For lip balm lovers here is a Chennai based brand dedicated to lips and lip balms alone. At least for now . Lip balms have always been popular and have scaled up to being hybrid blends balancing flavour, tints and therapeutic goodness. A win win for lip balm fans and of course this is a…
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Beauty Review: Dr Sheth’s RoseHip and Retinoid Power Emulsion
Retinol is the most dermatologist recommended anti ageing ingredient toady and the one that has proven to show results. It helps skin elasticity and reduces fine lines – the signs of collagen depletion in your cells. It also gets cells to turn around faster helping kick start skin renewal- as your skin gets older this…
Beauty in the time of Corona
Should our beauty and salon rituals change in the time of of corona ? Beauty products need fingers to apply and beauty rituals are all tactile so stay on top of things by sanitising well and sanitising often . Alcohol based sanitisers are recommnded because the corona virus is cocooned in a lipid layer and…
Flower Power with Jhelum Biswas Bose
Jhelum Biswas Bose is the founder of the much awarded and successful beauty brand Jhelum Loves, inspired by and based on Bach Flower Remedies. Emotional balancing and wellbeing are the cornerstones of her approach to beauty. “Just the process of recognizing your feelings can be extremely healing” she says. From dealing with negativity and stress to…
Klara Cosmetics- India launch with Sephora
“I wanted to put on my lipstick and never reapply it,” Klara Sobotkoski , Founder Klara cosmetics I love it when the founder of a beauty brand (usually a crazy beauty junkie) launches a make up collection and visits personally to tell people why she is so passionate about her brand. Klara Cosmetics created…
Beauty – Tried and Tested: Alpha H, Olaplex Home & Murad
There are times when all the stars align and products you try deliver on promises so that definitely deserves a little celebration. Alpha H is a well known Australian brand and I was lucky to get gifted Liquid gold which is the brand’s cult offering by my niece, an avowed beauty junkie. It is a…
Copper water-How healthy is it ?
Copper has oligodynamic properties i .e. it kills bacteria, mold, fungus and other microbes. This is probably why ayurveda prescribes drinking a glass of copper infused water first thing in the morning even though the given reason is that it balances all the doshas . It also explains why Kansa (copper and tin) and brass…
Sunscreen and Moisturiser ? Or Sunscreen as moisturiser ? Or Moisturiser as Sunscreen ?
In this age of hybrids here are two products that I liked though they are not technically hybrids. Kama Ayurveda‘s natural sunscreen is paraben and SLS free and is non nano – ie little particles will not penetrate through the skin into your blood stream or even work at the cellular level. It promises…
Stocking up for summer
Ananda the mountian spa has relaunched its spa and wellness range in new packaging. I have tried their products in an earlier avatar but if I were to choose one product from this new offering it would be the juniper, grapefruit and cypress body oil for cellulite and lymphatic drainage . Of course it works best if…
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