{ Restaurants around the Island: Coco's *

Good evening 

Since I Love trying new Restaurants "Specially Italians" & I Love taking food photography I thought of Starting this Series "Restaurants around the Island" 

I will start with one of my favorites: CoCo's  

 مســـاء الخيــر،، 

بما إني أحب أجرب المطاعم المختلفة "خاصة الإيطالية" وأحب تصوير الأكل فكرت أسوي هالسلسة "Restaurants around the Island" 

وببتدي من واحد من مطاعمــي المفضلة: كوكوز

Coco's is a popular Restaurant in Bahrain, it's located in AlAdliya - Behind Gulf Hotel, it looks like a house: 

كوكوز من المطاعم المشهورة في البحرين، مكانه في منطقة العدلية - ورا فندق الخليج، ومن برا شكله جنه بيت:

 There are tables outside, inside & upstairs. it's usually crowded, you will have to give them your name & wait your turn. In our last visit we sat in the small room inside

المطعم فيه طاولات برة، داخل وفوق. المطعم عادةَ يكون مزدحم ، تعطونهم الأسماء وتنتظرون دوركم، في زيارتنا الأخيرة احنا قعدنا بالغرفة الصغيرة داخل

 You will get the menus, you can choose from many meals, they have Varieties of starters, Salads, Sandwiches, Burgers, Pastas, Spaghetti, Lasagna, Sea Foods.... etc & they have a special menu for Breakfast too. food takes some time to arrive because the restaurant is usually crowded.

المينيو فيه أطباق متعددة مختلفة للاختيار بينهم، عندهم مقبلات مختلفة، سلطات، ساونديشات، برغر، باستا، سباغيتي، لازانيا، سي فود.. إلخ. وبعد عندهم مينيو خاص للريوق. الأكل أغلب الوقت ياخذ شوي وقت لين يوصل لأن المطعم مزحوم!

 For our starters we ordered Chicken Caeser Salad & 2 Chicken Broccoli Soup with Mushroom.. 

I am not usually a Salad person, I just ate some chicken! but I Love soups and Coco's soups are very delicious, the pout is kinda big we usually share 1 pout for every 2  

للمقبلات طلبنا سلطة دجاج سيزر، وشوربتين دجاج بالبروكلي مع مشروم زيادة.. 

أنا مو من صوبي السلطات وايد بس كلت شوي دياي بس ربعي يحبون سلطتهم وايد. أنا أحب الشوربات وايد وكوكوز شورباتهم لذيذة والوحدة تكفي شخصين تقريباً

For Main course we got 2 of their popular dishes.. Grill Chicken with White Sauce & Beef Lasagna 

للاطباق الرئيسية أخذنا طبقين من أطباقهم المشهورة، جريل جكن مع الصلصة البيضا ولازانيا لحم. 

Grill chicken is Really the best here <3 A Roasted Chicken Breast, with your choice of sauce, mashed potatoes, mushroom & vegetables.. we always order it with White Sauce, everything in this dish is perfect! spices, flavors, even the mashed potatoes is very yummy & can be ordered separately as a side order.  

الغريل جكن صج أحلى شي هني، طبقات دياي مشوي، إختيار من الصلصة، بطاطس مهروسة، مشروم وخضار.. إحنا دايما نطلبه مع صلصة بيضا. كل شي في هالطبق مضبوط البهارات، النكهات حتى البطاطس المهروسة طعمها وايد لذيذ وممكن تنطلب بروحها كطبق جانبيي

Bees Lasagna is also very delicious, for me it's the best Lasagna in Bahrain so far. 

لازانيا اللحم بعد واايد لذيذة وانا اعتبرها الألذ في البحرين لجد الحين 

I Ordered Peach Ice Tea to drink, this is very refreshing & cold.. you will think the jar is big.. but it's not! I always used to see many people ordering this.. I was really curious what's this thing that everybody is ordering! then when I finally tried it I became an addict LOL now every time we go I must have one.

انا طلبت لي بيتش آيس تي وااايد حلو منعش وبارد.. يتحسون انه وايد عود بس هو لا.. قبل ماجربه كنت دايما اشوف الناس عندهم واستغرب شنو هذا الشي اللي كل الناس يشربونه! بس من جربته صرت مدمنة عليه ولازم كل مرة نروح آخذ 

My sister ordered Mix of Orange & Mango Juice, but she said it was only Mango! she didn't like it

but usually their juices are excellent & you can always request a mix! Try Mix Melons, Mango Orange and Pomegranate & Orange

اختي طلبت عصير كس برتقال ومانغو بس ماعجبها تقول كان بس مانغو 

عموما عصايرهم واايد حلوة وممكن ينخلطون، جربوا مكس بطيخ ومكس عصير وليمون ، ورمان وبرتقال 

That was our visit to Coco's.. we were 3 people & this was our bill

وهذي كانت زيارتنا لكوكوز.. كنا 3 أشخاص وهذي فاتورتنا 

My Rating: 4.5/5 

تقييمي للمطعم: 4.5 / 5

 What are the Good things? 

- Food  is very delicious. 

- Prices are Reasonable.

- No Service Charge.

- Many Tables Options.

- No Sheesha / Smoking.

- Family Friendly.

شنو الأشياء الزينة بالمطعم؟ 

- الأكل وايد لذيذ.

- الأسعار معقولة.

- ماياخذون على الخدمة.

- إختيار متعدد للطاولات.

- مافي شيشة / تدخين.

- مناسب للعائلات.

What are the Bad Things?

- Parking area.

- Always Crowded.

- Can't Reserve table through phone.

- Service can be bad if the place is crowded.

شنو الأشياء السلبية؟

 - الباركات.

- دايما زحمة.  

