A Blast From The Past

After a long time I sat back and checked the posts I had done over the last few months. And today in this post I just wish to share some of my favorites.

First a post I was really scared of doing and yet I loved all the comments I got. Thank you all so very much for encouraging me and always showing your support. I am sure you all know which post this is - the post where I showed a budget avatar of the Cannes Red Carpet look. 

From nail arts I've done over the past few months I had a hard time thinking which one is my favorite. I loved how the vintage rose nail art came out and I also had a lot of fun doing the cute sea creatures.

Another good thing that happened was Our External World got onto the instagram bandwagon, I find that platform a fun way of interaction. I do really believe that pictures speak more than words. If you haven't done so already, do head over to instagram and follow OurExternalWorld.

Striping Tape Nail Art With Glitter Polish

Hi friends, how is your weekend going? I'm spending a lazy weekend trying to recover from a bad sprained neck (cervical I hate you!)

Anyhow, I am sharing here a mani I tried sometime back, you must have seen a picture of this on facebook

Striping Tape Nail Art With Glitter Polish

 I had great fun doing this mani. I used silver sparkles polish from Street Wear as the base. Once the base dried out I used striping tape and place two strips very close to each other.

Our External World & Jabong Spring Summer Collection 2014 - Look 3 - Printed Diva

And now for the final look for Street Chic presented by Our External World & Jabong Spring Summer Collection 2014. Check previous posts for the Summer Breather Look and Go All Bright.

Style 3: Printed Diva - sport a printed pair of leggings with a matching sling bag and a chic pair of ballerinas. Pair it with a summery white top and say hello to the world!

Printed Diva

While the 3 styles define the basic guidelines there are so many variations in the colors, prints, footwear and handbag styles. Now we present some pieces from Jabong that you can use to create your own versions of the above styles.

Showcasing footwear!

Flats Rule!

Our External World & Jabong Spring Summer Collection 2014 - Look 2 - Summer Breather

Here is the Look 2 for Street Chic presented by Our External World & Jabong Spring Summer Collection 2014. If you missed the first look then you can check it HERE.

Style 2: Summer Breather - don your favorite printed tee with a pair of denims. Add a dash of pink in your bag and slippers - hit the road in style!

Summer Breather

Summer breather look is casual laid back yet stylish and fun. You can check out printed tees and more colorful bags from Jabong.com. There is another look coming up shortly along with some more great footwear for you!

Haul From TMart With Free International Shipping

Sometime in December I tried out TMart.com - I was actually looking for something similar to Lonpos that you get in the US. Shipping it from amazon was turning out to be expensive so I checked out t-mart. TMart did not have the exact game but did have a cheaper similar variant available. And I also saw some striping tape - rest as they say is history - the items were added to cart and the order placed. 

The website Tmart.com has a huge (and I mean HUGE) selection of products - from toys, clothes, makeup, nail art stuff, electronics, accessories etc.

You can easily navigate the website and search for stuff that you need. 

Quality of the products is decent - the game has some extra puzzles as well. This is basically an intelligence game that is a great  help to put your mind to work in your idle time. This cost me around $6. You can check out more Brain Teasers available at the site.

Press Release: The Nature's Co. Cupids Spread Love

The Nature's Co. cupids spread love during this so-romantic time of the year by offering some fabulous deals!

Whether happily anticipating, secretly dreading, generally indifferent or completely opposed to Valentine’s Day, its annual celebration inevitably prompts personal reflections of love and happiness. This day truly is the perfect time to give yourself and that special one in your life tones of love.

Accentuating the spirit of this month with few romantic overtures that The Nature’s Co. have to offer. On Cupid’s highest day many couples forget to purchase gifts that symbolizing their love. Procrastination comes as a part and parcel. Keeping these minute details in mind,TNC makes sure they have the best to offer from the 7th of February’14 all the way till the 16th February’14.

TNC sprinkles some love, for the one you love with the offer that your pocket will love!!

Dressale 12 Lace Dresses Giveaway

Hi friends, after a long gap we have a giveaway up on the blog. The giveaway is sponsored by Dressale and they are giving away 12 lace dresses - so there will be 12 winners in all!

Dressale is an online fashion clothing store providing a wide range of high quality customer-made wedding dresses, wedding party dresses, special occasion dresses, shoes and other women clothing. 

As for the giveaway here are the simple rules. It is easy to join and win.

1. Register at Dressale:http://www.dressale.com/
2. Like Dressale on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dressale

             or twitter: https://twitter.com/dressale
3. Like Our External World on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OurExternalWorld
4. Follow me on google+ HERE (or check the right hand side bar)

5. Leave a comment under this post on which lace dress do you like along with your email address

6. Invite 5 of your facebook friends to like dressale and OurExternalWorld on FB (there is an 'invite' button on FB that you should use).

