SAKS Winter Festive Collection 2011

Saks Hair & Beauty India unveiled some uber stylish hair styles & looks for the festive season

October21, 2011, Mumbai: The evening was filled with style and glamour as SAKS unveiled the ‘Winter Festive Hair Collection 2011’. Styled by the Saks Art Team for the forthcoming festive season, this chic hair show made a style statement and helped SAKS embark on their Indian journey.  Choreographed by Marc Robinson and wardrobe styled by Gavin Miguel, the show was hosted in the sprawling and luxurious 6,000 sq. ft. unisex salon on Waterfield Road, Bandra, Mumbai.

SAKS, UK’s leading hair and beauty salon group with over 1 million customers and with over 200 salons across UK launched in India offering unique and very exclusive services and treatments with a super-premium ambience and contemporary and classy décor. The all-white décor promises a soothing and calming effect while the tastefully done spa and mani-pedi rooms promise complete relaxation and stress-relief. Saks Hair & beauty has exclusively tied-up with Elemis UK’s leading luxury spa to offer signature face and body therapies, facials and massages for men & women to treat anti-ageing, face-lifting and skin lightening.

Capturing the essence of Autumn/Winter and focusing on exaggerated shapes and multi-textured and mixed fabrics, amplified by fashion trends, the Saks Art Team created this season’s ultimate hair trends – The Streets. The eclectic stand-out styles and colours predicted for the season promises to make many heads turn!  Predictions were to texture and layers in the hair with a grown in feel. Fringes are back big time, longer and full of texture and movement. Colours brighten and shimmer, the perfect antidote to grey skies. 

Talking about their autumn hair collection, Mr. Burzin Daver, CEO, Saks Hair & Beauty said, “Today, India is totally in tune with the international trends. Keeping this in mind, we would like to introduce the latest international hair trends to our customers and want to give them the latest & chic international hair styles. We at Saks believe in giving the best treatment and services to our customers and strive to provide the best and exclusive services and treatments.”   

Saks aims to give their customers a totally VIP beauty experience that leaves you feeling a million bucks! Positioned as the premium unisex international salon, Saks plans to earn the loyalty of its customers by offering trendy looks, exclusive hi-end brands and a service portfolio that covers all their beauty needs. With today’s busy lifestyles, we could all benefit from some much needed ‘me’ time. Saks is one stop shop for hair care, beauty treatments & nail care. Saks India has major expansion plans in India and aims to open 30 salons in 3 years in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and other major cities of India. 

For VIP and celebrity clients Saks has introduced ‘Royalty Suite’, a one-of-kind concept. A sprawling room with hair station, backwash, mani-pedi station, treatment bed and an attached bathroom. The idea behind this was to provide all Saks treatments in one room in complete privacy.

Yay !!! L'OCCITANE Opens in Mumbai !!!!

L’OCCITANE en Provence, theWorld Leading French Natural Skincare and Beauty Brand launches its first storein Mumbai.

Mumbai,8th September 2011:  L’Occitane,the French Natural Skincare and Beauty Brand announced its entry in Mumbai withthe launch of their first Retail Outlet at The Palladium Mall, Mumbai. Withthis launch, L'OCCITANE will now be available to their fans in the FinancialCapital of India.

L’Occitane offers truebeauty and well being through a wide array of Skincare, Fragrances and Body Careproducts that are natural and authentic, effective and deliciously appealing.These products are formulated with the best knowledge of over 200 ingredientsof plant origin and natural essential oils. They bring together nature andresearch, following the principles of Phytotherapy and Aromatherapy.

Founded in 1976, by OlivierBaussan in a modest setting, L’Occitane, today, operates out of more than 1800boutiques in 90 countries worldwide. In India, L’OCCITANE has a presence inDelhi, Bangaluru, Kolkata, Ludhiana and now in Mumbai. Future expansion in Puneand other outlet in Mumbai will also be announced shortly.

L’OCCITANE draws inspirationfrom the Provence and the Mediterranean.

Speaking on the occasion,Guillaume Geslin, Country Manager, L’Occitane India, said, “Today as our Mumbaistore is being unveiled, we can now say with pride that L'OCCITANE has anational presence in India. This journey from one store in Delhi to 8 retailpoints of sale in India has only been made possible with the overwhelmingresponse, support and feedback from our ever increasing customer base in India.We are confident that this bond will only grow stronger with L'OCCITANEentering newer markets in India."

The new store in Mumbai isspread over 400 sq.ft. and keeping with the synergy of the other L’OCCITANEstores across the globe, it is bathed in warm colours complete with detailedwood finishing to help create a welcoming atmosphere that encourages customersto unwind and relax to enjoy a true multi-sensorial experience. Each L’Occitanestore across the world showcases the same store layout and innovately designedwindow dressing that is beautiful and inviting, and signifies L’Occitane’scommitment towards superior service and customer satisfaction. The new productlaunches and offerings will be showcased on a monthly basis on the windowdisplays in order to keep the customers interested and excited.

