Review + Swatches Rimmel Match Perfection Blush in Light vs. Essence Silky Touch Blush in Babydoll

In this post we'll be comparing the Rimmel Match Perfection Blush in Light and Essence Silky Touch Blush in Babydoll!

*Photos were taken from my iPhone at 2am Melbourne time - will update with photos with different lighting when I have time.

The Rimmel Match Perfection Blush comes in three different colors - I happen to like the one in Light the most, as it seems like a very natural, everyday color.

The packaging is a twist-cap plastic. It's nothing fancy, but that means that it may be a bit more difficult to travel with. 

I talked about this blush a while back in one of my beauty hauls, and I am still loving it! If I have time, I'll use the darkest color to contour my cheekbones a bit, then the pink or peach for the apples of the cheeks. As I'm always running late, I usually just either pick one color to use all over my cheeks, or swirl everything together.

Left: Rimmel Match Perfection in Light

Pigmentation - The blush gives me a pretty, subtle wash of color.It is rather sheer - which is great for when I'm in a hurry (all the time lol)

Texture - The color contains some small shimmers, but on the cheeks, it still looks very natural. It can be a bit powdery sometimes, but still good nonetheless.

Affordability/Price - It's very affordable plus you get 15g of product!    

Longevity, this blush does pretty well on my oily skin, so I would definitely recommend this blush ;)

Now onto the Essence Silky Touch Blush in 20 Babydoll

This blush is a clear plastic and is more compact than the Rimmel one pictured above. 

Color + Pigmentation - It's a watermelon - corally shade with lots of gold shimmers. Very pretty, especially for nighttime. Great pigmentation, and given the shimmers it has, it requires a more careful application. Too bad the pictures don't do the gold shimmers justice at all.

Texture - very silky. For once, the stuff promised on the packaging is true!

Affordability - again, excellent quality for the price. 

Left - Rimmel Match Perfection Blush in Light//Right - Essence Silky Touch Blush in 20 Babydoll

Longevity - The color stays on pretty well on my cheeks, but be warned - the shimmers will slip and go pretty much everywhere on your face after a few hours. The dispersed shimmers give you a 'glowy skin' effect like that seen from certain brightening BB creams or foundations. 

All in all, I do like both blushes for different occasions and would recommend both!

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Another Two Visits to Pappa Rich

Back with yet another food post - will get the haul posts up this week for sure - but in the meantime, more nom nom things :)

I have made two visits to Pappa Rich in the last three weeks' time - each visit ordering two similar dishes to compare. First I tried their Hainan Chicken with Rice Noodles.

Rice Noodles in Dark Soy Sauce (Sweet Type)

The noodles were cooked a tad bit too soft for my liking, which made it rather difficult to eat with the plastic chopsticks. I actually had to stop eating half way through and use fork and spoon instead lol The noodles were sitting on top of a dark sweet soy sauce base and topped with deep fried garlic and fresh chilli. Loved it!

It came with this Hainan Chicken - 

Hainan Chicken in light soy sauce

The chicken pieces were very moist and flavorful, which went really well with the sweet light soy sauce around it. Underneath you'll find thin slices of cucumber, which helps cut through the fat from the chicken skin (though that's the best part lol) and freshen up the palate. This reminds me of the chicken rice in Singapore!

A few days later I ordered Steamed Chicken + Egg Noodles (same Chicken dish, but different noodles this time)

 

This time the egg noodles came in the same sauce and topping, though with the addition of the steamed greens and curry sauce. Personally, I did not think that the curry sauce went with anything seen in the above picture. It just didn't work for me and was taking away from the rest of the dish(es). Other than that, this was delicious. Can't decide which of the two I prefer, to be honest. A two thumbs up for both of these!


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Taste Baguette @ Monash Clayton

Just after exams were done - and I really mean within 1 hr of having finished all exams, myself and my classmates decided to go try a new Cafe called 'Taste Baguette' located on the main floor of the Menzies Building on Clayton Campus. Our exam was finished at 1 pm so we planned a late lunch.

The atmosphere of the place is nice, and so was the decor, but nothing that stands out from all the other cafes/ restaurants in Melbourne.

There were numerous items on the lunch menu that ranged between $10-$24. I decided to give the Beef Carpaccio with Rocket Salad, Parmesan (I think?), and Truffle Oil a try:

Beef Carpaccio with Rocket Salad, Parmesan and Truffle Oil, $18

At $18 a plate, it wasn't bad. I love Beef Carpaccio anyway, so I am a bit biased in that sense. The combination is a classic, so you can't go wrong with it. Having said that, the only thing which bugged me was the 'truffle oil'. To be exact, I was not able to detect 'truffle' in there at all. The dressing that was used tasted more like olive oil than truffle oil. So in that respect, I was disappointed. But if you're looking for something light and don't want that strong of a truffle scent/taste, then this dish will do just fine.

My friend and I decided to share a side order of chips as well, and this is where I was left more disappointed.

Chips (approx $5 or $7)

We were given a bowl of shoestring fries that were piping hot and moderately salted. Don't get me wrong - this is yummy. But it's just that to me, this wasn't all that different from other chain fast food places where fries cost less than $4 for a large portion.

Am I being picky? Well, maybe. Overall though, it was an okay experience. The verdict? I'd say considering the price, the location and the portion, I'd say

3/5.

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Part 2 - Food Porn Dining Out: Pancake Parlour, Laurent Bakery, Crown Casino

Here's Part 2 of my food adventures - Dining Out Edition

Pancake Parlour Lunch Special is a dish with chips, potato pancake and fried fish. Yum! And it was less than $12, which isn't that bad :)

The fish itself was cooked nicely, given the number of people at the restaurant that day, I'm glad it wasn't overcooked. The potato pancake was delicious, and so were the thinner crispier pieces of chips! I kind of wished I had ordered the Salad option though. The chips (or fries, actually) were thick cut so they weighed down the meal in general. The potato pancake on its own is a good amount of substance for me, so having both was a bit excessive.

Pancake Parlour: Fish + Chips and Potato Pancake

Onto pastry! This was a pear danish or pear puff from Laurent Bakery.The pastry itself was nice, and the pear was  naturally sweet, so it didn't feel like too much sugar at all - just about right. I like it, although it's not life-changing. The shape is so cute though!

Pear Puff Pastry

After a long night at work, our boss took us to Crown Casino for late night! So I went for a large bowl of noodle soup with crispy pork. Let me first say that I was shocked when I saw the size. It's humungous, like my jaw drops a bit kind of big. There was so much in that one bowl for me that I could not finish everything. The soup and the actual noodles were nice, but I still find that the crispy pork was waaaaaaaaaayyy too salty, unlike how they make it back home in Thailand. Boo. Oh, well. It was still a pretty good meal in general.

Crispy Pork Noodle Soup + Corona, because I can

And what did I have with it? Why ask? A Corona >__< hehe

Alrighty. Off to bed for now (It's 5 am oops). Back tmr with more!

Random Food Pics Part 1- Homemade Edition

I finished all of my exams!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy so now onto some food porn.

I did a tiny bit of shopping today, but have this funny feeling that I'll go again tmr hahaha that's not a very good sign! I want particular things though - sheer shirts that can be dressed up or down, an A-line skirt, okay and maybe one or two cardigans? hehe

Four posts to come soon - a day at the Races - Caulfield Cup, Shopping Trip, Food Porn (Dining Out Version) and another visit to Shyun in Carnegie.

Beef Bibimbab

Apple, Grape and Spinach Smoothie

Melon and Banana Yoghurt Smoothie

Jjajang Myun

Grilled Chicken Salad and Brown Rice

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