Be Talk: Bhairavi Jaikishan Sarees at the Lakme Fashion Week 2012

I saw a fleet of awesome sarees on display at the Winter-Festive season of Lakme Fashion Week 2012. I found the couture by designer Bhairavi Jaikishan so flattering to the eyes that couldn't help sharing them with you ladies!

While the burst of fluorescent colors are certainly refreshing-the work with zari and sequins are subtle enough that the outfits are not looking garish or over the top! And the bottomline - tissue and net pallu is going to be a statement for the coming festive season!

I loved the makeup too-nude eyes with bright lips. The  hair is made in retro style and there is absolutely no accessorizing. It went Oh So Right with these heavily embellished sarees!  

 

And the showstopper: Amy Jackson

Overall I found this collection to be very elegant yet vibrant! That's a rare combination-so I believe even if one is not wearing exactly these sarees-this show at LFW can provide an example of how a very  gorgeous outfit should be paired with the correct makeup and styling!

A word about the Designer: Bhairavi Jaikishan from the Lakme Fashion Week website:

Having been on the Fashion Design scene since 1987, Bhairavi Jaikishan has built up a reputation of being a designer known to give an international look to an Indian ensemble. Her forte is a marriage between Indian silhouettes and contemporary embroideries and treatments. Her collections are based on feelings and emotions and focus on giving the wearer confidence and grace through fluid silhouettes that flatter the female form. Every collection revolves around a large spectrum of colors that evoke happiness and a joy for living.

Image Credits: Indianfashiontrends.com, aainabridal.com, lakmefashionweek.co.in, google image search results

Press Release : Ten NEW shades of Lotus Pure Color Lipstick Introduced!!!!

Beauty-holics Ahoy!!!

Lotus Herbals introduces 10 new shades of PURE COLORS™ Lipstick

Lotus Herbals has introduced 10 new, stunning shades of PURE COLORS™ lip colors, under its Cosmetics Ecologique make up range.

 Lotus Herbals PURE COLORS™ range of lip colours is 100 % vegetarian, natural and safe and animal product free. It is enriched with botanical extracts of Aloe Vera and Jojoba. 

 It is priced at Rs.245/- and is available in 32 shades at select premium beauty and department stores across the country.

Personally I am a big fan of Lotus Pure Color lippys because of their awesome quality and reasonable pricing. So, girlies- dont forget to drop into your nearest Lotus Herbals outlet to check out these beauties!!!

Image Courtesy: Lotus Herbals PR and Google Images

Be Talk: Maybelline Master Drama Kohl Liner

Product name:  Maybelline Master Drama Kohl Liner

Type: Pencil Liner

Shade: Black

Price: Around 7 Euro

Availability: Not available in India yet

Well this is after I moved to Germany for pursuing my studies. The first thing that I needed to survive in this new place was-err-a perfect black eyeliner!! Hehe-it sounds weird-but I can honestly confess that I can survive German food-German winter and well even the preliminary shocks of living away from family-but I wouldnt survive a day without a jet black-longstaying eyeliner!!!

This is my everyday look-so you can guess how much my regular NEED for liners is :D

 So-the first thing I looked for in the supermarket here in Germany was –yes-not cereals, not soaps- but a good eyeliner pencil!!! The one that I brought from home along with me here-the Revlon Colorstay liner pencil-I have preserved it like some heaven’s gift (yes! Even here-why-I shall discuss shortly!). To take its place-well not exactly-but close-I now have  the Maybelline Master Drama Eyeliner pencil and here-I talk about it!

The twist up version is shown here-however I prefer the shapen-able variety

 

I dont know why they call it Khol instead of Kohl!!!

Maybelline is one magic brand which can bring before you exactly what you want- at the price you are willing to pay and the quality you can happily accept. The Maybelline Master Drama Eyeliner pencil gets full marks on my first criterion-it gives the most pigmented and blackest black line in one swipe. The finish is glossy and the liner does not budge a bit even when I am wearing for a whole day! And..the price is just 7 Euros!! Beat that!

U get that in just one stroke!

After wearing the liner for a full day!!!

Okay –but even this piece of beauty can be beaten! Although this liner doesn’t fade much or smudge even on lower lashline-it messes up my upper eyelid somewhat :(  Well-off course I make a thick line-thicker than one usually makes with an eyeliner-but after 5 minutes of applying I am sure find to a black rainbow forming on my eyelids !! 

