The Monsoon Nail Polish Edit!

Hello my lovely people,

I'm finally back from a mini refreshing vacation and have decided to do a lot of posts this August! I'm doing a happy dance since the past 3 days because 'AUGUST' is my favourite month as it's my BIRTHDAY MONTH !!! 

I was really confused what to post and I kept thinking & while I was getting my nail polish off last evening, an idea popped in my mind! I'm a nail polish hoarder & I hate it when my nails ain't painted. But sometimes it's necessary to let your nails breath.

Since it's monsoon in Mumbai, the weather is gloomy & dull and for me nail polish is a great way of add some colour to the dull life! I find painting my nails very relaxing, sometimes stressful also but would talk about that in another post.

So here are the lovely nail polishes that have made me happy during these rainy days....

Maybelline Color Show in 402 Blackcurrant Pop : If you are someone who isn't into bright shade but still want a colour that pops, this beautiful lilac shade is perfect to match this changing weather.

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 420 Pacific Blue : You can never go wrong with this ocean colour shade. Just one stroke and you are good to go.

NYX Advanced Salon Formula Nail Polish in NPS 214 Creme Glitter : I swear by this copperish rose gold shade! It instantly dresses up your nails and can be worn with every outfit. 

Maybelline Color Show in 215 Keep - up - the - Flame : I love my classic red. Whatever season it maybe, I love my reds & this is the perfect bright reddish orange shade.

Do let me know which shades are you loving currently ??

xoxo, Aastha

Happy Friendship Day!

Going back to my childhood, Tom & Jerry was the first cartoon I loved and would watch all day long. I'm sure many of you have the same story!

It taught what a friend is like & what the phrase 'A friend in need is a friend indeed' actually meant. Though was Tom always after Jerry but they always helped each other, that's how friendship is!

So make sure to be there for your friend at all times. 

And thank you to you guys who have given me so much love. 

 HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY 

xoxo, Aastha

June Favourites 2015 :)

It's just so crazy that we are half way through the year! This year just went by too quickly. I have been wanting to post stuff on my blog but I was having a writer's blog. Each time I sat to write about something, I would get stuck. So I thought of giving me that think to recuperate. I made sure that each time I had an idea I would at least write how much ever I could and continue later. So at this point I have a lot of post where I'm stuck midway but I'm working on them.

As you all know, I love YouTube and during the beginning of every month most beauty/ fashion youtubers post about their favourites. While I was watching those videos, it suddenly struck my mind to do one too. 
So here I'm with my June Favourites :)

 
MAYBELLINE HYPERSHARP LINER

I love applying eyeliner but I'm really bad at applying liquid eyeliner and though I love gel eyeliner, I'm too lazy to wash the brush. So since a long time I have been using these felt tip pen eyeliners from Miss Claire. Maybelline New York is my go - to brand of all time and when they launch this pen eyeliner, I had to grab it. I use it almost everyday, and this does not budge all day. I have even worn it in the rain and it still way intact.

MAYBELLINE TOTAL CLEAN

Now as I said that the eyeliner does and the lip crayon don't come off that easily, this makeup remover comes to my rescue. It gets the job done in seconds, so I have not reason to be lazy to get my makeup off. Again this is an inexpensive product and also most importantly, does not make my skin break out into hives :)

PALMOLIVE AROMA MORNING TONIC SHOWER GEL

During my teens, I always loved using body washes from this particular brand. I don't know why I stopped using it. Around 2 months back, I rediscovered this much loved product while I was on a trip to Delhi. I reached Delhi and realised that I wasn't carrying a body wash and I was so paranoid that I rushed to the nearby supermarket and bought  this one. I personally love this one the most because I love anything and everything with a citrus fragrance.

REVLON COLORBURST MATTE BALM - 225 SULTRY

This is my go - to lip colour since a while now. It compliments most skin tones and stays on all day long. Since it is matte, it does dry my lips so I prefer applying a thin layer of lip balm, wait for a few minutes and then apply this lip colour. This lip colour is a dupe to the shade that Kylie Jenner wears all the time. 

