Weekend Food Trip at: Vikings Buffet Restaurant

Hi AMW friends!
Hope you're feeling great today!  I had a lovely Saturday and as you can check me out on Instagram (@AskMeWhats), you can see that I've done quite a lot of things in half a day!  *proud*

I also celebrated my birthday in advance with family #1 (Mr. AMW's Family) and there's more to go! The perks of being married, you have a HUGE family!  And I love it!

Speaking of food, finding a good restaurant to celebrate my birthday every year is a pain in the head (and wallet *lol*), you want to make sure everyone enjoys the food!  For me, a no-brainer birthday party venue would be a "buffet" restaurant!

So far, I'm not a fan of buffet restaurants as I don't want to stuff myself with food and get a stomachache after (yes, that's me being greedy!)  But early this year, our family celebrated New Years at Vikings, Macapagal Avenue and I was expecting the usual "buffet" restaurant wherein you just stuff your face with "so-so" food and not feel contented.

Vikings is different!  I actually enjoyed my experience!  To be honest, I wanted to enjoy it so much I didn't really take good photos of the food (plus the fact that we arrived late so there's not much food left on the buffet table!) 

Something New: L'Eau Jolie by Lolita Lempicka

I can never get enough of fragrance and I'm lying if I tell you I don't get excited every time I receive fragrances as press gift or from friends and family as gifts!  I can never get enough of them just like lipsticks!
  Just to share to you how much fragrance I own to date?  Well, imagine a big clothes hamper and I almost filled them all with bottles after bottles of scents that keeps me alive through the years!  (I don't usually store them in clothes hamper by the way, I had to put it there when I was moving out.)

And I still want more!  Sorry for the greediness *lol*  But there is something about perfume bottles that attracts me!  They attract me more than abs in men!  (Promise!) 

Imagine my "yelp" when I received my first Lolita Lempicka fragrance called L'Eau Jolie.  It is housed in an apple shape bottle and this bottle is definitely "display" worthy!

Actress Elle Fanning is the face of L'Eau Jolie by Lolita Lempicka

 

"The top notes are blackcurrant and nashi pear, sprinkled with violet leaf. A round bouquet then releases elegant notes of neroli, peony and peach blossom. The base notes: musk, cedar and sandalwood bring warmth to this subtle elixir, which does not overwhelm the senses, but delicately stirs them. Seduction is inevitable yet subtle." - L'Eau Jolie by Lolita Lempicka

AMW Reviews: Banila Co It Radiant CC Cream

Happy Friday!
I am so excited to share my first Banilo Co product review and it's none other than the "It Radiant" CC Cream!  I've seen Youtube videos from Taiwan and Korea showing lots of love for this particular CC Cream!  

I got a sample of this and used this more than 2 weeks!  I am ready to share my thoughts and hope you share yours if you get the chance to try this particular brand of BB cream yourself! :)

Banila Co says ---

• Enhanced moisturising  with Echo Herb Water Complex.
• Gives smooth coverage even for skin bumps and wrinkles.
• Transparent radiant capsules for natural brightening, naturally vivid and sleek skin.
• Contains 30ml  and suitable to all skin types.
• Making stable and natural skin tone with decent moisturising   
• Fine skin tone correcting to enhance light reflection
• Making silky skin with vivid colour changing

I Wonder: How Adventurous Are You? (Hair Edition)

Hi everyone!  It is a gorgeous Thursday today!  The day keeps getting busier each day, though tired, I am loving every moment of 2014!  There are just so many happenings the first quarter of the year so I can't wait for the next!  

Today, I have a question I've been meaning to ask you for quite some time!  I took time because I need to find photos just to prove a point!  *laughs*  Okay, it wasn't easy for me to find old digital photos of myself as I realized I'm a "Kodak" girl!  "Kodakan" days using "Kodak" films *hahaha*

Let's talk about hair!  Though my hair really isn't my "crowning glory" as it isn't the hair shampoo commercial type.  I still love them dearly and I make sure to take care of them!  I have spent a lot on hair products and God knows the sacrifices I've done just to save money to purchase hair styling products!

What's my signature cut?  Ask anyone from my "school" days and they would say: "Short with bangs".  No wonder I'm called "The Bangs Girl".

Okay, I can't seem to find my grade school photos but my hair technically looks the same as the photos below!  *laughs*

First photo upper left, I had bangs, I just clipped it because I was just experimenting, and the end part?  My bangs won! :P

After my "studious" days, I guess I got tired of the "above the shoulder" or shoulder-length hair so when I started working, I've decided to grow my hair long (thanks to Rebonding service) and went for serious layers!  For years, I had my hair either long or a bit below the shoulder!  I bid full bangs goodbye and sported side fringe!  I did play around with hair colors as well, yet I never went for wild hair color!  In these years, I also enjoy styling my hair and experimented on curls (with the use of flat and curling irons).

AMW Version: Happy Heart's Month Look

Happy Wednesday AMW Friends!
Today, as promised, I will be sharing an "AMW Version" post a.k.a. step-by-step makeup tutorial as inspired by the "Heart's Month".  I've created day time and night time Valentine's day look on my last post using L'Oreal Color Riche lipsticks and the night time looks won with a landslide!  I guess you guys are tired seeing me in neutral looks huh? Well, all your wishes are my command!  Thanks for emailing me your requests and I'll try my best to do more looks and more tutorials! 

Here's how it looks like when I'm doing the "dramatic" look *lol*

Are you ready for picture-laden tutorial?