Personalised Passport Holder Review: Urby

Glorious days are here :)

Hello from the warm capital of India. Although, winter has sworn to stay a little longer; we can feel the warmth in certain parts of the day. I have the endless arguments with my friends over winter vs summer debate. Travelling, types of food available, activities done, time spent outside vs inside - we can't settle cos hello, beach? 

Anyway, my preference will be spring > Autumn > Summer > > > > > ........ (winter)

I will be travelling very soon (confused between two islands/beach-lead destinations) and I can't wait to put my feet in the sand again. My last beach visit was in Goa when I was pursuing higher studies in Mumbai. 

Twenty nineteen is going to be all about T.R.A.V.E.L.L.I.N.G and if I do something, I do it with full passion, research and heart else not at all. 

My first step was to obviously get a sturdy cover for my, what's going to be one of the 'most important part of my life now' ~ PASSPORT. 

Yes, I got my passport new accessories and it is loving dressing up ;)

FF readers meet Urby, my leather travel partner for life. 

What I was expecting when I ordered my passport holder from Urby:

• A leather passport holder.

What I received from Urby:

• Personalised passport holder (meaning, my name was engraved)
• An earthy passport drawstring pouch packed in a luxe-black box.

Okay, one thing about me - I say I love to experiment but when it comes to actually experimenting, I experiment with colours more than design, material, texture, taste (food?) etc.

So, for my first travel essential, I ordered a standard passport holder in space grey. But, it looks heavenly in person. Although, I haven't used the Urby passport holder as of now, I'm pretty sure it will give what a traveller is looking for in their passport holders:-

• Grip and sturdiness 
• Ample of space depending upon the need.
• Their name or something unique!

What differentiates Urby from other brands and businesses:

• There's no middlemen involved so you get the best price!
• There are no shortcuts to getting the product in a desired time-frame so you get the best quality!
• What you see is what you get.
• You can personalise certain products like I did.
• Not heavy on the pocket. It's like investing in luxury.

So while I was checking out the 16 passport colours (yeah!) to choose from, I came across women's wallets section. Okay, let me stop you right there!

Wallets that are small (yes please), can fit into pockets (wow), trifold (I'm sold) have been what my mom and I have been looking for. 

Neither of us like big and bulky wallets so such sleek wallets are perfect for us. 

Before you dismiss me by saying that trifold and small wallets might be bulk, take a look at Claire and I will rest my case. 

Do you own a passport holder or a small wallet? If not, give it a go and let me know what you think of it.

And MEN, I didn't forget you. Here are some sturdy wallets for men as well.

xoxo

Akanksha

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Customize Heels: An Era of Personalized Products

In the era of customization where right from your food to medicine, garment fit to user experience; it is hard to survive in a given industry if you don’t offer some form of customization.
You wake up with a custom alarm time and sound, you drink custom brewed coffee, and your
breakfast is customized according to your taste and preference. Think about when you get ready, your blazer is custom made to your body type, nowadays we get make-your-own perfume kit and even lipstick shades. 

Are we forgetting something? Shoes. How can we forget shoes? After diamonds, shoes are woman’s

best friends. 

Why do you need customized shoes?

• For one, if it doesn’t fit, you are IN for a world full of problems.
  
• Say bye to shoe bites as you don’t need to have to choose between design and comfort. Like the peep-toe but don’t like the back support of the heel? You can change/remove it.
  
• You found the most amazing shoes online but obviously you can’t find them online anywhere or worse, you found them only to realize they cost a month’s rent. What do you do? Check out for websites that can create them in your budget.
• One of a kind: You are one of a kind and so will be your shoes. You don’t have to wear what everyone else is wearing.

The list can go on but you got the drift, right?

Now there must be a big question mark hovering over your heads as to where and if such a website

is available, is it reliable too? 

The answer is yes and yes. It’s called FSJ. 

What is FSJ?

In their own words, ‘Funny She Jill (FSJ) is a shoes brand, synchronized with the international

fashion, taking super fashion design as well as an attractive price. FSJ means extremely “Innovation

“or “Adventurous ", which symbolizes the modern women's life characteristics of pursuit for fashion

and vitality. We aim to help women realize their dream of fashion and pursuit of quality.’

