Makan Spots in Publika

Holla there, lovelies. It has been a very very long week for me as my team and I were so
busily organizing the Urbanscapes 2013: University Edition.
Yes, I can proudly say that I've organized the first preview event ever!
Shall post about it soon (:


So, as promised, I will blog about some makan places in Publika which I have personally tried.
Previously, I did a post on makan spots in Klang, so do check it out if you are going to Klang for a food adventure.

1. Wondermilk

What I love about this place? The whole ambiance.. 

It's very festival-ish yet welcoming. Love love love their drinks and cupcakes ❤

Ambiance: 4.5 / 5

Food: 4 / 5 (Love their milk drinks)

Price: Affordable

*They also have an area for you to do a little shopping  (:

2. Salon du Chocolat

If you're a BIG BIG BIG fan of  CHOCOLATE, this is for you.

 I'm sure most of us have went to DipnDip in Bangsar for the very same thing and apparently they are the only one that sells such desserts. But guess what? We've been deceived the whole time, LOL.

Almost everyone complaint about the service and queue in DipnDip as it's becoming overrated.

Here, you get the awesomest chocolate without the "awesome" time-consuming queue. 

What I love most? Their chocolates are off the perfect sweetness. (DipnDip's too sweet for me)

 Ambiance: 4 / 5 (A little small)

Food: 5 / 5

Price: Around the price of DipnDip's 

RECOMMENDED

3. S.wine

Hidden in the corner of Big Ben's Grocer, it's quite a trick searching for this place.

So.. I've heard from 2 people that this place serves awesome food with a good price and big portion.

The place is pretty packed with people and it's kinda small. We ordered 2 mains, 1 appetizer and drinks.

Overall, drinks were awesome, appetizer was good and mains.. A little disappointing. I don't know if it's because of my expectations or it's been a little too highly recommended by my friends. I ordered their signature burger and for the first time, I didn't really enjoy much. Big portion? Nahh.. I would say it's pretty average. If I can't finish it, I'll call it big. But I went for more food after dining there, I guess it's justified.

Ambiance: 3.5 / 5 (Too crowded and packed)

Food: 3.5 / 5

Price: Affordable

4. Journal by Plan b

Reason for visiting this place? Because of the hanging chairs. It's silly, I know.

I didn't know that this place was by Plan B till I got there. And, they have the exact menu.

I ordered my usual Big Breakfast.

Ambiance: 4 / 5

Food: 4 / 5

Price: Same as Plan B

5. Es Stillo

Craving for some Spanish or tapas?

Awesome place to chill with awesome food. Love, love, love every single dish served and their mojito is perfect ❤

Ambiance: 4 / 5

Food: 5 / 5

Price: Affordable

RECOMMENDED

6. Moo Cow

If you love froyo (frozen yogurt), do drop by. My favourite place to grab a healthy snack.

My usual order? Froyo in a cup with oreo crumbs with oatmeals. Yummms!~

7. Coffee Stain by Joseph

Heard that they serve awesome coffee but what drew me here was their 3D coffee art.

When I looked at the menu, "Okay lah, just randomly order one coffee. Sure any of them would have the 3D art."

So, I ordered Cappuccino while the boyfie ordered one of their signature drinks, the one which their "silk milk" is served with coffee ice cubes. Yes, you read that. COFFEE ICE CUBES. So cute.

After waiting for like 15 minutes (It's so crowded at night), my excitement calmed down a little..

The drinks came and I was disappointed looking at my cappuccino as there was no 3D art :(

They just did the simple tree design thing. Sipping my coffee with sorrow because there was no 3D art, the coffee was actually very nice. Even the drink ordered by the boyfie was nice.

Then, I bugged the boyfie non-stop till he asked the waitress about the 3D coffee :D

Apparently, they only do that for their hot chocolate and you would have to request for it.

So, I ordered one even though my tummy was about to burst after all the makan sessions at 

S.wine, Moo Cow and Salon du Chocolat.

*You'll have to wait quite a bit for the 3D art, don't say I never warn you :p

I was happily making the bear jiggle and dance for 5 minutes before finally distorting it.

The art was very cute indeed but taste wise? Nahh.. It was pretty bad considering it caused me a RM15 for it. It tasted like those packet powdered hot chocolate that you can get from the market and DIY yourself. Such disappointment.

But I would definitely recommend their coffees ❤

Ambiance: 3.5 / 5

Drinks: Awesome coffee, wouldn't recommend the hot chocolate

Price: Starbucks level

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I guess that's the list for now. 

Hope this would help you in deciding where to eat if you do drop by there.

Much loves, xoxo.

Makeup: NYX Purple Smokey Look Kit

This my dear, will be one of my favourite palette to bring around, NYX's Purple Smokey Look Kit (S109P).

