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Hello Lovelies!

Mornings are better when you enjoy a cup of coffee with a good crunchy sandwich. It just sets your mood for work. However, I always wish it was as easiy as it sounds. Waking up to make traditional breakfasts like Idli, dosa, chapatti etc are really time consuming and super hectic.

To make the morning process simple the best way was to invest in a sandwich maker. You don’t have to skip breakfast and can eat it on your way to work. If you want to make different types of sandwiches, then you need to get a sandwich maker at home.

You will be pleasantly surprised at the types of sandwich maker available in the market today. The best way to go for it would be to stick to brand names and sticking to a budget. I take pleasure in introducing Elekta 4 slice Sandwich Grill Maker in this post for all your requirement.

The Elekta 4 slice Sandwich Grill Maker is a way to solve a lot of problems. Getting a sandwich maker is a decision that you will not regret ever. Buying quality sandwich press is very practical, and if you buy one with cool features, you can get a winner. Let us review the sandwich maker in detail.

This sandwich maker from Elekta looks very stylish with a clean body and the silver colour just suits it very well. It has been engineered with state of the art technology that verily shows in the design. The indicators only add to this and what makes it elegant is the detailing. Moreover, it’s super compact and can be stored easily.

The use of non-stick plates for grill certainly makes it cook faster and evenly on both sides. The diagonal indentation is a way to make slices of the bread for convenient cooking.

The use of non-stick plates makes cleaning up a breeze. You can simply use a soft cotton cloth or a nylon scouring pad with a mild detergent to clean this appliance.

There is a red light to show the power connection to the grill and the green light to indicate the sandwich is ready. This helps you on any confusion of when to switch it off the grill.

Pros

You can make hygienic, fresh and sandwiches of your choice as you are in full control of the fillings
You can add healthy stuffing according to your plan
It is very user-friendly
It is super easy to clean
Takes less time to cook
Cooks evenly on both sides quite efficiently
Is considered the right choice for large families
You can get creative with food
Its portability is another plus
You can bid goodbye to that nasty fast food
You can cook 4 sandwiches at once
Makes mouthwatering and crispy sandwiches within minutes

Cons

Like all sandwich makers, the sandwich turns hard once cooled

You may have got a fair idea as to how useful the Elekta 4 slice Sandwich Grill Maker is. The best part is that you can prepare four sandwiches at a time with this. Each triangular sandwich is a wholesome dish, and you can serve to at least four people at a time. Of course, you are free to make more.

When you order it from HERE it will cost only AED 75!

Hello Beautiful!

Today, I'm going to review the 7 in 1 hair styler set from Elekta - a professional styling tool that gives you versatility with styling to create curls, waves, spirals, volume etc. I'm going to jump straight to the point: This baby is for keeps. It is a boon for messy and lazy manes.

Initially, I wasn't really convinced that it could do what it claims to do - Versatile styling. I own a messy unruly mane, which decides on it's own how it likes to feel. If today you see me with straight tresses, you are bound to see a nest the next day (I'm not even exaggerating). So when any product claims to manage/style my hair, I can't help but laugh at the 'claims'.

So the chances that a compact box with 7 different units of small styling sets were to manage my hair did sound hilarious. My expectations, from the time I received the product till the time I started using it was meh.

I sprayed on a generous amount of heat styling product on my hair and looked at the Elekta 7 in 1 styler not hoping for any miracle. I started with the 'magic curl' brush (Oh, all the brushes have their designated names. But, I'm going to rename some (all) of them).

So all you do is attach the styling tool to the unit. You can either be all calm and attach it properly or be like me and almost damage it (either ways it fits). It's easy to attach, however, you will have some initial fails or you may just not.

This is my understanding of the working mechanics of the styling tool. You plug in the hungry monster and it happily blows out hot air which transfers to the attached tool through a vent and then does some magic to your hair. Once you repeat the entire process, your mane tends to look 'oomphiliciious', and lasts long without hair spray (I'm not sure if it's just with my hair).

I did not check the other brushes out until I decided to do a video on the same, which you can find HERE.

The product takes a bit of getting used to. You cannot really expect wonders the first time you use it. However, once you do get the hang of it. It is so wonderful, that you will just want to replace all your styling products with just this one. More so, when you compare its price, you just wouldn't want to think twice (voot voot, I rhymed)

It has a 'lemme dry you hair', 'Push-up', 'shine on', ' curl up', 'wave away', 'loosey woosey curlies', 'comb away' brushes that effortlessly helps you tame your mane.

So here they are:

The hungry monster

The hungry monster, has two switches on it. the lower one is to increase the heat as per your requirement. the above is to attach and detach the units to it.

The 'Comb away' brush looks simple and meh, but don't be fooled by it's ' Hey i'm just a paddle brush' look. This baby straightened my hair and kept the frizz away.

