MyOrangePalette

Shifting

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:25:00 -0800

We are moving house….

I’ll no longer be blogging from this blog for various reasons the main one being that i can’t stand blogspot and the fact that it has no mobile apps anymore.

So we’re shifting…

will keep you posted.

Kofykat

15 weird habits tag

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:51:00 -0800

This is a tag from youtube that I adapted for the Indian blogging sphere. So here goes. I’ll be tagging any blogger who is reading this. do leave a link with your blog or just connect your blog account and comment from that. Looking forward to reading your tags.

#1. What's a nickname only your family calls you?

My family calls me vacchu. Don’t ask me about it but that’s what I’m called.

#2. What's a weird habit of yours?

A weird habit of mine would be i tend to rub my eyes really hard if I’m nervous. EVEN when I’m wearing makeup so that Kinda ruins the makeup. It’s strange but happens most of the time. I also tend to walk really fast if I’m angry. you can literally see me galloping down the road with my ponytail swinging madly.

#3. Do you have any weird phobias?

Weird phobias no. the usual phobias. water and closed spaces.

#4. What's a song you secretly LOVE to blast & belt out when you're alone?

The themesong of little lulu. The cartoon show? If you don;t know what that is look here.

Little Lulu theme song

#5. What's one of your biggest pet peeves?

When people refuse to pronounce things properly no matter how many times you tell them too.

#6. What's one of your nervous habits?

I really have no idea. except for the eye thing I dunno. I’m sure my friends and loved ones would know.

#7. What side of the bed do you sleep on?

I sleep on whichever side is closest to the door if I am comfortable in a place or if I am uncomfortable I’d sleep on the other side further away from the door.

#8. What was your first stuffed animal && it's name?

My first stuffed animal, that i remember, was a leopard. I don’t remember it’s name, i don’t think it had a name. But my mum threw it away and I still cry about it.

#9. What's the drink you ALWAYS order at Barista?

I always order a cappucino., No surprise there.

#10. What's the one rule you preach.. but never ACTUALLY practice?

Always put yourself in the other person’s shoes and imagine how they feel. I never EVER practice this. Always preach it, I know. I’m bad.

#11. Which way do you face in the shower?

I face towards the shower when washing my front and away from the shower when washing my back. (dumb question right)

#12. Do you have any 'weird' body 'skills'?

Well…… I don’t want to share them all but I can crack (krick) any part of my body that has bone joints.

#13. What's your favorite 'comfort food'/food thats 'bad' but you love to eat it anyways?

Hmm… that would be hot chocolate. But I like my hot chocolate to be thick and bitter without much sugar so i don;t think that’s bad anyway.

#14. What's a phrase or exclamation you always say?

I hate you. I always say this to people when they do something to make me mad. Not in a bad way but if my friend calls me and tells me that they are at my favourite place eating my favourite meal without me i’ll say, “I hate you, you’d better keep the phone down.” Or “I ahte you and I’m gonna take revenge” Something like that.

#15. Time to sleep- what are you ACTUALLY wearing?

I’m wearing mismatched pink or purple PJs. Or something polka dotted or animal print pjs. I understand the sleeping nude part but I usually do that when I am home alone, that too only if it is summer.

Kofykat

BB cream madness

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:59:00 -0800

India has been ignored ladies and gentleman. Not just by most major clothing companies but also by cosmetic companies.

Considering that all Asian countries have the same ideas about beauty, I don’t understand why India has been ignored by cosmetic companies such as skinfood, missha, the face shop and etc. But ignored it has been and I am unable to get my hands on most of the products that I have been dying to get my hands on.

The biggest and most depressing thing starts with BB creams and ends with the Skinfood company.

Firstly, do you know what a BB cream is?

Well it is a magical cream that when you apply it on your face, it makes you fly. really.