 That is where my old buddy Revlon Colorstay take away the laurels! (read its review here) The Revlon Colostay-would stay exactly where I would put it-not a millimeter aside! 

So to sum up:

Pro  Side:


1) Most pigmented black liner one can expect
2) One stroke of this line gives a glossy-pitch black line.
3) Doesnt fade even on my oily eyelids. Staying power is nearly whole day (12 hours)
4) Price is within grocery-budget! :D

Down Side:


1) Smudges on the upper eyelid-however this wont be a problem for girls liking a thin line
2) Not available in India 


Recommendations: 100%

Be Talk: Celeb Style: Bipasha Basu at IIFA Awards Green Carpet 2012

The recent IIFA festival held in Singapore had some Bollywood stars dazzling the flash bulbs to shame!!! I guess this years IIFA had higher style quotient than the previous years'. Want to know why?? Just Google-"IIFA 2012 Red Carpet" and you should be ready to be stunned to see how the styling of our Bollywood divas can equal or even surpass that of Holly-celebs!!!!

Out of the best dressed belles-along with the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Nargis Fakhri, Chitrangada Singh-I found the Bong-Bips to be burning my laptop screen in a hot-red Gauri Nayanika gown! 

The makeup-I think is perfect. Peachy red lipstick-not at all over the top. Her signature thick and dark liner-with silver-shadow. I was wondering how such a simple composition could work such wonderfully when you pair it with the right outfit and on the right occasion! The golden danglers, animal print clutch-diamond wristets-"deadly red" painted nails-it seems Bips (or her stylist) had really done their "homework" very well :D Sad-I couldn't have a glimpse at her footwear. What could be seen is sight enough!!!

 

Last Word? Check this video!

Image Courtesy: Google Search results, as mentioned in respective watermarks,Google images
Video Coutrtesy: Youtube

Be Talk: AVON Ultra Color Rich Lipstick in Butternut

Be Talk: AVON Ultra Color Rich Lipstick 

Brand Name: AVON

Line: Ultra Color Rich

Shade: Butternut

Price: INR 299 but varies with available offers

This post was long due. I bought 3 AVON Ultra Color Rich Lipsticks last year on a superb offer. It was "2 for Rs 319" and given the awesome qualities of this particular range of lipsticks-I found the offer too good to miss! I actually ordered four of these lipstick-out of which three reached me.  I have reviewed Twig (here) and Wineberry (here!). This is the last one-waiting to be talked about!!!

 

AVON lipsticks –especially the simply pretty and Ultra Color Rich range, packs good quality, beautiful and deeply pigmented colors with very competitive pricing. Also the best attraction about AVON products are the occasional offers that accompany their products-that simply makes them irresistible to us-the makeup maniacs like us. 

Me Talk:

Butternut is a shade that can stand out in your lipstick collection! That's because its a fusion of an earthy red with lots of brick tinge in it. It is kinda chilli red! Perfect for bright or wheatish skin tones-I can picture it rocking with a gold-and-brick Kanjivaram Saree on some evening occasion! I think this shade can jazz up even dull-colored outfits! Off course I would keep the eye makeup minimal if I am wearing this shade or it may look garish.

 

Pro-Side:

1) An unusual but nice red shade. It is glossy in finish.

2) Very moisturizing

3) Deep pigmentation-gives an opaque finish in 1-2 swipes. Good for pigmented lips

4) Stays long-about 3-4 hours without meal. Fades evenly

5) Price is reasonable-at offers like this-I got this beautiful lipstick at less than 160 bucks!! (2 for Rs 319 offer)

5) Wide range of colors available

Down Side:

1)The pictures in Avon catalog are misleading-without seeing reviews-its impossible to know the actual shade

2)Available through representatives

Recommendations: 90%

Be Talk: Just Herbs Petal Soft Anti Tan Rose Face Pack

Product: Just Herbs Petal Soft Anti Tan Rose Face  Pack

Price: 274 INR

Quantity: 150 gm

Availability: Urbantouch, Jabong,com, Healthkart.com, Tatsat store (New Delhi) , Naturalmantra, Vanity Box (Chandigarh), The Beauty Bar ( Mumbai)

At this moment-I have only one feeling-I am HAPPYYYY!!! I am looking at my blog after 3 months flat and writing  a post on it!!! Well-if coming to a new land, meeting new people and getting introduced to my research work in Germany wasn’t  enough-I had to leave for still another new land, meeting  more new people and getting introduced to still more work in Italy just a month later-that added cherry on the cake to eat up my free time completely!!! Although I loved each moment of it-and still doing so-I always felt the pang of guilt of neglecting my most beloved blog. My blogger- besties always told me off for discontinuing writing-and may be due to their good wishes-I am back with my blog! 

