Beauty & 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.
I had a few thoughts on how to beat the monsoon blues like a fashionista. I jotted them down and was quite happy with the result. So, I sent it as a contribution to a fashion site. Guess what? They published it! My ideas for beating the monsoon blues are – Bring out the colours in […]
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Hi girls, I got this blush for my b’day last week and have been wearing it everyday ever since. I love how natural it looks. The shimmer scared me under the store lights but I have been wanting this ever since Cynthia wrote about it on her blog saying this is a Nars Orgasm Dupe. When
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Today’s Prompt: Do you think one side of your face photographs better than another? About this question I am not sure! I used to believe that I do not photograph well. but a bit of reading up about posing and lighting changed that. Oh and makeup too. Makeup makes a LOT of difference when getting a
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I shared part 1 of My Hairstyles Story yesterday. It had paused when my hair was damaged in the second straightening. I tried everything from weekly hair spas to serums and potions. They seemed damaged beyond repair. I had no choice then. I was forced to cut it short! There was nothing to do but
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It started out with a liner black, a long long time back. When I was just a teenager, a fledgling but all too eager. This bottle is all I need, I said. It lines my eyes and even adorns my forehead. When I was a twenty something, a working girl with air beneath her wing.
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Over the last couple of years, I have had a string of different hairstyles. Some were my choice, some were the need of the hour. A sharing my story with you guys today… My extremely long hair phase. The fell a foot or so below my waist. I had it cut in layers once and
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Psychedelic prints have always fascinated me. Bursts of bright colours in random prints. What’s not to love? I picked this kurta online and loved it from the word go! It is bright, it is light and extremely comfortable as a summer wear. If you are one of those who gets quickly bored with pastels in
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When I got this email from MAC Cosmetics today about the MAC Pencilled In collection, I was very very excited! Why? Read on… “Draw decidedly defined lips with new on-trend shades of M∙A∙C’s profoundly pigmented Lip Pencil, now in carbon-copy shades of your favourite lipsticks. The smooth, creamy texture ensures a pristine shape. And to
Being plus sized, I have found that my clothing choices are limited. I always start shopping by asking the question, “What do you have in my size?” While Indian wear is fine, I have never been very happy with the western wear options. Up until a few years ago, the only options available to me
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My thoughts on the new Poetic Pastels from MAC Lightness of Being Collection
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