7. See more dressale special offers here>>> http://dress.cm/XxXehM

Valentine's Nail Art Tutorial - Lady Bug Hearts

hi friends, today I'm sharing a nail art tutorial after a very long time. My nails are really short and I just didn't have the  mindset of doing any nail art but finally dragged myself of doing a cute nail art for Valentines day. I hope you find this tutorial useful.

I wanted to participate in a nail art challenge where the theme was animal print and all that came to my mind was leopard prints or giraffe prints. So then I decided I'll instead  do something that you guys can use for Valentine's day. And then it clicked, I thought why not merge the two themes together, so here is a Lady Bug Heart Nail Art - lady bug for the animal theme, and my favorite hearts for Valentine's day!

Valentine's Nail Art Tutorial - Lady Bug Hearts

I did this in a hurry so the base is a single coat of a holo polish that I reviewed HERE. You can opt for any light colored base (my suggestion would be go for a pale pink, lavender or even lemon)

So here are the steps that you can use to create this super easy simple nail art for Valentine's Day.

Recharge Your Hair Recharge Your Life - Life's Lesson Learnt

They asked me why I needed to recharge my hair and how would it recharge my life, well I surely knew I needed a hair cut, oh and yes the frizz did make me look I had just woken up after deep slumber, but would changing all this really mean a change in my life?

And so I put on my thinking cap, thought I'd actually sit back and take stock of what was going on here.

Split ends - yes
Frizz - definitely
Old hair style - yeah
Dry, brittle ends - sadly true

So what was happening to me? A beauty blogger so to say and my hair surely is not looking the part.

I still remember the first day of my job and girls gushed at seeing the silky long black tresses. And now my hair looks as if I've just had an electric shock. Yes I need to recharge my hair, of course I do, in all sanity I do!!!!!!

10 Products Capable To Slow Skin Aging

Every woman wants to look young at any age. Unfortunately, it is difficult to fight with nature, and with time, our skin becomes drier and the process of aging starts, luckily there are ways to slow down this process. One of them is eating foods containing vitamins and amino acids useful for the skin.

1.   Avocado

The pulp of this fruit is rich in vitamins C and E, which are helping us to struggle with a dull skin color and improves skin elasticity. Also, this fruit contains large amount of mono-saturated fatty acids and Omega -3 fatty acid which improve the state of skin, hair and nails, but also stimulate brain activity, increase testosterone production, reduce blood pressure and acts as antidepressant. Thus, include this fruit in your everyday menu, you will not only forget about the problems you’re your skin, but also improve your health.

2. Green tea

Due to the abundance of antioxidants gathered in this product, green tea helps to cope with acne and improves the state of skin. This is a great alternative to coffee, which adversely affects the state of the skin and leads to premature aging.

Everyuth Contest Winners!

And its a Happy New Year for the winners of the contest - and they are.....

Priyanjana Roy

Sharon Monis

Best answers out of those who followed all the rules were selected and random.org was used to select the winners.

Please email me your complete mailing address and phone number within the next 24 hours.

Rest of you stay tuned for another giveaway coming soon!

Happy New Year 2014!

Here's Wishing You All A

Happening

Amorous

Playful

Passionate

Year

No Sorrows

Ever fulfilling

Wonderful

Year of

Endearing

Accomplishments &

Romance

Happy New Year 2014

(image from http://www.hdwallmages.com)

A Quick Update - iFabbo Holiday Nail Art Winning Post

Hi friends, first of all let me admit I have been super lazy these past days. During these cold winter days I just feel like spending time sipping hot cups of tea and gorging on yummy food (there is no office to go to so I'm just relaxing all day!)

As you can see the reviews have reduced (though I am still taking lots of photos) but recently there was news from iFabbo that made me super duper happy. iFabbo was running a holiday roundup series where they selected their top picks of 2013 for holiday nail art, makeup and fashion. AND... the candy cane nail art got picked as the TOP holiday nail art!!!!! I am feeling sooo happy, this is one nail art that is also getting re-pinned a lot on pinterest so a BIG THANK YOU to all for showing so much love and appreciation!!!!

Holiday Round Up Nail Art Winner

You can check out more details on the Holiday Round Up post HERE

And before I sign off, don't forget to participate in the little skin care giveaway going on - check the link on the right hand side bar.

(psst.... a little secret... I am trying to work out a big makeup giveaway for new year... still trying to make it happen)

Glitter Up your Glam with Colorbar Glitterati!

