BIG BIG ANNOUNCEMENT + GIVEAWAY UPDATE!!!

 I have big news! But as usual I don't know where to begin from... Let's see.... To begin with, I am shifting base to Delhi. Finally, I have found a new job and I will try settling down in Delhi. Of Course I dont love it as much as I loved Bombay, but it will be a change and a change is always pleasant (keeping my fingers crossed!) Lol. So what does this mean for you? 

1. It means you will get more Outfit Posts from ME. Now whereas I believe most of these will be office formals, I will try and inculcate my pictures from my weekend outings!
2. I will also try and cover shopping stops and good deals (If I happen to come across any!)
3. It also means that I shall be available in Chandigarh as well as Delhi! HA!

My week in pictures: The 3rd Post

I missed out on my last post which was supposed to show you what I did that week; my internet connection had been acting up and hence this time I'll cover both my weeks via my instagram pics. For the uninitiated You may find me on instagram HERE!

Anyways, we should get started now-shouldn't we?

My 1st Giveaway! Win it in 3 simple steps

I have been missing for a few days and that is all thanks to my lame internet connection. In order to make up for it I have my blog's first giveaway on your way. I know I have been making a lot of plans in the past about this, but there was no better time for it. Love is on its way as the valentine's day is around the corner and I have much to be grateful for-you all have been great companions and have helped me sooo much on my blogging journey!

Therefore, I have this giveaway which continues for a month and guess what? This is not a rafflecopter giveaway-which means its simple and sweet! <3

My week in pictures: the second post

I know I have been missing for the last couple of days and on all accounts you must blame me and my laziness for it :P The period when I am at my laziest is when I have a zillion things running through my head; at times, when 'to act' would be an essential, I like treating it as 'a prerogative' and hence feel very good about being in a position of authority. Gibberish? Maybe...

So what have I been upto this past week?

Catch up on my life through My Instagram Page. For those of you who are not on instagram, here's a weekly round of my life through pictures~!

My week in pictures: The first post

You all know how I've recently got back to my INSTAGRAM and I'm starting this series so that you guys can get detailed updates of what I have been up to in the week gone by.

Read on to know more.....:)

Want to get candid with me?

I came back from a rather eventful day and by the time I realized that I had promised you guys a post a day, the day had already passed....PHbbbtttt :P I'm sorry! Really! I am.

Anyways, so Dollie from Indian Shringar awarded me the Liebster award. My first award. (My butt is already shaking to gungum style in my PJs, even though I can hear some religious music in the background-somebody in my neighborhood better give their religious sentiments some relief! Grr....)
I had an awesome day, even though I had to wait an hour at the dietitian's/ I lost another kilo (butt shakes faster) and I utilized that hour to read another hundred pages of my current read!!!! To add to that I had an amazing time with my relatives at home and my favorite cousin, his gf (soon to be fiance) and I went for a night out! Totally rocking day and then this award! I'm on a roll (Dancie Dancie)

Anywho, so I was planning to post my FOTD (of the night though :P ) but I'll reserve that for tomorrow. You may still catch a snapshot of my face through my INSTAGRAM page here. Now for the questions I need to answer and my candid answerS!!!

Contest Entry: Goodness of coconut for the skin

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EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PART OF A CONTEST, THIS ENTRY IN NO WAY IS FICTIONAL AND EVERYTHING I STATE IN THE POST IS DRAWN FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE. TO GO A STEP FURTHER, I HAVE NOT EVEN RESEARCHED OVER THE INTERNET TO WRITE THIS POST. IT IS MY PERSONAL OPINION AND IS NOT INFLUENCED BY CONTEST OR THE PRIZE THEREOF. (I will never lose my readers by concocting tales just for a mere chance to win some contest)
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Having said that, this post may be treated as an ode to my mother who is the reason why I am about to tell you the tale of my tryst with coconut oil <3

DIY: Lipstick Organizer

A few days back when I returned from Delhi, I opened my makeup drawer to realize that it was an utter mess. The Lipsticks were all over the place and if any/some of them were missing then I would not be able to figure it out.

