As Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I thought I’d rather do a non-beauty-related post and invite you over to a tea date. Yes, a tea date – where you can forget about the world and talk about things big and small, close to your heart, while I serve you some tepid tea.

The kettle is on and I can Continue reading

Just two days to go before Christmas. Hope you all have got your trees up. As for me, I am always a drag for such things. But one thing I’ve done this year to make my Christmas special is sip a different tea each day starting from the beginning of this month.

So, this morning the tea I have in my cup is not the standard-issue Assam black tea but Vahdam India Vanilla Spiced Masala Chai, an aromatic spicy blend flavoured with creamy vanilla and cool cappuccino.

And girls, this is SO good – smooth and rich with just the right touch of vanilla. The aroma draws you in like a balmy fire on a cold winter eve. I love the way it makes me feel so warm and cozy inside. Now while I get down with my tea, I think you might like getting down with my latest purchase from the website The House of Chikankari.

About two months backs, at the start of this cold season to be precise, I was facing a really bad dull skin issue. My face looked drab with big pores, dark spots, and patchy skin. As if not enough, the fines around my mouth and between the brows too suddenly started to make their appearance felt like some planned conspiracy against my vanity!

Fearing for my complexion, while also desiring to try something new, as I always do, I decided to try the much raved about White Seed Brightening Skincare Range by the famous Korean beauty brand The Face Shop. I’d already heard some great reviews of this skincare line and it’s samples were lying with me untouched since Summer. Continue reading

If my skin could talk, you would’ve heard, “Ahhmaazing…” in rapture the first time I tried Dr Sheth’s range of skincare products specially formulated for the Indian skin.

If you’re regular reader of my blog you know how knee deep I’m into skincare and how much I adore French skincare and Kaya skin clinic products simply because of their efficiency and effectiveness. I like products that are scientifically formulated and deliver on their promises.

Unfortunately, despite a flood of products and plethora of skincare brands in the market, there are very few, in fact only a handful, which actually come out fair on their claims. Continue reading

This review was shamefully overdue! In the sense, I have had this DIY Carbon Coco teeth whitening kit with activated charcoal for a while but I just couldn’t get to use it. I know as much silly as it sounds but the truth is, after my wisdom teeth came in, my teeth started shifting.

My front teeth are uneven and few of them are a bit chipped and jagged and as a consequence I feel self-conscious about my smile sometimes! I know they don’t look that bad, but it’s a personal issue I have with my teeth – I hate giving them any TLC or attention. So I was kind of avoiding all the trouble!

But this is where the story goes interesting for me and probably amusing for you! Continue reading

‘Natural’ and ‘Organic’ personal care products are the buzz-worthy topics in beauty world. Perceiving them as a safer and better choices over regular ones, more and more people are now turning to natural and organic cosmetics. And with strong scientific evidence linking chemicals in personal care items to disease, the shift towards natural personal care products makes sense too. Continue reading