Beauty Diaries by Kimi

Hello everyone, We are in the last month of 2017 and today, I just wanted to talk to you about few stuffs that trended this year, and the list includes a bit of everything from toys, food, beauty and fashion, that I got included in my year too. So, let us rewind a bit and have a look at these. Check the video below: Until, next time. xoxo, Kimi

How to spend more Fun Time with your Family Many times we get so busy with our commitments - to our clients, to our appointments, social gatherings, tech gadgets, and even our social networking profiles, that it becomes a luxury to spend some quality fun time with our families. It is important to take proper care of our professional as well as personal lives with due diligence, even if it takes for us to schedule and plan things beforehand. Spending a fun night with your family especially the night before weekend can work amazingly in creating the necessary bond. If you are able to do this every weekend - fair enough, otherwise you can plan it once every fortnight or even every month. Here are a few ways that can help you plan your family fun night  more creatively: 1) Make plain Board Games interesting: If you think you've had enough of your regular board games and carom, then try adding your own personal touch to it by making up a new rule that interests all the membe...

Moving to a new city can be extremely exciting and draining at the same time. If you are planning to move from one end of your country to the other end , then it might become an overwhelming experience getting all your huge household stuffs packed and loaded in the truck, and then getting them unloaded and unpacked at the new destination followed by arranging them in your new home. From my experience, I've seen that usually the cost of moving goes a bit higher than general estimate because of all the additional costs that crop up during the whole transition. Check out an interesting infographic below that talks about moving cost estimation: www.1800packrat.com Using an online cost calculator can help you get an almost accurate estimate . When we moved our household stuffs last time around 2 years back, apart from incurring additional expenses in moving our stuffs, we also had to plan the cost of moving our vehicle. One of the most popular and cost effective ways to tr...

Five Innovative, Stylish and Unique Chair Designs If you spend around 8-10 hours a day working on your desktop, then you must know how much importance does your work chair hold. A good and comfortable sitting posture can make a significant amount of difference in the quantity and quality of efforts you put in your work. Apart from giving the comfort factor, an office chair should also help you stay active while you stay seated on it for so many hours of your day (or night!). It should definitely give a good amount of support to your back, help you stretch and relax your muscles in between your work hours and if you have to deal with more than one work station placed side by side in your room, then it should also help you move across smoothly. Check out below an interesting infographic showcasing the History of chairs, and how we got our current office chair with wheels: familydinners.org When it comes to office furniture, the choice of your work chair can easily make or br...

Relocation gives you a great chance to begin a new chapter in your life related to your career, finances and even relationships. Moving and relocating to a new place for a new job can take a bit of your energy and expenses. You can get refunds and reimbursements on moving expenses from your employer or even from the Government, provided you follow a certain list of pre-set rules and regulations. www.1800packrat.com In US, you can get good level of tax refunds on moving expenses. For instance if you are moving to a new home which is over 50 miles away from your old residence, you may qualify to get certain amount of tax deductions. For more details check HERE  However, it may take a while for you to get all the money back, and till then it becomes necessary to save a few bucks for an easy and hassle free living in your new home.  Our last move was around two years back and it took us 1-2 months to get all the moving expenses back from our employer. You obviously...

When it comes to shifting your household from one location to another, it requires a great deal of planning and organization. You have to keep in mind your new home, the packing and moving company you'd like to consider, and in many times, the list of things you'd want to keep in storage house.  www.1800packrat.com According to a survey, around 15% of people move every year just in the U.S. Around 6.7 million people moved in the U.S. in year 2010; a number that is around 4 times the population of Manhattan. With the current globalization of work, we can definitely expect this number to grow more in coming years.  Most of your job is done if you can get a good packing and moving company. Even though getting a good one requires lots of work. You need to check the ones suitable for your movement (local or interstate!), get feedback from people who have used the latest packing and moving services, and compare the ratings, discounts and deals etc. However, there a...

Perfumes for women online When it comes to fragrances , it is quite difficult to stick to one as an "all time favourite". My favourites always keep on changing, depending on what I wear. My current favourite perfume is Tresor in Love by Lancome (reviewed HERE ) and as far as a deodorant is concerned, I quite like my Dove go fresh deosprays (I've three variants and I love them all!), especially the one with cucumber and green tea scent. Usually I fall in love with one fragrance, start wearing it for some seasons, then try something new, get fancied by it which becomes my then favourite, and the trend continues. However, there are certain evergreen fragrances which are quite hit in the market and even our Bollywood actresses swear by them any time of the day! Here, bringing to you some of the favourite fragrances of our Bollywood Divas, so check them out below: `1) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Starting my list with the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan; the perfumes ...

