L’oreal Lipcolor: Color Riche Extra Rouge Lily (Collection STAR by Blake) and Color Riche Extra Rouge Matte Jardin Pamplemousse Review

I’ve bought two new babies last week which I'm dying to introduce them here:

L’oreal Color Riche Extra Rouge Lily (Collection STAR by Blake) and L’oreal Color Riche Extra Rouge Matte no. 109 Jardin Pamplemousse.

A bright pink lipgloss with subtle pearl in it and matte coral lippie that’s perfect for summer.

Swatched it on my hands but I didn’t have the time to swatch it right away on my lips at that time because of several reasons (read: lazy) and I think representing each color with the right look is better for the color to stand out.

So, after one week of waiting and 2 looks later, here’s the swatch directly on my lips plus go directly on the review.

The Extra Rouge Lily review:

Pardon my big face. See the lips. Lip color, I mean.

9 out of 10.

This is a very pigmented lip gloss which I like, and the subtle glitter make it even prettier for the dimension effect. It was very easy to apply, however can be a little bit tricky to build up the color. Put too much and it will end up with a slimy line on the lips that can be seen clearly especially when you talk or opening your mouth. The gloss is like the usual gloss, it will disappear in an instant after drinking or eating and multiple reapplication is needed to refresh the gloss, however the stain can last the whole day depends on how thick you applied the product or how long you let it stay on your lip before you eat and drink. Overall I’m very very satisfied with this and definitely will try the other color of this series!!

The Extra Rouge Matte review:

I'm quite shock that It gave so much different feel indoor and outdoor with different lights; it looked so neon indoor however it was not that shocking if I bring this outdoor.

7 out of 10.

The color is very pigmented and very pretty, and with the same applicator as the lip gloss one, It was very easy to apply too. The stain last long, but re-application still needed after 4 hour plus after first application. However my everlasting problem with matte lipstick is it always dried out my lips like crazy, and this one is not excluded too, unfortunately. After 5 hour plus of application, it started to dry my lips and people definitely can see my chapped skin seen with the lipstick on. It was not as bad when I use the YSL matte lipstick series; however I hate the feeling when I have to clean my chapped skin before I reapply it again after several hours; that's what the minus 3 is for. I think I still need some time to get used to matte lipsticks anyway and this product is lip-friendly enough to be given another go for matte-lipstick-newbie-user like me.

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I know it was a very random lippie swatches and review for this one but I always thought a little bit more information shared won’t hurt anyone! On the other hand the one that really concern me is that It took me so much courage to post my full face pictures as a reference for the lip color itself as I’m not a very selfie person personally... But I decided to go crazy selfie once a while for this post hahaha.

That’s why I really hope you enjoy this one the same as I enjoyed it and see you on the next post!

MUJI Pasta Series: Pancetta and Mushroom Cheese Cream Sauce

Out of curiosity I’ve finally tried Mujirushi Ryouhin’s pasta sauce that I have been eyeing for such a long time: the Pancetta and Mushroom Cheese Cream Sauce.

And just out of boredom, I kind of want to try to do a quick review about this, so, here I am with this post!

By the way in case that you didn’t know, Muji is considered as a Japanese retail company that sells everything from clothes to furniture, stationary to travel goods, and lots lots of other things including food! I always love their pasta series; as several of them were really nice such as the Peperoncino sauce, Americaine sauce and lots of others.

The one that I tried this time was a little bit different, as the normal series is usually consists only one package of sauce for 2 servings, this one is the reverse; 2 mixing package of sauce for one serving. It’s like the premium series I guess? Considered the price is almost doubled, 450 yen per package compared to the normal one for around 250 yen averagely. Bought it when it was on promo back then, for 432 yen.

This is the packages appearance:

And inside contains of other 2 packages: the Pancetta oil sauce for the green colored one and the cheese cream for the yellow one. (Thousand times I rotated the pic and blogger keep giving me this upside down picture!! WTF. Sorry about this..)

Poured on top of my previously prepared 100gr warm pasta before I mixed them: the left side is the cheese one and the right side is the pancetta one.

Quite surprised of how big the pork slice though! Too balanced it off they only put 3 of it. Smart move.

Mixed it up, and DONE!

Not so much change..

Judging by the looks, it was not THAT convincing either, but I have to say, I’m beat. I finished the whole plate in less than 10 minutes. Yums.

Final judgement??

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It was great and I’m so glad I tried this!!

The combination of both sauce were great. The cheese was not as thick as I expected to be, in a good way that it didn’t make me sick of it until the last bite. The consistency is good; not too oily yet not too creamy; it was just right. The mushroom is not stale too, it was fresh and I can still feel the soft-crunchy texture of it. However!! The one big winning point that I was overwhelmed about this is that how fragrant the pork slices (pancetta) are!! I can smell and taste the roasted, slight bitter taste of the spices on the meat very clear. Was damn niiiiceee. Too bad they only put 3 of it L

It was a fulfilling (symbolically, and literally), one plate of an (instant) pasta for me.

If you’re looking for a little bit of heavy-sauced pasta and the "cheaper" version of it, I think this may be the right choice for you as usually restaurant-made heavy-sauced fancy pasta can cost me like 1000 to 1500 yen per portion here in Tokyo.

For people who are more concerned about the price though, well, it was indeed expensive for instant style pasta. But still it was something that I will recommend to at least try once just for the sake of killing the curiosity. If I have to spend another 450 yen plus for pasta sauce, I will try other flavor or brand instead of repurchasing it.