I shall come back to Italy just this see this one of  7 wonders again and again!!!!

Although now I feel like talking about the sea of new beauty products I have seen in all these months-some of which I bought and felt like reviewing-I will talk here about a Just Herbs face pack that I brought from my homeland-and which has remained with me in Germany-and now in Italy too!!! Yes-I love it that much!

I bought the Just Herbs Petal Soft Rose face pack-seeing that it is a fully natural product for removing tan and that it contains liquorice and ginseng-which are the most used ingredients for skin brightening, I ordered it from the  Urban Touch website and also peeped into the Just Herbs Website-which presents their product range- product descriptions and their philosophy in a very comprehensive manner. Here it is below.

 Their Range of Products:

Description of the Just Herbs Rose Anti-tan Face Pack -as mentioned in their Website:

 

Me Talk:

From the very first use-I have been in love with this face pack. The reasons are pretty straight-forward. First of all-it does its job pretty well. While in India-the Kolkata summer had started to take its toll from February itself-and after a day out-I always found this face pack to relieve the shadows cast by the Sun! It renders my skin softer , brighter also removes the excess oilyness in my T Zone-which often is responsible for making the skin-tone appear darker than usual. 

Apart from its characteristic qualities-it is quick drying and doesn’t sting. This little quantity above is enough to work well on the face alone. For my combination skin-this is a perfect concoction. However-I think for dry skin types-this might be a bit drying. However-as always-that can be solved with a small dab of moisturizer.  Overall-I must say-I shall miss this pack dearly once it gets over. Maybe I will ask my bestie Kuheli of Shadows and Sequins to send me another bottle :D :D

Pro Side:

1) Rejuvenates the skin after a day out in hard sun. Skin appears to be bright, soft and more uniformly toned after applying this.

2) Quick drying

3) Doesn't sting skin. So belles with sensitive skin might be happy!

4) Price is reasonable for the quantity offered.

5) Fully natural and I have found no side effects of this-save the good ones :)

Down Side: 

1) Tub packaging-so need to wash fingers before and after using it

Nothing more- I am in fact afraid that it would get over soon :(

Rating: 100%

Be Talk: Just Herbs Press Release and New Product Launch!!!

         Natural Beauty Supplies for the summer with Just Herbs 

Just Herbs, the Natural and Ayurvedic beauty and wellness label, has launched its summer collection of Suncare lotions, Facial gels and face packs made from pure and exotic Ayurvedic herbs. The products are made according to ancient Ayurvedic principles and are mildly scented with aromatherapy essential oils. 

 

The Just herbs Summer Collection includes NoSun Jojoba-Wheatgerm Moisturising Sun Protection Gel (for dry to oily skin), Sun’nil Jojoba-Grapeseed Moisturising  Sun Protection Lotion (for normal to dry skin), Just herbs Petal Soft Antitan Rose Face Pack, Just Herbs Aloe Vera Facial Massage Gel and Just Herbs ‘Frugel’ firmskin skin radiance gel.

“These five products are a must for every woman this summer as they have been specially formulated using the finest herbs and without toxins commonly used in cosmetics,” says Dr. Neena Chopra, Director, Beauty and Technical, Just Herbs. “They not only repair sun damage but also slow down the ageing of the skin for which the UV rays of the Sun are often a major culprit,” she adds.

The Just Herbs summer collection uses Aloe Vera, Grape Seed oil and other therapeutic herbs which are nature’s best nourishing and anti- aging agents along with expressed oils of wheat germ and jojoba which are known to be potent antioxidants and powerful skin protectors.

Just Herbs is made with 100% pure Ayurvedic ingredients collected by tribal communities across India from their natural habitat. Unlike several other so called Ayurvedic brands that claim association with Ayurveda, the Just Herbs collection is true to the exacting Ayurvedic principles it endorses.