Nah, but it kinda does make you fly with happiness as you watch your skin look flawless without looking like you’re wearing anything. and guess what. it also reamoves scars, acne, discolouration, pigmentation, controls oil… in other words. there’s a BB cream for everyone. To know more click this link.

What irks me is… why has India been ignored. Yes, it is true that common woman (and man) here don’t really care about looking good… some people even say that women who wear makeup are “bad women” but does that really affect the market that badly. Because as I see it more and more women are taking to wearing makeup and the BB cream is a really good way to get them started. Not to mention that I WANT IT!

Now the latest to join the gang of BB cream churners are western companies… Maybelline, Garnier, Clinique, MAC and Bobbi brown etc have joined the BB cream bandwagon and are churning out their products for the market to lap up and evidently lapping it up they are.

Below you can see the maybelline, Thailand advert for their BB creams.

What irks me is that none of these products have come to India. Nothing except the Body shop Bb cream and evidently, from what I’ve heard, that isn’t a true BB cream. It is just a tinted moisturizer. Which is extremely depressing.

Another reason that BB creams might not have come to India is because of their lack of colours. Evidently, BB creams are made in a max of one or two colours although the brand Missha is breaking this trend and is coming up with more colours. In particular the colours #23 #27 and #31 should suit Indian skintones.

Some of the most popular BB creams would be

Missha M perfect cover BB cream

Skin79 BB creams

The Skinfood BB cream (I’ve shown mushroom here but from what I heard the red bean is more popular)

The Lioele BB cream

From what I have heard, these are some of the more popular Bb creams. There are BB creams that are popular that aren't on this list like Laneige, Etude house, CLinique, maybelline but then I can’t overload my blog with images now can i. it’ll take too long to load,

From what I know, Missha has the most variety in colour and Skinfood has the most variety in types of skin. But the other two have excellent converge. IN particulate the skin 79 is supposed to feel very luxurious to apply.

I hope you like this blog post and If you feel depressed about being ignored then do comment here and share this blog post with whichever company’s bb cream you want to try. maybe they will see the collective grief and introduce them in India as well.

Personally, my favourite brand being shiseido, I’m hoping that they introduce a BB cream in India soon.

Kofykat

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My blackberry - painted

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:15:00 -0700

So for the longest time was searching for a site in India that sells awesome blackberry panels, i did find one site but since my model is brand new, the 9360, it wasn’t available. So i gave up hope and painted it. Here it is.

I just drew what i wanted with a sketch after painting the case white. Remove the case first of course. Then start painting away(acrylic paints).

After it dries give it a good thick coat of varnish. let it air dry and then put it back on.

Voila.

KofyKat

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Casual Shopping in red - OOTD

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:28:00 -0700

Fragrance of the day : Davidoff – cool water
Shoes : Westside, Tee – Globus (i think, not sure)
Jeans : Splash fashions
Handbag : my usual, Baggit
Sunglasses : Push and shove

Kofykat

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Tiny nooks

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:41:00 -0700

Little touches of decor.

What I’ve done: First, I had these old plastic ice cream cups. I didn’t want to use them because honestly, they were ugly as hell. But what I did like were these costa cups. I love them, they look pretty good. But they’re cardboard and will get damaged easily. Surprise surprise, the ice cream cups fir these cups exactly. so I glued these costa cups on the ice cream cup and the covered it with a coat of varnish to protect it.

Above are my favourite scented candles, dark brown one – mocha flavour. The one below, lavender, the pink one, apple cinnamon, the two shiny ones, vanilla and the one in the centre, a whole bunch of herbal oils in one. That relieves my headaches.

Kofykat

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Emerald couch

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:09:00 -0700

Gotta say, I wasn’t sure when we decided to give up the old couch and go for the new one. Well almost new one. It took a lot of second hand furniture store scouring but we got ourselves this lovely Rosewood darling.

You like?

