As long as I can remember (don’t know – how long) never been without my
KAJAL. And girls and women who romance
their kajals just the way me, Radhika (my lil sister), Jyothi
and Shreya our daughters, my sister-in-law Latha, would
agree totally that staying away without using it is fact sinful J. In fact, so depressing. -
You may call me a KAJAL addict and I am one of THE most addictive kaajal users.
In those days we used to get the humble JAI KAJAL (the green small dibiya).
I remember having to pester my mom to buy me one and it costed around 70 paisa
to be precise. It had such a pleasant
fragrance to it and it still does. I
still own one of those pieces of JAI
Kaajal with me. It still adorns my
dressing area. The sight of that small dibiya of kajal around my home in some
corner would bring such joy and smile to my face and this was so true for me as
well as my sister Radhika (she would not differ) from this for sure. There were days during my childhood and
growing up years and times when I would feel low (god alone knows why) , JAI KAJAL came to my respite. And then I had
it all -HAPPY EYES and SMILING FACE IT WAS yet again. The 70 paisa kajal used to last me for quite
many months I remember, but now all the LAKMES AND PLUMS AND MAYBELINES do not
even make their way through a month and times when I really used them darker,
it lasted for only 26 days to be precise.
Believe it or not, the kajal kissed eyes and a small bindi can complete
the look just so wonderfully for any Indian girl. The manner in which the kajal just glides on
our eyelids and adorning the eyes is like a painter getting his high when he is
using his brushes and colours on a canvas.
There is so much a kajal can do to the eyes, it can mush up your look,
give a smoky look – you choose how you wish to look. The olden times kajal like
Jaikajal used to smudge and I remember we had to really take care to check
ourselves now and then to ensure that the kajal doesn’t smudge. We used to be
so particular. The greatest advantage is
that you can get away with the slight dark circles under your eyes by giving it
the smokey look. See it rescues you there as well!!!
You get to create dramatic looks, smokey, bold eyes, Arabian style, reverse
smokey and last but not the least, the latest one that is winged look.
Times have changed now and the latest versions of kajal are smudge and
waterproof. But at times, I miss the smoothness and the crayony feel of JAI KAJAL.
With the modern woman being out for work and staying outside home for
more than 8 to 10 hrs, the smudge proof kajal is the one she can depend on – be
it for a quick outing or a meeting or just chilling with friends. You may choose to call it any name, kajal,
eyeliner, kohl – the feeling that it gives you is truly high.
So JAI TO JAI KAJAL!!!
Love
Rekha Mahadevan
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