Fashion & Style Tips – Page 2 – Mirror Mirror by Aiana J

December 10, 2018 No Comments

I majorly have clean feet but dead skin is something which no cream or a lotion is going to help you with . I keep busy and finding time for salon visit is a luxury , I guess a lot of you would resonate with it. We all lead hectic lives snd self care sometimes takes a back seat especially when it comes to feet.

What if I told you that you can pretty much get relief from dead skin of your feet without going to a salon for a pedicure regularly.

I had been looking up online for DIY Pedicures and found a particular way which took my fancy. The ingredients required were in my house and I didn’t have to first buy stuff and then try it out , that for me is a major downer because then it just remains a plan that I plan to execute sometime and that sometimes is sometimes forever. So I gave it a try and it was so good that I tried it again and again . Then shared it with all my friends and when they tried it they were so happy. So I now wanted to share it with you all.

All you need is a bucket or anything that you can dip your feet in , warm water just till the ankle , a capful of blue Listerine (Listerine cover cap) and a capful of White Vinegar (yes the one we all have in our kitchen). Pour Listerine and Vinegar in the water and get a nice book to read, or make that call you have wanting to make or put on your favourite show binge on Netflix….just giving you ideas to chill while your feet get ready to be baby soft again….yes you heard me right baby soft….

Dip your feet in this solution and wait for approx 15-20 Mins. Take one foot out first and wipe it with towel. Take a foot scrapper and start scraping the dead skin off, the dead skin comes off so conveniently . First use the coarse side of the foot scrapper and then the less coarser side to smoothen it all. Be careful to not over do it. Repeat the same on the other foot. Voila you have your soft feet back.

What I also do is keep an old tooth brush / nail brush handy and also brush the nails clean, to complete the pedicured feet effect. Apply your favourite lotion and it’s done, just like that. Let me know how it worked for you.

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Raasleela – Redefining Sustainable Fashion

November 20, 2018 No Comments

I’m a huge fan of the concept of sustainable fashion and homegrown clothing brands. It was meeting a friend who had a beautiful handsewn Kedia which I borrowed to style it with my Linen saree at the fashion week that I discovered Raasleela Textile an unique sustainable fashion brand. Imagine taking a fabric and not dying it , using hands to sew it and create beautiful garments.

I cannot even begin to tell how impressed I was with Raasleela Textile. Every garment hundred percent handstitched without using any machine, dye-free & bleach-free fabrics, in order to provide completely eco friendly clothing option to the consumer. All the fabrics they use are unprocessed – Raw/Kora/Greige.make seasonless friendless styles and garments they don’t follow fashion so they are never out of fashion how beautiful is this concept of sustainability in fashion imbibe in the very essence of the DNA of Raasleela.

Hetal Shrivastav is a graduate from NIFT Gandhinagar and her work in Kutch and Patan Inspired her to launch a label which was both a tribute and inspiration to her roots , Gujarat. She says she, was inspired by the indigenous clothing of Gujarat and their hand stitching techniques. Hence Raasleela was born.

The outfits are simple and beautiful , each one has unique detailing. The outfit tag is also hand embroidered so beautifully and is a part of the design on the outside of garment instead of being inside. The outfits are modern and a lot of them multifunctional in terms of how you can style them and they are made with traditional techniques. The fabric feels so nice against the skin and I got asked where did I get this from whenever, I have worn a Raasleela Garment.

I decided to celebrate Raasleela in a way only a blogger can, by telling the whole world about it. Let me know how you feel about the concept and the garments. If you want to look them up click here….

Credits :

Hair and Makeup : Awantica Khanna

Photo : Ridge Fernandes

Simple DIY Easy Pedicure

Raasleela – Redefining Sustainable Fashion