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#SwipeToSpice Giveaway with Maybelline!

Hello girls and boys,
Today I bring you an amazing giveaway where two of you are going to win exciting hampers from Maybelline!

The Baby Lips Spiced Up has been introduced in three variants; Berry Sherbet, Tropical Punch and Spicy Cinnamon. These variants have been tailor made for Indian consumers only and are available here: http://www.nykaa.com/maybelline-baby-lips-spiced-up.html
Do watch this super cool video, too!

I am sure you are all ready to #SwipeToSpice with our newest favorites, Baby Lips Spiced Up! 
Follow these simple steps to win!
Mandatory entries
1.Take a famous Bollywood dialogue and use Baby Lips Spiced Up in it.
For example:
-Bade bade deshon me ese Baby Lips k naye naye variants nikalte rehte hai
– Arey O Samba, kitne variants hai?’
– Ek Baby Lips stick ki kimat, tum kya jaano Ramesh babu 
2. Like Munniofalltrades and Maybelline on Facebook
Follow @MaybellineIndia and @kbmotihar on Twitter
Tag Maybelline and Munniofalltrades in all your tweets and posts
Optional Entries
Follow my blog via GFC
Follow Munniofalltrades and Maybelline on GFC
So all the best everyone. This contest begins on 15th July and will end on 18th July. J

5 Summer Beauty Secrets for you!

Hello ladies,
The monsoon has started but we Mumbaikars still have to face days when the sun continues to relentlessly scorch us with its rays. Yes, we Mumbaikars live in a ‘frying pan’ and our skin suffers the most. That is why; I thought let me do a round-up of my top 5 sunny day beauty secrets that would help you keep tanning away!

Invest a sunscreen and apply it all the time!

You are not supposed to smear on a sunscreen just once a day and forget about it. You should be reapplying it every two to three hours if you want to prevent your skin from ageing early.
Keep your body hydrated
Dehydration can make your skin look dull and lifeless and it can affect your overall health, too. So carry a bottle of water wherever you go and keep sipping on it. If you like, opt for vitamin water to ensure that your body gets a regular supply of nutrients.
De-tan your skin
I personally did not think it was possible until I tried the Spinz Sun Tan Remover myself. I was supposed to attend one of my friend’s wedding but I was badly tanned while frolicking on a beach without a sunscreen. I had two options; go to her wedding with my burned, tomato red skin or try Spinz Sun tan remover. I decided to opt for the latter and was pleasantly surprised with the results! It worked and I ended up looking gorgeous at her wedding. Check this video to know more about the product.

In just 5 minutes, it was like I had an immediate facial. My friends who had seen me earlier in the day were pretty shocked and wanted to know the name of my parlour and how much it cost. I gleefully gave them my home address and said it was just Rs. 89!#SpinzBanTheTan
When they still didn’t believe me I invited them home the next day and took them through these simple steps:
·         A Single use requires about 8 to 9 grams if used only on the face.
·         Apply the Cream generously on your face avoiding the sensitive area like the eye contours.
·         Massage gently in slow circular motions and  leave on Skin for 5 minutes
·         After 5 minutes wash with water and Pat Dry.
·         Radiant De-tanned Look
It’s magic and the best part is that it contains no bleach!
Cleanse your face with cold milk
After spending time in the sun, you should come back home and cleanse your face with some cold milk and cotton to soothe your skin. Your skin will definitely thank you later.

Eat healthy
Last but not the least, you should eat healthy. If you eat greasy, oily food it will directly reflect on your skin. So eat healthy and you skin will definitely glow with happiness!

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Bollywood Tees OOTD from Zovi.com

Have you ever shopped from Men’s collection in your life? I have! Personally, I find that men’s tees fit me better because I am a little healthy (read fat) and I am rather partial to their designs.
This time around, I decided to buy from Bollywood Tees collection from Zovi. The first tee that I instantly fell in love with was the So-lay tee. I had great fun acting and posing like a gunda at home.

My So-Lay look!

What I loved about So-lay Royal Blue Graphic T-shirt was the sleeping gabbar and the spin on the movie name of course! I paired it with Stripe pattern rubber flip flops and skinny checkered trousers.



