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This or That Tag :)

Hello all, I am back with a new post that is a TAG post. You might have seen such TAGs done by almost all of the Youtubers. Riya from My Makeup and Beauty Vanity has tagged me to do the ‘This or That tag’. It was so sweet of her.

So here are my preferences. 

Makeup:
  • Blush or bronzer: blush, because I am not good in contouring!
  • Lip gloss or lipstick: lipstick because they covers up the dissimilar tones of my lips very efficiently. (P.S. – My upper lip is darker than the lower!)
  • Eye liner or mascara: eyeliner
  • Foundation or concealer: foundation
  • Neutral or color eyeshadow: neutral, but that choice depends on my mood totally! 
  • Pressed or loose eyeshadow: pressed eyeshadow
  • Brushes or sponge: brushes
     Body:
  •     Perfume or body splash: perfume
  •     Lotion or body butter: lotion
  •     Body wash or soap: body wash
  •     Lush or other bath company: Anything that suits my skin and anything with a nice smell. I am obsessed with things with nice aroma I swear!

     Fashion:
  •      Jeans or sweat pants: jeans, jeans, jeans!
  •      Long sleeve or short: sleeveless 😛
  •      Dresses or skirts: dresses
  •      Stripes or plaid: stripes because vertical stripes make me look longer!
  •      Flip flops or sandals: sandals
  •      Scarves or hats: scarves, I need to flaunt my hair!!
  •      Studs or dangly earrings: studs
  •      Necklaces or bracelets: bracelets
  •      Heels or flats: flats
  •      Cowboy boots or riding boots: riding boots
  •      Forever 21 or Charlotte Ruse: F21 all the way!
  •      Sake 5th or Nordstrom: Never bought anything from them so can’t tell L

     Hair:
  •      Curly or straight: Wavy, like I have, but I can’t take my eyes off a person who has nice and healthy straight hair.
  •      Bun or ponytail: Both (mostly ponytail)
  •      Hair spray or gel: Hair spray
  •      Long or short: long
  •      Light or dark: dark
  •      Side swept bangs or full bangs: side wept ^_^
  •      Up or down: up

     Random:
  •      Rain or shine: shine, rain makes my heart gloomy (I can see you frowning!)
  •      Summer or winter: winter
  •      Fall or spring: fall (I love the fragrance it brings with it J)
  •      Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate (except ice-cream flavors)
  •      East coast or west coast: East! 

     So, that’s it. I hope you enjoyed reading this post. I tag each one of you. Do this tag post and let me know! I
     am planning to post very often, so keep checking my blog J
     Please help this blog grow by following and sharing. Feel free to comment. Thank you! 

    Love,
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Back to School/College Beauty Survival Kit

How many times you carry a huge make-up bag or torso to the school or college. Never, right? But touch ups during the long weary periods is a must. Stocking up the nuts and bolts is must. So, what are the essential things that must be in your pouch? I have created a list (in no particular order) for you. Check out the list-
  • Moisturizer: If you have dry skin, you would certainly need a moisturizer during the school/college hours. Be it moisturizer or hand cream or body butter; keep them in your bag to avoid dry skin.
  • Lip Balms/Chap-sticks: Lip balms are quite important because, in school/college, we need to do a lot of job talking, blabbering and gossiping. So, our lips get chapped several times and lack moisture. Mending it by applying lip balms or chap sticks to avoid persecutions.

  •  Facial Wipes: Facial wipes come into two different varieties, dry and wet. It’s good to use a wet wipe as it contains moisture. There are several kinds of wipes available in market, cleansing, moisturizing, makeup removing, soothing and a lot others. You should choose a cleansing wipe as it does all the necessary things for you. Cleansing your face and neck during school/college is more than important.

  • Blotting Sheets: Some of you might have experienced patchiness or shine on your skin after a few hours of putting makeup or cleansing your skin. To make your skin look matte and natural use blotting sheets to blot the redundant oil from your skin.
  • Hand Sanitizers: This is also an essential thing that should be kept in your BSK. In school/college, we meet several people, go to toilet and do more other jobs that could defile our hands. So, we should use a hand sanitizer to basically keep our hands clean and prevent germs to invade into our body. 

