Quarantine Diaries: 10 Days of Masking

Yes, this sucks. No, we don’t know when it will end. Yes, I heard about the number of cases. No, the cure has not been found. “COVID 19”, “Red Zone”, “Lockdown 4.0”. Honestly, I am so tired of hearing these words. Every time I pick up my phone, it seems to be bursting with even more information revolving around these words, thanks to over-enthusiastic WhatsApp forwards and group discussions. Its become a race of who can spread fake news the fastest. So instead of wondering when this will end or what will I do after this, I realised I could take this time to do just about anything. Whether it is learning a new skill or a language (painting), starting my workout routine (yet to happen) or just sleep (all-day, optional), I knew I could pay attention to whatever my mind was set to. I decided to finally take some time a focus on my skincare routine. Enter, all the facemasks that have been sitting dormant and waiting patiently for me.

Heavenly ft. Bombay Perfumery

The one thing that truly no person can (or should) live without is perfumes! Almost everyone we know has a signature fragrance and there’s actually a very good reason why you should have one too.

Lush Life ft. Spoil Your Body

Ever since we’ve started this blog, we’ve been scouring around for the best of organic skin products. We never knew that there would be so many amazing brands to choose from! We’ve absolutely fallen in love with Spoil Your Body and had to write about them! You know that feeling when you smell your favourite cream or bath wash and get instantly transported back home or to your favourite vacation? Because ever since we’ve gotten this brand’s home made organic products, we’ve felt like we’ve been on a constant vacation either in a luxurious villa on lavender fields in South of France or an exotic island in the Caribbeans!

Your Guide To Making & Keeping A Realistic New Year Resolution

Firstly, Happy New Year #SlayFam. As I’m writing this, we turned 14K! YAYAYAY! Thank you for your immense support and love and for making our dream a reality. Exactly a year ago, we launched our blog and within a year, how we’ve changed! It’s been one hell of a ride and we still have a long, long way to go!

So considering we just turned 1, we decided to retrospect the year gone by. Last year at about the same time, both of us made new year resolutions. Let us tell you that the unrealistic resolutions failed miserably.  So this time, we decided to make resolutions that will stick. Anytime anyone says the words, “New Year Resolution”, we automatically assume it would be going to the gym or starting a diet. So on every 1st week of jan, the gyms are full and by the next week there’s that 1 dedicated person and their trainer. So sure, go ahead and make a plan to finally hit the gym and let us know if it sticks (AND how you managed to do it!), and if it doesn’t, here are a few realistic things to try instead.

Love, Laughter & Happily Ever After

Many of you may already know that Namaslay’s very own Karishma Shah is tying the knot this year! So we decided to take our girl to Jaipur for a royal bachelorette  getaway! (full travel story coming up soon)!

The Ultimate All Natural Skin Care Edit

We’ve all been slaves to skin care products that promise to give us unbelievable results in an unreasonably short amount of time. We’ve also heard that the purer the product, the more long lasting are it’s effects on our skin, even if it takes slightly longer. We decided to try out some organic and natural products available in the market and put this theory to test. Considering how many skin care products there are, it was slightly difficult to choose just one, which is why we decided to test out some of the best products from 3 brands that caught our attention. These products are pure, natural and organic, cater to just about every need and are great for the skin as well as the pocket. We’ve tried to cover as many products from these 3 companies as we could so there’s something for everyone. Here’s what we think about it.

Rapunzel Vibes ft. Vanity Cask

Maintaining and taming our manes has always been a priority to us at NamaSlay. We know how upset someone gets when somebody feels its their job to tell how dull your hair looks, how thin it has become, why we decided to cut/colour our hair and that it was much better earlier or which shampoo to use. We also know how you feel when these things are actually true. But the one thing that we all have probably regretted the most is the amount of money we have spent on buying an expensive hair products without trying it first and have it not workout for us (goodbye savings!). What if we tell you there’s a better way out of this? Because there is.

Genie In A Bottle ft. Kiehl’s

Firstly, no we aren’t talking about Christina Aguilera’s hit ’99 song, but we do understand why there was a ‘price to pay’ about this genie in a bottle. Nor are we talking about the blue kind that breaks into a song every 10 minutes, but if this genie did sing, it would totally be ‘Friend Like Me’ from Aladdin.

Beauty Sleep Ft. Kama Ayurveda

Countless studies have been made on why sleep is extremely important for our body. From healing and regenerating your cells to making your mind and body sharper and stronger, sleeping has so many effects on your body as well as your skin. We make our bodies prone to so much stress throughout the day that a good night’s sleep is all we crave for. And somehow, we still take sleeping for granted.

Monsoon Mondays- The Beauty Edit

Just wing it. Life, Eyeliner, Everything.

Makeup is oftentimes considered superficial but for us it is nothing short of art.

As much as we love painting our faces and getting ready for the day, wearing makeup in the monsoon can be a little tricky. After all the effort you put into blending,winging,baking etc, the last thing you want is for it all to be running down your face! (Unless you’re inspired by Salvador Dali and that’s the look you’re going for.)

Here are some tips that will keep you looking glam this season