January 24, 2012

DRENCHED



Tried out Bikram yoga today and I am madly in love ... It's a room full of half-naked beings sweating like there is no tomorrow. Literally people are faucets.. 
For an 1 1/2 hour I was feeling all sorts of "exotic feelings"... one being nauseous.. 
I walked out with my clothes drenched in my own disgusting liquidity toxins.. 
Definitely going back. 
I left feeling 80% less stressed and in a better mood. Those who are about to have their heads explode should do some Bikram yoga. Even regular yoga will suffice. Inhale people's odor and exhale the negative energy. 

BIKRAM YOGA FAIRFAX

3950 University Drive
                                                                  Fairfax (571) 572-9583




-Choi

January 20, 2012

I LOVE NEWYORK

As tacky as the title to this entry sounds.. its absolutely true..
Haven't been back to the city since late August and I was suffering from painful city withdrawals...
Even though it was like a 30 some hour trip to help move in, I don't regret it one bit!

No shopping this time or site seeing...but of course I have to grub my little heart out ! One at the usual and one that's new. 





PISTICCI
125 La Salle St
         (between Broadway & Claremont Ave) 
      New York, NY 10027 Neighborhood: Harlem

My review will be excessively long on how much i love this place and their coconut cake... It's a long ass trip to make it here but every time they never fail to impress my taste buds. TRY IT.










For dinner we went for something else.. Thank god for having two very good persian friends to tell us what was good. Overall I was impressed but it still doesn't beat Shamshiri. 

RAVAGH PERSIAN GRILL
11 E 30th St
    (between 5th Ave & Madison Ave) 
New York, NY 10016
  Neighborhood: Midtown East








They didn't have the saffron ice-cream :(





And for early breakfast the next day..... 





i'll be back my love....

-Choi

December 26, 2011

GEORGETOWN CUPCAKES


GEORGETOWN CUPCAKES
Twas the night before Christmas and one of my best friends birthday
I made a mini trip to Georgetown to get him and myself some delicious cupcakes.
Since Baked & Wired were close... I had no other choice but to stay in a long line for the overhyped cupcakes..
Despite my opinions... They are beautifully decorated .
Got a dozen and went on my merry way.







December 25, 2011

BOSCIA: Luminizing black mask & Revitalizing black hydration gel

I've been wanting to try the peel off mask for some time.. and what better way to get it than the holidays? Yup, put that on my gift list ! I then came across the hydrating gel and without even testing it out, I figured it'd be good.. so added that to my list as well ! I also like how they have an expiration date to their products. How convenient .





Luminizing black mask: 
The consistency is somewhat equivalent to THEFACESHOP's white mud nose pack.. Less tacky though.. I was actually scared to try the black mask after noticing the consistency because the white mud nose pack served no justice for me after it being over hyped and on the wait-list for over a year...
To my surprise... let's just say it pulled out all that gunk in my pores...
It had some what of a cooling effect while on my face as well.
Overall, I like it so far. Topped it off with the hydrating gel.







REVITALIZING BLACK HYDRATING GEL

I'm always on the hunt for a good lotion/moisturizer because I can never find one to my liking..
Despite the smell which i am not a big fan of, the packaging is alright.. It's a push pump but if you push it down too much, a whole lot will come out.
The consistency is very light and penetrates into the skin pretty well.
There is no residue and the smell doesn't linger either.
It is a bit slimy at first, but hey.. what can you ask for if you get a gel lotion?
I like this because it's light, leaves my skin feeling supple,and doesn't give that I-know-I-have-lotion-on feel.
Icy to my skin which is a plus..
Although i've only tried it once.. so far so good.. I just hope my skin doesn't react to it badly making me wake up to a canvas full of disturbing volcanoes ready to explode...






Hope it was helpful ! if not... i'm NOT sorry ! :)

-Choi