Friday, March 14, 2014

In Wine there is Wisdom

Caudalie Mathilde Thomas - French born Entreprenuer - is the cofounder (with her husband, Bertrand) of luxe skin-care line. She has perhaps the most beautiful inspiration board on earth: her parents' Chateau Smith Haute Lafitte Vineyard. The 600 year old winery in Bordeaux, France, is home to the original Caudalie spa - a chic aerie above a picturesque outdoor pool - where many of the company's products are used as treatments. Caudalie has been steadily discovering new ways that ingredients derived from grapes can beautify the skin.
 
So we have one more reason to keep that wine bottle near us....wonder when wine treatments will be introduced in our country.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Spring Collection

"Spring is the time of plans and projects" - Leo Tolstoy, Anne Karenina.

I simply love colors. Just the splash of it around me lifts my moods in more ways than one. Needless to say, that spring time is one of my favorite designing times of the year. You just "spring" from one color to another and no matter what is the end result, it all just turns out so very beautiful.
 
A little secret I would share though, I was forever selecting clothes, footwears, upholstery, accessories in earthly colors or colors of black, white and grey. I would go shopping and just go around picking out all things in these shades. I guess this was majorly influenced by working in the NGO sector for so many years. I still can't believe myself, when that voice in my head says, "You are a jewellery designer now...you gotto think colors from now on".
 
Being a designer in indian stones was never a conscious decision. I once read somewhere, "work grows out of other work, and then there are few eureka moments". I found my eureka moment one fine day :) and I have to thank my family and friends who believed that I could do this. Their belief only strengthened my persuasion for designing.
 
Very soon I plan to do a couple of courses, furthering my newly found expertise but for now, here are a few pictures of what I am currently working on....

One of my favorite designs - hand painted pendant tulip pendant+peridot+carnelians
 
The post would be incomplete without this photo. My green plants in full bloom.

Flowers actually help me create designs

Play of colours


Peridot + Peridot Pendant

 

The Classic Gemstone!

The Wolf of Wall Street's leading lady steps out wearing insanely cool Pearl & Diamond Spider earrings.
Photo Credit: Getty Images

 

Saturday, March 8, 2014

The Curved Heel

Colours for your sole this Spring
Photo courtesy:: Elle Magazine

Friday, March 7, 2014

Equality is a duet, not a solo.

Deviating a little from the essence of my blog, I felt like putting this article up. The article is written by one of my favorite journalist and columnist - Bachi Karkaria. Her writings are clearly stamped with her branding of style and a sense of wit. With great ease she utilises the elasticity of the English language and intertwines illustrations and quotes by great authors of ancient literature with her thoughts on modern day India and more.
 
The below link is a post on her blog - Erratica - wherein she writes about the sexist changes happening with rapid speed today. The article comes in wake of celebrating International Women's day. Interesting and fun to read, her cheeky sign-off character "Alec Smart" seals the article with a smile :).
 

The business of blogging - Imran Amed

"The Business of Fashion is a blog that has gone the way most bloggers can dream of - but probably don't" ~ Blogger Imran Ahmed's "passion project" is now one of the fashion world's most widely respected publications. He is one of the people who left lucrative opportunities and believed in something, more so in his calling. As he launched the blog from his sofa, he worked various ways and intersections of business and fashion. He was named the most influential men of 2011 by British GQ. Read on about his life, his choices and his blog that make front-page fodder, especially for those connected to a creative industry. You may find the full article here:: http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Imran+Amed+Business+Fashion+business+blogging/9582561/story.html

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Neckpieces

Moonstone

Amethyst+Rose Quartz with a Rose Quartz pendant

Brown Sandstone