The Birthday Card

I turned 30 today. A milestone I have been waiting for since the past couple of years now.

The excitement started a year ago and as the day arrived it dulled down to nothingness.

It’s difficult to keep it going when you’re the only one who thinks it’s an extraordinary occasion and not just another birthday.

I’m an odd creature always felt so and my 30^th birthday just confirmed my suspicions.

When I was handed a lovely birthday, I smiled and said thank you but soon realised my jaw was clenched in a death grip. I could feel the anger rise to eventually settle to a flame of disappointment.

This was very confusing; the card was lovely, thoughtful and should have made me smile. I hated it! To add to this I was handed a second card by another person, it was even more thoughtful and my anger runneth over.

All morning I tried to figure out why I was so angry, I was not expecting anything more in the form of gifting so then why. Sometimes you shouldn’t ask questions when you’re not ready for the answer. Even before I could finish asking this question I remembered every birthday of mine till I was 21 years old. Growing up in an abusive home every birthday was spent healing wounds, wiping stains, cleaning up broken pieces of something that meant the world to us or getting wished by the policemen who now knew it was your birthday and unfortunately you called them every year the same time.

I remember it was always the first week or day of school on my birthday and after a hectic night my sister and I had to go to school with swollen faces and tired eyes. Always to the prelude of a big expensive gift was the card my father would give me when I came home during lunch break. I would take it, politely say thank you and keep it so safely that I never had to see it again.

Looking at this card now, even though it was given by people who love and cherish me and who have never hurt me, all I can remember is screams and cries hoping someone would come and  help us.

My 24^th Birthday ended the stigma of “bad” birthdays but I’m ashamed to say that I still can’t cherish birthday cards as I should. I don’t think I’ll be able to contribute to Hallmarks bottom line.

Oh well!

My Makeup Collection

If you want a review on any product please leave a comment below. 

The Beauty of PLUS - Styling for plus size women

Casual Wear for The Beautiful Plus Size Woman

and i would pair this outfit with another neon color pair of shoes...why? ...why not....color blocking neon style.....These flats would look amazing with the above outfit..and all you plus size ladies know..we love our flats.

and for the rocker in you...

And a hot outfit like that can only be enhanced by a beautiful Chanel Sling Bag

Evening Wear for The busy Plus Size Woman

The woman in the pic is wearing a pair of champagne sandals. However I would go a little wild..

For the woman who wants to go wild, but wants to still stay closer to the ground...The beautiful red flat with gold heart embellishment is amazing...

and if you want to kick it up several notches...

OMG I love the wedges....and Wedges will always be the plus size lady's choice of heels.

Gorgeous purses to accompany you on your night out. Beautiful and accommodating.

The Formal Evening Wear For The Plus Size Goddess...

the world at your feet as well as...

and if this is toooooo wild....lets tone it down a bit with..

and a work of art to keep your essentials in.

And lets not forget adornment

I hope this inspires you to look your best.

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation

I was spending some much needed quality time in a store called Health and Glow in Inorbit Mall Malad.
I was checking the lip balms at the Maybelline stand when i came across this foundation. Now whenever some foundation states "porcelain finish" "airbrush finish" etc and it actually doesn't involve real airbrush makeup I tend to scoff and buy it anyway...LOL...

I tested this light and true to its name Mousse like foundation on on half of my face and really liked what i saw. However the true test lies when you wear it for a long time.

I tried it out for the first time 5 hours ago and I still have it on my face.


First impression: Once i applied to to my entire face with my MAC Stippling brush, i loved how it gave me an instant glow and didn't look like i had a lot of foundation on.
Application: Blended and buffed well into my skin. It was easy to apply. I could take my time buffing it in.
Color tone: Its pretty close to my skin tone without mixing any other color in it.
Coverage: It gives you medium coverage
Packaging: Love that ti comes with a pump. LEARN MAC LEARN
Long wear?: After 5 hours its still there on my skin..I have spent most of my time outside running errands and its still intact. However it now feels like its swimming around on my face due to the humidity we suffer in Mumbai. It gives you a dewey finish mid way however at the 5th hour mark i need to powder my face.

This foundation works well for all skin types in my opinion.

It will be perfect for Dry complexions and for those with an oily skin like mine, you need to add some mattefying powder, primer to your foundation routine.

Check out another review on the Maybelline Dream Liquid Foundation
http://karlasugar.net/2009/05/maybelline-dream-liquid-mousse-foundation/

Bridal Look - Fun Mehendi

Focused on making the skin luminescent 

In keeping with the "Fun Bride" Theme

Against natural light...AMAZING!

Bridal Look 2012

I'm preparing for 2012 wedding season.
I foresee a lot of Color Blocking, Tangerine (2012 color) and quite a few brides opting for "fun outfits/makeup" rather than the traditional opulent outfits and smokey eyes.

So here's my first installment makeup look for the 2012 bride. This is not a tutorial, so you wont be able to see a few of the steps. If you would like to see a tutorial , do leave a comment below.

Light smokey eye with dark kholed eyes.
Contouring / highlighting to achieve high cheekbones and fuller lips.

Contouring on jawline to make it sharper

Used only a lipliner nearest to my natural lip color to make my lips look fuller

Hope you like it!

My Date from Hell

Guest Post by Namrata Kadle

One usually sees this scene in a typical chick flick where they show a date from hell, but one never imagines it could happen to you. Well guess what?? Almost every woman I know has had a horrendous experience with the date from hell. (This is where I hear the bells ringing eerily)

Look, it’s fairly simple .What men don’t realize is that for the fairer sex, looks really do come second.

We find charm, the ability to hold a conversation and a well groomed man much more attractive than just a hot guy!

And I’m sorry but first impressions do count!! If you are asking me out on a date the least I expect is for you to be well groomed!!

And here begins my never ending date. Honestly time passed so slowly I thought I would fossilize if I stuck around for dessert!

So after we got our table we moved to placing the order. And boy did that take forever!! I was starving and after a quick look at the menu, I knew exactly what I wanted. My ‘date ‘proceeded to go over the menu 5 times-yeah I counted, before finally deciding on some soupy noodle concoction with tofu in it..

While we waited for our food he began telling me about how sad his life journey was. He also told me about his unfortunate career path and how he was a struggling film maker. And that his father did not approve of his choice of livelihood as there was no income and how much the ‘field of film making’ required one to lick ass and have loads of luck…funny thing is I didn’t hear him say a word about talent!!

Oh and he mentioned that he had just finished reading a script to Vivek Oberoi…he mentioned this twice and looked at me as if I should have fallen to the floor in an orgasm at the mention of Vivek Oberoi!!

Sigh! And to add insult to injury my date spent most of his time feeding his chin! Yuck!! When you know you are on a date, choose wisely! Don’t order a subway or a soupy dish that is bound to end up on your chin!

Suffice to say I didn’t stay for dessert. He offered to drop me home and naturally I politely declined.at this stage I was willing to crawl back home on all four’s rather than endure another suffocating minute with him! So I abruptly ended my traumatic evening by wishing him good luck with his film career. Any moron would have figured out that this was my goodbye message. Meaning, I never ever want to see you again…