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Maxine Marcelino

Food, Lifestyle

Ukokkei Ramen Ron

04/10/2013

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Hi everyone!

I just got back from hong kong which is why my blog has been dead these past few days! I’ve been on a Ramen craze recently because I’ve noticed a LOOOOOT of Ramen restaurants popping out of nowhere and I realized that I haven’t tried a single one of the new ramen restos! I’ve been hearing lots of good feedback on Ukokei Ramen Ron located in Pasay Road and I finally got to try it out! :)

We went there during lunch time and we found out that we weren’t going to be able to try their famous tan tan men so we settled for the lunch set! I went with the lunch set A. Their lunch set is super affordable because it comes with a full bowl of ramen, fried rice, 4 pieces gyoza, and salad for PHP380. A full bowl of ramen costs PHP300. I’m a noodle AND dumpling fanatic which is why I was in food heaven when they served me the food!! :)

SUPER DUPER FLAVOURFUL SHOYU RAMEN!!! I love how it comes with a huge soup spoon. :) The super tender shoyu had just the right amount of fat! :)

4 pieces of perfectly pan fried gyoza dumplings. love love love!

super soft fried rice! <3

my lunch date! :) HE HE he couldn’t fit into the camera frame. :)) He’s the best food companion because he has a HUUUUUUGE appetite and I don’t feel as bad when I’m eating with him. :))

Thank Josh, for understanding and always going with my crazy food cravings! HEHEHE You don’t even like ramen but you still accompanied me. :) teehee!

I really enjoyed the whole meal! I think it’s better to go there at lunch because the lunch sets are CRAAZY affordable and the food lived up to my expectations! Josh, who’s not a ramen fan also enjoyed the ramen! He finished the whole set while I had to leave some of my ramen to make space for the gyoza. :) I was in a food coma by the time i finished. x__x I’ve been to TWO ramen restos in Manila and this is by far the best ramen I’ve had. :)

This is my first purely food blog post! I’m kinda hesitant to post it because I started out as a beauty blogger. However, I’ve been posting blogs posts about my lifestyle and about my fashion style recently and people seem to like it. I would really appreciate your comments so let me know how you feel in your comments below! <3 <3

Meanwhile, I have and ongoing blog giveaway! get a chance to win 3 mystery items worth at least 1.5k from yours truly PLUS a set of these Nicole bracelets from The Clink Shop ♥ go here to join! :)

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Giveaways

Maxieissuper X The Clink Shop Giveaway (Metro Manila Only)

04/02/2013

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Hi everyone!

I am so thrilled to present my second blog giveaway! I’m so grateful to have been given the opportunity to collaborate with The Clink Shop for this giveaway because I’ve been going crazy over their hand made arm candies! Check out how I’ve been wearing them here and here.

There will be TWO lucky winners:

The grand prize will consist of 3 surprise gifts (cosmetics) from Maxieissuper worth up to php1500 and a set of Nicole bracelets from The Clink Shop.
The winner who will come in second will win a set of Nicole Bracelets (3 pieces) from the Clink Shop.

*winners will be chosen via Random.org

Follow these easy steps to get a chance to win:

Like maxieissuper on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maxieissuper/405603566153834) and follow maxieissuper on twitter (https://twitter.com/maxieissuper).
Like The Clink Shop’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/theclinkshop?fref=ts) and follow the Clink Shop’s Instagram Account (theclinkshop).
Post/share the giveaway photo (above) on your facebook wall, or on instagram, and tag 5 friends. (DOING ONE OF THE TWO WILL EARN YOU ONE ENTRY. DOING BOTH WILL EARN YOU TWO ENTRIES) :) Also, mak sure to tag the clink shop on the photo so that we can verify your entries!
Leave a comment on this post with your full name, twitter and instagram account on this post.
TO TRIPLE YOUR ENTRIES (OPTIONAL): Tweet this: “I wanna win hand made pieces from the clink shop (https://www.facebook.com/theclinkshop?fref=ts) via http://maxinemarcelino.com#maxieissupergiveaway “

Giveaway ends on April 25, 2013.

