So my birthday was on 22nd and I was in Jaipur that time, I just wanted to share my birthday outfit with you all.
I wore this lace little black dress from StalkBuyLove and paired it with everything gold. Also gold and black was appropriate for the Christmas and Party Season. I am so obsessed with this dress, I would have worn it for New Year Party for sure, sadly no plans :/
I paired it with gold tassel earrings, rose gold watch and a glitter clutch. Also stacked some gold midi rings and my trusted black and gold ankle strap sandals.
We clicked this at Nahargarh Haveli in Jaipur where we were staying for 3 days, it is an old haveli refurbished into an hotel. There are similar other hotels in Jaipur like Nani Ki Haveli, Alsisar, Virasat, etc.
Our first two days were at Zone By The Park and I would be doing a separate post about it, coz the experience was mind blowing.
Dress: StalkBuyLove
Earrings: The Trunk Label
Clutch: Gifted by Maybelline
Shoes: Shown HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE
Wella Professionals Elements Range Launch & First Impressions
Hi guys,
A few ago I attended a new launch by Wella Professionals, the Elements Range at House of Tales in Kala Ghoda. It was launched by Wella Innovation Expert Dr.Kerstin Meyer Lipp and the Elements Range Brand Ambassador Nimrat Kaur.
Since it is all about green, forest and natural, the theme was white and green and the entire setup was white and green too. We were even sent a ‘Peace Lily’ plant invite in a white tea pot which is extremely cute and useful. I have kept it in my balcony 🙂
Wella Professionals introduced Elements to the Indian market ; it is the first Wella Professionals range of care products which are free of sulfates, parabens and artificial colorants. Wella Professionals has also specially created a new fragrance, inspired by the green wood’s of the Amazon forest.
Wella Professionals Elements is inspired by nature to provide up to ten times more strength against breakage* for renewed hair vitality. Wella Professionals Elements protects the integral keratin structure, keeping your hair shiny and healthy, but without some of the chemicals usually associated with hair care products. Keratin is the principal component of hair – a protein which acts as the building blocks of the hair. If the keratin is degenerated, the hair will become weak and will lose its shine.
Sulfates, parabens and artificial colorants are commonly used, safe ingredients in hair care and have been extensively tested but some people wish to avoid them, so the scientists at Wella Professionals have developed the exclusive NuTREE complex.
The NuTree complex is enriched with natural tree extract – a powerful antioxidant which helps reduce free radical damage. Sustainably sourced in Germany, the natural tree extract also has anti-irritant properties to balance and calm the scalp.
The natural tree extract is joined by panthenol, also known as pro-vitamin B5, which penetrates deeply into the hair to repair the inner keratin cell structure and bind moisture in the hair. The result is hair which looks smooth, healthy and is nourished from the roots to the tips.
Commenting on this addition to the Wella Professional range of Products, Wella Innovation Expert Dr.Kerstin Meyer Lipp said, “I think natural products have made their way back in fashion. People are becoming increasingly aware of the ingredients contained in the products that they use in everyday life– such as hair care products. As part of trying to live a healthy lifestyle, they are now looking for more natural alternatives which contain fewer chemicals, but do not compromise on performance.”
Nimrat Kaur talked about how she goes through a lot of heat and hair styling and dozens of chemicals in those hair styling products, on an everyday basis. And she would love to use something natural and free of chemicals as her scalp is quite sensitive and something that soothes and calms the sensitive scalp is perfect for her. She tried the Wella Pro Elements Range over her oiled, styled hair and was astonished by the results.
On the first row listening attentively like a student 🙂With Vipra and Aditi
I have used it 3-4 times till now and here are my first impressions.
Claims: Renew hair vitality and reveal its natural beauty. Elements’ NuTREE complex helps to repair and protect hair from keratin degeneration and is perfectly suited for colored hair.
Renewing Shampoo Claims: Sulfate free shampoo that renews the moisture of the hair, preserving and nourishing it from root to tip. Exists in 30 ml, 250 ml, 1000 ml.
