits of coconut flesh in the ice cream so you get bits of it in every bite. The taste is quite refreshing.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div><div>Also from the same series is the mango ice cream. The creamy mango is refreshing with bits of mango flesh in every bite. Like the coconut ice cream, thia one is not too sweet. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>usagi_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04666453263727688249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-55255193564050521262020-05-10T20:50:00.001+08:002020-05-10T20:57:24.173+08:00The iconic snack..... Pocky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>4. The cendol is an exclusive edition for Malaysia. Cendol is an iced sweet dessert consisting of ice shaving, coconut milk, condensed milk, palm sugar syrup and green rice flour jelly. Hot weather makes it so delicious to eat, accompanied by a plate rojak eaten under a tree beside the road 😁. </div><div><br></div><div>This cendol pocky is an amazing find. The whiff of gula melaka and pandan smell greets me when i opened the packet. The green coating represents the green flour jelly in the cendol. It tastes like a combination of palm sugar and coconut milk. As amazing as it is, I still love the real cendol. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div>5. The double choc Pocky is a chocolate biscuit stick coated with a chocolate dip. The taste is good because the bland and a tiny bit bitter taste of the biscuit balances the sweet chocolate coating. One of my favourite Pocky 💖. </div><div><br></div><div>So, there you have it. Try out a Pocky today. <br><br></div><div><br><br></div>usagi_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04666453263727688249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-36475719585107741282018-07-12T09:46:00.000+08:002018-07-12T14:41:27.316+08:00Harrogate Sulphur Soap Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hi guys! It has been a long time since I updated this blog! So sorry about that. I am at the end of completing my studies so I hope I can spend some time to do reviews for you guys. :)</div>
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I wanted to try out Harrogate Sulphur Soap ever since I saw a video explaining about the soap by the sole distributor of the product in Malaysia, Harrogate Sulphur Soap (HSS) Bytema Malaysia. I was browsing FB yesterday when I stumbled upon a posting about HSS' anniversary promotion. Since my husband was working in the same area where the showroom is, so I texted my husband to help me get the promotion package! In conjunction with their first anniversary, HSS Malaysia is offering for each purchase of the basic set worth RM250, they will throw in 1 original soap bar, 1 konjac sponge and 1 soap box with the purchase. The promotion ended yesterday, 11th July 2018.</div>
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The Harrogate Sulphur Soap is known to have therapeutic and curative qualities, thanks to it's content of active sulphur, which is known as beauty mineral. All of their product line contains sulphur and spring water from Harrogate's famous spa as well as Vitamin E. None of their products contain coal tar, paraben or mercury. The products are suitable for all skin types, even for babies.<br />
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I tried the Original Sulphur Soap as body soap and the Spring Water Sulphur Soap for my face. Both soaps are oval in shape. The original soap has quite a strong sulphur scent but not too overwhelming. The Spring Water soap has a clean, fresh scent. The soap does not lather much but when used together with the konjac sponge, getting a very rich lather to wash my face was fairly easy. After washing off the lather with water, my skin felt clean but not tight. I will comment again to see how it fares for my super oily skin. To make the soap last longer, I cut the bar of soap into three portions and use one portion while keeping the rest in sealed in a small ziploc bag back into the box, </div>
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Next, I used the Original yellow soap for my body. I often have allergic reactions and have itchy patches here and there. So I would like to see if the soap can help to lessen the itchiness. The bar soap lathers the same as the blue one, the soap produces just enough lather and has a smooth glide when lathered up. My skin did felt smoother and not as dry as before. I urged my husband to try out the soap for his use as well since he has eczema. I will update his progress in this blog soon.</div>
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For those who are interested in getting the Harrogate Sulphur Soap or other products, you can purchase them at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/harrogatesulphursoapbytemamalaysia/" target="_blank">Harrogate Sulphur Soap Bytema Malaysia</a>. Each soap sells for RM55 for 100gm per bar and it comes in 4 scents which is the Original (yellow), Victorian Rose (pink), English Garden (green) and Spring Water (blue).</div>
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Hi peeps! I did a little comparison between Colleen 60 Coloured Pencils No. 785 and No. 787 (because my sister kept asking me what are the difference between these two sets). </div>
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To my untrained and unprofessional eyes, there are 47 colour repeats in both sets. </div>
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There are two very confusing colours that looked almost similar in shade to each other when compared.<br />
No. 73 and No. 3 was very similar to Red.<br />
Light Blue Green and Cerulean Blue looked the same as No. 42.<br />
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I hope this comparison will be a little help to those trying to decide which set to purchase. Have a nice day peeps! ( ^_^ )</div>
nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-53069680916376820822016-01-03T16:06:00.000+08:002016-01-13T11:14:10.353+08:00Colleen 60 Coloured Pencils No. 787 Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
I finally got my hands on Colleen 60 Coloured Pencils No. 787! My sisters and I went a little crazy online and the three of us bought one set each. ( >x< )</div>
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This set of colours comes in a cardboard box packaging just like it's sister <a href="http://le3nuts.blogspot.my/2015/12/colleen-coloured-pencils-60-no-785.html" target="_blank">Colleen 60 Coloured Pencils No. 785</a>. There are 30 hexagonal shaped pencils with dual tips for each one. The pencils came unsharpened just like No. 785. Instead of names of the colours, this set has numbers as colour codes stamped on the left side of the pencil with the first numbers indicates the colour on the left side and the second number for the right side.</div>
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The leads on this set are the same as it's sister which makes me quite happy about it since it does not break easily and sharpening them is not a task I dread (except sharpening all 60 tips in one shot!). </div>
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These pencil colours are just as good as Colleen No. 785. They glide easily across the paper and blends really well. There are 6 neon colours in this set. I did notice that the lead for
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The swatches for each side:</div>
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In conclusion, I am happy with this set as I am happy with my first Colleen. I would definitely recommend these colour pencils for those colouring fans out there. ( ^_^ )</div>
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Hi peeps! I had been sleeping far too long from blogging my reviews. Kind of hectic with my little one at home plus commuting like mad all the time does limit my online time. Hopefully things will pick up soon. ( ^_^ )</div>
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I had been bitten by the colouring books for adults bug!! And comes with that is the fever of purchasing.. yup, you guessed it! Colour pencils!! Lots and lots of it! ("^.^ ) So for my comeback entry, I will be doing a short review on Colleen 60 Coloured Pencils No. 785.</div>
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This set of colour pencils comes in a box. It is actually 30 dual tipped round shaped pencils with each pencil made out of two colours resulting in 60 colours. The pencils came unsharpened. The names of each colour is stamped on each side of the pencils. The pencils were easy to sharpen and I did not get any broken leads whilst sharpening them. Very very happy about that! Nevertheless, sharpening 60 tips of pencils with a little hyper 3 year old is quite some work, I tell you.</div>
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Colouring with these are a breeze. The leads are soft and glides easily on paper. The colours are pigmented and they blend quite well too. Even though the leads felt soft as you colour, they do not break easily though except if you sharpen them to a very pointy point, then you might get the normal crumbly tips as you put your pencil to paper. </div>
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Here are the swatches of each sides of the colour pencils.<br />
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All in all, I am satistified with this set of colours I've got and I might try the neon ones too! ( ^_^ )</div>
<br />nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-57893439704180050792014-06-05T16:49:00.001+08:002014-06-05T16:52:53.819+08:00The Italees Restaurant @ Bangi Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
