Beach Party Wear

This weekend I went to a beach party that goes from day to night and onwards into the next morning. Personally, I've never been to a huge beach bash before (I can't even remember the last time I stepped foot on a beach), so I was actually really excited to go. I imagined it to be similar to the beach party scene in Princess Diaries, minus the public humiliation bit of course. As the date approached, I was increasingly thinking about one question- what does one wear to a beach party? Beach wear? But its a party.....supposedly like a nightclub moved to a beach.....how does one recouncil the two?
Some thoughts. As I didn't plan on getting myself wet or anything, the first thing that popped to mind was a pretty summer dress in bright colors like these two from Free People shown here. Just imagine what a pretty beach pic these dresses would make! And the thin material and relatively cheap price is perfect for the beach, as you wouldn't have to constantly think about ruining it.
Ultimately though I ended up wearing cropped jeans as the practical side of me pops up, with the fear that skirts may be blown by the wind and it could get messy. You always want to wear pants when things get messy. Of course, shorts work too, but I was also scared of mosquitos too since it was night- I know I think too much! (Both from Forever 21)

Topwise, I suggest a pretty floral top that would also make a pretty picture (left: UO, right: Forver 21).
And if you're worried about a tan line (as I'd be if I'd went in the afternoon), tubes are a great option like these two from Forever 21 (left) and UO(right). I especially love the white tube, because its so simple but elegant and fun.
Then came shoes. These are the times when sandals/flip flops become your best friend, as heels will sink in and are impractical and sneakers are too hot. Remember to get super cheap ones, as you wouldn't want to ruin your fancy pair on the rough sandy shores of a beach (above from UO). I bought a pair of flip flops for less than $3 especially for the occasion!
Then came a bag to put all your stuff in. At that moment, I wished I had my white Le Sportsac huge tote with me. But alas it is in Chicago. But really, just stuff everything (mat, sunscreen, food, water, shades, umbrella etc) into a big beach bag like the one above from UO. And just in case you want to head over to the bar for a while and don't want to bring everything with you, consider bringining a small clutch like this one also from UO to put your valuables in. Leaving valuables anywhere is not a good idea. Plus, it'll look more chic then holding your wallet around.

And lastly, don't forget to bring a cardigan. It CAN get cold at night on a beach- think OC beach parties with everyone putting on college sweat shirts and cardis. And that is my whole thought process prepping for this beach party. I know, I think too much. LOL. Hope everyone has a fun weekend as well!

Image Source: Urban Outfitters and Forever 21

Rani Mukherjee lives life 'queen size'

Living up to her name and status in Bollywood, Rani Mukherjee sure lives her life 'queen size'.

This is evident from the amount that Rani spent on the designing of her living room of her year-old bungalow.

Rani is so particular about getting the ambience in her year-old bungalow right that she has roped in Hrithik Roshan 's wife Suzanne for the job.

Sources reveal that Rani has already blown up Rs 3 crores on just the designing of her living room. Apparently, Rani was not satisfied with the interior decor of the drawing room left behind by the bungalow's previous owner.

That's when a close friend referred Suzanne's name to her. Suzanne has a professional interior designing degree from the United States. Her designs impressed Rani so much that she told the designer not to worry about the expenditure.

Rani recently purchased a flat in Juhu in which she wanted a drawing room with a combined Western-Eastern contemporary feel.

Extremely happy with the results in her bungalow, Rani has now handed over the interiors of her "Janki Kutir" flat to Suzanne again.

Now who would even think of spending crores on interior décor but the queen of Bollywood herself.

Tech Tags: Rani Mukherjee Ritesh+Deshmukh bollywood bikini new+movie aishwarya+rai

Rani Mukherjee lives life 'queen size'

Living up to her name and status in Bollywood, Rani Mukherjee sure lives her life 'queen size'.

This is evident from the amount that Rani spent on the designing of her living room of her year-old bungalow.

Rani is so particular about getting the ambience in her year-old bungalow right that she has roped in Hrithik Roshan 's wife Suzanne for the job.

Sources reveal that Rani has already blown up Rs 3 crores on just the designing of her living room. Apparently, Rani was not satisfied with the interior decor of the drawing room left behind by the bungalow's previous owner.

That's when a close friend referred Suzanne's name to her. Suzanne has a professional interior designing degree from the United States. Her designs impressed Rani so much that she told the designer not to worry about the expenditure.

Rani recently purchased a flat in Juhu in which she wanted a drawing room with a combined Western-Eastern contemporary feel.

Extremely happy with the results in her bungalow, Rani has now handed over the interiors of her "Janki Kutir" flat to Suzanne again.

Now who would even think of spending crores on interior décor but the queen of Bollywood herself.

