Summer Skincare Routine

“Oh god its so hot, I’m hating this kind of weather, it makes me sweat so much”, “my skin is a wreck because of this hot weather”. These are some phrases I’ve been hearing and speaking for some time now. Being an Indian, I feel the pain of people complaining of hot weather and the scorching heat leading to a lot of skin issues like acne, skin allergies etc and most importantly TAN(which I will cover in the next post). So, oily or sensitive skin is more prone to getting caught up in skin problems during summer. Following a simple and easy skincare routine will help you get the flawless skin even in this kind of weather.

1. CLEANSE

This is the MOST IMPORTANT part of your skin care routine to keep your skin soft and glowing. One must use a mild cleanser thrice a day, once in the morning, once after coming from outside and once before sleeping. This will help remove any dirt that may dull the look on your face. My picks are: Neutrogena Oil Free Acne Wash or Patanjali Aloe and Neem facewash.

2. EXFOLIATE

 

Another important step of your routine should be, EXFOLIATING. This is done to remove any dead cells or grime. This must be followed religiously if you wish to have a smooth and clear skin. One can buy a scrub from the market or use a homemade scrub. REMEMBER TO NOT OVER EXFOLIATE; don’t exfoliate more than thrice a week. My picks are: Biotique scrub or Patanjali Scrub.

3. TONING

It is a liquid which is used to close/reduce open pores. This helps in making the skin look firm and lifted. It should always be followed by cleansing if you don’t want to have a skin with visible pores. My picks are: Shahnaz Husain Sharose Toner, Biotique Cucumber Water Toner.

4. MOISTURIZING

This is the most important step of all steps, that is because people have a misconception that they shouldn’t moisturize their skin because they have oily skin type or so, but that is completely wrong. THIS STEP MUST BE DONE BY EVERY SKIN TYPE. However, the choice of the moisturizer is based on the skin type. Oily skin must go for gel based, while normal ones should go for water based and dry skin should go for rich moisturizers. My picks are: Cetaphil, Lacto Calamine, and Neutrogena Oil Free Moisture.

5. SUN PROTECTION

Sun has the worst effects on our skin like tan, and premature ageing and wrinkles. To save oneself from that, one must use a good SPF sun screen and reapply it after few hours. My picks are: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch and Lotus Sunblock.

 

Hope this post helps everyone out there, and if I missed on a few tips, follow up in the comments.

 

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Know your Skintone

 

Hi gorgeous people!

 

It’s been so long since I posted anything on the blog, and I really loved it when you people messaged me to post something, no wonder I love you all so much. I am sorry I that I didn’t post anything, that’s because I had my exams going on and just got done with them.

But since I’m here today, I’ll post something which plays a major role in deciding on your cosmetics, your hair dyes, and basically everything, and that is your SKIN TONE! You might spend or splurge on your make up products but that’s all pointless and waste of money if the products you buy aren’t in accordance with your skin tone. So, one must be absolutely sure of their skin tone so they know what to buy and what to avoid. So go for the makeup hues that accentuate your natural features and make you glow.

1. KNOW YOUR UNDERTONES

One needs to know that undertones are of a few categories:

Warm: These are yellow or perhaps golden undertones

Neutral: These are a mix of warm and cool undertones

Cool:  These are pink, red or bluish  undertones

 

The best way of finding out of your undertones is by merely looking at your wrists, your veins specifically. Do this under natural light for correct results. If your veins look slightly greenish, then you have a warm undertone, if blue, you have a cool undertone, and if you can’t really be certain of them, then my dear, you have a neutral undertone( you are one lucky person).

So, now that you know your undertones, you’re one step closer at choosing the perfect shade of foundation, concealer and everything else for yourself.

2. KNOW YOUR COMPLEXION

 

Complexions are of different types and two people are unlikely to have exactly the same complexion, but I will try to sought out some for you based on undertones( now that you’re aware of yours).

 

• Fair complexion : You ought to have a cool undertone. Some Bollywood beauties like Aishwarya Rai Bachhan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Katrina Kaif have a fair complexion. And for my readers outside India, celebrities like Emma Stone, Dakota Johnson would be the ones with a very fair complexion.

 

 

 

 

• Medium/Olive/ Dusky complexion : You have a neutral undertone and have complexion like our Bollywood queens namely Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta and Bipasha Basu. And for Hollywood, the queen bees would be Mila Kunis and Angelina Jolie. Olive complexion, according to many beauty experts is by far the best complexion as majority of the products suit well with the complexion making the person glow.

      

 

 

• Dark complexion: You tend to have a warm undertone, and share your complexion with some influential women of Bollywood like Freida Pinto and Nandita Das, as for Hollywood, you have a complexion similar to my favorite Rihanna and of course United States first lady Michelle Obama!

     

 

 

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Hope this was of help to all my lovely ladies out there and I’m sure you will be able to choose products suitable to you with more confidence now. Till then, stay updated.

Love you, ladies! ♥

 

Victoria’s Secret Haul

Hi lovelies! How have you all been? I’m sorry for not posting last week as I was caught up in something(engineering cons), but here I am. Look I tried to act like a pro photographer and clicked a picture of the flower blossomed at my place. How’s it?