I was hankering for Dave's Deli's spaghetti carbonara one day but it was too far away to get so my hubby suggested we go to Bangi and scout out new restaurants to try out. We opted to try and eat at Italees Restaurant since the name did indicate that it's an Italian restaurant.</div>
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The restaurant is located in a shop lot area right next to Mohd Chan's Abdullah's restaurant. The seating arrangement is just like any ordinary restaurant would have with a few booths lined up at the right side of the eatery. There was not a lot of customers so we opted to sit at a booth. A waitress came and gave us single laminated sheets of menu each. My heart fell a bit as I scanned the menu and found out that there was no pasta or spaghetti section at all. I asked the waitress and she confirmed that the restaurant did not serve spaghetti nor pasta. Most of the menu listed consist of Malaysian dishes you can get at any restaurants and there was only a teenie weenie section on Western food. Hmm.. maybe the name Italees has some other meaning rather than indicating on Italian cuisines.. </div>
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After the initial shock webbed away, I decided to order their Chicken Chop with BBQ sauce and my husband asked for their Hainanese Chicken Rice with beansprouts. For drinks, we decided upon Iced Sprinkled Milo and warm barley.</div>
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It didn't take too long for the drinks to come with the Hainanese Chicken Rice. The barley was perfectly brewed making the drink quite enjoyable to drink. The Milo was well.. like Milo. You can never go wrong with Milo unless the mixture is made too thin.<br />
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The chicken rice was nicely cooked. The rice is not too oily nor too dry. The chicken was very tender and the hainan sauce was not too salty. The beansprout was also very tasty (this coming from someone who does not eat beansprouts!). The only thing I did not like was the chicken broth which I found a little bit bitter. Maybe it was because there was too much parsley mixed into it.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hainanese Chicken Rice</span></i></div>
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The bread was warm and crispy on the outside but very fluffy and soft on the inside. The fries was just okay but the veggies were a bit soggy. The chicken chop was just so-so to me. I did find that some of the fat from the chicken fillet was not fully removed. The BBQ gravy was quite oily and it has a bit of a sour taste to it. The combination of the veggies and the chicken chop did not go too well together. Maybe the chef had an off day that day. The highlight of the dish was the bread because I really enjoyed it. Yum! <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chicken Chop with BBQ sauce</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yummy bread!</span></i></div>
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Overall, our dining experience was okay. The food had a 50-50 affect on us since we like the chicken rice and the bread, but did not really enjoy the chicken chop. I would really recommend the chicken rice if anyone is up for a dish of Hainanese Chicken Rice.</div>
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I had always had this weakness whenever a product claims to be able to diminish, tightens or even make pores disappear. My sister said it has been my downfall every time without fail. So, when the latest hype of collagen drink washes over the country, I too succumb to the advertisement and testimonial pictures pasted all over the internet. ("^_^ )</div>
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The "in" thing currently that had almost all women in the country logging on to their online bank accounts to do some bank transfer is Aura White Gluta Collagen 400,000 mg. It claims to be able to solve most skin problems as early as 7 days and if continuously consumed, your skin would dramatically improve.<br />
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<u><b>Product Description</b></u>:<br />
Aura White Pure GlutaCollagen 400,000mg is an innovative and result proven beauty supplement for your skin.It can transform your skin in just 7 days! It naturally transform your skin without painful injections, botox or expensive laser treatments. You will see the difference from 7 - 14 days onwards. It is made in Malaysia.<br />
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Aura White Pure GlutaCollagen 400,000mg contains all natural ingredients combined with a breakthrough technology to improve your skin and many other health conditions from inside out. It contains 400,000 mg (very high dosage of collagen and gluta) compared to other beauty supplements in the market therefore making it the most efficient in showing results.</div>
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It is recommended for those with saggy skin, dull skin, uneven skin surface, no glow, pimples, skin discolouration, pigmentation, scars, acne scars, dark skin and eczema.</div>
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</u> <u>Benefits of Aura White Pure GlutaCollagen 400,000mg</u><br />
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1. Beautiful Skin (Fair & Glowing)<br />
Formulated with the latest technology from Japan using all natural ingredients such as Tilapia Collagen, L-Glutathione, Vitamin C, Hyaluronic Acid, Tomato Stem Cell, Apple Stem Cell, Rosella Stem Cell, Strawberry, Maqui berry, Billberry, Papaya, Lemon, Sweet Turnip and Mixed Berries. This formula of combined ingredients work 3 times harder on whitening of skin, repairing damaged skin structure due to pimples and acnes, dry skin and pigmentation problems resulting in fairer, softer, translucent looking skin. This product is suitable for men and women.<br />
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2. Beautiful Hair and Nails<br />
Collagen helps with the health of hair and nails. With 400,000mg dose of Collagen & Gluta contained in a bottle of Aura White Gluta Collagen, it is only natural that the health of your hair and nails improve together with your skin. It also improves the calcium intake beneficial to your body for stronger bones & nails.<br />
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3. More Energy<br />
Improves energy level and REDUCES JOINT and MUSCLE pain. Collagen in between joints are lost as we get older. Aura White Pure GlutaCollagen 400,000mg replenishes vital collagen levels in your body.<br />
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4. Internal Health<br />
The 3 stem cells formulation improves immunity system, fights free radicals and replenishes old cells with new cells.<br />
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<u><b>Directions of Consumption</b></u>:<br />
Mix 2 scoops of Aura White Pure GlutaCollagen 400,000mg with 120 ml room temperature plain water (measure with the free shaker provided). SHAKE SHAKE & DRINK (taste like berry flavour).<br />
Do Not Use Hot Water! (It'll destroy nutrients).<br />
Consume TWICE daily. For best result, drink once in the MORNING (30 minutes before eating) and once at NIGHT before sleep.<br />
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<b><u>Packaging</u></b>: Aura White comes in a white plastic tub weighing 500 gm. It has a screw on lid and a large plastic stopper to ensure that the contents does not spill out of the tub upon opening. It comes with a scoop and a shaker.<br />
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<i>The set I received.</i> </div>
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<i>The screw lid and the stopper.</i></div>
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<i>The scoop.</i></div>
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<u><b>Ingredients</b></u><b>:</b><b> </b><i>Hydrolized tilapia collagen peptide, L-Glutathione, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin C, Tomato Stem Cell, Apple Stem Cell, Rosella Stem Cell, Maquiberry, Strawberry, Billberry, Papaya, Lemon, Sweet Turnip & Mixed Berries.</i></div>
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<u><b>Texture</b></u><b>: </b>Aura White is a finely milled powder form of collagen mix. The fine powder dissolves completely when shaken/mixed thoroughly with water turning the snowy fine powder into a berry coloured drink.</div>
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<u><b>Smell/Taste</b></u><b>: </b>When in powder form, Aura White has this sweet berry smell which is very pleasant. When it has turned into liquid, the sweet berry smell is no longer there but is replaced with a sourish scent. As for the taste, it has a sourish berry taste without any sweetness. Sort of like Ribena without any sugar. It does not leave any bitter or weird after taste. At first I didn't like the taste but after a few days I grew to get accustomed to it and now I kind of like it.</div>
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<u><b>My Current Conclusion</b></u><b>: </b><br />
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So far I have consumed Aura White for 1 week only and have yet to see any skin improvement. Some testimonies claim that changes can be seen as soon as 7 days and some says in 14 days. So far I haven't seen any changes in my skin texture. The good news is that this supplement does not leave any unwanted side effects (i.e: pimples, drying, itchiness, etc) on me so far and I am thankful for that. I will continue to take Aura White and hope that this will really work wonders on my skin. I will be considering to repurchase this. Will update later ya plus all the pictures of the product!</div>
