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Friday, December 16, 2016

Tomato Dal

Tomato Dal/Tomato Pappu is one of the most commonly cooked dal in India Specially in South India. This Dal goes excellent with Hot Rice and ghee Having any Fry curry as a side dish and some fryums included will make a great simple but delicious meal altogether.



Lets seee the ingredients and procedure to make ...

Ingredients:

  • Toor Dal - 1 1/2 Cup
  • Tomatoes - 2 Cups(chopped)
  • Tamarind - Half the size of small Lemon
  • Green Chillies - 4(slits)
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4th Tea Spoon
  • Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Cilantro - 2 Table Spoons
  • Water - 2 1/2 Cup
  • Salt - To Taste
For Tempering:
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Garlic Cloves - 4
  • Red Chillies - 2
  • Oil - 2 Table Spoons
Procedure:
  • Wash the dal and soak it for 10 minutes before cooking
  • Soak the tamarind with 1/2 cup water and extract the juice from it
  • Take a pressure cooker on a medium flame and add soaked toor dal to it
  • To it add Turmeric powder, Tomatoes, Tamarind juice, Green chillies, Red chilli Powder, Cilantro
  • Mix everything
  • Close the pressure cooker and cook it for three whistles
  • After 3 whistles switch off the flame and allow the cooker to cool down
  • Open the lid and add salt according to the taste and using a masher mash the dal.
  • For Tempering: Take a bowl on medium flame.Add oil and allow it to heat
  • Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies and chopped garlic 
  • Wait till mustard and cumin seeds sputter and then switch off the flame and add this tadka to the dal.
  • Tomato dal is ready
  • Serve it with Hot rice and enjoy it!!

For Video Description of the recipe please refer to the below link



Thanks for reading!!



Monday, December 5, 2016

Mix Veg Dal Kichidi

Mix veg dal kichidi is a very simple and easy dish to make. This can be prepared for lunch or dinner and enjoy it with your favourite pickle.



This one pot dish is not only simple and less time consuming to make but it has lot of health benefits. Since it has lots of vegetables, moondal and desi ghee it just tastes too good.

Ingredients:

  • Rice - 2Cups
  • Moong Dal - 3/4th Cup
  • Ghee - 2 Table Spoon
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Green Chillies - 3-4 (Finely Chopped)
  • Onions - 3/4th Cup (Chopped)
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4th Tea Spoon
  • Beans - 1/2 Cup (Chopped)
  • Carrots - 1/2 Cup (Chopped)
  • Peas - 1/4th Cup 
  • Sweet Corn - 1/4th Cup 
  • Cilantro/Corriander Leaves - 2 Table Spoons
  • Water - 9 Cups used (Adjust water according to your desired Consistency)
  • Salt - To Taste
Procedure:

  • Soak Rice and Moong dal for 1/2 an Hour
  • Take a pressure cooker and heat it on medium to high flame
  • Add ghee and let it melt
  • Then add cumin seeds, Green chillies
  • Add chopped onions and cook till onions are soft and transparent
  • Now add ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder and cook till its raw smell is gone
  • Add all the chopped vegetables
  • Mix Everthing and cook for 2-3 minutes
  • Now add soaked rice and moongdal and mix together
  • Add salt to taste and then add water
  • Close the cooker lid and allow it to cook for 4 Whistles
  • After 4 whistles switch off the flame and let it cool down
  • Mix veg dal kichidi is ready to taste
  • Garnish it with chopped cilantro and serve hot!!


For video Description of the recipe plz click below



Thanks for reading!!

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Guacamole Bread Spread - Healthy Breakfast

Avacado is highly nutrient fruit which has many health benefits specially it has heart healthy monounsaturated fatty acids which is good to lower blood pressure. Since it is rich and creamy many  dips and spreads are made out of it!! This guacamole is one of its variation which is loaded with many other vegetables to give that extra taste.



