Tuesday 18 December 2012

Recipe: Carrot Kheer

To keep you immune system stronger one should eat seasonal vegetables and fruits. Winters season is full of variety of vegetables and fruit. Gajar halwa and Kheer is the famous sweet dish during this season. The best thing about these dishes are that even diabetic people can relish them with no guilt.So I am sharing the recipe of my favorite winter sweet dish Carrot Kheer today.

 Serves- 4
Ingredients-
Carrots- 2
Milk- Full cream , 1/2 L
Sugar- 4-5 tsp
Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp
Assorted nuts- little bit

Step by step recipe 

Peel and grate the carrots .


In a pan on high flame bring the milk to boil.


Add carrots in the boiled milk and on low flame cook for about 20-25 mins.



Once you are nearly done add cardamom powder and assorted nuts.


And your dish is ready , you can serve hot or cold as you like.


Outfit: Floral scarf and Tunic


This weekend was rocking for me ! Met BFF Anu , we did shopping , explored makeup and did lot of gossip. Also I met my parents , spent good time with them. All together it was a great weekend for me :) I am a big foodie I had a variety of dishes this weekend from Noodles to Sambar , Parantha and makhni dal ... yummm...
I am loving winter whites and floral this season so this is what I decided to wear .....















Wearing-
Tunic- From China
Scarf-- From Sarojni
Boots-Gifted
Shrug-vintage

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Review: Colorbar Soft Touch Lipstick Rose quartz

Hello everyone , today I will review Colorbar soft touch lipstick Rose Quartz.

What the company claims about the product -
Give your lips a soft and smooth look with the Soft Touch Lipstick. Its rich creamy formula enhances the lips, while keeping them moisturized and nourished. With Vitamin A and E and apricot oil, the Soft Touch Lipstick has anti-aging properties that protect the lips from chapping and discoloration. With a unique fig fragrance, the Soft Touch Lipstick is available in classy shades.

Price:INR 325 for 4.2gm





Swatch

Lip Swatch

My experience with the product-
. The lipstick is soft, smooth and creamy, it glides on very easily.
Despite its matte finish, it feels moisturizing and softening on the lips .It is a very natural finish, neither too matte, nor too creamy.
Rose Quartz is pretty berry pink shade. It adds glow to the face.

Pros-
Soft and cremy texture , easy to apply.
Nice pigmentation
Reasonable.
Good staying power.
Would suit most Indian skin tones.
Easily available both online and offline
Attractive packaging.

Cons-
The mild fruity smell, but that goes off after a while.

Do I recommend this product?
Oh yes definitely, especially in winters when you want a instant glow on your face !Also this would suit most Indian skin tones.

Rating- 5/5

Monday 10 December 2012

Outfit: Blazer and Scarf


They say you live your life your once ,then why not enjoy joy every moment of it ! If their is any phase of life that I want to relive then that would be childhood, those were the best days of my life !! I never had to worry  about anything , mom took care of everything :) Taking swings was the best childhood memory , I still remember waiting for the clock to tick 5pm and I go out meet my buddies and take swings. Till today when I  see swings I look around and grab a chance to relive my old days.Today I met a old friend and we met for lunch , grabbed chole bhature , the ideal punjabi punch if you ask me ...heheheheee.... Their are certain dishes which I can have at any hour , one of them is this !

Post lunch we decided to take a walk at the park and when I saw the swings I just could not resist !!









Wearing- 
Blazer- Vintage
Scarf- From Sarojni Nagar
Hairband- You Shine 
Fuschia top- Nike 
Bottom- Levi's
Footwear-Levi's

Sunday 9 December 2012

Outfit: Horse print dress with blazer

I generally love teaming my dresses my dresses with blazers and stockings in winters. I think this is the best way to utilize the dresses in winters ! In a city like Delhi we experience extreme climates...It going to get very cold here in Delhi soon , so before that happens I grabbed the opportunity to wear my dress with blazer.
Also its the first time I did complete smoky eyes , I think its the makeup that inspired me to wear this dress.















Wearing-
Dress- from Sarojni Nagar
Blazer-vintage
Stockings- from China
Footwear-Bata
Clutch-gifted

Friday 30 November 2012

Recent Makeup Haul

November has been a good month for me , series of events happen in this month including my parents birthdays and our anniversary. We celebrated our 4th anniversary last week and realized we have come a long way together....I still recall the days when I met hubz at Japanese class .....Now don't ask me about my Japanese language skills , I have totally forgotten everything.

