Beauty with brains!

You have a question? She has an answer! What if she doesnt know? She will do her own research and will let you know at the earliest! She is addicted to blushes, hence her blog "Addicted To Blush"! She is a cosmetic chemist rather than a beauty blogger! This is all I can say about Tanveer Parmar, the beauty with brains! Do you wanna know more about her?

1. What brings you to the Beauty Blogosphere, knowing there are tonnes already? Do you fancy a career that involves makeup? I started my blog in November 2008! I think there are too few blogs on Indian Makeup & Skincare even today! I was going to get married in 2 months and wanted advise and reviews on make-up and skin care! While I found a lot of great sites on skin & hair care, I just couldn’t find any site that reviewed regular Indian makeup/skincare like Biotique, Colorbar, Lakme, Maybelline or Streetwear or international brands like Revlon etc! The web was full of MAC, Bobbi Brown, Urban Decay, Stilla, which sounded great but either had to be shipped online or were quite expensive! When I looked back, I realized that there were so many products that I bought were gems and needed to be shared with others or duds where money needed to be saved! So, I began writing my blog as a tool to help other girls like me! Do I fancy a career? Hmm...I don’t mind it sometime in the future! Not working on it now, though. I am happy rolling out culture change initiatives right now!

2. What role does makeup play in your daily life? Is makeup a must for your profession? Makeup time is like play time! I love playing around with the colors and textures! I feel like a kid! Its not a must for my profession! I am in HR and specialize in Organizational Change Management! That just requires you to look presentable and professional (must when I am conducting a training or leading a communication initiative) and has more emphasis on communication skills! The rest is up to your discretion!

3. Whom do you find the most-inspiring, makeup or any aspect of your life? For make-up, I have an eccentric mix of people I look up to for inspiration! I like Kate Winslet for her natural looks! But even Lady Gaga is very interesting in her eccentric experimentation with colors and designs! Katy Perry also is very experimental! In life, I look up to Oprah!

4. Tanveer, a shopaholic or Tanveer, a bargain-shopper? Definitely a compulsive bargain hunter! The thrill lies in the kill!

5. Your place doesn’t stock most of the international brands! How do you update your collection? I just make use of whatever is available locally like Jordana, NYX, Bourjois etc!

6. What is your favourite makeup brand? High-end or drug store? Are you brand-conscious? Maybelline and Colorbar from drugstore! High-end, Bobbi Brown! Yet to try, but somehow feel like am going to like this! I am brand-conscious in the sense that if I had to shell out 2000 bucks for a foundation on a brand I neither heard nor are there any reviews online, I would think twice! As it has become obvious, I am a little stingy!

7. What are your go-to makeup products? Anything you reach for, no matter what occasion! Tinted moisturiser, mascara and tinted lip balm/gloss!

8. Do you have any products you cannot live without? Staples! Blushes & eyeliners!

9. What is lying untouched in your vanity from day #1? Any future for that? This VOV eyeshadow palette (11 shades) I bought for my wedding after hearing rave reviews! I still keep reading! For some reason, the colors look horrible on me! Like I am sick or something! I can’t figure out what’s wrong! I just don’t know what to do with it! No future with me!

10. What’s your take on Smoky eye - nude lips? Looks nice! I do a simple smokey eye with brown, grey or purple and team it with light berry/pink lips! No brown lips!

11. Do you collect anything related to makeup? I collect eyeliners in all colors! That is when I am not collecting blushes!

12. What’s your take on bloggers' recommendations on products? Do you consider? Sure! I have to thank Cynthia for the Ponds Tinted Mosituriser, Rati for the Colorbar blushes & you for Body Shop Japanese Cherry Blossom body butter!

13. Would you like to share your best and worst experiences so far? I have not had any bad experiences with beauty blogging! Best? There are just too many! I was very proud when my home-made Lush Angels On Bare Skin Scrub helped Palak in her acne! I was also very happy when Sweta from Nasik wrote a very sweet comment on how I had helped her out! Actually, there are just too many! I love helping people out! It just makes my day to know that my blog has made a positive difference in someone’s life! Besides, not to mention all the great friends I have made when blogging!

14. Would you like to share your daily routine? Skincare or haircare? Skincare daily routine: Exfoliate with Body Shop Face Buffer with a drop of cleanser and moisturize with Neutrogena (currently) in the morning, follow with make-up for office! At night, deep cleanse with Jergens All Purpose Facial Cream followed by daily pack of honey and lemon! Before sleep, I use eye cream on alternate days! I use plain curd as a face pack on a weekly basis! Haircare: I wash my hair once every 3 days with L'Oreal Repair 5 shampoo (currently)! I skip conditioner as it is very heavy for my fine hair! I instead use Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Moisture Kick Moisture Spray-in Conditioner, which is very light and perfect for my hair!

15. Would you like to share a picture when you felt that your make-up had come out almost flawless and was at its best? This photograph is from my engagement ceremony! I wore a white silk satin gown and I feel this is the best smokey eyes ever done on me! Attached a picture of me with my hubby (He has a beard here as he had specially grown it for the Sikh wedding ceremony to be held after two days! Ours is a love marriage!)

 

 
P.S - Thank you very much, Tanvi, for the customization and the session! It was a great pleasure to know more about you! Hope you enjoy the episode as much as I do! Long live young love!