Sephora India

Makeup, beauty, grooming is encoded in my genes. Thanks to my mother, I grew up in a world many girls would want to - in a glamorous beauty salon! Where every hour my mother showed women how to love looking good and taking pride in looking their best.
So my earliest memories of childhood include exploring my mother's dressing table, sniffing her delicate perfume bottles, running my little fingers over her brilliant nail paints and wondering when will my hands and nails be long enough to flaunt them as she did. I also remember watching her awestruck, dress up brides during the busy wedding season. In fact, I am till date mesmerised by her art. Girls walk in in simple T-shirt and denims and leave as resplendent goddesses. And who does that? My mom in her salon! What pride I feel in that can't be explained in words.
In short, what I am trying to say is that all my life I have been a worshiper of beauty. So when for the first time I walked into the beauty haven - Sephora, Champs Elysees, Paris - the feeling was that of sufi finding her kaaba. Yes, for me it was as poetic as that. And trust me it has taken me three years to come up with an appropriate expression for that experience. In trying to explain what it felt for a makeup enthusiast to walk into Sephora, I often described it as Alice walking into the Wonderland, or a child entering Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. However, every time I went back to a Sephora store my love/passion/obsession whatever you may call it grew. I have no shame in saying that I have visited Paris four times and have never been to the Eiffel or the Louvre. I have waved at them and quickly walked into Sephora! My main attraction to go to Singapore is to go to the awesome Sephora store in ION mall (and of course China Town for food). In fact, on our my wedding anniversary this year, we were in Singapore, and I spent three hours in the store. I was delighted but my husband was.... just accepted it.
I know, I know, I am mad! But you have to be a little eccentric to love beauty.
Therefore, therefore... Now that the beauty haven is all set to open it's doors in India (Select CityWalk, Delhi) you can just imagine my state. Being a part of this moment is what I have been dreaming of for the major part of this year.
So you may ask what will I do when the store opens? What else? Shop!
And here's my list of must-haves from Sephora India
1) Sephora Heated Eyelash Curler (eye makeup will look a 100 times better with the help of this amazing tool)
2) Sephora Nail Patch
3) The Face Shop Tissue Specialist in Olive (it's the best face wipe I have ever tested)
4) Sephora Instant Nail Paint Remover (I can't think of a life without this smart product)
5) Burt's Bees Lip Balms (Oh there are so many varieties that I still can't decide which one I love more)
6) Benefit Porefessional (perrrrrrfecttttt primer, I challenge you, find me one that beats it)
7) Benefit They're Real Mascara (gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! apply it after curling lashes with Sephora lash curler. Your lashes can stir up a storm after that!)
8) Soap&Glory Breakfast Scrub (when I am watching calories, I satiate my craving for sweets by giving myself a rub down with this delicious scrub!)
9) Soap&Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Plumper (just buy it girls, take my advice on this blindly)
10) Stila Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer (So my friends, that's the secret to my glowing skin - now you have the answer?)
11) Oscar Blandi Jasmine Shampoo and Conditioner (hair just speaks differently with these)
12) Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Creme (just the perfect foot treatment for this weather)
13) Forest Essentials Madhulika Honey Lep (that mask is a must this winter)
14) Burt's Bees Sensitive Facial Wash (it's so delicate and lovely)
15) Soap&Glory Clean On Me Body Wash ("Cleanliness is essential when godliness is improbable)
16) Burt's Bees Daisy White Moisturizing Cream
17) Calvin Klein Forbidden Euphoria (I have spotted a gift set, and am dropping hints to my husband that maybe he wants to get that for me as a Christmas present from Sephora)

Ummm, so that's all for now. Will get back with more soon.
Till then I will leave you with a thought - "A truly beautiful person is one who's good at discovering beauty," Daisaku Ikeda