To my horror I even figured that one of my favorite Clinique lipsticks was not only half open but broken as well! This really really made me scream (on the inside; I'm trying really really hard to keep my peace these days!!!)

Now at my place we have a couple of maids doing the rounds throughout the day and it's very difficult to put the blame on anyone, especially when I'm at fault for not organizing my stuff properly. Therefore, I tried my hand at this simple lipstick DIY organizer which I made in less than 30 mins! Read on to know how :)

A Note to no one in particular but myself

Source

Recently on my trip to Delhi, in the middle of a midnight conversation with a few friends I realized that I had lost my zeal to enter into an argument. No, I don't mean an argument as a way of general retort that you throw in the sort of a tantrum, but a meaningful exchange of view points. In the year that passed by (2012) I have degenerated myself to become a self critical and utterly useless individual who lives in the peace of closed eyes. I have refused to know more about the world or to evaluate it or to come to terms with it in any which way; which is why I have become a non-argumentative Indian.

It is my resolve, much too late as it is (quite literally too) that I shall pick up my reading habit. To start off, I have picked up 'The Little Prince' which one of my new-found friends gifted me on my last birthday. I also wish to write more and research for the articles that I promise myself to indulge in. To add a lil charm to my promises to myself, I also hope to catch up with my drawing abilities and to dedicate more time to my blog-with at least a post a day!

Hoping to stick through, wish me luck!

How I keep my skin matte all day!

To begin with I have extremely oily skin which dreads at the name of moisturizers, creams, sunscreen etc. The end result? Oily and tanned skin :( Of late I have been experimenting with varied products and have also been using Retin-A for my acne prone skin. What Retin-A does is that it peels your skin, making it look dry and flaky. However, for people with oily skin like me using Retin-A might prove to be quite cumbersome because it will make parts of your skin dry and flaky while your T-zone will appear oily as usual. I had to find a solution to combat this unusual problem! Also, I have been travelling a lot (which explains why I have been Missing From Action)-which means that my sensitive skin will be prone to sun burns. YIKES! A couple of months ago while I was still on Retin-A and had happily skipped sun-screen I had experienced my first and most dreaded encounter with Sun Burn. So, all in all I needed to inculcate the habit of using sunscreen without fussing over chip-chip! :-/

RED ALERT: CODE MISSING!!!

I know, I know! I have been missing ever since Diwali!!! I was in Calcutta for my friend's wedding and now that I am back I am down with fever!

However, fret not my friends, I have loads of FOTDs and OOTDs to share with you. Also a couple of haul stories and great deals from Calcutta & Delhi!

Stay tuned and wish me well

Miss You :(

Getting Ready for a Wedding Part 2: DIY skincare with Olive Oil

Racing towards the due date of a wedding?

Need immediate skin action?

Skeptical about buying new skin care goodies?

Unaware of your allergies?

Fret not my friend, I introduce to you my trusted friend Ms.OLIVE OIL.

Now miss olive oil is the mother of all ingredients which can be used in almost all DIY skin care recipes. Today I'm going to share with you my DIY skin care recipes using Olive Oil. So this post is going to contain DIY for:

1. Eye Makeup Remover

2. Facial moisturizer

3. Under-eye cream

4. Face scrub

5. Skin Toner

TAG: What's in my Bathroom????

As most of you know, my parent's home is getting re-done/re-painted...Today, it's my room's turn! And I'm scared....very very very SCARED! Did you just ask WHY? For beginners, I chose (much to my mum's discontent) a dark grey color for my room (English Castle from Asian Paints to be precise). Not scary enough? Well, what if I tell you I've chosen this dark dark dark color for ALL the walls and even the cieling?! HA! Beat that :P

Anyways, the results shall be out soon...will post pics once its done (By tomorrow hopefully)... Anywho...I had to squeeze all my bathroom essentials into my medicine closet (well officially it's called the medicine closet but then its just an over-the-washbasin mirror closet used to store extras) :) Also, this is when I decided to adopt the ever-hyped google beauty tag-What's in my bathroom and share with you all my bathroom goodies. Here goes...

