POOLING
IT’S A PERFECT DAY – VIEW FROM CENTARA HOTEL
So here is part II with Natasha on her soothing spa visits and her fabulous purchases!
Q: What was a day like during your stay in Thailand?
During the days that I was working I would get up, have my breakfast and then off to the spa. I’m a total spa junkie!! After noon, though, I would set up my makeup table and the day of makeup would start finishing by 8 or so. After that I would get ready, head off to the event and then come back order room service and have a bubble bath!
Once the wedding was over my day would start with breakfast, a spa session, then off to Siam Paragon, Central World, Platinum mall or the street markets followed by my return to the hotel, for lunch I tried out a few of my favourite eating spots. After that more shopping, another spa session, followed by a late night movie and then come back and conk off!
READY FOR SOME PAMPERING!
SPA TIME!
A HERBAL TEA INFUSION BATH
BLISS!
Q: I’ve noticed that you’ve visited quite a few spas there. How different was the world of personal care in Thailand as compared to that of Pakistan?
We are nowhere near what their spas are like! The girls there are intensely trained in techniques and the various pressure points on a person’s body and they are literally miracle workers! Going to Thailand usually for me means getting a ton of spa treatments! This time it was no different as I was indulging left right and center and I actually ended up loving some of their treatments so much that I’m actually continuing recreating them back home!
Like this amazing foot scrub that they applied on my feet for exfoliation which they titled the “Miracle Grain!” It was a mixture of wheat germ, sesame oil, a pinch of lime and a handful of actual sesame seeds! This can be used for a good body exfoliation as well and leaves skin super duper soft!
Another scrub called “Botanical Bliss” consisted of fresh flower petals, oatmeal milk, oatmeal and rice milk to restore skin’s vitality and glow which was fantastic!
Another scrub high in antioxidants and vitamin C that I fell in love with, called “Succullent Strawberries” was a mixture of strawberries, papaya, oatmeal, crushed almonds, rosewater and a pinch of lime to leave skin soft and smelling great.
A great massage they gave me with their “Butter Cream” can be recreated using Olive oil, milk cream, vanilla essence and full fat milk. Left my skin feeling like butter!
A wrap I tried this time had them applying a paste of turmeric and black pepper and oatmeal and then wrapped in a hot cloth which is great for a lymphatic drain and can actually make the parts wrapped look skinnier!
I’ve been recreating these back here as all the ingredients are right in the kitchen and super simple to whip up and voila! U have yourself an at home spa treatment!
CANVAREE SPA AT CENTRAL FOLLOWED BY MANGO WITH STICKY RICE
SPA # 2 AT FOUR SEASONS
A HERBAL TEA INFUSION BATH
Q: Did u experiment with the cuisines there?
One of the best things about coming to Thailand is the amazing Thai food! I go gaga over the fresh seafood! The Tom-Yum-Goong (a spicy shrimp soup), Som Tum (spicy papaya salad), Pad Thai, Black Pepper Prawns, Thai Drunken Noodles with Crab Sticks (I’m obsessed with crab sticks), Steamed Fish with Lemongrass, Thai Green Curry with a mango base are some of the treats that I love! I’m also a Dim Sum queen and I’ve had some of the best Dim Sums in Thailand! And the one thing I cannot have enough of when in Thailand has to be the Mango with Sticky Rice, a Thai dessert that I could literally live on! The mangoes are sweet as sugar!
CRISPY PRAWN SHEETS AND SPICY DRUNKEN NOODLES WITH SEAFOOD.
SPICY SEAFOOD NOODLE SOUP, CRAB STICKS, SPRING ROLLS AND A FRUIT AND HERBAL ICE TEA
DIMSUMS AT THE PLATINUM FOOD COURT
ROOM SERVICE – NACHOS!
SCONES – CENTRAL WORLD
EATING BY THE POOLSIDE: THAI GREEN CURRY AND SPICY NOODLES
Q: What are some of your fashion essentials when travelling?
My fashion essentials when I travel are a nice dress in black or white, a great pair of jeans, printed pants, shirts in pop neon colors, a great white shirt, a comfortable pair of sandals and a great pair of heels! The rest I buy as soon as I land anywhere! And yes, I carry a box of accessories wherever I travel as I am also an accessory freak! So statement necklaces, rings and earrings to funk up my outfits are a must!
Q: You owe CoutureAbility and its readers a detailed account of all your fashion finds! Spill the juice on your shopping experience and purchases while in Bangkok!