Note the two words above – innovation and adventurous.

Adventurous gives it a spunk, an edge and fearless quality to anything. How can we depict it in

shoes? The style, design, colours and quality speak for itself.

Innovation means to change something unique out there. Here, their customized service comes

handy.

It is so easy to customize heels that it’s not even funny. Look at the steps below:

1. Upload a picture of shoes you like or choose from FSJ’s collection. 

2. Within 7 business days you will get a price quotation from them. They will back-calculate the

material, design, your foot size and additional requirements and give you the BEST price.

3. You place your order and pay.

4. Your shoes are delivered. 

Isn’t it absolutely easy, stylish and easy on pocket?

I will leave you with the words of the most beloved shoe creator of all –

|| A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes. || ~ Christian Louboutin

Will you customize your shoes? If not, what is stopping you to customize your shoes?

Let me know below. I will share the BEST answers on my IG stories. Share your IG handle along.

Xoxo

Akanksha

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Celebrity Hairstyles: Inspiration

Hi people

For the past one year, maybe even over an year, I have been obsessed with a few celebrities.

Celebrity habits, shopping style, behind-the-scenes and their life in general!

Celebrities are the biggest influencers and whenever a celebrity does something new, fans go crazy and want to follow the same.

Following celebrity hairstyles is one of the most easiest of those changes! If your  celebrity has changed their hairstyle recently, you can most likely adapt that, than wearing an ornate dress at the Met ball! But, changing hairstyles that often requires a lot of investment in terms of:

- quality of hair

- maintenance

- stopping the hair from being washed out completely

- maintaining one's image (unless you are going Taylor Swift in showing that you have changed)

But, can you honestly change your hair as often as they do? We cannot! The expense to maintain our hair, will bear us down.

Enter wigs and extensions. Until a few years ago, wigs were meant for transgenders or sick people who have lost their hair. They were NOT for entertainment purposes. But, this didn't stop women from selling their hair for a few bucks. For some, it was how they sustained their livelihood.

Now, remy, non-remy and virgin hairs are sold along the lines of hair colours and other cosmetics. For you it could mean, a makeover while for someone else it is a compensation to their lack of hair-growth or other hair related problems.

Lace wigs have become so popular these days. I recently saw a video where a magazine editor went from salon to salon, to find the best lace wigs in the world.

There are a lot of variations that celebs do, that are easy to follow. Read along.

Clockwise Top left: Kylie Jenner, Margot Robbie, Gigi Hadid, UniWigs, Blake Lively, Priyanka Chopra

Kylie Jenner - The lady with the fastest career (and personal= new mom) growth, wasted no time in hitting the salon chair as soon as 2018 hit. Her hair experiments are crazy and she is known to carry blonde, black and whites - all effortlessly.

Curls would really suit you if you have a long, oval and thin face.

Shorter hair look great in curls and waves. Ashley Tisdale, Margot Robbie (above) and Leighton 

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Personalize your gifts

I've always enjoyed personalizing gifts. Even as a kid, I used to create handmade gifts for everyone. Collages, music CDs (with handmade cover), paintings, office desk - notepads, pen-stands, etc. I did it with so much focus that I the whole day used to pass by in a jiffy.

As I grew up, things changed but I didn't. I still make at least one gift on my own. That is to say, the person gets more than one gifts. But, there is a limit to my creativity and resources. Each year, I tend to surpass my own expectations but this year, I wanted to do something meaningful for Mr. A.

Meaningful to him, personalized for him and handpicked by me.

Luckily, this cute website approached me to try out their services. I gave it a try since was already in the process of finalizing a few ideas but one idea remained.

At first, I was hesitant to depend upon Personalized Cart, for the main gift. The problem with such websites is, they have cliched gifts like - photo frames, key chains, swiss knife, wallets, etc. Nevertheless, I gave it a shot. Hey! No money in surfing the website, right?

At first, I was drawn towards its menu bar. Categories like 'for baby', 'for him' and occasions: these people are doing serious business here. When I checked out the rest of the website, one thing was common among all of the gifts - nature. All of them had some earthy touch to every gift. Be it a doormat, watch box, wooden tankard or a pocket knife - all had wood or some natural element. I loved it instantly. 

