FOOD FILLED❤EASTER

Holy macaroni, it's been a busy THREE months! 

I've been wanting to blog - but haven't been able to bring myself to do it... 

That, and I haven't really been taking enough photos to fill up my blog post.

Without further ado - my first post of 2015! 

This past weekend was spent in Seattle - eating some great fooood, enjoying some great company, and admiring some crazy craftsmanship.

To start off - some pictures from Sakura Con 2015! 
Unfortunately I didn't take too many :(
After taking a few shots, I realized that my images were really blurry... 
My lens took a while to focus...

I'll treasure the pics that I was able to save!

Now, onto the fooooood :) 

WARNING ***

Do not continue reading this blog if you are hungry, and won't get to eat for a while. 
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First big meal of our trip! We headed to P.F. Changs for some fake Chinese grub! 

Fried Rice

Pad Thai

I don't think I've met this person yet... LOL

No Seattle trip is complete without a visit to Din Tai Fung!

We found Santouka in Bellevue!! Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom hehe

Lastly, we tried out a new Taiwanese restaurant that Kim and Kev found!

Definitely passed the NOM TEST! Can't wait to go back to explore the menu. 

http://facingeastrestaurant.com/ 

Super high ratings!

This was definitely the star of the show! So good, that one picture wouldn't do it justice.

That's it for now, much love!

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Sephora❤Haul

Hello! 

Writing this blog post as I am on the ferry heading back to Vancouver :)

Went over to Victoria this past weekend to attend le bf’s company Christmas dinner. 

Sitting near the children’s play area and it sure is getting rowdy! ~ haha 

I have my Ariana Grande playing - perhaps I should invest in some Beats over-ear headphones! 

Aside from that, I thought that I would share my Sephora haul from their VIB 20% sale back near the end of November. 

The first item that I picked up?

The Beauty Blender! I kicked myself last year for not buying one last year during the VIB sale :(

I found this set - $50 for two Beauty Blenders, and a full sized cleanser! 

I thought it would be a great opportunity for both myself and my mum to test out the BB. 

Two Original BeautyBlenders & Liquid Blendercleanser (online exclusive)

I also took advantage of the 20% discount to stock up on sunscreen! 

Weirdly enough - I can’t get this sunscreen in Vancouver… I’ve seen it in the states, but Sephora, and the Bay do not carry this one :-/ 

I love it though, it’s super lightweight - and not greasy at all. 

Besides the sunscreen, I found some cute fabric hair ties that I’ve been eyeing for quite some time.  They were $7.00 a pack - so I thought, why not! I still prefer the snag-free elastics that Sephora sells >.< These fabric ones don’t hold quite as well in my opinion.  

Shiseido  Urban Environment Oil-Free UV Protector

Sephora Collection - Ribbon hair ties 

Lastly…I picked up a back up of my Dior Addict Fluid Stick in shade #373 - Rieuse 

Besides the shipping time - buying off Sephora.com is awesome!!! They give you such great samples that you normally don’t get in store :-/ 

These are the samples that I chose:

I’ve never actually tried any of these products - however, I have tested the Origins Ginzing eye cream, which I thought was not bad. 

Looking forward to trying these goodies out! 

That's it for now ❤

Puffy 3 Tone❥Grey Lenses

Hello! 

I'm on FIRE - writing blog posts left and right tee hee.
After a long week - I felt super inspired after hours of browsing through Pinterest.
Plus - the boyfriend gifted me my birthday present early - Photoshop!  I miss Adobe so darn much!! 

Anyhoo, I decided to try out a pair of circle lenses that I picked up from the Richmond Night Market this past summer - G&G Puffy 3 Tone in Grey. (I linked PinkyParadise, but didn't purchase my lens from them)  

Here are some pics of the contacts:

   

Here's a picture of the contacts being worn (no flash)

REVIEW: 

Affordability - 

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ N/A

Can't say! I purchased them for a super affordable price, because the stand at the nightmarket was doing a great promo! 

Feel - 

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.5/5

I wore them for about 5-6 hours, my first impression of them - comfortable. I didn't even feel them at first - but as the day progressed, my eyes started to dry up. Would have been fine if I had eye drops. The space for your pupils is a decent size - and won't blur your vision. 