Kofykat

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Stripey

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:42:00 -0700

(Cotton Romper, Linen shrug from lifestyle, Earrings (boutique), Heels from Charles and Keith, Sunglasses from Push and Shove)

Fragrance of the day, Versence by versace.

Forgive me for the mess in my room, the house is going through some alterations and it couldn’t be helped.

Kofykat

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Yebhi.com – First impressions

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Fri, 7 Oct 2011 02:53:00 -0700

I ordered a necklace, or rather a pendant on a chain from Yebhi on the 26th of last month (26.09.2011). I received this package today, (7.10.2011). So the promise of delivery in 2-3 days is nonsense. My order value was 236.00Rs. And the amount for the shipping and the C.O.D costs 25Rs.

The courier company used by Yebhi was Aramex KAL.

This is what I ordered. The item is now sold out on Yebhi but there are many others from this brand, Pretty Women, available.

The quality of the product was pretty good. The Pendant in particular was very good but the chain is flimsy and seemed like i would break any second. I’m going to have to use a different chain with this. I got the pendant in a bubble wrapped Yebhi box still in it’s wrapper. The care taken to package the product was pretty good and the box will be very useful to store it making sure that there is no damage.

I had no problems with Yebhi except for the fact that they seem to charge extra for the COD or shipping. whichever it is, it is a waste of my time because if ASOS can do free shipping worldwide then definitely Yebhi should be able to ship freely in India. So in that aspect, the discount is not worth it because i ended up paying for shipping anyway.

Problems:

The time it took for shipping. I wouldn’t depend on Yebhi if i expected to get a gift for a friend at the last minute. It is not going to reach him or her on time and that is going to leave a very sour taste in the mouth. It said shipping in two days and they took 9 days (actually 11 days if you include the weekend) to deliver it. And inspite of the late delivery, the courier guy was rude and very uncouth. Talking loudly and roughly insisting that I pay cash before i take the package or open it. I gave him the cask and sent him off. Granted, this isn’t Yebhi’s fault, but if this is the courier service that they use in my city, i am definitely not going to bother ordering from them just because the guys are rude.

Conclusion:

Would I order from Yebhi again? it’s a 50/50 decision. I might make a month ahead orders if I’m giving a gift to someone in some other city. I would not order from them because the shipping cost or COD cost in a deal breaker for me since shoppers stop, Flipkart, landmark etc don’t charge the extra cash. But the twitter rep of Yebhi is excellent and responds very quickly to complaints or queries.

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OOTY – Blue Blue with a twist

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sat, 1 Oct 2011 03:12:00 -0700

G’day all.

I thought I’d post an OOTD post today since I hadn’t done one in a long time.

I was heading out for lunch and a movie.

As you can see the pic is taken with my HTC.

I decided to go light on the accessories and keep all the focus on my upper half and the turban.

The top is from NUON, the earrings from Tanishq, The shoes from Lifestyle and the watch and sunglasses from polaroid. The pants are a brand that I don’t really remember. I don’t think it is available anywhere anyway since i’ve had it for almost 5 years. The turban is made from a neck scarf. When i say made i mean tied before i left the house.

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Discover Qvendo

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:41:00 -0700

I am a shopaholic. Did you know that? I’m sure you did. But of course, like most shopaholics, my finances don’t allow me to explore my tastes and my wishlists fully. Which is why, Like mort shopaholics in this situation, I shop the sales.

Now since I am also a claustrophobic shopaholic, I usually try to make it to stores on the very first day of the sale. In fact I am literally on every shop’s mailing list just to get a pre announcement so that I can make it to the sale faster and get stuff more easily and without the rush and fuss of people pushing and shoving to grab the last little silver metallic dress all the while surrounding me. It totally gives me breathing issues and i leave the store before buying a single thing.

So I’ve recently taken to online shopping. And in my quest to find stores that not only ship to India but also stores based in India, I came across quite a few good sites. One of those sites is Qvendo.

