Ravish Kapoor store on Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata

     The first time I heard the saying "Love is in the details" was on the Oprah show. The concepts, products and gift ideas that she would present would all be beautiful down to its minutest part. It would amaze me to no end that how much effort one was willing to put into the smallest of things something a person like me who is always about the big picture would fail to comprehend. But even I will admit that they would make a huge impact aesthetically. Being able to change my outlook and actually notice something like that made me understand what Oprah meant. When it comes to expressing their love people want to shout it from the rooftops and don't want to leave any stone un-turned. How can anyone take a back seat when it comes to their biggest day then aka their wedding! Well good news for all the Kolkata folks, Ravish Kapoor has finally set up shop here to help you express your joy in the grandest of styles. 

Maybelline Valentine's Day Kit - Rs. 999/-

Ho gayee hai mohabbat tumse

Aaein palkon mein khaab banke

Reh gaye sar-aankhon par

Bade hain ahsaan humpe

Dil ne kiya jab asar

Oh, Mil gayee hai amanat tumse

Ho gayee hai mohabbat tumse

- Aslam & Shibani

     This is one of my favorite songs back when I was sixteen! Brings back such wonderful memories - the hopes, the wishes, the butterflies-in-my-stomach, the anticipation, the doubts...the entire naivety and expectations that Valentine's would bring in. Waiting to confess to the one we liked, hearing other people confessing to you and who can forget getting chased by people one had no interest in and being ignored by the ones who had ours. Lol! What a beautiful roller coaster those days were. Though at that time a lot of them felt so embarrassing and end-of-the-world types but I would love to relive them once again any time. The best part would be getting those cards and gifts...remember how they would be hidden in your desk by your "secret admirer" (read the creepy weirdo in the other section :P ). Ah! beautiful memories...

Source: Askmebazaar

     A short while back I was invited to attend the Eastern Round of the Indian Hairdressing Awards presented by L'Oreal Professional. It was an evening attire kinda event and I didn't know what to throw on. I ransacked my wardrobe like a maniac tossing aside clothes all over like a mad woman. The eternal "I-dont-have-a-thing-to-wear" syndrome plagued me while I sorted through my mountain of clothes. I spied this satin dress that I had bought a few years back on one of my trips and thanked the stars that made me buy it then...hmmm! I know what did...SALE! I picked this one up from Only during their sale period for....not 3k...not 2k....not even 1.5...I got this for around 900 bucks! Can you imagine!?!