Tech Tags: Rani Mukherjee Ritesh+Deshmukh bollywood bikini new+movie aishwarya+rai

Ritesh Deshmukh – best man with baby

Unlike his co-stars in Heyy Babyy, Ritesh Deshmukh is single and obviously doesn’t have any kids. But he was the man with whom little baby Juhaina got along best.

Heyy Babyy , as we already know by now, is a story of three flirtatious men whose lives are altered with the coming of a little baby. Akshay Kumar , Fardeen Khan , Ritesh Deshmukh play the three men and a year-old Juhaina plays the baby.

During the making of the film, director Sajid Khan asked the male stars to spend an hour each with the baby so that she gets used to them.

Surprisingly, it was the bachelor Ritesh Deshmukh who got along best with the baby than Akshay Kumar (who is married and has a son) or Fardeen Khan (who is married and planning a family).

Akshay revealed this during a promotional event of the film.

“To be frank, it was Ritesh who was the best with the baby. Whenever the baby cried, he would take her into his arms and comfort her and the baby would become quiet. With the baby, Ritesh was certainly better than me and Fardeen,” Akshay said.

Ritesh says he loved baby Juhaina so much that he enjoyed every moment he spent with her during the making of the film. And he did not mind being given the task of babysitting.

Tech Tags: Ritesh+Deshmukh bollywood bikini new+movie

Ritesh Deshmukh – best man with baby

Unlike his co-stars in Heyy Babyy, Ritesh Deshmukh is single and obviously doesn’t have any kids. But he was the man with whom little baby Juhaina got along best.

Heyy Babyy , as we already know by now, is a story of three flirtatious men whose lives are altered with the coming of a little baby. Akshay Kumar , Fardeen Khan , Ritesh Deshmukh play the three men and a year-old Juhaina plays the baby.

During the making of the film, director Sajid Khan asked the male stars to spend an hour each with the baby so that she gets used to them.

Surprisingly, it was the bachelor Ritesh Deshmukh who got along best with the baby than Akshay Kumar (who is married and has a son) or Fardeen Khan (who is married and planning a family).

Akshay revealed this during a promotional event of the film.

“To be frank, it was Ritesh who was the best with the baby. Whenever the baby cried, he would take her into his arms and comfort her and the baby would become quiet. With the baby, Ritesh was certainly better than me and Fardeen,” Akshay said.

Ritesh says he loved baby Juhaina so much that he enjoyed every moment he spent with her during the making of the film. And he did not mind being given the task of babysitting.

Tech Tags: Ritesh+Deshmukh bollywood bikini new+movie

The DvF Wrap Dress

Everyone knows about the Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress. Everyone who loves fashion anyway. It is the legendary dress that is perfect for all occasions, from work to shopping to dinner to a night out. I have always coveted one, but thought that they were a bit too old for my age and out of my price range. Besides, what makes it so different from say, wrap dresses one finds at Top Shop, that is at least half the price? Well, the other day passing by the DvF store, I finally experienced the magic of the DvF wrap dress. The fit is truly amazing and staring at oneself in the store mirror, one just feels wonderful. Very chic, put-together, smart yet feminine and sexy. I don't know what I was thinking when I thought it old. Maybe it is a taste acquired when you step into the twenties and above age bracket....

Anyway, previously I've tried on a few wrap dresses before at Top Shop hoping to find something similar, but alas, because I have a small chest, they never fitted well. The V was always too loose and so it hung in a most unattractive manner- but not with the DvF dress, it fits perfectly. I haven't figured out why- the cutting? the jersey material?- but Diane is definitely doing something right and deserves to be the queen of the wrap dress!

Image Source: Diane von Furstenberg

Shilpa Shetty to play the role of Sita in a film on Hanuman - Hindu

Mumbai, Aug, 23 (PTI): Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty will play the role of Sita in a movie on Hanuman, her media manager Del Bhagwagar said on Wednesday night.

Shilpa agreed to accept the role after weighing pros and cons, he said.

The film is to be produced by Puru Patel who is talking to Hollywood star Keno Reev of "Matrix" series fame to play the role of Rama, Bhagwagar told Aaj Tak.

The producer is also in talks with some Hollywood actors to play the character of Hanuman, he added.

Bhagwagar said the actress had got 10-11 offers from the UK, 6-7 offers from the US to act in films there but she has so far agreed to act only in the project being undertaken by Patel.

Tech Tags: Shilpa+Shetty Dhamaal Darling Dhoka Kaise+Kahe Chak+De+India

Shilpa Shetty to play the role of Sita in a film on Hanuman - Hindu

Mumbai, Aug, 23 (PTI): Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty will play the role of Sita in a movie on Hanuman, her media manager Del Bhagwagar said on Wednesday night.

