If you’ve been a reader of my blog for a while you know how much I adore Dove products. From shampoos and conditioners to body washes, lotions, and body butter, Dove produces quality products I feel Continue reading

I used body lotion from VLCC once but didn’t quite like it. It was too thick to absorb and not at all moisturizing for my dry legs. Since then, I never used any body lotion from VLCC again. End of the story?

No!

I surprised myself last month, when I got these two cute little bottles of VLCC body lotion purely on whim. Well, cheap thrills, you may call as the bottles were on buy one get one free (my favorite excuse). How could I resist such a tempting offer! Continue reading

If someone were to peek into my bathroom, they’d probably think they are peeping onto a shampoo aisle of a drugstore or a departmental store. It’s jam-packed with products! One true confession: When it comes to personal care items, I am an addict. Continue reading

Working for a French company my husband gets to visit France every other year and sometimes even twice a year. And I get a chance to refill my stock of French beauty goodies from his every visit. At first, my mom-in-law couldn’t really understand my euphoria, when each time my hubby announced his trip to Paris.

But over the years, she too has got hooked to some of the French skincare products that hubby has got from his trips to Paris. Now you must be wondering, why so much fuss about French beauty and French skincare products?

Well as a beauty blogger and skincare maniac, who has tried many different skincare products from different parts of the world, I can say this that when it comes to skincare, Korean beauty and French pharmacy tops the list. Continue reading

I found the best budget beauty brand! – and better still it’s European and easily available online!

Guesses, anyone?

Yes – it’s the Europe’s no.1 selling German cosmetics brand – “Essence Makeup” – Affordable, fun, high quality, and ever evolving!

Intrigued? Well, read full review to discover further, if you don’t know about the brand yet. Continue reading

New in market – Hair and care fruit oil!

A box just arrived at my address about a couple of months ago. I unboxed it, only to find two little non-sticky hair oil bottles that I was already thinking of buying for my little one, who has just started growing her hair. *Joy*. The box also contained a beautiful tiara and some placards listing the benefits of fruits for hair. *Double joy*.

I looked at the box and the world seemed better. How a nicely wrapped box can brighten up my day is one of the perks of being a beauty blogger. Using the oils on and off for the past two months, here comes the verdict: Continue reading

As India is grappling with acute shortage of currency notes, the women in the country are struggling to keep up their daily beauty regimen. Many women have reported that the economy has affected the way they spend money on beauty services and lifestyle goods.

More and more women are now spending less on their makeup, hair products and salon services in their effort to save money and survive the cash crunch. The economy sucks, and we have to hang on long enough for things to turn around.

So if you too have stopped going for salon pedicures, switched brands of moisturizer or limited yourself to fewer products per month, here are top tips on saving money on beauty in demonetized India without sacrificing too much: Continue reading

Online shopping after a stressful week is one of my favorite ways to unwind. I’d relax on my bed, grab a cup of coffee and cruise through my favorite shopping website (read Jabong) looking for any affordable fashion find I can get myself as a budget weekend treat.

Sure, I do love visiting the mall and local fashion boutiques for big brands and custom-made Indian ethnic kurtis, but some of my favorite summer fashion kurtis don’t reside at big stores or boutiques. And if they do, the prices aren’t lucrative. Continue reading

A few days back, I compiled the list for 10 best skin whitening creams in India that really work to lighten complexion. But most of the fairness creams in the list are priced around and above INR 1000. Since that post, I’ve discovered that there are some drugstore beauty gems that cost very less but perform well (if not equally well) to those already mentioned high-quality skin lightening creams in India.

So girls, here is a list of 10 best fairness day creams in India that you can easily buy without worrying about disturbing your bank balance. All these below mentioned fairness creams are priced under Rs 500 to give you full value for your money. Continue reading

Who could ever thought – drugstores rock! Imagine how much you could pull together in just Rs. 1000 and still have a little left over for a candy! Here are 7 of my favorite drugstore beauty buys that’ll make you look prim and proper in less than Rs 1000. Continue reading