Yeah I know it is difficult to pronounce. But like most things luxury, that is always the case, Qvendo, my dear readers, is an online luxury private shopping club. It has amazing offers on designer goods and high street labels and has super fast delivery. Isn't that amazing?

I am a member of Indiblogger as you can see from the badge on the side and Qvendo right now have a challenge, a contest of sorts, that asks you to make a list of things that I can buy for 50,000 from their site. So here i go, get ready and be warned, I'm about to unleash (literally) the inner shopaholic in me.

Now I’d, as always, like to start with one of my favourite colours or rather materials. And if you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know what it is.

The number one favourite that Immediately caught my eye was this beautiful Armani Jeans blouse. Androgyny is a massive trend and me being the tomboy that I am, I find myself totally at home with this trend. Of course it can me made to look feminine as well but I’ll be going with keeping it as masculine as possible. I’ll probably wear it with my hair up in a bun (nothing new there) and with a pair of sunglasses sexy chic is mine for the day.

Now lets go with a little statement piece. Something that reminds me of Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the city. Just look at this seriously flamboyant Schumacher Belt. it’s titled nature and rightfully so, it allows me to tap into my inner leo nature of being regal and flamboyant. I can guarantee walking into any room and having all eyes on me with this thing on.

I kept browsing and realized that I hadn’t chosen a single thing for my boyfriend. Even though this is just a wishlist, I was feeling very guilty. So i went ahead with the safest colour choice, Black. I think that this is pretty good choice, don’t you. It’s the kinda shirt that makes those male deodrant adverts look possible. And with almost 50% discount, this Valentino shirt is a steal.

Browsing through again, this top, a printed bias top from Calvin Klein, is something that is totally my style. Pair it up with a simple pair of beige denims, a pair of wedges and I’m good to go.

GIrlie is not my style, It is something that petite delicate girls can pull of, not someone like me who climbs trees to steal mangoes and would love to race down the street just for fun. But i do need a feminine touch in my wardrobe here and there. If not to make myself happy atleast to fit society’s standards of girlie without compromising my style. So these things fir right into that category. I love this yellow dress from Calvin Klein. The boxy pleats give it the girlie feel but the yellow colour prevents it from being overly girlie. And it being cotton and now some flowy material makes it all the more better. And to add to the colour blocking trend, I’d pair this up with this BRIGHT fuschia clutch from flip flop.

Another girlie piece, let’s just say I got inspired because of the pink. This Calvin Klein top is so casual, so comfy looking that I can just feel myself lounging in a cafe somewhere while wearing it.

Here is another for the girlie list. The cut and flow make it girlie but the colour of the dress makes it look so, In my humble opinion, European Chic. This grey dress is from flipflop. Another one from Flipflop is this dress. It’s a lovely whale blue, almost muted purple, dress and purple being my one of my favourite colours, i naturally gravitated towards the closest thing. And last but not the least, this muted antique pink pair of pumps from fornarina.

So the total amount came to about 49,990. Gah, I’ve managed not to spend 100 bucks. Thats a new thing for me. So not only has Qvendo made me save 100 bucks (virtually) it has also made me save almost 50% on these things because I bought from them.

I like this website. It making the shopaholic in me feel like she’s saving a lot of cash.

I’ve totally enjoyed myself doing this blog post. And I’m kinda happy that If i have an important party or something to attend and nothing to wear i can just shop this site for labels that i can get for almost as much as 50% discount. I’d suggest that you guys sign up too.

If you do want to sign up, click on this link right here. You can even check out their facebook page here.

GO ahead, enjoy yourself in Qvendo.

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DIY – Fix your peeling shoes

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:56:00 -0700

So i have these lovely pair of golden wedges from Raw Hide that I didn’t use for a little while. Post the rains i noticed that the faux leather had started peeling. Now I couldn’t get rid of the wedges because i loved them. I asked a few cobblers if they could fix it and when everyone said no I decided to take up things into my hands.

