Alcatraz E.R. [TOKYO'S PRISON THEMED CAFE]

The Alcatraz E.R is located at Shibuya, Tokyo. It is about 15 minutes away from the station if you use Google Maps to help you get there.

The Alcatraz E.R. can be a little difficult to locate. Its on the 2nd floor of a building that looks really old... dodgey and scary. - Which is why they make things work. I was surprised that they speak excellent English and could even converse sexually with the customers.

Your walkway to the cell

The menu was really well designed and interesting, and I must say that the cocktails are the highlight of our experience there.

Here's what we ordered:

1. Russian Roulette Cocktail

Delicious. It has varying degrees of alcohol from one glass to another - remember not to tell your friends and let it roulette!

Russian Roulette Cocktail

Russian Roulette Cocktail

2. Fried Chicken

Fried Chicken 

We felt really intrigued with the caged chicken so we decided to give it a try. But it turned out pretty normal. Nonetheless it was good and crispy.

3. Napkin Jelly 

Napkin Jelly - Strawberry Flavour

I must say this is a really disturbing dish! The sanitary pad they used are real and not just for decoration purpose. Indeed some jam do get absorbed into the pad lollol. We tried it because it was the recommended dessert. aha!

 3. Brain Shock 

Its a tequila based alcohol served on top of this bloody face. We wanted to change the tequila to whiskey but it wasn't allowed. 

 4. Coconut Pine Boobs

The coconut pine juice is served in a milk bottle and whoever ordered it have to be fed by the nurse on shift.... which was what happened to my boyfriend. HAHA. She even said that the milk was from her boobs and kept calling Nic a good boi. 

It is exactly as dark as this gets when the show is about to begin. But I shall not spoil it for you guys if you are visiting - it basically are prisoners breaking loose from their cells. 

I also ordered a rainbow drink as well as a blood bag which I didn't manage to get a full picture of it. I would totally recommend anyone of you to visit the Alcatraz when you come to Tokyo. It is not an excellent place for dining/ having your dinner, but it served great drinks and we had fun. The highlight of the place was the staff. They were enthusiastic and had lots of energy when they were serving. Overall, we spent about 8000 yen (2000 cover charge for 4) for a total of 5 drinks and 2 dishes of food and 1 dessert which was okay I felt.

I can't wait to try more cafes in Tokyo. Let me know which Cafe I should visit next!

DRUGSTORE OBSESSION

21 more days until I'm back in Singapore!
But before that, Japan's golden week is coming next week!! - Which means I get 5 days off from school.. Phew I can finally have a break. Where should I go?? Let me know in the comments if you guys have any suggestions.


What's on my face:

Etude House Face Blur Primer
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Sand
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Light
Maybelline Falsies Lash Mascara
The Body Shop Loose Face Powder
Canmake My Lips Only Lip Gloss
Canmake Powder Cheeks PW38
ELF Highlighter in Moonlight
ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium

I literally skipped the foundation because I just didn't want the look to be too heavy for an everyday look.

I also threw on my boyfriend's denim jacket for the cold day and it somehow brought the look together. The other day I popped by a supermarket and saw the Integrate's new eye shadow which felt like jelly?? I'm not sure what the translation to english is but I'll get my hands on it soon and show you guys.

CHERRY BLOSSOMS 2017 [UENO PARK EDITION]

CHERRY BLOSSOMS - A never to miss sight in Tokyo in Spring.

Again, I am blessed to be in Japan for the entire season of cherry blossoms. I witnessed the entire process of the Cherry Blossoms - from blooming to full bloom and to when it dies. During the full bloom season, I simply had to drop by as many cherry blossom spots as I can.

And I would say that UENO PARK had the DENSEST CHERRY BLOSSOMS EVER.

The flowers were so dense and beautiful the photos were not doing great justice to it at all!!!

Food Street along Ueno Park under the Cherry Blossoms 

We were aimlessly walking through the crowd and the cherry blossoms trees, and came across a long stretch of food street serving Japanese Street Food. It is great for people who needed a break from the long walk.

Locals set up picnic mats to enjoy this season

All the locals were set out to enjoy this festive season too! They came into the park fully back packed with food and drinks. They would spend the entire day at the park enjoying, singing, eating and drinking.

I was truly blessed and lucky to witness this beautiful season in Japan! 

One of the most precious shot 

Here's a photo of us! It wasn't easy to get a clear shot like this because it was sooooo packed. I even felt bad for the person taking our photo, she was being pushed around and just waiting for the right moment just for this picture. Thus the caption. Haha.


Thank you for reading!
Let me know if you have posts on Cherry Blossoms in 2017 so I could check it out and enjoy it with you.