I absolutely loveeee shopping in Bangkok and it’s one of my favourite shopping destinations! Whether it’s high end brands in Siam Paragon or the street markets there are all sorts of fashion finds right at your fingertips! With three days spent working and two and a half days for shopping it was a bit of a race against time heheheh!
Natasha wears a top by Zara, trousers by Zara, “CUFFF” sandals by Steve Madden, earrings by Chanel and a Celine luggage tote in exotic crocodile leather.
This time there was damage done at Celine (I am currently obsessed with their bags) and Bottega for some arm candy, and a ton of damage done at Zara! The Zara in Bangkok has to be my favourite out of all the Zara’s I’ve been to and the buyer for them always shops for eclectic, fun designs so I always feel like packing up the whole shop! This time there were neon tops, printed pants, tons of stripes, and some jackets that actually were using Pakistani mirror work! So I indulged quite a bit! Other than that I love the jewellery at Zara and picked up quite a few statement necklaces! I got a gorgeous pair of sandals at Miu Miu , a Steve Madden metallic sandal and two amazing heels at their Forever XXI which had some stunning Charlotte Olympia-esque kind of wedges!
Other than that I went to the Bangkok wholesale malls for the most amazing statements necklaces, earrings, bracelets and any other accessory you could get your hands on! Amaaaaaaazing accessories, no place beats the stuff you can get there!
Other than that, makeup shopping was a must and I went a little crazy at the M.A.C counter (which had a really cute Archie collection out), NARS, Laura Mercier, Shu Uemura and Chanel!
CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THAT!
CENTRAL WORLD MALL
SIAM PARAGON
MAKE UP!
ENJOYING A NIGHT OUT AT RED SKY, ROOFTOP CENTARA HOTEL
NIGHT OUT LOOK # 1
NATASHA: “ONE OF MY MAC FINDS IN THIS TRIP WHICH IS METAL-X CREAM SHADOW!”
Natasha wears a top by Zara, necklace from the street markets and YSL Arty Dots ring.
NIGHT OUT LOOK # 2
Natasha wears a dress by Mango, hoop earrings by Topshop and statement necklace from the street markets.
Q: What was your ‘go-to’ outfit for the day while out and about?
I love dressing up and having fun with clothes and makeup jewellery when travelling. However, in the day, because I am running around, it has to also be about comfort. I’m so in love with the printed pant trend right now because they’re light and literally feel like you’re wearing nothing! So in the day it was about pairing my printed pants with a solid color top or with a neon top and a statement necklace! Comfy flats and my croc Celine which I bought and hence was obsessed with!
Natasha wears top, trousers, pumps and necklace, all by Zara.
Q: I’ve already received fan mails for you to provide a detailed account on your personal fashion aesthetics. What’s your style mantra?
My personal fashion aesthetic is fun glamour! It’s a mix of high street and high end mixed with vintage fashion finds! I love finding those rare finds and like to mix it up! I love Celine, Chanel, Gucci, Issa, Balenciaga, Rag and Bone, Maison Martin Margiela, Isabel Marant! On the other hand I also love Zara, Forever XXI, Uterque, Mango etc. For me it’s about putting it all together that makes a look your own as opposed to looking like a cardboard cut-out of just wearing a designer label. I don’t care if it’s a big designer label or a street market, what I look for are designs and pieces that are unique. And at the end of the day, fashion is another avenue to express yourself and have fun! It’s all about having fun!
Natasha wears a top by Zara, necklace from the street markets and hoop earrings by Topshop.
Q: This question has literally invaded the inbox, which is that one moisturizer that you swear by?
Hahahha it’s La Mer!
CREME DE LA MER
Q: Lastly, what do you think of ‘CoutureAbility’?
I think CoutureAbility is a blog with a unique voice and I really feel that it assesses fashion with a great know how of currents trends. As Kiran is someone who knows and wears her fashion very well it makes her opinion all the more credible. I think CoutureAbility rocks and stands out for its subtle and on trend view on all things fashion!
LEAVING ON A JET PLANE!
NATASHA, “SHOPPING EVEN ON THE PLANE! LOVE THE TRAVEL SIZED COSMETICS ONE CAN BUY!”
Natasha bids farewell to Thailand wearing a top by Zara, earrings by Forever 21, jeans by Rock & Republic, “CUFFF” sandals by Steve Madden and a bag from the street markets.
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So I end up going around quite a bit with my makeup case but I ain’t complaining! I love it!