Shilpa agreed to accept the role after weighing pros and cons, he said.

The film is to be produced by Puru Patel who is talking to Hollywood star Keno Reev of "Matrix" series fame to play the role of Rama, Bhagwagar told Aaj Tak.

The producer is also in talks with some Hollywood actors to play the character of Hanuman, he added.

Bhagwagar said the actress had got 10-11 offers from the UK, 6-7 offers from the US to act in films there but she has so far agreed to act only in the project being undertaken by Patel.

Tech Tags: Shilpa+Shetty Dhamaal Darling Dhoka Kaise+Kahe Chak+De+India

Shiseido Maquillage Neo Climax Lip

A year ago, I've decided to abstain from buying any lip-related makeup products because I hardly ever apply anything other than lip balm on my lips -lipstick always seems too mature to me and lip gloss never seems to stays put for more than 15 minutes. (Anyone else feels the same?) But while I was waiting for the makeup lady at a Shiseido shop to try on eyeshadow on my mum, I got bored and looked at the new products. I very quickly noticed Shiseido's younger line, Maquillage's ad. I absolutely love this look, especially as a night look. Doesn't the model look so sophisticated, cool and pretty?

The product that really caught my eye was the new 'Neo Climax Lip', which is described by the saleslady as an in-between of lipstick and lipgloss. She suggested I try on the colour that the model had on. I did that and loved it! Like the ad suggested, it wasn't overly sparkly, and gave a cool, glossy finish to my lips. Unlike the lip glosses (too sheer) or lipsticks (too strong) that I own, this product actually gave my lips a perfect amount of colour.

You know how you get to an age where you feel like you're in-between for everything? Too young for certain things and too old for others? I want some lip colour that will stay on but I'm not ready for lipstick yet. So basically, I consider this a more sophisticated-looking version of lipgloss. On the Maquillage site, there's this image which shows how you apply this product (-which is simply how you apply all other similar lip products.) So do check out the Neo Climax Lip when you pass by a Shiseido counter next time!

Image credit: http://www.shiseido.co.jp/mq/index.htm

Riya Sen - Profile

Birth Date : January 24, 1981
Birth Place : Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Riya Sen is considered a major sex symbol in Bollywood. She has shared many on screen kisses with her co-stars which is considered inappropriate in India. She became a popular model when she appeared in numerous music videos for songs by popular Indian singers.
Riya Sen Biography
This gorgeous daughter of Bengali actress Moon Moon Sen first stepped under the arc lamps at the tender age of 15 when she faced the camera for the famous Tamil flick “Taj Mahal”, directed by Bharati Raja.

She was supposed to make her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Khanna in Kailash Surendranath’s “Love You Hamesha” but unfortunately the film could not hit the turnstiles owing to differences between the producer and distributors.

Meanwhile Riya became a known face on the Indipop circuit featuring in quite a considerable number of music videos including Jagjit Singh-Asha Bhosle’s “Jab Samne Tum” and “Kahin Kahin Se”.

Her debut flick in Bollywood, N. Chandra’s “Style” turned out to be an unexpected debacle. But the petite Riya Sen continues undeterred to carry forward the legacy left behind by her mom and grand mother Suchitra Sen.

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Riya Sen - Profile

Birth Date : January 24, 1981
Birth Place : Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Riya Sen is considered a major sex symbol in Bollywood. She has shared many on screen kisses with her co-stars which is considered inappropriate in India. She became a popular model when she appeared in numerous music videos for songs by popular Indian singers.
Riya Sen Biography
This gorgeous daughter of Bengali actress Moon Moon Sen first stepped under the arc lamps at the tender age of 15 when she faced the camera for the famous Tamil flick “Taj Mahal”, directed by Bharati Raja.

She was supposed to make her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Khanna in Kailash Surendranath’s “Love You Hamesha” but unfortunately the film could not hit the turnstiles owing to differences between the producer and distributors.

Meanwhile Riya became a known face on the Indipop circuit featuring in quite a considerable number of music videos including Jagjit Singh-Asha Bhosle’s “Jab Samne Tum” and “Kahin Kahin Se”.

Her debut flick in Bollywood, N. Chandra’s “Style” turned out to be an unexpected debacle. But the petite Riya Sen continues undeterred to carry forward the legacy left behind by her mom and grand mother Suchitra Sen.

