Pamper Your Skin For Weddings at Salon Meraki

It's the Wedding season OFFICIALLY!!!

Now, we all love this particular time of the year when we get dressed to impress, unapologetically hog on our favourite food, and get to dance unstoppable on the DJ music. The beauty of the Indian Weddings is just that happy state of mind! Isn't it? Also, this is the time of the year when every girl looks like Alia Bhat from Student of the Year when she’s grooving on the Radha song or like Kareena and her girls gang in Veere di Wedding. More than the Bride, it’s the “Dulhan ki Saheli” who has in the limelight and why not? The bride already got her D-day, it’s now OUR time to shine.

Honestly, a lot of my friends are getting married this year, and I'm having the best time of my life selecting my outfits. But, one very important aspect of looking my best is to pamper my skin and experience rejuvenation. With my busy schedule, I really don't get time to take care of my skin, but I did manage to take some time out and visit SALON MERAKI recently and get some super beauty services done!

WAXING (@INR 1500)

We started with the first service : Waxing. One of the most important parts of our beauty regimen is the removal of excess, unwanted hair, which can help contribute to the softer, cleaner look. I personally feel there are some benefits of getting waxing done at a professional salon, which are :
1.) Improved skin texture.
2.) No skin irritation or allergies.
3.) No cuts and minimal bruising.
4.) More comfortable, rapid, and produces even better results.

I got full arms, underarms, full legs, and my back waxed. The professional at Meraki made it really comfortable for me, so that I could feel no pain why she pulls the hair!

DE-TAN (@INR 3500)

The second service I opted for was a complete body de-tan. We started with the face, then the arms, the entire chest, the legs, and lastly the back! I personally feel, after a session of de-tan, it becomes easy for our skin to remove a layer of tan, and lets our skin pores breathe and retain its nourishment; also it helps me deal with acne (specially on my back).

FACIAL (@INR 1800)

Okay, so post de-tan I went for a quick bath, and dried myself to lay down for a facial. Honestly, nothing can match the feeling you get when you glide your fingers over your face and feel that soft and milky skin; and that only comes with a good facial done by a professional! Thanks Meraki for the best feeling in the world.
In case you're wondering why is it necessary, I'd really like to share some benefits of facial :
1.) Reduces stress and relieves psychological distress
2.) Promotes blood circulation
3.) Helps detoxify the skin
4.) Eliminate whiteheads and blackheads
5.) Exfoliates & tightens your skin

The facial included cleansing, exfoliating, scrubbing, moisturising, and then the professional gave me a face & back massage that helped relieve complete stress.

THREADING - Eyebrows & Upper lips (@INR 50)

TBH, I started getting threading done just 4 years ago, and since then I'm addicted to the procedure. There are months I don't get time to visit the salon and I skip the process and I start looking terrible! This time I made sure I leave no service untouched. Okay, one very important aspect of threading is that it's a technique that requires a great amount of skill and takes hours-upon-hours of practice to master, and all professionals at Meraki know their job best so I recommend you to visit them for a perfect set of eyebrows every month, and chemical-free removal of unwanted hair from your upper lips, just like I got done.

MANICURE & PEDICURE (@INR 850)

Lastly, I got a very relaxing manicure & pedicure done at Meraki. I feel both these treatments are a must not only to acquire a well-groomed look but also to keep your finger & toe nails healthy. And, while manicure and pedicure is a great way to feel pampered, their benefits go much beyond indulging yourself :
1.) Removes Tan
2.) Stimulates Blood Circulation
3.) Exfoliates Dead Cells
4.) Relieves Stress
5.) Ensures Soft and Smooth Skin

The professional at Meraki was very well learned, and he knew the exact pressure points to press post the cleaning of the fingers and the toes. I was super satisfied with how my hands & feet now looked - very well groomed!

Kudos Team SALON MERAKI for providing the best beauty treatments / services, using the best branded products, all under one roof, at the most affordable prices! I've always had the best experience with Meraki and would recommend everyone to visit them for all their salon requirements!

