Barodians go glam all the way

Barodian girls head for beauty treatments ahead of Navratri

Devanshi Joshi.Vadodara/DNA
Monday, September 22, 2008

An occasion as big as a wedding ceremony most certainly calls for a bridal package for grabbing attention on the D-day. But would you go that far to get a ravishing look for Navratri? Well! Ask Barodian girls - go glam all the way - is the answer theyll have to dish out.Most of them have already started taking beauty treatments for the upcoming festive days. As such, beauty salons in the city are offering an array of hair and skin therapies under their special navratri grooming packages. From highlighting and back polishing to regular beauty treatments like facial, clean-up and heena, the navratri grooming package offers all it takes to acquire that absolutely outstanding look.The package starts with Rs800 and can go as high as Rs5,000 depending on the type of treatment availed and the cosmetics used. “Were already booked with navratri grooming packages since its recommended to start at least two weeks in advance for these sessions. Customers are provided with packages that best suits their skin and hair type and prices also varies accordingly. Apart from the regular beauty treatments, back polishing are also a lot in demand for doing justice to the backless cholis in vogue this navratri”, says Kalpana Jhadav, a beautician at Krelibag.There are special packages that promise to preserve the fresh look throughout navratri. Girls visiting parlors can opt for having a different hair-do, make-up and eye catching tattoos for all the nine nights.Neha Shah, a 22 year old classical dancer and financial management student is one of those enthusiastic Barodians to have started taking beauty sessions at a salon in Alkapuri. She asserts, “Navratri is not just about playing garba but also about having a distinctive style that adds glamour to the festive season. Since a scheduled life makes it impossible to take care of skin and hair at home, I prefer going to the parlor regularly. But this time I came across this special navratri packages which provides full grooming beauty treatments before as well as during the gay nights. With only a few days to go for Navratri, I have already started with these special navratri packages.”Surprisingly, young girls are not the only ones to be heading for these special grooming packages, middle-aged women are also making the most of the offer, says Namita Sharma a beauty salon owner at Alkapuri. Niharika Mehta a 40 year old professional says, “I have been playing garba since my teens and the craze is undying even at 40. One needs to be more conscious after a certain age and if these grooming sessions can help bring the lost charm, why not go for them. It was my daughter who suggested me to give it a try and here we are, making a head-start for navratri”.