Photoshoot for xoxo accessories

Heylo everyone!

My vacations couldn't get more exciting! XOXO accessories had organized this shoot so that their fans could know how exactly the jewellery looks and how to style it. So I send in some of my pictures and I got a call back. Minnat, the person behind XOXO send me the pictures of the accessories for which I had to model. It was this beautiful gold and black ethnic necklace, a huge crimson ring, animal print bangles, and a charm bracelet. The shoot was conducted in a very rustic looking place in Lokhandwala back road.
  So for the outfit I chose to wear my favorite black lace top ( I blogged about it here) and my olive green pants which I got it tailored. I chose to go for a dark eye make up and a nude lip gloss.
Here are some shots from the shoot.

Gold and black neck piece

Animal print+silver bangles

Crimson cocktail ring

Silver charm bracelet

If you happen to fall in love with the pieces you could check out their Facebook page here for further details. Yay! I made it to the cover photo ( for now! ). 
As a token of appreciation for the time and effort I spend they gave me a bag of goodies which contained these.

Long chained bird caged neck piece

Strawberry pendant necklace

 Heart shaped paper clips

Hand made book marks

Lovely aren't they? Anyway that's it for now.
Till then until next time !
- Varsha

Lotus Herbals Safe Sun With Babchi Extract (review)

Motive : A revolutionary gel, the only one in sun care range containing Babchi Seed extract and provides full spectrum sun protection. It also contains the only water soluble sun screen agent to protect against the ultra violet rays. It also claims to lighten the complexion and retard ageing process.

SPF: 20

Best suited : Oily to normal skin

Price: Rs 195/- 100gms

Usage: Apply  15-20 mins prior stepping out in the sun. With this product there is no need for another moisturizing cream. One pump of gel is more than enough.

What's different: Babchi seed extract and the oil-free gel. Anti ageing cream.

Positives:

• Quick absorption by skin on application leaving no trace of the gel
• Retards ageing process so in case you are looking for a sunscreen + anti ageing cream this is definitely your product
• Lightens skin complexion : When I applied this my skin tone did look a bit fresh

Negatives:

• The spf : Lower spfs ( 15-30) are meant for dusky to dark complexioned people. So since this product provides only spf 20, lighter complexioned people might not go for this. But since its the season of monsoons going on you can opt for lighter spf's

Ratings: 4/5.
Yes! I would definitely recommend this product. Especially for the women getting troubles with ageing lines and who are fed up applying separate creams for every requirement, this surely is a compact combo for you'll. 

Some like it hot (Review)

Hey everyone!
Today I am going to write a review about this place called 'Some like it hot'
Address:1st Floor, Mohid Heights, Lokhandwala Road, Versova, 4 Bungalows,  Andheri West , Mumbai 

     Some like it hot is bar and lounge ambiance, loads of shades of red used so it gives it an edgy look.They play really good English music(they also have TVs all over the place which played that crappy jershy shore of vh1)

 Happy hours timings are from 8.30 am-8.30 pm.This place offers Mexican, Italian, continental, pizzas, pastas and lots of other snacks(non-Indian)
Take a look at the menu.

We were a group of 3.The moment you climb the 1st floor, you enter the ambiance of masala mantar and front desk staff then leads you into this place.We got ourselves really cozy bright red couches.The staff is ready to accommodate you anywhere you want.
So since we were still well within the happy hours timings we ordered a blue lagoon which is a blue berry juice with vodka cocktail (Rs 260) and got one more free on it.We also ordered 2 kingfisher ultras on which we got one more free.
They had every type of drinks and cocktails.They even have an open bar.

