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Do you want to smell like you come from money? Not I have just won the lottery but proper rich? I bet you have probably spent hundreds of dollars on Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Byredo, CREED AND still fail to make
This blog is in response to a reader, who specifically wanted clean beauty skincare products for a bride-to-be.
Do Black Friday beauty deals offer “real” / “tangible” discounts or is it just hype? What should you look out for?
This year, I am 100% into dry body oils. It is challenging to find excellent quality oils that are great for the skin. This blog is a review of IZIL’s dry oil for the body
I am often asked what I should be buying in the sales, and really its about 4 things: need, timing, discount and environmental impact.
There must be a word for people who like to smell good all the time and have an aversion to bad smells. That is me.
I want to shift part of my focus in these shopping guides to generally sustainable and second-hand purchases at a discount. Therefore, going forwards as much as possible, my key mantra will be, “is this second-hand in pristine condition?” or
Susanne Kaufmann is not a brand that is readily available where I live and a regular reader asked me whether it was worth the money.
This blog is a product review of Huda Beauty’s 12 day advent calendar for 2021. Find out if the 12 doors provide value for money.
This is a product review of the White Company’s advent calendar for 2021 – is it value for money?
The value for money proposition for some brands is non-existent as a concept, especially luxury brands, where it is demand that dictates pricing. Jo Malone is one such brand and its advent calendar offers the least value for money.
I am pre-emptively posting this blog on net-a-porter’s advent calendar because it is such value for money that I am sure it will sell out as soon as its released.
Molton Brown produce a combination of mainly bodycare and fragrance products. FInd out if its a steal (or not)
In this blog I look at whether you get value for money for your advent calendar – today’s subject is Jo Loves
This is a product review of Space NK’s calendar which hands-down does provide incredible value for money.
This is a product review of John Lewis’ beauty advent calendar which is available online from 4th October 2021
This is my product review of the monetary value of Liberty’s beauty calendar. Do you really get £846 worth of product?
This is a sum of all the home fragrances that I love and there is a fair amount of pricing arbitrage between countries when it comes to this category.
Elemis have a cult following and such calendars are designed for existing customers (rather than to attract new ones).
The feelunique beauty advent calendar 2021 is much-improved from 2020. It contains more products that I would be interested in using.
A beauty advent calendar is a large box with drawers, that count down the days to Christmas. Each box has a product that is typically skincare, make-up, fragrance etc. Generally the size of the products is smaller than normal retail
This is my second year reviewing advent calendars and I am super-excited about this year’s calendars. Retailers have pulled out all the stops!
As more of us are vaccinated, it means that the summer of 2021 might be spent just outdoors celebrating. Be the best dressed and equipped
As we come out of lockdowns in our respective countries, I am reminded that human sweating and accompanying smells, need to be addressed!
Its my birthday soon enough, and this is my list of things that I keep adding to my wishlist!
This is my June shopping guide – just before the actual sales begin – although Harrods for some reason has started early this year.
As skincare and other beauty products sell out quickly, this is a rapidly put together guide on what I would buy now.
The Ramadan gift market is reassuringly flooded with instaworthy gift ideas. These are some that took my fancy.
My close friend pointed out that if I reviewed a bunch of advent calendars over Christmas, then I should do the same for Ramadan.
If you are a regular of my blog, then you’ll know I love shoes, fragrance and jewellery. What else does a girl need?
I use this first instalment of Mother’s day as a reminder to plan and prepare for my mother’s actual Mother’s Day in May!
This blog is your monthly dose of shopping. As we emerge out bitterly cold winters, I look forward to spring and a COVID free summer (fingers crossed!)
Like a lot of folks at home, there are a ton of things that I see online and think, wow, I’d love that. But the pandemic has taught me at least one valuable lesson: I don’t need to spend money
Your imaginary American friend is offering you half her suitcase to bring whatever skincare you want from the US, with the catch that its cheap. What do you buy?
If I had a budge of US$ 27 (or INR 2,000) at any online store in the USA, what make-up would I buy NOW?????
What am I buying in the sale….find out here
This year’s Black Friday bargains are honestly, quite ridiculous, ranging from a £2 bargain to 50%+ discounts. This is my list!
Many of you are religious and will buy religious icons in and around Diwali. Here are a few of options, of varying price range.
If you are Indian, than I am hoping this blog requires little explanation. It is traditional to buy “gold” on the festival of Dhanteras that precedes Diwali. As with my other blog on Diwali, I have varying price points for jewellery.
In this blog, I’ve highlighted a few Diwali gifts that anyone would be pleased to receive, irrespective of their location on the globe.
As many of you know, Karva Chauth is a fast kept by women in India for the long life of their husbands/partners/partners-to-be or simply, people they love. My blog is a judgment-free zone, so if you are going to spew
I love this time of the year. All the Christmas special editions and new launches are flooding the market. What do I have my eyes on?
