Social media is big these days and Instagram is the next IT thing. And if you happen to be a fashion or a beauty blogger, sharing photos and content with your readers and fans makes perfect sense as well. No wonder, fostering a huge follower base on social media platforms comes as a natural choice. But when it comes to encouraging your readers or fans to take action, you need more than mere numbers or impressive social media stats.

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Presently, nearly everyone is enjoying the virtues of online shopping. And why not? After all, online shopping offers a level of convenience that is unmatched by visiting local stores for shopping. And when it comes to buying diamond jewellery online, Kirtilals is one amongst those brands that rely on presenting only masterpieces to its customers.
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I’ve raved about L’Oreal Professionnel Shampoos a few times on my blog, mainly because they are such an amazing and effective range of shampoos for almost all hair types and concerns. So this time again, when my hair suffered from the seasonal hair fall, I turned to my old savior – L’Oreal.

Since this time, it was not just the seasonal hair fall but some medical issues too that were causing the hair loss, I noticed that my hair had become thinner and less voluminous. So instead of the tried and tested L’Oreal force vector shampoo, I decided to try the variant specifically meant for thinning hair and hair loss – L’oreal Density Advanced Shampoo. Continue reading

Well for any woman in her early 30s, it’s easy to look 10 years younger than her real age with the right clothes, makeup and hair-do. But fast forward a decade later things change phenomenally! You cannot imagine looking younger without help from Photoshop, plastic surgeons and dermatologists.

Why?

Because you haven’t seen the real aging until you reach your 40s. As a beauty blogger, I often get emails and comments from women in their mid 30s and early 40s, who feel they have unexpectedly aged overnight. Continue reading

It’s no secret that I’m a beauty blogger who is also a mom.

Again it’s no secret, your world changes upside down once you become a mom.

When I quit my day job to be a full time blogger, I believed the morning struggle to get ready to work is going to end. But what I didn’t anticipate as a mom at the time was that the daily struggle is not going to end but just going to change! Continue reading

From the last few months, I’ve been scouring Patanjali store for an array of SLS free stuff. Last month I reviewed their natural hair cleanser, Patanjali Kesh Kanti shampoo for normal hair. Check the review here. And today I’m going to review one of their popular face cleansers, Saundarya face wash.

What’s with Patanjali Saundarya face wash? Continue reading

When you’re invited to a wedding, you wish to look your best. Of course, that special day isn’t special just for you, but you cannot help but feel excited and happy for your friends or family members getting married and starting a new chapter in their lives. It does not matter if you’re a bridesmaid who can choose her own attire, or a dear friend of bride or groom, you would want to look elegant and sophisticated. Continue reading

If you think dark spots and uneven skin tone are affecting your appearance and pulling down your spirits, you aren’t alone. Given the climate and environment we live in, it is not uncommon for even the healthiest of skin to be beaten with sun tan, dust, and pollution.

While, home remedies are the best way to treat darkened skin, they are not always effective; especially in cases of chronic and severe hyper-pigmentation. Our skin color is determined by the amount of melanin present in skin cells called melanocytes. Hyper-pigmentation occurs when melanocytes increase their pigment production leading to dark patches and blotchy complexion.

You can read more about hyper-pigmentation and different causes of darkened complexion here.

But the good news is, the condition is not incurable. And you can easily get rid of dark spots, patches and blemishes with plenty of commercial ointments and treatments. The most common are OTC fairness creams and bleach-based lightening creams. Chemical peels are also a great option for those looking towards a quick way to lighten skin.

Coming to skin lightening and whitening creams in India, here is my list of ten best fairness and skin lightening creams that really work to give you a brighter complexion: Continue reading

If beauty world has really produced some magic wands, dry shampoo is one of them. It’s a miracle product that can instantly transform your bad hair day into a wonder hair day. A good dry shampoo not only soaks up excess oil but cleans your hair, lifts volume and leaves your hair smelling fresh and vibrant. Continue reading