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What not to miss in Nykaa Pink Friday Sale

Spending on skincare and makeup once in a while is more than just indulgence,it’s selfcare. The key is to be mindful and make smart choices. That’s why beauty sales like Nykaa’s Pink Friday Sale are such a wise option. You get to treat yourself to luxe brands and everyday essentials without straining your budget. Think of it as the perfect time to refresh your vanity, stock up on staples, or finally splurge on that cultfavorite product you’ve been eyeing.

The Nykaa Pink Friday Sale  is here with up to 60% off across luxe makeup, skincare, bath & body, and haircare essentials. Below is a curated guide to the must have deals that beauty lovers shouldn’t miss.


✨ Luxe Makeup Steals


MAC – Iconic lipsticks and Studio Fix foundations are available at flat 25–30% off. Perfect time to restock cult shades like Ruby Woo.


NARS – Their radiant creamy concealer and blushes (Orgasm, anyone?) are discounted up to 35%.


Estée Lauder – The legendary Double Wear Foundation is part of the sale, with luxe skincare minis bundled in.


Laneige – The Lip Sleeping Mask and Water Bank Cream are marked down by 20–25%, ideal for winter hydration.


🌿 Skincare Essentials


CeraVe – Hydrating Cleanser and Moisturizing Cream are available at up to 30% off. Great for barrier repair.


Beauty of Joseon – The Glow Serum and Relief Sun SPF are trending, with 20% discounts.


Cetaphil – Gentle Skin Cleanser and Moisturizing Lotion are budget friendly with 25% off.


Minimalist – Actives like Vitamin C and AHA PHA Peeling Solution are discounted up to 30%, making it a smart time to experiment with targeted skincare.


🛁 Bath & Body Indulgence


Sol de Janeiro – The Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and Cheirosa body mists are part of luxe bundles with 20–25% off.


Nykaa Wanderlust – Affordable shower gels and body lotions in fun fragrances (Japanese Cherry Blossom, Mediterranean Sea Salt) are buy 1 get 1 during the sale.


💇 Haircare Highlights


L’Oréal Paris – The Dream Lengths and Extraordinary Oil ranges are discounted up to 30%.


WishCare – Their Fermented Rice Water Shampoo & Conditioner are available at 20% off, perfect for strengthening hair naturally.


🛍️ Smart Shopping Tips


Bundle buys: Nykaa often adds luxe minis with fullsize purchases—great for travel kits.


Wishlist strategy: Add products to your cart early; popular shades and serums sell out fast.


Stack savings: Use Nykaa gift cards or bank offers for extra discounts.


As a skincare and makeup enthusiast (and proud Nykaa affiliate), I see the Pink Friday Sale as more than just discounts, it’s a chance to curate your beauty shelf thoughtfully. Whether you’re investing in luxe staples like Estée Lauder’s foundation or stocking up on barrier friendly cleansers from CeraVe, this sale balances indulgence with practicality.


My advice: mix one luxe splurge with a few everyday essentials. That way, your haul feels both exciting and sustainable.

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Holi Skincare and Makeup Tips for a Radiant Celebration

Holi, the festival of colours, is a time to revel in joyous celebrations, vibrant hues, and delectable treats. Holi vibes in the air and as the occasion is getting nearer, I am sure that you would be ready with your plan for outfits, food and colours. However, amidst all the fun, it’s vital to take care of your skin and ensure your makeup stays intact.

Here are some tips to help you look radiant and protect your skin during Holi:


Pre-Holi Skincare:


Moisturize: Start by moisturizing your skin thoroughly. A good moisturizer acts as a barrier against the harsh chemicals in some colours. Opt for a thick, oil-based moisturizer to keep your skin hydrated. There are some water-based moisturisers that are light and serve the purpose. You can also go for illuminating moisturisers that will double-up as makeup.


Oil Up: Apply a generous amount of coconut oil or almond oil to your entire body, including your hair. This will help in creating a protective layer, making it easier to wash off the colours later. Don’t worry about the oily look. When it comes to looks or taking care of hair/skin I’d choose the later. What about you?


Sunscreen: Don’t forget to apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher. Holi is celebrated during the day, and prolonged exposure to the sun can damage your skin. Use one with no white-cast. There are few which double-up as skin tints, so choose one that suits your skin. This covers your skincare and makeup.


Makeup Tips:


Minimal Makeup: Keep your makeup minimal and lightweight. Heavy makeup can mix with colour and cause skin irritation.


Waterproof Products: Use waterproof and long-lasting makeup products to ensure they stay put throughout the festivities. Opt for waterproof mascara, eyeliner, and lipstick.


