2000 FB Likes Contest (closed)

An achievement like this cannot happen overnight (actually can happen in few cases, which I didn't opt for, just kidding). Anyways, the wheels started rolling years ago and I've eyed on every single 'like/follow' so lovingly. I've been fortunate enough to be backed by a few spontaneous blogger friends and supportive readers to make it happen. I cannot thank everyone enough for their involvement and their willingness to stick with Alive n Kicking beyond their comfort zones! 

I believe - 'when we achieve, we always do so because others have helped.' And that makes me feel appreciative to you all and so here is the gifts for lucky ones in return :)

We've come up with a lovely contest. Once again, the contest is sponsored by none other than my beloved Aroma Essentials. Let me show you what you can win --

These colourful, handcrafted soaps are infused with 100% natural ingredients & are skin-friendly and child-safe. Aren't they as cute as our little kids? :) 

Prizes:
We're giving away 3 hampers containing 2 soaps each to three best entries.. (the colour and shape of soap may vary depending on availability during dispatch)

Rules:

1. Follow Alive n Kicking and Aroma Essentials on Facebook. 
2. Post a cute picture of yourself with a child on this post to whom you would like to gift these soaps. (you may be the mom, dad, uncle, aunt or grandparent of the child). 
3. Share the giveaway post publicly on your facebook timeline using hashtag #dohazaar. Tag both pages and atleast 5 of your friends whenever you share.

Bonus Points to those who:

• Follow Artisanme79 and Aroma Essentials on Twitter. 
• Follow ShilpaBindlish and Aroma Essentials on Instagram. 
• Subscribe to my blog via email and verify your subscription.
• Comment on blog posts during contest duration.

The contest starts today on 20th June and ends on 10 July. Valid for Indian residents. 

p.s. Its a sponsored contest, so I won't be held responsible for delay or damage of prize hamper in transit.

Winners Update: Congratulations to Krishna Maharana, Sonali Sonawane, Sudhanshu Gupta (not responded in given time frame) Suruchi Aggarwal to win the cute soap hampers for their kids. Please DM me your complete postal details including Pin Code and Contact No. in next 24 hours, else another winner will be selected. 

Winners for Christmas Giveaway by First Step Projects

Hello Everyone

As we are all set to step in 2016, here is another reason to make you happy...the Christmas giveaway results :)

But before calling out the names of lucky ladies, I take the opportunity to pay my regards to our sponsors who have been considerate to design such an innovative product kit for women. Most of us need to use these products at some point of time. And its been really a great choice of giveaway by team First Step Projects for my readers. Heartiest thanks for the same and good wishes for the success of their future launches.

Now, let me take the center stage to announce the names of winners on each of the social platform as promised...

Facebook Winner: Sh'lpa Majumdar 

Twitter Winner: Parul Mishra

Instagram Winner: Seema Jain

Congratulations Ladies!! Kindly DM me your complete postal address with Zip code and your contact number ASAP and sit back waiting for your gift. Please note that they gifts will be directly couriered by the sponsors.
Those who didn't win, do give it a try to our ongoing contest wherein you can win an excellent home decor hamper worth Rs 1000. Participate here for your lucky chance :) 

Second Blog Anniversary Contest Powered by HouseThis and Jabong (Closed)

Hello Everyone

Hope your homes and hearts are brimming joyously this festive season :) For most of us, Christmas and New Year celebration is the highlight of the fun-filled end of the year. To make your celebrations more exciting, I'm hosting a fun contest to celebrate my blog's second anniversary. yippee :)

This contest is powered by Jabong.com and House This and is sure to bring a smile on your face. HouseThis is one of the most fashionable home furnishing brand that makes your private space reflect your refined taste beautifully. A HouseThis product is not just a piece of fabric, it has been created to inspire, to allow you to express yourself. It is created to allow you to make your home an extension of you!

Remember, I shared in my FB post that my blog Alive n Kicking is completing two years on 5th Jan. So the giveaway starts today and end on 5 Jan, 2016 (midnight).

