The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

Hello!  This is an odd month to be doing monthly favourites in. I mean, I considered skipping this month altogether but figure even in this not-so-perfect time, there were things and moments that lifted the gloom from my heart.  So here are things that I loved this month.  1. Chai: I am a more dedicated Coffee drinker. But this month I've been drinking and finding a lot of comfort in a well brewed cup of tea. I like mine with ginger and cardamon and with a biscuit to dunk in it. I think it takes me back to my childhood and the comfort of having a little treat now and again.  2. Simple Home Cooked Meals: This quarantine has resulted in a lot of cooking. A lot of simple meals put together and that have resulted in some deliciousness.  In the picture is a roasted pepper and chicken pasta with a cream sauce. This took under half an hour to put together.  3. Kama Ayurveda Rose Jasmine Face Cleanser: My skin has been a hot ...

Hello!  I recently made a little Nykaa order, mainly fuelled by my interest in the new line of makeup by Masaba Gupta for Nykaa. I totally fell for the gorgeous packaging and couldn't resist getting a few bits from the line to try out.  And I am super happy with the results.  I got two nude lipsticks. Cool Guy & Numbu Paani and their matching nail paints because I really enjoy the Nykaa nail polishes.  The colours are lovely and pigmented and the packaging is perfect! I am so tempted to go back for more.  Cool Guy!  I also got a lip and cheek tint from Etude House.  I have bought two Benefit tints earlier this year and one from The Face Shop and I am a tint convert. So when I saw one from Etude House for fairly cheap I thought I'd give it a try.  I also got-  A basic Kajal from Nykaa.  A Plum eye cream--which is pretty good, worth a shot if you are in the market for one.  I ...

Hello & Welcome to another edition of Friday Favourites.  Today I want to share some of my favourite Indian Skincare and Haircare Recommendations.  Lately, I am become a little careful and more interested in the matter of skincare. For years I was blessed with good skin and I took it for granted. Then I moved to Bangalore and while some deal with asthma related problems on the moving to the city, I dealt with some major skin irritants. I would break out and once the acne subsided I was left with some ghastly acne scars!  :(  Damn! How I missed the teenage good skin I had taken for granted!  I began to invest in good skincare, mainly from Lush- which has since left India and Clinique- I had a hit and miss situation with this brand.  Now, I love all things Keihls but I also love looking into gentler, milder and more homegrown options.  Herbal and ayurvedic products that are chemical free and gentle to my skin have become my now ...

Hello!  June is over and May is long gone, but I forgot to list my loves from May, I did love a whole lot of things from May. So I thought I'd combine 2 months and share all of the things I've loved best in the last 2 months.  May and June were both happy months in my life, inspite of May's mind-numbing heat.  June was all about Rains. Ice-cream sundaes! Chai. Reading quite a bit.  Cleaning my bookshelves.  Getting some books I've wanted for a long time.  You were good June!  Now let's jump into my favourites.  MAY and JUNE  2017 FAVOURITES!  1. Indian Summer Style/// May saw me add some beautiful pieces to my desi shelf.  :)  Kurtas, bags and even a wee bit of jewellery.  The only way to navigate an Indian summer is to wear Indian fabrics and styles.  This bunch of beauties is from Okhai.  2. Bullet Journaling/// May is when I started Bujo for the first...

Hello!  The listing of favourites continues.  For tonight's post I want to list all of my favourite beauty and make-up bits. I am a low-key beauty lover. Make-up always makes me happy and finding the perfect lipstick or eye shadow brings me joy.  I also love trying out new make-up bits. Skincare is something I think all of us should invest some time in.  :) We all have skin, so why not make time to do something nice for it? 2016 was a challenging year for my skin. For close to 2 months, June-July and even bits of August I had terrible skin. Active breakouts almost every day and really dry lips. I mostly hate pimples because they are so freaking painful and of course unsightly as well. I tried everything. Changed my face wash and put on spot applicators and prayed and hoped for good skin. Then I let it go. I mean, how much can you worry about something that is mostly out of our control?!  The one thing that saved my skin and stopped the ...