Soft Life Saturdays: Beauty, Shopping, Curated Purchases, and Holding It Together

This is gonna be a picture-heavy post so I might break it down into 2 or 3 parts.

I spent last Saturday shopping with my family. Of course I had to apply makeup before going out. And this was the perfect time to try out my new BYS Queen Bee palette!

BYS Queen Bee Palette Review

Let's unbox it, shall we?

A closer look at the eyeshadows:

I used Hive Mind, Dew, Sweet, and Pollen for this look.

I used my NARS Primer on my lids before applying the eyeshadows. They're very pigmented and blendable.

The palette is sturdy as it's a tin can. The mirror inside is wide and clear. The pink part that houses the eye shadows is plastic though, and feels flimsy. But I guess this is a more environment-friendly type of plastic. That's BYS commitment to the environment.

The only shade I won't be able to wear here is Lush. But everything else, I can incorporate them into day or night looks. I'll tell you more about it as we progress in my day.

While my son was having a haircut, I started my day by going to my favorite Greenbelt stores.

Marks & Spencer's

First stop, M&S where I got these:

We also got this pack of gum:

It was pretty good. My family enjoyed it after eating lunch.

Watsons

After M&S, I went to Watsons and got these:

I bought a pack of pretty tissues for my desk. I'm always at my desk. I work, eat, and apply makeup at my desk, so I thought to just put a small pack of tissue on it so that I wouldn't have to keep getting up to get some, especially when I'm applying makeup.

Pro tip: Always wipe your makeup brushes right after using them, especially if you used liquid makeup. They will be easier to deep clean.

The Peripera pouch and stickers were gifts with purchase.

This is the first time I'll be trying Peripera and Clio. My friend recommended them. Fingers crossed 🤞 we'll get good results.

Typo

I looked around Typo, too and found these:

I've been wanting these 2 huge bowls for some time now, but I just can't seem to justify the price. 😆

I am obsessed with water bottles. I bring 1 or 2 bottles whenever we go out. My son is a big water drinker, too.

Here's what stood out to me. I really love that green one in the middle.

I also like that white one in the middle shelf with the watercolor flowers.

And I wouldn't mind having one of these bejeweled bottles. But they're a pain to clean! Maybe if the mouth was bigger.

I was really surprised to find that Typo still sells cards! And they have a wide selection! I loved sending cards when I was in my teens and 20's. Now I feel like people just don't appreciate them anymore. I found my pretty stationery and notepads while decluttering, so I said, I'm going to write a short note to my godkids whenever I send them a present.

Ippudo

I told my boys to have a break first. It was almost 4 pm and we haven't eaten lunch yet. Finally, we were able to try Ippudo! We just keep passing by this restaurant whenever we're at Greenbelt because we always go to Pho Hoa.

We got the Salmondon. It had bits of chili so some parts were spicy, but my son was able to tolerate the spice...with lots of mango shake in between! This was delicious, though. I make a version of this at home whenever I'm too tired to cook. It's so easy to make with leftover salmon.

We also got the Shiromaru Tamago Ramen. This was delicious. The broth was really good. A funny thing happened. I asked the server what those brown strips are. I'm thinking woodear mushrooms. She asked one of the cooks and she said shiitake. I said, no, this is definitely not shiitake. 😆

My husband got the spicy ramen. I forgot what this is. Maybe Akamaru Ramen. He didn't finish it though because he wasn't hungry yet. He's in a lot of stress lately from work.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of my Soft Life Saturday Shopping!

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