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.
Santas Box – even the name sounds like a gift coming your way. Does it not? It is a new beauty subscription box. This month, they went with a christmassy red box that included 5 products. Have a look at my Santas Box November 2017 unboxing video The price of the Santas Box is INR […]
Santas Box November 2017: Unboxing Read More »
Recently, I was organising my photos from the past decade and realised that after my daughter was born, I had little or no makeup in most pics. I had proper makeup only at big events. That got me thinking and I remembered growing up, the only makeup I saw my mom wear was a lipstick
Make Me Gorgeous by Ashmi Read More »
Hi everyone, how have you been? I have been missing for a while from blogsville and the online world in general. Well, life threw a couple of lemons at me and am glad I had people around to help me turn it into lemonade 🙂 So, back in July I had the opportunity to get a hair
Hair Makeover and Review BBlunt Salon Secrets High Shine Creme Hair Colour Read More »
The Monsoon season has arrived with a bang… actually with a splash! If you have been following the news then you know that reports of flooding have come in from Rajasthan to Imphal. Once the romanticism of rains, the chai-pakora fetish wears off, we will gravitate to mundane issues like what to wear to office
What to Wear to Office during Monsoon? Read More »
Hiya people, you know it is raining subscription boxes in India! Of the few I have tried, I really like the Violet Box and hence I am reviewing the Violet Box May – June 2017. Violet Box is different because it is released once in two months and contains products that you can use for
Violet Box May-June 2017 Unboxing, Review and a Promo Code Read More »
Why did I go for a Haircut at Jean-Claude Biguine? Well, it is a longish story. Sit back, relax and read 🙂 I have written quite a bit about my hair on the blog. My hairstyles story is a two-part series where I talk about my decade-long journey with different hairstyles. The rebonding experience is one
Haircut at Jean-Claude Biguine – My Experience and an Offer! Read More »
My 6-year-old daughter is a little fashionista. On a normal day, even if she is going to the park to play she spends ten minutes picking out her outfit, ten minutes of getting ready and another ten to do her hair. I was glad when her play school ended because BIG school meant a uniform
Being a Little Fashionista on a Budget Read More »
What is Appropriate Makeup? I always get miffed by people who judge women based on their choice to wear makeup or not. The feminist in me says that every woman should be allowed to do what she wants. That said, I firmly believe that there is a time and place for everything and anyone exercising
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What to Wear to a Beach??? Are you wondering why this question? Well, if you follow me on Instagram (you don’t, oh please do!) then you probably know that I was in Goa since last weekend. We had an extended long weekend out there but I had the hardest time packing for myself. Why do you
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The new year began with me being sick again and by the time I was back in my feet, social and blog posts wishing happy new year were meaningless. That unplanned hiatus led me to realise that I did not need to spend as much time on social media as I had been. As a
Embracing The Sari: #MicroblogMondays Read More »