Ingredients: 

  • Ripe Avacado - 1
  • Lime juice - 1/2 Tea spoon
  • Onions Chopped - 1/2
  • Tomatoes Chopped - 1/2 (remove seeds)
  • Cilantro - 2 Table Spoon
  • Pepper Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Salt - To Taste
  • Veg Omelette -1 (optional)
Procedure:

  • Take a ripe Avacado and cut into half
  • Remove the seed from it and scoop out the avacado flesh
  • Mash the avacado into smooth paste
  • Add cilantro, tomatoes, onions, lime juice, pepper powder and salt to it
  • Mix everything
  • Spread this onto any bread.
  • For extra taste make an omelette with lots of veggies

  • Have this healthy and tasty breakfast for a good start of the day.



For Video Description of the recipe plz click below



Thanks for reading !! 

Monday, November 7, 2016

Veg Chow Mein Noodles

Chow Mein Noodles are Chinese Noodles stir fried in oil with sauces and veggies and meat. There are two variations in chow mein Steamed Chow mein and crispy Chow mein. Today lets see how to make soft version which can be taken as breakfast or evening snack especially for kids who does not like veggies to eat such recipes are great to make them eat healthy fun food.



Ingredients :
  • Chow Mein Noodles - 4 Small Blocks
  • Onions Chopped - 1 small
  • CarrotsChopped - 1/2 Cup
  • Capsicum Chopped - 1/2 Cup
  • Cabbage Chopped - 1/4 Cup
  • Spring Onions Chopped - 1/4 Cup 
  • Garlic Crushed - 4-5 Big Cloves
  • Cooking Oil - 5 Tea Spoons
  • Soy Sauce - 1 Table Spoon
  • Vinegar - 1/2 Table Spoon
  • Tomato Sauce - 1 Table Spoon
  • Chilli Sauce - 3/4 Table Spoon
  • Black Pepper Powder - 1/2 Table Spoon
  • Salt - To Taste
  • Water - As Required
Procedure :
  • Take a big bowl of water add 1tea spoon oil and salt and heat it on medium - high flame 
  • Once it is rolling boiling add noodles to it
  • Cook the noodles till it is slightly cooked or till aldante (one bite)
  • Add the noodles to cold water to stop the cooking prodecure 
  • Now strain the noodles and add oil and soy sauce to it
  • Keep noodles a side Lets start to prepare sauce
  • Take a clean bowl and add soy sauce, vinegar, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, salt and black pepper powder. Mix everything properly (adjust each ingredient according to your taste)
  • Take a non stick pan add oil let it get heated on medium flame then add onions garlic and all remaing veggies
  • Cook it for 3-4 minutes
  • Now add noodles and sauce mixture to it and mix everything carefully without breaking noodles.
  • Garnish with some spring onions and tomato sauce and serve it!!
For video description click the below link



Thanks for reading!!

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Dill Chicken Drumsticks / Soya Kura Chicken

This authentic Dill Chicken is very tasty and unique in its way which is made of Dill leaves and some spices.



Ingredients:


  • Chicken Drumsticks - 5
  • Chopped Dill Leaves - 1 Cup
  • Chopped Onion - 1 Big
  • Chopped Tomatoes - 1 Small
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Tea spoon
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tea spoon
  • Chilli Powder - 1 1/2 Tea spoon
  • Dhania Powder - 1/2 Tea spoon
  • Chicken Masala - 1/2 Tea spoon
  • Salt - To Taste
  • Oil - 3-4 Table spoon
  • Water - 1/2 Cup
Procedure:
  • Take a pan and add oil to it. Allow oil to get heated on a medium flame.
  • Add chopped onions and dill leaves to the oil cook untill its raw smell is gone.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder.
  • Take fresh and neatly cleaned chicken and add to the above mixture.
  • Add red chilli powder, salt and dhania powder to the chicken.
  • Allow the chicken to cook for about 15-20 minutes if needed add water.
  • Lastly add Chicken masala to it.
  • Serve the Dill chicken Drumsticks with hot rice!
For Video Description of the recipe please watch below video



I hope you to try this recipe and leave a comment.

Thanks for reading!!

