Warning: Boys should skip straight to the food below. (ctrl+f "buffet")
My review of the CanMake gokunobi mascara? If you're not careful with application, it tends to be a wee bit clumpy because it's a fibre mascara? Also, it's not fully waterproof until it dries--and therein lies the problem: it takes a long time to dry fully. Or maybe it's just me. Otherwise, it holds curl well and is waterproof and smudge-proof once completely dry. Lastly, it washes off easily and cleanly with warm water.
The secret lies in the fibers and the rich, stretchy liquid ♡(Taken from the CanMake web site, here)
With the dual effect of fibers and stretchy liquid, your lashes will be super-long, as though you’ve had lash extensions!!!
● Packed with fibers with a highly lengthening effect.
● The clay-like liquid flexibly coats your lashes, exerting a lengthening effect.
● Contains strong curling wax, so it also has a perfect curl-preserving effect ☆
Waterproof(*) formulation, but can be removed with warm water!
● Can be removed quickly with warm water, for simple make-up removal.
● Can be removed without the need to rub, so can be applied over false lashes or lash extensions ☆
● Waterproof formulation that is resistant to water and sebum.
(*) It's film type prescription. So, please do not rub it too much.
HOW TO MAKE
1. Using the side of the brush with the short bristles, apply 2-3 times from the roots to the tips, while moving the brush from left to right.
2. After it has dried a little, use the side of the brush with the long bristles to apply another coat as though extending the tips of your lashes.
3. On your lower lashes, apply from the root to the tip, as though pressing lightly.
The Product--Brush and Formula
This mascara appears to be a fibre-type, which I've never tried before. It doesn't look like it has actual fibres in it, but instead creates fibres when applied. The brush is rounded on one side but straight on the other. I founded the slightly rounded side better for application to the upper lashes. However, the head of the brush tends to accumulate an excessive amount of mascara, so if you don't wipe before applying, you have to be careful. Should you make a mistake, the film-type formula is forgiving and easily cleaned without smudging or staining.
Recommended Technique
I tried the suggested technique in an earlier attempt before today (only on one eye at home, with my regular full 'n' soft on the other for comparison) but it didn't work for me, even though I have fairly long and dense, fine lashes. (Maybe I just lack skill.) I did attempt to use the straight side, but the bristles were too short and had caught a lot of mascara. Also, the laden brush head and thick arm also made it difficult to get really close, especially to the inner and outermost lashes. I certainly agree with step 2, however. That was similar to the pausing and slight pressure application on the tips that I described below. For the sake of testing, I also applied mascara on my lower lashes the first time round, but met with limited success. Little mascara latched onto my neither sparse nor short lower lashes, and they ended up straightened and stuck out.
My Technique for Curl Holding
Because today is the second time I'm testing this mascara, I knew that it would make my lashes straighter. So, this time I intentionally curled them a lot higher to combat the "droop" and applied a very thin coat, starting from the base and working through inner and outer lashes in a radial fashion. Not just towards the temple, but in the direction of growth of lashes. With half-lidded eyes, I occasionally zig-zagged through, pausing around two-thirds way up and pressing gently so that they would remain curled. This way, it worked much better, but oddly enough, still made my lashes stick straight but radial i.e. upward and outwardly straight.
The Feel
This mascara took quite long to dry, and was very sticky before it fully dried. Even with a thin coat, it wasn't completely dry after 10-15 minutes. Before drying, lashes are a little crunchy but once it is totally dry and as the day progresses, it softens up and feels very natural. I don't feel like I'm wearing anything at all.
The Look
This mascara is best used to achieve a natural look, lengthening your God-given lashes. It claims to be separating, on top of lengthening, but I wouldn't recommend multiple coats of this. You will lose the separating effect because it's too sticky and clumpy when layered on. The use of an eyelash comb almost immediately after application, once it dries a little, will probably help separate individual lashes better. If you want a dramatic effect, you're better off with the gokubuto mascara (gokunobi's sister). This mascara only comes in glossy black, which isn't very glossy at all.
Waterproof and Smudgeproof
This mascara is 100% smudgeproof--I've never had such a clean mascara before. It's also quite waterproof. Even with 8 hours wear, my eye area was unaffected and I had no difficulty walking in heavy rain. However, I suspect it might be prone to flaking if applied too thickly and it does come off easily when rubbed. All these are the result of the film-type formulation.
Removal
Again, this is one of the cleanest mascaras I've encountered. Removal was very easy--all I needed was warm water. I splashed some warm water on my face and waited about 10 seconds. Then I verrrry gently brushed my lashes with my fingers, eyes closed. When I opened my eyes, to my amazement, the mascara had come out in bits on my face. It was a little unsettling at first, but it's something I could easily get used to. Initially, I was a bit skeptical about its touted "wash off with warm water", so after rinsing, I used eye-make up remover on a cotton pad but the cotton remained white as snow.
