The Wrap Around Bun

This style took me roughly 15minutes to finish. You can wear it for a party, a prom, a wedding, picnic! just about anything...

All you got to do is to keep wrapping around. Here is how I did it... There is also a video at the end of this page.

Tie a little knot at the center of your crown. Now keep pulling out small sections of hair all over your head and keep wrapping around to secure it tightly. I kept the front fringe loose, but you can include that too. And that's all it is! BTW, don't forget to finish it with a hair spray. especially if our hair is slippery like mine :)

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Bold Wide Eye

We are all so beautiful, with beautiful features, meant just for us, and our face, I feel, a little less stereotyping thoughts, we can find beauty in everyone. In a very quirky manner, or in a different way. This thought has always intrigued me, that why do we think someone is hot while the other one pretty. Why cant they be all beautiful? Why was a bushy eye brow imperfect a couple of years back, while in vogue now? Could it be because, someone just walked off with her bushy eyebrow with so much confidence that we now believe that that's the right thing to have? thought provoking. I think its a deep need for social acceptability for some perhaps, art for some and a mix of both for some.

Wide eyes is another such phenomenon. Though I feel, its not entirely just beauty, but the art of portraying that "hey, I am awake" :)

Here is a little trick, of doing smokey with eyes wide open. The simple trick is that instead of joining the lines at the outer corner, do it inside. And there you go. Try it and let me know if this worked for you. For me it did.

In 'Fusion' - Tea

I think infusion is on top of my mind right now. First the infused oils and now tea. 2 most consumed things of my life. Now, lets get onto the tea, shall we?

Infused Hot Tea

I love the spa like treat, that's why I keep buying these scented candles, a bundle of toiletries and drink cups and cups of tea. Different kinds, but yes, tea. Today I tried something on my own.I do make these once in a while, by sometimes adding a stick of cinnamon or sometimes a little honey.

This is the easiest recipe ever. Take a cup and fill it with water, drop in a tea bag that you like, I used Earl Grey, but even mint would be great! Added few peppercorn, may be about 10, about 5-6cloves, a tiny piece of lime, 3 thin sticks of cinnamon a tablespoon of honey (for that 'un' sinful dose of sweetness) and then put it in the microwave for a minute and a half. And you are done. Burn a candle alongside, that you love and get into a warm bath. You'll love it!

In 'Fusion' - Oil

I love infused oil. I use it in everything, salads, pastas, breads, marinade, herb substitute or sometimes just frying that omelet. Here are a few of my favorite kind of infused oils that I make over and over.

-o- Basil Infused
1 and a 1/2  cup olive oil and about leaves of fresh basil.

Take a few leaves in a mortar and pestle along with a tbsp of oil and grind it. Put it back in the oil. Take the remaining leaves, bruise them and put them back in the oil.

Store for a week.

-o- Red Chilli Infused
1 and a 1/2  cup olive oil and about 8-10 red chillies.

Take the oil in a pan, crush the dried red chillies and heat the oil. Make sure the chillies doesn't burn. Once cool, strain and put them back into the bottle, with additional 3 red chillies.

Store for a week.

-o- Lime Infused
1 and a 1/2  cup olive oil and rind on an entire lime. Keep a pinch of the rind aside.

Take the oil in a pan, add the rind and heat the oil. Make sure the rind doesn't burn. Once cool, strain and put them back into the bottle, and add the remaining rind that was kept aside.

Store for a week.

-o- Spice Infused
1 and a 1/2  cup olive oil and about 8-10 black peppercorns, cloves and 1 bay leaf.

Put the bottle of oil in the microwave and heat for a minute and a half. Put all the spices in.

Store for a week.

Enjoy!

Who says Scarves are meant for the neck?

 

I had this scarf for a while. It is a gift (courtesy LaMadChic). However, I never really opened up and checked how big it was. I kept working it on my body and wrapping it on and around me, used up accessories, like the snowflake brooch (Another gift, this time from my husband) and it worked wonders. I loved the way it draped and fell.

What do you think?