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<u><b>My Final Conclusion</b></u><b>: </b><br />
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I had been consuming a number of jars of Aura White. I could not say that all the wonders the product does to the skin claimed is untrue but I could also not say that they are true either. I could only conclude that this is basically just a healthy drink. It may suit some people and it may not. It did not work wonders on my skin though. Porcelain flawless skin was nowhere to be seen. It did keep pimples at bay at times. However, it did made my sister's skin supple. All in all, I would conclude that this product is not suitable for me, maybe suitable for some other consumers. So I would not be repurchasing because it is quite pricey for just a healthy drink.</div>
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A jar of Aura White Pure Gluta Collagen 400,000 mg costs RM150.00. Currently it comes free with a shaker and a mask.</div>
<br />nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-64224043682032261852012-04-18T15:49:00.002+08:002012-04-18T23:58:03.068+08:00Starbuck's Shepherd Pie & Blueberry Cheesecake Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
I love going to Starbucks for occasional pick me up sessions (cannot go there at the moment since I am still in my confinement period!). Whenever I go there, I always seem to order almost the same thing every time which is Caramel Frappucino (nope, not with 7 pumps of caramel syrup added with caramel drizzle in the blend like how my cousin Barneysayz likes it!) accompanied by either a slice of cake or a shepherd's pie. I even influenced my dear husband to buy us a Starbuck's tumbler so that we could get savings whenever we buy our drinks. Seeing that he's the person who jumps on board whenever there's a chance to save a penny or two, he agreed. Hehe..</div>
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Starbuck's shepherd's pie happens to be my favourite shepherd's pie of all. I haven't tasted a lot of shepherd's pies but so far, but compared to a couple of places, this is the best one to my liking. The pastry crust of the pie is crisp and cookie like. It is creamy and slightly sweet, a combination that seems to agree with my palate. The beef mushroom filling is not too salty but has a creamy taste to it. The beef is also tender and not too chewy or hard. I find the whipped potato a bit too salty to my liking though but only when I eat it by itself, but when eaten together with the crust and filling, the taste is nicely balanced. </div>
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The first time I ate Starbuck's Blueberry Cheese Cake, I fell in love with it! The bottom crust is very nice and crumbly and has a sweet taste to it. The cheesecake layer is very creamy and does not make me get the 'I-feel-sick-cause-I-ate-too-much' feeling. It has a very soft texture and melts in your mouth. Yum! The blueberry is usually nice and has that just-right tang of tartness but this time, the blueberry in my cake tasted a bit gassy and sour. An old batch, perhaps? Anyhow, if you get a fresh slice, I am sure you won't regret it.</div>
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I actually cannot drink coffee because it will give me a big headache
but surprisingly, I can take ice-blended coffee, only from Starbuck's! Ya, I am a prat about this, I know. ( _._ ) So whenever I have a
hankering for coffee, I always go to Starbuck's and get my favourite
drink which is Caramel Frappucino, no whipped cream and extra caramel
drizzle. The Mocha Frap is also nice and chocolatey. Yum!!</div>
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There are quite a number of new eateries popping out in Bangi recently and my husband and I took our time in trying them out one by one. For dinner one night sometime a few years back, we decided to get a taste of Wadihana Islamic Kitchen that advertised itself to be a place that diners can taste Asian, Western, Italian and Mexican cuisine as well as an array of dessert and pastry. </div>
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Wadihana Islamic Kitchen Restaurant is located at the very end of the same row as Mohd Chan Abdullah's Restaurant. The restaurant is quite spacious with seatings like patio chairs minus the umbrella. On our observation, there are a lot of families eating at this restaurant which I take as a good sign.</div>
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The menu is quite extensive and there are a lot of dishes offered. Seriously they were not kidding when they claim that this restaurant serve a lot of cuisines. You can almost say that this is a fusion eatery where you can get a variety of dishes from various places. For our first time dining here, we opted to try out some 'safe' dishes. For me, as usual I always always want to try out Spaghetti Carbonara and my husband opted to try their Rice with Lemon Chicken (since I looooove lemon chicken!). For drinks, we ordered Teh Tarik and Apple Juice with Asam Boi.</div>
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The apple juice with asam boi was a bit sour and the apple juice was a little too thin to my liking. It also tasted a bit bland to me with not enough sweetness. On the other hand, the <i>teh tarik</i> was very nice and it was served in a cute big cup. The balance of the sweetness and the creamines of the milk was just right.</div>
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For the carbonara, the spaghetti was not soft. I do believe that it was not given enough time to cook. There was also too much black pepper in the seasoning. That slightly sweet taste that I look for in the creaminess of carbonara was not there and the cream was quite thick and a bit too salty.</div>
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The Lemon Chicken with rice was nicely presented. The rice was served with fish crackers and a small serving of veggies on the side. The lemon chicken gravy was a bit on the sour side. There was a little bit of a gassy taste to the sauce too. But, when the sour sauced chicken was combined with the rice, the zing of the sourness was somewhat lessened a bit. But still, the taste of the lemon chicken was a bit disappointing to me since it was too sour and gassy.</div>
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For dessert, I chose Pana Cota since it has been a long time since I get to eat one from Fish n Co at One Utama which serves my favourite Pana Cota of all time. The Pana Cota was served with a dollop of whipped cream with a halved strawberry on top and some strawberry sauce. It had a thick and creamy consistency, which is just right for me but alas, t was not too creamy in terms of taste. The combination of the whipped cream made ip for the lack of creaminess in the pana cota itself. Overall, it was just so-so for me and I think I enjoy Fish n Co's Pana Cota better than this one.<br />
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<br />nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-45469749416440858622012-04-17T15:48:00.001+08:002012-04-18T00:03:27.432+08:00New Clothing LineGuys and Dudes....Lady and Women......I just got to know that a new hype and fresh online clothing store soon to be opened in the US......you guys can check it out......using this link.... <a href="http://hmnt.co/KoF">http://hmnt.co/KoF</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-2640707158710304012012-04-13T17:50:00.001+08:002012-04-16T13:58:31.096+08:00Angel's Magic Putto Ato-Secret Liquid Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
My family members (and me included) have always had sensitive skin and all kinds of allergies. Some of us have the worse kind of skin condition such as urticaria. My cousin, the loony Barneysayz has a chronic pressure induced urticaria. As for me, my skin would break out in rashes everytime I eat something with wheat flour in them. So, you can guess that any type of products promising to relieve any itchiness and inflammation will definitely catch our interest at the drop of a hat. Plus, since having a baby in the house I am more prone to shop around for products that are baby skin friendly and natural so that my dear daughter can use it too.</div>
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I was told by someone that there is a brand by the name of Putto that sells really great products that caters to baby's sensitive skin and heals any itchiness and swelling really well. I googled the Internet and came across Angel's Magic Putto and was immediately interested. </div>
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Here's a description on Putto's products:</div>
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<i>"Putto is a premium skincare brand for the mothers who hope to make their baby’s skin, pure and healthy like a baby angel. Putto is developed and formulated through intensive R&D and public connfidence test by *KAERI (*Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute).</i></div>
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<i>Putto’s core ingredient is NHEB-05</i>™ <i> which is a patented ingredient (patent no: 10-2008-0032798) and has been completed Primary Skin Irritation Test according to the standards of FDA. All the products contain NHEB-05TM instead of water. Putto moisturizes and protects baby’s delicate skin from getting dry and itchy.</i></div>