The Mumbai outlet will stocka complete collection of Immortelle Range, Shea Range, Almond Range, CherryBlossom Range, Rose Range and Olive Range to name a few as well as the recentlylaunched Angelica Collection. Some of the International Best Sellers like SheaButter Hand Cream (one tube is sold every 5 seconds in the world), Almond MilkConcentrate, Immortelle Very Precious Cream, Divine Cream, Aromachologie RepairShampoo and Verbena Eau de Toilette will also be readily available at theoutlet.

The outlet is opened atF-9B, 1st Floor, Palladium Mall, Phoenix Mills Compound, 462, Senapati BapatMarg, Lower Parel, Greater Mumbai-400013, Maharashtra, Ph :  022-40 04 38 84 and is opened 7 days a weekfrom 10.30 am – 9.00 pm.

www.loccitane.in

AboutL’OCCITANE:

 

The story begins inProvence, in 1976, when L’OCCITANE was created by Olivier Baussan. Drawinginspiration from Mediterranean cultures, he developed skincare products andfragrances that were natural and authentic, effective and deliciouslyappealing.

Today, L’Occitane expressesits art de vivre and its know-how in its shops devoted to your   well-being.

L’OCCITANE is a sociallyresponsible company, committed to limiting the impact of its actions andproducts on the environment. Moreover, we are constantly striving to furtherreduce this impact. We have never tested our products on animals.

From the very beginning,L’OCCITANE has established links beyond the Mediterranean and supportedsustainable development programs. One example of this is Burkina Faso, wherethe company has brought together women's cooperatives around the production ofShea Butter.

Today, the L'OCCITANEFoundation (fondation.loccitane.com) continues to support these projects –projects that give the brand its meaning and purpose. We pursue our researchwith the aim of offering the very best natural or certified-organic products.

Its Henna Time - Coz I luv mehndi

While it was pouring cats and dogs yesterday in Mumbai  - the afternoon and evening had become too gloomy.. So while I was hunting for some munchies in kitchen cupboards - Look what i found --- WHY ITS A MEHNDI CONE ! My mom had got it for me a few days back. . .

So I decided let's do something different this time ... i drew stars and swirls on my leg. . . .

My mom wanted a traditional design on her hand ... so i did this on her hand ... she doesnt like too much " TAM JAM" hehehehe

Hope you all liked the designs ... 

So Do you like mehndi too ??  

Let me know, 

Till then Happy monsoon!! 

Love, 

Rids 

xoxo

Random Things i picked up past few days . . .

Hi again . . . I will just blabber about few things i picked up dis week and will be sharing with all of you my take on the products i picked up  :)

I had my friend pick up Colossal Kajal from Maybelline -- a must raved and reviewed product. I had to try this one myself to believe its awesomeness !!
Next i picked up these cute sandals along with my friend from our famous vile parle market.

Firstly, the Kajal ... This kajal is the super duper hero for all us girls who sweat out their ass in non-air conditioned rooms ( at least i do - in the sweaty dingy lab of mine). I got this kajal at a discount rate of 135 rupees from Beauty Store in Kandivli,Mumbai. The kajal lives upto its claim of being smudge proof and long lasting. It does not budge from my waterline like other kajal do. . This kajal stays put on my waterline for good 4-5 hours. It is the blackest black kajal i have seen. Unlike other kajal which comes in a lipstick like packaging.. this one is sleek and similar like - eye pencils in terms of packaging which can twisted up.

 Here are the swatches - --
Isn't the kajal the blackest black you ever seen ? ?  the swatch below is after swiping the kajal twice on the wrist . . :) 

After rubbing the kajal four times -- it still managed to stay a little bit.

KEEP IT OR CHUCK IT : Duh ! this product is definitely for KEEPS!!



NEXT, the sandals .. i wasn't looking anything to buy in particular but me n friend landed up checking out a new shop in the market.. since the shop is in vile parle - which is like a hub of many colleges, it had 10% discount offer to students who show their identity cards on the counter. ANYWAYS !! so i liked these sandals and picked them up for 445 bucks after discount !!

The shop had two colors for this sandals - Grey colored ones which i bought and other was BLACK AND RED ... i thought grey ones will go with everything i wear ... they are very comfy.. soft and the sole is of good quality too ... also the sandals have these Velcro straps which will PREVENT LOOSING MY SANDALS IN TRAINS ...hahahaa ... yes i have lost sandals and many other adorable footwear while travelling during peak hours in MUMBAI LOCALS...  

SO DO YOU LIKE THEM ??? let me know ...

till then ,
TRAVEL SAFE !!
Rids
xoxo