Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Set #4 Mint Frappe

Was doing my makeup before leaving the house when i suddenly saw my index finger....the horror.....my nail polish was gone....never found it though lol! 

Went to remove my nail polish, bracing myself for a round of intensive session, cause nail polish with glitters are usually difficult to remove...and i found out that....it can be peeled off!! It does not comes off easily but you can actually remove most of them manually without the help of a nail polish remover. After peeling what i can, i removed the leftovers with the nail remover and it was a breeze~!

Since my nails were clean again, decided to try out the Etude House Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nail Set in #4 Mint Frappe. Here's a shot of the nail polishes. It's a green/blue version of #6 Angel's Kiss.

The second color (with the shimmers) in Mint Frappe is even more sheer than that in Angel's Kiss. In my Angel's Kiss review, i mentioned that i used 3 coats of the second color, but in Mint Frappe i used 4 coats instead. 

 With 3 coats of the second color                                    With 4 coats of the second color

The third color (with the glitters) in Mint Frappe appears to contrast against the first two colors more, compared to Angel's Kiss. Same problem faced in Angel's Kiss with the spreading of the glitters is also present in Mint Frappe. So with the strong contrast of the green glitters, i would recommend 1 coat of the third color, 2 coats would be a little over powering.

Under room light                                                                      Without room light

 The picture taken under room light is not true to what Mint Frappe is, the second color seemed washed out, and the gradation effect looked weak. So i took another one without the room light, away from the sun, surprisingly it turned out fine, just a little dim. But the glitters are quite to true to its color (picture closest to its true colors would be the one with all three side be side), and it only required 1 coat of the third color to achieved this look. Mint Frappe is really a gorgeous shades of green/blue/turquoise, kinda reminds me of china blue porcelain/jade and mermaids, really suitable for a beach outing.

The only thing i regret is that i could not capture the second color (with the shimmer) accurately, intend to get a camera this June during IT Fair, so bear with me until then.

Hope this post helps and thanks for reading!!

Suki-Ya @ Marina Square

Met with my mum for lunch at Marina Square, was contemplating which restaurant to go, and we went to Suki-Ya!!! It's a japanese Shabu-Shabu restuarant, and they serve all-you-can-eat-sukiyaki and shabu-shabu!!! For those who are not interested in shabu-shabu, they do serve ala carte or set meals if i'm not wrong. Sukiyaki is like japanese hotpot, whereas shabu-shabu is the 'swish swish' technique used when cooking your thinly sliced meat in boiling soup broth.

They have instructions and advice on having sukiyaki on every table

You get to choose two soup stock from the three available ones (sukiyaki, kimuchi and....chicken broth?)

We choose sukiyaki (on the left...taste like soy sauce and miso mix) and kimuchi (on the the right...a slightly spicy miso-based soup). Apparently, they charges for drink, SGD1.50 for free-flow water i think -.-.....well since i have soup, nobody is complaining about the lack of beverages. 

The bar where all the other sukiyaki ingredients are up for grabs

They serves some unique hotpot food, pity i didnt take pictures of them..*sobs.....i'm sorry...They also serve lettuce, leek, firm tofu(not the silken ones), pumpkin slices, assorted mushrooms, meatballs(not the kind you see in supermarket, they are really yummy) and CHEESE TOFU!!! I nearly went ballistic when i saw cheese tofu on the bar, really love them.   

Main highlights of sukiyaki is the sauce you dip the meat into and of course, the MEAT!! (beef, pork & chicken)

 I choose Miso Tare (cause it's recommended to go with kimuchi) 

with chopped radish, garlic, spring onion and a sprinkle of chilli

*gobbles down the beef

Yummilicious~

The price for adult lunch buffet is SGD15.90++, i guess it's pretty reasonable since you have free-flow meat, soup and veg. Really recommend Suki-Ya for huge group of friends or family gatherings, great place for a good chat and yummy food ^^.

  

Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder Review

Innisfree is a korean brand of skincare and cosmetic, they are really famous for their Jeju Volcanic Pore skincare line, Green Tea skincare line and No-sebum cosmetic line.

The selling-points of Innisfree's products:

1. Natural.
2. Environmentally friendly.
3. '6-Free system' which is Paraben, Talc, Coloring, Animal Ingredient(?!...do they mean animal testing ? maybe they meant 'all botanical ingredients'?), Mineral and Fragrances.

Just like it's name, this loose powder is highly raved for it's oil controlling properties. It claims to have Dual Sebum Control System and coverage/smoothens pores and fine lines. It's oil control properties is relatively good, lasting almost 5 hours before my face started to shine. As for the coverage/smoothening of pore, i can't say my pore are really covered, but my face does feel really smooth after application ^^. There's a light herbalish scent? Can't really figure how to describe it, but it fades after application.  

sorry about the pictures, getting a new camera this june so bear with me^^

The Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder comes in white unlike your conventional loose powder which is skin colored. Quite surprised at the color when i first got it, was wondering whether it'll give a white cast, but lo behold it does not (unless you decided to put tons of it onto your face -.-). Application is as per normal, lightly pat the loose powder onto your face after BB cream or foundation. They don't sell replacement puff (same as the 3W Clinic Natural Make-Up Powder) so same advice, pat and not drag the puff when applying to prevent caking of the puff.

Got this loose powder from Qoo10 during a time sale at SGD5.90, the usual price is aroung SGD8-8.80, so quite a buy actually. The Innisfree No-Sebum Mineral Powder is a really great loose powder, but SGD8-8.8 for 5g is little too pricy. I can get 3W Clinic Natural Make-up Powder (30g) at the same price. Unless you can't live without this little pot of powder, 3W Clinic Natural Make-Up Powder would be a better substitute.

Hoped this post helped, thanks for reading!!