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<i>Putto Triple Magic Care formula </i><i>NHEB-05</i>™ <i> has a natural soothing effect on your baby’s skin. It is an all natural herbal extract made from a combination of 5 plants - Houttuynia Cordata,Plantago asiatica, Glechoma hederacea, Morus alba L, Japanese Elm. </i><i>ß-glucan is a moisturizing property extracted from Schizophyllum commune Fr. and is easily absorbed by the skin. </i><i>Ceramide forms a protective barrier for your baby’s delicate skin against harsh environment pollutants.</i></div>
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<i>Putto’s mild formulation protects baby’s delicate and sensitive skin. It is free from ingredients which cause skin irritation such as preservatives, alcohol and artificial coloring agent."</i></div>
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I went a little bit crazy (only a little bit) googling the products and finally decided to try out only two products which are:<br />
1. Putto Ato-Secret Liquid<br />
2. Putto Ato-Secret Cream<br />
I received a gift pack for my purchase which is a pack of Putto Ato-Secret Shampoo & Bath and Putto-Ato Secret Lotion.<br />
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For this post, I am going to do a review on Putto Ato-Secret Liquid. I bought my Putto products from Angel's Magic Putto (Malaysia) online shop. Their service are very prompt and professional. I didn't have any trouble getting a reply from them whenever I have any enquiries. The customer service is one of the best for an online shopping experience I've encountered so far. Their delivery is also prompt but the packaging can benefit from a little bit of improvement since my package came in a very thin and unsturdy box wrapped in saran plastic wrap. Luckily the products inside were wrapped in a layer of bubble wrap and the boxes of the actual products were put in a ziploc plastic bag. The mode of payment also can be improved by adding the option to pay via interbank transfer for those who does not have a paypal account.</div>
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<b>Product Info</b>: Putto Ato-secret Liquid contains 88% of the patented NHEB-05™, which soothes and calms problem skin areas. Together with β-glucan and ceramide, Putto Ato-secret Liquid gives you the Triple Magic Care formula which helps reduce inflammation and itchiness while keeping the skin moist.</div>
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<b>Packaging</b>: The Putto Ato-Secret Liquid came in a beige plastic spray bottle with a cute and simple label. There is some information about the product printed at the sides of the box and also on the bottle. All Putto's products are colour coded and for the Secret Liquid, the colour code is light green. This simplistic packaging has a clean cut look to it, is very appealing and really attracts my eyes. The product weighs 100ml. The bottle opens via a pull off cap at the top. You can also access the product by unscrewing the thick green neck. </div>
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<b>Ingredients</b>: <i>Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Plantago Asiatica Extract, Glechoma Hederacea Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Morus Alba Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Betaine, Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Beta-Glucan, Pathenol, Disodium EDTA.</i></div>
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<b>Texture</b>: The Putto Ato-Secret Liquid is in liquefied form. It is runny just like water. It also has a brownish tint to the liquid. To use the product, you just have to aim the spray nozzle at the affected area on the skin and then press the nozzle head. The liquid would have to pat into the skin softly. I felt a cooling effect whilst patting the liquid into my skin and the itchiness I felt is lessened. </div>
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<b>Smell</b>: The Ato-Secret Liquid is odourless, a fact that I reaaaally like. The odourless factor is going to be a great thing especially when I have a headache and I want to use a fast relieving product that does not contaminate my nostrils whilst using it.</div>
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<b>Urticaria Test</b>: Since my cousin has a chronic pressure induced skin disorder, I actually bugged him to get his hand scratched so that his rashes would appear so I could try the Putto product on him but he refused. ( >.< ) I finally got the chance to try Putto's product on him after his rashes broke out one fine day. Yeay! Below is the picture of his skin afliction.</div>
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He sprayed the Ato-Secret Liquid on half of the rash area and pat the liquid down. The other half, he applied the Ato-Secret Cream (more on that later). He said he felt a soothing effect, and 20 seconds after spraying the liquid on his bumpy skin, the burning sensation of the itchiness subsided immediately. The itchy rash and redness of the skin disappeared after 15-20 minutes later. So, he gave his nod of approval for the product (indicating he might be purchasing one for himself! Hehe..).</div>
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<b>Baby Test</b>: My baby had a small inflammation on the side of her head yesterday so I rubbed in the Putto Ato-Secret Liquid on the tiny red bump. At first it looked like the bump became more redder and bigger but after some time (I didn't actually time the time), the red bump became flatter and the redness was not as red as before I applied the liquid. The only problem is that the liquid needed to be sprayed on and to spray on my baby's face is not a good idea, so in the end I sprayed onto my hand and then rubbed the liquid on her skin gently. I think it might be much easier to use the gel-type on babies and the spray type when they are a little bit older. Conclusion, it worked wonders on the small rash! ( ^_^ )</div>
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<b>My Verdict:</b> I really like Putto Ato-Secret Liquid because it works. And the plus point for me is that it is totally odourless to my nose. I am now itching to try the Putto Ato-Secret Liquid Gel! Definitely would recommend this and I would repurchase.</div>
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I bought my bottle of Putto Ato Secret Liquid for RM78 at <a href="http://store.putto.com.my/" target="_blank">Angel's Magic Putto (Malaysia)</a>.<br />
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Remember that one time I went on a loony shopping spree at Burt's Bees last year? Well, this is a loooong overdue review of Burt's Bees Rejuvenating Lip Balm with Acai Berry. </div>
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<b>Packaging</b>: The lip balm is packaged in a cardboard box. The tube itself is a standard tube of 0.15 oz lip balm with a pull off cap and a twister at the bottom. The ingredients are printed both on the back of the box and also on the tube.</div>
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<b>Ingredients</b>: <i>Heliantus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d'abeille), aroma (flavour)*, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, lanolin, euterpe oleracea fruit oil**, ammonium glycyrrhizinate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, canola oil (huile de colza), anise alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl cinnamate cirral, farnesol, limonene, linalool. *natural flavour, **acai berry </i> </div>
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<b>Texture</b>: The lip balm has a very texture and applies smoothly on the lips. It does not leave the lips too shiny but it does moisturize very well. I did notice that my lips got a little bit dry after the product had worn off after an hour or so.</div>
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<b>Smell</b>: This lip balm has a very strong beery-ish scent which came across as a little bit too strong to my liking. It kind of felt a little bit on the pungent side to me. Maybe because I am hooked on those minty or mildly scented balms. </div>
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<b>My Verdict</b>: Although the lip balm have very good moisturizing properties, I am still put off by the strong scent of it. For those who does not mind the scent, I think this would be a good buy since Acai Berry is supposed to have a lot of good healing attributes. Would I repurchase? Nope!</div>
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I bought my tube of this lip balm at Burt's Bees outlet at The Curve.</div>
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No matter what the season is, lip balm is still my favourite thing to use. I have like tons of lip balms stashed in my drawer and all around the house. Some of them had never been opened yet! For my latest conquest, I had bought Yes To Carrots C Me Smile Lip Butter in three flavours which are Mint, Berry and Carrot. </div>
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<b>Packaging</b>: The lip balms comes in the usual .15 oz tube with a pull off cap and a twister at the bottom. Each tube cap is coloured accordingly to the scent i.e. green for Mint, red for Berry and orange for Carrot. An unopened tube has an untempered plastic covering the cap. The list of ingredients is printed on the back of the tube.</div>
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<b>Ingredients</b>: (for the Mint tube) <i>Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Helianthus Annuss (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Limonene, Flavour, Tocopehrol, Linalool, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (OrangePeel Extract), Cucumis Melo Cantalupensus (Melon) Seed Extract, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract. (*All of the ingredients are organic except the flavour).</i></div>