Sadly i forgot to capture a shot of the shoes before i started working on them. In fact i wasn’t planning on doing this blog post till i started working on them so i managed to capture this shot which should give you an idea of what the wedges looked like before.

Things needed:

Fabric paint in the colours you want
A clean flat brush
Alcohol for cleaning
A dusting rag
Some waste papers rolled up to hold the sandal’s shape while you paint.
A mug of water for washing the brushes
Clean nail varnish or varnish if you’re using glitter colours (choose a cheap brand as you will be using a lot)

1. Clean up the shoe by vigorously rubbing the peeling faux leather so that it starts shedding. Once everything falls off clean the shoe off with a dusting rag so that any dust is removed.

2. Clean the surface with alcohol to remove any further dust particles and allow to dry in the sun.

3. Choose the colours that you want. Now take your mail colour, clean your brush and start painting.

4. After covering the main surface with paint allow to dry and work on the second pair. After finishing off the second pair go over the first pair again and correct any mistakes and or give the second coat if needed, I didn’t give it the second coat.

5. After finishing up with the main colour choose the secondary colour. You don’t need a secondary colour, i just thought it would be a good idea rather than a plain sandal. I know the paint looks white but it’s actually silvery.

6. Finish the second colour and set aside to dry. After your sandals are completely dry give the glittery colour a clear coat of nailpolish and your sandals are ready to use.

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My Power Swastika – A Painting

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:18:00 -0700

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My new tattoo

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:25:00 -0700

So i already got one tattoo. Damn thing was done on an impulse and now i’m saving up cash to get the thing removed because I HATE IT!

But i got my second tattoo which will soon be my only tattoo following which it will be my first tattoo because i’m getting another one.

But for those who want to see it, this is the one i got. And i got it done my one Mr. Krish at Irezumi Chennai.

I must say, I got one tattoo done at another place and then got it touched up at the Rock. I wasn’t very happy. But this time, I’m very happy. So happy that I’ve decided to get my next tattoo over at Irezumi.

I hope you guys like this one. I totally love it.

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Splash Haul

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sun, 4 Sep 2011 08:29:00 -0700

The splash sale is going on. Well, was going on. And boy did I have fun shopping there.

I got a lot more than I’m posting here. But unfortunately or fortunately, i got excited and wore them and they are currently in the wash. The others are wallets that are either already in use or gifted.

Love this. Absolutely love this and at 50% off down from 800/- it is a steal! I can just picture how awesome it would look with a purple top and some black high waisted pants. A nice watch, tiny stud earrings and it is such a go to outfit.

I got this in an XL, that is because the didn’t have a Medium. But this looked so lovely anyway that I couldn’t resist. and If i’m right, it was 60% off from 1250/- which makes it a steal. Love the two pockets because hey, i’m a pocket girl. And I’m probably going to be using this in a OOTD soon.

Something that I was dying to get my hands on for quite a long time but i kept resisting. Was so excited to see it still there on the shelves during the sale. Apart from the whole blue white nautical inspired style it has going on which you all know I love, i love the jandle. How the strap is woven into the metal. And the quilting work done on the entire bag.

My perfect, absolutely gorgeous, overnighter bag. At just 1490/- DAMN! Thats awesome…. because of the finish. Do you notice the beautiful texture on the pouches while the rest of the bag is just simple. it doesn’t photograph too well . It looks beautiful directly.

Been looking for a boho print like this one. it’s about 1290/- at 30% off. not a bad price. I might not have got it otherwise but since it was on my wishlist, i decided to pick it up.

Another wishlist item. So glad i found this. It’s still there and i think it is 1099. An awesome price coz this thing, fits beautifully. it’s definitely going into my bad hair day shelf coz it can make me feel awesome no matter what.

There was also purple and black. purple was one shouldere like the grey one and the black was a tube. it was 909/- after discount, i’m not sure what the price was before that. it was either 10% off or 30% off. either way. i’m glad i got it.

