How To Wear Red/Dark Coloured Lipstick

How many of you like the look of a red/dark lips only to end up looking like you’ve aged 20 years or just plain awkward in it? *raises hand*. Personally, as ungrateful as I may sound, my main complex was my full lips. Yes, my lips would look incredibly sexy with a face like Kylie […]

Must Have Luxury Makeup Products

Chanel Le Blanc Brightening Makeup Base in Rosee. USD $55.00 This product is amazing, if you’re fair skinned, you don’t have to get anything else on the list if you don’t like it, but you have to get this one. No dupe is going to replace it because this product is too amazing for […]

How To Buy High End Makeup

This question always appear from my friends, families and acquaintances: How and why do I always buy high end makeup brands (MAC, NARS, ABH are considered mid-end for me)? My answer is simple: “do the math”. Yes, do the math. High end products (Chanel, YSL, Dior, GA, Shu Uemura) last far longer than their cheaper […]

Three Steps Asian Skin Care Routine for Glowing Skin

Ha! I bet many of you have heard this holy grail of a skincare routine that legend says could make your face shine bright like a diamond. Well, although you won’t shine as bright as a diamond with or without makeup, you’ll still be able to shine to a certain degree. As many other bloggers/Asian […]

Friday Makeup Talk Blog Series Introduction!

I created this website mainly for Chinese and Korean drama/movie reviews, but lately, I have been itching to review/tell the world about the makeup trends and methods around China and Korea and is therefore, going to come out with a “Friday Makeup Talk” blog series! Why you ask? Well, I love makeup, I love […]

Love Me If You Dare (TA LAI LE QING BI YAN 他来了请闭眼) EP 5-9 REVIEW

The plot moved a little bit too slow for my preference in episode 5-9. I also get the feeling that the characters are “forced” to act in a creepy way. Crime wise, this ark is definitely not my favourite, although character progression wise, I am loving the Jin Yan x Jian Yao moments. I always […]

2015 Korean Dramas Recommendation List

2015 is coming to an end and I’ve got to say, I am very impressed with the quality improvement we’re seeing in K-drama land this year! And here are my drama recommendations/ratings for this year, where 10 means best and above 10 is better than best. :p List Six Flying Dragons 12/10 Punch […]

Love Me If You Dare (Ta Lai Le Qing Bi Yan 他来了请闭眼) Ep 1-4 Review

Love Me If You Dare is one of the few dramas that I believe managed to strike a good balance between moving the plot lines and solving the crime cases. It’s not your typical “one episode, one crime scene solved” type of a drama, in fact, it actually takes this particular crime around 4 episodes […]

Who is Ari?

Ari is the author and creator of The Drama Bear. I first started blogging on December 2015. The idea of writing a blog for drama reviews have actually stuck in my mind for quiet a while now, especially after I can’t seem to move on from a good, but lesser known dramas and find myself […]