Last year for Mr. A's birthday, I named a star after him. I know, I know, very cliched. But, it was either this or adopting a plant. I looked up for some organization that could give us a legal space that I could purchase for the 'tree' to flourish. I didn't want a small plant but a giant tree. Couldn't find it!

This time, not a tree but close enough (:P)

One hour later and I had these 3 options -

1) Watch box (he loves two of his only watches)

 

2) Doormat (they are building their own place

3) Beer Stein (doesn't need more explanation)

Another half hour later, I was placing the order. Now you would think, fine beer stein might make sense since he loves it freshly brewed but, what does 'personalized' have to do anything about it?

If you notice it carefully, there is a reason why each gift has a wood element to it. They carve out names and wood is the best material for that!

I wrote his name and birthdate at the bottom of the stein.

So here's how you do it -

1) Choose any item from personalizedcart

2) Decide whether you want to get it engraved or not.

No? Checkout

Yes? See below:

3) Decide the font type from 1-10. 

4) You cannot check the engraving real-time but rest assured, nothing will go wrong.

5) Write the personalized message and checkout.

The delivery was quick, safe and the item error-free.

• Uniqueness- Unique (5)
• Ease of purchase (UI)- User-Friendly (5)
• Customer Care- Great (5)
• Price point- Pricey* (2)

 #TheStyleCommunity points= 17/20

Not too bad!

The Style community is my own creation where I rate websites along the above lines. Here's how it works.

Your thoughts? Do you like personalized gifts? Creating or getting? What's your favorite product from their website? They have added new products ever since. I love their wooden heart frame. Let me know in the comments below.

P.S. To make things easier, click on 'product categories' if you get confused easily.

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5 Virtues to Live a Healthy life + Blue Stripes Bow Top

Hey guys

I'm so psyched to share this post with you. I've been meaning to write something wonderful and it just occurred to me, the best thing to do for someone is to inspire them. So, here I am. Will try to inspire you :)

Also, this blue striped bow top came in the other day. Hands down, the best cotton top I've ever worn. I cannot possibly tell you, the number of head turns I got after I worn it to the mall. Not exaggerating even a bit here.

The bell sleeves of this top are just like McDreamy (watching a lot of Grey's Anatomy lately). You must be wondering how I can wear it underneath a jacket (since it's cold here in Delhi). I just try to hold the sleeves straight, till I get the jacket on. You might want to wear a slip under it since it's a little translucent.

You don't need to make a bow out of it, you just need to tie the two ends together and the bow kind of creates on its own.

Inserting the thread/cotton bow through the hole in the top, was tricky. There is just one hole in the center and one thread. I just didn't get how on earth I could create a bow with one hole. Then it just hit me; I don't! You don't need to make a bow out of it, you just need to tie the two ends together and the bow kind of creates on its own. Isn't that deep (thoughts) and great?

About the bag- Ever since I lost this brown leather bag to water, I've been in search for a pretty simple yet elegant one. It has literally been over an year and I haven't found (till now), an inexpensive brown leather bag, that meets my criterion. I clicked on the bags section of Zaful's website and there it was- brown, shiny, with its little babies - card holder, wallet, and a sling. Wished for one patiently and found a whole new world of opportunities (I'm high).

The shoulder bag has a zipper at the top so that's a relief. I just don't like bags that have a snap fastener instead of a zipper. We have things to keep- kajal, lip balm, keys, wallets, phone, HAIR CLIPS, etc. We don't want to lose any more hair clips!

I'm ever so grateful to Zaful, for having such an amazing collection and discounts all the time.

Without further ado, here are the 5 best virtues according to me, to live a healthy life:

1) Kindness: Cannot say this enough. No one can. If you end up helping someone or not, being kind will only make you feel lighter. Try it just once a day on a full stomach. Show me the reports after 10 days.

2) Patience: I lack this big time but the few times that I've been patient before I make a big decision, I've thanked the time and myself for it. Good things take time and that's why I have this tattoo after it.

3) Perseverance: I lack in this area too. The first time, I actually heard someone say this word was (heard a lot of times before but didn't pay attention until now) when Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl was giving a toast at his father's wedding. Remember, anyone? When you have an urge to give up or you are afraid, it means you are dealing with something important. Otherwise you be having a bad feeling instead.

