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Make The Most Of The EOSS At ShoppersStop.Com

Shopper’s Stop needs no introduction; it is right up on the list of stores to visit whenever you hit a mall. So every time they announce the End of Season Sale, everything goes berserk. EOSS is the best time to get the most out of your budget and still pick the those pieces you have been eyeing since the collection launch. However retail shopping as usual takes a huge toll on me with baby in tow and unending queues and so I prefer to shop online from the comfort of my home.

Shoppers Stop EOSS is no more about retail reach, with the advent of e-commerce, every shopper has an equal chance to pick to their heart’s content. And with offers as amazing as up to 50% off, shoppersstop.com is a must-visit for all your fashion fixes.

I had been eyeing some super cute and semi-casual kurtas during my regular online browsing sessions and added quite a few to my wish list on shoppersstop.com. And when the EOSS started I noticed some of them with discounts as high as 60%, and they made it straight to the cart. I did check the in-house brand STOP and was amazed with the collection and pricing. With over 300 designs, prices as low as INR 250, there was a kurta for every one there. Picking as many as three pieces each from W for Woman and Stop, for less than 3k I was delighted.

My husband is brand conscious and the EOSS is the best time to indulge in some online shopping for his favourite brands and pick those timeless pieces that takes one forward year on year. One of the things that I wanted to get him was a nice travel bag and the other was an addition to his already gorgeous collection of watches. It was an easy pick as one his favourite brands Tommy Hilfiger offered some great discounts in the ongoing sale. Saving almost four thousand bucks, I couldn’t help feeling super happy.

My final stop was at the kids section; after all you can never have enough things for your kids. The Mothercare section was brimming with offers on everything from maternity clothing to kids wear and accessories. It was the perfect time to stock up on clothes and shoes for my little princess. This time around since I was picking a lot of stuff for her I selected a couple of sizes ahead for clothes and shoes keeping in mind her rapid growth spurts.

Sometimes it is important to shop smart and EOSS is a perfect opportunity to get the best within the regular. However here are a few ground rules to keep in mind while online shopping during the sales.

§ Set a budget; make sure you stay within it when shopping
§ Make a list of what you want versus what you need
§ Know the right size; especially that of a luxury item you have been wanting
§ Check the exchange and return policies

So what are you waiting for? Make the most of the EOSS at Shoppers Stop and shop till you drop.

Happy Shopping,
~ Heena

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Being an ardent fan of the Asus Zenfone I’ve used and reviewed the Zenfone 5 and I am sure you guys realise how it has made my digital life a sail through. With such outstanding performance and a sleek look, it doesn’t come as a surprise that it has been on the wish list of many people.

Not content with the super success of Zenfone 5 the brand has gone ahead and created a marvel #AsusZenfone2 that has more potential and is creating a lot of waves in the smartphone category. Not surprising the phone has had a lot of positive reviews from users across categories. The phone has claimed the top spot in the smartphone under INR 25000 category all across the globe and has sold over 1,500,000 units in 15 days in China, 100,000 units in Hong Kong, 2 million units in Indonesia and, almost 25000 units pre-booked in a single day in India. Well, that sure is apt for a phone that has won over 238 awards for its design and features.

The phone specifications at a glance:
§ Measures 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9mm
§ Weighs 170g
§ 5.5-inch display, featuring a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels
§ 2.3GHz quad-core processor
§ 4GB RAM
§ 32GB internal storage, expandable up to 64GB
§ 13MP primary camera with dual-tone LED flash
§ 5MP front-facing camera
§ Dual-SIM dual active support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC
§ 3,000mAh battery
§ Android 5.0 with ZenUI

For me there are three things that I look for in my phone..
§ Speed and Capacity
§ Camera
§ Battery Life

The #AsusZenfone2 is powered by a 64-bit 2.3GHz Super Quad-Core Intel® Atom™ Z3580 processor and is the world’s first smartphone with 4GB of dual-channel DDR3 RAM along with LTE Category 4+ for download speeds up to 250Mbit/s, and a 60ms touch response time and backed by 4GB RAM. - Though none of these super fancy words make any sense to me, the practical use does. With ample thought put behind the technology synchronization, the phone beautifully balances brilliant performance and superb power efficiency. And to top it there is the incredible capacity that allows smooth multi-tasking at amazing speed. The switching between apps is so much more fluent even while numerous apps are running in the background.

The #AsusZenfone2 is infused with a 13MP PixelMaster camera with its f/2.0-aperture lens captures stunning, high-resolution photos with zero shutter lag. The industry-leading Low Light mode employs pixel-merging technology to capture up to 400%-brighter photos at night or in low-light scenes, without the need for a flash. Backlight (Super HDR) mode lets you see clearly through daytime shadow and Super Resolution mode helps you to capture detailed images at resolutions of up to 52MP! - Pictures and videos today are a way of life, and each product that facilitates this need is a winner nevertheless. But with all images shot in real time with clarity and actual richness of the environment, and automatic adjustment of the contrast ensuring deeper penetration of the darker areas is something worth applauding. And not to forget the most important feature of a smartphone today is the wide-angle selfie mode so that you miss out no one.

And finally the #AsusZenfone2 is high on capacity with a 3000mAh battery that delivers the power you need to take you from sunrise to sunset — and beyond. Not only does it have a big capacity, Zenfone 2 also comes with the exclusive ASUS BoostMaster Technology that can charge your Zenfone 2 at double the speed. With BoostMaster, your battery is juiced up to 60% in no more than 39 minutes! Less time waiting, more time doing. – This is the most crucial feature that ensures I no longer need to scamper around looking to change my phone every time the battery life shows leading into the dead zone. A few minutes will help to take me through an additional 4 hours of talk time.

If you are looking for a phone that does these important things and much more, you must check the #AsusZenfone2 at Flipkart. I am all ready to upgrade from Zenfone 5 to Zenfone 2 now.

Are You?
~ Heena

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I loved the first edition of the Baby Lips in Electro Pop to the moon and back. And so I was looking forward to Baby Lips Loves Colour variants, calling it the Baby Lips Spiced Up range. The Baby Lips Spiced Up has been introduced in three variants; Berry Sherbet, Tropical Punch and Spicy Cinnamon. These variants have been tailor made for Indian consumers only. So here is what I think about the our newest to-be favourites, Baby Lips Spiced Up, lets #wipeToSpice..

What's Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up range all about?
Baby Lips is the next generation Lip Balm from Maybelline that offers 12 hours continuous moisture. The product is infused with Coconut Oil, Vitamin E and SPF 20 that claims to protect lips when exposed to strong sun, wind or cold. The new flavours are specifically created to suit Indian tones in deep shades for a smack of translucent color.

What does the ingredient list look like?
Ingredients include polybutene, octyldodecanol, petrolatum, vitamin E, Shea butter, honey, candelilla cera, aroma, citrate, silica, parfumerie, etc.

What flavours is the Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up range available in?
The product is available in three flavour variations of Tropical Punch, Spicy Cinnamon and Berry Sherbet.

How is the Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up range packed and priced?
Packed in a twist up product colored cover, it is a cheeky packing that helps you pick the exact flavour you want from the three. The pull-out cover sits on the tube to fit with a click ensuring locking the product securely. This makes the product easy to handle and carry. Priced at INR 175 for a 4g product the use-by date is 36 months from packaging date which is really value-for-money.

My experience and opinion about the product:
I loved the first edition of the Baby Lips Electro Pop (read review here) to the moon and back. And so I was looking forward to the Spiced Up version and it doesn't disappoint. I used the Tropical Punch and Spicy Cinnamon flavors and loved them. The balms glide through smoothly and sit perfectly onto the lips making them feel loved. The added feature of SPF 20 is the best inclusion that was a must, missing in the earlier version of the balms. Apart from doing what the balms promises, it also adds tint to the lips that stays on after routine day-to-day activities.

Two things that stand out in this product are its amazing moisturizing benefits and its super yummy taste. It’s perfect for days when you are in no mood for make-up and lipsticks just glide these on and you are set to go.

Product Strengths:
§ Delivers on the promises made
§ Added SPF 20 which protects against the sun
§ Continuous use ensures soft, supple, smooth and full lips
§ Gorgeous shades, beautiful tint and staying power

Product Weaknesses:
§ Nothing that I can think of

Will I repurchase / use the product again? Definitely!
Will I recommend the product to friends? Definitely!

And since I would definitely recommend the product to my friends and family, why not give you all a chance to win a Maybelline hamper? So two lucky readers will take home some amazing goodies. Here’s what you need to do....

Giveaway Rules:
Enter the #SwipeToSpice Challenge by creating a dubsmash video and sharing it on Instagram or twitter tagging Maybelline and iCynosure with hastag #SwipeToSpice

Here is your inspiration for the video…

In case you are shy like me, you can enter by commenting with a film dialogue replacing a few words with Baby Lips. Start your comment with #SwipeToSpice.
eg. #SwipeToSpice "Kutte, kameene, main tera Baby Lips le jaoonga". (Yaddon Ki Baraat)

The contest ends on July 14th and winners will be announced the next day.
To be eligible make sure you follow Maybelline and iCynosure accounts on the participating platforms.

Update: Congrats to Archana (@aanchalsweet92) and Nithya Valecha. Please send your shipping address to icynosureblog@gmail.com within 48 hours to claim your hampers.

To Happy Kissing,
~ Heena

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There are two things that everyone wants to do in life at some point or another. One is falling in love and the other is travelling without a care in the world, just like a nomad. As a person, one embraces so much through both love and travel gaining at every step.