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LOTD: Summer Calling My Name

03/29/2013

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Those who have been following my blog know that I recently went to Davao. Today I’ll be posting my one and only outfit post from Davao. We were too busy going around the place to take outfit photos. :( And we were travelling with 2 other families so it was sooo awkward having them watch me pose. The must have been judging me. HA HA. eek!

Here are the photos! :)

*I know that it’s not common to see outfit posts in different locations. However, I took photos in two places and I can’t decide which set to post so I’m posting both! This is my blog after all so anything goes. HAHA

Dress from Forever 21

these were taken at the Crocodile Farm :)

What I wore as my arm candy…. I’ve been going crazy over these nicole bracelets that I recieved from The Clink Shop! They have it in so may different colors which are perfect for building up your arm candy! :) For this look, I picked these two gorgeous pastel bracelets to math my dress. :)

Yes, I preferred to wear flip flops with this outfit because we went island hopping. :) These photos were taken at a Zorv ball park! Scroll down to watch a video of me in the Zorv ball. HAHA

And… Here’s the video! :) I look awkward, I know! haha I had to tie up my dress to be able to ride the zorv ball so.. yeah. :))

Inside the Zorv Ball from maxine marcelino on Vimeo.

My brother insisted on taking the camera into the zorv ball so here’s the result. :D

PS: I’ll be hosting my giveaway very very soon!!! Watch out for it. ;)

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Food, Lifestyle, Travel

Davao Food Trip

03/28/2013

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Hi everyone!

I’ve took a mini hiatus from blogging because of my Davao trip. I just got back and I can’t wait to share the photos I’ve accumulated for you! I really love food and I want this blog to feature other things that I love other than makeup. :) This post will be photo heavy and I’ll be throwing in my comments here and there. It was really hard to take photos of all the food I ate because we were travelling in a group of 18 and I would have run out of food to eat if I stopped to take photos of all the food I ate. ha ha!

tuna from yellow fin restaurant

Tiny Kitchen

The restaurant used to be “tiny” but it becamed a full blown restaurant through the years because of its popularity in the city. The owner of the restaurant cooks the dishes himself! :)

This is supposed to be penne pasta (they ran out of penne pasta) with tomatoes, chorizo, and a thick cheese sauce. The pasta was a bit too cheesy for me and I couldn’t taste the flavor of the chorizo anymore. It was still enjoyable though! :)

*I’m a HUGE fan of parmesan cheese and I was disappointed to have been told that they did not have parmesan cheese when I asked for it.

Paella Valenciana. the star of the night. it was packed with meat and the rice was very scrumptious. :)

osso bucco. I wasn’t able to try this out.

Kalderata. It’s a straight forward home-cooked meal that will remind you of your mother’s cooking.

Canelloni Pasta. This dish was quite a disappointment. It lacked flavor and the sauce was very dry.

They have a wide selection of cakes and pastries! The sight sent me straight to pastry heaven! <3

Caramel Cheesecake. My pick for the night. It was delicious! I loved the crust. :)

My mom’s pick: dulce de leche cheesecake. I wish there was more yema in this….

This was meh. I LOVE anything red velvet so I know my red velvet well. This was a tad bit too dry and it lacked cream cheese icing.

ooey gooey chocolate oatmeal bars! now this was a delight!

What I had for breakfast in one sitting:

We stayed at Marco Polo Hotel by the way and I have to say, my breakfast meals were the best meals I had in Davao! They have such a huuuuuge selection of food to choose from and the service was impeccable.

i made my own waffles!

super duper sweet pineapples. <3

we were able to try out the ice creamery at the crocodile farm! Yes, some of their flavors have actual crocodile meat in them. haha

I tried the “banana nuts” flavor and it was really good! I wish it was more creamy though! :)

our last dinner was at the Outback Grill (completely different one from the Outback we have here in Manila). The ribs were very good. They were served with unlimited rice. I only had one cup of rice because one cup of their rice is like two cups of rice! I wasn’t able to take photos of the other food because the people I was with attacked the food the moment they were placed on our table. hahaha!

