Weekend Food Tripping at: DURI

Duri is a lovely Korean Restaurant located at the first floor of the Robinson's Galleria Mall. My husband and I last ate here when we were bf and gf then! What we love about this restaurant is their affordability and their quality of food. I wouldn't say it's the BEST Korean restaurant, but if you're in a mall, and you're craving for good, "non fastfood" Korean dish? This is a lovely place to be!!!

Just take a look how nice the ambience is...for most of the times we ate here, there's not a whole lot of customers, I guess one reason is because they are closely located to those great Filipino, Italian and Mexican restaurant and not a lot of people would even take a second look at this restaurant as you would think the dishes here are expensive! SO NOT TRUE!

Let's start with how it looks like....

What I love here is their decors, I love how their cooking area is elevated, the food staffs are all great and food are served quite fast...well..considering we're the only customer at that time...in their defense, 30 minutes after we sat down, a couple of customers are coming in.

My hubby's favorite, the BENTO Box,
(sorry I can't remember the name and I lost the receipt!)
this cost Php180.00 (approx $4.00)

This is my order, the Seafood Ramen
Cost Php130.00 (approx $3.00)
To be honest, their noodles is like from a pack of instant noodle, texture wise, but I'm not fretting at all because the noodles is packed with shrimps, squid and some other seafood I don't know...LOL Yummoooo!!!

And their Kimchee.....the right kind of kimchee taste, not too strong and not too salty, JUST RIGHT!!!! For the first time in a Korean restaurant, I finished this free Kimchee serving!

May I also add that their house tea tastes great as well! We had our full meal for less than Php500 (Less than $11.00). Who said dining has to be expensive???

I still have my best Korean Restaurant in my taste in mind.... But it's located quite far... When I have the chance to go back there, you'll see it here for sure! How's everyone? Had any tasty dish lately?

A Pretty Bag

My bestfriend, Hennie, who is my bestfriend since high school....
(you can see her photo by smiling and say HENNIE!)
who was also my maid-of-honor on my wedding day...
Celebrates her birthday...
She has everything! Trust me...
And it's really difficult to buy a gift for someone who just have everything...
I can't give her cosmetics, as she bought 'em all for her make-up class...
I can't buy her clothes, as she's got her closet full of clothes,
I can't buy her shoes, as it is very difficult to choose a perfect size for shoes...
So what a girl to do?
Buy 'em bag!
A girl can't have too many bags right? LOL

Here's the "bag" gift for my bestfriend, I do hope she likes it...as much as I do...if she doesn't, I can always adopt this! LOL (joke)

How much right? Well....ff course...I am not posting the price here as she could read my post and she'll know how much this cost! LOL If interested, you can ask and I can PM you the price LOL

This bag is available at the Shangri-la mall. Spacious, lovely and affordable! LOL

This is a short post...I'll be off putting on make-up to other people today! Wish me luck!!!!

Have a great weekend again everyone!
I had a greatSaturday!
Got some Milani, Ulta and L'oreal Hip cosmetics from a friend who came back from the States! Will post them all soon!
Don't forget to smile!

Askmewhats Version: "Fire Starter" Look

The "Fire Starter" look started when I was playing with colors I'm not used to using. I played around with it before I wash up so I'm sorry for not taking FOTD shot as I look like crap!

Here's my version, enjoy!

Products Used (eyes only)

• NYX Concealer in a Jar Medium
• Lancome e/s Matte White - all over the lids
• Mac Carbon - outer v and outer half of lashline
• NYX single e/s in Cherry - outer 3/4 of the eye
• Mac Bright Sunshine - lower half of lashline
• Stila Smudgepots in Black

Make-up is like a box of firecracker
If you lit one up....
You're in TROUBLE! lol
Happy weekend everyone!

Askmewhats Reviews: Laura Mercier Blue Sky Eyeshadow Quad

I never own any Laura Mercier products in my make-up collection. I do admit to have stalked their counters several times but I find it a bit too pricey so I always ended up walking away empty-handed wishing I have a "fairy god-mommy".

One day, I was strolling around the Rustan's beauty area AGAIN, (note: I have my usual route) and the final stop would be the Laura Mercier counter, I don't know what has gotten into me, but the sales staff asked if I needed anything, and I said "Yeah, anything on sale!" LOL <--- that's how cheap I am ! Anyways, I was surprised that the sales staff pointed out the other side of the table and they do have a couple of products separated from the rest. I walked closer and took a good look! They do have sale! What caught my eye is the Laura Mercier Limited Edition Quads (there's only 2 of them) One quad is called "Storm Cloud" which is more into neutrals and the other one is called "blue sky" which is obviously all about the blues. The price was reduced from Php1,600 to about Php950.00! (from $38 to $22). I took a good look at the 2 quads, mentally did a quick "visit" to my make-up collection and finally decided to go for the "Blue Sky" Quad! Here's my first Laura Mercier baby....I want her to have brothers and sisters LOL

And of course, it wouldn't be complete without a swatch :)

Based on the swatch test, I would say it is highly pigmented and all the colors are wearable and really lovely to look at! I haven't tested it on my eyes yet with regards to it staying power and if it's crease-resistant! So you guys can wait further for me to test drive this before I give a more in-depth review.

No. 1 Black - looks black but in person, it is black but with tiny specks of blue sparkle, lovely
No. 2 Cobalt - e/s looks so much alike as my NYX Atlantic Blue :)
No. 3 Peacock Blue - is very pretty! I would use this all over my eyes alone
No. 4 Blue Shimmer - is very shimmery, I may use this together with another complimentary color , maybe put this on the lid area only to have this lovely shimmer everytime you blink ;)

See ya around my friends!
We may not have a lot of cosmetics sale here in our country,
but do not hesitate to ask the sales staff !
There's no harm in asking right?

Some e/s reviews you may want to look back to
Smile and click
Cover Girl Eye Enhancers
Prestige Eye Shadow

Romantic Pink Nails and Tip

Every princess has her own story....

Mine is plain and simple...

I painted my nails pink,

I got a wink ;)

from the man of my dreams!

Products Used ---

• L'oreal Jet-Set Pink
• The Face Shop in PK104

I seldom have my nails professionally done, first, I want to save up and second, I do ENJOY doing my own nails! (Surprisingly! lol)

When you plan to use a "Shimmery" nail polish, you always wonder why the polish looks really good on bottle but when used, the color isn't that vibrant? Well read on! Simple answer for you.

"Shimmery" nail polish are just like our shimmery e/s. We need a base for the e/s to show up. Same concept with the nail polish!

1. Choose a similar colored polish that can serve as a base (the color Platinum is the best!)
2. After putting on the base, swipe one coat of the Platinum color.
3. Swipe a coat of the "shimmery" nail polish (you can swipe 2x)
4. You can finish up with a top coat!


Smile and say YAY!!! Nice looking nails that are vibrant and lasts!
Do you like "pink" nail polish? If not? What color do you think looks best on your nails?

Want to see what I go through to have my nails done?
Smile and say Mani/Pedi!