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My hair is very much low maintenance - it falls a lot due to stress and pollution and there isn't much I can do about it, but I meant the texture and styling. All it takes is a wash good masque/conditioner and nice dryer followed by a serum and my strands fall in place. I wasn't actually good with conditioner nor dryer, sometimes they just work on fluke. On special occasions, I wouldn't leave it to chance and visit a salon. Few weeks ago, I was traveling to attend my friend's reception and went to a salon to get my hair done. It was raining heavily, the power was off and their back up failed 😰 - I had to start to the airport in ~ 6 hrs and planned on cooking spaghetti bolognese for dinner. On a leap of faith, I started getting oil massage and luckily power came back. I got my hair washed, conditioned and blow dried- once done, I checked in the mirror and felt for the first time that I could have done better - that's when I wanted a record of my current hair care ...

I took this trip with my parents and I wanted it to be more relaxing - no stringent sightseeing schedules, no running for tubes/trams and no stressing out with visa processing. I analyzed countries providing visa on arrival to Indians and shortlisted Maldives, Bangkok and Bali. One of my friends, who already visited Bali, highly recommended it. After going through loads of travel videos/blogs on Bali and it seemed like an ideal place to visit, especially when travelling with parents 🤓. Flying to Bali : since the duration of flight is not too long, I opted for more economical airlines. We had layover in Kuala Lumpur, both ways, for about 10 hours and thought of taking a Transit tour. However, I read that they don't give permit while going from India but we can get one while coming back from Indonesia 🤔. They have some tour package options in airport too, but my mom lost her passport in Bali and travelled back with EC which didn't allow her to go out of the airport 😪. I wa...

Being right next to the fashion capital, many opt for Paris as their shopping destination, often making occasional shopping trips from London to Paris. It is justified in many ways - the prices are lesser and of course the famous pharmacies among other things. Having said that, London got a lot to offer for shoppers too (I personally felt Loreal products are priced lesser in London than in Paris 😱). So here are my shopping experiences in London: High end shopping streeets : I have been to only 2 luxury shopping malls - Selfridges and Harrod's. While I could afford a thing or two in Selfridges, Harrod's is totally out of my league. Selfridges have interesting electronics collection nested away in a small section (first time was a chance encounter and, in my next visits, I had to search for it). Worth a visit, if not for purchasing, their collection and decor is totally worth browsing through. Moreover, the adjacent streets are filled with various types of stores (especially t...