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Diwali Special Instant Sweet Recipe - Carrot Halwa/ Gajar Ka Halwa

Diwali is round around the corner and most of us might be wondering what recipes to prepare on this special day. This festival is such a celebrating moment to welcome so many good things and positivity. So to celebrate such a moment Sweet aka Dessert toh Banta hai!! Right!!

Lets look at this Instant Dessert which does not take too much time and can be readily done with just very few ingredients So why waste the time lets get started!!


Ingredients:

  • Grated Carrot - 1 1/2 Cup
  • Sugar - 1 1/4 Cup
  • Whole Fat Milk - 1/2 Cup
  • Ghee - 4 Table Spoons
  • Cardamom Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Hand Full of Nuts
Prodecure:

  • Take a frying pan and heat it on the medium flame
  • Add ghee to it and allow it to melt
  • Add freshly grated carrot and fry it till it loses the raw smell
  • Now add whole milk and cook it for about 5-7 Minutes
  • Then add sugar and allow it to dissolve completely
  • Now put the flame on slow to medium and allow it to cook for another 5 Minutes
  • Once all the water in it evaporates add cardamom powder and fried nuts.
  • Garnish with some more nuts and serve it!!

For video Description of the same recipe is below plz watch it


Thanks for reading hope you like this post. Lets meet with an another one Till then Have a Good Time!!

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Wish You All A very Happy Dussehra/Vijaya Dashami

DeliciousandBeautifull Blog Wishes You All a Very Happy Dussehra!!


Let me quickly Share the menu we prepared for this Dussehra..



  • Puri with Suji Halwa 
  • Palak Dal
  • Tomato Garlic Rasam
  • Tindoora Fry
  • Mixed Dal Vada
  • Plain Rice
This is a simple vegetarian version of festival food we made this time.

Hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends during this festive time.Let us hope and pray for a better and peacefull place for us and our children to live in.



See you with an another post till then have a great time!! Bye!!

Monday, October 10, 2016

Nail art for Short Nails

Hi.. Today's Post is going to be about yet an another nail art thats simple, easy and quick art which suits both short as well as long nails.

Usually during festive times and functions or for other important occassions we dont get enough time to get ready so mostly we end up applying nail polish on our nails and leave it plain. For such occassions this is really helpful.



Thing's Needed...
  • Nail Polish Remover - To remove old nail polish 
  • Red, Green, Gold Glitter Nail Polishes
  • Cotton Bud - For making any corrections
  • Nail art Brush or Tooth Pick
Procedure..
  • Remove old nail polish and prepare the nails for Nail Art
  • Apply Red nail polish on all fingers except on ring finger
  • Apply Green nail polish on ring finger
  • Apply Gold Glitter polish on Ring Finger and Middle Finger
  • Take Green polish and with the help of nail art brush or tooth pick draw thin vertical lines on remaining fingers.
  • Let everything dry
  • Apply top coat to secure the design.
Ta-da this simple Nail Art is all ready to present!!



If you like this post and need a video description on this plz refer below link



Thanks for reading.. See you with an another post.. Till then bye have a great time!!

Friday, October 7, 2016

Tomato Moong Dal/ Tomato Pesara Pappu Recipe

Who does not like Tomato Recipes not just for its taste but the cooking time it takes is very less. From a busy home maker to working people every body prefers tomato recipes not just for its taste but for the easy cooking it offers us.

One such recipe is this Tomato Moong Dal/ Tomato Pesara Pappu. Pesara Pappu is Moong Dal in Telugu (South Indian Language).