- ماعندهم حجز بالتلفون.

- أحيانا الخدمة تكون سيئة إذا المكان زحمة.

Hope you liked my first Post in this Series! see you again with a new Restaurant Soon.

إن شاء الله يكون موضوعي الأول في هالسلسلة عجبكم، نلتقي جريب مع مطعم ثاني.

{ Sleek By 3 Blush Palettes - Swatches & Comparisons with Signles }

Good Afternoon from Bahrain ^_^

finally I will blog something here! 

I will review the Blush Palettes By 3 that was launched by Sleek Makeup around One -Two Months ago 

Those Palettes are Limited Editions & There are 5 Palettes in Total, I have the first 3

- Lace

- Sugar

- Pumpkin

- Flame

- Pink Sprint

Every Palette has 3 colors of blushes (all are limited to the palettes and none of them are available as Single), they're little bit smaller than the Single and every Palette retails for 

I ordered my palettes from www.Sleekmakeup.com, shipped them to me in Bahrain for $7.5 (there was 50% Discounts on Shipping - Original is $15 for every order), they arrived after 2 weeks in a safely packaged box. 

& now let's start the fun part.. Pictures :D 

Lace Palette

this palette has 2 Matte colors & 1 Shimmer 

Colors from Left to Right: 

Chantilly: a Matte Apricot-Orange.

Guipure: a Shimmer Peachy Golden Rose.. Yes u guessed right! Similar to NARS Orgasm.

Crochet: a Matte Pinkinsh-Red

Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Lace

Swatches:

Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Lace L-R: Chantilly, Guipure & Crochet 

It looks bit scarey specially for the dark & bright colors lool! but I took more than enough for swatching purpose only

Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Lace L-R: Chantilly, Guipure & Crochet 

you can see how will the blend easily

Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Lace L-R: Chantilly, Guipure & Crochet - Blended

My favorite color in Lace Palette is Guipure.. love the golden reflections it gives.. I use it alone or sometimes I use it over a matte blush with a light hand to give some glow. 

  

Pumpkin Palette

this palette has 1 Shimmer, 1 Satin & 1 Matte

Colors from Left to Right: 

Lantern: a Shimmer Dark Reddish Orange

Squash: a Satin Dolly Pink

P Pie: a Matte Bright Orange.. just like pumpkins!

 

Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Pumpkin

  

 Swatches:

 Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Pumpkin L-R: Lantern, Squash & P Pie

 Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Pumpkin L-R: Lantern, Squash & P Pie

This palette is the brightest amongst the 3 I have.. and the only one that has color with satin finish.

the colors may look so bright & hard to use, specially Lantern & P Pie.. but actually with a light hand, little product & good blending you will get a nice color.. perfect for summer:

 Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Pumpkin L-R: Lantern, Squash & P Pie - Blended

My favorite color in Pumpkin Palette is Squash.. pretty shade of Dolly Pink, Love it's satin finish

Sugar Palette

this palette has 2 Matte colors & 1 Shimmer 

Colors from Left to Right: 

Demerara: a Matte dark berry.

Muscovado: a shimmery brown with gold reflections and a hint of copper/berry

Turbinado: a Matte dark orangey coral 

 Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Sugar

Swatches:

 Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Sugar L-R: Demerera, Muscovado, Turbinado

  Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Sugar L-R: Demerera, Muscovado, Turbinado

When I first saw this palette, I thought it would be the most wearable specially for night, yes the colors are more to dark shades but they're really nice when blended:

  Sleek By 3 Blush Palette - Sugar L-R: Demerera, Muscovado, Turbinado - Blended

My favorite color in Sugar Palette is Squash.. actullay I Love Muscovado & Turbinado when they're used together with light hand & blended well. 

talking about the product.. those blushes are really pigmented! very little amount is all what you need for your cheeks.. they're easy to blend & you can layer two or more colors to get a unique shade. your can notice that you get the exact color you see in the pan and the lasting power is really good. those palettes are an excellent deal.. I think every makeup lover or collector or Artist should get at least 1! a reasonable price for 3 well pigmented & different textures is a really good deal. I felt the colors in those palette has stronger payoff than the singles.. the singles has an excellent payoff without being powdery, those in palettes have excellent color payoff but you need to use lighter hands and some matte colors are little powdery. 

Comparisons with Single Blushes 

I have 3 Single blushes from Sleek (Which I really love, & I want to get more colors but they're always out of stock -_-)

I have:

Pixie Pink:a pretty matte Barbie pink.. it looks bright in the pan but once applied & blended it turns to a beautiful natural pinky.. I love this Blush <3 <3 <3

Life's a Peach: a light matte peach.. lovely peachy color ^_^

Coral: hmmm I think this is considered satin? but actually it's almost matte.. a medium coral which is suitable for almost any time. 

here I made a comparison between Pixie Pink & Squash from Pumpkin Palette:

Pixie is matte & Squash is satin.. you can see squash is a darker & deeper pink than pixie: 

 L: Squash from Pumpkin Palette R: Pixie Pink Single Blush

they both blend so nicely and give a lovely pink color.. it's hard to capture the difference by the camera ><

  L: Squash from Pumpkin Palette R: Pixie Pink Single Blush - Blended

My friend has Flamingo Single blush.. wish I remembered that I borrowed it from her for the pinks comparison!

 here I made a comparison between Turbinado from Sugar Palette, P Pie from Pumpkin Palette & Life's a Peach:

They are not really similar but I did a comparison anyway:

 L-R: Turbinado from Sugar Palette, P Pie from Pumpkin Palette & Life's a Peach

Blended: 

 L-R: Turbinado from Sugar Palette, P Pie from Pumpkin Palette & Life's a Peach - Blended

That's all what I have for my first post ^_^

See Yaa
Sanooya