Author: SensitiveLikeMe
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Review: Best HK-roasted coffee drip bags under $15 to try
**This is not a sponsored post** Over the years I’ve tried different ways of making coffee at home but one of my obsessions is with instant drip bags – find the right place and you’ll be able to enjoy a fresh aromatic brew at half the price you get outside. In my search for the…
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Weekday deals: Where to find Taco Tuesday’s on HK Island
Who wants to pay full price for tacos when there’s Taco Tuesday? After finding out that restaurants with Taco Tuesday offer as much as 50% off regular-priced tacos, I could not possibly go back to having tacos on other days of the week. It wasn’t so convenient to find a list of the Tuesday deals…
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Guide to using IKEA Hong Kong’s mattress, furniture disposal service in 2024
IKEA Hong Kong helps you dispose of your old furniture for a fee but it’s not clear how to arrange for the service from their webpage. I found out the hard way when I tried to get rid of an old mattress left behind by the previous tenant of my new flat so I thought…
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Linjer Review: Quality, minimal gold & silver jewellery online store
**This is not a sponsored post but an honest review from my experience with the brand and its products** A jewellery brand needs to check off quite a few boxes for me – it needs to have minimal, elegant designs, be reasonably priced, last at least a year in the humid Hong Kong climate, and…
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Review: 6 months of KIBO’s sustainable sneakers in HK
**This is not a sponsored post but an honest review from my experience with the brand and the product** The older I get, the more I find myself willing to pay a premium for a comfortable pair of shoes – which are frustratingly hard to come by in Hong Kong. So, it was a relief…
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Review: 2 years of Gaston Luga’s Praper backpack (in black)
**This is not a sponsored post** Seeing more people with Gaston Luga backpacks in the last few months reminded me that I’ve been using mine for more than two years now. And it seemed like a great time to review my experience of using it so that people who are new to the brand and…
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Review: Buying & trying Innisfree ‘Real Color Nail’ polish in HK
**This is not a sponsored post** Using nail polish is one of the easiest ways to add a bit of colour and style. As a sensitive person with simple tastes, I paint – and re-paint – my own nails to match my ever-changing mood and my minimalistic outfits. I realized it also stops me from…
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A sensitive person’s review of Nina Tsuen Wan West Hotel Quarantine
**This is not a sponsored post. I have chosen and stayed at this hotel based on my own research and on my own budget.** This is a review of my 14-day Hong Kong quarantine in the ‘Superior City View Room’ at Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West Tower 1, as a solo traveller, remote worker, and…