Ingredients List

  • Dry Roasted Moong Dal -1Cup
  • Tomato - 1 Big Chopped
  • Onion - 1 Small Chopped
  • Green Chillies (Slits) - 4
  • Cumin & Mustard Seeds - Each 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4th Tea Spoon
  • Cooking Oil - 1 Table Spoon
  • Water  - 1 1/2 Cup or As Required
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Cumin Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Cilantro/Corriander Leaves - For Garnishing
Procedure
  • Take a  Cooking Pan/Pot
  • Add Oil and let it get heated
  • Then add Cumin & Mustard seeds to sputter
  • Add onions, green chillies 
  • Add ginger garlic paste and turmeric cook until raw smell is gone
  • Add tomatoes and mix well
  • Allow tomatoes to cook and then add dry roasted moong dal to it
  • Keep mixing it for a minute and add red chilli powder and salt
  • Add water and allow moong dal to cook for 15-20 minutes
  • After dal is cooked add cumin powder and switch off the flame
  • Serve Tomato Moong Dal with hot rice!!
 Video Description for this recipe is linked below plz Watch it

Catch you with an another post till then have a great time!! Bye!!

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Beetroot Roti/Chapathi with leftover Beetroot curry


Most of us dont like to waste food and we end up eating leftovers as it is thus not throwing it away. But did you know with leftover curries also you can make delicious recreations. In todays post lets see one of such recipe where we can use leftover curry to make a simple delicious breakfast out of it.

Beetroot Roti/Chapathi

Ingredients List:

  • Beetroot Curry - 5 Table Spoons
  • Wheat Flour/Atta - 1 1/4 th Cup
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/4th Tea Spoon
  • Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Dhania/Cumin Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
  • Salt - 1/2 Tea Spoon or as Required
  • Water - 3/4th Cup or as Required
  • Cooking Oil - 1 Tea Spoon + For Roasting Chapathi
Procedure:

(Before starting the recipe procedure let me tell you that I took small quantity of spices just to give taste to the plain wheat flour since our curry already has all the spices added to it before do not add more)

  • Take Atta in a mixing Bowl and add ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, dhania powder, salt and 1/2 tea spoon oil.
  • Mix it well.
  • Now to this add beetroot curry and combine everything together by mixing well.
  • Keep adding little quantity of water to make a smooth dough out of it
  • Add remaing 1/2 tea spoon oil and knead the dough.
  • Leave the dough to rest for 10-15 Minutes.
  • Again Knead the dough to ensure its smooth.
  • Make small round balls out of the dough.(I prefer medium size and thin roti's so took 1 big lemon size balls)
  • Flatten the dough ball to make a chapathi.
  • Heat the Tawa/Skillet.
  • Roast Chapathi on both sides with little oil.
  • Serve this Beetroot chapathi/roti with dahi/boondhi raita and pickle.
Do try this recipe and let me know how it turned out.

Youtube Video for the same recipe is linked below Please Watch it.


See you with an another post till then have a great time!! Bye!!

Monday, October 3, 2016

Strawberry Lassi




Lassi is a sweet yogurt drink. There are different types of lassi's and today let see how to make Strawberry Lassi.

Ingredients List:

  • Sweet Curd - 1 1/2 Cup
  • Strawberries - 8 (chopped)
  • Sugar - 8 Tea Spoons (Sugar can be substituted with Honey as well)
  • Whole Milk or Milk Cream - 1/2 Cup
  • Cardamom Powder - 3-4 Pinches (optional)
  • Ice Cubes - 2
Procedure:

  • In a blender add freshly chopped strawberries, sugar and cardamom powder make it into a puree.
  • Now to that add curd and milk and blend untill smooth consistency.
  • Take this into a serving glass and serve it with ice cubes and some finely chopped strawberries on top.

You can also watch the below video for the same recipe.


Thanks for reading!! Catch you with an another post till then have a great time!!

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

My First Ever Michael Kors

So happy to share my new watch from Michael Kors!! Being a watch lover but still not own many of them this brand watch was definetly in my wish list and Finally it happend to be on our wedding anniversary as a gift from hubby.

Wedding Anniversary gift = Favourite Watch is a big YAY!! 

This is a beautiful Chronograph watch from Michael Kors Parker collection with model number MK6238. The perfect combination of navy blue with gold tone is what I liked a lot about it though the same combo might not go well with lot of outfits but still this watch with perfect outfit will be stunning.



