Beauty and Self Image is where hair, clothes, skincare, ageing, grooming, and appearance stop being “just beauty things.” These stories look at how women learn to see themselves, maintain themselves, correct themselves, and sometimes laugh at the entire performance while still booking the appointment.
This is a category for personal essays on beauty, body image, self-perception, ageing, and the strange emotional admin that comes with being visible.
Ever since I remember, people praising me have called me cute (not that there have been many instances when I have been praised for my looks, I think I have been praised more for my mind and I prefer it that way!) As a teen, I used to wonder what was the difference between cute, […]
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I have been genetically blessed with decent hair. Coupled with the regular oiling my mom did for the first decade of my life, my hair have not been a problem area for me until recently when they started greying. This problem started a few years ago and I started to look for better products for
Yves Rocher Shampoo & Conditioner Review Read More »
Hi my lovelies, last year I was invited for a hair makeover at BBlunt. If you have seen that post, you probably know that post the makeover we had a fun filled event. It’s highlight was interaction with Adhuna Bhabhani, founder of BBlunt. Adhuna introduced the whole range of hair care products and then took
Adhuna Bhabhani’s Tips and Tricks for Coloured Hair Read More »
Travel – whether you do it because your job needs you to or because you love it, there are always some chores that are a part and parcel of travelling like packing and laundry after you get back. For me, packing is such a huge headache that I am normally packing upto the last minute.
A wardrobe is rarely just about clothes. For Indian women, it often becomes a mix of practicality, expectation, memory, occasions, comfort, and the versions of ourselves we keep dressing for.
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Nails – I have mixed feelings about them. Nail paints were my first foray into the world of beauty. I had just reached class 11th and while we had a uniform, the restriction on nail length and colour was lifted. Our manicures became the most discussed things in class. Now these were the 90s. Think
My Nails Transformation with Laque Nail & Lash Lounge Read More »
A WhatsApp conversation about body shapes and clothes becomes a larger question about how quickly women turn awareness into criticism, and why self-love needs more room than self-correction.
Self Love, Not Self Critique Read More »
If you are the kind os person who leaves things till the last minute or you thought you would not go and party this new year eve but only just decided that you will in fact go and party, chances are you are wondering, “What Do I Wear”? Before you go hunting the malls or
5 Last Minute Ideas for your New Year Eve Dresses that won’t break the bank! Read More »
Urby is a brand that believes in good quality products at affordable prices. Their brand story talks about eliminating middle men and making fine products available to the urban consumer at non-luxury prices. In the Indian market flooded with high price, low quality Chinese imports where you pay more for the brand than the product
Urby Passport Holder #Review Read More »
Hi everyone, hope all of you are doing well. I know I have been missing from this space lately but I am back and have loads of stuff planned in December. So without further ado, let me talk about 5 must have beauty products for working mothers! Women in general and working mothers in particular are
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