Life of a Short Indian Girl

I have to admit, I'm pretty bad at taking care of my skin. I can never be bothered for the cleanse, tone, moisturise routine and I really don't put that much thought into what face wash I use. But I've been thinking about putting more effort in to improve my skin, and when I saw that The Body Shop were giving away samples of their face masks, I thought it was a pretty good place to start. I would say about 80% of my toiletries are from The Body Shop, but I've never tried any of the face masks. There were 3 types included in the pack: Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask, Japanese Matcha Tea Pollution Clearing Mask and the British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask.  The first one I tried was the Himalayan Charcoal Mask, which has bamboo charcoal, green tea leaves and tea tree oil. It BURNED when I put it on. At first I thought I was having a reaction or something, but then I re-read the packaging and it said there is a tingling sensation so I stuck w...

Do you even live in London if you don't follow The Londonist? Half my bucket list is made up from things I have seen on their videos. When I saw their video featuring a completely free Harry Potter exhibition right near me in Soho, I couldn't resist seeing what it was about. This creaky, rusty house is on Greek Street, and from the outside is so colourful and cute in contrast to the more dull buildings around (especially because I went during Pride Week, hence the rainbow flag). Eduardo Lima and Miraphora Mina (hence Minalima) worked on the graphics for Harry Potter, and in this house showcase some of their work. The house is 3 floors of exhibits, and it's exactly how you'd imagine the house to be- with creaky and narrow staircases, it feels like you're in the cupboard under the stairs with Harry. As you walk into the house, you are warmly greeted by the staff and a room full of Harry Potter merchandise- prints, postcards, books, Hogwarts...

Unbelievably, I have reached my 20s! When I was younger I thought 20 was so old  and people in their 20s had their lives together  (when I was really young I decided I wanted to be married with kids at 21- HAHAHAHAAHAH),  boy was I wrong!    People say your 20s are the most unstable years, I guess I can see why...you're trying to figure out how to adult, what you're doing in life whilst trying to balance work, relationships, etc.... I already don't like the sound of this. BUT, I'm optimistic for this new decade. So, on a boring train journey back to uni, I've compiled a little list of 20 things for me to do in my 20s: 1. SKY DIVE 2. Go interailing (I know this was totally a year 11/12/13 thing to do, but I never did it) 3. Drive to/in a different country that's not India 4. Learn to code 5. Actually learn to cook something that isn't pasta or a toastie 6. Learn about the stock exchange 7. Be more inventive with my baking (but I...

Am I the only one feeling the January blues right now? I'm in one of those moods where all I want to do is curl up in a beanbag with a cup of tea (I mean, I'm always in the mood for that, but this is a particularly strong desire for it). The cold weather and dark nights have me reflecting over the summer just gone where the weather was nicer (well, only slightly nicer- this is England we're talking about). Reflecting on last summer inevitably has me thinking about the topic of this post.... my first job! Last summer I had 4 months to kill, so I decided to get my first proper job. The application process was long and mostly unsuccessful, but in the end I managed to get a job at a dessert shop. A DREAM JOB, am I right? Well, not totally. I ended up quitting after 2 months.  I think I was just really unlucky with the place I was working at, and in the end I decided it just wasn't worth it (I mean, at minimum wage is it really ever worth it?). But now that I'...

At the end of September, my friend and I decided to book a Christmas trip to Lisbon (it was a toss up between this and Vilnius- but Vilnius was more expensive and colder so we decided it would be more of a summer trip). So at the end of first term, we jetted off to the land of custard tarts, liqueur and seafood. As soon as we stepped out of the airport it was warm and sunny- and I instantly regretted not bringing my sunglasses. The metro was easy to work out, and on our first journey a family started playing Mans Not Hot. Wow, we Brits just bring our culture wherever we go... Anyway, we stayed in a hotel near Martim Moniz called Pensao Nova Goa which  was really cheap so I wasn’t expecting very much - and it wasn’t very much. The room was old fashioned, with not very nice sheets but was clean and we got breakfast so I guess we can't complain. The location was great as we were only a few minutes walk from the city centre. We arrived late afternoon so...

Happy December! And what better way to break in the season to be jolly than with a trip to Winter Wonderland? 'It's good but cold and expensive' is the response I got from every person who has been there so far- and I have to agree. But I'm going to share some hints to make your cold and expensive evening a little more special. First of all, there are 3 entrances to get into Winter Wonderland. Hint number 1: go through the MARBLE ARCH entrance! This is the way to go if you want to be greeted by the classic Winter Wonderland sign and feel the magic as soon as you step in. The other entrances aren't as good, and you have to walk a little way in before you get to the main attractions.  GET THE CHURROS. Freshly made and piping hot. The particular stall we went to had an option of chocolate sauce and Nutella- Nutella was more expensive and arguably tastes better but don't be fooled- if you choose chocolate sauce you actually get more  ;) Ther...

So my summer 2017 travel posts have come to an end, with my last post on my day trip to Budapest. Budapest was about 3 hours by coach from Vienna, so it was a really early start. We decided to go with a tour company, because they picked us up from our hotel, and because we had only a day we thought it would be better as they could show us the main things. This was a total mistake though! As soon as we got to the Pest side (as Budapest is split into Buda and Pest by a river), they had booked us into a restaurant for AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES, without making it clear that they were doing that. So we'd essentially lost almost an hour and a half, which is quite a lot considering we only had a day there. But anyway, at least the food was good. Paprika is a big thing in Hungarian cuisine, so we had some pretty tasty paprika chicken. Thank fully, a lot of the rest of the day was given as free time, so we managed to salvage and day and see as mu...