RIMMEL LONDON STAY MATTE LONG LASTING PRESSED POWDER - 005 SILKY BEIGE

Now this is something that has been my favourite for almost a year now. I'm in the shade ..... Since the time I got this I haven't used any other pressed powder and have also got some of my friends hooked on to this baby. It glides on like a dream and doesn't give a very powdery or a cakey look. It's really inexpensive and you much give it a try!

SMITH'S ROSEBUD SALVE

This has been my saviour for the past few years now. I suffer from chapped lips as well dry patches all years long. Since I have to use a lipbalm all year round I'm always on the lookout for lipbalms that are 100% natural. This isn't a lipbalm, you can apply this to any dry patches and this product is simple wonderful.

Also, I got this long long back on my trip to Sephora (Singapore) so I really don't remember the price.

THE BODY SHOP TEA TREE SKIN CLEARING FACIAL WASH 

Now this is something to which I have been committed to for around 4 years. I don't know how many bottle I have gone through. This face wash has helped me keep pimples at bay (not literally), I still do get a few but not that often. I have sensitive skin and this has worked wonders for me!

THE BODY SHOP TEA TREE SQUEAKY-CLEAN SCRUB

A few days back I went to buy the face wash and saw this scrub. This was a new launch and because it was from the Tea Tree range, I had to try it. I must say, it's equally good as the face wash and I love the combination of the two together.

MUSIC I HAVE BEEN LOVING !!

All these songs are old but classic and I listen to them every morning to feel motivated and happy.

xoxo, Aastha

The Lil Flea ...

“Better late than never.” 

And so rightly said here’s the post on my last year’s (in December to be precise) experience at Mumbai’s own one of a kind weekend flea market, The Lil Flea at the Reclamation grounds, Bandra.

To start with, The Lil Flea is all about art with a perspective, the pulsating creativity and free well. If you are the kind of shopaholic who thinks there is nothing quite as exciting as coming home with a bag of quirky, one-of-a-kind goodies then The Lil Flea is just the place for you. With the mention of a flea market, the term conjures up images of beach side markets across globe with vibrant colors all over, selling some of the most wonderful and enticing knick knacks.

You simply cannot avoid this one !!!

What made me Happy here ??? DREAMCATCHERS ♥

In order to quench the shopping needs of the city's fashion enthusiasts, The Lil Flea is a one-stop destination for the choicest products from various brands spanning across fashion, jewellery, home decor and lifestyle whilst keeping up with latest trends. Colourful tents with fun drapes and lamps, umbrellas hanging upside down, ladder installations with lights and Christmas goodies uplifting the space and giving it a nice cool vibe, pop-up shops showcasing a variety of items such as clothes, footwear, bags, accessories, handicraft, artifacts, arts & craft, antiques, home décor, and the concept of exchanging old books in lieu of another book at free will, that’s something I experienced for the first time and loved the idea. But unlike any other pop-up exhibition selling only merchandise, the flea also had a vibrant pop-up cafe with dozens of booths offering a number of cuisines and street food.

Posing time ... This mint green ladder & these cute jars instantly attracted me !

This cute girl ... I wish I could become a kid again ♥

Making a wish ... At the Secret Santa Tree ♥

Super cute Christmas decorations !!!

The Lil Flea market is definitely not one of the cliche' exhibitions with only merchandise on offer. The Lil Flea has a fun central flea square, right in the middle of the flea - open music zone showcasing live band performances by some local coolest up and coming singers and song writers through the day. The pathways and the layout were such that you can have the freedom to enjoy your time looking at pretty corners, or relax on benches spread throughout the flea to park your shopping bags and grab a bite. You can take a time out and go about clicking snaps and selfies with the number of props and artifacts kept around. I personally loved it. Also you can chill out at the café area sitting on the ground sipping away your cooler, or participate in a smattering of cool and fun workshops, for instance the dream-catcher workshop was just way too cool.

Dreamcatcher Workshop

♥ Frame Work ♥

Fun with Caricature

These people were awesome !! Especially that little girl !!!

Much needed picture !

Which one would you pick ??