Just when I felt that I want to do some makeup shopping Myntra.com gave me a voucher to shop from  their beauty section. God I should have asked for something more. Hope I am not sounding greedy.

Lately I have started liking fall colors and wanted to get a makeup dose of it , also wanted to try Biotique cosmetics line so ended up picking a oxblood lipstick and nailpaint.

Images of combined online and offline makeup shopping :)



Individual product images-

Colorbar Peachy rose blush
MRP-375/-




Maybelline color tattoo in 50 Edgy Emerald
MRP-350



Colorbar soft touch lipstick rose quartz
MRP-325



Biotique seaweed nail enamel
200- Look U red
MRP-90



Biotique bio color lipstick
Ravishing red
MRP-225/-


Thursday 29 November 2012

Online shopping experience : Myntra.com

I am shopping freak , I can even shop in dreams. I consider online shopping as one of the greatest blessing. I am always tempted to shop online because they come up with such exciting deals with just can't be missed.
I have heard a lot about Myntra.com and this is my first shopping experience with it.
A woman can never have enough of cosmetics in her vanity , their is always a urge to get more and more.
Ok let me justify I had a reason to shop I had to get these goodies ... , they just can't be missed !

So I decided to get a lipstick , blush and eye tattoo from the beauty section.

So coming to the website review -

The packing of the products was intact.


I was impressed to see individual product box packaging


Individual product was bubble wrapped , wow they made sure that I get the product in perfect condition.




I placed my order on 27th Nov 2012 around 3 pm and got my package on 29th Nov 2012 morning at 9 am. I am impressed with their customer services. I kept getting updated status mails from them about the products.

My review on the website-

Customer services- 10/10
Product condition- 10/10 
Range of products- 7/10 ( should include more brands and products in beauty section)
Delivery- 10/10 (they delivered on the committed date )

Would I recommend others to shop from Myntra.com ?
Yes ofcourse , its a hasle free website , they deliver on time & in good condition. Also they have 30 days exchange policy and they do free shipping !!


Disclaimer-
I was given Rs 1000 voucher from Myntra to review their services , but I gave a honest feedback/opinion about Myntra.com

Outfit : Animal print casual pants with Electric blue cardigan


Yesterday I met my school friend after ages and the best thing was that I just not met her I met her son too J It feels so good to see the new addition in her life , I was recalling our school days while she pampered her son , is she the same girl who sat next to me and was the cutest kid in the class, the shy girl …. Wow she is a mommy now !! Time really flies … aaawwww..life changes with the blink of eyes …
I met her yesterday after a very long time , more than 3 years , we had so much to share with each other .Even though we talk regularly on phone but then there is so much of girls gossip that had to be done… this was just the perfect moment, the two of us , cute sleeping baby and our gossips J J

I met her during day time , so decided to dress up casually .
This is what I wore J













Wearing-
Cardigan- DKNY
Tank- H&M
Bottoms- Self designed J
Footwear- Enroute
Watch- Skagen
Accessories – Necklace and bangle , from Colaba , Mumbai , gifted my sister in law
Earrings- The Jewellery , GK-II




Friday 23 November 2012

Outfit: Kurta with color blocking

Hello everyone , I am back with another outfit post , first of all apologies  for not posting for a long time , I was so busy with Diwali then later my laptop crashed :( but now im back in action...
I am a little late in doing this post , but then this is what I wore for Bhaidhooj :)
I kept my look simple for the day time.

I was feeling a little low few days back.. but now I am just now very positive but super happy too , just got a call from one of my new client saying she loved the outfits I did for her , YAY !! I am supper happy :))
Sometimes you just need a reason to get back to life and I guess I have a lot of them now :)

Also I tried making Green Thai curry last weekend and I must tell you , it turned awesome , hubby dearest demands for more Thai Curry :)

Now that the winters are approaching I will be taking out my winter wear soon , ggggrrrr its so cold in Delhi now...










That's me and my cousin Atul :)


Wearing-
Batik Silk dupatta- From a exhibition at CR Park
Chandari Dupatta- From a local boutique
Blue metallic tights- Snowhite, CP
Phulkari jutti- MIL gifted, she got it from Amritsar
Aquamarine Necklace- From Hyderabad
Aquamarine earrings- The Jewellery, GK-II