‘It was a Saturday night, I was getting ready for the biggest party in town, when the mirror asked me, do you think your hair is well nourished?’ Well, I have virgin hair and I haven’t really colored or straightened my hair ever. I have just got the Cysteine treatment done once which is very safe and lasts hardly a month and a half or so. But I have been hardly oiling my hair from the last one year or so and I know my hair has turned drier. Also a lot more unmanageable and frizzy. I can so no, not well nourished enough.
Come winters and my biggest problem is dandruff. The scalp is super dry and itchy these days and I have been trying 1-2 anti-dandruff shampoos but no luck yet. I know I have to take extra care of my hair too and not just skin, and that goes for most of us I believe. We all take our hair for granted and torcher it. No one would dare risk their skin with any new treatment or product easily. But for hair, bring on the heat and hairstyles,right! 😀
I think its the perfect time for me to try this Dove range as it promises to nourish my dry hair and ends, and also help with dandruff at the same time. Dove has always worked for my hair as its creamy and hydrating, especially the conditioners. It leaves my hair soft and smooth. My hair needs the nourishment like NOW!
What about you guys ? Do you think your hair is well nourished ??
Here is a contest for you all and 5 of you get a chance to try this range too.
What you need to do :
1. Subscribe to the blog’s email updates HERE. (Just confirm and verify the link you get in the mail)
2. Like our page on facebook and share the pic along with the link tagging 5 of your friends. (You can also share the pic and link I have already shared on the page)
3. Follow @bhumika_t on twitter and tweet ‘Enter & RT to win @bhumika_t’s #giveaway of #Dove Hampers and a Panasonic Hair Dryer here https://www.newlove-makeup.com/2014/11/dove-hamper-giveaway-5-winners.html ‘
4. Follow @bhumika_t on Instagram and repost the image I have uploaded tagging me and 5 friends.
5. Answer in the comments below ‘Do you think your hair is well nourished? And why ?’
Prize: 5 Readers with best comments win these Dove Hampers. And one of the 5 lucky winners will be chosen to participate in the Google Hangout organized by the Femina Made By You team !
Open to Indian residents only. Winners will be picked by me and the Dove team. It starts today and ends in 2 days on 19th November. Real short and quick. Don’t waste time 😀
Femina Miss India joins hands with Pond’s to host Pond’s Femina Miss India 2013
It was held today at PVR at Phoenix, Lower Parel..unfortunately could not attend..
Femina Miss India, the country’s most prestigious and credible pageant turns 50! Fifty golden successful years! The national platform that created actors and celebrities like Zeenat Aman, Juhi Chawla, Aishwariya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Diana Hayden Dia Mirza, Neha Dupia, Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta to name a few,who represent the perfect Woman, a woman who has the classic combination of beauty with brains.
Ex-Femina Miss India’s Vanya Mishra, Prachi Mishra and Rochelle Maria Rao with Marc Robinson at Pond’s Femina Miss India press conference.
To celebrate this remarkable journey and to unveil the new logo of this historic brand Femina Miss India joined hands with the most credible and oldest name in beauty– Pond’s. Taking this further, Femina Miss India has also partnered with the leading general entertainment channel, COLORS to take the viewers through this exhilarating journey. This showcase on COLORS is an ode to the Indian woman and her journey to stardom.
Present at this glittering evening,(Vanya Mishra, Prachi Mishra & Rochelle Maria Rao)were the current and ex-Miss India’s and the cremedela crème of society who came together to be a part of History being created in the beauty &fashion Industry.
To commemorate the occasion, Pond’s Femina Miss India 2013 also released a melodious new sound track, for all the aspiring young Miss India’s. Shibani Kashyap, singer and composer of the song, performed a LIVE rendition of this melodious track which portrayed the essence of real women, the women of today. Speaking on this glorious occasion Marc Robinson, Director Operations-Contestant and Creative- Femina Miss India said, “The Miss India platform is truly a legacy and is now celebrating the glorious journey of 50 years. Today, it is the most widely recognized and accepted medium for ushering new talent into the fashion, film and beauty industry. Every girl who makes it to the finals of the national pageant is positioned on an envious platform, second to none, and for her the sky is the limit. Every girl is a winner”.