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<b>Texture</b>: The lip balm has an opaque hue to it and neither too hard nor too soft texture. The lip balm has a very nice smooth glide when applied on the lips. It is not overly shiny so I think guys would not mind using them. </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">A newly opened tube of one of the lip balms.</span></i></div>
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<b>The Mint</b>: It has a minty tingle (which I like!) and glides very smoothly over the lips. There is no taste but I don't really mind since the mintyness and smoothness overshadows the fact that the balm is not sweetened. The balm hydrates really well and is not overly shiny on the lips.<br />
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<b>The Berry</b>: Just like the Mint balm, Berry glides smoothly too. It really smelled like yummy strawberries, but there is no minty tingle in this version of Yes To Carot's lip balm. The hydation effect is also the same as the Mint version.<br />
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<b>The Carrot</b>: This one has a subtle carroty fragrant which I find really pleasant. I was expecting to not like this one but surprisingly I found it really likeable. The texture and glide is also the same the other two lip balms.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The lip balm swatched on the back of my hand.</span></i></div>
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<b>My Verdict:</b> I love them! If these lip balm is easily available in Malaysia I would definitely repurchase them (even if they are not I think I would still find ways and means to repurchase the Mint one!).<br />
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You can check out Yes To Carrot's products at their <a href="http://www.yestocarrots.com/" target="_blank">official website</a>.<br />
I bought my Yes To Carrot C Me Smile Lip Butter via Ryan from sgDrugstore.<br />
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<br />nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-22981181295522247242011-09-26T22:47:00.000+08:002011-10-15T21:10:58.742+08:00Taking A Break..<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hi dear readers. I know, I know.. I have been reaaally slacking off in updating my reviews. I am so very sorry about that. The reason for my being very slow in updating is that I got pregnant and currently am having an all day and night sickness (as opposed to morning sickness.. huhu). In addition to that, I suddenly have an aversion to all kinds of scents making me unable to sniff at anything perfumed or even things that have the slightest scent. So, in the end I guess I have to take a break off reviewing until my bout of sickness passes by and my scent-love-hate-war ends. Until then..</div>
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I am somewhat lazy when it comes to fussy skincare regime but sometimes when the mood strikes me, I would go to the extra mile and do weekend beauty facials with my husband. I usually do his face first and then I do mine. Since both of us have enlarged pores (I think mine is the worst!), I decided to try out Burt's Bees Pore-Refining Mask as it got great reviews over the Internet. </div>
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<b>Product Description</b>: Burt's Bees Pore-Refining Mask with French green clay (formerly known as Green Goddess Clay Mask) deeply cleanses pores and draws out impurities while remineralizing and refining the skin's texture. An assortment of carefully selected powdered herbs stimulate, nourish and renew your complexion leaving you radiant and glowing. It is 100% natural. Warning: Your face may appear flushed after using this mask, due to increased circulation on the surface of your skin. This effect will subside in 10-20 minutes. Patch test before using.</div>
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<b>Directions</b>: Add enough water* to 1 tablespoon powdered mask to create a thin paste. Apply to face, avoiding the eye area, and rinse off with warm water after 5-10 minutes.</div>
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<b>Packaging</b>: The mask comes in a clear glass jar with a grey lid. The top of the lid is imprinted with the letter Burt's and two bees which I find very simple and cute. The glass jar is boxed in a purple cardboard box made from recycled board printed with product information, directions and ingredients all around it. The jar weighs 1 oz (28 g) and it comes with a small plastic spatula.</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Burt's Bees Pore-Refining Mask unboxed.</span></i></div>
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<b>Ingredients</b>: <i>French green clay, bentonite (natural clay), fragrance, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf, shavegrass herb, calendula officinalis flower, rosemarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf</i>.</div>
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<b>Texture</b>: The mask has very fine, dry powdered texture in a light muddy green colour. When it is mixed with water, the fine powdery particles becomes a thin paste and the colour turns into a dark greenish muddy clay. The mask feels very cool when applied on the face. It dries quite quickly and my face felt really tight as the mask dries. The cool minty feeling stays as the mask dries on my face. The dried mask rinses off very easily with water. You know when some masks is quite hard to get off and had to be wiped a few times to clean it off but this mask just needed a light swipe with cotton pad and it's off. My skin felt cool while rinsing off with water and still felt cool afterwards for a few minutes. My skin does not feel tight but the skin around the mouth area got a bit dry so I may need to use a light moisturizer. This mask is really great in lifting off sebum from skin without striping the skin dry.</div>
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<b>Scent</b>: The mask has a nice herbal minty scent that is not too strong. There's also a tad citrusy scent too. I really love it (anything minty is great to me! Hehe..).</div>
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<b>Verdict</b>: I really like the tingle of mint in the product and the fact that it did not make my skin itch. I didn't find my pores to be refined because they seem to look just the same as before I use the mask. But then maybe that is because my pores are large to begin with.</div>
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I think this products has been discontinued because I could not find it anymore at <a href="http://www.burtsbees.com/" target="blank">Burt's Bees</a> or <a href="http://www.drugstore.com/" target="blank">Drugstore's</a> website.</div>
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Bought mine at the price of $6.99 (RM34.54) from Drugstore with the help of sgDrugstore from Lowyat Forum.</div>
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I had been trying to find the perfect moisturizer for my super oily skin because all the moisturizers I've tried so far either make my skin oilier or make me end up with milia seeds. After doing some reading on reviews, I've decided to try out Yves Rocher's Culture Bio Awakening Cream since some of the reviews did mention that this cream is also great for oily skin and have a lot of healing properties. Plus, it is certified vegan which is a good thing.</div>
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<b>Product Description</b>: The formula of the product is tested under dermatological supervision and the formula guaranteed by COSMEBIO label and certified by ECOCERT. It is made of 99.4% natural ingredients which 25.9% of them are organically grown. The organic botanical ingredients are green tea extract, potmarigold extract, olive leaf extract, witch hazel water, aloe vera powder, shea butter, hazelnut oil, peppermint essential oil, lavender essential oil, sweet orange essential oil, petit grain essential oil. It is fragranced with 100% natural perfume and there is no no animal extracts in the formula. The product uses ecological packaging with no instruction leaflets and no padding. The packaging is made from recycled wood chips and botanical ink printing. </div>
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The Awakening Cream is made with 11 organic plant extracts. It cares for your skin every day, from first thing in the morning to last thing at night. It is a gentle and non-oily cream perfumed with the scent of vibrant peppermint. The cream promises to help to stimulate the senses, moisturize and protect the skin from environmental aggressors, facilitates makeup application and leaves you with a glowing complexion. Beauty benefits: perfectly moisturized, your skin is protected and your skin is radiant and glows with vitality.</div>
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<b>Packaging</b>: As mentioned in the product description, the Awakening Cream comes packaged in recycled cardboard box. The ingredients and instructions are printed all around and also inside of the box in place of the usual paper leaflets found in beauty products. The bottle is made of white opaque glass with a plastic pump and clear orange cap. The pump head can be twisted open. The products weighs 50ml. I find that the glass bottle quite heavy. Overall, the whole packaging looks like a no-nonsense product to me.</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The bottle of Culture Bio Awakening Cream.</span></i></div>