Contest Rules:

• Subscribe to my blog via email and verify your subscription.
• Follow Alive n Kicking, Jabong and House This on Facebook. 
• Follow me, HouseThis and Jabong India on twitter. 
• Follow me and Jabong on Instagram (optional)
• Answer in comments below this post "What's your plan to spruce up your home decor this new year?" The most impressive answer will be selected as winning entry that qualifies all the rules.
• Sharing the giveaway post on your Facebook and Twitter timeline is mandatory while tagging all the pages and your friends.
• Confirm your participation by leaving your details in the comments section below along with email id, links of shared post and tweet. 

Prize:
The winner will receive a beautiful hamper worth Rs 1000 from House This collection to fulfill their wish to decorate his/her house.

Look at some of the HouseThis products that I am loving ...

P.S. Its a sponsored giveaway and the prizes will be directly sent by the brand to the winner.

Winners for Skin 18 Giveaway

Hello Friends

I have been missing posting for last few days, coz just like you all I am also occupied with festive arrangements. So without any delay, here are the winners for Skin 18 Giveaway :

 Nishat Anjum
 Sonali S
Swati Mittal

These lucky ladies will receive a hamper of exclusive face mask sheets and ampoules each from Skin 18. Congratulation dearies!!
The winners are requested to DM me their complete address with Postal Code and Phone no. by tomorrow so that I may forward it to the sponsor team.

For everyone else, there is Diwali giveaway running on the blog for a chance to win cool Diwali hampers :) Do give it your best shot !!

Good night!!

700 Likes & Birthday Month Giveaway (Closed)

Hello Everyone

Once again a moment to cherish and feel obliged has come. My Facebook Page has crossed 700 followers and my Instagram handle has crossed 600 followers :) I am thankful to you all from core of my heart and wanna celebrate this moment with a giveaway.

There is something more to celebrate and that is my birthday which is exactly a month away from today. So I have got three reasons to celebrate and that is why I have come up with this giveaway where in 3 winners will be rewarded.

This giveaway is being sponsored by Aster Luxury Soaps who have been kind enough to come forward to be a part of our celebrations. Aster Luxury team has developed a vast range of premium quality soaps both in transparent & opaque form. These luxury soaps are skin healthy, soothing and provide natural protection to the skin. Aster bathing bars retain all the possible benefits of herbs and essential oils.

Giveaway Rules

• Follow Alive n Kicking and Aster Luxury Soaps on Facebook.
• Follow me and Aster Luxury Soaps on Twitter.
• Follow Me on Instagram here. 
• Follow Me on Pinterest here and also Aster Luxury Soaps.
• Share the giveaway post on your facebook wall, Retweet it on Twitter and Repost on Instagram. Don't forget to tag both pages and your friends in every share to make your entry count. 
• Subscribe to my blog via email and verify your subscription by clicking on the link which you will get in your mail. 
• Comment on your favourite blog posts (you can comment on any number of posts everyday, be it any old post as well)
• Giveaway is valid for all male and female residents of India above the age of 18. It starts today on 23 Sept,2015 and ends on 15 Oct,2015. 
• After following all the rules above, please leave your participation details in single comment in this format:

Facebook Profile:
Twitter Handle:
Instagram Profile:
Email id:
FB Share Link :
Tweet link:

Winners and Prizes

As mentioned above, there will be 3 winners who will be randomly selected on the basis of their quality of participation and consistent effort. So be very active on all our social platforms. Each of the winners will receive a combo pack of 3 luxurious soaps.

P.S. Its a sponsored giveaway and the prizes will be directly sent by the brand to the winners. The actual prize hamper may differ from the pic above.

Valentine With Vedantika Herbals Giveaway (closed)

Hey Frnz..

Without much delay, here is how you can win some hampers ...Read the rules below.

