Dreaming In Pumps

Ok firstly, just to let you know, when they say $23++, they really mean $27.70. Let me just break it down for you in case you don't understand. Each '+' stands for an additional charge. For example, the first '+' stands for GST (7%). So some restaurants only have that '+' and usually its the GST charge. That is when you multiply the price by 1.07 to get the actual amount you are supposed to pay. The second '+' stands for service charge (varies according to diff restaurants I think, but Sakura was 10%). So now you multiply that by 1.17 to get the price including GST and service charge. And that is how you get from $23 to $27.70. Anyways, this is just so you'll be prepared. (PS all that I've said in this paragraph may or may not be right or wrong - I just assumed lololol)

Secondly, I strongly encourage people who want to save money, to go for a weekend lunch. It's the cheapest then. Also, highly recommend reaching there as early as possible (11:30am). Start early and end late. Sakura's lunch is open from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Make full use of the 3 hours to eat as much as possible and make that $27.70 you spend truly worth. 

Okie now let's talk about the actual food HAHAAHAHAHAHA the very first thing that caught the attention of my eyeballs was the shrimp paste chicken wings HAHAHA OMG THEY'RE SOOOOOOO GOOD. Actually I find these ones pretty decent. They aren't the best I've tasted, they aren't the worst either. I just got really excited because I have had a mini obsession with shrimp paste chicken since I was young. And PS the white thing there is the mayonnaise!

There's also an upstairs too by the way. It's all the way at the back! I personally think that the food upstairs is much better than the food downstairs. Actually, I feel that the desserts at Sakura were more worth it than the actual main food.

There was also a sushi area, which is upstairs, (let's face it - if a buffet doesn't have sashimi it's not worth it) where me and Vanessa just spammed lots of sashimi. One thing that bugged me about the sashimi is that it wasn't properly cut. Like, there were pieces where 3 of them are stuck together and it kind of irritated me HAHAH. But anyways, tip: spam the sashimi at buffets.

Then, I came across this area with molten lava cake and brownies where you can heat them up yourself in the microwave oven (the sign there says to heat up for 15 seconds). And let me tell you the molten lava cake was amazeballsssss.

And I actually wanted to put my vanilla bean ice cream (which goes best with the molten lava cake btw) with my cake but the ice cream cooler at the second floor did not have signs so I mixed up hokkaido milk and vanilla bean which is ultimate facepalm. I realised when I tasted the ice cream and decided it was the worst vanilla ice cream I've ever tasted and then saw the ice cream cooler at the bottom floor with the proper signs. Super facepalm.

Then we saw a chocolate fountain and we freaked out. I love chocolate fondue!!!! 

There was a jar of almond cookies nearby so we just decided to dip them in the fountain HAHAHAHA tbh we weren't sure what we were doing at all. Plus there were no marshmallows which made me really sad:-( so yeah why not just dip the cookies in right. No harm done. Dip anything into chocolate to make it taste guuuuud. (jk)

It turned out like this and it tasted pretty good, actually. I regret not going back to take more cookies :-(

Beside the table with the chocolate fountain and lava cake, there was this section with more desserts!!! 

There was panna cotta and mango pudding, both of which I felt were not very yummy. Firstly, my spoon was way too big for that tiny cup of panna cotta. I found it extremely hard to dig in. Secondly, the coffee caramel topping on the panna cotta did not have enough flavour and that's grass jelly on top of the panna cotta, btw, which I found super weird lol.

The thing I found awesome about Sakura was that they put the recommended ice cream flavour with the respective tarts.

They also had rainbow cake which I found to be quite flavourless but it was extremely soft. It is probably even softer than my pillow omg.

I took the peach clafoufis tart and the wrong ice cream oops. I just love salted caramel so much I couldn't help but to just take it HAHAHHAHA.

Another tip about buffets: half way through, go and poop. It might sound like a joke right now, but I am dead serious. After that, you don't feel as full and then you can go eat more stuff and make that $27.70 worth it. (oh my goodness I sound super typical Singaporean auntie rn)

PLEASE NOTE: The toilet at Sakura is super creepy. It felt like the school toilet and for a few minutes I was too scared to go in and poop lol.

And that concludes the food part of the post!!!

Just some glamourous pictures of us in the bus on the way to Vivo *flip hair emoji*

I had a great time with her. One of the bestest friends ever and although we don't meet up that much we still have this stupid connection where we can talk about any shit in the world and be ourselves with each other HAHAHAH

Thank you so much Vanessa for the awesome photos!!! You all should really follow her! She does lots of really gorgeous paintings and drawings. She's really into art and she deserves lots of support so I think you all should check her out!!!

Peplum top - Forever 21

Shorts - Cotton On

Bag - Carouseller

Shoes - Doctor Martens

Thank you so much everyone for reading this super long post!! I hope you all enjoyed it and learned something. I'll be posting some more posts soon!! Til next time, stay safe and keep dreaming ∞

I was elated when The AND Mode decided to send me their Tropical Side Slit Skirt which is simply stunning! I love how it radiates beachy vibes (see what I did there;-) heh heh heh) and how the length is perfect!!!