Similar to the paddle brush, however 'shine away' tends to make your straight but nor poker straight. It makes it look naturally bouncy straight. (If that does make sense)

This baby is my favourite. Oh my God, I cannot tell you how much I loved the loose, out of bed curls you can get from this 'loosey woosey curly'. It's beautiful to say the least.

Look at what it does

So this 'wave away' brush is a bit deceptive. It looks all simple and you might just underestimate what it can do, Until you spot that magic button on it's head. Check the pictures below. This one gets you wavy curls in all dimensions.

Cool huh?

This one is like the 'push-up bra' of the tools. Though it does look like a back scratcher (versatile hehe). It is the best alternative to back combing (yay)

The curl up works like your usual curling irons, and also has a safety stand to protect you from burns.

The humble 'lemme dry your hair' works just like your blow dryer, but in a compact version.

My advice is to give it some time, let it get used to you and vice versa, and you will definitely love it as I do. Why I keep stressing on the 'getting used to' bit is because I managed to get my hair caught up twice, once in the unit and the other time in the styling tool (sheer clumsiness). So to avoid the trauma and drama of that all, just give it some time. And if clumsy me can actually handle it like a pro (almost), then it would definitely be a piece of cake for you guys.

Cons:

* The sound (it seems like you are the antagonist in a horror flick).

Pros:

* Easy to use (once you get the hang of it)

* Effective

* User Friendly

* Wallet friendly

* Versatile styking

* Compact

“Once upon a time, there lived an Ice Queen, whose cool and crystalline beauty captured the magic of sunlight sparkling on snow.” - POPPY KING

Thank you Tishtash for this lovely gift

The above completely sums about what Ice Queen is. It’s a lipstick that belongs in fairy tales. My first thought on seeing the lipstick was that of a Disney princess, where butterflies and fairies kiss your lips with sunlight and it sparkles.

The overall color is truly beautiful; a shimmering white lipstick flecked with silver and gold that works like an illuminator for your lips. But will I use it over a plain lip, No. It does give you a shine; however for pigmented lips like mine it just doesn’t look great. However, I love the way it looks over other lipsticks adding dimension and sparkles! It makes it seem as though your lips are drenched in seductive colors with a luminous kiss of shimmering stardust.

If you have gorgeous natural lips, then this A+ product is so good. It’s packed with hydrating ingredients like vitamin E and nourishing oils to ensure that your natural lip color shines through as flawless and flake-free as can be. However, for those like me, you can layer it over any other lip color to instantly winterize your look.

Just look at this gorgeousness, stunning right?

"Get kissed by the moon and travel to intergalactic gorgeousness with Ice Queen"

It’s so simple you can apply it without a mirror, or even a steady hand.

Eating healthy is more of a necessity than a passing fad. A lot of people try and make healthy food as interesting as possible as the eyes taste the food even before we put it in our mouth. Healthy food need not always be bland food or loads of green vegetables thrown into a salad. Healthy food can be just as tasty and appealing as compared to the not so healthy version.

I was invited to review 'Ready to Iwok' , and being someone who loves Asian food, I couldn't resist.

Ready to Iwok is an Asian fast food concept that serves healthy food cooked in less oil. Their food is also free of MSG. Ready to Iwok is a tiny restaurant located in Dubai Marina. Judging by the place, it seems to be a popular takeaway and home delivery joint.

The menu is very simple (phew), I always get confused between what to choose. Their menu doesn't offer many choices, but it's enough to not waste one's time.

You can customize your order in three steps:

Step 1: Choose your base

You can select between a variety of bases. From their popular egg noodles and Udon noodles, to buckwheat, vegetable mix, jasmine rice, quinoa etc

Step 2: Choose your Ingredients and toppings

Their are options for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. From shrimp, calamari, mushroom, beef, chicken to broccoli, tofu, bean sprouts etc and topping like peanuts, fried onions, sesame seeds etc

Step 2: Choose your sauce

You can always try your sauce. My favourite is the Korean chilli from garlic sauce, oyster sauce etc.

The sauce isn't too spicy, especially if you are used to having spicy Indian food, you can ask them to spice up the sauce.

I ordered Buckwheat noodles, with shrimp, calamari, broccoli, tofu and topped with peanuts in Korean chilli sauce. Along with that we ordered hot and sour chicken soup.

My noodles was served in a takeaway box, and the steam that hits your face when you open the box is on another level of gastronomical delight. I loved my noodles, it was tasty and fresh and just divine. The tofu, shrimp, calamari were perfectly cooked and the broccoli had just the right amount of crunch.

We were also given fortune cookies which was a blast from the past of sorts, and I thoroughly loved breaking it open to reveal my fortune.