4) Love: I have come to realize that my sole purpose in life is to love things and people. I love each day, I look forward to things I make-up so that I am happy about that particular day, I even love someone to (x times + 1) because I am a hopeless person who doesn't leave hoping for more love. But, it has always made me happy. Living each day, loving each day, loving to take care of myself and people I love; has always made me happy. So it is one of the most important virtues to be doing while you live.

5) Honesty: If you are not honest with yourself first, why are even reading this point? Please skip to the pictures below if you hesitate at this point. Live for your integrity, respect, and principles, before anything else. Be true to yourself.

 

WEARING:

Top: Zaful here, Handbag: Zaful here, Pants: Forever21, Boots: Rosewholesale, Watch: Aliexpress

Do you agree with my 5 virtues for a healthy life? No? Comment below 

Hopefully my next post would be that post which I was talking about on one of my Instagram posts.

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5 Smarter ways to dress faster in the morning: Fall 2017

Hello people!

This is my first fall post of 2017. So excited to share this post with you.

I was on the lookout for a new location for my blog pictures. So fed-up of greenery in my posts. Nine out of my ten blog posts are usually in a green backdrop- park, garden, trees, etc. This time, I literally went outside for a change, only to be disappointed with more greenery (so ironic!). But, I guess this greenery is different from the rest of my posts right? Let me know in the comments below if you seriously would like to see me in some other backdrop for a change! Also, let me know if you don't mind the greenery :)

 

I had a hard time picking this outfit. I honestly am that girl who can confidently say, 'I have enough clothes'. I actually don't need more clothes. Let me re-phrase the statement. I actually don't want to spend anymore on clothes (bloggers say Aye!). I spend like how; on kiehl's products and any healthy food. Like crazy! So clearly I am not any better off than you guys. 

So, anyway, I had a hard time pairing this Rosegal bag with anything I owned and not shown enough of here. Instagram, pinterest, and tumblr were not of much help either. In moments like these, I do these things to put myself out of misery.

So if you want to know how to decide what to wear if you feel like you don't have anything to wear, read along.

5 ways to decide an outfit, in the morning:

1) Pick a reference color- Easy for me, I had this pink bag as my reference color. To make it easy for you, wear the first color that comes to your mind which you haven't worn for 3 days. As silly as it sounds, if you're staring at your cupboard for 10 minutes, it's better to be silly. It can be a color of a bag, shoes, or a dress. If nothing works, black. Feel black, wear black, drink black?

2) Pick your first garment- Next, I pick my first garment. This step always depends upon the state of my mind, the weather, status of legs/arms and the time of the month! That's right, people. If it's super hot outside, I'll never pick a pair of jeggings or other polyester materials that would make me uncomfortable. So, it's always the pants first. If I have to decide a dress then this 'first garment' changes to 'mood'. Lace: work with lace. Don't have one? Get a lace top or a dress and then lace it. It never gets you wrong. Check out these gorgeous women dresses for a quick lace pick.

3) Pattern- If you are feeling it then let your print decide your outfit for you. I personally love stripes but you can pick any print you have. Florals are a magical contrast this time of year. I see plaid making a come-back. Just make sure to play neutral or one color, rest of the outfit.

4) The third one- If you're a jeans and t-shirt kind of a person and almost always has a problem deciding to look different with this outfit then, do this- pick a happy color for the third color. You must always wear three colors in your entire outfit (including accessories), unless you are in New York's Times Square then wear whatever the heck you may want. White tshirt with blue denims? Throw red accessories with it. My favorite red family color is burgundy though!

5) Odd pair- If nothing works, I pair odd colors or garments together. Like in these pictures, who knew peach could work well with meadow green? Just visualize an outfit in your mind and if it seems fine, you can definitely lift it with accessories. 

Clearly not green!

 

Struggling to hold these cute bags

 

 

 

 

WEARING:

Bag: Rosegal, Pants: Rosegal, Blouse: HM, Cardigan: Zara,
Flats: New Chic, Ring & Earrings: Thrifted

I hope you liked the 5 tips to dress faster in the morning. Even better would be deciding it in the night but who does that? :D

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xoxo

Akanksha

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