"Add some variety to your smokey eye look with this posh purple kit. The Purple Smokey Look Kit beautifies you with 9 coordinating eye shadows and 2 lip colors. Applicators and mirror included."

So, one of my babes, Fibiee got me this for my birthday which is so sweet of her. Btw, she's also a makeup artist, you may check her blog for more information on her makeup services (:

When I first unboxed and opened this palette set, all that went through my mind was,"When and where am I gonna use this? The colors are so bright."

Simple and lovely ❤

Top palette: 9 colors for eyeshadow
Bottom palette: One nude beige lipstick
and one glittery bronze lipgloss 

I've been trying to do this but somehow it doesn't show so much on my skin, sadly..
Had to take this from the Internet

I had some issues with my makeup brushes, so instead of using them, I went ala Michelle Phan's style, 

using fingers! It's so much easier to apply using fingers and you can just blend them straight instead of changing brushes for this and that. I did this look in just less than 10minutes for both eyes and lips.

Lips: Applied the nude beige lipstick on the half left of the lips
(it's right in the picture) for a comparison

I used the shade on the top right as the base and the bottom center for the shading on the outer corner of my lids. Then, using an angled brush, I first applied the navy blue (top center) as my eyeliner and then using the matte black (bottom right) for the finer lining close to the lash line. This, creates the gradient of colors and can soften the harsh line of using only black color. As for my water line, I used the romantic shade on the bottom left. Perk up the lashes with some mascara and you're done (:

Every girl has her shameless selfie moments ❤
Caught by the bf while at it

My overall evaluation:

• Even after a whole evening, the makeup pretty much stays, not much smudges noticeable. 
• Best part? The product's cruelty free and made without animal testing. *many many many thumbs-up for that* If you have read any article about products that run animal testing, you'll know how terrible they are. 
• Love the colors, bright enough for attention but not too much like some clown
• The nude beige lipstick is awesome, if they are selling it separately, I would get one ❤

I would definitely recommend this palette set and more reasons for you to get one IF:

* you want to try some bright colored eyeshadows but didn't want to spend too much

* a portable makeup set which is small and handy in size

* loves vibrant eyeshadow colors

That evening, we went to Publika again for some food hunting. I'll do a post on all foods tried there very soon! 

Till then..

Much loves, xoxo. ❤

Separation

While I was looking back at my blog posts, I realized it's a little jumbled up here and there. All posts crashed in a month, maybe a little hard for readers to find a specific topic. Hmm.. I'm thinking on doing the tabs to separate each topic, getaways, food, shopping and beauty but I don't exactly know the ways? So, if someone out there that happen to stumble across this post has the idea, please do let me know (:


Time passes by so fast, so fast that it's already Friday in the blink of an eye. It felt like Monday just yesterday, then I woke up to realisation that it's already Friday. Which means my semester break's gonna be over soon and work will be flowing in again. Le sigh..


And, of course.. The boyfriend will be leaving to JB on the 18th. *sob sob*
I've read a lot of posts about LDR in the past, some saying good but mostly saying NOOOOOO.. Before the 18th is here, I'm hoping to have as much good memories and times we can (:

Till then..

Much loves, xoxo.

Manicure: Cheap yet Fast?

Having a function at night after work and there's no time to get a manicure?

Check this out, nail art stickers that can be put on in 5 minutes and you're ready to go!

Found this while wandering around GM Klang with my babe. Some of the designs caught my attention 

and in my mind was.. "If it's easy to apply on, why not? Maybe can use for CNY, one day one design to suit my OOTDs". And it only cost RM5 anyhow. 

So, I bought one home after half an hour ransacking through the gazillion pieces to find one which I fancy.

Finally decided on this because

1. It's versatile

2. You can never go wrong with black and white

3. I can hypnotize people with the pattern :p

The back of the packaging with instructions (:

As you can see, there's 12 pieces altogether, 6 for each hand.

Step 1: I first cut out one piece so it'll be easier for me to apply on.

(Can skip this step as it turned out to be unnecessary)

Step 2: Remove the upper transparent layer.

Step 3: Remove the nail art sticker. (It feels like normal sticker)

Step 4: Stick the nail art sticker onto your nail.

(It'll definitely be bigger than your nail unless you have very big fingernails)

Step 5: Instead of filing the sides, I used a scissors to slowly trim.

And my end product?

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I've painted my fore and ring fingers black instead of sticking the sticker on all nails.

Super happy with the overall design ❤

*TIP: Do not do this before your shower as the sides might "pop up" and it'll ruin the whole thing.

They're just stickers after all.

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Hope this serves as an useful tip for all you busy bees out there

(:


Was thinking of doing a giveaway for this, what are your thoughts? Do leave a comment ^^

Much loves, xoxo.