And finally, a nice LBD. Little blue dress. I’m going to be adding a little nautical shrug to this to make it the perfect navy nautical combo.

I really went all out. apart from this i got some accessories, two more wallets and a top that is in the wash because i wore it immediately after purchasing it. And even though today is the last sale day, these things are awesome and some pieces are still at the store. I’m sure you guys would love to pick them up.

Have fun shopping.

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Happiness

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:00:00 -0700

One of my favourite paintings so far.

These will be up for sale in a while.

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The Perfect Concealer

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:20:00 -0700

What do you do when you have somewhere special to go? The first thing you think of is to make yourself look nice. Whether it is your skin or eyes or face, there is always something that you want to make look nice, or nicer. The number one thing that I reach for is a Kajal…being an Indian that is only natural. But the second thing that I reach for if I need to wear makeup that day is a concealer. I recently spent time helping a friend buy a concealer for herself. She had followed the advice of a website and bought a concealer that was lighter than her skin tone. It looked horrid!

Most websites that handle this kind of topic is usually by white women for white women. No one else talks about this topic. And one of the most common things I spot on these sites is that they ask you to buy concealers that are lighten than your skin tone to cover up your dark circles. Here are pictures of what happens when darker women wear lighter coloured concealers.

In fact even when really fair women wear a concealer lighter than their skin, this happens.

I say, never choose a lighter concealer, always wear the exact colour of your skin.

One of the basic things about skin colour is this. Your skin is never the same colour all the time.

Skin colour changes with the seasons, women are usually darker in summer and lightest at winter. And your colour changes accordingly in the middle. I have made a habit of owning three concealers. Simply because it really works for me best this way.

Now the left one is NW40 from MAC, it is my summer colour. The reason that it is dramatically darker is because i use it only for my dark circles. It has a slight orangish tint which the camera is refusing to pick up but i use that colour for my under eye circles. This brings me to my second point. The colour wheel theory is best for choosing concealers because it cancels things out.

For example

If you have bluish dark circles then the colour opposite to blue is orange.

Second, if you have a red pimple, the colour opposite red on the colour wheel is green, so a green concealer is best.

Now you can use an orange concealer directly but chances are that if you’re reading this post you’re probably not the type who wears makeup a lot already, so you might get scared at the thought of mixing orange into your skin. So the best thing for you would be to pick up a concealer that has an orange undertone. The same thing applies for the green concealer.

So my dark circles concealer is the darkest one above – NW40.

the second one, right in the middle, NC42, is my summer concealer. I use it in summer when my skin is at it’s natural darkest. and the third one, NC35 is my before winter colour, i use it when my skin is at it’s natural lightest before winter. I will be buying my third concealer later on (I currently use a L'Oreal concealer which isn’t easy to display here so I’ve stuck with my MAC).

As you can see, the concealers have a yellow tone to them, that’s because my skin has a yellow undertone, as most Indians’ skin tones do, and so I need to stick to warm tones. If i wear a cool toned concealer, i will look grey and washed out.

Now, if all this is going over your head, just remember these simple TIPS:

Always choose your concealer in the morning time. This was you aren’t too sleepy and the sunlight is at it’s natural brightest, but not harshest.
Apply the concealer tester to your Jaw line, not your hand. Most women make the mistake of trying out their concealers on their hands and then complain tat their makeup is making their face look too dark. I’ll show in pictures how concealers blend with skin better than with the hand.
After applying the concealer to your jaw line, get out into the sunlight and see how it looks. If it blends well, you have a winner.
Second, check it out under a fluorescent light. This is for clubbing or any events you go to, you don’t want it to look odd. The concealer should blend in both lights.
Last, but not the least, take a camera with flash with you and take a picture of yourself with the concealer on. If it stands out against your skin, chances are you have gotten the wrong colour.
when buying a special concealer (orange/green) make sure that you apply it in the exact area that you intend to use it. Some greens might be too light for Indian skin and will look psychotic against our skin tones. But you will most probably not have to search too much for oranges, MAC has an awesome one.
Learn your skin undertone before buying concealers or any makeup product. best way to check up, wake up in the morning(do not use the AC at night), go out in the sun and look at your skin. Or when you are really tired/sweaty and not wearing makeup, your true skin tone will show through. When I’m tired I look yellowish brown. When my sister is tired, she looks pinkinsh. My skin tone is warm while hers is cool.
Yellow tones concealers are always a good investment because the are best used for covering up serious dark spots.