Vanya Mishra with Arun Srinivas, Vice President-Skincare, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. at Pond’s Femina Miss India press conference
Pond’s has had a long and successful stint in Beauty since its launch in 1947 and stands synonymous with beauty in India. They have passionately led the way in understanding women’s skin and beauty needs for years.Together Pond’s and Femina Miss India intends to provide a platform to many aspiring Indian women to realize their dreams and start living beauty instead of idolizing and admiring it from a distance.
Mr.Arun Srinivas, Vice President-Skincare, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. said,”Pond’s, an iconic beauty brand, has been offering every Indian woman a reason to look and feel beautiful for many decades now. Femina Miss India, the renowned beauty pageant platform, celebrates Indian beauty delivering recognition to beautiful women and helping many others live their dreams through these inspirational role models”.
Marc Robinson, Ankita Shorey, Miss India International 2011 with Mehar Castilino, India’s first Miss India at Pond’s Femina Miss India
Over the years Femina Miss India has evolved considerably with the changing face of Global beauty and fashion trends. With overwhelming participation of girls from all over India, Miss India is transitioning into a truly national exercise. Adding to it, Arun quoted,” Pond’s is proud to associate with Femina Miss India on the occasion of their 50th anniversary and this heralds the coming together of the very best – most trusted beauty brand in the country and the country’s premier beauty event”.
Talking about the association, Mr. Raj Nayak, CEO, COLORS said, “We are excited to showcase Femina Miss India’s 50 year milestone journey on COLORS as we see a perfect synergy between both brands and audiences. COLORS’ is synonymous with content that is different and inspiring and therefore we are happy to welcome Femina Miss India in our bouquet of unique event offerings. As our core audience is the woman, we hope the progressive imagery resonates and inspires them.”
PC Jewellers, the most trusted name in contemporary and traditional jewelery have joined hands with Ponds Femina Miss India 2013 as the Crown & Jewelry Partner. Commenting on the occasion,” Balram Garg- MD, PC Jeweler said,” We are elated to associate with Femina Miss India which has been instrumental in providing a platform that imparts confidence and enhances the personality of young Indian women who have been making India proud at the international platform for last 50 years. With shared vision, PCJ, is really looking forward to this worthwhile association”.
To ensure national representation at the pageant and to encourage participation of contestants from all across Indiain its 50th year, auditions and selections will be initiated from all regions across India, with 7 City Pageants being held in Pune, Goa, Indore, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chandigarh & Delhi which will ultimately culminate into the grand Finale in Mumbai. The winner of the city pageants will get a lifetime opportunity to fast track to the finals at the grand finale of Pond’s Femina Miss India 2013.
I loved that fuchsia pink dress with golden neckline Ankita Shorey is wearing ! And Vanya Mishra’s glowing peachy cheeks ! 😉
Femina believes that in order to be stylish you needn’t be decked up head-to-toe in designer gear. However, our readers do get a regular dose of haute couture, but with a twist – with our fashion team making the look real, affordable and most importantly, wearable. With this in mind we are conducting Femina Style Diva contests all over India.
Yin Yang Femina Style Diva is an attempt to uncover young, aspiring fashionistas. We’re looking for that ‘special, show-stopping’ young woman who can dazzle the world with her unique personality and sensational sense of style! For that one ‘deserving’ young woman an evening of fame and fortune awaits at the Grand Hyatt in Goa on 10th September 2012!
Our 16 contestants are presently undergoing rigorous training & grooming sessions under the guidance of supermodel-turned-fashion-choreographer— Achala Sachdev!
Check out some of the episodes below..
Curtain Raiser
Vir Das was the host for the event..and the winner was Malvika Mehta..