Just Herbs is available at The Beauty Bar, Shop No: 8, Red Rose Apts, Raviraj Complex, Off Link Rd , Before Fame Adlabs , Andheri West., Mumbai (Bombay), India 400053 / Bliss , Plot no. 180, Aram Nagar 1, 7 Bungalows, Versova, Andheri West, Landmark – Legacy of China, Mumbai, India 400061. In Delhi at: Tatsat a socially conscious store, E-50, Shop no.3, New Delhi, India 110016/ The Maximum Store, 5J/1, Ground Floor Shahpurjat, Delhi – 49 and in Chandigarh at: The Vanity Box, SCO 7 , SECTOR 9, Chandigarh, India 160 009. Online:

Just Herbs’ NoSun’ Jojoba-Wheatgerm Moisturising Sun Protection Gel

A multitasking sun protection gel enriched with Jojoba, Wheatgerm and Grapeseed oil along with Green tea extract and Aloe Vera. With its built in UV protection and age control micronutrients, it effectively replenishes skin’s lost moisture and forms a protective barrier to UV rays to prevent sun spots, freckles and sun induced wrinkles.

Price: Rs. 350 

Just Herbs ‘Sun’nil’ Jojoba-Grapeseed Moisturising Sun Protection Lotion

This lotion is aimed at addressing and even reversing the signs of sun-driven skin aging. The natural polyphenols present in green tea, grapeseed and carrotseed oils effectively neutralise the free radicals responsible for skin aging. Due to the presence of natural antioxidants capable of scavenging the free radicals while Aloe Vera replenishes the lost moisture to restore the skin’s NMF(natural moisturizing factor) and controls Sun-induced hyperpigmentaion in the form of freckles, thus maintaining the skin’s natural complexion. Psoralea seed extract strengthens the skin’s defense mechanism against UV rays to maintain the integrity of cutaneous barrier.

Price:  Rs. 395

Just Herbs ‘Petal Soft’ Anti Tan Rose Face Pack

Fuller’s earth enhanced with skin lightening beauty herbs helps tone, texturise and rejuvenate the skin by maintaining skin elasticity. While Liquorice inhibits the melanin synthesis and soothes chronic inflammations and redness, Holy Basil and Rose protect from the effects of photo ageing due to their radiation protective properties. This pack effectively reduces skin darkening, protects from sun burn and other sun induced skin damage making the skin fairer with a petal soft perfection.

Price: Rs. Rs. 295

Just Herbs Aloe Vera Facial Massage Gel.

An intensive skin rejuvenating facial massage gel designed to nourish ,hydrate and liven up dull and lifeless skin.Alovera inhibits the over production of enzymes responsible for the breakdown of the collagen-elastin matrix of the skin and provides protection against sun’s UV rays, clears away blemishes, while cucumbers restore the natural moisturising factor(NMF) by delivering vitamins and moisture to the deepest layers of sun-exposed skin .Aloevera and soy lecithin provides nourishment, stimulating the skin’s metabolic functions and combats free radicals to prevent the effects of oxidative skin damage. Regular massage effectively removes sun tan from the face,neck and the back.

Price: Rs. 395

Just Herbs ‘Frugel’  Firmskin Skin Radiance Gel

Suitable for massage of oily skin this gel uses the antioxidant and ant aging effects of fruit poly phenols and essential fatty acids to protect the skin from free radical damage and provide necessary nutrients to the skin to diminish the signs of aging. Regular massage with this gel helps maintain soft, supple and naturally glowing skin.

Just Herbs is a recently launched line of pure, bespoke and Ayurvedic beauty and spa products which combine aromatherapy with the exacting principles of Ayurveda to create effective formulations with a luxurious feel. This 100% toxin free range, made with expertly selected ingredients from across India is currently available at luxury and lifestyle stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh and is fast expanding to other cities and online.

Just Herbs™ is:

· 

 Free from Artificial perfumes

· Free from Chemicals ingredients

· Not tested on Animals

· 100% Vegan

Made with pure essential oils and plant and fruit extract

For further inquiries please contact:

Megha Sabhlok Chopra

Brand Director

Just Herbs

Email: megha.sabhlok.chopra@justherbs.in / meghas17@gmail.com

Ph:

India: +91-9465446071

Singapore: +65-98536423

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www.justherbs.in (website under re-construction)