(I think it’s Hinata but it says Hinako in DoorDash) August 2023
Sake Oyako Don $21.95: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Generous amount of fish that’s just right for the amount of rice.
Haha Ramen Sushi ⭐️⭐️⭐️
June 2023
Sake Don $16.99: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decent size for the price Chirashi Don $17.99: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Decent size for the price
Golden Sushi Li ⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 2023
Incredible Tray $62.99: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fancier rolls and more sashimi. Definitely a good deal if you are just craving cheap sushi
Golden Sushi Li ⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 2022
Nigi Tray $52.99: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a good deal but quality is just ok. it was merely just to stuff ourselves with sushi.
Oishii Sushi ⭐️⭐️⭐️
October 2022
Sake Bowl $11.99: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Standard quality but a good deal Rainbow Roll $12.99: ⭐️⭐️ Mediocre
Torarenbou Sushi Bistro ⭐️⭐️⭐️
September 2022
Chirashi $19.5: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was decent, 75% of the fish was good and the ones on the right were just ok Sushi Roll Combo $22: ⭐️⭐️ Mediocre sushi Super Dynamite $13: ⭐️⭐️ Standard quality
Make you own #mixian! @ Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The spread was impressive. The noodle soup was flavorful but not too strong, which was very much Hong Kong style rather than YunNan style I feel like. We like it for that reason. We tried the original and the tomato broth, and they were both very decent noodles. I think having the diy style adds fun to the meal so it elevated it from an average-good meal to a engagingly good meal. We will definitely come back again to try the spicy ones as we don’t think this would be as spicy as those other Chinese noodles.
Bought this because I saw littlemissplumful (she also has ezcema) put this on a as mask when there are dry patches on her eyes. I tried a little bit of that on my undereye just now. My first thought is that it dries up immediately. It’s literally non-greasy, meaning it’s really well suited to wear outside.
However, also since It doesn’t feel like a moisturizer but it feels somewhat like a diaper cream paste, and I actually wanted to feel moisturized, I added a layer of Nivea cream on top.
I will see if this help expedite the dryness relief… and update post according. I just hope I didn’t buy the wrong one since this one is in English.
This place was really pretty and the menu was very attractive so we thought we would give it a try. However, I think the prices were very expensive for some normal entrees, signature dish was underwhelming, and they couldn’t get some of the basic things right (dry minced pork, solid yolk in onsen egg, etc.). It was nice to snap a few instagrammable photos here but we probably wouldn’t come back again…
Decor: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The only reason why I gave 3 instead of 2 stars is because this place was an eye candy!! Nice flowery decor everywhere, flower board outside for photos, flowers hanging from the ceiling, chairs were pink and tables, and the plates and cups were nice looking…
Drinks 水果茶: ⭐️⭐️ Really tiny glasses, the size of an espresso cup, of fruit tea for $8.99 plus tax and tips. The pot held two glasses and each glass had about one mouthful of beverage. We didn’t know until later that they actually would refill our tea! That was a plus but the refill was already diluted. Tea was good but I could get at least triple what we had with that price…
Crab Tamagoyaki 香醇蟹粉日式玉子燒: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very good but I could not taste the tiny amount of crab at all.
Teriyaki Chicken over Rice 燒雞腿扒丼飯: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Good chicken, just what I expected from a teriyaki chicken rice but it was too pricey for such a generic dish.
Onsen Tamago 溫泉蛋: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was probably the best thing (and it came with the rice) I tasted all night. The sauce was on point and the egg was good. The only thing was that the yolk was a little over cooked and it was solid instead of runny.
Crab Noodle 招牌黃金萬兩蟹黃麵 (不含黃金): ⭐️⭐️ This was supposed to be the signature dish and the whole point of why we were getting this combo. A la carte price was ~$40(?). I was expecting the flavor to be stronger than 賽螃蟹 (crab stir fry with egg white). However, the crab was over cooked (I’d rarely tried crab that’s so rough), the sauce was sort of tasteless, and it was very watery. Noodle was okay so I kept a couple stars.
