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.
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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My LOTD from my birthday evening, which was earlier this week. I turned a year older in age but am hoping my mental age remains the same for at least another decade. Then I will reassess! I had a nice day. Lots of acquaintances, colleagues and relatives wished me. My daughter made me a card
Long due post… Better late than never though! What Say eh… Navratri was a busy busy time this year. I had two business trips in that period! Despite all that, we managed to do the Kanjak Pooja at home and even catch a night out of Garba. So here is the Garba outfit
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A couple of years back I visited Singapore. It was Singapore National Day and I had a house party to attend. Decided to sport red clothes and a shimmery evening look for my makeup. I went overboard with the shimmer because the flash made my face look like a disco ball… lol…Trust me, that was not
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My love affair with Statement Necklaces had officially begun!
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This year was the most difficult Karwachauth ever! Two days before the festival my daughter contracted Conjunctivitis and a day before hubby and FIL did. On the eve of the festival, as I returned after applying mehndi (henna) to both my hands, I realised that one of my eyes was affected too. The morning of
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How often have you been caught in a situation where you have almost no makeup on you and you need to head out? This happened to me on a business trip to Bangalore. I was carrying the basic compact, kajal and a few neutral lippies for day wear. Turned out my bro who was there
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