Pink Petals: February 2017

Winterlicious is a great time to try out some restaurants within a price budget. For $18, my friend and I checked out the Momofuku Noodle Bar. We got to sit right on the island of the kitchen and watch the cooks prepare out food. Most of the ingredients were prepped before open so only assembly was needed – a great method for getting food out fast especially considering how busy it was.

For snacks, we got the chicken meatball bun and the pork belly bun. The buns were soft, warm and mildly chewy with a hint of sweetness to them. The chicken meatballs were perfectly seasoned and came with ssam sauce, lettuce and smoked pickle - but could have used some more texture to in the meat as they were fairly large. The pork belly was soft and had the right amount of BBQ sauce and came with a bit of slaw and sweet pickle – but would have been better with a piece of crispy skin added.

Onto the noodle bowls! We got the tan tan ramen and beef udon noodle. The tan tan ramen had just enough soup to cover the noodles and was dressed with ground spicy chicken, bok choy, green onion, and a soft boiled egg topped with sesame and spices. The ramen was good, probably one of the best ramen I’ve ever had as it wasn’t too spicy, salty or filling. The only thing I would swap out is the ground chicken for cuts of chicken. The beef udon noodle came with slices of beef and pickled onion, green onion, basil, xian spice and cured yolk. The last three ingredients were questionable as we didn’t see or taste it, but the beef udon was fairly delicious with a flavour similar to curry and provided a bit of kick as the spiciness caught up to you throughout the meal.

Dessert consisted of the coke float soft serve and the spiced chocolate mousse. The coke float soft serve was an interesting twist although it was served to us a bit runny. The flavour tasted similar to coke, but the spices in the soft serve were more pronounced than the sweetness compared to actual coke. The spiced chocolate mousse was served cold and came in a cute little jar. It was rich and had the density of a ganache rather than a mousse, and was decorated with honeycomb toffee bits. I was worried that this would be too spicy, but there was just enough Sichuan spice to enhance the chocolate flavour.

I probably wouldn’t go the Momofuku Noodle Bar on the reg, but it’s definitely a place where you should try at least once if you’re in Toronto, a foodie, a noodle enthusiast or all three.

Did you attend Winterlicious or try any new restaurants lately?

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Estee Lauder hopped right on the cushion foundation train last Fall with the release of the Double Wear Nude Cushion Stick Radiant Makeup ($46). This foundation is more like a hybrid between a regular compact cushion foundation and a beauty blender where a twist of the bottom pumps the liquid foundation to the surface of a sponge tip. This foundation comes in 13 different shades – mine being 3N1 for my NC25 skin.

I’m generally not a fan of sponge tip applicators mainly because of hygienic purposes since the sponge tip is (usually) not removable – this product is no different. I mean, it’s not bad, but another applicator is definitely necessary. The tip is just too small for the face and it’s not a bouncy as a beauty blender, so I found myself swiping more than dabbing, especially since the foundation dries fairly quickly. After applying, I would go over my face again with a face brush and blend it all one more time before powdering.

The formula of this foundation, however, is freaking amazing! This foundation has the amazing ability to seamlessly blend into the skin with its light and watery formula. I have random dry spots on my face (mainly between my eyebrows and nose), and some foundations enunciate the dryness and flakiness no matter how I put it on, but this foundation applied beautifully on these difficult spots. The coverage is between light and medium with about 8 hours of wear. I find that one layer is perfect for natural coverage where you skin is still visible, but is definitely buildable. I almost forgot to mention the best part: it works extremely well on my combination skin and doesn’t leave my skin feeling or looking oily at the end of the day.

I love the idea of this foundation and overall I think it would be a great foundation for travelling and on the go touch ups. Personally, I don’t care much for the sponge applicator, but I would buy this solely for the foundation itself.

What’s your Holy Grail foundation?

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Australian based Dr. Roebuck's launched in Canada this past Fall and can be purchased at Shoppers Drug Mart, Murale and beautyBOUTIQUE.ca. I was fortunate enough to attend the launch and learn more about the brand. Dr. Roebuck's products use minimum ingredients for maximum results. Their products are not tested on animals and are free from BPA, parabens and harmful chemicals and fillers.

Face ($59.95) is one of their best sellers and is an active, anti-aging facial formula that improves cell regeneration, softens fine lines and repairs damaged skin. Active ingredients include: rosehip oil, vitamin e oil and macadamia oil.

I generally dismiss everything labelled "anti-ageing", but this moisturizer is light and has that natural product smell (Physicians Formula liquid products have this smell, so I associate it with natural ingredients). A little goes a long way and I prefer to use this as an overnight moisturizer as it's a little bit thick.

Natural Cleansing Wipes ($15.95), are hydrating antioxidant wipes that come infused with active ingredients to purify the skin and remove all traces of makeup, impurities and excess oil. Active ingredients include: aloe vera, pomegranate, witch hazel and organic glycerin.

I really like these cleansing wipes - it does it's job and saved me a couple times when my makeup was really bothering me. I like that it has witch hazel too, so it also acts like a toner.

Dr. Roebuck's expanded serum line launched in January 2017 while the Ultimate Hydrating Serum was part of the Fall 2016 launch. All of the serums are infused with a powerful base called the "CNYouthMolecule" - a blend of carnosine, hyaluronic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E. Each serum has their own unique active ingredients to achieve the desired effects. The manny types of serums available are:

Ultimate Hydrating Serum ($79.95) - active ingredients: creatine, ubiquinone, vitamin B3 and aloe vera.

Reverse Aging Serum ($79.95) - active ingredients: creatine, gatuline in-tense, vitamin B3, evening primrose oil, borage seed oil and aloe vera.

Protect and Prevent Serum ($79.95) - active ingredients: inca inchi oil, ginseng, myramaze and aloe vera.

Boost and Tighten Serum ($79.95) - active ingredients: pullulan, rosehip extract, inca inchi oil and creatine.

I only got to try the Ultimate Hydrating Serum so far, and it's been an absolute life saver in the dry winter months. Because I have pretty oily skin, I use this at night as I find it can be a bit heavy for day wear.

I'm really happy that Dr. Roebuck's made it's way to Canada. I'll admit, it's not the most affordable skincare products out there, but it's great for those who are really conscious of what their skincare products are made of. I'll probably continue to purchase the makeup wipes and I'm definitely interested in their toner.

How conscious of you about the ingredients in your skincare/makeup products?

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