In a nutshell, The Lil Flea offered a lovely setting for the market, an ideal destination for collectors, bargain hunters, music aficionados and fashion enthusiast Mumbaikars who want to soak up the atmosphere.

Don't Forget to Live your DREAMS ♥

Oh !!! And just to let you know ! The Lil Flea is happening right now, so make sure to visit them !!

To know more about them, like them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thelilflea

Also make sure to like my page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/InExtraDimension

xoxo, Aastha

Hello my Lovely INDIANS ♥

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. 

We are the ones we've been waiting for. 

We are the change that we seek. 

"Happy Republic Day"

xoxo, Aastha

Wishing you all a very Happy Mental Health Day

It's really important that we become aware & help them !!! Professional help is always there but it's our responsibility to make people aware about the facilities around them !

Apart from professional help, we as human beings have the power to heal ourselves and also the people around us...

♥ So let's join hands and make this world a better place ♥

xoxo, Aastha

♡ Happy Dussehra ♡

Wishing all my readers a very Happy Dussehra ! Wish you loads of happiness, prosperity and joy ahead ! Stay calm & stay happy !

xoxo, Aastha

♥ Can't Keep Calm coz It's My Birthday ♥ and Rakshabandhan too ♥

♥ Happy B'day to ME ♥

So the day is here ... We all wait for our birthdays, atlest I do !

I'm someone who likes to be with family and friends on this day but it isn't possible all the time !

I'm really thankful to all the people in my life who have made me understand my importance and also what life is like ... 

So today Let's Celebrate Life ♥

Also a very Happy Rakshabandhan to all the brothers & sisters of this world !

Google is wishing me too !!! 

xoxo, Aastha ♥

Super Happy ... All Thanks to you !!!

Hey guys !!!

I am really really HAPPY today ! I have been ill since the last week but I still shopped during the week :P coz you can never stop a girl from shopping. Because there was so much going on I couldn't have a look at my blog :(

TODAY like 15mins back when I logged in.... I was taken a back when I realized that I have crossed 2000 views .... I mean how amazing is that ... 

It's not easy to reach here & it was only possible because of you people. I'm really grateful to all of you who follow my blog. It really means a lot to me. 

At this point I don't have words to express my happiness 

... virtual hugs to all of you ...

* if you are not following the blog then plz go ahead and click the FOLLOW button *

Happy Republic Day ... Vande Mataram :)

♥ PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN ♥

All you Indians out there whether you are in India or Abroad ... Wish you all a very 

H A P P Y 

R E P U B L I C 

D A Y

This picture is a collage of some shots of the song Vande Mataram by A. R. Rahman

I am addicted to the song since I first heard it (during my childhood) ♥

xoxo, Aastha

THE ULTIMATE LIST !

Hello Peeps ♥

I though alot about what my new year's resolutions should be but I realized that the ones I though of were those that I was sure to break. So why make resolutions that you would break. I finally stumbled upon this picture & BANG !! These were my resolutions! If I do end up making some realistic ones then I'll surely share them!

xoxo, Aastha

Don't Stress & Mess, Chill & Kill

Heya Peeps ....

How was your weekend??? Mine was alot fun ... I came back from my vacation & finally got to meet my friends. While I was in Rishikesh I got to know that as college reopens, on the coming Monday we had to take a workshop with the students of our college. Luckily we were in groups to do this!

I have to take these workshops all through January & our first workshop was on "Stress Management" !!! So on Saturday we decided what we wanted to do!!! We also thought that we would give the students a pamphlet on ways they could de-stress... 

My group mates were my cool friends Rowena & Sowmya ♥ We had an awesome time!

With the help of my friend I finally managed to make the pamphlets & though of sharing it with you guys coz we all go through stress & people have various ways to de-stress ! 

Hope you guys like it & try to incorporate these small activities in your life too ♥

xoxo, Aastha

Wishes for you !

Hello peeps ♥

I am back home from a long vacation. I received tons of messages from my loved ones on new year & this one really made me happy. So I though of sharing it with you guys !!!

The Boarding on Flight 2014 has been announced..... Your luggage should only contain the best souvenirs from 2013 ...the bad and sad moments should be left in the garbage... 