  • Nail Clipper: Nail clippers can be proved as your emergency assistant. Think, you are rummaging inside your bag and one silly nail breaks. For a girl, when a nail breaks it feels like a heart-break! So, having a nail clipper in your survival kit is very important.
  • Rubber bands, Bobby pins: It’s almost impossible to maintain untied hair throughout the long hours of school/college. So, keep some rubber bands and bobby pins in your bag, so that you could manage your hair whenever you need to.
  • Eye Lash Curler: Eyelash curler can help your eyes to open up instantaneously. Keep an eyelash curler to transform your weary eyes to rejuvenated eyes.

  • Deos/Mists: Body odor during the periods is the biggest turn off one can have. Stinking body is certainly a no-no. Keep deos or mists in your bag to freshen up yourself.
  • Water: Always keep a bottle of water in your bag to avoid dehydration and skin impurities. Keep in mind, 8 litres of water per day is essential to keep healthy. 
      Hope you enjoyed this post. Please drop your queries, suggestions and complaints in the comment box. Feel free to share this anywhere, just give the due credits to this blog. The Back to School/College is about to end. Only one post till the end. Tomorrow will be a makeup related post.
*    Please do link your posts in the comment box if you have done similar posts or willing to do one. I would love to add your links in my posts.
      
     Read the Previous Posts on this series here. 

     
      Disclaimer: The above images is not mine. I have found them apposite for this post so I grabbed them from Google. So, all images are from here.
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Back to School/College Skincare

Sorry for the long gap between my posts. I am a little tensed for a few days about my mom’s health. She is entering the phase of menopause and having a lot of troubles regarding the issue. I feel to stay with her chatting above everything. So, forgive me, I make sure to continue the series and talk about almost everything about Back to School necessities before the month ends.
Amidst of the entire bustle, studies and other scheduled works we deliberately forget about the needs of our skin. We forget about the vital ingredients of beauty, nourished skin, and healthy hair. So, I have a few tips that would give your skin and hair the most desired nourishment and glow that works best for school or college goers.
First of all the three basic steps for that natural healthy skin- CTM, which means Cleansing, Toning, and Moisturizing-
  • Cleansing:Cleansing is the most important part of skincare. It, not only removes dirt out of your skin, but also it balances your oiliness (if any), opens up your pores and removes dead cells and gives you that extra freshness and clarity.  There are several types of cleansers available in the market, like foaming face washes, cleansing milk or lotion or even cleansing wipes. I recommend face washes for those who have oily skin and cleaning milk/lotion for those who have dry skin problems. Cleansing wipes are even good as they are handy and very convenient. Those who are sick of oily skin or have combination skin, I suggest using a face wash that contains neem. It’ll control the excessive emission of oil.
You can use raw milk as a cleanser. Just dab a cotton ball into a bowl of milk and apply on to your skin with gentle round strokes. It purifies your skin and most importantly it’s all natural!
  • Toning: Toning is an optional step. So if you don’t get enough time for toning, don’t freak out. Toning just removes any residue of the cleanser you applied before and opens up you pores. It makes the skin ready for moisturizing. Honestly, I always skip this step deliberately.
  • Moisturizing: If you have dryness, do use a moisturizer, so that your skin gets the required moisture. Those who have oily skin, apply a moisturizer that is especially for oily skin, use a gel or water-based moisturizer instead of a cream or lotion.
  • Now, the basic steps are complete. Now you need to apply a sunscreen before stepping out in the sun. Use a sunscreen that has SPF 15 or more. Apply your sunscreen 30 minutes before stepping out as directed by the Skin Cancer Foundation. Apply one ounce of sunscreen to all over the exposed parts of your body. This step must not be skipped!
 