Lip Balm: Protect your lips by applying a thick layer of lip balm. This will prevent your lips from getting dry and chapped. Since it’s summer use one with SPF protection.


Post-Holi Skincare:


Gentle Cleansing: Use a gentle cleanser to remove the colours from your skin. Avoid scrubbing harshly as it can irritate your skin. Opt for a natural cleanser like milk or yogurt. Make sure to do double-cleansing.


Hair Care: Wash your hair with a mild shampoo and conditioner to remove the colours and nourish your hair. You can also use a hair mask for deep conditioning.


Hydrate: Rehydrate your skin by applying aloe vera gel or a soothing moisturizer. Drink plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated from within. It’s summer time, so buttermilk, flavoured water anything works to keep you hydrated.


Avoid Makeup: Give your skin a break and avoid applying makeup for a day or two after Holi. Let your skin breathe and recover from the exposure to colours.


With these tips, you can enjoy the festival of colours while keeping your skin and makeup game on point. Happy Holi!

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5 Curly Hair Products You Must Take On A Vacay!

Is your curl condition making you apprehensive about going on vacation? Maintaining gorgeous-looking curls, especially in different climates and unfamiliar environments, is a real challenge. Your curls may behave in an unruly manner, when you want them to look their best.
To maintain lush, juicy curls throughout your vacation, you should understand the special needs of your curls. Having the right curly hair products in your beauty aisle is crucial to slay the look on your special vacation clicks. Since you have limited space in your baggage, you should carry only the essential curly hair products. Experts recommend carrying travel-size and budget-friendly curly hair products, making your journey hassle-free.

Curly hair is more prone to dryness, frizz and damage because of the twists and turns in the
structure of the curls. The natural oil from the scalp cannot reach the tip because of its spiral
structure, making it prone to dryness. This blog will explore some curl care essentials that will
help you manage your curls and keep them looking fabulous while you enjoy your vacation.

5 Curly Hair Products You Must Take On A Vacay

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It is necessary to provide a regular dose of hydration to your thirsty curls. Exposure to the sun, extreme climatic conditions, wind, humidity and chlorine water can affect curl health. To reduce the impact of these external factors on your curls, make sure you use the right curly hair products. Curlvana Curl Care Kit can be your best bet for this vacation as it offers everything from fortifying curl cleanser to styling gel to leave-in cream- a complete solution for curl care while you are on the go. Let’s find out the top 5 curly hair products you must take on vacation.

1. Curl Cleanser

Ensure that all the dirt, grime, and product buildup is eliminated to revive your curls. Curlvana Fortifying Curl Cleanser cleans your curls gently without stripping their natural oils, maintaining
the vibrancy and vitality of your curls. This fortifying curl cleanser fortifies your curls with vital
nutrients and adds strength and definition to your curls. So no more struggles with dry and rough hair while traveling.

2.Curl Conditioner

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Replenish and hydrate your curls with Curlvana Curl Shine Conditioner from root to tip. It is a
must-have product in your travel bag. You can experience the magic of increased moisture
retention resulting in smooth, bouncy and well-defined curls throughout the day. This curl
conditioner won’t weigh down your curls, and you can enjoy a carefree look without worrying
about frizz and tangles.

3. Curls Leave-In Cream

A good leave-in cream can take your curl care game to the next level. Curlvana Leave-In Cream is your curl styling essential with no residue, giving a super hold to your tresses. Looking gorgeous in all your vacation snaps is non-negotiable, but with this leave-in cream, you can effortlessly flaunt your luscious locks.

4. Curls Styling Gel

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Styling gel is essential to give a hold, bouncy and vibrancy to your curls. Define and sculpt your curls effortlessly with Curlvana Curl Defining styling gel. Embrace long-lasting, flexible hold and say goodbye to frizz. This styling gel perfectly balances control and movement by intensely hydrating your curls, giving them the shape and bounce they deserve.

5. Curls Hair Mask

If you are on a long holiday trip, carry a nourishing hair mask as a weekly curl care essential.
After days of traveling, relaxation and rejuvenation are all that your curls need. Let your curls relax by treating them with a Curlvana Deep Nourish hair mask. This decadent creamy hair mask intensely hydrates dry and rough curls, transforming them into lush, juicy ringlets.


With Curlvana Curl Care Kit, bad hair days will be a thing of the past while you are on the road.
Your curls will never be a hindrance to your enjoyment. Embrace your curls by giving them the little TLC which they deserve. Curlvana Curl Care Kit is a budget-friendly curly hair product formulated to take care of the special needs of your curly hair.

Frequently Answered Questions

How Can I Protect My Curly Hair While Travelling?