There were many colors in this collection but I went with this one. The moment I saw it in one of the outlet malls I fell for it and instant love has happend <3. 

The Product details as mentioned are
  • Gold tone stainless steel & navy tort acetate bracelet.
  • Round case 39mm with glitz set bezel
  • Light gold chronograph dial with numeral and glitz indices three hands, three subdials, date window and MK logo
  • Quartz movement
  • Water resistant to 100mtrs.
  • Two year limited warranty
Though I have seen it in an outlet mall my hubby gave me a surprise ordering it online from amazon. I should say amazon(prime) has delivered a genuine watch safely and fastly by my anniversary and made my day complete. Price of the watch was $133+Taxes.



Hope I start to collect more watches and build up my collection!! :) :)

Thanks for reading see you with an another one.. Till then Have a great time!

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Menu Planning for Guest - Simple Indian Menu

Last Month we had one of our Friend's Family visiting our place for Lunch. So my preparation have started two days before like making the menu list (keeping our friends taste in mind), buying all the grocery for the cooking items and planning everything in advance.

Guest visiting our home and that too for lunch or dinner, preparing everything for them on time is little hectic but planning the menu before and making small preparations in advance will make us feel lot more relief and we can welcome our guest with all smiles and confident.

Lets see what my preparations were for the special lunch..
Since my menu was Simple Indian cuisine I kind of combined both south indian and north indian recipes!!

My menu included

  • Mixed Salad
  • Moong dal(green gram) vada with Peanut chutney
  • Dry Chilli Chicken
  • Veg Rice
  • Egg kurma(punjabi style)
  • Onion tomato raita
  • Putharekulu from India Parcel(forgot to take pic)
Preparations made in advance..
  • For moong dal vada soaked moong dal a day before for 5-6 hrs then grinded it coursely at night and stored it in the fridge. 
  • Marinated the chicken with spices and kept in the fridge overnight. This not only saves our time but also increases the chicken taste.
  • Prepared onion tomato paste for egg kurma in advance.
This way most of our time will be saved and all our food items will be on time hot and ready for our dear guest!! Since this is a simple menu for a small family it was easy preparing things in advance but in future posts lets also discuss on big fat menu and its preparations.

For desert served Putharekulu that we got from India Parcel.

This is what our Friends brought for us isn't tempting!! :)



See you with another post till then have a good time!!

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Summer Chic Nail Art



This super pretty n chic nail art is not only easy to do but also looks colorful on the nails. This is perfect for summer's and in fact this design is perfect for any season just change the colors according to the season and it gives new look to your nails. You can also coordinate it according to your outfit.
Do try it.. its simple and easy!!

All you need is

  • 4 different color nail polish (You can use any colors).
  • Top coat - to ensure the nail art last for long.
  • Base coat - to protect nails from damaging due to excess apply of polishes.
  • Cotton bud - for correction purpose and to remove any excess nail polish.
Nail polishes I have used for this design

Lets Start..
  • Prep up the nails with a base coat and apply any of your desired nailpolish on the nails as shown in fig.

  • Now take another color from two end's draw slight curve with the polish brush and join them both in the center to form a V kind a shape.(see the below fig)

  • Fill the entire down space with the same color. It looks like a love symbol.




  • Repeat the same steps with other two different colors as shown in the figures down.






This is final finish of the nail art apply some Top coat for long lasting power. This nail art can be modify according to personal preferences by using more colors or can limit it to fewer one's.

Friday, July 8, 2016

Detoxifying Drink 1 (Strawberry, ginger, lemon)


I am sure everyone of us know about the detox drink and the benefits we get from it. There are many recipes available online. Today let me share the one that I started to enjoy offlate but before getting into it let us know some info about this magical drink. Frankly I was not a water lover I use to consume very less water even though knowing about the wonders it do on skin and health. I never use to like the taste of water since I started to take care of my health  now by following good diet I make sure to drink atleast 3ltrs of water per day.

As I told u I don't like the taste of water I started searching for various recipes that can add little taste and more health benefits to it.

