Hubby’s travelling again and I’m always in a bad mood when he’s away. Add to that the terrible Bombay heat, the traffic and you have a sure shot combination for a volcano eruption. The molten lava was bubbling just under the surface when I returned home after picking up sonny boy from his nursery and […]
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Arm Yourself Against the Sun’s Damaging UV Rays with Vichy Capital Soleil SPF 30 Spray
The weather in Bombay has done a volte-face since last week. From being pleasantly cold to really cool winds, it suddenly reached 40C in just a day. Obviously, all full sleeved clothes were immediately used to the back of the wardrobe and out came all the cottons in short sleeves, sleeveless and straps. Of course, […]
Maybelline Clear Glow Shine Free BB Stick SPF 21+++ : A Must Have For Busy Girls!
About a decade ago, when Maybelline had been recently launched in India, I had bought my first foundation, the Maybelline Express 3 in 1 Foundation Stick. (I mean the first foundation that I had swatched on my skin and bought. Till then, my aunt would get me foundations from USA which would look so wrong […]
Kaca Hair Darkener Review – A Safe and Natural Way to Colour Grey Hair
Usually I refrain from torturing my hair too much (except for the occasional blow dry/ironing) so that means no chemical treatments like rebonding etc, though I have got very tempted to do it. However, I did once get highlights done when a big shot French colourist had come to a famous salon. When the highlights […]
Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Ultra Lipstick in Watermelon.
Last month, I had attended the Vellvette and Elizabeth Arden Essential Skincare Workshop and while trying out the skincare, I had also checked out a lovely bright pink lipstick that looked so very pretty and perfect for spring summer. As an added incentive, all those who placed orders for any Elizabeth Arden products that day, got […]
Glow Baby, Glow : Clinique Blushwear Cream Stick in Glow Blush
At a cousin’s wedding reception, A relative: “Wow, your skin is glowing, good news hai?” Me: ” No way aunty, do bus hai. This glow is just makeup”. A couple of weeks later at a dinner with friends: Friend: “Dollie what have you applied? You have such a lovely radiant glow.” Me: “Clinique blush. Nice […]
Maybelline Superstay Lipstick in Timeless Crimson – Apply it, Shut It, Forget It.
“Fill it, Shut it, Forget it”, this was the ad campaign that Hero Honda had come up with a few years ago. The main idea behind this ad was to show the consumers what good mileage their bikes gave, once you fill the petrol, you need to forget about it for quite a few kms. […]