Hey everyone!

The season of Fashion and Style weeks again with a lot of events happening around Delhi and Mumbai. However, among all the fashion weeks - that sadly, have started looking like a repition now - one event that stood out really well is the India Design ID 2017 which is a unique Design week that held last weekend in Delhi.

I was lucky enough to be a part of the 5th season of India Design Week - an Ogaan Media Initiative that was held at NSIC, Okhla with my team.

India Design is an exhibition space that showcases the finest in home decoration, with high-end brands and designers unveiling their latest collections. India Design ID recognises and celebrates designers and creativity from diverse disciplines in designing ¬– interiors, product design, architecture and installations.

Into its 5th year, ID truly lived upto our expecations and here I am sharing the highlights of India's biggest Design celebration :

India Design ID 2017

The celebrations started with a grand launch party organised at the venue with a preview of the exhibits as well as a band performance, among the presence India's biggest names in Design as well as the design-lovers.

ID Design 2017

India Design ID presented themed pavilions, namely Decoration, Decoration I, Decoration II, Design and Trends. Housed within the Decoration Pavilion being the best in décor, the Trends Pavilion presented the Colour Next trend forecasts for 2017, and the Design Pavilion showcased the talents of designers and design labels.

Sarita Handa

Sarita Handa is all about pure design made with uncompromised craftsmanship. They launched their first ever handloom range of textiles and home-linen, including soft furnishings and accessories hand crafted from handloom fabrics.

The Palace Collection by Adil Iqbal Ahmad

Apartment 9

Another exhibit that caught our fancy were the aspirational interiors by Apartment 9, whose designs cultivated innovative design spaces, while creating a fine balance between both contemporary and traditional styles.

Baby Select

Klove

The Trend Pavilion featured designer interpretations of the colour trends forecast for 2017. Asian Paints announced Intense Ocean as their Colour Next 2017 forecasts at the event to supplement the efforts of creating awareness and backing the design intent of India Design ID 2017

Outdoor installations
Artists were invited to put up special installations across the fairgrounds of the design exhibit.




These unique fluid funicular structures were a work of art by MOFA Studios and Cutting Creations, that were made of scrap steel were an effort to recreate a mega urban landscape for people to sit, lounge around and enjoy a cup of tea .

Food Court :
While the event presented food for thought, it also had a lot of options for the foodies such as Brown Sugar and Dunkin' Donuts. The special attracton was the No-Mad cafe by The Park Hotels that served amazing Indian and Thai delicacies to savour the tastebuds.

The fifth season of India Design 2017 was definitely a success in terms of presenting a curated experience of India's biggest and finest design and architecture names as well as sharing knowledge about the design industry and latest trends.

Know more about India Design here :
Website: www.indiadesignid.com 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/IndiaDesignID 
Instagram: @indiadesignid  
Twitter: @IndiaDesignID

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Nitika

Hey everyone!

Last week, the Selfie lovers in Delhi (including us) had a gala time as we received some useful and interesting tips to click those perfect selfies in an exclusive photography session with the famous celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani.

The one-of-its-kind photography session was organised by OPPO and Times Fresh Face especially for the finalists of the OPPO Times Fresh Face 2016 and we were also lucky to get some handy tips for clicking stylish selfies.


Joining Dabboo Ratnani for the session was the beautiful FBB Femina Miss India 2015 Aditi Arya, who also shared tips on how to make one's selfie experience stylish and perfect.

During the workshop, Dabboo Ratnani offered the tips with the Selfie Expert ie. OPPO F1s and the newly launched OPPO A57 that are the best smartphones in the market currently loaded with technologically advanced features to click those unstoppable selfies.



Here are a few tips shared during the workshop that helped us understand the Art of Clicking Perfect Selfies :

• Make sure the light is Perfect - The best selfies come when the lights are bright and highlight the things that you want to show in the selfie. Fluorescent lights should be avoided as they can ruin any photo.

• Know your Best Angle - Well this isn't anymore a secret, as a lot of us prefer taking our selfies in that best-angle. But if you haven't figured out yours yet,  try yours in different ways before you find an angle that focuses your best features and make them streamlined. One useful tip is to keep your chin down and hold the camera up a bit higher than face level.