So, how’s your thought?? 

See you on my next post!

Lush’s Cupcake Mask and Sakura Bath Bomb Review

Hi there again!

As I promise you all before, that I will make more of beauty products review and here I am coming in with two new products that I wanted to review since last week!

First of all is the Lush’s famous chocolate-scented mask: Cupcake. 

Actually, this was my birthday present last week; my friend baited me with a very subtle question when we visit Lush’s store and he was  like “Hey If you were to try on one of the mask (displayed) here what would you like to try?” and I weightlessly said “Of course the chocolate one! Just for the sake of having chocolate all over my face LOL”. And then next week he came by and gave me this. Quite surprised but yes I’m excited. Thank you so much!

The complete ingredients and other what-nots are here, so read it beforehand so you get the full image of what’s this product is like!

I get this much for 60 grams of product:

And what I love about Lush product is that they usually (not always) put the portrait of the makers on the packaging; so I knew that my product were made by Ino-san. Thaankies!

How does it feel during usage?

Since this product should be keep refrigerated, I had a hard time to smear it off my face smoothly as so many natural flaky ingredients were there; however it was not until the point that it fall out all over, so that’s good. Note to myself to keep it outside the fridge for several minutes before application so that it will go smoother.

As for the smell, it was such a pleasant smell! I thought I will get sick of the cocoa smell as I have to leave it on my face for 10 plus minutes, however, when I use this and let it sit for several minutes, the cocoa smell is  not so strong but somehow it changed more of sandalwood smell and a slight bit of mint in the middle. Thank God it was such a refreshing (and rather masculine, I have to say) smell that all of my worries lifted in an instant.

How does it feel after usage?

As the purpose of the product is on deep cleansing and oil control, the end result was a squeaky clean feeling after washing. I don’t know how “deep” the cleansing this product can do as I’ve just use this once, however I fell my face a little bit brighter than before.

Rate and Re-purchase?

7 out of 10.

For me, I won’t repurchase it. It was purely not because of the product problem, but for me personally I love masks or products that have moisturizing effect as my skin were quite dry; for example I love this Lush Face Cleansing Angel’s on Bare Skin as it was very moisturizing (and can be used to scrub at the same time). Maybe I still can use it during summer where the weather still tolerates my dry skin.  I think this was perfect for people with oily skin or combination skin with squeaky clean end result. So, for people with a very oily skin, this maybe will be a great product for you.

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Finish with the Cupcake Masks, just a quick review on the Sakura Bath Bomb! Quite excited with this one too!

This one is Japan’s spring limited edition so I think they won’t have it on the shelf anymore these days. The product itself is so pretty:

This one said to be made by Mako-san.

How does it feel during usage?

The color was not as pink as I expected it to be and it kind of turned me down as I like Lush bombs that usually gave magical colors every time; it turns a little bit to clear white but not as milky white either. It stays on the clear white color. The smell was pleasant, but again, not as strong as I expected it will be. Especially after it dissolves; I smell more of a fresh powder smell rather than the sakura itself.

How does it feel after usage?

Nice but not that “urgh so great” one. It moisturizes in an okay way but it gone when you pat dry yourself with towel. The smell, maybe, gone? I don’t know. I didn’t notice such a good smell afterwards so I conclude it must be gone without me knowing it. It  was different when I use their Karma Bubble Bath as I keep thinking of “what a great smell this product had” several times even after my bath.

Rate and Re-Purchase?

5 out of 10.

Since it was a limited edition, I think it was worth buying...once. I won’t buy this anymore and will just go to the other limited edition one or maybe the all year series one.

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So...this week’s review turned out to be not a very satisfying one, I suppose? However I won’t gave up on Lush’s product as I know that they did some great sh*ts like the Angels on Bare Skin face cleansing which I’m still using right now and I believe that they had some more on their stash of products.

That’s it for today! See you on my next one!

Look of the Day #1 - Daily Classic

Today I feel like posting my look of the day!

As it was such a loooooooong time for me since I posted things about makeup and stuffs, it reminded me that the first reason I build my blog is mainly because I wanted to do some makeup reviews.

However there’s a tilt change on the middle of the road, I kind of didn’t wanted to do those reviews  anymore and blah blah, ended up with posts more on my traveling and other than makeup. These days it changed again though. Suddenly I feel this urge to start reviewing again some of the products that I love until now and some of the products that maybe, maybe, I will get later.

So as a starter kick for a all the upcoming review posts, I will just give you a quick look of the day post!

Here I am using:

Face

1. Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream Perfect Fit (+SPF 30, love it!)
2. Kate Slim Create Powder for COVER
3. Mujirushi Ryouhin Pearl Natural Face Powder

Eyes

1. L.A. Colors Eye Design no. 74134 (took the green and beige colored one)
2. Etude House Styling Eye Liner in Brown
3. Etude House Oh! M’Eye Lash - Volume
4. Etude House Oh M’Eye Line - Black

Brows

1. The Body Shop Brow Palette (Wear it since long ago, didn’t know what shade and what series anymore L
2. Kate Eyebrow Color in Natural Ash

Lip

1. Chifure S748 – Kawa Brown

That’s it. I’m surely an Etude House’s products’ lover there. Just because it’s cheap, for now. Anyway planned to go Korea several next months and planned to haul some products later there! Done my research and I have several lists what I want to buy there. However, if any of you have any recommendation on what to buy, please let me know! I will be more than happy to buy it and review it for you J

And one last photo before wrap it all in:

See you on my next post!