Tech Tags: Riya+Sen Mallika+Sherawat Diya+Mirza kim+Sharma Rimi+Sen

Buberry Scarves FW06-07

Burberry seems to be getting that we're all a bit over the classic plaid scarf. One can only have so many plaid scarves in multiples colors after all. And who wants to risk clashing with everyone other person on the street anyway? This season, they've come up with some pretty ingenious scarves.
So much so in fact, that I've made this sparkly Burberry scarf my first FW06-07 purchase. I figured it wouldn't go on sale anyway, and I was right, it was the last one in the store. The thing I love most about it is that when worn, it doesn't immediately shout Burberry because of the underlying criss cross pattern. Then there is the subtle but still very visible silver threads embedded all over the scarf, making it oh-so-pretty and sparkly! (I'm not sure if you can see it here, but its there!) A trendy twist to an otherwise classic scarf. And of course, the fact that it is black and white makes it very sharp and easy to match with everything. The only thing I find lacking with this scarf is that it is not 100% cashmere and therefore not as soft and warm as I'd like. But I guess in this case, its style before warmth!
Another clever design is this abstract check scarf (right), which I also quite like. Especially the color, which is also very versatile. And then there is this chunky scarf. I've always wanted one of these. Actually I think I have one that my friend knitted for me. Except they're sooo big and chunky I never know how to wear them properly, without fearing that I'd choke myself when I leave half of it stuck to the bus door and it moves...I know, I have an overactive imagination. But maybe I'll find inspiration this season and figure it out.
Then there are these very simple plain scarves with the Burberry signature casually scrawled across. As logo branded as the concept is though, I actually quite like this signature. It looks very casual and pretty. Like someone just absentmindedly scribbled their signature on the scarf. Plus, the rest of the scarf is plain and as fun as the prints are, at the end of the day, it is always the plain ones that I wear most. For this design, I think white or grey is best. Although if you want to be very feminine they also have a pretty purple- though not online but in the shops.

But anyways, the scarf designs in Burberry this season are definitely worth checking out- so go before they run out!

Image Source: Net a Porter and Burberry

Mona Chopra - Sexy Pose

Mona Chopra - Sexy Pose

FW07 Ads: Back To Classics

For fashionholics, one of the funnest thing about flipping through Sept. issues of magazines are the new FW07 ads. As we all know, magazine ads usually focus on marketing products from the seasonal collection, especially the 'it' bags. All the products come from one collection and have a common theme. But interestingly this season, Prada and Louis Vuitton, both huge bag sellers, have dedicated one or two campaign images to their classic bags.

Maybe because the creative directors behind the ads did a really good job, or maybe it's because the bags are just so classic -not matter what, these classic bags fit in surprisingly well with the seasonal clothes. I mean, look at this Prada ad, even with the artistic and somewhat weird clothes Prada has this season, the bags still seem to belong there. The puffed up messenger bags totally fit in with Prada's intelligent, artsy image.

As for the Louis Vuitton ad, the classic monogrammed bag fits in really well with the whole posh, well-dressed, high-maintanence woman image. (For once, I'll refrain from ranting about how much I dislike celebs posing in high fashion ads. Sigh...) Even after looking at this uber-glam ad, I still don't feel the urge to buy this monogrammed bag, although to be fair, I'm not a fan of obviously-monogrammed bags. Oops, now I'm ranting about monogrammed bags.

Anyhow, classic bags seem to be getting a push from large brands this season. Are the execs hoping more people would fish out money for their classic bags, or is this a nod to the late 80's/ early 90's trend? No matter what, at least you know if you buy these classic bags, they won't be particularly 'out' next season!

Image credits: http://www.prada.com/, FashionSpot

Avril Lavigne Concert 2007

Yesterday HG and I went to the Avril Lavigne concert in Hong Kong. We were both very excited because we've been listening to her since Complicated back in high school and we really like her music. Even though her new CD doesn't quite measure up to her last and at first I did not even like it, the catchiness of the tunes eventually grew on me after a few replays. Its just the kind of music that makes one want to jump up and down. The point is, I was very excited to hear her live! After Gwen, Avril is definitely the second on my list of must see concerts!
The stage setting was very Avril, with a pink skull printed curtain background thing, neon pink mikes and well pink everything.
She opened with a bang with Girlfriend. Dressed in a black tank, pink plaid mini and those doc marten looking boots (whatever you call them), she was every part Avril. She even had dances to match her songs, which I thought was very cute, though some of the moves were actually very high schoolish- but then again I guess it was appropriate since it was a pretty teeny bopper crowd. What I found most impressive about her though was her voice, which I thought was amazing- she was literally screaming with a high clear voice that never cracked.
Other random thoughts: Her eye make-up was very very dark. She really knew how to move the crowd, jumping around very hyped looking cute and everything (like a little girl). According to my cousin who met her backstage, she's actually really really short. And over all it was just a great performance and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Though admittedly, it didn't quite hyped me up as much as the Gwen concert, but then, Gwen is a tough act to follow. And they're really both playing at very different crowds.

Next Stop- Spice Girls!

Ps. Sorry my pictures are so blurry, I really need to get a better camera.