I feel like it’s been forever since I checked in with you all. Sure, there have been posts… but we haven’t just chatted in a while. 2019 has been exciting so far – I’ve been on a few trips! Saw a new country. Created a bunch of videos that I’m quite proud of (one of them went sorta viral recently!)

Oh & I turned 27. That was a big one, or at least it felt big? Every birthday after 25 feels big, I guess. But I spent it in Goa with family & cake, so that was nice. A quick little two paragraph update on the last few months. I’ll be spending the rest of April playing catch up. And now, back to the noodles.

There’s something you may or may not know about me – I love noodles; I’m bordering obsessive about them. I take cheesy photos eating noodles, I follow the #noodleworship hashtag on instagram & no matter where in the world we are, if there are noodles on the menu, I will try them.

A couple of weeks ago, we were invited to Hello Guppy in Mumbai to for the noodle fest. I’d been there once before, but we only tried the sushi & edamame. Needless to say, I was excited.

Can I take a second to talk about the décor? An authentic Japanese restaurant brings to mind a certain kind of aesthetic. But Hello Guppy is less minimal & staid, more playful kawaii speakeasy!

We started off with a cocktail, sake of course. The Nippon Cooler is perfect for summer day drinking.

i’m wearing –oval sunglasses // cherry earrings // velvet top // mom shorts // wrist watch // suede platform sneakers

For lunch – I knew I wanted ramen. It can be a hearty meal, so we skipped starters (a wise decision imo).

I got the miso chashu ramen with pork, mom got dry ramen with chicken (all of the trappings that come in a ramen bowl, minus broth). We also got some udon noodles.

They were good noodles. Now I’m not going to pretend to be some kind of expert, my experience with Japanese cuisine is still limited. But the portion was hearty, the broth was creamy & the pork + eggs were both the perfect texture. I vlogged that day too, if you’d like to see video of that perfect bowl.

The Hello Guppy Noodle Fest is on till the end of April. If you can’t make it this month, most of the dishes are on the permanent menu, but if you’re a true noodle aficionado, you won’t want to miss the special dishes that are available for a limited time only.

Hello Guppy, Jet Airways – Godrej Building, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai (google maps /website)

The post Ramen at Hello Guppy 🍜 appeared first on Magali Vaz | Fashion, Lifestyle & Travel Blog.

While there, I got to hang out at the Amazon Fashion SOS bus that was spending the day at the festival, serious perks of being a POPxo Blog Network member! Before we move on, let me tell you a little bit about the bus. You must’ve heard of Amazon’s latest campaign, Kya Pehnu. It’s so relatable because I think every single one of us must have asked ourselves What to Wear? at some point or the other. To further help you with all your fashion dilemmas,  Amazon came up with the on-call Amazon Fashion bus in three metros Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi.

You could enter a radio contest on Fever 104 FM & lucky winners would get makeovers, get to keep the clothes they are styled in & also win vouchers! Not to mention, you would get fashion advise from the Amazon Fashion Squad Members themselves – Mandira Bedi, Milind Soman, Narendra Kumar, Miss Malini and Ayushmann Khuranna.

The Mumbai bus was at EVC on Sunday. It was ridiculously plush & air conditioned, so nice to get out of the sun for a bit. It had a comfortable living area & the bedroom was filled with clothes & shoes available at Amazon.in/Fashion that would be given out to a few lucky folks. Is this how the stars travel? I could happily live in that bus!I was at EVC since morning & by the time the bus arrived in the afternoon I was a mess. Frizzy hair, greasy face, smudged kaajal, the works. OK so when at a music festival I care about the music more than how I look, but I certainly wouldn’t want to be seen or recognised by people looking like that! So first the hairstylist fixed up my hair by ironing it.

I was at EVC since morning & by the time the bus arrived in the afternoon I was a mess. Frizzy hair, greasy face, smudged kaajal, the works. OK so when at a music festival I care about the music more than how I look, but I certainly wouldn’t want to be seen or recognised by people looking like that! So first the hairstylist fixed up my hair by ironing it.

MissMalini was the fashion squad member at EVC (also Narendra Kumar was there for fashion).

The makeup artist sprucing me up. She just neatened up all my smudgy makeup & gave me a bold lipThe makeup artist sprucing me up. She just neatened up all my smudgy makeup & gave me a bold lip.

The makeup artist sprucing me up. She just neatened up all my smudgy makeup & gave me a bold lip.All dolled up outside the Amazon Fashion SOS bus!

Photos by Bharat Joshi

Spending time at the bus was a great pick-me-up during an exciting & exhausting day at EVC. I’m really hope the concept catches on; I’m going to be very disappointed if the next festival I attend doesn’t have a bus like this – Amazon, are you listening?

The post Amazon Fashion Squad Bus at EVC #KyaPehnu appeared first on Magali Vaz | Fashion, Lifestyle & Travel Blog.