UrbanKala – When Art meets Urban

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 , 21:14 | Category : Beauty & Fashion, Lifestyle, Shopping
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The Lifestyle Portal is a big fan of everything handmade and of talented people who create magic with mundane objects in life. 

While surfing through the social networking sites on a boring Monday, we spotted an indigo coloured owl (yes, we’re very fond of owl and elephant designs) staring at us with its hypnotic eyes that was painted so strikingly that we HAD to get one for ourselves.

We bought one and now we sport it proudly during our evening walks by [More...]

Mother’s Day Contest – 1st Prize Winner – The Bindi

Saturday, 18 May 2013 , 15:59 | Category : Beauty & Fashion, Lifestyle, Shopping
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Ms. Rachana Mohanan takes home the first prize for her soul touching write-up and simple photograph complimenting – ‘The Bindi’. 

Rachana, WOW!! Your write-up touched the right cord and gave goosebumps to many of us. And the way you have adorned the humble yet regal bindi – we simply knew this was the winning story we’ve been looking for!

You win the gorgeous ‘King and Queen-tray’ – Priced at Rs. 980/- + discounts on any Arcsun Art product of your choice until 31st May. (Pls [More...]

Mother’s Day Contest – 2nd Prize Winner – The Clove

Saturday, 18 May 2013 , 15:47 | Category : Beauty & Fashion, Lifestyle, Shopping
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Mrs. Lali Roy Choudhury wins the second prize on a heart rendering note about her longing for her mother in – ‘The Clove’.

Lali, your brilliant photograph brought out the longing for your mother that you penned down so beautifully for us and we felt it too!

You win ‘A pair of chai coffee mugs with a pair of blackboard coasters’ – Priced at Rs. 680/- + discounts on any Arcsun Art product of your choice until 31st May. (Pls see our website [More...]

Mother’s Day Contest – 3rd Prize Winner – Silver Anklets

Saturday, 18 May 2013 , 15:33 | Category : Beauty & Fashion, Lifestyle, Shopping
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Ms. Swati Harsha takes home the third prize for her beautiful photograph and write-up on ‘The Silver Anklets’. 

Swati, both your photograph and write-up was a cheerful note about those gorgeous silver anklets passed down by your mum that will eventually go to your little princess on her wedding.

After seeing the photograph we now know why you coveted this gorgeous piece of silver for yourself!  

Swati, you win ‘Dabbuwali’ – Priced at Rs. 450/- + discounts on any Arcsun Art product of [More...]

Mother’s Day Contest – 1st Runner Up – The Smile

Saturday, 18 May 2013 , 15:23 | Category : Lifestyle, Shopping
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Ms. Sarita Pandey takes home the 1st Runner Up prize for her write-up and photograph called – The Smile.

Sarita, we simply loved your interpretation – the power of a smile from your mum. We have a surprise for you. You get ‘a set of two “Fish” tea light candle votive priced at Rs. 350/- for a pair plus discounts on all Arcsun Art’s products until 31st May.

This votive is hand painted and fade proof used with tea light candle that can [More...]

Mother’s Day Contest – 2nd Runner up – The Jhumka

Saturday, 18 May 2013 , 15:13 | Category : Lifestyle, Shopping
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Ms. Madhulika Dhindaw wins the 2nd Runner Up prize for a write-up and a photograph of her mother’s gorgeous pair of jhumkas! 

‘Maddy’, we fell in love with your mother’s precious jhumkas. The eternal jhumka that will never go out of fashion will always make any daughter a stunner. We liked your photograph so much you also get to take home a prize!

You win a floral candle priced at 250/-. This candle votive comes with a candle holder too which fits on [More...]

Sponsored Contest – Mother’s Day Winners

Saturday, 18 May 2013 , 10:58 | Category : Lifestyle, Shopping
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Dear Friends,

It gives us great pleasure to announce the names of the winners to the ‘Mother’sDay Contest’ sponsored by Arcsun Art at The Lifestyle Portal.

So, are you ready? Here are the names of the winners! Drumroll [More...]

Sponsored Contest: Mother’s Day Special!

Tuesday, 7 May 2013 , 16:02 | Category : Beauty & Fashion, Lifestyle, Shopping
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Arcsun Art and The Lifestyle Portal bring to you a fun contest exclusively for Mother’s Day.

This contest is going to test your creative and literary skills where the winners get to walk away with exclusive handcrafted and hand made gift items from Arcsun Art. Yippie!

What’s more, there’ll also be consolation prizes as well. So are you ready to play?

Read the contest and the rules carefully [More...]

Online Shopping: Personalised Newspapers from Enchanted Strokes

Wednesday, 1 May 2013 , 17:27 | Category : Hobby, Shopping
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If you’ve always wanted to make headlines (in a good way of course), then Enchanted Strokes could give you a helping hand.

So if you’re just back from a honeymoon, or want to gift your parents’ a truly memorable gift on their anniversary, this personalised newspaper will do just the trick.

As soon as you place an order with us, we’ll get the details from you before we proceed.

These ‘Personalised Newspapers’ priced at Rs. 2,000/- are available in two [More...]

Online Shopping: Personalised Cover Page Diaries from Enchanted Strokes

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 , 17:04 | Category : Shopping
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This is something quite unique offered by Enchanted Strokes.

Get your very own personalised diary cover for school or college and make your stationary stand apart!

You could also capture some of your favourite memories on the cover of a diary and gift it to your mom this Mother’s Day – and have her  jot down recipes and write those special tips for you for home or [More...]