Free vegetable that came with the rice: ⭐️ hmm, how could the minced pork be so dry…. I thought you couldn’t go wrong with minced pork in Taiwanese dish? Even boba cafes could do minced pork better…
Some fancy water. It tastes the same though but it IS paper… #betterplanet
I guess this water doesn’t have any weird after taste or filtered taste. It tastes just like the Bay Area water I like. However, at $1 per bottle from website and $2 per bottle from Amazon, I probably wouldn’t buy it if I were to shop for grocery. That said, if I was extremely thirsty and getting a bottle of water from a gas station, I will probably get it if the price point is similar compared to other options.
Doordash Delivery 9/29/2022: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 8/24/2022, 9/29/2022 Ah this taco salad is much bigger and better than the other place (though at $13.95), no rice/bean as requested. Very fulfilling…. Ordered from this place twice already and definitely will order again.
Uber Eats Delivery 9/20/2022: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pretty decent taco salad for $12 but it has rice and beans even though I requested for no beans. The size is on the smaller side though. Quite a good amount of meat for a $3.3 taco.
Ever wonder what to do with your pot/pan lids and ladles while you are cooking? It used to take me a few seconds to look around and decide if I should leave them on the stove, put them on the countertop (and have to clean up after), or find a plate/bowl/whatever is available and have more things to wash later. This is until I stumbled upon this ladle & lid stand while shopping for a kitchen spice rack…
Yamazaki Ladle & Lid Stand ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Never knew I NEED this until I bought it. Not only does it look sleek, I now finally have a place to put the lid and ladle while cooking without having to leave them on the stove or countertop and have drips all over the place!
The problem is that my husband steals it sometimes because he says this has the perfect angle for his iPad/iPhone. Moreover, the edge is very low profile so it doesn’t block any part of the screen.
For years, I have been hearing about the La Mer. However, it’s never really crossed my mind to buy them because it’s so expensive. Couple months ago, my dear husband bought me this trial set of the famous La Mer Creme De La Mer and it also comes with the La Mer Concentrate. I have been putting it aside somewhere in my drawer because I didn’t want to disrupt its luxury status by opening and using it. On the other hand, I already have other much cheaper skincare products I was already using.
After several months, as I was slowly depleting my skincare products, I decided I should use the La Mer before it expires and goes to waste. I also really want to use it on a consistent basis to see if it’s actually worth the hype (and money).
On March 9th, I finally opened the bottles. After cleansing and toning my face, I opened that little green container and applied this fancy La Mer Concentrate serum on my face, and followed it with the La Mer Creme De La Mer.
At $31 for the trial size, it’s definitely not too much to shell out to give this luxury a try. I can’t really tell whether this makes my skin better. I could only believe that it has to work because it’s so expensive, mirite? The smell and texture makes me feel like a queen though. So i will probably only buy it if I really want to splurge on myself for the few seconds each day when I get to smell and feel the product…. Actually, nah, I’ll probably spend it on something that I know works unless I have extra money lying around.
Fragrance
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Rating: 5 out of 5.
This little concentrate smells like luxury and nothing I’ve ever smelled before. The smell reminds me a little bit of the ocean for some reason. It literally smells like complicated skincare science because it smells artificial, yet in a good luxurious way.
Texture
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Rating: 4 out of 5.
The texture of the concentrate is really really smooth. It goes on your skin like it was never there and the application feels like it glides right on. On one hand, it felt like a little goes a long way. However, it is also because of how smooth it is, I actually can’t really tell it I’m using enough. If I put more on, it feels the same though that it dissolves into your skin right away. Maybe that’s how they get you to use more so you could buy again.
I also can’t really tell if this creme is giving me glowing skin. At the beginning, when I was using it twice a day, my skin started to feel dry a couple hours before my next application. I might be skimping on the products so I started using more of this along with more serums, and the creme finally started doing its job of moisturizing. So far, my skin is little softer but I’m not sure if it’s because of the creme of because of the fact that I’m using more of everything else as well. Hence, I’m not sure if it’s worth $100s of dollars just to moisturize… I like the luxury but I wouldn’t feel comfortable using a lot of it so I don’t think this would be the only moisturizer I use even if I were to buy it again.
Size / Value
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Rating: 5 out of 5.
You are supposed to rub it on your hands until it turns clear before putting it on your face. I felt like that’s just their way of making you use more products because you are rubbing it into your hands instead of your face. However, with the tiny trial size bottle I had, I was amazed that it could last me more than a month using it twice a day. It’s now April 11 and I still probably have another week worth of product left in that tiny little jar.
