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It was my sister’s birthday and my mom made a reservation at Nihonbashi Tei, a Japanese restaurant which was recommended by my aunt. My aunt has told me about the restaurant months ago and finally we get to try it. The restaurant is in Arnaiz St. (formerly Pasay Road), Makati.

Here are our orders:

*Disclaimer: I wasn’t able to check on the food names and the prices. 🙁

Tamago Sashimi

They are my favorite! I was surprised that the photo above is only one serving. Look how many pieces there are. 🙂

Salmon Sushi

My sisters love eating raw sushi. I actually remembered my husband while eating this, because he doesn’t eat sushi. Hehe!

California Maki P200.00

Super yummy! It really tasted fresh, compared to other california makis especially of fast food.

Ebi Tempura Maki P180.00

Also yummy. I tried one piece only as I am allergic to shrimps and crabs. And ebi = shrimp.
(A follow up post on this later.)

Mom’s order: Ramen

I got to try it. I liked the soup. I don’t know the name of this ramen though. It was okay. Wouldn’t order it again just because I’m not really into ramens.

Chicken Teriyaki P150.00

Very delicious!!! The meat is tender, very tasty. What else can I say. It’s a must order!

U.S. Beef

Another one of my favorites! I asked it to be cooked medium well and it was oh so perfect! I wanted to eat the whole thing! Haha!

Dad’s order: Gyoza

It was so-so. I can’t really say much because I didn’t find it too good. It was normal.

Will I go back? Maybe. The parking was cramped, though it has valet. The food was pretty okay. My mom says they have lunch sets, a whole lot cheaper than going there for dinner. So maybe I’ll try lunch. The food was decent, I liked the chicken teriyaki and the beef, and also the maki. 🙂

Here are our orders:

*Disclaimer: I wasn’t able to check on the food names and the prices. :(

Tamago Sashimi

They are my favorite! I was surprised that the photo above is only one serving. Look how many pieces there are. :)

Salmon Sushi

My sisters love eating raw sushi. I actually remembered my husband while eating this, because he doesn’t eat sushi. Hehe!

California Maki P200.00

Super yummy! It really tasted fresh, compared to other california makis especially of fast food.

Ebi Tempura Maki P180.00

Also yummy. I tried one piece only as I am allergic to shrimps and crabs. And ebi = shrimp.
(A follow up post on this later.)

Mom’s order: Ramen

I got to try it. I liked the soup. I don’t know the name of this ramen though. It was okay. Wouldn’t order it again just because I’m not really into ramens.

Chicken Teriyaki P150.00

Very delicious!!! The meat is tender, very tasty. What else can I say. It’s a must order!

U.S. Beef

Another one of my favorites! I asked it to be cooked medium well and it was oh so perfect! I wanted to eat the whole thing! Haha!

Dad’s order: Gyoza

It was so-so. I can’t really say much because I didn’t find it too good. It was normal.

Here’s another EOTD. I know I haven’t been posting EOTDs for quite awhile, so here’s one that I did. I used the bathroom lights so it’s not very forgiving. :( I used HOL Minerals for this. I really like their pigments. Just make sure you use primer before applying to make it last longer.

After priming the eyes, I used Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original, I used Lemon Tree Very Pretty and applied the pigment on the lid:

I chose Strawberry Fields Forever as my second color and applied it on my outer v and blended well.

Used Elianto Eyeshadow in Off White as my highlight color. Applied it under my eyebrow. And also used Elianto Eyeshadow in Tan as transition color and used it to blend the pink and highlight shadow better.

no flash illustration

I used Drops of Jupiter as eyeliner for a fun more colorful look.

Curled my lashes and applied Blue mascara. (I think I should have opted for black instead of blue mascara ton intensify the colors more.)

Other products used:
Modelco Eyebrow powder in Dark
Clinique All About Eyes Rich
Max Factor Panstick in true Beige as undereye concealer

Still have a few pre-owned makeup brushes for sale. Click here! :)

As I am typing this, I am in Starbucks. Enjoying a little alone time. I just finished some work and I wanted to take a break. There’s a Starbucks quite near so I decided to go and have a little snack.

I wanted to eat something sweet, dessert. There was the usual Classic Chocolate Cake which I was supposed to buy. And then I saw another cake platter, Midnight Black Cake. I was intrigued. I asked the barista about it, what the difference of chocolate cake and midnight black cake was. He said that the Classic Chocolate Cake was more chocolatey and sweeter- your usual chocolate cake. (Hence the name. Duh?!) The Midnight Black Cake was bitter sweet, and he said it tasted like Ferrero Rocher.

So I had no choice but to try it! After hearing Ferrero Rocher, I knew it would be really yummy! By the way, I’ve also tried their Macadamia Cake. I liked it though it was really sweet. I cannot finish a slice by myself, because I find it suppperrr sweet.