L’Oreal Paris – Femina Women Awards in association with Rasvihar
This March L’oreal Paris in association with Femina India is raising a toast to the women who have inspired us all. The most admired and loved women in art, music, education, business, film and various other fields, will be honored at the first ever L’Oreal Paris – Femina Women Awards in association with Rasvihar.
The Logo and Trophy for the awards have been inspired by the Tangram: a puzzle made of seven pieces of a square that can be rearranged in an endless array of forms. Perfect, considering they have always celebrated the many and myriad facets of women with our tagline, ‘For All The Women You Are’.
This prestigious award function will be held on 22nd March, 2012 at the ITC Grand Central, Mumbai.
Living up to their tagline ‘For All The Women You Are’ they will commemorate at these awards the bold women who are going out and building a brave new world for themselves.
Check them out at the following links..and even vote..
I attended the Lancome India and Femina’s ‘A Date with Beauty’ today at the Taj Mahal Hotel. In store was an introduction to brand Lancome, its history, knowing about some of its renowned products. I came to know how they actually test products on a thing which is exactly similar to our skin, made in their labs,and reacts similarly which helps them conduct various researches on how the product works and how effective it is. They also talked about Genefique and their new launch Visionnaire which is coming out in October. It claims to give you the perfect skin, such that you would not need Microdermabrasion if you thinking of it.
Products divided..kept to try
It was followed by a session with Dr Varun Katyal, dermatologist and antiageing expert, about the importance of sunscreen, the dos, donts and everything..let me tell me many of my myths were busted in this session. I am sure you too must be living under some of those..so lets bust them..
Myth-1
Skin starts ageing after 30.
Fact : Skin starts ageing from the age of 20 although gradually..the process of ageing starts and we must take care of it from that very moment to keep it supple and healthy forever and prevent it from the ageing hazards.
Myth-2
I do not need a sunscreen when I am indoors
Fact: We do ! Though we are indoors there are UVA rays passing through everything even though in lesser amounts, be it your PC or laptop screens or tubelights or windows,etc..we should use a SPF 30 sunscreen atleast once a day even though we are indoors.
Myth-3
Sun Block is better than a sunscreen as it would block the rays completely and give me more protection
Fact: There is no such thing as Sun Block ! Companies are no longer allowed to use the word sun block coz nothing can completely block rays, though some companies do, but those are just normal sunscreen and the name is used interchangeably.
Myth-4
Higher the SPF, more the protection
Fact: No,higher SPF does not denote more protection. SPF i.e Sun Protection Factor only denotes the time we can spend exposed to sun. Eg : If a person gets tanned in 10 minutes in the sun without sunscreen, SPF 30 would protect him for 30*10=300 minutes and SPF 50 for 50*10=500 minutes, after which he would need to reapply the sunscreen.
And there were many other things discussed. He said the most important thing to use for anyone, would be a sunscreen, You may even skip a moisturiser, but never a sunscreen. One should use a sunscreen according to their skin types, like gel based for oily skin or a lotion or a thicker texture for dry skin. If some ingredients in sunscreen do not suit a person and he breaks out everytime he uses a sunscreen, he can use Lacto Calamine instead, coz the presence of Zinc Oxide in it would offer some protection atleast.
He also talked about how important is using a moisturiser at night and that it should never be skipped. I also asked him about the steps in a normal skin care regime..would post about it later..this would become quiet big.
And then few Lancome products were used according to the skin type and problems faced. I also had a chat with Stafford Braganza and saw him in action doing his favorite smokey eyes. He was doing green smokey eyes on a girl. I loved the outcome ! He is such a warm and friendly person.
And later we were given a bag containing Genefique Concentrate and Genefique Eye Concentrate samples, Teint Miracle Foundation sample, voucher and chocolates (there was the Lancome design on them too )
So overall it was a fun evening.
P.S: I also bought some accessories..the owl necklace (finally :/), thread bangles and a black beaded bracelet. 🙂