The duration of the flight will be 12 months. 

The next stop-overs will be : Health, Love, Joy, Harmony, Well-being and Peace. The Captain offers you the following menu which will be served during the flight .....

A Cocktail of Friendship 

A Supreme of Health 

A gratin of prosperity 

A Bowl of Excellent News 

A Salad of Success A Cake of Happiness All accompanied by burst of laughter.... Wishing you and the family an enjoyable trip on board of flight 2014 ♥

xoxo, Aastha

Family & Shopping !!!

Hello guys, 

How was your weekend ? How is your week going so far?

Mine was quite amazinng coz my sister was here for 2 days & we had loads of fun

 ... & ... 

I did loads of shopping  (hehehe)

We both are shopping freaks..! She is the one with whom I enter random shops & luckily find really good stuff.... the only drawback of shopping with her is that, she never stops me from buying anything  good for me, not for my parents!

We went to Infiniti2, only because we wanted to visit Forever21 & I must say I din't like anything there except shoes & accessories! And YES we randomly entered Reliance Trends & found some really amazing stuff...

Our next stop was Lokhandwala market.... and yet again we stumbled upon a shop that had amazing tops (resonably priced) ... It's an amazing feeling when you find good quality tops at a low price.

Today she went back & somehow we couldn't click even one picture...

After dropping her me & mom went to Oberoi Mall & here too is was a compulsion to visit Forever 21 & I was quite impressed with the collection... I was disappointed with the Forever21 in Infiniti2 but this one in Oberoi was mind-blowing... I shopped there too  they have got an amazing winter collection at discounted prices... And I found some wonderful "NEON" sweaters...

... "Girls go grab some spectacular & classy pieces for your closet" ...

A Picture of Me & My Sis ... Clicked few months back !

xoxo

Aastha Chaturvedi

Hello December !!!

As DECEMBER is here ... so is the decemberphotochallenge on Instagram !!! 

If you know me then you totally know that I keep going through phases of InstaAddiction... 

I went through alot of the photochallenge picture & finally decided to make my own...

If you don't use Instagram then DO NOT WORRY ... you can view the pictures on facebook or on twitter & at the end of every week I will post some of those pictures here too.

Hashtag (#aasthachaaturvedi #InExtraDimension) if you plan to be a part of it!
Also plz start using Instagram ... I love it, My friends love it & I'm sure you guys will love it too 

xoxo

Aastha

Goodbye SACHIN !

Since my childhood I heard SACHIN SACHIN SACHIN everywhere

whether it be 5 year old child or a 90 year old man

each and everyone loved him!

I was never a lover of cricket ... The only reason I watched it was because of my papa

He being a cricketer has told me alot about CRICKET and SACHIN as he played with him during their early years of cricket.

Today when I saw the legend ... it brought tears to my eyes to see him play his last ...

and 

reminds me of the day I met him!

It was 7 years back when papa took me to a practice match only because I wanted to meet 

SACHIN & DRAVID & BRET LEE

These are the three people that I salute from the cricket world

I was a little sad that I dint manage to get all 3's autograph

BUT

Today I feel lucky that I got a hug and that I own the legend's autograph!

And because this is the space I love, I would like to share that memory with you all.

Sachin's Autograph taken 7 years back

xoxo

Aastha

Happy Diwali !!!

Hello PEOPLE !!!

I missed this space so much... M.A. is totally killing me... It's a test of patience and also how much can you refrain yourself from sleep...!

I have not writtien anything here since a long time & what better than starting to write again on DIWALI

Personally I love this festival ... not because I love crackers but because of "Gannuji",  diyas, candles, lights, VACATION, smiles....

This festiival brings emence joy to each and everyone ...

I was browsing through Pinterest and found some lovely pics of Diwali that I felt like sharing...

Light a lamp of LOVE, 

Blast a chain of SORROW, 

Shoot a rocket of PROSPERITY, 

Fire a flowerpot of HAPPINESS. 

Wish you all and your family a very 

HAPPY, SAFE and SPARKLING DIWALI 

xoxo

Aastha