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<b>Ingredients</b>: <i>aqua, hamamelis virginiana water, glycerin, alcohol, tribehenin, cetyl alcohol, corylus avellan nut oil, butyrospermum parkii butter, cococaprylate/caprate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, behenyl alcohol, sucrose cocoate, sorbita stearate, myristyl alcohol, talc, camellia sinensis extract, olea europaea leaf extract, calendula officinalis extract, myristyl glucoside, xantham gum, sodium benzoate, dehydroacetic acid, sorbic acid, limonene, arginine, aloe barbadensis extract, juniperus virginiana oil, citrus aurantium dulcis oil, citric acid, citrus aurantium amara oil, mentha piperita oil, lavandula angustifolia oil, citrus nobilis oil, linalool, geraniol</i>.</div>
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<b>Texture</b>: The cream has a liquified lotion-like texture and is quite runny. It is easy to apply but it needs to massaged in to help it gets absorbed into the skin. By doing so, the cream gets absorbed faster. It feels slightly cool when applied but the cooling sensation dissipates after a few seconds.</div>
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<b>Smell</b>: The scent of the cream is what put me off the most. It smelled nothing minty but more like a mix of herbs. When I applied it on my hands the scent was bearable but when I applied it on my face, the scent became quite overwhelming and I really cannot bear the scent.</div>
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<b>Verdict</b>: This Awakening Cream really moisturizes the skin very well but it felt quite oily on my skin when applied. Under just 1 hour my skin is shiny with oiliness! I ended up washing the cream off since it did not help control my oil glands but it seem to stimulate them even more. This moisturizer might be great for those with drier or normal skin but for me with overactive oil glands, I don't think it's the best moisturizer. Nope, I am definitely not going to repurchase and going to return it the first chance I get.</div>
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You can check out more information on Culture Bio product from <a href="http://www.yvesrocherusa.com/control/culture-bio/?block=1" target="blank">Yves Rocher website</a>.</div>
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I bought my bottle at RM95 @ Alamanda's Yves Rocher store.</div>
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Hi peeps! I am back! Finally I have some time to sit in front on my laptop and catch up with long overdue reviews and boy I do have a lot of them! I have been on a lippie kick for some time now and I cannot seem to
shake the craze yet. It has been digging a hole in my pocket! Huhu.. Anyways, let get on with a review on Bloom Colour Card for lips which I purchased sometime end of last year. </div>
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Bloom Colour Card For Lips comes boxed in a pretty cardboard box with a window. The palette itself is credit card-sized and it contains six universally wearable shades. It is said to be lightly flavoured with vanilla and mandarin essential oils. The palette is very slim and easy to carry around in handbags/purses. It opens by sliding the top lid upwards. There is no mirror attached to the palette but there is a lip brush supplied to use as an applicator.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The slim credit card sized palette. </i></span></div>
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<u>Ingredients</u>: <i>ethylhexyl palmitate, beeswax (cera alba), euphorbia
cerifera (Candelilla) wax (Candelilla cera), copernicia cerifera
(carnauba) wax (cera carnauba), lanolin, caprylic/capric tryglyceride,
simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, shea butter
glycerides, fragrance (parfum), limonene, sodium methylparaben, sodium
proplparaben, [may contain +/-:, Red 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI
15850), Blue I Lake (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Mica (CI
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<u>Texture</u>: The texture of the lippies in the palette are not too soft nor too hard. They are just somewhere in between lipstick and gloss.
They are very pigmented except the pink shimmery one which goes on a bit clear.
Each of the shade felt kind of sticky on the lips. The lippies does not glide smoothly when applied, but
once it has settled and adjusted to body temperature, the lip colour
felt a little bit more moisturizing and less sticky. Over time, I almost
feel like wearing a lip gloss. In terms of scent, despite being described to smell like vanilla and mandarin essential oils, I wasn't able to detect any of vanilla scent at all but there is slight hint of orange scent. </div>
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The shades are a bit warmer in real life compared to the swatches below: </div>
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<u>Verdict</u>: Overall, this lip palette is just so-so in my opinion and they felt like most lippies out there. The shades are very nice but they are a bit too pigmented for my liking. In the swatches they looked mostly neutral and pinkish but on the lips they are much more pigmented and warmer. I guess I am not going to repurchase this. </div>
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I purchased this lip palette for RM45 at a Shins outlet @ Mines Shopping Fair.nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-51410898159357616252011-05-24T23:31:00.000+08:002011-05-24T23:31:09.576+08:00My Bad!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hi guys! I am so sorry that I haven't been able to update this blog for some time now. I am currently bombed with work at the office that I end up drained of energy by the time I get home everyday. I do hope that this ultra busy phase will wane off eventually and I can get on with my routine schedule back. I promise to put in more reviews in the future of the products already lined up to be tried and tested. Until then, stay safe guys!</div>
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xoxo</div>nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-49832577382228394852011-04-26T16:50:00.001+08:002011-09-29T08:57:11.942+08:00SilkyGirl Blockbuster Color Palette Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
I have always been attracted to neutral colours when it comes to make up shades. So when Watsons was having an introductory sale for Silkygirl's Blockbuster Color Palette, I bought the chocolate shades because the colours looked so nice and neutral.</div>
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The eyeshadow palette comes in a small rectangular plastic case with a translucent lid. The label on the bottom of the palette holds instructions on how to apply the shades on the eyelid and also a list of ingredients. There is a double ended sponge tip applicator included in the palette with one tip being smaller than the other. </div>
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Ingredients: <i>Talc, Mica, Phenyl, Trimethicone, Boron Nitride, Squalane, DiisostearylMalate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, BHT, Tocopehryl Acetate, May Contain: CI 77891, CI 77742, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate, CI 77007, Hydrogenated Poluisobutene, CI 16035, CI 75470, Silver, Carbon Black, CI 74160, Dimethicone, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Polyisobutene, Silica, Palmitic Acid, Methicone, Butylparaben, CI 19140, Tin Oxide</i>.</div>
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The Blockbuster Color Palette comes in four shades of chocolate colours -
light beige (skin colour), warm brown, dark brown and very dark brown. The colour in the picture is more on the cool side but in real life they are a lot warmer.</div>
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The eyeshadow has a nice silky texture and is not too crumbly. There is very little fallout when applied. All of the four shades are matte with only small amount of shimmers. The colours blends very well and easy to apply. They do not seem to crack at creases after a long day. Overall, the combination of browns gives a nice neutral colours.</div>
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My verdict: I notice that I reach for this palette a lot more compared to other palettes because I love the neutral colours and the texture of the eyeshadows. I do think that the quality is great and the price is very friendly to my pocket. I will definitely repurchase this one once it runs out.</div>
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The palette retails at RM23.90 but I got it for RM19.90 during the introductory sale at Watsons.<br />
<br />nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-70473314297828491522011-04-24T19:29:00.000+08:002011-04-24T19:29:16.264+08:00TheFaceShop's Black Head Ex Nose Clay Mask Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
When my sister was in Korea on a short course, I gave her a list of things to buy based on great reviews I read on the Internet. One of the things I wanted her to find was a tube of White Mud Nose Pack from TheFaceShop since there are quite a number of raving reviews about the product. Alas for me, she was not able to find it so she bought a similar type of product which is the Black Head Ex Nose Clay Mask. I am not sure how much it costs and my sister had forgotten how much she paid for it.</div>
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The Black Head Ex Nose Clay Mask comes in a soft white plastic tube weighing 50 g with a black screw on cap. The label is printed directly onto the plastic tube. The product info and list of ingredients (I assume they are list of ingredients) are printed on the back also directly onto the tube. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The tube of mask.</i></span></div>