Protect your curls from bad hair days while traveling with Curlvana Curl Care Kit, which offers
curly hair products ranging from fortifying curls cleansers to leave-in conditioners to curl styling
gel.


How Do You Deal With Frizzy Hair On Vacation?


Use a deep conditioner or a hair mist specially designed to tame frizz and manage your curly
hair. You can always use Curlvana Leave in cream or styling gel to do the job.


How Often Should I Use A Deep Conditioner While On Vacation?

Deep conditioner should be used once a week to sculpt and define your curls.


Which Ingredients Are Best For Curly Hair?


Argan oil, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Fermented Rice Water Extract, and Shea Butter are some natural ingredients beneficial for curly hair.

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Reasons to include fenugreek in diet

Fenugreek or methi is an ingredient commonly found in the Indian household. Found to taste bitter these tiny golden seeds are a storehouse of various benefits.

Fenugreek finds its way into alternate and Chinese medicine for a longer period of time. Because of it’s property to help in thickening, it is also used in gravies though it adds a bitter taste.

Fenugreek also finds itself in the list of ingredients in making soap and shampoo.

The leaves from methi are rich in fibre and used to make numerous dishes to add flavour. Did you know its so very easy to grow fenugreek even in your balcony/kitchen garden?

REASONS TO INCLUDE FENUGREEK

Because of the soluble fibers present in it, fenugreek helps in lowering LDL, reducing blood sugar levels and weight loss. It also helps in fighting against colon cancer and also treat acid re flux and heart burns.

Fenugreek herbal tea helps boost breastmilk production. Hence a lot of new mothers instead of taking over the counter medicines to boost milk supply could resort to home remedies like these to help in boosting their breastmilk production.

Fenugreek when consumed regularly by men helps in boosting testosterone and therefore as a beneficial effect show increased libido.

Fenugreek helps in lowering blood sugar levels. Fenugreek plays a major role in improvising insulin levels and the high fibre content helps in maintaining the sugar levels.

Appetite control and weight loss- Fenugreek helps in appetite control aiding less intake of fat and overall reduction in appetite. Hence consumption of fenugreek on regular basis aids weight loss.

Fenugreek helps in reduction of frequent heart burn symptoms thereby reducing the intake of antacid medication. It strengthens the digestive tract and helps keep a check on gastritis and bloating.

Fenugreek since it is rich in fibre and also amounts of antioxidants helps in flushing out harmful toxins from the body.

Fenugreek is a great addition for intake for people whose body is dominated by kapha. The seeds helps in generating heat in the body, because these people are weakly immune and mostly prone to flu, cold and cough. The heat generation helps in immunity boosting.

Fenugreek leaves are great for skin health. The rich amounts of antioxidants and vitamins helps in tackling skin problems.

Fenugreek helps in reduction of hair fall and boost hair growth. It can be taken in powder form mixed with buttermilk to reap this benefit. You can also apply soaked fenugreek paste or fenugreek infused coconut oil on your hair to tackle hair fall and boost hair growth.

Fenugreek helps in treatment of fever and sore throat when consumed in combination with lemon and honey.

Fenugreek helps in treating uterine problems like menstrual cramps, period pains and hot flushes. Fenugreek water helps in easing the pain during the time of menstruation.

It is said that fenugreek empowers the mammary glands and hence encourages development of breast tissues. This helps in increase breast size.

Fenugreek helps in destroying free radicals in body and fights against skin problems like dark circles, wrinkles and age spots.

Fenugreek seeds benefit pregnant women by stimulating the labour and uterine contractions, they are also said to decrease in pain. However if taken in excess it leads to miscarriage and preterm labour.

The compound galactomannan present in fenugreek helps in tackling cardiovascular diseases.

HOW TO INCLUDE FENUGREEK?

  • Fenugreek can be soaked overnight and seeds can be consumed in empty stomach in the morning.
  • Fenugreek can be soaked overnight and the infused water can be consumed on empty stomach.
  • Fenugreek herbal tea can be consumed by adding two teaspoons of fenugreek to a glass of water. Boil and reduce to half and consumed.
  • Fenugreek can be roasted and made into powder. This can be taken with buttermilk, water or even added in curries or gravies.
  • Fenugreek can be sprouted and made into sabzi.
  • Fenugreek leaves can be included in diet to make rotis, dal or gravies.

FENUGREEK FOR HAIR

OIL : Roast about 3 teaspoons of fenugreek . Mix in about 100 ml of coconut oil. Let it infuse for a week and it can be used for hot oil massages for the hair.

MASK: Fenugreek can be soaked overnight , ground with water or curd and applied as a hair mask. Wait it out for about 30 minutes and shower with regular shampoo and conditioner.