• Crop it Right - We aren't talking about the crop top trend here, but the way to crop your selfie to hide the unwanted features like a weird underarm or heavy arms.

• Use Filters - All thanks to various in-built filters in the OPPO Selfie Expert as well as a lot of editing apps, you can use these filters to make your selfie rock on social media.

• Get Makeup for Rescue - No Light? Don't worry, use your favorite highlighter to give your skin an amazing glow that won't be hidden in the selfie. Or use a bold lipstick to get a cool natural effect in the selfie.

Hey everyone!
Hope you all are doing well. I am back with a post after a long time, and well if you have been following me on my social media channels - you would be knowing that I was on a vacation plus was not keeping well, that's why it took me so long to write a post in September.

But well, I bring exciting news with this post which is about the much awaited launch of THE FACE SHOP in India. THE FACE SHOP is a world renowned South Korean cosmetics brand which is very popular among the beauty enthusiasts for its amazing natural products as well as its makeup offerings.

The brand’s philosophy lies in connecting the secrets of nature’s beauty with its customers through finely picked excellent ingredients in their best quality and products innovations.

THE FACE SHOP is Now in India

As Korea’s first cosmetic company committed to nature, THE FACE SHOP creates products from approximately 600 natural ingredients such as flowers, grains, plants, fruits, mineral water, and oriental medicine to nourish and revitalize the skin.


During the event, that was held at 38 Barracks, CP, Delhi last week, Beauty Expert Shawn Kim took us through the wide range of products offered by THE FACE SHOP and also showed us various makeup techniques and hacks to get the look right.

Shawn Kim, Makeup Expert, THE FACE SHOP

The most fun part of the event was of course having the first-hand experience of the amazing beauty products that the brand is launching this October in India.
And we have brought you the first impressions of few products that should be on your radar this fall :

THE FACE SHOP India - First Impressions

THE SOLUTION Face Masks

THE SOLUTION Brightening and Hydrating Face Masks -
Don't have time for a refreshing facial due to your busy schedule? Well, THE FACE SHOP has got an answer to that with their face masks that promise to give a perfect skin with its moisturizing and nourishing properties.
The mask features a pre-packed thin cotton sheet that comes complete with eye, mouth and nose holes for proper placement and leaves the skin supple and smooth after use.

WHITE SEED Brightening Serum

 WHITE SEED Brightening Serum -
I have made serums an important part of my daily skincare regime, and use them religiously before sleeping to hydrate my skin overnight. The White Seed brightening serum is a paraben-free product that penetrates into skin, giving it a boost of radiance and brightness.
I can't wait to start using this serum as I read many amazing reviews about how it brightens and smoothens skin.

Eyebrow Pencils - Brown and Gray Brown

 DESIGNING Eyebrow Pencil -
This unique and travel-friendly eyebrow pencil features a dual applicator - built-in pencil and brush.
I have uneven eyebrows and am always told by MUAs to use eyebrow pencils for my brows, but I always end up messing them. But this eyebrow pencil from THE FACE SHOP is easy to use to get those perfect brows without smudging.

Ink Gel Sticks - Pink Balm and Pink Violet

 Ink Gel Stick -
If you are a sucker for tinted lips, then the Ink Gel Stick might just be your new favorite product. It features a super sleek texture and glides on smoothly upon contact, giving away a beautiful color that stays on like ink.

COLLAGEN Ampoule Lipstick-  Gel Coral

COLLAGEN Ampoule Lipstick - Mandarin Garden

 COLLAGEN Ampoule Lipsticks :
I am most excited about getting these two beautiful lipsticks in my kitty. COLLAGEN Ampoule lipstick is a full coverage lipstick which instantly brightens lips with rich, shimmering colour. The packaging itself is so classy, that you would instantly be tempted to get one in your vanity kit.

It has a moisturizing and volumizing formula that also promises protection from wrinkles.

THE FACE SHOP now in India - October 1st onwards

We are in July already and it makes me feel surprised about how half of the year passed by in a jiffy.

June happens to be our Blogiversary month, and this June we celebrated our 5th Blogiversary. I really can't believe how I have survived 5 years of blogging, when I had started this blog just as a platform to share my shopping hauls and never thought it would last this long.

