Pages

▼

Mar 31, 2017

A Beauty Afternoon with #VLCCStyleStatements


VLCC is a name that needs no introduction. They have been a pioneer in health and beauty services for more than a decade. They have a wide range of services starting from skin care to hair styling to exclusive facials, bridal makeup, slimming services and more.

Off late, a lot of us reckoned VLCC primarily for their slimming and health management services, which is not fair as the brand has a multitude of expert services in their wide-spread wings to offer.

If you follow me on social media channels, you would recall that I would often go to VLCC for my beauty and hair services. I have tried different facials and haircut from their widespread branches in the country. Mostly, I was a regular at their Kolkata and Hyderabad branch and been to their Mumbai branch [in Borivalli] once to have my haircut.

Recently, VLCC in their endeavor to reach out to more consumers and known more for their beauty services invited bloggers in Mumbai to attend a session with them and try from their basket of services to have a first-hand experience.

In Mumbai, the event was conducted at their Worli branch, wherein they offered beauty services to bloggers. The services they offered were-


  • 1)         Foot Reflexology
  • 2)         Head massage
  • 3)         Manicure or Pedicure
  • 4)         Chrome Nails
  • 5)         Face makeover [Makeup]
  • 6)         Blow dry




I have opted for a hair cut. The pretty Iris from Manipur was assigned to give me a haircut.
My brief to Iris was simple- I needed a simple haircut without compromising a lot on the length, and hair that needs zero maintenance, yet look on my face.

My last haircut was a box-step cut and hence, Iris decided to give me a simple layered look. I have experimented with this look in the past and was aware of the fall, so I gave her a go ahead.

She took to the task and finished it with a blitzkrieg speed. She took less than 30 minutes to wash my hair, style them into layers and doing a final set with the blow dryer. Here is how my hair looks-
  


Why VLCC?
VLCC promises to have an umbrella of services ranging from beauty treatment to consultations under one roof. Secondly, the brand has a substantial network across the country. So, if you are living in a city like Mumbai, you need not have to travel far. With their high distribution/franchise network, you are likely to find a branch closest to your place. 

Reader’s Question: Anumeha Punjabi
One of my blog readers asked me if VLCC offers Vampire uplift [famous face uplift treatment from West, popularized by Ms. Kardashian] and who shall opt for it?

I have asked the Marketing Head- Sushmita who flew in specially to answer the different queries by bloggers.

The answer is Yes. Also, it is for people with Dull and Sallow skin. However, one needs to go through proper consultation to be able to avail it.

So Anumeha, I hope to have answered your question.

Haute Kutir View: So next time whenever or whatever you are planning to do with your Skin, Hair and Body, do check out VLCC. For more details, visit their blog


______________
No comments:

Mar 21, 2017

Diagnose and Protect Your Building Infrastructure with DrFixit

“There is nothing more important than a good, secure, safe Home”.

Rosalynn Carter

A house is not just a structure of brick and mortar. It is the place that people call home. Home is a feeling that may be at bottom of Maslow’s pyramid as physiological needs but is on top of the same “Need Hierarchy Pyramid” as the feeling of self-actualization.

Home is where the heart is, is not a cliché but a phenomenon. A philosophy that is not just about receiving but also about giving, investing back through Quality care and protection.

So, when a home provides so many myriad things to us from security to comfort to happiness, tending back to its infrastructural needs becomes an imperative task.

Often we beautify our homes from the outer side, turning a blind eye to the actual repair and maintenance at the infrastructure level, which may be dangerous or fatal as well. 

Hence, it becomes imperative to not just take care of the external maintenance but to evaluate every nook and corner of it 360 degrees, objectively.



Poor Infrastructure Maintenance and Repair
I recall all my experiences while looking for a suitable house in all the cities- Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata & Mumbai that I lived in. I would have seen tons of houses at these locations, some of them were beautifully built but poorly maintained. If you demand repair, people will be more tend to do lowest cost “quick fix” or an SOS camouflage.

No beautiful chandelier could evade a cracked ceiling or rainwater stained walls. It may temporarily hide but will deteriorate further in long term. So, when it comes to housing or society, rise from short-term to long-term vision.

The Alarming Condition of Metropolitan Infrastructure
Why go far, let’s talk about Mumbai, the city of dreams in India.
There are more than 50,000 cooperative societies in the Mumbai Metropolitan region. Hold your heart, out of these many coop societies not even 10% structures undergo the structural audit in spite of strict municipal regulations.

Not just that, according to CA Ramesh S. Prabhu – Chairman – MSWA, out of these 50,000 co-op societies around 15,000-16,000 urgently need repairs.  

Who will take responsibility? Does blame help?

The primary challenge remains to make citizens aware about the importance of buildings being kept healthy. 

Healthy Buildings and Society with Dr. Fixit
With an attempt to energize CHS individuals into starting providential basic reviews and repairs, Dr. Fixit from the House of Pidilite - the Waterproofing Expert has propelled an activity which concentrates on "Building a Healthy Society" by bringing issues to light about the need of convenient arranging of repairs alongside right determination and master answers for the surface zone. Dr. Fixit conducts the correct finding which helps in building sound social orders and in this way take care of issues confronted by the mortgage holder, for example, sogginess and spillages.

I attended a bloggers meet by Dr. Fixit which has an expert panel who heartily spoke and educated more about this.


In case, you missed my Snapchat on that day, here are tweets for your reference <Follow me on twitter @numerounity >









A house need not tell just about the people dwelling in it.  It also speaks volumes about its own persona. If you want to reflect a right persona of self and the place where you live, you need to invest your time and energy into right diagnostics, prognostics, repairs and damage control. All you need to do is-

1)    Keep your intent correct, banish sub-standard construction practices
2)    Do not ignore water leakages in your house and the building. “Fix it” immediately
3)   Avoid over enthusiastic and neglected renovations
4)   Do periodic diagnostic of your building
5)   Exercise Damage Control
6) Do check out the Tech Chat feature by Dr. Fixit that aims to address your concerns, educate and help


Remember, prevention is better than cure. 


Happy Homes, Happy Living
No comments: