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.
hello girls… it comes a tad late here, but wish you all a very happy and colourful 2012 :)i had a terrible last week.. with an eye infection that made my eye swell and shut. Thankfully it was down by new year’s eve and wewere able to head out to a get together. So how […]
Girls, do you wear specs? No? Great… you can rock any eye makeup! Yes? Hmm, do you wear mascara with specs? I don’t. Should I?
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I needed to get a formal professional photograph clicked a while ago. Before I became the makeup junkie that I am now, I would just brush my hair and get a pic clicked. But now, I couldn’t do that. It would be a makeup crime. Right? I had no idea how to do makeup for
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I had a small get together for my daughter’s birthday back in September. We had a crazy time coz we were moving to a new city within two weeks. So my look, like the party was quite simple: The blush is overdone on purpose for this picture! As always, this pic was taken after all
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I wanted to sport a festive yet simple look when we went Pandal hopping in Kolkata during Durga Puja. A bright lip was the best route to go. I had just bought Maybelline Coloursensational in Hooken on Pink and this seemed the perfect excuse to wear it and sport a goofy happy expression! Face: Lotus
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Hello girls, 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 recent business trip to Bangalore. I was carrying the basic compact, kajal and a few neutral lippies for day wear. Turned out bro had
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Hi peeps, how was your Diwali? Those of you who celebrated, I hope you had a blast. I sure did. There was last minute cleaning, a mini feast and a party to attend among the usual stuff. On top of that, I had to redo my sari twice. So, I had very little time for
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So Karwa Chauth came and went.In north India, some women are more excited about the outfit, accessories and makeup than the actual fast :p And honestly, you can’t blame them. The fast itself is not much to get excited about. Soooo, here is my look for this year. This pic was taken in the evening
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I am drawn to black these days. Black the colour. Specially when it comes to clothes. I realised that 4 of the 8 tops I took on a recent trip were black. And then I picked out a new black shirt. All without realizing it. Maybe I am going thru the fat girl syndrome. I
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Hi girls, if you were to ask me about my favourite beauty products, I would have to say lip products. I am equally fond f lipsticks, glosses and balms and alternate between the 3 depending on my mood. Lipbalms are a more recent love so they deserve a little more attention than others. Don’t you
Nivea Fruity Shine Lip Balm – My first Lip balm love Read More »
