Lunch at the Bistro

This is the aftermath of the trend show. A lot of free bags and a lot of purchased bags.

Shopaholics we are!

After the end of the event, my group started getting a little hungry. We choose the nearest eatery.

Off we strove to Nordstrom’s Café Bistro.

Cafe Bistro at Nordstroms

We started off the meal with the crab bisque bowl ($5.95) served with a piece of toasted crostini. The soup was creamy and thick with small chunks of crab soaked in it. The crostini crunchy texture compliments the
soup fairly well.

Crab Bisque with toasted crostini

It was my first time trying out the cilantro lime shrimp salad ($13.95). I was a bit skeptical since it was a salad and I’m really not a big fan of greens and leafy things. But, to my surprise it was delicious. It was served with organic baby greens and romaine lettuce. It had some seared shrimp, tomato, corn, roasted sweet peppers, topped with Monterey jack cheese, tortilla crisps, and cilantro lime vinaigrette.

Cilantro Lime Salad --- Ou La La

Next came the rustic vegetable and three cheese pizza ($10.75). The pizza toppings included roasted artichokes, sautéed organic baby spinach, wild mushrooms, oven-roasted tomatoes, and fresh basil. The three cheeses that they used were mozzarella, aged provolone, and parmesan. The vegetarian-like pizza was good even for a meat-lover like me. It was also a great dish for sampling and sharing.

Rustic Vegetable and Three Cheese Pizza

The main entrée was the sautéed chicken and angel hair pasta ($15.95) consisting of chicken breast, angel hair pasta (of course), roasted garlic tomato sauce, organic baby spinach, oyster mushrooms, and rosemary butter sauce. This was an okay dish to me, not too special.

Sautéed Chicken and Angel Hair Pasta

To satisfy my sweet tooth, I ordered the crème brulee ($5.25) with the vanilla custard and caramelized sugar topping.Yums!

Crème Brulee

 They even offered a mint chocolate stick after the bill came. Thumbs up to that!

Makers Mint Chocolate

Check It Out!

Recently, a good friend of mine has recommended me to ask you guys to check out her friend's site. So before you go, it better not be spam or a virus infested site, let me explain what this site is all about. 

Miss&Miss is a start-up jewelry site created by two sisters. Everything is handmade, so if you're one of those people that really enjoy personalized handcrafted jewelry, you should go check it out. Let me remind you that this is a start-up and relatively new. Therefore, there is not a huge selection of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Right now, there is a Valentine's Day discount going on for selected items, so if you are interested, it is the best time to purchase.

My personal opinions about it:

What I like:

• Unique jewelry
• Handmade
• Can design your own jewelry
• Price --- Did I mention that there is free shipping. 
• Free Repair, however, you are responsible for the postage to be sent back to them

What I dislike:

• Not a huge selection
• Pay-pal only
• Free Repair, however, you are responsible for the postage to be sent back to them

So to give you guys an idea about their jewelry, here are some pictures.

If you have questions or comments about their website, leave me a message below. Happy Shopping! ~

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter

1. I have very dry lips

2. Dry enough that it gets chapped and peeled. eww.

3. I have to put on lip balm occasionally 

4. Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter is awesome! Although I tend to put on lip balm before the lip butter just to keep the moisture on my lips last longer

I recently bought two colors from the Revlon ColorBurst Lip butter collection after hearing positive feedback about it. So yes, I gave in and bought one. The first one that I bought was Sugar Frosting, just because I like to play it safe. I tend to avoid bold colors like red and hot pink. I like a more natural kind of look. I don't wear alot of make-up so this is the perfect lipstick for me. Sugar Frosting is a very sheer lip color. Its like a lip balm with shimmer.

After trying the Sugar Frosting, I decided that I should slowly invest in this collection. I bought Strawberry Shortcake. It's a more barbie like type of pink color on the lips. However, I have a medium skin tone, which makes the pink perfect on my lips. If you have much fairer skin, the Strawberry Shortcake will be like a pastel pink, much like a Malibu Barbie. 

If you haven't tried this collection, I highly recommended it. It's like a lipstick with hydration, keeping my lips moist and luscious. And believe me, my lips are dry all the time. If you have dry lips like mines, I say go try out one yourself and let me know how it goes. It cost ~ $8.00 at your local drugstore. Happy Shopping :) 

As said above, my skin is a medium tone.
You can see Sugar Frosting in the far-left and
Strawberry Shortcake as the  middle one.

Right: 080 Strawberry Shortcake
Left: 005 Sugar Frosting

The overall packaging. You can see that the fading sticker on the
Sugar Frosting indicates that I had it for a pretty long time.

A top view

The colors without the cap