Indian Beauty Cafe

“When I Was Just a Little Girl” MOTHER'S DAY CONTEST sponsored by Just Herbs™

May 02, 2013

Looking for what to give Mommy on Mother's Day??

How about getting Just Herbs - the luxurious and safe natural-skincare brand to hand-pick a few freshly whipped goodies from their collection to suit mommy’s skin type and send them to you?

All you need to do is:

1. Like Just Herbs on Facebook: www.facebook.com/justherbs

2. Like Indian Beauty Cafe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Indian-Beauty-Cafe/515656965127811

3. Follow Just Herbs on twitter and post your pic entry on your twitter handle sharing it with @justherbsindia and @jennifer_bobby

4. Ask your friends to “like” and re-tweet your entries. The more the likes/re-tweets, the more your chances of winning.

5. Post a picture of you as a little girl with your mum on your Facebook page and tag Just Herbs and Indian Beauty Cafe (Mandatory)

Contest begins: May 1, 2013

Ends: May 12, 2013

Two winners will get a bespoke product recommendation and Just Herbs products worth Rs. 1000 each sponsored by Just Herbs.

Please Note - There will be a total of 2 winners chosen overall, from all the pictures tagged to Just Herbs; and not 2 winners per blog.

All the Best!!! May the best picture win...

Face Pack

Garnier Lightening Peel Off Mask Review and Swatch

October 31, 2012

For long, I had been on the look-out for a nice face pack that I could use while travelling. I have used face masks in the past which were not exactly a pleasant experience, mainly because they came off in bits and pieces and not as a peel as I would have liked them to. But even though this was not a face pack but a mask, I just had to buy it for its simple and fuss-free sachet styling

. To elaborate how well it fared on my expectations, let me proceed with the review...

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Health and Glow EN-VY Nail Color in 'Midnight in Paris' Review and Swatch

October 24, 2012

Have you been to a Health and Glow store? Well, most of you must have! But for the rest who haven't, let me brief you about this place. This is a place swarming with SAs who know nothing but want to help you with everything!

Hmmm, okay almost all SAs, if not all!!! Let me go through what you will most likely experience in case you have never entered this store before.

Amber Romance Hydrating Body Lotion

My October Vellvette Box!!!

October 19, 2012

As you can see, I could not stop myself from ordering the October Vellvette box even though I was not quite happy with the September one (Read about the September box here). This came through DTDC courier in the afternoon and I was not at home; so he asked me to collect it from his office. I tried calling him again several times just to say that I am round the corner and to wait for just 5 minutes. He did not answer my calls and when he did, he was so rude, did not even listen, and kept disconnecting abruptly. Finally I had to go and collect it myself but before that, I gave him a piece of my mind. I mean, all the courier companies have such good customer service. They usually make 3 attempts to deliver or atleast call before coming. These DTDC people are horrible and so rude! I will have to write in to the Vellvette folks to employ some other courier company in the future.

Okay, now let us see what I got in my October Vellvette box...

Alpha Whitening Cream

Vedic Line Alpha Whitening Cream (De-pigmentation Cream) Review and Swatch

October 18, 2012

I got this whitening/depigmentation cream some time back and you must have also seen it in my haul post (read here). Some of the readers wanted me to review it. It is almost 11/2 months now that I have been using it and would now like to share my experience with all of you.

Before that, I would like to know what these companies mean by 'whitening'. Can any skin be white in color?

I am not referring to the racial context here. I can think of white as a skin color, only in one condition, and that is if you are an albino. Now that is not something a person would like to be, given a choice.

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Another Blog Award - the One Lovely Blog Award

October 16, 2012

Indian Beauty Cafe received its third award - the 'One Lovely Blog Award'. I have been honored with this award by the friendly Poorva of All Things Beautiful and I would like to thank her for this gesture. Do join her in her 'beauty-full' journey!

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Complete Detox Health Drink Recipe

October 10, 2012

As we all know, no matter how expensive a cream we slather on our skin; a proper diet, fitness routine and lifestyle are of utmost importance in achieving good health and beauty. In our modern-day lives, we somehow tend to neglect these factors. We rely a lot on ready-made stuff, laden with preservatives and chemicals. As a result, there is a build-up of harmful substances in the body.

To get rid of these harmful substances or toxins, it is necessary to detoxify your body, once in a while. Here, I am sharing a health drink recipe from the celebrity dietician, Shonali Sabherwal's book. As the name suggests, this drink or juice will help in complete cleansing and purification of the body. It detoxifies your entire system and flushes out the build-up of harmful substances from your body.