I had a gift card to NYX so I picked up this pallet from NYX.
It has 15 beautiful neutral eyeshadow colours that are appropriate for work. It’s funny because I have probably like 300 eyeshadows, but most of them are way too dramatic to wear in the workplace. I like these colours because they’re good for every occasion and also don’t fade too much throughout the day.
The bottom layer is blush, bronzer and highlighter. This is only like $22 which is an awesome bargain for this useful set.
Yesterday, at my friend’s bridal shower, we made Soy Candles! I learned that soy is better for the environment than regular wax, and healthier to breathe in. The pieces reminded me of mozzarella cheese.
Luckily, we made them in glass jars (not the pulling way) so that I didn’t end up with something like this:
Instead, it looked more like this. I picked the one that smelled like cake of course.
Now that I know how to do this, I want to research how much materials cost and perhaps make some on on my own!
I love the Urban Decay eyeshadow primer, but it’s too expensive to use every day. I can’t believe Essence sells one for only $3!
Quality-wise, it makes eyeshadow colours look more vivid and lasts longer than it would without a primer. I also use it as a lip primer for the darker colours. $3 is quite the steal for this.
*Warning if you haven’t seen the movie yet, there may be spoilers but also why haven’t you seen the movie yet?
Last night, Nash and I went to see Get Out. As an interracial couple, I thought that it was interesting to see many other interracial couples in the audience.
After the movie was over I asked Nash if I’m just part of a grand ploy to get an Asian body for his grandmother’s brain.
It was a joke mainly because he’s also from an all white town and his parents live near the woods with the next house kind of far away. Of course it is perfectly fine and I have never felt unsafe. I was born in Canada, so often I forget that I’m not white. Plus, I figure 6 years and a diamond ring seems like a lot of effort for such a ploy.
I loved the movie. It was funny, but it also made me think about the micro-aggressions we all have (whether we admit it or not) towards people who are different from us. Just because I’m not white doesn’t mean that my own culture doesn’t have it’s own set of prejudices. In fact, there was even an Asian man in the weird town.
The most interesting part of the weird town in the movie was that I don’t think the people thought they were racist. They spoke in tones that were condescending, too positive, ways they would not talk to other people who were like them. “I would vote for Obama a third time,” does not equate to not being racist.
As an interracial couple, we had our own awkward times with the “meet the parents” scenario. In fact, he didn’t meet mine until two years into the relationship. He was the first dude I was ever brave enough to bring home, maybe because I was never really into Asian dudes. Nash became too important for me to care what my parents thought and they welcome him now too.
I can’t believe how cheap Essence line up of make up is. This brow set was only $9.99.
Though I didn’t need it, it came with brow powder for all types of brows! Honestly, I’ll only use the dark and “light it up” shade, but it still cost less than any premium brow powder at Sephora. It also comes with small tweezers and a brush.
I didn’t really like the brush to be honest. I found the angled end a little bit too big so it was unhelpful for shaping brows. However, when I used my own brushes, I found the shade lasted all day, so this was definitely worth the purchase.
My friends and I made the trip uptown to Little Pig Hot Pot. Hot Pot if you’ve never done it outside of your house before comes with a price tag. There’s a per person charge (around $25) as well as additional charges per soup. For our party of four people we had one bowl with two broths: pork and mushroom. They had a lot of spicy soups but we kept it safe.
The cool thing about this place is you can order with an iPad, just like at AYCE Sushi. That way, every time you want more of something, you don’t have to feel guilty flagging the waiter down each time. It was super easy with the click of a button.
The sauces were also part of the iPad ordering system, so we got a little carried away (pictured). There was a huge selection of meats, noodles, vegetables, seafood and also some fried things (not for hot potting). Everything was good quality and came in relatively small portions so we couldn’t order too much by accident the first round.
There were really big chopsticks for cooking the food in. I guess so there was less chance of burning yourself.
I quenched my thirst with some delicious Winter Melon iced tea.
Dessert was a sweet jelly thing that cleansed the palate.
They also had these hilarious fun props you could use to take photos for Instagram. Genius idea!
And of course some pig themed things.
We enjoyed our meal here and this encouraged us to make more trips uptown to have authentic hot pot.
I love colourful eyeliner, so I couldn’t resist picking up some NYX Studio Liquid liners in blue and purple.
Here’s a quick swatch of the colours. They are super long wearing. In fact, I couldn’t get the swatches off with regular water! Excited to try these out along with the pink one I got from my Kira Kira Crate.
I’ve been on a bit of a makeup binge lately. My makeup corner is my relaxing zone and I love thinking up creative looks and feeling encouraged to leave the house. I’m getting confident enough to wear more bold colours too.
Since I am obsessed with all sorts of colourful make up lately, it’s important to keep my brushes clean so that the colours don’t mix.
One of my the best tools for cleaning, is this heart-shaped brush thing I got from Amazon. It has grooves suitable for cleaning every kind of brush, whether it is giant blush ones or tiny eyeliner sticks.
I like to use Baby Shampoo for my brushes. If it’s gentle enough for baby hair, it is good enough for my brushes. It is also a fraction of the price of branded brush shampoo, so I can use it frequently.
Last month, I was sent a free Kira Kira crate for review. It arrived at the end of the month. They asked me in January, but I didn’t get anything for a while so I assumed they just forgot to send me one!
The theme of February was Chocolate Strawberry for Valentine’s Day, so there were many items within that theme.
This bright pink liquid eyeliner from BWPRM was super vivid. I have been obsessed with bright eyeliners, so this is one to add to my collection.
This 5LANC bottled face serum comes in a generous amount. It’s like a luxurious drink for your face, keeping it moisturized without feeling greasy. I tried to Google where I could possibly buy this when it runs out but it is difficult for someone who doesn’t know Japanese!
I loved this YAKUYOUBURO: Fatigue citrus ginger bath soak. It was so relaxing and felt good on my muscles.
A PGT 4 Color Nuance palette provided a nice neutral look good for the office and more natural days.
I don’t really know what gold does for the skin, but this Pure Smile mask gave me a nice dewy look for days.
This chocolate strawberry lip balm was as delicious as the name suggests.
Last but not least was this delicious Banana Chocolate lip mask, which I’m saving for super chapped times.
I loved all my Kira Kira Crate products. I’m waiting for my makeup pile to dwindle down a bit, but I will totally be a future subscriber!
My last Miss Fresh recipe was Kimchi Braised Chicken. This one was super easy and the kimchi provided had just the right amount of texture. It gave the chicken a lot of flavour and wasn’t as spicy as I thought it would be.
I blanched my Chinese Broccoli instead of steaming it because I don’t have a steamer. It all turned out delicious!
I’m sad my box is over but I may return when I have more time to do it consistently! It was fun and made making dinner super efficient.
Tiana Feng 