Fashion Panache

Written by Bhushavali

Remember I walked the ramp for Max Fashions? After that I went shopping back to Max and this is what I bought (finding it in Forum Mall, after getting in and out of its 2 other branches - Tambaram & Velachery, in Chennai which did not have their new collection 😫)! This too is from their Spring 2017 collection.

When I went for shopping, I was confused with 2 pieces in their collection which looked very similar. The other was a fit & flare shirt dress in the same color combo. However this piece caught my eye ever since I saw it long back on the day of the show! Luckily this was the very last piece in the store (right now its sold out even online!) and luckily it was my size! So, that's a decision - now or never! So obviously I took it!

Since the kurta was layered and has color blocking and print in it, I didn't complicate the styling at all! Just paired it with my red leggings with golden jewelry. Since it has an interesting neck detail, I didn't bother about the necklace! Chose a heavy earrings & bangles and that's it! I went simple with the footwear as well!

Layered Long Kurta: c/o Max Fashions

Leggings: Thrifted from a Flea Market in Chennai

N*de / Tan Peeptoe wedges: c/o Lifestyle

Earrings: From a local store in Chennai

Bangles: Received as a gift from my MIL

Btw, how's the location? While most of India was colonized by the British, small portions were colonized by French, Dutch and Portuguese and tiny little portions (exactly just 3 towns) by the Danish!!! One of the 3 towns is Tranquebar aka Tharamgambadi in Tamil Nadu and obviously they built a Palace and a Fort there!

Today the Palace has been taken over by Neemrana Hotels and is called Bungalow on the Beach!!! All the photos have been clicked there. Read the review of Bungalow on the Beach by Neemrana on My Travelogue.

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So, here comes the reveal from my Facebook, Instagram & Twitter sneakpeak last week! Many did guess the location right - yup, its Tranquebar aka Tharangambadi.

One of the only 3 tiny little towns that were Danish colonies in India, this place has a very unique feel to it, esp in terms of architecture, that's not familiar to the rest of India. I visited the place recently and more about it is on My Travelogue. Here's my OOTD!

Recently Himalaya Herbals launched a campaign called #ChennaiPonnu and sent me some neem based skincare products. I was also sent this adorable bag with a Chennai Ponnu (Chennai Gal) driving an autorickshaw!!! The yellow and black combo of the autorickshaw totally inspired me and I wore the same combo.

As you can see in the illustration, in the back seat of the auto is a pack of Himalaya Purifying Neem Facewash! 1, I trust Neem as an amazing skincare, haircare and antiseptic herb and 2, I trust Himalaya Herbals! Neem is a traditionally used product for haircare, wounds and even to purify air in Tamil Nadu, to the extent that its worshiped as God's form!!! I've already reviewed the Himalaya Purifying Neem Facewash in my blog. The rest 2 products are also fantastic. Just like the Walnut Face Scrub, Himalaya Purifying Neem Scrubs too has a nut as the scrubbing agent - in this case Apricot! The granules are so fine that it actually doesn't hurt the skin, but pretty gentle. Soon after rinsing off, the skin feels so soft and supple! The Himalaya Purifying Face Pack has Neem & Turmeric, another traditional Indian medicinal herb! This though, made my skin feel a bit stretchy after usage. Perhaps for oily skinned beauties, this might be perfect!

Top & Trousers: Primark

Cardigan: Hangten

Sunglasses: Romwe

Footwear: Flipkart

Earrings: Handmade by the craftspersons of Chattisgarh

Necklace: Onecklace

The location as I said earlier is Tranquebar aka Tharangambadi in its Danish Palace (which is Neemrana's Bungalow on the Beach, today), Danish Fort and the Beach! Also the deep red of the Postbox also was very intriguing and I had to pose with it!

P.S: The skincare product was gifted by the company for reviewing purpose, however the opinions are of my own experience and are this post does not to advertise the product.

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