Then for starters we ordered cheesy fries and Mexican chilli potatoes.The service was so quick.It came within 15 mins.The peanuts which you can see came with the alcohol.

cheesy fried and chillie potatoes

Then for the main course we ordered a hot and spicy pizza.They only offer thin crust.Pizza took some time to come but that's okay since the taste compensated for it.It really was yum.
They had large variety to choose right from risottos to pastas to some egg dishes.

hot n spicy pizza

And every meal is incomplete without a mega filling of sugar.Yes! deserts.There was less to choose from. We ordered Creme brule and B52.Okay b52 is the BEST desert on this whole earth.Its so yum you could lick the glass out.

creme brule

b-52

The bill came up to around 1200(with alcohol). So without alcohol an average meal for 2 would be around 500
The crowd is decent.Lots of teens and 20something youngsters (some were typical picture clicking crowd). There were also a few 30-ish people who came in after 10.The staff is really is good and polite and offer excellent service.
All in all I would rate this place a 9/10.
So if you are in Andheri west, do check out this place.
P.s- my crazy drunk friends

Till then until next time.
Happy reading !
-Varsha

Accessories from the Neanderthal collection

Heylo everyone!
Here are the accessories from the Neanderthal collection seen in my previous post Neanderthal( collection by Shrin and Naqiya).They are all personally designed and made, hence are totally one of a kind.Check it out and leave your email id in the comments if you like anything and is interested to buy.

 The belt is reversible ie printed on one side and plain on the other with antique clasps.The print is similar to the one found on the garments.
Price: Rs400/- each.
Sizes are different so if you want any then please contact me we can discuss it

 It can be worn like this

Metallic Earrings.
Price: Rs100/-

Bling Neck piece.
Price: Rs350/-

 

It looks like this

Bracelets.
Price:Rs150/-

 

 

 

Hairbands.The print on it is similar to the one found on the garments.
Price: Rs250/- each

Till then until next time happy reading!

Neanderthal (collection by Shirin and Naqiya)

Neanderthal is the graduating collection made by 2 budding talented  fashion designers from S.N.D.T university.They designed everything right from the accessories to the material prints.Their garments are clean cut and sophisticated and very commercially wearable.The collection has even been awarded as the "Best collection" award in the Shalom 2012 fashion show(Sndt university graduation students showcase their collection) which was judged by James Feraira himself.
Here are the garments from their collections.
Model: Shirin

This is the inspiration for the collection.For those of you who dont know about the neanderthal, in laymans words I'll say they were our ancestral "cave people"

                                                                         Illustrations

                                                           Printed jump suit with a jute wrap

 

Jute wrap dress

 

                                                     

Duo Maxi dress with keyhole at the back

The Trio dress

   Printed Palazzo pants with the Jute cowl top

The printed Kaftan gown with a deep V- neck at the back

The printed Bishop dress with the Asymmetric cropped jacket

And finally the 2 gorgeous designers: Shirin and Naqiya

 The garments are up for sale and for further details just leave your email id in the comments,I"ll get back to you with the details.And also the jackets are detachable so in case you need just that, its also available.Feedback about the collection is always welcome.
Till then until next time happy reading !!


               

Portable makeup essentials

Carrying around a huge make up kit in the handbag could be a tedious job.Because there are soo many things to choose from and as a woman we want them all.Wouldn't it be nice if we have a small make up kit that has all the make up basics we need on a daily basis and that fits just right in our handbags without having to compensate on anything.
Here is my regular -compact make up kit that has it all.

1.Revlon compact powder(tone-natural)
2.Maybelline hyper curl mascara(color-black)
3.Maybelline rouge
4.Brush
5.Avon black khol with a smudger
6.Lakme lip gloss
7.Lakme liquid foundation base.
8.Miss claire bronzer(Suitable for night outs)
9.Lakme 4 color eye shadow

To pack these in I have the perfect compact pouch.I got this from lakme on some purchase.

Baggits loosing it

Baggit is one brand apart from Hidesign who came up with these really sophisticated bags with absolutely no jhing-bang sutff which we normally see in espida.But however lately I dont know what exactly is wrong with the designer of Baggit that the newly launched bags have such hideous designs and patterns.Take a look.

That caption was really not required.It looks like those wanabe teeshirt quotes


Why on earth would some one want to buy these.They look like shields used in battles




Again the beads were really not needed.They look street picked.


Brown and silver are just a no-no.


Although the shape is good the pattern looks very bed-sheet types.


The pattern and the material is again so dull