My breakfast on our last day in Davao:

that’s it for now! I’m back in Manila and in dire need of exercise but I found out from my trainer that the gym will be closed tomorrow. <//3 Oh well papel (HAHAHA I LOVE SAYING THIS RIGHT NOW)! Where are you guys going this summer? :)

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Beauty, LOTD

LOTD: Prom 2013

03/24/2013

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Josh and I ate dinner at Nolita a few weeks back and we saw high schoolers walking around high street in their prom garb. We started reminiscing about our respective prom memories when we were in high school then he had a crazy idea of wanting to go to “prom” with me. Haha. So he finally set a date but didn’t tell give me a clue on what his plans were until it actually happened! :)

I didn’t have time to get a gown made so I had to make do with what I had. I recently bought a dress from Apartment 8 wihtout having any idea where I was going to wear it. When Josh told me of his super vague plans and with the help of my DAD (fashion guru daw siya. pagbigyan) and my girlfriend Abi, I knew that it was the perfect dress perfect for the night. Here’s the look I came up with:

earrings from F21

my fotd:

I took this right before I left. I look more decent here! haha

with the sweetest! :) thank you for such a memorable “prom” night.

So I was walking around in my semi formal outfit with a huge polaroid hanging on my wrist just because I felt like we weren’t going have another opportunity to get all dressed up any time soon. :)

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Beauty, Reviews

Review: MAC Archie’s Girls Collection Daddy’s Little Girl

03/22/2013

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I always try my best to purchase at least one item from every MAC collection. I’ve started following the MAC collections when the MAC Hey Sailor collection came out last year. I can’t say that I was a die hard fan of Archie Comics when I was younger. However, I knew that I wanted to get my hands on the MAC Archie’s Girls collection the moment I found out about it just because I’ve grown fond of collecting MAC lippies in special packaging. They add such a nice splash of color to my lippie collection! :)

I’d just like to share how I was able to buy this lipstick! I found out that it was launching in Shang-Rila Plaza Mall last Saturday from my friend, Kate of MAC Trinoma. I’m always late when it comes to collection launches so I made sure to do everything right for this collection! know how MAC fanatics in the Philippines can get. Ideally, every time a collection is launched, MAC fanatics have to line up right when to store opens to get a number and RESERVE their items. They then have to wait until the after the formal launch in the afternoon to be able to purchase and bring home their items. I had class in the morning so I couldn’t reserve my items myself. So, my loving mother agreed to let one of her employees reserve my items for me. I went to shangrila plaza at 8am (right before me class) just to give our employee instructions and he waited for almost 2 hours for the mall to open. He was 12th in line despite the fact that he already waited for the mall to open. HAHA

Product

MAC Daddy’s little girl is a purplish fuschia pink lipstick. It has blue undertones and has a satin finish. And yes, it is limited edition.

What I Love:

This product has a very creamy texture and applies like a dream! I also really like the shade because this is the first pink lipstick that I have in the purple/magenta family. The pigmentation is also very good. I get to apply a nice amount of product on my lips even with just one swipe. It has a nice wearing time too; it stayed on my lips for around 5 hours. It comes i with mac signature scent: a faint scent of vanilla. :)

What I don’t like:

NONEE. I really like this lipstick!!

Final Thoughts

This lipstick is a treat to have in my collection. It’s also perfect for the summer/spring season! It’s time to let the wine and Burgundy shades take a backseat and let the pinks and fuchsias run the show! this shade might be sold out now but I recommend that you get one if you still can. If you don’t have a similar shade yet and if you want to try something bold and bright, then this lippie is for you. <3

gorgeous color~~~

What did you haul from the collection? :) Let me know in the comments below!! :)

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Beauty, Reviews, Tips

Review: MAC Archie’s Girls Collection Ronnie Red

03/19/2013

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When I found out about the MAC Archie’s Collection, I knew right away that I wanted to get my hands on some of the pieces! I wanted to secure a product or two from the collection even more when I read Temptalia’s review on the lipsticks from the collection. I ended up loving the products from Veronica’s line more than then products from Betty’s line which is why I purchased two lippies from Veronica’s line: Ronnie Red and Daddy’s little girl. Both lipsticks have different finishes so I chose to review each separately.