P110.00/slice

close up

I’m eating it now and it is so delicious! Divine!!!! I like the different layers of it. And indeed it tastes like Ferrero Rocher. See the 2nd layer? The chocolate brown color? I think it’s the same as the one in Ferrero. It has a little amount of nuts as well. Which makes it even yummier!!! :)

So glad I tried this. It’s well worth it! YUM! Hungry now? :p

I haven’t been blogging that much because I’ve been really busy lately. But of course I still try to take time and blog once in a while. :p

Here’s a photo I took when I went to my sister’s birthday. I tried on pink shadow because it’s one of the trickiest colors for me. Pink shadow doesn’t really work for me. I have no idea why, but my lids look swollen and it just doesn’t look right. But I take it as a challenge and I try to find the perfect pink or at least a technique on how to use the shade. Still not giving up.

For this look, I used HOL’s Strawberry Fields Forever. I just kept my makeup simple and just added a little drama using NYX Cottage Cheese and added that to my tearducts.

Products Used:

Face:

Skin Hour Mattifying Day Cream

Maybelline Angelfit Foundation in Light Beige Ochre

Clinique All About Eyes Rich

Max Factor Panstick in True Beige

Fanny Serrano Two Way Cake in Rajah

Fanny Serrano Artist Box Blush in Shade 1

Skin Hour Firming & Clarifying Toner spritz to set makeup

As for the eye makeup:

These are the shadows I used:

HOL Strawberry Fields Forever

Elianto Eyeshadow in Off White

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
HOL eyeshadow in Strawberry Fields Forever
Elianto eyeshadow in Off White as highlight
Elianto eyeshadow in Tan as transition color
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Cottage Cheese used in tearduct
Revlon Colorstay eyeliner in Black
Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara
Modelco Eyebrow Powder in Dark
MAC Browset in Beguile

End result:

without flash

with flash

Lips:

Clinique Lipstick in Bamboo Pink

Loving the pigment of HOL. I don’t know if this pink shadow works for me. But I kinda like it. It’s cute. Hehe! I’ll still continue challenging myself and find the perfect pink for me or like what I said, an eye makeup technique with pink shadows. ;)

Also don't forget my Pre-Owned Makeup Brushes sale. Click here for more details. :)

I’ve talked about my new NYX jumbo pencils before and I’ve promised to post pics of me using it. Well… for now, I’m sharing an EOTD using the three pencils I got.

Strawberry Milk, Cottage Cheese, French Fries

My apologies for my messy hair. I haven’t brushed it yet. ;)

Products Used:

Face:

Skin Hour Mattifying Day Cream

Maybelline Angelfit Foundation in Light Beige

Fanny Serrano Two Way Cake Foundation in Rajah

Fashion 21 Blush in Pink

Clinique All About Eyes Rich

Max Factor Panstick in True Beige as concealer

Fashion 21 Loose Powder

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original

NYX jumbo stick in French Fries on inner part of lid and outer lower lash line

NYX jumbo stick in Strawberry Milk applied upto crease

NYX jumbo stick in Cottage Cheese for tearduct and inner lower lash line

ModelCo Eyebrow Powder in Dark

MAC Browset in Beguile

Clinique Lash Doubling Mascara

I had to top the eyeshadow with loose powder since the jumbo pencil is very creamy. This will make sure that the eye makeup will stay. And the loose powder will set the creamy shadow. Nice! :)

I have always always always wanted to try out NYX. I’ve read and seen so many tutorials using NYX and I’ve read so many good reviews about the product- quality and price.

And then here comes a very dear friend of mine telling me that she brought to NYX here in the Philippines. I was so psyched and I could not believe it! I actually told her how much I wanted to try this brand. So finally I gave in and purchased a couple of jumbo eye pencils. They are only P250.00 each!

I was able to take photos of the jumbo eye pencils. Though I recommend you visit their website to see better photos. :)

Purple , Baby Blue

Of course I swatched them for you!

without flash – natural light

Top: Baby Blue , Purple

Middle: Dark Brown, Lavander, Cottage Cheese, French Fries, Yogurt

Bottom: Pacific, Strawberry Milk, Iced Mocha, Horse Raddish, Gold

with flash

Top: Baby Blue , Purple

Middle: Dark Brown, Lavander, Cottage Cheese, French Fries, Yogurt

Bottom: Pacific, Strawberry Milk, Iced Mocha, Horse Raddish, Gold

I was so thrilled!!!! The jumbo pencils are very creamy, can be used as eyeshadow or eyeliner. Tip: Simply adjust the pressure of your hand to create a thinner line.

I was supposed to get:

Cottage Cheese, Dark Brown, Strawberry Milk

with flash

without flash

However, I decided to change it at the last minute. Haha! I ended up getting:

What I love about these jumbo pencils is how blendable and buildable they are. I only use my ring finger to blend the color to my lids. I use it as eyeshadow. I also recommend using it as base and pat on some powder eyshadow .

with flash

without flash

I will do a beauty post using these shades again. :) I am in love with Cottage Cheese by the way as base! :) NYX Manila offers more than just jumbo eye pencils, they have eyeshadow and lip palettes too. I’ve heard great great reviews about the eyeshadows! So go ahead and try that too! :)

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