Fun fact: The first postal stamps were not able to stick to envelopes. People had to literally sew the stamps on when no paste or adhesive was available. The first ever adhesive postage stamp was called ‘the Penny Black’. It had the profile of Queen Victoria against a black background and cost a penny. Being confined to our
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I used to pride myself on my knowledge of social media navigation. Yet, the more time I spend online, the more I learn something new and realize that it is probably bigger than our real universe! For instance, even though I have been a beauty blogger for more than 2 years now, it was only very recently that
The Bloggess Re-frame “I am stuck inside” to “I can finally focus on my home and myself”. With all the new found time, why not start something special during these quarantined days? Perhaps, start a new quarantine ritual – a daily journal or a blog to jot down thoughts and feelings to reflect on later. Blogging
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One of the biggest issues I always face (and I think everyone faces) is that of finding a good moisturizer. Either we get one that makes our skin too oily or one that leaves it dry within a couple of hours, or one that provides good hydration but also brings pimples on acne-prone skin…and so on. Imagine the
Super sensitive, acne prone, pigmentation prone, dusky, textured, combination-dry, that’s my skin in a nutshell. Looking at the varied needs of my skin as well as my love for trying new beauty products, no surprise that I became a beauty blogger 😀 The past year has been difficult personally more so because of certain health issues, and obviously that
My skin and hair are problematic. No big reveal there. But the past 2 years have seen the problems worsen, especially for my hair. It is also attributable to extreme stress at home and some health issues I have been having. While I am trying to get my health back, it is no fun to
Solonie Singh Pathania An Army officer’s daughter with a passion for fitness and travel, I have always enjoyed the outdoors, been fairly active in sports, and loved adventure. Endurance sports, however, were never part of the plan. I’d never have imagined being obsessed with triathlons, let alone becoming the 3rdIndian woman to complete a Full IRONMAN!
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Here’s the latest ‘healthy’ thing that’s dominating billboards in Mumbai. Cadbury’s Dairy Milk 30% Less Sugar. It’s a first for Cadbury, but it follows a long line of ‘strong’ steps taken by sugar-filled-tasty-food selling MNCs who’ve been under immense pressure to show that they’re trying to sell ‘healthy’ now. And obviously the first, easiest, way to
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Aditi’s surprising fitness revelation Pic 1: Year 2000, Weight 50Kgs Pic 2: Year 2012, Weight 69Kgs Pic 3: Year 2018, Weight 53Kgs I asked a few people which of these photos looked alike and almost all felt that the first and the third were more alike than the one in the middle. Well, they are
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The new and futuristic approach to healthy homes & work spaces “Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognise and appreciate until they have been depleted” –Denis Waitley How many of you can nod in affirmation to this saying? Some of us recognise this early enough and form a preventative care strategy, while few of us wait till the
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