Mandatory Rules:

1. Follow Vedantika Herbals and Alive n Kicking on Facebook.
2. Share the giveaway on your Facebook timeline tagging both the pages and your friends. 
3. The giveaway starts today on 14 Feb and will end on 21 Feb, 2015 (both days inclusive). 
4. The result will be announced by me in co-ordination with the brand within a day or two after the closing date.
5. There will be 3 winners who will win a lovely hamper consisting of 4 wonderful products each.
6. The winners will have to provide the postal details within 24 hours else the other deserving winner will be selected.

Optional Entries to earn extra points:

1. Subscribe to http://maliveandkicking.com via email or GFC or both 
2. Share n invite friends everyday.

The Prize Hamper looks really amazing...

P.S. This is a sponsored giveaway. So I'm only responsible to forward the winners details to the brand who will be sending the prizes of winners directly.
Update: Giveaway extended till the 28 Feb.

#XmasMakeup With Plum Contest (Closed)

Hey beauties...

Here is a quick festive giveaway in association with Plum Goodness ..the Christmas eve has already begun and many of you might be celebrating with family n friends as I'm about to finalize the post ;) So here are the contest rules--

1.Follow Plum on Facebook.
2.Follow Alive n Kicking on Facebook.
3.Post a picture that shows your beautifully done Christmas makeup on my FB page here. The pics posted in the comment section won’t be accepted.
4. A maximum of 3 entries per person are allowed.
5.Use #XmasMakeup in all your entries and tag both the pages properly to be eligible.
6. The contest starts on 25^th December,14 and ends on 28^th December,14.

7. Three lucky winners will get an Angel Eyes Kohl Kajal (worth Rs. 425/- each), one of the most popular product from Plum range.

8. The winners will be declared by me in sync with the brand as soon as I get an acknowledgement from the brand.

P.S. This is a sponsored giveaway. So I'm only responsible to forward the winners details to brand who will be sending the prizes of winners directly.

So, no more waiting and start posting your beautiful pics :)

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas !!

Passionate for everything as long as its in 'BLACK' ..

A young mind of 8, sitting besides me, just expressed his interpretation of BLACK to me saying "mumma, i enjoy seeing dense black, rainy, thunderstorm clouds above my head when they pour happiness on me" :D

How innocently he gave me a quick start for this post !!
BLACK, in all forms, has always been a CHARMER to me... It creates an aura of mystery and intrigue that I enjoy being in. 
Wearing all BLACK feels like wrapped in royal sophistication, whereas a hint of BLACK makeup makes me look sensational n sassy ;)
My BLACK smart phone, desktop n laptop spontaneously invite me closer for a soft touch to them ;)
Those BLACK household stuff never fails to prove itself more efficient in performance ...
And yess!! I remember that long wait of 30-40 days to own my first car only in color BLACK :D
Even though I own so much in BLACK, the list is never ending i believe :P So taking only 5 of them is a task indeed ...
The BLACK BEAUTIES topping my wishlist are...

1. Dark Kitchen

I long for remodelling my kitchen into a black island always... The BLACK interiors and cabinets in a kitchen in contrast with lighter hued walls and counter-tops complimented with natural light coming in definitely sounds luxuriously aesthetic to me.  The splash of bronze in lower portion to do the trick of being jewel of kitchen is apt for fine finish :)

2. Pearls

The alluring beauty of deep midnight BLACK PEARLS never captivated me until my beloved (die hard fan of Bryan Adams) sang for me "Black pearl, yeah, my kinda girl. Just the kind of thing to rock my world."  Though I'm still wondering if he meant to point out my wheatish complexion or wanted to let me know my worth in his life by saying i'm priceless for him ;) But the point is that i'm longing for that seductive, exotic, rare and breathtakingly beautiful gem in BLACK for myself <3

3. Camera

An amateur photographer like me can only dream silly of owning a pro-camera like Canon EOS 5D Mark III :P But photpgraphy is something that lets me be an 'Artistic Me'. The dazzling moments that my eyes love and my soul adores are captured with an exceptionally higher dose of drama with a camera. And the gorgeous beauty like the one shown below will inject unbeatable dynamism in my passion someday :)

 4. Cake:

No celebration is complete without a cake-cutting ceremony, and what if I call "LIFE' itself as a 'CELEBRATION' ;)
Believe it or not; the divine flavour, aroma, texture and wow taste of a dark chocolate cake is the most sinful treat for every cocoa lover like me...infact while writing this, i've already decided to bake one now, coz this is the one in my wishlist always !!