HOW TO USE: Apply to damp hair and massage gently into a lather. Rinse thoroughly.
TEXTURE: Luxurious foaming experience
Ingredients:
MRP: Rs.975/- for 250ml
Renewing Mask Claims: Paraben free repairing mask that intensively restores and preserves the natural inner structure and strength of the hair. Exists in 30 ml, 150 ml, 500 ml.
HOW TO USE: Apply after shampooing. Massage and leave for 5 minutes. Rinse out.
TEXTURE: Extra lightweight cream
Ingredients:
MRP: Rs.1075/- fro 150ml
It comes in a white bottle with green plant picture on the packaging. It is a flip cap bottle and let me warn you that it is not travel friendly. I carried it along on my recent trip to Jaipur and it messed up my entire bag :/ If we intend to carry it with you, make sure you tape or seal the cap, then you are good to go.
The mask comes in a tub packaging that is safe to carry around and easy to store and use.
The shampoo is transparent and slightly runny in texture. It has this woody, foresty smell which I really liked. It foams like nobody’s business. It will help you get rid of all the oil in one go, but if your hair is quite oily or dirty or if you are using hard water, you may need to shampoo twice. I had to use it twice in Jaipur with the hard water.
The renewing mask is thick and white in color and it has the normal ‘shampoo’ fresh smell. The mask is quite hydrating and nice, it controlled my frizz even in super cold climate.
Using both the shampoo and mask together gave soft, smooth, hydrated, frizz free hair. But make sure you do not use too much of the mask or it will weigh your hair down.
I am really happy that this range is sulphates and parabens free. If you have straightened/colored your hair or have gone for cysteine or anything such, this range is perfect for you as going sulphate free will keep the color/straight effect for a longer duration.
L- Mask, R- Shampoo
Plus sulphate free is anyway good for all types of hair, just that it takes a few washes for the benefit to show on your hair since the hair is so used to the normal sulphate shampoos.
Though the range is slightly on the expensive side, it is like an investment to maintain your color/cysteine.
Wella Elements is available in all leading salons across India such as Jean Claude Biguine, Affinity, Bodycraft, Toni & Guy , Strands, Tresslounge and Headturners.
What do you think about Wella Elements Pro? Which sulphate free range do you use? Will you try this range? Do let me know in the comments below.
#WeddingDiaries & My Idea of Untraditional Wedding Twists
Hi guys,
I did a video with TBZ recently as a part of #WeddingDiaries where we shot a small video talking about weddings & the untraditional bride & her untraditional wedding twists.
Let me tell you little more about the Wedding Diaries
Wedding Diaries inculcates the view of the modern bride while still keeping the rituals and traditions intact. It is about the new-age bride who likes to have fun, plan her wedding, takes major decisions of her life, is independent while still being romantic. While she stands up for her own self and rights, she is not rebellious. Lastly, a woman who loves jewellery.
Don’t we all love jewellery and relate to the modern bride described above?! While I got married last year, I definitely relate to this modern new-age bride who wants to balance both things and likes a mix of both the worlds.
Of course we all want or would have liked something untraditional or different in our weddings. For me personally, I like to keep the wedding affair private and would have loved to have spent my special day with only my close friends and family. But you know as the norm goes, the entire extended families and age-old friends and family friends are invited, some are invited just because they invited our families when their son/daughter got married.
This is something I do not really relate to, though I convinced my parents to keep it short somehow but still the number of people were not very less. While I know of friends who have had weddings which more than 1000 people attended. That gets a bit too much, the bride and the groom themselves do not know half of the people.
I recollect one such incident from my own wedding, where an uncle came and gave us a bouquet, clicked a picture with us and was congratulating and saying some random things while we both were thinking he is from the opposite side and when he went, I asked my husband who he is and he said he thought the uncle was from our side 😀 Yes, such incidents are common when the wedding involves too many people.
