The Sane Dreamer

Happy September, People! Hope everyone had a wonderful August month. Seemed like the past month went off so quickly that I didn't even realize how. Anyways! You know the drill; a new month means a new subscription box delivery and Yay!! who doesn't love beauty boxes? Also, it's Fab bag's 6th Anniversary!! and, oh boy! we are excited much!! Okay so without further ado, here I go unboxing and reviewing the Fab Bag September Edition. The theme for this month beauty box is 'The Sensational Six' and since it is Fab Bag's 6th Anniversary, they have curated some of the best products to celebrate the occasion with six amazing products.  Okay, enough of my talking... here goes the unboxing. Read on to find out what's inside my Fab Bag for the 6th anniversary? Sugar Translucent Powder- Rs.599/- for 7g-  I was on a look out for a good translucent powder which can control shine and give my complexion a matte finish. With this in my bag,...

Blurb: There sitting on that porch, that light-eyed man, a pitta like me, was my ex-husband and that woman whose inner element I was unaware of unless bitch is accepted as an undiscovered fourth dosha, was his young wife. In the serene sanctuary of Kerala’s Shanthamaaya spa where food is rationed, sex is forbidden and emotions cantered, Anshu meets someone familiar and deeply unsettling – her ex-husband. Bittersweet, funny and wise, Pyjamas Are Forgiving confirms Twinkle Khanna as one of our great storytellers. About the book: The book is narrated by a woman named, Anshu who is in her early 40’s (divorced) and is childless.  To take a well-earned break, Anshu is in a Kerala Ayurvedic Shanthamaaya spa, where food is rationed, sex forbidden, and emotions cantered, whilst on her journey to remove dosha, Anshu is met with a familiar, yet a deeply unsettling sight- her philandering ex-husband, Jay, with his much younger wife, Shalini- who is quite opposite from her, ...

Just days after her fashion line launched, Shweta Bachchan- Nanda is now all set to make her writing debut with her first book, 'Paradise Towers.'  Here, take a sneak peek into what the plot is all about! About  Paradise Towers :  Dinesh opens the door to the Kapoor flat to find Lata, the enchantress who works at Mrs Aly Khan’s, carrying a hot case with freshly made gaajar ka halwa. On the first floor, the inquisitive Mrs Mody wipes the dust off her precious binoculars to spy on the building’s security guard. The Singhs open the doors of their SUV, their four boys creating a ruckus – they are the newcomers, the outsiders. Through the peephole, the ever-watchful Mrs Ranganekar observes their arrival. Welcome to Paradise Towers, an apartment building in central Mumbai. Everyone here has a story to tell. Or maybe they have stories to hide. Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s quirky, intimate debut explores the intertwined lives in this building – a forbidden romance, an e...