Lipstick Contouring (Marilyn Monroe’s Beauty Trick Revealed)
Turns out the Kardashians cannot take all the credit for the contouring epidemic that has hit the beauty industry. It’s been an insider know-how all along, and Hollywood diva Marilyn Monroe used this...
View ArticleScoopi Cafe: Home of the World’s Most Expensive Scoop
When it comes to ice-creams, Scoopi Café has upped the game from child’s play to designer dreams. Living in Dubai, you get used to everything big, bling and exorbitant, and just when we thought we’ve...
View ArticleBudget Eats: Orient Grill, Sharjah
As true-blue foodies, we are always on the lookout for really good, tasty grub. A friend of mine recommended Orient Grill. Tucked away in the residential nook of Abu Shagara (Sharjah), she said it may...
View Article#ootd Dressing Up Darshana
My beautiful young friend Darshana is visiting from Australia this month. How time flies! I saw her last as a frisky little toddler, and here she is, on the threshold of womanhood. Britney Spears’ “I’m...
View ArticleThe Hotdog Stand: Gourmet Hotdogs Make a Debut in Dubai Marina
“Are we really going to drive that far just to have hotdogs?!” This was my husband whining for the umpteenth time as we took yet another turn that got us lost into the urban jungle of Dubai Marina. The...
View ArticleP for Pashmina
I am a pashmina hoarder. I love collecting these luxuriously hand-woven, elaborately embroidered shawls and with the slight chill in the air, my shawls are finally seeing the light of day. But what is...
View ArticleThe Vintage Cosmetic Company: Everyday Beauty Essentials in Adorably Cute...
I have a rather tragic tale to tell. I was sent this absolutely gorgeous bag full of beauty tools from The Vintage Cosmetic Company courtesy Boots Middle East, and got click-happy as soon as I got them...
View ArticleZomato UAE: Tracing the Phenomenal Online Success Story with Business Head,...
When colleagues Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj Chaddah founded Zomato way back in 2008, little did they know of how phenomenally successful their online restaurant search site would be. Featuring real...
View ArticleLittle Manila: Book a Boodle Fight for Valentines!
The Filipino community take up a large percentage of the expat population in the UAE, and it is heartening to see we finally have a little piece of the Philippines right in the commercial nook of...
View ArticleMcGettigan’s: Irish Pub Grub in Fujairah
McGettigan’s, the Irish gastro sports pub established way back in the 1960’s, has already made its mark in the UAE. Their branches have a cosy Irish charm which makes McGettigan’s rather unique in the...
View Article5th Birthday Celebrations with Sugaholic!
My little cherub turned 5 yesterday, a whole half-decade! My cuddly little bundle is now a hyper little child with a strongly opinionated mind of her own. She’s graduated from Barney to Dora, and is...
View ArticleThe Beauty Benefits of Shea Butter
We’ve all heard about Shea Butter. It’s one of those hyped up beauty ingredients that get highlighted on hydrating potions all the time. But what if you could get your hands on raw, natural shea butter...
View ArticleMeet Rahul Sajnani (Moshi UAE)
I had the pleasure of meeting Rahul Sajnani when I was invited for a tasting at Moshi, and felt this young, debonair fusion-chef deserved a blog post on his own! How many of us have the courage to make...
View ArticleTezzy in Abu Dhabi Week (On Strobing)
When I got asked to share beauty tips with Abu Dhabi Week, I was beyond flattered. Abu Dhabi Week is undoubtedly the most widely read weekly in the capital, and to get featured here alongside...
View ArticleLunching with Chef Kunal Kapur (Patiala, Dubai)
Patiala, the contemporary fine-dining restaurant located in Souk Al Bahar has to be one of my favorite joints for Indian cuisine in Dubai. And what beats dining at Patiala? Dining at Patiala with...
View ArticleTresind: Quintessentially Indian Molecular Gastronomy
If I were to sum up my experience at Tresind in one single word, it would have to be ‘magical‘. Ofcourse we’ve heard about the restaurant’s take on molecular gastronomy, but the theatrical brilliance...
View Article#TFNoFilter Selfie Powders Reviewed
I’m a sucker for pretty packaging, and when I saw this adorably cute palette by Too Faced dedicated to #selfies, there was no stopping me from getting it. I can’t help admiring Too Faced. They sure...
View ArticleWall Street Exchange & Ministry of Health Blood Drive: Why Donating Blood is...
For the second year running, Wall Street Exchange (UAE’s leading money exchange provider and member of the Emirates Post Group) has been teaming up with the Municipality of Health to encourage...
View ArticleDusty’s: New Foodie On The Block
Dusty’s is DIFC’s ‘newest kid on the block’. Conceptualized and created by the very talented young foodie Dusty Tourani, the self-named gastro-bar is a compilation of his favorite dishes from around...
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