The same tips apply for choosing foundations and powders except that orange and green don’t come into the equation here.

While this looks too light against my hand, it blends across my face perfectly. When picking a concealer or foundation, never try it against your hand.

If your are concerned with hygiene, a place like MAC should always be clean, but other places, you might want to take some cotton swabs and tissues to clean the product before you apply it with the cotton bud.

I hope I was able to help anyone who needed help. Please do comment below and let me know.

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Polo – The mint with the new flavours!

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Mon, 8 Aug 2011 09:44:00 -0700

So I was browsing through Marie claire magazine last month and i came across this polo advert showing four new flavours designed by Wendell Rodricks. Now Wendell Rodricks is a designer, so when they say designed the new polo flavours i’m not sure if he actually designed the flavours of if he designed just the wrappers… whichever one it is, i have tasted all four and i am here to give you a review.

Now, to start with, i am not a polo fan. I don;t wat polo often and i only have it probably once in a couple of years if someone offers it to me. But then again i’m not a peppermint person. Which could explain my excitement when i saw the advert. So here are the four new flavours in no particular order

cocoa mocha
lime mojito
peach schnapps
watermelon sorbet

Cocoa Mocha:

The flavour is by far the best of all four. I have already finished one pack and am starting on the second one and it is only the third day since i bought it. The flavour of mint is very mild and the flavour of a mocha coffee is much more. It isn’t strong coffee, more like chocolate coffee which is what cocoa mocha is. The cover is very attractive and eyecatching but the thing is when one sees the cover, they imagine a fruity flavour, not chocolate. I personally would have loved a coffee coloured cover. But top marks for flavour. Again, if you see the pic below, you will see that it is white with just flecks of colour, that again breaks my heart because when you think coffee you expect the colour of coffee. It puts me off that it is still white.

Flavour : 5/5

Colour: 1/5

Cover design: 3/5

Lime Mojito:

The colour of this is much stronger than all four and so is the flavour. While is isn;t as pleasant as the cocoa mocha, the flavour is definitely pleasing and zingy. It tastes a little like those Italian lime sorbets that you get so often. Good thing is it isn’t that irritating lime taste that is available everywhere nowadays, cough cough mentos cough. The colour makes it all better. But the packaging sucks…. really sucks. It kills the purpose of new flavours. It looks like a child's strawberry flavoured chocolate, not like a zesty mint. If Mr. Rodricks did design the cover, then zero points for him. He should stick to clothing.

Flavour: 5/5

Colour: 4/5

Cover design: 0/5

Peach Schnapps:

Peach Schnapps tastes pretty much exactly like Peach Schnapps. Full marks on getting the flavour right. Sounds like a cocktail, tastes like a cocktail, looks like a mint. There is no mint flavour whatsoever. But it is a very relaxing flavour. I could literally imagine myself chilling on the beach with a cocktail in my hand. But for the cover again, it looks like a banana flavour, not peachy at all. I was searching the shelves for peach thinking that this was banana and then it struck me that there was actually no banana flavour and thats when i found the damn thing. For the cover design i give it zero.