Texture / Absorption
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Rating: 4 out of 5.
This creme is definitely on the thicker side. Exactly because I have to rub it in my hands before putting it on my face and the fact that this is pretty thick, it doesn’t spread easily when my face is dry after absorbing all the Concentrate serum and I use more than I normally would with other thinner products. However, since I’ve used up the Concentrate and back to using my DRMTLGY needle-less serum, I’ve recently found out that the creme spreads more easily when my face is still damp from the serum. I guess I was just being too cheap and didn’t use enough of the Concentrate then…
With all that said, these are definitely one of the best gifts you could ever get for anyone who uses skincare products though. It’s luxurious, it’s expensive, it’s thoughtful, it’s like gold in a jar. If they are new to it, it’s probably something they don’t want to buy for themselves because of the price. And even if they don’t like it, they could return it for the money lol.
I used to use the Laneige sleeping mask a lot and they do fantastic job giving me dewy skin. I love the brand but sometimes it gets pricey getting their whole line of products. I’ve been having mild dry lips so when I saw this lip sleeping mask, I decided to give it a try.
When it arrived, OMG, this little container, the packaging, and the little “spatula” applicator are so pretty I was going to faint!! I kept it on my counter top for the last two months because I didn’t want to ruin its perfect shape.
We went to Tahoe last weekend, and basically we were just blasting the heat in our Airbnb. The air became so dry that, in merely a day, my lips were all cracked and skin was coming off. I decided to finally open this and put this on for two nights. The crack is gone, there’s no more peeling skin, and my lips are now more supple than they have ever been… Should’ve done some lip masking years ago since my husband has always noticed that my lips are dry. Never too late I guess! 🙂
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Scent: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Love the smell. It smells sweet and sort of like strawberry and nothing like those chemical cherry smell. I let my daughter smell my lips and she wanted to put it on too!
Moisturizing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Absolutely moisturizing. It’s quite thick and hence it’s a mask. It does go on a little glossy so I could potentially use it as a lip gloss too ha!
Packaging: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
100% LOVE. I love it so much I’m so cautious about ruining the little spatula… the mask can pass as a little decor on my desk.
I saw an article about this $11 Cerave eye cream so I had to check it out on Amazon. It has over 25K reviews with an average of 4.4 out of 5 stars. It’s also the eye cream with the second most reviews (this Cetaphil one is the one with the most reviews, 33K at the moment). We already use several of the Cerave products, especially for the kids as Cerave is a brand recommended by our kids’ dermatologist, so it wasn’t hard to convince me to try this eye cream when it’s only $11.
On Amazon, it says it targets dark circles and puffiness. I’ve been using this every morning and night for over a month now, and I do see an improvements in my under eye area. Especially on days when I’m lack of sleep and expecting darker circles and puffier eyes, the cream definitely has worked its magic to prevent that from happening! Even though this eye cream doesn’t advertise reducing fine lines around my eyes, I feel like it’s doing that as well since I’m regularly adding moisturizing ingredients onto my skin.
Formulated with Hyaluronic Acid to help retain skin’s natural moisture, Niacinamide to help soothe skin, and 3 Essential Ceramides to help restore & maintain the skin’s natural moisture barrier.
This eye cream does what it says in reducing puffiness and dark circles. I still want to try something that targets the fine lines though so until it’s time for me to try something else, I would definitely continue to use this every day and night.
We’ve been doing a modified keto diet following what everyone is doing in this facebook group. However, I’m not a veggie person, and after 12 long weeks, I’m definitely not eating as much vegetable as it’s advised.
I’ve been seeing this young barley grass powder in Asian grocery store so I decided to to give this top selling supplement a try to up my veggie intake!
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
I add this to milk / soy milk along with some almond powder, sesame powder, flax seed, and chia seed, and it actually tastes pretty good! It’s not too pricey at $0.375 per sachet. This only has grass powder and nothing else so it sounds healthy. I will definitely keep taking this. I’m giving it only a 4-star because, as a lazy non-vegetable eater, I would like to look for other options that offer more vegetables in a bag…