I just wanna share how I was able to get my little brother to sponsor my newest acquisitions! HAHA! So my brother’s currently graduating and it’s a pre-requisite for all the seniors in his high school to accomplish a mini thesis paper worth 15-20 pages without the table of contents and bibliography. He was preparing his powerpoint the night before his defense while I was trying to study for my pol sci finals. He started bugging me to help him prettify his powerpoint (cuz I make fabulous powerpoints) and I told him I couldn’t help him because I was busy studying for my finals. He knew that I’ve been obsessing over the MAC Archie’s Girls collection lipsticks so he suddenly offered to buy the lipsticks for me (he’s filthy richer than me because he’s crazy frugal) ! He was like dangling a bone in front of a hungry dog. Being the makeup addict that I am, I jumped on the offer and gladly fixed his powerpoint and decided to study for my finals right before my exam. HA HA.

Anyway, enough about that. Let’s talk about my newest one true love!!!

Product

I would consider this lipstick a true red lipstick that has a touch of pink to it. It also has blue undertones which helps make your teeth look whiter. It comes in a limited edition packaging which is a shiny white case with veronica’s face on it.

What I love:

I still can’t decide if I fancy the fact that the lipstick has Veronica’s face on it but I do like collecting products with limited edition packaging so I guess that’s good. I really like the shade because even if the lipstick has a pink tone to it, it’s still dominantly red. The formulation is also amazing because of it has excellent pigmentation and it’s not drying at all, considering that it has a matte finish. I can’t bring myself to purchase the classic reds from MAC such as Ruby Woo and Russian Red because they both look so drying and I have really dry lips. It also has an incredibly long wearing power. It left a stain on my lips even after I tried wiping it off with my makeup remover.

What I don’t like:

none!

Recommendations

I really like this lipstick! I recommend this to those who have cool-toned skin. To find out if you’re cool toned, look at your veins on your upper arm. If your veins are bluish, you’re cool-toned. If they are greenish, you are on the warmer side. I also recommend this to those who have really dry lips! If you have Dry lips then this is the red for you! :) However, this is a bit similar to the MAC Marilyn Monroe collection’s Charmed I’m Sure. I already have Charmed I’m Sure which is how I noticed the similarities. If you have it, you may skip on this one. :)

lol awkward angle but i think this photo shocases the sahde pretty well. :))

What did you haul from the collection? Thoughts? do share on the comments section below! <3

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Beauty, LOTD, Tips

Red

03/17/2013

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Everyone has those days when they feel frustrated or annoyed over things that they can’t control. I’ve recently been bothered by so many things that are out of my control. When I feel bothered, stressed, or annoyed, I do things that are within my control to make myself feel better. Among my favorite pick-me-uppers are getting my nails done, shopping, dressing up, playing around with my makeup, and pigging out! For this particular case, I went for applying my favorite red lippie! Nothing says powerful, sexy, and in control better than a fiery red lipstick! HAHA

Here’s what I wore when I manned my panini stall at Cucina Andare last weekend:

top from Nude || shorts from f21 || gold flats from payless

Check out my arm candy! It’s extra special for this look because of the super gorgeous handmade burgundy wrap bracelet from the clink shop! It’s made from suede leather. ;)

I normally go for my statement necklaces but the burgundy wrap bracelet already made enough of a statement for my look. :)

earrings from korea

I also very excited to announce that I will be having my second blog giveaway very very soon! It’s currently my finals week so I’m quite busy as of the moment. I’ll be releasing another post regarding the giveaway very soon! Stay tuned! ;)

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