Also spending lakhs and lakhs and having a grand reception, etc. is also something I do not relate to and thankfully both sides of parents agreed with us on this. We went for a good, long honeymoon and we would rather spend on a nice holiday than a reception.
Some other fun, untraditional wedding takes would be like the bride coming on a ghodi and wearing a pheta or something like that 😀
Follow TBZ here and let them know your untraditional wedding twists with the #WeddingDiairies
The Art to Picking the Right Engagement Ring for Brides and Grooms
Hi guys,
Continuing the bridal series, today we are talking about the right engagement ring for the brides an grooms. Here are a few pointers which will help you pick the right engagement ring:
Establishing the budget: Decide a budget and stick to it more or less when you go ring shopping. The jewellers will try and show you expensive ones and solitaires, if it is something that does not fit your budget, don’t even look at those!
Find the perfect size: Get your ring finger sized first and go for the closest match, but make sure it is neither too tight nor too loose. Definitely not loose, it can be slightly rolled if it is bit tighter.
Ring band: There are so many different metals used for rings these days, most common being yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, platinum, and silver. You can even go for a mix of metals.
Quality of diamonds: When choosing a diamond, you have to check the four C’s i.e. Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat Weight. Choose a diamond keeping in mind all these four characteristics.
Shape of diamond: You can go for round, oval, pear, heart, princess, there are different shapes to choose from. Shape of the diamond matters the most, even before everything else. Princess cut is the most common and something mostly people opt for.
Setting of diamonds: That is the main part again, if you opt for one big stone, you can for solitaire or Tiffany setting. If you have smaller stones, then you can cluster a shape or even mix the smaller clusters around the main, big solitaire.
Shape of ring: Keep in mind your hand shape, length of fingers and what shape of ring would look best on your fingers, before finalizing a ring.
The same rules apply when buying diamond rings for both brides and grooms, just that the shape of the diamond is not much of a concern for the groom as mostly it is the square setting and shape.
A couple can also opt for platinum bands if they prefer or even get it personalized by engraving their initials or date or place tbey met.
What do you think? Do let me know your thoughts in the comments below 🙂
Your beauty, fashion & jewellery needs are sorted. Let me help you for all your bridal needs. If you are from Mumbai, I have posts on where to buy your outfits from. I will do more on the best makeup artists, photographers, etc.
Together we will make your ‘perfect wedding’ a dream come true. Your ‘special day’ will be all the more special. So what are you waiting for?
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Shopbop.com has sale on sale again, this time you get extra 25% off on all sale items, which means upto 77% off on a few items! That is one amazing deal you surely don’t want to miss. I am really happy with all the stuff I got last time, I got a super deal, see HERE
I can’t wait to find some amazing deals today too. This is a 3 Day sale begins Tuesday December 15 at 7:30AM Eastern Time (New York) i.e. at 6pm today as per IST and ON for 3 days. You have to use the coupon code ‘BONUS25’ at checkout.
I came across this new website recently, shopalike.in. It brings together items from all the websites at one place. It basically is one common platform to shop everything from all websites and check all the available items online at one place together.
They have all the websites under one roof from Amazon, Jabong to Flipkart, Snapdeal, etc. Website is divided into categories like Men, Women, Children, Shoes, Beauty, Watches, Accessories, etc.
The website is very easy to navigate and the sub-categories within every category are very helpful. For e.g. within dresses, there are sub-categories i.e. dresses divided by occasion, length, style, colors, brands, sizes, patterns, price, shops, material, etc. This makes shortlisting dresses very easy & you can shop quickly as per your requirements.
There is also a separate ‘Sale’ section where all the offers and discounts from various websites are clubbed together. I really loved browsing the website and even tried shopping and it was a breeze.
Their tagline goes ‘EVERYTHING. MILLIONS OF PRODUCTS. EASY. DON’T SEARCH, FIND! AFFORDABLE. GET THE BEST DEALS’ perfectly describes the website. They also have their own app for Windows, Android and iOS phones, so you can also browse and shop anywhere and on the go.