Location : Paramount Apartments (Basement), New Berry Rd, Near, Butler Colony, Lucknow.

Photographed by : Saud Ansari


~xoxo~

Four Ways to Style an Oversized Tee

Hey guys, hope summers are treating you well and you all are having a good time! The heat is killin' me here, really! Anyway, I've got something special for you today, so keep reading.

After going through a lot of mails and messages on my social media accounts, I realized, many of you wanted me to do a collaboration with one of my co-bloggers in my city, Lucknow. And keeping your requests in mind, I teamed up with Poorvi Naithani (from Shades of Jade) to bring you 4 creative ways to wear an over sized tee!

Now, we’re all bound to have one kicking around our wardrobes somewhere : an inexplicably large men’s t-shirt that leaves us looking for ways to throw it upon us. They worm their way into our closets as freebies from your elder brother, or as the complimentary gift commemorating you’ve finished a fun run. Invariably, we simply throw them to the back of a little-used shelf and forget they exist until it’s time to paint the house or wash the dog and then we haul them out to be used as makeshift overalls. Surprisingly, however, this is not necessarily all they’re good for!

Poorvi and I put in a lot of thought to create 4 different styles using our over sized tees, out of which 2 of my favorites are displayed below :

She's wearing - tee, shorts : Lifestyle Store | shoes : Ruby Shoes (Singapore) | socks : Puma | clutch : Bandra (Mumbai)

watch : Daniel Wellington | choker necklace : Amazon.in

I'm wearing - tee, neckchain : Lifestyle Store | co-ords, bag : StalkbuyLove.com | heels : Factoryrush.com

If you remember reading my post about the opening of the first Lifestyle Store in Lucknow last month, you must remember I wrote about showing you guys what I bought from their collections! So, Poorvi and I got an opportunity to pick 2 of our favorites each from any section of the entire Lifestyle Store and after spending almost 2 hours searching for the right pieces, the FREE HUGS T-SHIRT from the Smiley World Collection caught our eye instantly and we picked one each, from the men's section! The sizes of course varied, and appeared larger than the large in the women's section. We both really wanted to get the oversized tees, so we thought of collaborating and doing a post to show you guys the fun ways we wore it!

Poorvi being the fun girl that she is, opted to team up her tee with a pair of white denim shorts from Ginger - another cool brand at Lifestyle, pulling the tee and tying a knot at one side corner to trim it and fit just right above the pockets of her shorts because it looked really cool and creative! She chose to wear her mint color sneakers with matching socks to match the mint green color present in the tee (it looked really cute). To add a pop of color contrasting the whites, she carried her hot pink clutch that added the much need vibrancy and wore a classy wrist watch in her hand and a choker in her neck almost mastering her complete look!

On the other hand, I chose to show more of my feminine side and still keeping it comfy, wore my tee tucked inside my distressed baggy jeans, teaming it up with a denim waist coat that came along with the jeans as a set of co-ordinates from StalkBuyLove! Tucking in is one of the easiest ways to make a large oversized t-shirt wearable. Also, I kinda rolled up the sleeves to make it look edgy, which I realized kept unrolling during the shoot! (Tip : You can sew the sleeves in a rolled position to prevent them from unrolling in the future)! To complete my look, I wore my black heels that matched my big black backpack and stacked a few rings in my fingers, added a 3 layer neck-chain (from the accessories section at Lifestyle) that had some mint color pendant that matched well with the tee and braided my hair on one side that made me good to go!

These were the first 2 looks that we created using our over sized tees! You can check out rest of the two looks on Poorvi's blog, HERE. I'm sure you'd love to view them too! ----- Lets us know what do you think of this post in the comments below and don't forget to share it amongst your friends because spreading fun stuff is no way bad! ;)

Photographed by : Daniel Joseph

~xoxo~

The Autumn Doubles

Hey stunners! Hope y'all are having fun and enjoying this Autumn season to the fullest! Well its almost running in its last days and winters are on the roll, but still we haven't got those heavy jackets out, no? 