5. Tresses Talk

The real beauty of a woman dwells in her dark tresses that can entangle the heart of her lover in its coils <3 Sounds somewhat poetic and romatic, u see. I'm blessed with nice long, black hair and feel proud like God has carved out a real gem for myself. but I really feel scared imagining myself with gray hair someday. So my wish is to flaunt them for next twenty years more atleast ;) 

This post is a part of #WhatTheBlack activity at BlogAdda.com
(Picture Courtesy: google.com)

Zest For Life - My Supreme Preference....

W. Somerset Maugham once said "It requires the feminine temperament to repeat the same thing three times with unabated zest."

I smiled and my spontaneous thought was like "when each of us is destined to perform one or the other task every single moment, then what's so special in a woman's performance??" The answer lies in the same quote. Its the zeal that we continue showing in all our responsibilities with full strength and force without becoming weaker.

Talking about myself, this zest is sprinkled all over my life when I encounter these lovely happenings....

Angelic Smiles

Those who know me personally would have frequently heard me saying "Share some smiles, Collect some memories" I'm a firm believer of the fact truly. Even I don't mind exchanging a generous, courteous smile with unknown faces I come across walking across the roads, in market or at malls etc. The warm smile on my face not only enhances the beauty of my facial expressions, but leaves a lasting impression in others minds too. 

And imagine, how easily that ice breaks with a loving smile when I'm on a cold-war with my hubby darling ;)

Hey, how can i not mention the divine pleasure that I experience when my junior rewards me with a naughty yet innocent smile proving the fact how cute can these kids look even when tooth-fairy has already taken few of their milk-teeth ;)

My Junior's Smile Adding Zest To My Life Always and My Blog Now

Accolades 'n' Appreciation

There are those self-motivated people who just move on-n-on without someone at their back to provide them a support, but others need a slight push in the form of li'l appreciation or encouraging words. I myself fall in the later category. I feel charged with zesty boost just with a small acknowledgement for my achievements or actions.... be it my kitchen after serving a newly experimented dish, my workplace after covering an event successfully or after learning the first lesson of driving. Motivation is that driver that holds my hand and inspires me to perform zestfully everytime :)

Award of Excellence in Education

  Like-Minded People

Real world is not structured for us to fortunately meet n greet people with similar tastes, opinions, attitudes or interests everytime. We all have clashes with partner, colleagues or friends in our thought process. At times, I strive to have a companion with whom my thoughts might gel-well. So, eventually and luckily when I get to know someone in-n-out and realize "oh,wow! our views are not contradicting"; my heart really jumps with joy saying "here's the zing i needed to pump energy in my life."

thinking about u

Travelling

For me, travelling always comes with a joy of lifetime. I relieve my stress and anxiety of excessively-burdened lifestyle by planning family trips to far away places which are less-travelled by public generally. I always talk a lot for so many days (infact for months) about my travel experiences and the fading charm for life implicitely gets itself reignited in place. And knowing about new traditions, communities, food etc. is definitely icing on the cake.

My trip to Hampi

Reliving the Treasured Moments

I love flipping the pages of my old photo albums as n when I feel nostalgic. The cherished moments spent with family, friends, relatives and even some unplanned random clicks that turned out to be my masterpiece never fail to add that zest in my life. After spending hours with sweet nostalgia, a contented feeling spreads all around to make me feel like a blessed child of Almighty.

Childhood memories of Raksha Bandhan

This post is a part of the #ZestUpYourLife activity in association with TATA Zest and BlogAdda.com