 In that process I have found some super amazing drinks which cools down your body by boosting it. There are also number of readymade drinks available but its always better to do it yourself at home which gives you more kick and fun to continue not to stop drinking if you are also not a fan of water like me.

Firstly let's know What is Detox Drink? In simple terms we know drinking water keeps our body hydrated and flushes toxins out. Detox Drink does the same thing with an extra beneficial acts from the infused fruits/veggies such as reducing weight, giving glowing skin, boosting all organs in our body. Different kind of fruit vegetables you add to your drink gives different results.

The one that I'm sharing is my recent favourite of the many that I tried. As its summers here in USA I choose to add the fruits that keeps me active and fresh throughout the day.

All you need is

  • 2-3 Strawberries cut into half (cutting is optional)
  • 2 one inch ginger pieces
  • 2 lemon slices 
  • 1/2 ltr water


Use a clean tumbler or a mason jar or any fruit infuse jar put all the above in it add water to it and enjoy the drink.



Once the water gets over fill again and drink do it all through the day. For the next day you can use different fruits/vegetables according to your liking or even the same recipe!!

I like this one more because of the berries which gives that sweet sour taste with ginger and citrus flavour.

Benefits:

  • Strawberries are an excellent antioxidant enriched with vitamins and nutrients helps to reduce weight and helps in increasing the immunity levels.
  • Ginger helps in digestion problems and also refreshes your mood. Its good for headaches and other pains.
  • Lemon is a great source of vitamin c which is very good for skin. It makes you active and energetic.


Daily consuption of this drink helps with the weight loss problems and keeps you fresh active all day long!!

Will be sharing many more drinks in further posts till then have a great day everyday!! :) :)

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Pond's Multi-Action Facial Wash Review



Pond's is a very old Multinational brand of beauty and health care products. Whenever I hear about this brand the first thing that comes in my mind is Pond's Cold cream which my mother use to pack it in my luggage while leaving to hostel. How some brands(Products) and our memories are mixed makes me smile sometimes anyhow after pond's cold cream it really took long time to get back to there products long time means really long time for about 10-12 years Yes!! I have never used there products specially skincare. Couple of years back accidently I have used Pond's Pure White Deep Cleansing Facial Foam and I liked it and started using it for almost 5months then I started to explore there more products frankly I like there facewashes than anyother products
.
When I saw a new facewash Pond's Multi-Action I ordered it through Nykaa.com and forgot completely about it after then I shifted to USA when I was searching for known products for my face(as my facial skin was getting very sensitive and having acne so dont want to take risk) here in US I saw the same facial wash in amazon.com and ordered it. So now lets get started with the Pond's Multi-Action Facial Wash Review!!



Products Description:

Multi - Action Facial Wash
  • Oil absorbing Clay
  • Pimple fighting Salicylic Formula
  • Brightening Essence
Pond's Pimple Clear White
  1. Removes excess oil
  2. Clears Pimples
  3. Reduces Pimple related blemishes
  4. Reduces redness
  5. Calms skin
  6. Reduces Blackheads
  7. Reduces Whiteheads
  8. Smoothens roughness
  9. Tightens pores
  10. Brightens skin
Fights 10 oil & pimple problems for Clear Fresh and Fairer skin!!

Ingredients:

Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Water, Propylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid (AND) Steraric Acid, Lauric Acid, Glycol Distearate, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrated Silica (AND) CI 74260, Salicylic Acid, Niacinamide, Polyquaternium-7, Disodium EDTA, DMDM Hydanton & Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Perfume, Azadirachta Indica Leaf Extract (AND) Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/Leaf Extract, Kaolin, Benzyl Salicylate, Linalool, CI 17200, CI 19140, CI 42090.

 Recommended Use:

Wet face. Take a small amount on the palm and rub with water until foamy. Apply to face and neck and gently massage for 10 seconds. Rinse thoroughly. Use in the morning and evening. In case of contact with eyes, Rinse with water immediately.

Cost:

In USA : $13.99
In India : INR 149.00

Quantity:

100grms. But got 30% Extra Free!!

My Take:

This facewash with a signature fragrance of ponds is in light greenish color with greenish blue micro granules in it which hepls in gentle exfoliation. The fragrance is mild and does not irritate if u have sensitive nose. After using it for more than 2 weeks I can tell that it removes excess oil and gives a clean bright effect each time. Since I have oily skin the oil factory will be on my face so removing that greasyness and giving you the fresh feel is a thumbs up from me. Even though it removes excess oil does not make you skin dry or stretchy.




The consistency of this facewash is creamy and lathers very well little goes a long way. It comes with a sturdy flip open cap which can be travel friendly.

For all other skin problems like whiteheads, blackheads, pimples and blemishes it does nothing. I haven't seen any noticeble difference for the above mentioned problems. It does tighten the pore but thats not noticeble again. It didn't fight with pimples and also didn't irritate the skin to create new one's.

Pros:

  • Removes excess oil
  • Brightens the face each time after face washing
  • Mild fragrance
  • Travel friendly
  • Gives a fresh clean feel
  • Does not require lot of product. It can last for good long time
  • Exfoliates gently

Cons:

  • Does not fight against pimples.
  • Loaded with chemicals
  • Does nothing with blemishes
  • No effect on whiteheads & blackheads

Overall:
It is a decent facewash which will be good in summers to remove oils from face and gives that instant brighten face. If your looking for pimple clearing facewash then its not for you.

Will I buy it again?
No, Just for brightening and excess oil removing I will not buy it instead I can go back to Ponds pure white deep cleansing one.

Rating: ***1/2

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Cute Little Things - Ali Express Haul

Celebrated my 29th Birthday yesterday and totally feeling relax after spending an awesome evening with my husband. Can't believe I'm already 29!! Time flies so fast!! So, now in a year going turn 30 but mentally I'm still in my early 20's. I miss those days wish there was a pause button in life :)

If you leave me now I'll talk about all my old memories but this post is not about those memories to share but to show you all my cute stuff that I ordered from Ali Express.com couple of months back. Firstly was searching for a cute Iphone 6s Plus case for my new phone and ended up being in there site n as usual I kept browsing it and found some amazing things with free shiping!!



Wanted to order one silicon phone case but ended up ordering 20 items which are very inexpensive and the quality is also not too great but its on above average level and also for the price I'm paying cannot complaint. So without any further delay lets get start with the haul.

Cute Bronze owl Earrings - for US $0.19

Mustache Stud Earrings - for  US $0.15

Earphone Dust Plug - for US $0.14

Spiral Helix Ear Stud - for US $0.41

Microfiber Eyeglass/Sunglasses Cleaner - for US $0.40

Hair Brush Cleaner - for US $0.56

Fishbone Cable/Earphones Holder - for US $0.16

 Spring Facial Hair Remover - for US $0.42

Panda Sleeping Eye Mask - for US $0.51

Stitch Silicon Iphone 6S Plus Phone Case - for US $3.81  

20Pcs Nail Art Design Brush Set - for US $2.52

5 Dotting Tools and 15 Nail Art Brushes

Nail Art Stamping Plates - for US $0.26 Each

Nail Art Stamper - for US $0.36

Cute Animal Lens Case Box - for US $0.83

Piggy Travel Lens Case - for US $0.97

French Hair Braiding Roller - for US $0.32 and Clip Stick Bun Maker - for US $0.34

Pearl Spiral Spin Screw Bobby Hair Pin - for US $0.34
Hollow Ear Cuff Wrap Clip Earrings - for US $0.29


Rhinestone Piercing Earring - for US $0.43


All the items delivered within time and none of them were damaged except the below one. One of The Crystal Double Stud  was broken in the shipping so they refunded the amount back but the earring was very fancy.

This completes The Ali Express haul. I enjoyed shopping with them specially some cute stuff which we cant find everywhere easily but the only glitch is it takes atleast a month or more to reach the ordered stuff to you. If you are okay with it then definitely its try worthy!!