Crystals not only add beauty to any room but can also be a source of some major good vibez. I once went to an acquaintances house and was overwhelmed by the peaceful and calm energy that I felt as soon as I entered her place. When I asked her what she does to create such strong positive energy, she mentioned meditating everyday and also placing clusters of crystals around her house. I’m a strong believer in meditation and I’ve been to many homes of people who meditate regularly but none of them had such a strong happy vibe. So I knew it was the crystals radiating all that energy! I was sold.
Since then, I’ve been meaning to buy crystals for my apartment but haven’t gotten around to it until today. So as I do before every serious shopping spree – I got down to doing some research. A few hours and numerous articles later, I’ve compiled this short list of resources to make your next (or first) crystal shopping experience a breeze.
If you’re like me, you’re constantly looking to make your house cosier and more beautiful. A great way to do that is through furniture, plants and strategically placed scented candles. However, one of the quickest and lowest maintenance ways to spruce up any room is through art.
I work long hours and usually pack my weekends with activities which leaves little to no time for shopping. So, as I do for most purchases, I turned to the internet for help in building my art collection. Here’s a list of the top websites to buy art from in India, in no particular order.
It is an understatement to say that I love Korean beauty. If you look at my beauty stack, all you will see are Korean brands and I’m very happy labeling myself as obsessed. Literally every new skincare tech is created in Korea and then adopted by brands around the world months or maybe even years later. I remember, BB cream (which originated in Korea) was super popular in South Asia when I was in Taipei in 2011. I only started seeing BB cream around the US in 2012/13 and in India in 2015.
Also, the Korean skincare market is SUPER competitive and companies release new products literally every month. Isn’t that crazy? Makes me want to move to Korea right now hehe
So, today’s focus is Asian skincare because I’ve also included a piece about a cool Japanese carbonated face treatment.
If you’ve read the ‘About’ section of this blog, you know that I am a Data Scientist. I love working with data and I’m particularly intrigued by artificial intelligence. I’ve built a bunch of different machine learning models from random forests to neural nets, the latter being my absolute favourite.
As a Data Scientist, I am also responsible of creating visualizations to represent the data in a unique but easy to understand way. I was working on one such project today when I came across this awesome video that displayed some really cool visualizations. The video by The New York Times is about the conception of one of my favourite pop songs – Where Are You Now by Justin Bieber. It was really interesting to learn that Diplo & Skrillex digitally manipulated Biebs voice to create the violin sounding tune that’s the song’s signature tune. What was even cooler were the cool visualizations that popped up everytime a tune or beat was played in the video, which was close to 100% of the time.
The video is almost a year old so I’m sure a bunch of you have already seen it but I thought it was too awesome not to post about.
This is a great example of simple yet creative visualization. It’s now proven that photography is key to captivating attention and with so many products focusing on creating unique visualizations, it is ever more important to create images that really stand out from the crowd.
The two criterias I follow when creating any visualization is that a) it should really pop out b) it should follow the 3 second rule which means that the reader should be able to understand the visualization in under 3 seconds.
A lot of times, I end up going with strategically coloured and laid out line charts or bubble plots because they’re really easy to understand. To make them prettier, I use different colors, contrasts, opacity and alignments.
Another reason why this video is awesome is because of the point that Skrillex makes about digitally manipulated music. He says that the majority of people really look down on music that is digitally created. Skrillex views this as a positive and is excited by it because the general dislike proves to him that this technology is at a nascent stage giving it so much more room to really grow in the future. I completely agree with him because I believe that a product that is disliked because it is against the norm is what really actually is the future.
I can’t wait to hear the future digitally manipulated sounds that I’ve never heard before. And even better if they’re accompanied by great visualizations.
In addition to clear skin, clean, shiny, well groomed hair is the key to looking well put together. This is my first post highlighting hair care news – from great shampoo & conditioner recommendations to how to care for your hair. Happy reading!
The world of skincare can be intimidating. It can be difficult to navigate through all the products, the skincare steps or even figuring out what type of skin you have. It took me a good year to figure out my skin type and what routines & products actually worked for me. After a lot of internet research and even more trial & testing, I have realized that your skin type can change over time which means that you skincare routine must evolve depending on the season/your skin.
Here are some pieces that can make the process easier – from multi-tasking products to a list of the tried & tested best products.
So today I discovered two exciting skincare news. The first is that washing your face with water that’s just been drained through raw rice makes it super radiant! It’s an ancient Chinese technique that’s still used today. That’s one more thing to add to my natural skincare routine 🙂
The second piece of news is this awesome new mask technology that looks like a regular ‘ol sheet mask but is COMPLETELY dry! Check out the review below.
I’m a strong believer in aging gracefully. No amount of moisturizer & SPF is going to keep your face completely wrinkle free so it’s best to come to terms with it and instead of fighting time, make it your friend. Today’s pieces include tips on using the right products to maintain or improve the elasticity of your skin. But since beauty is skin-deep, the food you eat also impacts how young you look. So, I included a piece on turmeric, my favorite super spice. Enjoy and please let me know if I have missed anything you would like to see 🙂
So, someone gave up beauty products for a week and at end of the week realized that life without beauty products < life with beauty products.
Skincare and makeup doesn’t just refine my face but is also a fun activity that allows me to focus on myself 🙂 However, it can be time consuming which is why I’m a fan of the no-makeup makeup look mainly because it takes less time to achieve that look and with a packed work week I can only really set aside 15 min/day for skincare + makeup application. Today’s pieces include tips on creating a strong base for a quick, yet effective makeup routine.
Hi guys, so the beauty industry is quite secretive about technology & research but I found this gem today about new sunscreen that protects again UVA rays! Let’s hope it gets commercialized and starts selling soon! ❤
the glow life 