Monday morning was a chill one this week. I was planning on going to Yoga in the morning, but I got sick over the last 2 days (how am I always sick? I have no idea) and woke up with a splitting headache so I decided against it. I ended up just lighting up my candle and just working on a new little project that I've started. I'll share the project with you guys soon, but for now it's going to stay a secret. 

This is one of my favorite candles at the moment. I wanted to buy it for the longest time during the winter, but it finally went on clearance at target so of course I had to pick it up. 

It's quite similar to the Black Tie candle from Bath and Body Works (which is one of my favorite candles of ALL TIME) in the sense that it is a deep, woodsy, manly scent that kind of resembles a cologne. I love these scents, especially for my home. 

I'm currently taking a class right now at school that teaches you about blogging and how to maximize your efforts on it and how to potentially build a business out of it. I'm really interested in growing my youtube channel and my blogging into something bigger. 

This is my little safe haven right now. I haven't really left this spot much all day. 

I'll try to post again soon, I have some cooking stuff I wanna share with you guys sometime soon. 

I recently decided to splurge on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade. I mean, it wasn't all that expensive, think it was $25 at my local sephora. But compared to the $3 Essence eyebrow pencil I was using previously.. I think it's quite a jump. 

But I decided to pick it up because I decided I needed to branch out and try new things as far as eyebrows go, so this gel, mousse, thing seemed like a good idea. 

I have the video posted down below, if you want to watch it, just scroll down a bit, and you'll see it. It's the first one. 

The second video I put on here is my old brow routine. And I thought I was just include that one anyways, incase any of you still love and live by eyebrow pencils.

Okay, now for the pictorial ! 

My first little pictorial! How exciting. This is just me filling them in. None of the setting, or concealor steals that I usually will do after. 

1. So this is my natural brow. It's dark mostly, but it has a few space areas. 

2. The first line I draw with the Dipbrow is on the bottom of my brow, from where the dark part of my brow starts to where the arch is. 

3. Next step is to draw the tail. So this just connects from where I ended off on the first line down to as far as you want your tail to be ! I usually over draw it just a little bit, to make my arch look... archier.. LOL

4. Moving on to the top of my brow. I usually start by taking whatever is left over on the brush and do the same steps as the bottom to kind of lightly trace how I want my arch to be. You should try to follow the natural shape of your brows when doing this. You can over draw it a little bit to make it look a little thicker, or make the arch look curvier, but don't over do it, and don't try changing the shape too much ! After I lightly outline it, I will pick up more product, to solidify that line like you see in the picture. 

5. Using whatever is left on the brush, I fill in the gap that is at the end of the brow, making sure it's nice a opaque. 

6. Then what I like to do is take my brush and slowly start to blend the colour forward to the front of my brow. Usually, where I first drew those two lines , there will be some extra product, so I just take my brush and feather that colour out towards the front. 

7. once again, using whatever is left on your brush, lightly outline where you want the bottom of the front of your brow to end, as well as the top. 

8. Turn your brush 90 degrees, so it is facing vertically instead of horizontally, and start to feather that colour closer and closer to the front. But making sure you are using a lighter hand when dealing with the front of your brow. 

9. and if you think the front of your brow is a little too dark (it's hard to grasp how light of a hand you need to use sometimes), just take your spooly and feather the colour at the very front out even more, to create that ombre effect. 

Today was a beautiful, sunny, and warm day in Vancouver, so my boyfriend and I decided to take a walk down to Noodle Box on W4th ave for lunch. Because we see each other pretty much everyday, we don't really go on "dates" as often anymore. So when we do, I treasure them dearly. 

We've actually been to Noodle Box together once before (we usually try to eat things in the area we haven't had before) when we were "seeing each other". The other time that we had came, there was a massive line up, and the little storefront was jam-packed with people. This time however, being 4 in the afternoon on a Wednesday, there were barely any one in the restaurant, and we got our food in record time.

Last time we were here, we had ordered the Black Bean and Garlic noodle box and also some chicken kebabs? Don't remember exactly what they were called, and forgot to check if they still had it on the menu (sorry ): was way too hungry). This time, we spotted something new on the menu, and Ryan decided to give it a go.

This was Ryan's noodle box, and it's called the Spicy Peanut Noodle Box. On the menu, it is described as so : "It's absolutely ridiculous how good this dish is. Rich and creamy Indonesian peanut sauce mixed with ribbon noodles, Asian greens and then more roasted peanuts." Not gunna lie, this was pretty much a perfect description. The sauce in this noodle was creamy and absolutely mouthwatering-ly good. I personally think it really captured the Indonesian Peanut sauce, while putting it's own fusion, noodle box spin to it. The ribbon noodles were also a great match for this dish. the slightly softer noodle with more surface area really soaks up the sauce and makes for one damn amazing noodle box. Usually Ryan and I prefer our foods quite spicy, but we both agreed that both our noodles were just the right amount of spicy for it's flavour; we both decided not to add in more spicy sauce like we would usually. 

And then comes my noodle box. Being the reminiscent little girl that I am, I decided to take a walk down memory lane, and reorder the Black Bean and Garlic noodle box. I ordered it with medium spiciness, just 'cause I didn't want to push it for my first meal of the day. As good as Ryan's noodles were, I had absolutely 0 regrets reordering this dish. It. Was. Fucking. Amazing. If it wasn't for the slightly higher than normal prices for noodles, I would honestly come here every single day. SO GOOD. The description for my dish on the menu was : "There's depth to the flavours in this one. Hokkien noodles, garlic, peppers, Asian greens, sprouts, black bean sauce with just a bit of sesame." Nailed it. Seriously, Noodle box nailed it. I cannot WAIT to go out to TNT and pick up the materials I need to recreate this dish. I literally was craving another bowl as soon as I forked the last sprout into my mouth. You should've seen our bowls. Squeaky clean. 

The great part of Noodle Box is not just their food, their friendly employees, but also just the overall vibe of the place. Raw canvas art on the walls, wooden furniture, concrete walls and floors... It just had this awesome industrial, raw, and simple feel to it. Which some how complimented its simple but amazing rich and flavourful dishes perfectly. Not to mention the cook with the tattoo sleeve jamming out to the music that was blasting, in plain sight. It was just such a chipper environment to be in on a warm weekday afternoon. 

Click play and enjoy guys (: