Style Speak With Manubhai Jewellers - Rose Gold Mania

TREND ALERT! Gold jewellery and Indian women go hand in hand. For everything, be it special occasions or an important phase, jewellery is a part of everything for an Indian woman. Though now she has started moving away from the traditional and the latest trend to have caught her fancy is rose gold jewellery! Personally I find rose gold really feminine, trendy, playful and it complements Indian skin tones impeccably.

The Love Story of Rubies and Diamonds!

Gold jewellery and Indian women are inseparable. Tradition calls for jewellery to be a part of every important phase of an Indian woman's life, right from birth to marriage to childbirth, to festivals to any celebration. Take that further to aesthetics, and jewellery according to me enhances a woman's look to a totally different level. This especially holds true for statement pieces, diamond jewellery and jewellery set with semi-precious stones.

Live.. Breathe.. Be Glamourous!

This is exactly my state of mind this summer and thanks to Liva - the natural new age fluid and breathable fabric by Birla Cellulose, it's been one of the best summers of my life. Light-weight, fluid, soft, comfortable, natural and most important breathable, Liva is the new way of life for me, perfectly summed up above :)

Chemistry is a brand that I love for it's easy and non fussy silhouettes and comfortable clothes. It also is one of the accredited partners of Liva and when I was approached for a collaboration to style my favourite Liva pieces from it's collection, I had to show you guys what I meant by the versatility and fluidity of Liva :)

I was spoilt for choice with the gorgeous designs that Chemistry has created with Liva. So many awesome silhouettes, flowy dresses, colours and I just couldn't feel the weight of the clothes - you really wonder if you have worn as many clothes as you actually have.

Let's start with my most favourite!

White dresses are summer perfect! I loved the slightly asymmetrical look of this dress and the crochet. The dress fell beautifully over my curves and the flowy nature of the material can be seen clearly here. Now let me show you one more way that I styled it!

The amazing part about Liva is that you can layer your clothes even in summer without feeling the heat. The lightness and breathability factor of the fabric makes layering summer appropriate too. This floral jacket caught my eye on first glance itself and it took me no time to pair this ensemble together with a woven tan belt and a tribal necklace.

Tie and Dye is another favourite trend of mine and Chemistry had the most gorgeous maxis made with Liva in beautiful colours to choose from. I have a weakness for pink and so that was what I chose.

I am quite a minimalist when it comes to jewellery and so this statement shell necklace with these enameled gold bracelets were just enough to jazz up the maxi. I wish I had a teleporting machine to teleport me to the beaches of Goa after donning this look for a nice romantic walk and dinner. :)

My daily life is spent lounging more in pants and comfy bottoms and I found the perfect pair to style for you guys for an easygoing look that can take you from work to dinner.

White and blue is the simplest combination to put together and to spice up the outfit, I first added the necklace which was purplish blue with green stones and then added a sequin clutch in green and blue tones which totally gave life to the look! It's all about making the thought process simple.

These were just a few of the many awesome pieces and if you have been following me on Instagram and Twitter then you must have seen the other pieces also that I loved! Go check out Chemistry and trust me you too will start believing my Liva mantra! :)

Photo Credits: Cajun Moon Photography - Aditya Bengali

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L'Oréal Paris Cannes 2015 Collection - Be Red Carpet Ready!

Lights, Camera, Fashion, L'Oréal! That's the perfect way to describe the Cannes Film Festival every year! While the red carpet becomes the place to be for stars from around the world for those 10 days along with all eyes on the beautiful L'Oréal Paris ambassadors, the couch in front of the TV becomes my permanent one. My association with L'Oréal Paris has been a special one, and this year they gave me a red carpet moment too with the all time favourite L'Oréal Paris ambassador Sonam Kapoor, and their brand new ambassador Katrina Kaif who has recently joined the family.

The collection for Cannes this year is a gorgeous one. L'Oréal Paris has launched the Colour Riche Moist Mat Lipsticks(limited edition embedded with Swarovski crystals and packed in a velvet casing), L'Oréal L'Extraordinaire Liquid Lipsticks by Color Riche & Super Liner Gel Intenza exclusively for the Cannes 2015. It's perfect Red Carpet material!

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I was asked to be a  part of Team Glamorous Gloss as a part of the collection launch event, which was Katrina's team and I was more than happy. Here's my red carpet look created with a mix of products from the L'Oréal Paris Cannes 2015 Collection!

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For creating this look I have used the Colour Riche Moist Mat Lipstick in Cherry Crush(P502) topped with L'Oréal L'Extraordinaire Liquid Lipstick by Color Riche in Rose Symphony(201) & the Super Liner Gel Intenza in Diamond Black(03).

My thoughts -The Colour Riche Moist Mat Lipsticks are highly pigmented and last for hours without drying the lips. A winner as always, it comes in 12 shades. However my favourite from this collection is the L'Oréal L'Extraordinaire Liquid Lipstick by Color Riche which is a wonder product as it gives an intense colour like a lipstick with the finish of a gloss and moisturizes your lips too. It comes in 13 glossy shades. The Super Liner Gel Intenza is perfect for creating that dramatic winged liner and comes in 5 glam shades. It's smudge proof, water resistant and lasts for really long while it claims to last for 36 hours. The brush is perfect for creating really thin to thick eye liner effects and I haven't achieved an as perfect winged eyeliner with any other product earlier.

My Outfit

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I chose to go with this summer perfect pretty pink and silver dress as it was an afternoon soirée. The dress is a self designed one and I got a couple of requests that afternoon to even design it for others. The Charles and Keith silver peeptoes with a glass heel made me feel like Cinderella as I've always wanted a glass shoe since the first time I read that story. My obsession with shoes started quite young you see ;-) I love the geometric structure of the steel( yes steel!) clutch from Romwe and it added just the perfect edge to the outfit.

And here come my Red Carpet moments!

With the captain of my team Glamourous Gloss - Katrina Kaif !

With the ever charming and stunning Sonam Kapoor - Captain of Team Matte

Red Carpet moments don't come often but if even a few like these come by, you know how lucky you are! :) I had a great time at the launch that was full of glamour, glitz, beautiful women, make-up and was spent in the company of the awesome L'Oréal Paris team. Girls do go and check out the Cannes 2015 collection and do share your favourites with me! :)

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Just Be Yourself

My pregnancy was filled with futile shopping visits most of the times that I wanted to buy clothes. Having not put on too much weight other than a little bit on the tummy and on the curvy areas, maternity clothing didn't fit me well and regular clothing my size would be super tight on the tummy. What I needed was good plus size clothing which most brands in this country don't really believe in despite most Indian women actually being endowed with curves in the right places. I mean being curvy is good - Ask the ones who have the curves! Since I am extra choosy and picky and can't make do with just something not up to the mark, I managed with existing clothes in my wardrobe that were either flary or were picked up abroad(they actually have great clothes catering to plus size and curvy women). Even when I wasn't pregnant, because of being heavier on my lower body, I always craved for well fitting pants that I didn't have to alter to fit my waist, because I always had to buy larger sizes as per my butt size! I constantly wondered why hardly any brands ever bothered about it, and if they did then why did they not care to make stylish clothes instead of drab and boring ones.

My recent visit to Westside seemed like an answer to all my prayers. Sassy Soda, its latest trendy collection designed for women who love their curves and believe in 'Have it, Flaunt it' definitely displays a unique understanding of the fashion needs of the curvier youth of today.

I had a great time exploring the collection cause it was too good to be true, and put together a few outfits too to show you how awesome this collection is!

I love how they have taken care to incorporate all the latest trends, be it fun prints and silhouettes and colours that pop to add oomph to your wardrobe. Finally curvy girls are going to dress up without any compromises.

Plus size fashion in India is not going to be the same anymore. Westside has definitely added SASS to this segment! :-)

By the way, it's not just Sassy Soda that they launched recently. They have also introduced their first in-house stylish and affordable lingerie brand called Wunderlove. They have 3 different collections to suit different moods - Daily Essentials that are your everyday must-haves. Everyday Pretty that lets you explore your fun, playful side and Fancy Pants of alluring and elegant separates. Something to suit everyone's taste. I am a crazy hoarder of lingerie and I know for a fact that I am going to go back to pick up not one but loads of their gorgeous pieces. Lovestruck is the apt word for what I feel about Wunderlove! 

These launches scream out to me "Just Be Yourself"! 

I'm sure you guys want to know what all I picked up but what's the hurry? :-) Soon Soon.. Very soon... Till then do go and check out these new launches at Westside! 

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Party away with KAZO AW'14!

My birthday is round the corner and due to all my time being devoted to the baby, I suddenly realised that I hadn't started shopping for my birthday yet, which till last year meant shopping from a month before the birthday and ending obviously only on the birthday. So when KAZO invited me to their Autumn/Winter '14 preview, I knew that this was going to be the start of my shopping spree!

While most brands seem to have heavy jackets, fur coats and heavy knits as part of their AW'14 collection, I was really happy to see KAZO have a collection apt for the Mumbai autumn and winter season.  Georgette trousers, shimmer knits, leggings with faux leather trimmings, peplum jackets and lighweight party dresses from the collection stole my heart. The colour palette consisted of neutrals, pastles, brights and warm colours, while pretty florals, geometric prints and embellishments gave the collection a very charming appeal. With the party season all ready to set foot, in my terms, I would call this the 'Party Season' collection.

I zeroed down on my favourites from their collection and put together 5 looks to choose from.

Shimmer Shimmer on the Wall

My love for shimmer is known by everyone. So my first look had to be all things sparkly and shiny for a night party - A shimmery gold jumper paired with a pair of black leggings with faux leather trimmings, a clutch embellished with pearls and embellished loop earrings. An evergreen look that even 10 years down the line will make heads turn.

Style me Twice

This Orange embellished dress caught my eye as soon as I entered the store. There is something that I have for bright colours over dark colours for the Autumn Winter season. For the first look I kept the original brown belt and paired the dress with a white clutch and pearl earrings. For the second look, I colour blocked the outfit by replacing the original belt with a bright blue with gold belt and added a blue sling purse. Absolutely simple ways to style the dress twice. With such simple changes you can easily take it from day to night as well.

Monochrome Love

Monochrome has to be the most loved trend in the world and these georgette palazzo trousers have got to be the most comfortable piece of KAZO's AW'14 collection. It is a must must buy. The bird print on the layered top adds an edge to the outfit. Pair it with a jacket if the weather gets chilly. This look is perfect for a brunch or a dinner date. 

Bringing Sexy Back

This blue dress in every sense brought sexy back for me. The lightness of the material, the way it fell on my curves, the way it fit me, the way the drapes fell on my back and the way the diamante accessories and gold clutch matched perfectly. It is going to be the perfect birthday outfit for this new mommy! Sexy yet elegant!

All these looks are going to be perfect for the numerous lunches and dinner parties I am going to plan for my birthday. Why not, after all my birthday comes once a year only and this is my first one with my little one! Yayy, I'm so excited :-)

To see more from the collection, you can check it out all on their website - www.KAZO.com

I would love to know which was your favourite from the looks I have styled, and if you would like any other piece to be styled from their collection, do drop me a comment with the link from their website. Would love to help you guys put your party looks together for the coming season :-)

Stay tuned to my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to see some more of my favourites from the AW'14 collection!

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