Overall
This mascara's a keeper for me. It's great for lazy bones who want a clean, simple, everyday look. It washes off easily with warm water and needs only a very thin coat in a single application to enhance your natural lashes. I can forget that I'm wearing any because it's so light and soft, yet have no fear if I do because it'll automatically come off in the shower. BUT it's not for people who tend to rub their eyes or like zooming out of the house because it'll come off with rubbing and you have to spend extra time curling your lashes and waiting for it to dry.
Phew, ok.
BOYS LOOK HERE: BUFFET! Hahaha.
Shabu-Sushi is a wonderful steamboat restaurant which also has cooked items, including sushi, on the menu. It only offers an a la carte buffet, so to speak, because you help yourself to anything in the restaurant. You can have as much as you want of whatever you like!
The concept for the store is quite ingenious: steamboat ingredients trundle along at quite a good pace on a conveyor belt, while sushi is served upon order. The cooked items and dessert are self-service along the wall on one side of the restaurant. We were never wont for ingredients because they came around abundantly and frequently.
If the idea of communal hotpots turn you off, this isn't really the place for you! Four of us shared one bifurcated pot for two different soup options, which seems to be the normal arrangement these days.
You have a choice of soup base--sukiyaki and tom yam. The sukiyaki is a diluted sukiyaki base, making it suitable for shabu shabu (: the tom yam reminded me of instant noodles, but was actually quite tasty and rather spicy. The fumes from the boiling tom yam made my friend cough madly at first and then midway she needed to take a break from eating all the spicy food. Heh. When you request for a top up of soup, they do use stock and not hot water to refill your pot, so it gets increasingly concentrated and almost unbearably thick.
The variety was good:
Meats--beef, chicken
I saw someone complain in a review that selection was bad and this was all the meat they had. I mean, what were you expecting!? Other than pork, which they don't serve--not sure if they're halal, didn't see a logo--these are the most readily available. Lamb and mutton aren't commonly enjoyed and for the price you pay, what are you expecting!!? Seriously.
Seafood--fish, prawns, clams, squid, cuttlefish
Same dude complained about this.. Again, same rebuttal. Pfft!
Vegetables--straw mushrooms, button mushrooms, abalone mushrooms, kai lan, cabbage, chinese cabbage, kang kong, corn, seaweed
Peripherals--egg, assorted fishcakes, fishballs, beancurd skin (tau kee), stuffed tau kee, yong tau foo (bittergourd and okra), egg tofu, sausage
Carbohydrates--udon, vermicelli (tang hoon)
Cooked food--chawanmushi, tempura (prawn, sweet potato, butternut squash)
Condiments--shabu shabu ponzu sauce, chilli sauce, tempura sauce, shoyu, wasabi
Beverages--chilled plain water, lemon barley, lemon tea, fruit punch, soft drinks (the usual F&N, Coke etc.), mysterious drink
Dessert--"Potong"-style ice cream (yam, coconut, chendol, red bean)
The meats and seafood were fresh, vegetables were clean, peripherals tasty, carbs not bad, cooked food decent, but dessert ok and beverages only so-so. One thing about this restaurant is that because turn over is so fast, food is fresh--not just meats, but cooked food too. We totally
Buuuuuuuut, wait for itttttttt, the BEST PART is....... There is NO TIME LIMIT! We sat there for >2.5 hours and nobody even bat an eyelid. Service was decent, too! Needless to say, we ate aaaaaaaaa looooooot. Hahaha. And all for the solid price of SGD 18.70 (SGD 15.90++ for Mon to Fri lunch, really cheap student prices available if you're under 21). My friend kept asking, "How do they make money???" (A question I ask everytime I hit up any of my usual buffets.)
I think Shabu-Sushi at Nex is definitely worth a revisit! :D will drag my brother here to eat endlessly. Yay.
(Ok, I'm cheating here because bubble tea is not Japanese.... Hehe.) Even though I was so stuffed, I bought a tiny cup of (you guessed it!) Drink Tea bubble tea. (The compromise was a small instead of large cup. HAHA.) Was feeling something little more savoury today, so I went with the green bean milk tea, 0 sugar, less ice, regular pearls (SGD 2.60). There were generous bits of soft green bean in the drink, which was quite a nice surprise--almost like eating dessert. Then the drink flavours hit in layers: first the milk, followed by the tea, then the green bean to round it up. Quite pleasant. I'dve liked it to be a little less milky and more green beany, but it's not bad. Would go quite nicely with milk custard or pudding, I imagine. Noticed that they had some new fruit vinegar drinks on the menu. Not exactly my kinda thing. Haha. I swear I'm going to get that caramel milk tea next time d:
Wao, this has been an epic post. My OCD is in part to blame (if there is any blame to be apportioned) for the length and detail of this entry. I hope you've enjoyed reading it (:
Love,
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