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Onion Oil and Shampoo from Upakarma Ayurveda

Upakarma onion hair oil and Shampoo

Why onions for hair ?

Onion is one of the most safest, easily available home remedies that works wonders for your hair. Using oil extracts for your hair helps in improving thickness, stimulates growth and helps in new hair growth when dealing with hair loss.

Onions are rich in dietary sulphur, which are found in amino acids which in turn are part of proteins. One such is keratin, that is much required for good hair growth and maintenance. Hence onion is very beneficial in promoting hair growth and maintaining thickness.

Upakarma Ayurveda onion shampoo

Upakarma onion shampoo

Having mentioned above the benefits of using onions for hair, it is also said that incorporating onion extracts in washing hair has much greater benefits than washing it with water.

Upakarma Ayurveda onion shampoo contains a combination of oils that help make your hair washing a good experience without hair loss.

The shampoo is light in terms of texture and lathers good when mixed with water. The hint of onion extract is strong in terms of fragrant when using the product.

Ingredients

  • Red Onion Seed Oil
  • Argan Oil
  • Aqua
  • Lauryl Glucoside
  • Decyl Glucoside
  • PQ–87
  • CAPB
  • Keratin
  • Biotin
  • Vitamin E
  • Vanilla Oil
  • Bramhi Oil
  • Amla Oil
  • Bhringraj Oil

Benefits

Herbal blend with Amla and brahmi helps reduce premature greying and hair loss, stimulates hair growth. Helps to reduce stress and relaxing effect. Blend of ten essential ingredients helps boost hair growth. Helps in nourishing hair through intense hydration.

No harsh chemicals like sulphate and parabens incorporated in ingredients and just natural ingredients makes it suitable to use for all hair types.

Stimulates hair growth due to presence of dietary sulphur in onion. Antibacterial properties of onion keeps scalp clean and stimulates blood circulation for good hair growth.

Repairs hair damage and chemically treated hair by providing nourishment to the tired tresses.

How to use

  • Wet hair in lukewarm water.
  • Take little amount of shampoo. Apply on scalp and hair length.
  • Massage gently and lather well .
  • Rinse thoroughly until shampoo is completely off the hair.

Price : Rs. 599 for 300ml bottle

Upakarma onion hair oil with 12 essential oils

Upakarma onion hair oil

Onion oil – The name in itself says that the oil is a blend of multiple essential oils which add their benefits to the already known benefit of onion for hair. The blend of multiple oils help in making hair stronger from the roots shinier and frizz free on the outside.

The oil has a very strong scent of pungency due to the onion extracts. The oil is light in consistency but mildly sticky. Apt to be used for daily application and also for a massage before hair wash. In that case the oil can be mildly heated before applying on scalp for massage.

Ingredients

  • Red Onion Seed Oil
  • Black Seed Oil
  • Argan Oil
  • Rosehip Oil
  • Macadamia Nut Oil
  • Castor Oil
  • Amla Extract
  • Bhringraj Extract
  • Neem Oil
  • Virgin Coconut Oil
  • Hibiscus Oil
  • Peppermint Oil
  • Lavender Oil
  • Jojoba Oil
  • Sweet Almond Oil

Benefits

Shinier and strong hair due to blend of argan, jojoba,black seed and Amla oils. Extracts from Amla and black seed help in maintaining strong roots and argan, jojoba help to maintain shinier hair.

Scalp nourishment by almond oil rich in vitamin D and Bhringraj oil. Necessary nourishment is provided helping flaunt healthy hair.

Safe for all hair types due to ingredients having only natural elements and no harsh chemicals. The natural blend makes it suitable for usage on all hair types and even chemically treated hair.

Hair growth is boosted which is the much needed benefit one could ask for.

Natural and toxin free makes it usable for all without any side effects. Ingredients contain only natural extracts and oil with no chemicals. Does not cause breakage due to ingredients.

How to use

  • Apply generous amount of oil on scalp and hair length.
  • Massage gently in circular motion and stroke gently.
  • Wash off with mild shampoo, preferably Upakarma Ayurveda onion shampoo.

Price : Rs.499 for 200 ml bottle

Both the products are available on the brand website.

Why should you opt for Upakarma Ayurveda products?

  • Fastest growing Ayurvedic brand in India .
  • All their products are Toxin Free, chemical free, pure & safe natural.
  • All their products are Cruelty Free Products, Not tested on animals, No ingredients of animal origin, vegan.
  • Upakarma Ayurveda products Premium and made of finest ingredients.
  • Upakarma Ayurveda is an ISO certified company & the products are Manufactured in GMP certified manufacturing units

Do check out their products on their website. I am sure that you will be impressed with the superior quality and assurance.

Upakarma Ayurveda

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