A few tips:
  1. As the school goers have to spend a long time, almost 6-7 hours, outside the house, they should be hydrated all the time. So, keep drinking water throughout the school hours. It helps your skin to detoxify.
  2. Always keep dry/wet wipes in your bag so that you can freshen up yourself whenever you feel like.
  3. Eat green vegetables. Green vegetables are full of fibers and minerals. Yeah yeah, I know you hate them, but they are your ‘friends with benefits”. Lol 😉 A healthy diet helps you to get healthy and glowing skin and hair. Avoid oily, greasy food. Eat salads and fruits on a regular basis.
  4. Always use a chapstick or lip balm to avoid dried lips.
  5. Plenty of sleep is a must for students. At least 8 hours of sleep is required for our health. It helps to get beautiful, healthy skin.
  6. Exercise regularly. It helps you skin exfoliate by sweating. Plus, it makes you fit and mentally happy and tranquil.
So, what’s your secret of healthy skin?
That’s all for today friends. I will come up with a new Back to School post on tomorrow. Till then keep smiling and be happy. Feel free to comment. If you have a suggestion for me, don’t hesitate, just post as a comment. Please do link your posts in the comment box if you have done similar posts or willing to do one. I would love to add your links in my posts.
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I Love My Post Big 1 Year Celebration!

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Grand Prize: Paypal Cash (Value TBC but all sign up fees will go into the pot!) 
                     Even dates: 31st August- 28th September Open WORLDWIDE 
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Hi all, there’s something great for you today!

How many of you like blog hops? I think everyone of you is raising your finger in the air. Like all of you, I love blog hops too. It’s fun, you get to meet several bloggers around the world, share your views, learn from them and make a good connection. Blog hops are very important to newbie bloggers like me! You get to gain exposure for your own blog while networking and meeting other bloggers in the blogosphere.

This year, Sarah from Life in a Breakdown and Bex from Futures are going to host this blogger giveaway. I am super excited to be a part of this.

So, do join this awesome blog hop + giveaway and make new friends.

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Sale Siren: FNY Independence Day Upto 95% Sale

Hello, all my friends! Today we are celebrating our 67th Independence Day. And my inbox is flooded with zillions of Independence Day sale alerts. But I found this too tempting.

 

This is what I said after I saw this mail in my inbox: “Whoa! OMG! What the heck?” Yes, my loves, Fashion And You is offering up to 95% off on a horde of products and categories such as apparel (men’s and women’s), shoes (men’s and women’s), bags, watches, sunglasses, cosmetics, fragrances, accessories, jewelry, lingerie, home decor, and many more.
Tomorrow is my birthday, and the sale is until tonight, so I literally convinced my boyfriend to gift me something from the cosmetics section, and he did. I have bought from FNY twice before, and I love them so much because they are the only site in the world that offers cash on delivery to my address unless there are millions of others. I really have been wanting to buy a blush for a few months, so I took advantage of this sale and bought this. This is actually priced at 975 INR, but I got it for only 399 INR and an additional 100 bucks for the shipping charge!
So, if you are a deal-hunter like me, then it’s probably your day! Rush and pick whatever you want. There are a lot of reasons to celebrate today. Happy Independence Day to you all!
You have exactly 18 hours to make the most of this sale! So hurry and Shop From Them.
Love,
Sayantini
Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored. All of the pictures above originally belong to the site. They are not my own.
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Back to School/College Fashion| Part 2

 Hello again dearies. First of all, forgive me as I was unable to post on yesterday as I promised you due to some personal reasons. But, it’s never late what it comes to fashion. Today I am going to share with you my choice of accessories for school/college days. Let’s start with Scarves.

Scarves– This can be a style statement for you. A regular outfit can be jazzed up with a scarf.
  1. ASOS Geeky Cat Print Scarf (Shop)
  2. Forever 21 Polka Dot Scarf (Shop)
  3. Forever 21 Rose Garden Scarf (Shop)
  4. Forever 21 Striped Metallic Infinity Scarf (Shop)

Stockings/Tights/Socks– These can be worn to enhance your girly go-to look. Here are my picks.
  1. Basically Amazing Socks in Poppy (Shop)
  2. Grab a Bite Socks [Top left] (Shop)
  3. Clouding Around Socks [Top right] (Shop)
  4. Landlord of the Dance Slipper Socks [Bottom left] (Shop)
  5. Tread Delightfully Socks [Bottom right] (Shop)

Hair Accessories– Now, let’s add some spark to the hair. Let the cuteness be revealed.
  1. Classic Bow Headwrap (Shop)
  2. Faux Pearl Bow Hair Pins (Shop)
  3. Diamond Bow Hair Clips (Shop)
  4. Braided Chain Headband (Shop)
  5. Spiked Faux Suede Headband (Shop)

