This year we decided to go for a trip to Siliguri, Darjeeling foothills, celebrate hubbies birthday on the 21st of February. That was to be followed by a visit to the in- laws place i.e. Firoze’s hometown Guwahati. The last two weeks leading upto the trip was hellish at work. I got through it with […]
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CICA and Ceramides in K- Beauty skincare
In this post I will share some knowledge about two popular K- beauty ingredients,Cica and Ceramides. I will also answer a few often asked questions about K- beauty. Ceramides and cica in my skincare products protected my skin barrier from the sun damage during our recent Goa trip together with heavy duty sunscreen usage! Why […]
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Beauty and K-Beauty
Why all this hype about beauty? The first use of cosmetics derived from natural products to enhance beauty has been traced back to early Egypt by the historians. From an evolutionary point of view, beauty has had the key purpose of influencing reproductive natural selection. Human aesthetics dominated are by the external visible physical characteristics. […]
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Apple Walnut Muffin with a twist
An apple a day keeps the doctor away is a saying we have all heard growing up. Bake with apples and bake these delicious apple walnut muffin! So no body can send you on a guilt trip of making unhealthy baked goodies. Read this post and you will know why. Now our humble apple has […]
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Sustainable Living and Upcycling
According to the United Nations Environment Program(UNEP) sustainable living is the understanding of how our lifestyle choices impact the world around us and trying to find ways for everyone to live better and lighter. Why Sustainable Living? Now this definition is definitely open to interpretation. In our fast lives we are often perturbed by existential […]
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The Garden Tour 2022
Lookback The year is almost over so I thought of giving all our friends the garden tour 2022 It has been a year full of ups and downs. We welcomed the year with everybody falling sick with the Covid-19 Omicron sub variant. It was an unforgettable experience. The only escape from the illness induced malaise […]
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Games People Play
Indoor and Outdoor games Games, both indoors and outdoors have been an integral part of my growing up. They are a great source of stress management as well as a great form of affordable entertainment. Playing indoor and outdoor games has helped shape my personality while growing up to a large extent. Hide and Seek, […]
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Home is where the heart is…
Everybody gets that warm fuzzy feeling when they think about returning home. A home is a safe zone, a secure place, a place where you can be you without any fears of judgement. So its very important that your home reflects your personality. Home is a safe haven I am currently staying in a rented […]
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Impact of acne on quality of life
Impact of acne on quality of life I decided to read up on the impact of acne on quality of life for my third causeachatter post of this quarter. Having healthy acne free skin gives me confidence. It somehow makes me feel happy.This may be rooted way back to my teen years when started having […]
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Lessons in Chemistry Book Review
Lessons in Chemistry I have always been a Science aficionado as far back as I remember. Wondering how things work and asking why to myself was a favourite pass time to have fun inside my head!! However amongst all the science subjects, Organic Chemistry was definitely not my forte. There was one test in class […]