Success in love comes in form of a gorgeously understanding and supportive partner while success in travel comes from the experiential. And to be a real traveller you need to hang in your boots at every junction that fascinates you. Not only should you be able to stay spontaneously in a random place at any time but you must be able to capture the beauty of the place to cherish forever.

For my friend Kelly who writes at ShivangiReviews, her love for capturing all things beautiful is nurtured by a hi-end camera as she wishes to buy a Canon EOS 5D Mark III Kit for herself, reemphasizes her love every detail and preserving the memories forever.

To make and preserve memories, you need to take those amazing breaks from time-to-time. I am of the advocate that holidays bring people together, give an opportunity to understand each other and make the relationship so much stronger. If all my wishes came true, I would perpetually be on a holiday all my life. But since wishes are not horses, it becomes that much more difficult to do what you wish for, from time to time. Especially when hubby dearest is such a workaholic that even a short-getaway with him has so much baggage it becomes more of a task than a rendezvous.

If there was a wishing well, I would definitely go there every day and drop in coins to combat his email notifying smartphone, the perpetual tapping of the laptop keyboard and the numerous calculation that keep going on in his head. Since an empty head is a devil’s workshop, to attain this impossible feat I wish to gift him the most appropriate Victorinox Suitcase that houses only the essentials.

Stealing him away from his work, the Victorinox Cabin Luggage 20.9 will be the perfect accomplice to take him away to destinations unexplored without the hustle-bustle of work. Pack in the most necessary, minimum things in the 200 X 380 X 530 mm space and going to unearth the beauty of the world. Given his love for travel, he will most definitely enjoy exploring numerous places in a loop one after the other armed with a bag that offers him optimum space with a TSA Combination Locking Mechanism backed by a 10-year warranty.

And that’s what wishes are really made of… doing what you love to do on a repeat, just like I mentioned earlier… be on a holiday perpetually all my life. And if every holiday has that strong hand holding mine, that gorgeous smile widen because of me, that fun-loving man doing some crazy stuff, those lips whisper into my ears, is there anything else I could ever wish for? Travelling with him without the work baggage completely immersed in two things… love and travel will be a wish come true. So no more waiting anymore because #AbHarWishHogiPoori with Flipkart.

Whats your wish, leave me a wish in the comments below? What you would like to gift and whom. Maybe #AbHarWishHogiPoori

Get wishing,
~ Heena

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Tips To Stay Fit With A Healthy Balanced Diet

Women are projected in such a manner today that every female refuses to accept her natural curves and wholeness. In order to achieve that perfectly sculpt body women go to crazy lengths which sometimes do exactly the opposite of what one is trying to achieve.

One of the main culprits that do more harm than good is the Crash Diet; a method to lose weight really fast in a very short period of time. The main steps to this diet are to reduce the daily calorie intake over a period of time to sometimes as low as 1000 calories. Though extremely uncomfortable and unhealthy a lot of people follow it as there is an average 8 kilograms weight loss over a fortnight.

Unfortunately this diet may not be suitable for everyone as fewer calories and nutrition puts immense strain on the body and the daily working may be affected. However the body is made in such a way that if the supply decreases, as in the case of a Crash Diet, the body will use less than what is demanded thereby storing as much as it can. Once this system sets in, the body adds more weight when you go back to consuming normally as the body uses less as per the set routine.

With more harm than good, one must always try to have a balanced diet while trying to lose weight gradually. You can use Dabur's Health Fitness Tool to keep a track on your calorie intake and ensure the BMI as per your age. The most optimum way to remain healthy is by eating a balanced diet with some regular physical activity. But everything revolves around a healthy balanced diet.

So what is an ideal healthy diet? The key to this are two important aspects:
§ Eating the right amount of food depending upon your daily activity
§ Eating a variety of food items, including every color and texture

There must be a systematic flow to your meals which include but are not limited to the following options.

Never skip breakfast as it is the most important meal of the day and replenishes the energy that you need for the entire day.
The main base of your meal on wholegrain products or vegetables that can be eaten with their skins as these contain more fibre that helps the body maintain its elasticity while nourishing important parts.
Include loads of colors and textures in your daily intake; use more than 5 different fruits and vegetables in your meals across the day and make sure you follow this religiously.
Cut down the intake of sugar and salt in your diet as they are the threshold of unhealthy weight gain. Instead swap sugar with honey as a healthier alternative and say ‘no to salt’. Honey has some amazing health benefits and it also helps in weight management by aiding digestion and providing a natural source of energy. So try the Honey Diet.
Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water or other liquids every day to maintain the water ratio in the body. Give a healthy start to your day with a spoonful of Dabur Honey with a glass of warm water.
Last but not the least include at least half an hour of physical activity in your day to ensure the distribution of good fat all across and no gathering of layers on the body.

So what’s your plan? Go on a Crash Diet or follow a Healthy Balanced Diet? Read again before you make up your mind.

Stay Fit,
~ Heena

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