Anyways, coming back to my topic of the post, I’m posting here about my VS Haul YAYYYYY! Victoria’s Secret is one brand that definitely brings a smile to majority of girls for their products ranging from their oh-so-perfect lingerie to skincare to makeup products. I was always a VS fanatic and got equally excited about the fashion shows every time the news of the same broke. So, I ordered all these products from the official site of Victoria’s Secret US, and got them shipped to my cousin in the United States. And now that she’s here, I got my stuff too. So, anyways, I’ll just post the photo and give a brief of the product and then you can let me know if you want a detailed review!  TADAAAA!

1. Sparkling Citrus:

This is one hell of a body wash, it smells like a DREAMM! And is so cheap(US pricing). Go buy one please!

2. Set of Mists and Lotions

This was a total steal! As far as I remember it was approx $30 for the set. My favorite lotion is Pure Seduction, while mist is Love Spell. I wonder if there are people around who don’t like VS?!

 

3. Love Spell and Pure Seduction Mists

I loved these ones so much that I ordered these ones in their bigger size. These are just perfect for any occasion, be it school, college, day out, nightout or even a date! You’ll be a ‘pure seduction’ to your other half and will caste a ‘love spell’. Hehe!

 

4. Rich Color Gloss

Here comes THE BEST product I’ve ever owned from VS. This is a nude gloss perfect when you want to keep it simple yet gorgeous.

That’s all for my haul. And I have already ordered more stuff, Bombshell is coming soon, yay! Hope you guys liked it? And for reviews, you know where to find me (comment box).

 

Love y’all,

xo

Winter Skincare

Better late than never, isn’t it? Since its winters, we all know that it requires even more attention, because obviously who would want their skin to look all cracked and watch their skin peel off from some or the other area. So, I decided to share my skincare routine which I follow (not religiously, though), but well, yea, it works out well for me. So here it goes.

1. CLEANSE

Yep, you need to cleanse your face, foremost. Preferably use a cleanser which contains natural ingredients and not harsh chemicals, as it tends to restore adequate moisture onto your skin. I’d suggest using one with oranges, neem, and aloe vera. My suggestion, my recent favorite: Patanjali Orange and Aloe Vera face wash, it does wonders to my troublesome sensitive skin and if you’re not from India, give a shot to any Dove moisturizing face wash.

2. MOISTURIZE

Winter dryness hits everyone, yes, even the ones with oily skin. Never forget to moisturize even if its using a light moisturizer. I’d suggest: Neturogena Oil Free Moisture.

3.  SUNSCREEN

If you’re one of those who sit under the sun and enjoy it, let me remind you, you’re doing more damage to your skin than only snacking under the sun. Yes, exposure to the sun, be it summer or winter leads to premature ageing. So start using a sunscreen, if you don’t already. Oh yea, 15 minutes before going out in the sun. I’ll suggest you my all time favorite:  Neturogena Ulta Sheer Dry.

4. LIP BALM

I’m a total lip balm fanatic, owning around 15-20 lip balms, right from organic ones to outright chemical based. You need to use them frequently if you want those baby lips always. Since, there is a lot of dry air, one must take care of their lips, as they’re very sensitive and very prone to dryness. I’ll suggest: Patanjali (yes, my recent fav brand) Strawberry Lip Balm or if you’re from outside India, give a shot to EOS but only in Strawberry Sorbet( I’ve tried others but they cracked my lips even more)

 

If I left out on something, please comment in below, or even if you wish to suggest me some brands to try out.

xoxo

Breezy Winters!

Hi loves!

Its become very breezy and chilly out there, even though I love winters, I need to protect myself from getting sick (which I ought to get very frequently in this weather). Preventing from catching a cold or getting has nothing to do with not looking your winter best, I’m saying this because I feel winter attire is more chic than summer, spring included. So I have jot down some outfit ideas that are going to make you all warm and pretty.

1. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

How about teaming up this orange overcoat with your basic blue denims and a pair of ankle length boots? It’s surely going to give you many head turners, girls!

 

2.LBJ

LBJ or, Little Black Jacket is one staple piece of clothing every girl ought to have in her closet no matter what her age is. Team it up with any sort of lower and you’re surely good to go!

 

3. SHADES OF GREY

Anyone who says they don’t own a pair of grey sweats/ coats is lying. Dress up in a LBD and layer it up with a slightly short from the knee coat and watch how it works for itself and you. Perfect attire for office ladies and college girls, in case you’re in a mood for compliments, eh?

 

4. PONCHO THERAPY

Tell me you never wore of one these? Merely, few of you would say so, because, why not? They’re so chic and work wonders. Always a trendy option for winters, style them with jeans or jeggings and see how it makes you look dolled up effortlessly.

 

Comment in if I left out on something, or maybe your style techniques, would love to know!

xoxo

 

 

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What and When?!

WHAT?!

After following up so many bloggers online, I finally found the courage to start a blog of my own which would be of use to people. It’s not any different from other bloggers but then yes, why not give it a shot?

I’d be posting about different areas being fashion, and  beauty, stuff which everyone comes across, and has a lot of issues with; maybe I could be of help to some of you.

 

WHEN?!

I’ll post weekly, and try to provide you with some or the other sort of useful information.

 

xoxo