 Tumse Na ho Payega beta look

I always enjoyed a chuckle whenever I heard the dialogue or saw the various memes that cropped up on the theme and now I am a proud owner of this tee, too.


Dil Chata hai Tee!
Another hilarious tee that I would have love to buy is the the Dil Chata Hai tee. Love the quirky heart umbrella graphic.
Best paired with these Marble washed denim jeans and white ankle shoes.

Hope you enjoyed this post with my Bollywood Tees! Until next time… 🙂

Nioxin 3 step process review by my cousin!

Hello all,
I hope you remember the post that I put up last month about the Nioxin event. Well, Natasha from the salon decided that I had lovely hair (I love boasting!) and therefore I could gift my treatment to anybody I liked. So here is my cousin’s review after using Nioxin for 20 days.
Before we get to it, let me tell you a little about Nioxin regime.
Nioxin is a four step treatment. The first step, dermabrasion is done once a month and will cost you somewhere around Rs. 3000. It has to be done by a professional and in a salon. The hair dresser will gently massage the product for 10 minutes and then wash it off. Once that is done, you will have to invest in a three step treatment kit for cleansing, revitalizing and treatment. This kit will be recommended to you by the professional after he or she evaluates your hair.

The most important element of using Nioxin is that you have to use it everyday without fail to ensure that it is effective. Now, this personally is a biggest con for me as the monsoon and the winters don’t really permit you to do that. You may just end up catching a cold! But then if something proves to be effective, then I guess one can afford to make a few allowances.
Anyway, lets get on with my cousins review J
The first thing that one needs to remember that Nioxin does not make use of any harmful chemicals nor does it have any side effects. If you decide to stop using the treatment, it won’t cause you any harm. Second thing, it promises to give 70% thicker hair in a period of 4 weeks.
Personally, I have been using this product for 20 days and I have found it to be decently effective. I wouldn’t say that the results were exactly like the product claim but they were good enough. I am looking forward to seeing the long term effect it has on my hair.
Let me tell you a little about the products that I used. In the first step, I used a cleanser (basically a shampoo) that would  remove dirt and sebum from the scalp and unclogs the hair follicles.
The second step involves using a scalp revitalizer which acts like a very light conditioner. This proved to be great for me as most conditioners tend to weigh down my hair.
In the third step, I would spray on a scalp treatment when it is still moist to ensure that the first two steps were effective.
That is all. I would like to wait for a few more days to give Nioxin my hundred percent endorsement but for now I can say that it is fairly effective.
Hope you enjoyed the review J

Shopping with StyleBuys.com

Being an online shopping maniac cum bargain hunter is not an easy job. I love to shop in the comfort of my home at the best possible price because the infamous Bombay heat has made it impossible for me to venture out. But it is quite a task going through every possible website that is there online and check which one of them is offering the best discount. I have been dying for a fashion aggregator to be launched in India and when StyleBuys.com was released, I was over the moon.

Let’s have a look at all its lovely features!
StyleBuys.com basically puts together all the fashion merchandise that is available online across your favourite websites like Zivame, Flipkart, Koovs and so on. It has four main categories; shoes, jewellery, clothes and bags along with a separate section for men, kids and sales too. You can even look for your favourite brands and the products they offer across various sites.
Why is this beneficial you may ask? Well, simply because different websites have different discounts at various points of time. A kurta that you may love may cost Rs. 1000 on one website and it may a 15% discount on the other. That is not the only benefit.
I have lost count of the number of times I have had my heart broken when something that I really loved was not available in the size I wanted. Not anymore! All thanks to StyleBuys.com.
So how does StyleBuys.com work?
Well, it is fashion search engine and therefore you can find everything under one roof! You also have an option to create an alert if you want something from a particular website and you can create a list of your favourite things, too!
Personally, I was on the lookout for a kurta from W that I have been eyeing for a long time. It was available on the Myntra app but somehow I did not want to go through the entire process of downloading it and then placing an order. Thanks to StyleBuys, I could find it on Jabong at a discounted price! I also managed to find a cute bag from Baggit from their website which was out of stock in many of the online stores! J I am definitely going to use StyleBuys each and every time I shop!