Hats/Caps– Just to spruce up your persona.
  1. Studded Denim Military Cap (Shop)
  2. ASOS Pearl And Floral Print Cap (Shop)
  3. ASOS Felt Ears Cap (Shop)
  4. Vans Hello Kitty Trucker Cap (Shop)
  5. Barbour Summer Wax Cloche Hat (Shop)

Belts– How could you forget to style your waist line? Check them out.
  1. Cinch You’ve Been Got Belt (Shop)
  2. Pieces Soa Waisted Belt (Shop)
  3. Perforated Heart Belt (Shop)
  4. Sash Samba Belt in Teal (Shop)
  5. Cute Skinny Belt (Shop similar)

Sunglasses– We girls always need something stylish to protect our persuasive eyes. Let’s have a look.
  1. F3647 Clear Wayfarer Sunglasses [Top Left] (Shop)
  2. Made for Beach Other Sunglasses [Bottom Left] (Shop)
  3. F3754 Round Sunglasses [Top right] (Shop)
  4. Chill Haute Sunglasses [Bottom right] (Shop)

So, that’s it for today. Hope you guys enjoyed it. Feel free to comment. If you have a suggestion for me, don’t hesitate, just post as a comment. Please do link your posts in the comment box if you have done similar posts or willing to do one. I would love to add your links in my posts. Stay tuned to read more Back to School/College posts coming up soon. Goodbye till next time. Take care!
Next post will be about Back to School/College Jewelry+Watches. 
-Love
Sayantini
Disclaimer: All the images are from corresponding websites that I’ve linked down below every picture. I just edited them to make compilations.
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Back to School/College Fashion| Part 1 (Feat. Jabong.com)

Hello girls, as I promised, I am back today. If you have read my previous post then you’ll know that I am doing a “Back-to-School” series on this blog throughout the month. I will post up to two posts each week. But as the first week has passed, there will be more than two posts on one week. I have arranged all the posts in a particular manner. The first post will be about fashion, the second will be beauty, third hair, fourth tips and trick and after that I will post about miscellaneous topic. I hope you understood what I tried to say. Thanks.
So here’s the first post about Back to School/College Fashion.

Tops– I have picked these keeping in mind that this is summer. Let me introduce you with the items I selected-
  1.  Faballey Solid Orange Shirt (Shop)
  2. Miss Bennett Bird Print Top (Shop)
  3. Miss Bennett Off White Top (Shop)
  4. UCB Cap Sleeves Floral Print Shirt (Shop)

Dresses– We all are fond of cute dresses. Here is my pick.
  1. Harpa Cap Sleeves printed Red Dress (Shop)
  2. MIAMINX Duck Print Ruffle Dress with Belt (Shop)
  3.  Meira Printed Knee Length Dress (Shop)
  4. Harpa Sleeveless Printed Pink Dress (Shop)

Bottoms– Shorts or Skirts? Leggings or Trousers? Why not pick all of them?
  1. Elle Coral Pleated Trousers (Shop)
  2. MEEE Printed Ankle Length Leggings (Shop)
  3. OOMPH! Vibrant Floral Navy Blue Skirt (Shop)
  4. Vero Moda Slim Fit Denim Shorts (Shop)
  5. My Addiction Solid Green Shorts (Shop)

Footwear– These are really important to jazz up your look. I recommend low heels for schools/colleges because long wearing of high heels can be tiring for your feet. Look, what I have chosen for you-
  1. Catwalk Orange Sandals (Shop)
  2. Miss Bennett Blue Bellies (Shop)
  3. Portia Beige Bell Shoes (Shop)
  4. Carlton London Blue Wedges (Shop)

Bags– Now, the most important and most necessary accessory for school/college, your bag. Look at my picks.
  1. Alessia Pink Messenger Bag (Shop)
  2. Caprese Clara Yellow Sling Bag (Shop)
  3. KIARA Blue Sling Bag (Shop)
  4. Starx Green College Backpack (Shop)

So, that’s for today. I only picked tops, bottoms, shoes and bags. Next time, I’ll be up with accessories. Hope you liked all of them. Thanks for reading the post. Feel free to comment below. Also, if you have done similar posts before or willing to do one, please link them below in the comment box. I would love to add your links to my posts.
All the products are from Jabong. They have really a good collection. Also, they are offering a huge sale. Avail their 50% off offersnow. Today is the last day of the sale.  