  

                                                     

Steal the show this season with Colorbar’s all new Glitterati palette specially dedicated to dazzle your nails this festive season. The shimmery palette of vibrant and trendy options promises nails that will shine like colorful jewels wherever you go. Colorbar Glitterati is filled with colorful big chunks and small chunks of glitter and adds a beautiful depth to your nails when used as a Top coat over your favorite nail color. For a subtle jeweled effect, you may also apply directly to bare nails and for that extra sparkle, top up with more coats and let your nails do the dazzle-talking. This innovative glitter formula comes with a double-flat brush for easy one stroke application thus providing full coverage. The formula is also Formaldehyde free, Toluene free, DBP free and does not cause yellowing of nails or chipping.

So glimmer, shine and get into the spotlight with Colorbar Glittterati which is now not only available in Retro Silver and Disco Gold but also in six more electrifying shades - Jazz Red, Irish Pink, Pink Beat, Blue Trance, Moss Rock and Rustic Chant.

Merry Christmas 2013

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, may Santa fill your stockings with all that you wish for!

PS: images are not owned by me

Femina Fast Fiction - Your Chance To Get Featured In Femina

Do you remember the beautiful Disney princesses known for their feminine qualities, charm and flawless features? Create your own princess, make her fall in love or even set her up as the independent feminist. It’s all about women-power after all. Put these crazy ideas on paper and make up a story that you think deserves to be read by thousands of people.

Femina Magazine, India invites you to be a part of Femina Fast Fiction, the first ever fiction writing contest that lets you write about things you love the most. All you have to do is submit a short story between 500- 2000 words, penned by you on http://www.feminafastfiction.com/ and if we like your fiction piece as much as you, we’ll publish your story on our website and maybe in the magazine too. 

How awesome is that! But hurry, the last day to submit your fiction stories is December 31, 2013.

Friends I think this is a fabulous opportunity to get your short stories a break through. If you are an aspiring writer then do make sure to submit your story. You have 7 days to go!

Cell Renew Pollution Protect Cleansing Cream + Scrub Review

Cell Renew Pollution Protect Cleansing Cream + Scrub Review

Cell Renew Pollution Protect Cleansing Cream + Scrub comes in a flip cap soft tube. It is available at a price of Rs 79 for 50ml (+16.5 ml free)

This is a cream based scrub which you can use on a daily basis. It is aimed at freeing the skin from free radicals that are caused by daily pollution that the skin is subjected to. 

Cell Renew Pollution Protect Cleansing Cream + Scrub Review

Sigma Surprise - Brushes and Eye Shadows

If you have been following my blog you must have seen all the posts wherein I share my Sigma wishlist. And lo and behold I finally managed to get my very own treasures, prized, Sigma beauties!

Sigma Surprise - Brushes and Eye Shadows

My beauties came nicely packed in a sturdy cardboard box inside which was another cardboard holder for all the stuff.
This is what I got.

Press Release: Lotus Herbals Introduces Hypnotica Pearl Shine Long Lasting Eyeliner

HYPNOTICA - PEARL SHINE LONG LASTING EYELINER

Get pearl shine definition on your eyes by intense liquid eyeliner which  delivers perfection all day long

Product Features

v  High shine and Long lasting

v  Smudge-proof & Waterproof

v  Precise definition with intense perfection

v  Enriched with Botanical Extracts

MRP : Rs. 275

Quantity: 4g

Press Release: The Nature’s Co. Christmas Treats: Upto 50% discount

The Nature’s Co. Christmas Treats: Upto 50% discount

 When out on the airfield a laughing did arise,
As a jolly man and his reindeers landed from out' wintry skies;
Away to the window for the Christmas boarding call,
With Secret Santa surprises and gifts for one and all!

To usher in the spirit of the upcoming festival season and charging the winter airs with pre-christmas cheers, spreading the happiness and festivities, The Nature’s Co. gear themselves to this season with the aim of putting smiles on everyone's faces.

So what’s in store? Christmas is the season of giving, and the TNC elves will be doing just that!  It's never early to start planning a magical Christmas, and preparing yourself for this new year and the holiday time. As you plan to get everything in place, The Nature’s Co. elves get ready to welcome you all into the enchanting world of nature & natural beauty, giving you a chance to witness what Santa has in store for you. 

Santa arrives on the roof of The Nature’s Co.with a sack full of discounts for all. 

Santa’s arrival marks the beginning of 23 days from 11th of December to the 5th of January, of unexpected surprises for the lucky TNC customers who get a chance to enjoy upto 50% discounts on their purchases. 

Pick your luck from a bowl full of Christmas goodies by Santa and get marvelous discounts: 

Santa’s luck for you!

Candy Luck - Get 15% off

Twinkling Star Luck -Get 20% off

Santa’s Cap Luck - Get 25% off

Mistletoe Luck - Get 30% off

Jingle Bells Luck  - Get 50% off

We look forward to welcoming you for some pure festive magic & entrancing Christmas treats.