Flavour: 5/5

Colour: 1/5

Cover design: 0/5

Watermelon Sorbet:

This was an utter disappointment. I have never been a fan of the watermelon flavour to be fair but then again i do love watermelons. I wonder why the artificial flavour tastes like raw watermelons and not like actual watermelon sorbet. I’d advice you not to pick this up unless you love artificial watermelon flavours. But again, why the hell is the watermelon flavour orange in colour? It made me think that there was an orange flavour. Very disappointed with the cover designs.

Flavour: 2/5

Colour: 2/5

Cover design: 0/5

Overall, the flavours are amazing, the covers are utter bullshit but then since you’re going to throw the covers anyway, take pleasure in tearing them and tossing them in the dustbin. That's where they belong. When you hear that a designer, designed the cover of a new candy, you imagine that it would be amazing, not utter crap.

The cocoa mocha and the lime mojito, i hope, are permanent flavours and not limited editions. I love them too much to have them taken away from me. The other two i could stand losing. I do wish that polo had made the mints have actual colour. atleast the cocoa one. I mean wouldn’t you want to pop a dark brown coloured polo into your mouth?

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Red Buddha

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Mon, 8 Aug 2011 02:02:00 -0700

A red Buddha….

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Cosmic Dance

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:46:00 -0700

Acrylic on canvas

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Wrapped in curls

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:45:00 -0700

Acrylic on canvas…..

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Trees - skyward

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:28:00 -0700

Taken at about 8 in the morning in the forests of Talakonam.

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Purple Haze - OOTD

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:37:00 -0700

Occasion : Coffee with friends

Brands : Belt – westside

Bracelet : Thrifting

Top : River Island

Tights : Local store

Bag : Gift

Flip Flops : Inc.5

The top and the Belt are new (the belt was bought a week ago and the top was bought a month ago so if you want to check, the might still be available) the flipflops are a year old just like the others.

Perfume of the day : MNG delirium

Nail of the day : Russet - Faces

By the way, I have some news to share with you guys, I’ve changed my official name. So my sign off will be VK from now on.

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Colour blocking with a boho twist

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:42:00 -0700

Brands – no brand brands.

occasion – chores and shopping

My usual mens polaroid watch that I love…. And yes I’m having a skin allergy.

Belt from Westside

Nail of the day – Russet – Faces

Perfume of the day – Hidden fantasy – Britney spears

Sorry i forgot to get a photo of my shoes but I was wearing chocolate brown gladiator sandals.

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My fragrance wishlist

noreply@blogger.com (vasundhrachiyertra) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:54:00 -0700

If you’re someone like me, who loves fragrances, but has the problem of perfumes not lasting longer on you, you will be searching for that one perfume that doesn’t vanish so soon. But thank me because I’ve managed to do some research and found some of the best scents (that I like) that also last really long.

Starting with the ones I want the most.

One Million – Paco Rabanne

This one needs no introduction. This one and it’s ladies counterpart was the best selling parfum last year and i’m sure it will be this year too. A men’s fragrance but one that smells heavenly on both women and men.

Lady Million – Paco Rabanne

The ladies fragrance from the million line. And it is as amazing as the men’s.

The lover – Gap

An amazing fragrance that’s spicy enough but not at all manly. It is a unisex one and lasts long enough but not as long as the million range. Definitely on my wishlist and I really hope to get it soon.

Black xs – women – Paco Rabanne

The perfume is as sexy as the advert for it. A very fruity long lasting fragrance. For men, i’d definitely recommend the homme one but it suits women too. The male version is longer lasing than the female version.

Play – Givenchy

An expensive parfum but a very good one. Not for everyone since it is very sweet but i use it when I’m already in a good mood. It adds to it.

Hypnose/Hypnose senses – Lancome

I’m not sure which one of these two i love but i do love one of them.

in2u – CK

After the death of my favourite perfume crave i found this to be really good.

Intense – St Dupont

The name says intense but it isn’t as intense as all that. It is a pleasant fragrance but not very long lasting. it should last about 5 hours on a cool day.

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