Well, its been a while since I did a collaboration post. The first one was with Sumbul from Stylebon for Missa More last month and this time I've chosen another rising blogger, Poorvi from Shades of Jade. She is from Lucknow too and I'm really fond of her blog name, btw! So yeah, today we're sharing with you our looks for Autumn '15 which we both decided for one another picking up our favorites from a brand we love a lot!

So, if you didn't already know, I'm a particular fan of this amazing fashion website called STALKBUYLOVE and to be true, the clothes in the line are amazing! Of course I've said that umpteen number of times in my previous posts with the brand and also that I have a special inclination towards their collection of jumpsuits! For the very same reason, I chose to work on my Autumn look with Poorvi using some latest jumpsuit designs SBL added to their stock.

She's wearing - jumpsuit, jacket : StalkBuyLove.com | heels : Annabelle

clutch : Globus | necklace : New Look | sunglasses : Miu Miu

I'm wearing - jumpsuit, jacket : StalkBuyLove.com | heels : Factoryrush.com

clutch : Zara | handcuff, necklace : Shopnineteen.com | sunglasses : Ray Ban

While searching what would suit both of us from the range, Poorvi got hold of a beige colored jumpsuit for me that had bottoms trimmed to the length of culottes which I personally wanted to buy for myself a few days back but didn't had faith whether it would look good on me or not, since I'm a petite woman, always scared to experiment! But she chose the same piece and filled in some real energy in me while describing it as a chic jumper, made keeping in mind all sizes and shapes and the noodle strap to give it a notable look which had a cross back to add to the uniqueness! Plus, it was purely made of cotton fabric which was like a boon to my comfort!

When it came to styling the whole look with that jumpsuit, I picked up some easy accessories like a dark brown fringe necklace that had a golden lining on each of the tassels, solving my match-match theory with the golden handcuff I wore on my left wrist. A pair of trendy wayfarers from Ray Ban and a monochrome envelope clutch which thankfully matched my snake print heels that I love the most! For me, Autumn has always been a cue to get my darker colored clothes out and since my jumpsuit was a lighter color and a plain one too, I teamed it up with a heavy black leather jacket from StalkBuyLove's latest winter collection, since it had some really cool and sexy golden zipper details at random areas which complimented the whole look really well and also because I wanted to save myself from the cold breeze too!  

Coming to Poorvi's look, I picked up a sexy monochrome jumpsuit for her. Of course, while choosing the piece, I had in mind that she is tall, and the full bottom length would suit her long legs the best, while the upper attached white top that gave a look of a shirt will look fancy and cover up her skinny body from the front and to my thinking, it actually brought out the perfect silhouette to Poorvi's body. Easy to wear, one piece jumper which had an elastic to divide the upper and the lower parts and the semi-cotton, flowy fabric attracted both of us the most. Plus, its such a versatile piece that one can wear it in the day or even for an evening party and Poorvi was quite happy with the color, so we finally bought it after a research from the never ending collection on the website!

Since Poorvi loves to keep everything quite simple, she didn't accessorize much but just added a slender layered golden chain over the collars with a pair of monochrome club master sunglasses that were on point with her attire! Her pick with a cream color clutch and similar colored heels were something I thought was incredible. To complete her look, she chose to add a less heavier leather jacket, which she too got from StalkBuyLove's latest winter collection, and well that was a surprise to both of us that our choices were quite similar!

Being bloggers, we both know some girls look upto us and ask us for advices for looks as per the changing trends in the changing seasons, so hey these were our Autumn looks for this year and we hope you enjoyed reading about our picks! As per both of us, "jumpsuits are totally in this season, and you should not miss out on StalkBuyLove's latest A/W collection, because they have some of the trendiest pieces stored for you!" If you still have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below or reach me on any of my social media accounts, namely instagram, facebook or twitter!

Photographed by : Daniel Joseph

~xoxo~