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Let’s Go Back to School/College

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Do you ever secretly wish to go back to your school or college days, to revisit your classrooms and to relive the most unforgettable moment with your friends? Well, I do.  We all have a child within us. We might be busy in work or other stressful issues, but we all want to relive our childhood once. So, I am going to celebrate my school days with posting some back to school hair-styles, make-up, outfit ideas, tips and much more throughout this month. I’ll start from tomorrow and will hopefully pursue this till the end of this month. Hope you enjoy the series of posts. I hope I would let you find your childhood again.

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Share your thoughts on the comment box. Also, if you have done similar posts before or willing to do one, then please paste your back-to-school posts in the comment box below. I will add the links on my posts as well. 
Thank you so much for reading. Good bye till tomorrow.
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First Award for Cherry On Top

Hi friends, please forgive me for being MIA for these days. I had a hectic schedule for the week. I know that’s none of a good excuse. So, I decided to give you a good news. Cherry On Top has got it’s very first Liebster Award. I am very happy because this blog is too new to be considered to get an award.

I want to thank Shubha from Blue Velvet Addict (click to visit her blog, her blog is worth visiting!) for nominating my blog for the precious award. I believe, most of you you that in order to receive this award, you have to follow certain rules.

Rules: Here are the few rules to receive the award.

  1. Answer all of the 11 questions that you are asked to answer.
  2. Put the badge allotted for you on your blog.
  3. Tag 11 more blogs to giveaway the award in the form of a badge.
  4. Ask the 11 bloggers a set of 11 new questions.
  5. Contact them to notify them about the award they got.
The questions I was asked by Shubha:
1. If you had to live your life with just one beauty product, what it would be??
– If asked to my heart, it would definitely be a Kajal; but if asked to my brain, It got to be a lipstick.
2. Who/What inspires you?
– What comes first to my mind when I hear the word ‘Inspiration’ is my family.
3. Favorite high-end/luxury brand & favorite drugstore/high-street brand?
– Favorite high-end brand: A lot of names come to my mind like, MAC, Bobby Brown, Benefit, Chanel….
  Favorite drugstore brand- Maybelline & Revlon
4. Favorite chocolate?
– Cadbury Bournville with no second thoughts in my mind!
5. If you could have a party with 3 celebrities dead or alive, who they would be?
– Interesting question, ummm, the three names will be, SRK (my fav), Madhuri Dixit & Fossils (a Bengali Rock Band).
6. Heels or flats?
– Both (depends on mood).
7. What is your favorite clothes brand?
– Haven’t ever tried, but Zara is my favorite brand to be tried once. 
8. Something you can’t live without?
– My PC or my Tab.
9. Which actress, you think, is the ultimate style icon of all time?
– I have two pictures in my head right now. One is of Parveen Babi and another one is of Marilyn Monroe.
10. What camera do you blog/vlog with?
– I use my Samsung ES65 to click pictures for my blog.
11. Favorite perfume??
– Currently it is Victoria’s Secret Amber Romance Body Mist.
I Nominate You:
Copy-paste the following badge to your blog-

Eleven Questions for You:
  1. Which is your favorite blog?
  2. What/Who empowers you the most?
  3. Which is the first blog that you followed?
  4. Which song in your mobile/i-pod that you’ve listened to the most?
  5. Which is the first cosmetic brand that you have bought from?
  6. Which is your favorite online shopping site?
  7. If you could go back to past and hug and say thanks to somebody, who would that be?
  8. Your favorite YouTuber?
  9. Name one thing in your closet that you can’t go out without?
  10. One quote that you wish the world would live by?
  11. A blogger that you are following who deserves more views/ followers than they have?

That’s it girls! Just answer the questions, paste the above mentioned badge and don’t forget to tag/link my blog in your post. Best of luck & congrats!! Please follow my blog, if you like 🙂

-Love
Sayantini



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