Overall - 

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

These lenses are beautiful - although not 100% natural looking. They are super pigmented - and not as dolly-eye looking as say the Geo Nudy series. Like all circle lenses - they dry my eyes out progressively through the day. I would definitely consider re-purchasing these lenses for a cosplay - or even casually. 

**please note I wasn't sponsored to write this post - I just wanted to share my own personal opinion about these lenses :) 

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Now... just for fun... I wanted to see if maybe these lenses would work for a future cosplay project that I have purchased materials for - but haven't started working on. I guess you can call this ... a makeup test ... sort of :P

Random - I need a haircut soon... should I dye my hair?

Goodnight 

❤

ANIME★REVOLUTION 2014

Fast forward to August - another highlight of this summer - ANIME REVOLUTION 2014! I hadn't been to a con in Vancouver since... 2009...

Being my second con of the year - I had originally intended on making a second cosplay (after fixing up my Summoner Yuna cos)

That... totally didn't happen- and fixing my Summoner Yuna ended up using a lot more of my time than I expected :-/ Ah well! At least my Summoner Yuna is actually finished now :) 

Overall the con was super fun! Went for 2/3 days.  
It was also nice having K^2 roam around hehe

Without further ado... a few pictures from the convention this year!

I really need to work on my photography skills... I can take decent pictures of food - but when it comes to portraits and cosplay shots... not so good.  I need some more practice - model, anyone? :3

I love attending conventions and seeing all this AMAZING craftsmanship that goes into these costumes - it's truly inspirational to be around it all. 

After the con on the Saturday - we went to Santouka for some AMAZE ramen! (Even took my mummy & daddy there, and they loved it too!) 

On our second day at AniRevo'14 - we walked over to Bella Gelateria 
Can I just say, "NOM NOM NOM YUMMY!" 

I had their green tea gelato... and I keep thinking about it... T_____T

Showing off my new keychain. 

K^2 looking fabulous. 


Lastly... 

Unfortunately this is one of the only pictures that I determine decent of myself >.< I styled a wig for the first time - and it didn't stay in place... so whenever I went outside and the tiniest breeze hit my bangs... the whole thing would fall out of place ORZ 

One of these days - I'm going to ask the bf to help me take some better pics XD

Ending off this post with:


Just bought tickets for AniRevo'15 ;) 


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TAIWAN台灣 ❥ 2014

Greetings!

Yes - yes I know it has been a LONG time since I last blogged.  I had actually intended on blogging about the trip to Taiwan with le bf - WHILE I was in Taiwan.  That totally did NOT happen.  We were there for 2 weeks and  most nights… I passed out either on the way home - or right after my shower and night routine... hahahahah We were always on the go!! But when we're visiting for just 2 weeks - we gotta see as much as we can with the time that we have! 

The trip was marvellous - and I also had the chance to meet a bunch of wonderful people and eat a lot of delicious food :)

Without further ado - I'm adorning this post with some photos from our trip! 
** WARNING - IMAGE HEAVY POST ** 

Enjoy!! ❤ 

[Waiting for our 2am flight]

[Shabu Shabu!]

[Nom Nom (Lots of it)]

[More nom'ing]

[Uncle Chu took us to Xi Men Ding (西門町)]

[My haul at Etude House! First time trying ^O^]

[All this... for $10 CAD... plus dumplings - TW = NOM HEAVEN!]

[Beautiful Taiwan]

[I think these were jars of soy sauce?]

[Le bf - holding up his bubble tea to justify its size...]

[Jiufen 九份 - the place that Spirited Away was inspired by]

[Yummy nom'ing in Jiufen]

[Le bf & his cousins - what a group of good looking people]

[Sharon was kind enough to take pics for us - she is an amazing photographer!]

[Creepy mask exhibition - would not want to spend the night there ORZ]

[Jam packed with tourists]

[Last breakfast - 蛋餅。。my love]

[Last day - went to the Underground Mall for some nerd'ing before we flew out that evening!]

Ending off this post with this final picture... I don't know why I found this so funny... maybe I was high on the bubble tea sugar... ❤

Do not linger on the gangway!!!