I still remember when I used to click pictures of my new outfits inside my hostel room, my friends used to laugh at my weird Hobby, but well who would have had imagined that The Shopaholic Diaries - a blog I started as a hobby but proved to be my passion - would complete 5 years successfully.

To celebrate the 5th Blogiversary with our friends & fans, we organized a Spa party in collaboration with ELLE Spa & Salon and Crowne Plaza Mayur Vihar, Delhi.


ELLE Spa & Salon is a contemporary luxury brand launched by Sanghvi Brands-ELLE joint venture in India and the Indian Ocean region recently.
The spa promises a relaxing journey with aromatic scents, soft lighting, airy atmosphere & warm décor, rejuvenating the mind, body & soul. I'll cover more about the spa in my next post.





ELLE Spa & Salon is located at Crowne Plaza Mayur Vihar - an excellent 5-star property located right in my neighborhood, which is a one-stop place for one to enjoy awesome multi-cuisine food, a relaxing spa and an outdoor swimming pool - all this in the neighborhood of East Delhi.

A complete review of the property would be done in the next post!


To celebrate our 5 years journey of blogging, many dear friends and regular readers of the blog joined us for a Spa party and Hi-Tea.

L to R : Vinny (my MUA for the day), Shaily (Confessionz of a Closet), Neha (Bestie alert), ME, Tina (Photographer-WIP), Bhawna (By Muse)

L to R : Apurva (Kalapalette), Yours truly, Hansika (Crazy Bestie), Pankhuri (Madamemoiselle4u)

L to R : Rabani (Punk Artist), :P , Anubha (the Creative one), Sakshi (Cutie), Hansika (did I say Crazy already?)

The evening started with all the lovely guests enjoying relaxing foot spa sessions at the luxurious spa area near the hotel pool, while sipping refreshing iced teas.



Post the relaxing spas, we moved to the Hi-tea by the pool organized by the amazing Crowne Plaza team that included refreshing iced teas, cappuccinos, munch-ons, delish pizzas, rolls and more.



Gladly, everyone had a great time at the event and it ended up to be a nice meetup over spas and teas that helped us rejuvenate while catching up together at one platform.

While we were all gearing up to leave, the ELLE Spa & Salon team organized a mini Giveaway for all the guests where each one of us got to win exciting spa vouchers.

Contest Time :D

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Hey lovelies!

I know it's a bit late, but well I had to post my favorites and the highlights from the recently held Amazon India Fashion Week in the capital.
The 5-day long Fashion event had a new venue this time - Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Lodhi Road - with the main theme of India Modern.

The opening show of the Autumn Winter'2016 season of Amazon India Fashion Week was presented by the talented designer Varun Bahl who marked his return to ready-to-wear category after five years.




His collection was a tropical delight with easy-to-style, wearable pieces featuring embroidery in the forms of owls, jellyfish, horses and more. The feminine silhouettes and soft colors added helped bring out the intricate details of the outfits.

My favorite show of the day was by my favorite designers : Shantanu & Nikhil who again proved why they are the perfectionists with their delicate drapes and silhouttes.



The floor-sweeping gowns and skirts teamed up with structured jackets were the highlights of their show.

The designer duo Hemant and Nandita showcased a collection called “The Dark Enchantress” which focused on an earthy color palette that included colors like browns, deep reds and midnight blues.




The collection featured easy-to-style outerwear like embroidered jackets, trench coats, fur collars, and more.

Designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh showcased her ethnic collection which highlighted the use of silver, blending it with colors like red, blue, beige and more in the form of deilcate motifs, mukaish work and embroidery.



 Designer Rina Dhaka's collection reflected Autumn-winter in true style with knitwear silhouettes that are perfect for the season. The collection highlighted features like off-shoulder styles, boat necks and ruffles which added to the woven details of the dresses.


The collection Synthesis by Not So Serious by Pallavi Mohan featured an amalgamation of various elements like laser cut leathers, intrcate hand details, fabric manipulation and more in fabrics like wool. velvet, organza and satin.


Gaurav Gupta showcased his unique collection based on the concept of Zero Waste ie. draping the entire width of fabric in the given garment.



The collection featured gowns, jackets and frockcoats in fabrics like neoprene, silks and sparkling jersey.

Which one of these was your favorite from the Day 1 of AIFW16?
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Nitika