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The nozzle sports a small hole for the gunk to flow out when the tube is squeezed.</div>
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The clay mask's texture is very thick, gooey and sticky. It is muddish white in colour. It got quite messy when applied over my nose because of the gooey-ness and the stickiness of the gunk. The clay mask had a nice astringent scent to it which does not bug me because it is not too overpowering. What I liked about it is that is has a cooling effect on the skin. I needed to wait 15-20 minutes for the whole thing to dry and be ready to be peeled off my skin. Peeling the dried mask off my skin as quite easy and not painful at all. I can see some whiteheads got pulled off together with the dried mask.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A dollop of clay mask.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The mask drying. (Please excuse the red marks beside the drying patch of mask. I had been testing the other type of masks and scratched them off - hence the redness.)</i></span></div>
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If compared to the White Mud Mask, I found that the white mud mask had a slightly thicker consistency in texture. The white mud mask also peels of easier than the white mud but in terms of pulling out the white heads and blackheads, I think the clay mask did a slightly better job at it.</div>
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My verdict: I think the Black Head Ex Nose Clay Mask performed slightly better than the White Mud. My only logical conclusion is that maybe it's because the clay mask's paste clings harder to the skin when dried if compared to the white mud mask even though the latter has a thicker consistency. In terms of good value for money, I think I would repurchase the Clay Mask again in future if the mood strikes me.<br />
<br /></div>nekko_chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452240930478153549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679866070757498078.post-29387938054475027132011-04-24T19:14:00.000+08:002011-04-24T19:14:26.267+08:00Coco Zen Chocolate-Lips-To-Go Review<div style="text-align: justify;">
I had never heard of Coco-Zen before but I got very interested in trying out their lip balm after I had read a great review about their balm. Coco-Zen is actually a chocolate company that produces chocolate treats for consumption as well as treats for the body as well. They also promotes the usage of fair trade cocoa in their products and recyclable packaging materials as a way of promoting fair trade and saving the planet which is really a great concept.</div>
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From my initial intention to just try their lip balm, I got stuck at their Lips-To-Go page because it is so much more economical (me trying to convince myself at that time!) to just buy a set of both the lip scrub and the lip balm. After battling with myself, I decided to just go with my guts to get the Lips-To-Go set with the choice of Chocolate Brown Sugar for the Edible Lip Scrub and Chocolate Mint Bliss for the balm. The Chocolate-Lips-To-Go comes in a small green jute pouch. The lip balm is in a sliding tin and the lip scrub is in a round tin tub.</div>
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<b>Edible Lip Scrub in </b><b>Chocolate </b><b>Brown Sugar </b></div>
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Product description: This edible lip scrub exfoliate and moisturizes lips. It is made from organic brown sugar, organic oils, organic honey and vitamin E and comes in a delicious chocolate taste. </div>
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The chocolate lip scrub comes in a round tin jar with a with a screw on lid weighing .50 oz (15 ml). It may seem like a small container but it is really is quite heavy and compact. I really like the vintage look of the label which is a brown recycled paper printed with the product's logo and name. The bottom of the tin jar is pasted with the same vintage brown paper printed with a list of ingredients.</div>
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Ingredients: <i>Organic Fair Trade Raw Sugar Cane,
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The lip scrub looked very moist when I first opened the jar and I can actually see that the bits of scrubbing particles are but it felt a bit dry when I scooped it out. It has coarse sugar granules and bits of some black seeds (I assume they are bits of crushed cocoa beans). I find that rubbing the lip scrub is better done over a sink as the sugar bits tend to fall off from my fingers and lips. After a few minutes into the scrubbing action, the lip scrub melted a bit which made it easier to scrub the coarse bits on my lips.</div>
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The lip scrub smelled like chocolate. It tasted really sweet but not too chocolatey, just sugarish. My lips felt soft and smooth after scrubbing but felt a little bit raw from the coarse sugar granules. Overall, I am satisfied with the result as it does what it is supposed to do - which is to scrub the lips.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #660000;">Chocolate Mint Bliss Lip Balm</span> </b><br />
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Product Description: The chocolate lip balms are flavored with real organic and Fair Trade chocolate and sweetened with a touch of Stevia. While your nose and taste buds dance in chocolate ecstasy, your lips will bathe in moisturizing organic coconut creme and extra virgin olive oil. Scrub your lips with our chocolate edible lip scrub daily and then apply the lip balm for chocolatey, kissable lips.</div>
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The lip balm comes in a sliding tin weighing .25 oz (7 g). It has the same brown recycled paper pasted on the lid and the list of ingredients is pasted on the bottom of the tin. The lid slides open smoothly and closes with a click. </div>
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Ingredients: <i>Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Extra Virgin
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The lip balm has a soft and buttery
texture and is very easy to pick up once it has adjusted to skin
temperature. Initially it did not apply smoothly but when the balm had
adjusted to body temperature, it applies on smoothly over my lips and
leaves a hint of minty tingle. The balm practically melted into my lips leaving them feeling smooth and soft.
The minty tingle lasted only for a few seconds though. It smells exactly
like chocolate and it tastes almost like the insides of those Smarties
candies, not too sweet but plain chocolatey taste. It goes on a bit chocolatey at first but turns sheer after it has melted and sinks in the lips.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The lip balm swatched on the back of my hand.</i></span></div>
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My verdict: I love both the lip scrub and the balm. The lip scrub really scrubs off dead skin cells off my lips and the smooth feeling of the balm on the lips after a vigorous scrubbing is just nice. Since these are hard to come by in Malaysia and quite pricey including the shipping cost, I don't think I would be able purchase them again.</div>
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You can check out the Coco Zen products at their <a href="http://stores.homestead.com/CocoZen/StoreFront.bok" target="blank">official website</a>.<br />
Priced at $16.50. <br />
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Sometime last year my brother, my husband and myself had this crazy idea to try out Chakri Xpress - All You Can Eat Buffet - The Magnificent 101 Majestic Dishes because we ran out of ideas on what to eat at Alamanda Putrajaya. Basically, the buffet has 101 dishes that you can choose from and it cost only RM25.90 per head. 101 dishes for that amount of money is considered insanely cheap to our ears. The price does not include drinks though which I thought to be quite bothersome. At least they could include free flow of tea in the package.</div>
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We went there at about 8.00 pm and was seated at the middle of the restaurant. The waiter then explained to us that for this buffet, we were allowed to choose any dishes but they are going to be served by rounds. For each rounds, we can pick any six dishes from any category of the list given. Sounds great right? But wait, there's a catch. To move on to the next round of 6 dishes, we have to finish the first round of 6 dishes we ordered. The cycle goes on and on and on up until you throw in the towel and wave the white flag of surrender.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The list of 101 dishes to choose from.</i></span></div>
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For drinks I had a strawberry milkshake and my husband and brother had tea and plain water. The said they need all the room they can get in their tummy for all the food that's about to be abolished. so no extra milky drinks. Hehe.. The shake was not too milky or sweet. The balance of the fruity tang and the milk was just right.</div>
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For the Ist Round, we ordered Pineapple Fried Rice, Deep Fried Prawn with Garlic, Pandan Chicken, Stir Fried Broccoli with Oyster Sauce, Tom Yam Pla and Roasted Crispy Duck with Kailan.</div>
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The Pineapple Fried Rice was littered with cashew nuts, pineapple and mix veggies. The fried rice was very fragrant. The plate of rice they served us was more than enough for the three of us.</div>