I decided to match this lovely skirt with a pair of oxford shoes from H&M and my beloved white cropped tank from Ohhgwen!

Overall, I simply loved how it looked on me! The floral prints are super pretty and vibrant! I might even take this skirt with me to Australia when I'm going to the beach heh;-D In addition, the material of the skirt was extremely comfy!!! Some chiffon materials are really irritating to the skin but this skirt was different! It was not irritating and hot. In fact, it was soft and cooling! It is indeed perfect for Singapore weather, Since the skirt is pretty long, it could keep you cosy during rainy weather. Furthermore, the material of the skirt is really light, so if Singapore is on her period for the day and decides to be extremely hot, it would still be pretty cooling!:-)

But wait! There's more to rave about! The AND Mode was extremely efficient!! Within less than a week from arrival of the skirt, I received this skirt and I was so happy about it!! Kudos to The AND Mode, really. I feel that they deserve lots of support so do head down and purchase the Radiance Collection now!!!

That's all for today, girls! I really hope you enjoyed reading about The AND Mode as much as I loved writing about the skirt! PS I uploaded a small post yesterday, just updates on life! If you wanna know, check it out here!;-) Until next time, stay safe and keep dreaming ∞

(This is a preview of the website btw) Well, the website is not officially published yet but orders are opened so hurry and order now!:-) You can order through Carousell! Next preorder ends 24th November! I really hope that my shop will go far in life. You all might know that I love fresh and modern tumblr. It has inspired me so much, I decided to create a shop based on that theme. Hopefully, my shop will gain many supporters!<3 (PS. If you wanna order, you can quote "Marie x FRESH". This will get you 10% off all preordered items.)

Apart from those, I have decided to try out being a freelance model as well. So far, it hasn't been working out very well for me as I have not come across a suitable assignment for myself. The clothes I am required to wear in most of the photoshoots are way too revealing for my liking or comfort. I would love to be a blogshop model as well. However, with blogshops looking for models with thousands of followers nowadays, I don't think I'll be able to compete with the others. In addition, I just don't think I am skinny enough to be a blogshop model. BUT, I will not stop searching for a suitable assignment for myself. I am very determined to at least try about 5 photoshoots before making my decision on whether I should continue.

Anyways, that's about all! I really hope you found this little update somewhat interesting. Really looking forward to chatting with you all next time! Stay safe and keep dreaming ∞

Hi lovelies!!!! OMG I'm so so soooo sorry I haven't been updating regularly these days :-( In the middle of O's rn and I'm so extremely busy & stressed. But don't worry bc I've lots of posts planned for you girls after O's!!!!:-) This is gonna be a really short post bc it's just a mini review on the Silky Girl Lipcolor Balm!!!

Anyway, today I wanted to talk about the Silky Girl lip balm I bought on Saturday!!!! It was super super pretty and awesome!!!

I bought the shade latte

It's super hydrating (ok not super but good enough) and I actually think it's totally fine for me to use this without lip balm underneath. Which is totally insane bc I never do that as my lips are extremely dry.

I feel that it's almost like a dupe for the Revlon ones??? It was only like $11.90 and that's so much cheaper than the Revlon ones which cost $19.90. Still unsure bc I haven't tried the Revlon ones myself but I'm totally getting them after O's and letting you girls know!!!:-)

That's pretty much all for this post. Hope you guys enjoyed this little post about my thoughts on the Silky Girl Lipcolor Balm!!! Until next time, stay safe & keep dreaming ∞

Marie Belleza x

Hey loveliessss!!! I'm finally BACK WITH ANOTHER POST woohoo!!!!! 

As you all probably already know, I have been sponsored by Ohhgwen! Today's post will be on the Midi Skirt she sent me!

I personally feel that the midi skirt was of a exceptional quality. The material is thick, not cheap thin material ahahaha. Yes, not exactly favourable due to Singapore's weather but hey, I'd rather sweat than a cheap quality!

Hey lovelies!! I'm finally back again with a new post! I sincerely apologise for the slow updates:-( O's are coming up really soon and I just don't have enough time to blog as much sighpie :-( 

But let's put that aside and focus on the main reason for today's blog post!! 

Ohhgwen has kindly sponsored me the White Cotton Crop Tank which is sold at just $15!! I absolutely love the crop tank because the material is amazing!!!!! It's not too thin or too thick for Singapore's weather! Personally, I despise those shirts with extremely thin and extra stretchy material because  firstly, (it hugs my fats HAHAHAHAHAH) and secondly, I'm not very comfortable in those :-( But this crop tank I'm in love with!!!! It's not too thick as well, so that's great for the horrendous weather in Singapore!!!! Yay day!!!

I'll be doing a post on how I'd style this on another day, probably Sunday so keep a look out for that!:-)

Now, I'm sure you ladies really want to get this crop tank!!! Heh. Well, Ohhgwen has very generously agreed to give my readers a 10% discount when they quote "MARIE10OG", state their Instagram username, and make payment within 24 hours! So that means that the crop tank is yours at only $13.50!!!! YAYERS!!!:D It comes in black, green, grey and maroon as well!!

That's all for this post!! Hope you all enjoyed reading and til next time, keep dreaming ∞