I have this cute-sy Strawberry Shortcake Almirah hung next to the medicine closet towards the shower area. I have had it ever since it was gifted to me by my cousin (some 15-20 years back)!!!It had all these miniature figurines, each with a distinct fragrance of a fruit...Hung from the same hook as the almirah is a jute bag which I have stuffed with inner wear :D

How to super curl your lashes in 3 simple steps

I'll be in Delhi for a couple of days and hence I might not get a chance to blog. Before I leave I really wanted to share this trick with you which I find really helpful in curling my lashes. And no, you dont need heating eyelash curlers or spoons or any such, all you need is a pair of your routine eyelash curler.

Here's a picture of how your lashes will look once you use this trick

In this picture I have applied the trick on the eye on the left (n No, I have not used any mascara on either of my eyes)

Update: Vellvette Box

Remember how I told you about the launch and goodies of the Vellvette Box here ?

Do you also remember that my clinique lipstick/gloss seemed to be a lil under the weather and how I thought it must have been dismantled during delivery? WELL... I wrote to the vellvette team informing them about the mishap and guess what???

Along comes the Vellvette Box!

Pump Pa pa Ra..

 Pa Pa pa ra....

pa pa pa pa pa pa pa ra.....

This picture is just a tease, want a closer look?

But you don't have any clue as to what's inside this beautiful baby, now do you?

What's that? You don't like this goofing around?

Horrid Experience with medplusbeauty.com

A few days back I placed an order with Med plus Beauty. It was the first time that I was placing an order with them and picked up 3-4 items on 13th September, 2012. While the order got confirmed on the very same day and was packed for delivery on 14th September, 2012, my experience with med plus beauty wasn't a pleasant one..

On 15th/16th September I received a call from Medplusbeauty, informing me that my location was not covered in their delivery area and I was shocked to hear this because international shipments have been delivered to my address. I live in Panchkula which is a part of the tri-city of chandigarh and would hardly be 3-5 kms from the main market-place in Chandigarh (if you compare it to Delhi/Bombay this would still be like one part of the city).

To top it all, I was getting this call after the status of my shipment read "approved" and "packed" on their website, which was quite shocking considering the fact that medplusbeauty didnt take any steps while confirming the order.

In any case, I was asked to give an alternative address or to get my order cancelled and be eligible for a full return. I opted for the latter and was informed that the amount would be credited to my account in a few days.

I happened to check my account today-more than 2 weeks since my last interaction with medplusbeauty and to my Shock my shipment status still read-" Packed" "AWAITING DISPATCH". To make matters worse, there has been no credit to my bank account!!!

I called up the customer service and was informed that complaint has been filed and shall be handled within 7 days. I'm WAITING; TRULY and TOTALLY DISGUSTED.

Color me RED (NBBN)

Hey Rosetta!-RED SONG

Skin CARE: To Tone or Not To tone??? :-O

Until a few months back, I was a 'Not To Tone' activist.

Considering my oily, acne prone skin, I had developed a hatred to toners and moisturizers.

While the 'I hate Moisturizers' story germinates in my childhood, the "I hate Toner' story is from my college days...
To cut long matters short, let's just say-I came, I saw and I went ;)

Virtual Sale? :-O

Whereas people often have mid-week crisis, I, on the other hand have mid-month blues.

I just got done with paying the minimum amount on my credit card bill (sigh!) Such is my life as an unemployed beauty blogger...

However, to keep my spirits high I resigned to ogle at some beauty/fashion/makeup deals and here is a list of some good sites as well as awesome deals I found:

1.Med + Beauty dot Com:

   First up, Bourjois!

   It seems as if they have a 30% discount on everything from Bourjois, Paris! I think of late Bourjois has        become the 'baap' of all beauty products as not have I read/watched a single review which would find so much as a single shortcoming in their products. Everyone has been raving about the Healthy Mix line of Bourjois and I definitely wish to buy the Healthy Mix Foundation, and the Healthy Mix concealer. Both of these are available at a 30% discount and here is a link from medplusbeauty:

http://www.medplusbeauty.com/products//make-up?brand=8024&clearSearch=Y&category_id=CAT_10031&categoryId=CATALOG1