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The Deep Fried Prawn with Garlic was not too garlicky and it tasted nice and very flavourful. The prawns were medium sized and were nicely cooked, not being too overcooked nor undercooked. The nicest part is that they were already unshelled and the black poopy strip removed.</div>
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The Stir Fried Broccoli with Oyster Garlic Sauce was also a great dish. I am not a veggie lover but sometimes I do eat vegetables (usually after extensive nagging from my dear beloved, that is!). The broccoli was nicely cooked, the sauce was thick in consistency and it tasted sweet and salty.</div>
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Next up is Pandan Chicken. This on is my brother's favourite. It is basically chicken wrapped in pandan leaves and grilled to perfection. The chicken had a very fragrant scent and it was served with a saucer of sweet thai chilli sauce.</div>
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The Tom Yam Pla was actually tom yam fish soup (pla means fish in Thai). The tom yam soup was packed with spiciness. Don't let the clear broth fool you because it was indeed spicy to my taste bud.</div>
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The Roasted Crispy Duck with Kailan was an interesting dish and recommended by the waiter. He told us that the duck was roasted with coffee to get a unique flavour. I've never had duck before so it was something new to try out. The texture of the duck meat was coarser than chicken. The sauce was nice and thick but there was no hint of coffee at all either in the sauce nor the duck. This dish was a miss for me because the duck was a bit smelly. </div>
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For our second round, we ordered Mieng Kam, Deep Fried Fish Fillet with Samrod Sauce, Floured Prawn, Minced Soft Shell Crab with Papaya Salad, Fried Bean Curd with Prawn and Mushroom and Poo Ja.</div>
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Mieng Kam was betel leaves served with onion, chillies, cucumber, lime, thick rojak sauce and crushed peanuts. You eat it by folding the leaf into a triangle (which in my case, I just folded it so that it covers the whole condiments) and then just pop it into your mouth and chew. The taste was sweet and a little bit herbal but actually very nice and explodes in your mouth. </div>
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Deep Fried Fish Fillet with Samrod Sauce is basically deep fried battered dory fish sauteed in sweet, spicy and sour sauce. It was served steaming hot and I think this dish would be really nice to eat with white rice. The sauce complements the fish very well and the sweetness, sourness and spiciness were very well balanced.</div>
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Floured Prawn is actually self explanatory which is just the basic deep fried prawn coated with flour and breadcrumbs. It was served with a saucer of chilli dipping. The prawn was very nice and crispy and goes well with the dipping sauce.</div>
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Fried Beancurd with Prawn and Mushroom was too garlicky and had a quite bitter taste which I suspected came from the mushroom. The sauce was nice and thick though.<br />
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The Poo Ja dish didn't arrive so Minced Soft Shell Crab with Papaya Salad was the last dish for the second round. It was actually papaya kerabu topped with only a little bit of chopped up soft shell crab. The papaya was a bit sour to my liking and there was no fruity sweetness at all. The kerabu also tasted a bit spicy and didn't taste very nice if eaten too much.</div>
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At the end of the second round, we were already bursting and could not eat anymore heavy dishes, so we decided to throw in the towel and opted to order dessert. So, for the third round we ordered another round of Mieng Kam, Tab Tim Krob, Thai Mango Sticky Rice, Chilled Honey Dew Sago, Thai Jelly and Chakri Durian Sticky Rice Ball.</div>
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The Mieng Kam came served on a segregated round platter this time and all we had to do was fill the leaves with the condiments and sauce to our heart's content.</div>
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The Chilled Honey Dew Sago was quite a let down to me. It was not served chilled! The sago was not too sweet but the sweet santan gravy was on the thicker.</div>
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Tab Tim Krob was one of my favourites. It tasted semi-sweet and the milky santan gravy was not too thick. This dessert was served chilled and the bits and chunks of fruit mix very well with the sweet and milky santan.</div>
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The Thai Mango Sticky Rice was served with mango cutlets on the side and thick santan gravy poured on top of a square blob of sticky rice. The santan gravy was a bit salty but it balances out when eaten together with the sticky rice and mango. I kind of liked the combination as it tasted creamy and sweet. <br />
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The Thai Jelly didn't came so the last dish for the third round was Chakri Durian Sticky Rice Ball. Basically it was sticky rice moulded into an elongated ball and topped with thick durian gravy. This dessert was very sweet durian and the saltiness from the warm sticky rice complements the sweet durian very nicely indeed.</div>
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All in all, we had 16 dishes and three rounds was all we could stomach. The dishes are either a hit or a miss depending on what was ordered and individual's taste and preferences. It was a unique dining experience especially for someone who has a very small appetite like me and I had to struggle to help my brother and my husband finish off the dishes. If you want to try out this unique dedicated buffet, you would have to make a one-day earlier reservation and please bring a very empty tummy to dinner! Hehe..</div>
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My sister and I got hooked on NYX's round lipsticks after she tried a couple of tubes. So, when CherryCulture had a sale on NYX's cosmetics, we jumped on board and bought quite a few of their lippies. Choosing the shades that catches our eyes requires quite a long time since NYX has one of the most extensive array of lipstick shades. But still, the process of picking and contemplating on which to purchase is fun nonetheless. ( ^_^ )</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>NYX Round Lipstick stash from my sister and me. Hehe..</i></span></div>
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<u>Packaging</u>: NYX's lipsticks are packaged in black, shiny plastic tubes. NYX's logo is printed on the body of the tube. The whole packaging is sturdy and looks very chic. The bottom of the tube is translucent making it easier to identify the choice of lipstick color inside. The cap closes with a click. The lipsticks twist in and out of the tube very smoothly. The ingredients are printed on the body of the cap. A whole tube weighs 4g (014oz).</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A tube of NYX's Round Lipstick. Very chic looking.</i></span></div>
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<u>Texture</u>: NYX's lipsticks have a very nice and creamy texture. They glide on very smoothly. They do not have that usual sticky or heavy feeling when applied like most lipsticks do and I really like it. You can almost say that they feel really light on the lips. NYX's lipsticks are also not drying. They have a nice subtle fragrance. The colours are opaque and very pigmented on the lips. I only need a light layer to get a good coverage.</div>
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1. Heredes - deep terracotta red<br />
2. Milan - pinkish mauve<br />
3. Fig - very pink<br />
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1. Thalia - deep pink brown,<br />
2. Frosted Beige - frosty peach with shimmers<br />
3. Saturn - gorgeous flushed red with slight shimmer<br />
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1. Goddess - warm coperry brown with orange undertone, frosty<br />
2. Georgia - frosty warm pink<br />
3. Tea Rose - deep coral pink/dusty rose<br />
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1. B52 - deep red brown<br />
2. Perfect - medium plum brown<br />
3. Summer Love - frosty beige (made me look pale)<br />
4. Frappucino - deep rose mauve<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Indian Pink, Peach and Femme.</span></i></div>
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1. Indian Pink - frosty pinky peach (looks orange on me)<br />
2. Peach - shimmery deep red (dunno why the name is Peach when the shade is in the red group)<br />
3. Femme - striking red<br />
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<b>My verdict</b>: I adore these lippies. They are definitely a great buy considering the price for a tube is very cheap. I will purchase NYX's lippies again in future.</div>
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Price: Retails at $4 but we bought them at a sale price for $2.50 each tube (approximately RM10)</div>
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We bought our NYX lipstick stash from <a href="http://www.cherryculture.com/nyx">CherryCulture</a> with the help from Ryan of LowyatForum.</div>
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