Absolutely recommend checking out Shopalike.in, it will definitely make your online shopping experience a breeze.
I am back with an OOTD, this time it’s this pretty black dress with pinkish red roses on the bottom half. It’s an old dress I had got from Done By None but never untill yet.
I created this case for Asus #Zenfone on their #Zenlooks app here http://bit.ly/1Q1ohRK, it is a galaxy inspired look with deep galaxy colors and some stars in between.
I wanted to create an outfit similar to the case inspiration and I found this dress in my wardrobe which perfectly matched the black and deep pinks and reds in the galaxy.
I kept it very basic and simple and went with a basic rose gold watch and a tan sling. I completed the look with my favourite black and gold block sandals.
I also added this floral pink tiara coz it went beautifully with the dress 🙂
Dress: DonebyNone
Watch, Bag: Michael Kors
Shoes: Shown HERE, HERE and HERE
Have you participated in the Asus India Zenlooks contest yet? You can win Asus Zenfone 2 or the Limited Edition case by CutiepieMarzia every week! Head here now http://bit.ly/1Q1ohRK
If the kind of watch you wear depends upon your state of mind, then you’re not alone. And, with so many watches available everywhere it only makes sense that you have one (or, two or, three… ) that is suitable for every occasion.
Take a look at this list of watches for men from Sonata, which are tailored to suit every mood.
Get Down To Business
Want to nail that presentation and show them who’s the boss? Well, with this watch on your arm, you will definitely be the leader of the pack.
With a hint of vintage style that edges heavily towards the 80’s, this watch adds a sophisticated touch to your everyday look. The crystals on the case are perfectly balanced by the dark hue of the dial. The stainless steel body and strap of the watch ensure that it is highly durable and gives it a neutral finish. It is the perfect complement to any formal attire, enhancing rather than distracting from our outfit.
Bring home this classic watch to make a statement without being over-the-top.
Dressed To Kill
Sparkle when you head out for any formal event or a fun party. The stainless steel gold body of this watch will add a dazzling element your ensemble. Wear this watch instead of the regular bracelets when you accessorise and stand out from the crowd. The artistically designed case, studded with crystals, is sure to amp up your glamour quotient. This efficient and sleek analogue watch will ensure that you won’t lose track of time.
Making a statement will a breezy task with this watch on your wrist.
Lazy Way Out
We all have those days when getting out of bed is a Herculean task and we just don’t care about what we wear. If this sounds familiar to you, then this watch might just save you from a major faux pas.
Subtle, yet sleek this watch can be a perfect timepiece for both casual and formal wear. While the polished leather strap fits snugly around your wrist, the lustre of the analogue dial attracts interest. This watch can also be worn on carefree summer days. If you’re on a budget, strategically planning your finances will help you figure out a way out to purchase a watch you love.
Strut your stuff with this timepiece, which is perfect for a quiet day with your family or a night on the town with your friends.
Good Sport
If you believed that technologically advanced watches can’t be attractive, you couldn’t be more wrong!
Watches that are performance-heavy are an appropriate choice if you’re an adventurous soul. Their rugged appeal and durability make them the perfect companions for impromptu getaways. Get beach ready with one of these beauties. These tough but refined timepieces are also perfect for treks in the mountains and if they are water resistant or waterproof, you can wear them while indulging in water sports. These watches feature multiple add-ons like timers, stopwatches, alarms, and LED lights, which are perfect for rigorous outdoor activities.
Wrap this watch around your wrist when you want to keep time and keep moving.
Invest in a right watch today and take your pick from the exclusive collection of Sonata.
So there is this new sale on Shopbop.com, where you buy more and save more i.e. more the purchases, more the discount. It starts right now and ends after a week on November 30. Use code ‘GOBIG15’ at checkout for the discount, valid even on ‘Sale’ items 🙂