Home decorating ideas for living room A brand brought alive by designer Rohit Kapoor NIVASA, a design company and a brand in design space for the last 20 years, offers a luxurious range of interior and home décor products with a range of contemporary, Mediterranean and Victorian furniture. Soon to launch its first flagship store in Meherchand Market, Nivasa will surely make a mark in the field of furniture. The brand offers products that are demanded by the most discerning consumer. NIVASA offers a selection of beautiful products that are the perfect addition to your home. All the furniture pieces are designed by an in - house team of designers. The collection that has specifically been designed this month is described below:

Four Unique Gift Wrapping Techniques Wrapping a gift can be a fun part of the process of giving gifts. There are so many wonderful ways to package the gifts. You can be as unique to the person as they are. Options range in design, packaging material and techniques. Some like to go more simple and traditional while others like to think outside of the box. Whether you want to discover how custom printing adds value to your packaging or you want to stay more traditional, here are four ways to make that gift sparkle and shine when giving it away. Image source A Variety of Gift Bag Options  Image source Gift bags make it easy to wrap any package you may have. They come in a variety of sizes, themes, colors and even shapes. You can find them at practically any store that sells gift items or you can purchase personalized ones online. You can make them into goodies bags for parties or just put that hard to wrap gift item in them. They have a range of great uses and design...

Room decorating ideas When it comes to home décor, I have completely different choices as compared to my mom’s. She likes to give more traditional and royal touch to the room, whereas I am more into giving a sleek and classic look.  She loves everything with lots of detail work in it, whereas I like more simple and whole designs. However, there are certain things we both agree to, that can give any room a beautiful, warm and cozy look and brighten it up in an instant. Here, have a look at certain basics, I feel one must invest on when it comes to decorating your home: 1)       Lighting and Lamp shades:   Lovely lights in the living room of my mom's home A lampshade I bought for my home No matter how well you design the interiors of your house, if the lighting is inadequate and poor, even the best things fail to make an impact. On the contrary, I have seen even the simplest of interiors glow up in all their glory under a gorg...

Online shopping has been my life saver since a while now, and I am quite grateful to all the awesome online shopping websites that have opened in India. I've shopped from almost all of the major ones till now and the excellent service, good product quality and great discounts on some amazing brands, just make me go back to them again and again. Today, I'd like to share with you my shopping experience with Rooja.com . I've shopped from the website a couple of times till now and so far have liked them a lot particularly because of their good customer service, great brands and overall shopping experience. The website is pretty easy to join. It keeps featuring various designer labels for clothes, accessories, shoes and home decor etc. from time to time for a particular duration, thereby giving you great deals of varieties at a given moment. I even shopped my winter wardrobe from the website, however not including it in the pics below as I've already stored it inside my t...

Entering its 10th year, Fair & Lovely Foundation continues its endeavor of enriching lives through education Fair & Lovely Scholarship Program has made a difference to the lives of more than 1100 girls. Fair & Lovely Foundation since inception in 2003 has played an integral role in changing the lives of more than 1100 girls; given them wings to achieve their dreams by empowering them through education and career development. Continuing their passion and determination in the 10th year, Fair & Lovely opens doors of hope for girls across the country to pursue their dreams. The Fair & Lovely Foundation is an enterprising initiative by Fair & Lovely, the leading fairness cream brand from Hindustan Unilever Limited, offering scholarship to empower the women of tomorrow. In its 10th consecutive year, the Fair & Lovely Foundation invites applications from girls across the country for the Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarship 2012 that allows them to pur...

Rebecca Bloomwood in the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic illustrated an algorithm that many women find themselves using in the middle of an internal cost-justification debate. Take the total cost of let’s say the Naked Palette by Urban Decay which comes in at a cool $50. Now, divide the total cost by the number of times you anticipate using the product, and then you will have an accurate and indicative measure of the “true cost” of the product.  I’ve used this self-rationalization many a time, which has not only improved my mental math skills (or really just given my calculator app a workout) but also has made my pocketbook quite light. For those times when you’ve used the cost-per-use formula a bit too often and you’re looking to save on beauty products, here are a few tips and tricks. Image Source 1. DIY Sometimes the priciest parts of a makeup regime are not the cosmetics themselves,