Continuing with my series of budget beauty products, here are my face products: face washes, toners and moisturisers
Best makeup products under £25? What makes up your list? Find out what is on mine
Most of the products we use should not cost an arm and a leg, Even though cheaper means efficacious, it does not always mean “must-haves.”
Colour cosmetics sales are being battered by COVID-19. The reverse is true for skincare, which as a market is seeing a ridiculous number of new launches
Given the extortionate prices of beauty advent calendars, is there some way you can build your own?
Out of 365 days in a year, at least 360 days are perfect to start browsing or looking for Diwali jewellery.
The great thing about departmental stores in the UK, is that they are able to leverage their position and get multiple brands to participate in their advent calendar. It’s a beautiful thing. Does it deliver value for money? Let’s find
Elemis is a very British brand and there are so few exclusively British advent calendars, that I had to review this.
Net a porter’s luxurious skincare prominent advent calendar is available for purchase (but not quite delivery yet!) I am excited to review this.
You are more likely to see Molton Brown in a luxury hotel or high-end restaurant then on the British high street!
The White Company is quintessentially British and I like to think of it as the more affordable version of Jo Malone.
Jo Loves makes a £300 advent calendar that is both limited edition and that has products beyond the normal spectrum of skincare and make-up.
It’s past Labor Day, and you are probably wondering, isn’t this blog a few days too late? No, not really because most of the real bargains are not found in regular shops anymore, but are found on discount outlets for
lookfantastic has one of the most reasonably priced advent calendars on the British high street. However, does it give adequate value for money in the products it delivers?
The purported value is £250+ for this calendar, but with so many products on sale, is it really worth £250?
Harrods epitomises the ultimate in luxury products. My hope is that this beauty calendar bottles some of that luxury at a more affordable price point.
Liberty is a bizarre store: it has a
creaky staircases, a department outlay that is just odd. However, it all works and the beauty department is second to none.
Fortnum & Mason are certainly attempting to get ahead of the competition, by releasing their Advent Calendar earlier than everyone else.
cultbeauty’s beauty advent calendar ordinarily punched above its weight in terms of the products that it contains. There are clearly benefits of being a global beauty portal in the times of a pandemic.
This is the only beauty advent calendar that offers a service – a Selfridges Complimentary Beauty Concierge Appointment! How exciting!
This is a value for money product review of the popular Space NK advent beauty calendar.
The Glossybox Advent calendar sells out so quickly, that I have never been able to get my hands on it.
In this blog, I look at the value for money proposition that is offered by the Diptqyue advent calendar for 2020.
At around the same time each year, multiple beauty outlets will release limited edition value for money bags
I want to portray the image that I (really) do not enjoy shopping as much as I used to. That COVID-19 is the pandemic I have been eagerly awaiting, so that I may realise the finite nature of life and
This is my regular shopping guide for August. It is what I am thinking of buying in August.
Welcome. If you’ve endured the end of the lockdown in your country with the mental resilience of Mount Atlas shouldering the weight of the world, then congratulations. I, find solace in shopping. Don’t laugh but this is an Asian artform.
If you’ve survived the lockdown and your first journey on the London tube/ Delhi metro, then congratulations. I would not get beyond yourself and venture to retail stores just as yet. COVID-19 risks aside, this is one year when retail
The pandemic has revealed two things: first, there is a disconnect between end-of-season sale prices and actual retail prices. The mark-up on retail pricing appears to be massive, assuming retailers don’t sell below cost. An 80% reduction on Brionj shirts?
There is at my core, a deep-seated desire to return to “normality.” I long for the days when I could walk the streets of New York with the Saks sale being my only preoccupation. I even miss aimlessly wandering around
Note on BlackLivesMatter A few readers have asked why I have not written in support of BlackLivesMatter or why my social media does not carry a black post. In the final year of my law degree (I was 20) I
How make up is priced is becoming a firm favourite amongst all of you. Enjoy!
Which is the most expensive eyeshadow palette that you can buy? I assure you, its not what you think it is.
Introduction I love how the lockdown has allowed nature, especially wildlife, to reclaim (albeit temporarily) spaces that they were hitherto precluded from. My favourite are the Welsh mountain goats doing the rounds of the BBC. However, these peacocks strutting around
Until recently I questioned the utility of marriage or just generally relationships. It may also have something to do with the fact that ONLY (a) married men who are of (b) Indian origin, were hitting on me. Unsurprisingly, my frame
After 10 days of using the Forest Essential’s men’s range, we have had to put the brakes on our test….Find out why
Happy Lunar new year! I’m sure many of you’d prefer to read just about the Coronavirus . Here is the WHO’s guidance. And now back to me. This month, I imagine that I’m in the top 0.01% wealthy elite, a
Welcome to 2020! The curated self-partner guide for January includes fragrances and books!
What am I buying in the sale now? Find out.
Be kind to yourself and then think of jewellery. Happy shopping….
Celebrate your self-partner status, whether you are in or out of a relationship. Happy November!
Looking for last minute Diwali gifts that show you care? Look no further.
Travelling for the summer? Read what I have been saving up to buy!
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