[sponsored review] metholatum mogitate kajitsu

i wish this came 2 months earlier. lol.

so, i was given another product by samplestore to review. this time, a lipbalm. metholatum is apparently the #1 bestselling lipbalm brand in japan, and they're now launching this series of lipbalm in singapore, in line with growing demands for natural products.

if you didn't know, mogitate means fresh, and kajitsu means fruits in japanese. so together, this juicy lipbalm is bursting with natural fruity goodness and honey. it comes in 4 different other fruit mixes for you to choose from - grape & berry, orange & mango, white peach, and lemon & lime!

mogitate kajitsu is made with fresh fruit juice, which contains essential minerals and vitamins beneficial to our lips and body. it also contains honey, which heals and renews the lips, squalane to help reduce wrinkles caused by aging and sun damage, grape seed oil to repair skin, and antioxidants such as vitamins a & e to retard lip aging and give lips a healthy shine.

say hello to soft, supple, and oh-so-kissable lips now!

my take: when i received the email i was hoping to get the white peach cos it sounds like something i'd like. unfortunately, i got the strawberry, which i already have. /sobs.

tried this on immediately and liked it! it glides on very smoothly and although there's no icy feeling as compared to lipice (which is also from metholatum if you didn't know), this one smells even more juicy and yummy! so much chio-er in terms of packaging too!

p/s. i needed a lipbalm for my taiwan trip and my strawberry lipice sample came after that, so i bought a lemon one over there. now i have 3 lipbalms. and i'm too lazy to use them.

anyway, the mogitate kajitsu lipbalms retail at $5.90 each exclusively at all watsons stores. alternatively, you can redeem your free lip balm sample here!

irodori japanese restaurant

early celebration for dad since he'll be out of town on his actual birthday. dinner at riverview hotel. yay! ^^ tried it once some time back with ex-colleagues and it's so far still my favorite buffet place. it's not exactly convenient nor cheap though - $35++ per adult. personally, i think it's worth it. :)

lots of food peektures!!

complimentary appetizers

what's japanese buffet without sashimi? they have 5 different kinds of fish - salmon, tuna, swordfish, yellowtail, and snapper. plus the usual octopus. unless you like variety, otherwise i'd suggest you take just the salmon and tuna.

mixed sashimi

another must-try is the salmon handroll. i've been comparing every other salmon handrolls to this and it's still the best. i think it's because of the mayo sauce they added. before you go "it's only mayo", trust me, it makes a LOT of difference. lol. i had THREE of it!

salmon handrolls

tried this previously and didn't quite like it. think it's due to the sauce or something. but it's complimentary, so...cannot complain. :|

complimentary prawns

do try this too - fish (i think) soup served in a cute little teapot. first, you have to squeeze the lime in. then, drink it while it's hot. cos it tastes super fishy when it's cold. we ordered 4 of this lor. lol.

teapot soup

here's the rest of the food we ordered.

super duper full. so unhealthy. and finishing off with a weird pic of me. it's edited by this software called 美图秀秀, which allows you to beautify your complexion, add falsies and eyeliners, or even wear colored lens and dye your hair a different color! but it's totally in chinese and i don't enjoy using it. lol.

back to the damned VCA report. argh.

p/s. i love food photography!! :)

家常便飯

let's start this post with a super 自戀 photo. ^o^

on the way home after shopping

SSD's parents are out of town and we he decided to make a mess out of the kitchen. a.k.a cook. so off we went to tampines giant supermarket for grocery shopping - one of my favorite (sadly) things to do outside.

we bought a whole lot of stuff! (there are more but i was busy helping him preparing so i missed a few.)

our ingredients

we made 4 dishes and a soup this time.

• vegetarian 肉骨茶 with button/straw/enoki mushrooms, baby corn, fish balls and crab sticks
• fried omelette with tomatoes and button mushrooms
• shrimps prawns in black pepper sauce
• chicken fillet in black pepper sauce
• boiled 芥藍 and capsicum in oyster sauce

our 傑作!

ta-da~!

pretty successful attempt i suppose. i like the omelette, even though it was lacking more eggs and cheese. black pepper sauce was too spicy, but i still finished the prawns. bought too much chicken ha-ha. i liked the veggies too, though i would prefer baby kailan instead. soup was nice too. lots of lovely mushrooms! lol.

overall, i had a lot of fun. more cooking this weekend!

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happened to come across this old lovely song - 大哥 by janice. her english version ("never let you go") is more popular i guess, but i always seem to prefer canto versions. =)