UENO PARK - UENO ZOO

Entry fee: 600 Yen for adults
Location: Ueno Station
Closing time: 5pm

We were lucky to be given a short break before school officially starts. Thus since it is the cherry blossom season, there is no reason not to be visiting Ueno Park! It is one of the most popular cherry blossom spots in Japan. Not only is it convenient to get there, the density of flowers is just insane!

Before heading in straight for the Hanami, we decided to also visit the Ueno Zoo. The price point for the zoo is not only affordable, but for a zoo with such a huge array of animals, it sure is worth it.

The key highlights of the zoo are the Pandas and the Aye Aye.

I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking!

Definitely, Ri Ri and Shin Shin is the main attraction at Ueno Zoo. Super adorable, the locals cannot stop saying kawaii. We couldn't get a good shot of the Aye Aye because they were in the dark.

 

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And the list above is not exhaustive!

I would in summary say that the Ueno Zoo is a good addition to your itinerary, but it is not a MUST-GO. Even though I personally feel that the price point of the place is reasonable, it is not exhilarating and overwhelming.

But Ueno is definitely a MUST-GO place when it comes to Hanami.

CANMAKE POWDER CHEEKS [PW38] REVIEW

I couldn't resist the unique color of the Canmake Powder Cheek shade PW38 - described as plum pink to give your cheek a natural flush. The color may look pretty dark at first, but I recently fell in love with the mauve-y and cool tone look which made me feel that this is just perfect for it.

I was pleasantly surprise to find that there are some agents in the blush that was merticulously put into the blush to improve our skin. Here's what I found:
It is an oil-in-base formula that contains fresh moisturize powder to keep our cheeks hydrated and smooth. 
It contains Hyaluronic acid, glycerin, ectoin, squalane, grapeseed oil, HONEY, ROYAL JELLY EXTRACT and apple fruit extract. 

How great is that???


The Powder Cheeks series of the Canmake has 11 shades but I'm not too sure how many has been brought into Singapore. Out of which, there are some matte shades and some pearled ones

Here's a swatch of it.

Don't worry! This is not a single swatch. I just wanted to show you guys how the color turned out on my skin. How do you think it looks? 

Here are my evaluations! 

★★★★☆ Pigmentation

★★★★☆  Blendable

★★★★★  Long Lasting Effect

★★★★☆  Texture

Pros

The packaging of this single blush is small and handy - which I love. 

I own many blushes but I feel that blush casings does not need to be huge for colors like this. It is an everyday blush which goes into my to-go bag everyday. 

This product is scent-free, and has a powdery texture, but not overly powdery - it does not poof and make a mess when we pick up the product with a brush. It goes on to the apples of my cheek smoothly and does not exaggerate my pores/uneven skin tone. It gives my skin a nice healthy flush of pink which no one would expect from a dull color like this! 

Cons

Even though the convenient packaging, I personally feel that the transparent and think plastic reminds me of make up products we can get at the 100yen shops in Japan. 

Other than that I don't see any down side to this blush! 

How do you guys like this kind of mauve-y blush shades? Let me know at the comment below!

Get your Canmake Powder Cheeks blush today at all Watsons,

ELF Mad for Matte Eye Shadow Palette Review

ELF Cosmetics Mad for Matte Eye Shadow Palette 

I came across this product when ELF was having a huge sale last month, and decided to pick up a few of their products. ELF cosmetics now ships internationally and even to Singapore - but being a budget geek, I've decided to engage ezbuy to get their products (because it was cheaper after conversion from USD). So ladies, just wait for a free agent or sale on ezbuy to get your elf products. 

Matte eye shadows always scare me because most of the time we get really chalky swatches and low pigmentation, especially darker shades. I decided then to try it out for myself. So here are the bare swatches 

★★★★☆  Pigmentation

★★★★★  Texture 

★★★☆☆  Long Lasting Effect 

Pros

I was pretty frustrated to see that the lighter shades did not have much pigments on my skin when I first swatched them. But later felt super impressed with the darker shades. They have a slightly creamy to powdery texture, which made the product pigmented and blend-able.
Furthermore, what do we expect from a $10usd (sgd $14) palette that is so comprehensive in their range of colours?? All budget babies out there can make a complete eye look with this palette! Kudos to ELF!


Cons
As I mentioned earlier the lighter shade did not appear well on my skin (whether on my eyes or swatched). I do give some leeway since they are pretty close to my skin colour. Thus I do not recommend using this product alone on your bare lids - they just don't show well.

Overall, I totally find this palette a good one and should recommend everyone of you to get your hands on it. It is affordable, universal and great to carry around given the size of it.

You can get your product today at www.elfcosmetics.com, https://smoochiezz.com/ ; or just engage an ezbuy agent to get your hands on it!