Facial Care for Summer

Working women tent to get exposed to Sun during summer and all the time. Sometimes, inspite of using sunscreen lotion, you get tanned. Relax and chill with these tips and face packs which will do wonders to your skin.

Yogurt Face Pack : Make a paste of yogurt and besan (gram flour). Add more yogurt if required, apply the pack on face and neck and leave it for 20 minutes. Clean it with normal waterSandalwood Face Pack: Make a paste of sandalwood (chandan) and rose water (gulab jal). Apply to face and neck, leave it overnight. In morning clean it with cold water

Cucumber Face Pack: Mix cucumber paste with milk. You can also use cucumber juice. Apply to face and neck. After 15 minutes wash off with cold water

Multani Mitti Pack: Make a paste of rose water and multani mitti. Apply thick layer of paste to face. After 15 minutes clean it with normal water

Mix the juices of cucumber and tomato, apply all over the face and neck. This can be applied under eyes to prevent and reduce dark circles.

Rubbing used lemons on feet and elbow helps in lighten the dark skin and remove the dead skin

Facial Care for Summer

By: Blooger on: 10:07 AM

Prevent Premature Wrinkles

Dryness of the facial skin leads to premature wrinkles besides the fact that it is a cosmetic problem. There are number of moisturizing creams available in the market that can be used. But if you believe in home remedies then, these tips are best suited for you.

- Mix one tsp of rose water in mashed ripe banana. Apply on face and neck and wash off after 30 mins

- In one tsp of orange juice, add honey and apply on face

- Intake of one glass of carrot juice once a week, keeps wrinkles away

- Apply egg white to the under eye skin

- For fine wrinkles and to prevent them in future, use pure castor oil regularly.

Apply on under eye skin and throatDaily care to prevent premature wrinkles:

- Thoroughly cleanse face with cleanser and avoid soap. Use a good moisturizer

- On regular bases, exfoliate the skin to remove dead skin cells

- Wear high SPF sunscreen, whenever you got in Sun

- Go to bed early every night. You get the best body and skin repairing between 10 pm and 2 am

- Give up smoking. It can cause the skin develop smoking lines above the upper lip

- Do not use strong anti-aging cream, which might be too strong for the skin

- Eat sweet potatoes that are rich in hyaluronic acid, which helps in getting rid of wrinkles

Prevent Premature Wrinkles

By: Blooger on: 10:05 AM

Hair Nourishment - Food for Healthy & Beautiful Hair

Poor nutrition, hormonal changes, stress and shock plays a major role in affecting the condition and growth of hair. Here is the list of food you should have to promote hair growth and for healthy and beautiful hair.

Vitamin A: promotes a healthy scalp

Food Sources: Dark green leafy vegetables, orange and yellow fruits and green vegetables

Vitamin B: Complex regulates the secretions of oil, keeps hair healthy and moisturized

Food Sources: Cereals, tomatoes, lean meat, liver, kidney, Brewers' yeast, eggs and green vegetables

A severe lack of biotin can lead to hair loss. It works best with Vitamin B5, B12 and folic acid. Bread, barn and bananas

Minerals: Such as zinc, iron and copper promote healthy hair

Food sources: Zinc – lean meat, chicken, pumpkin seeds and green vegetables

Iron – Beef, dried apricots, lean red meat, parsley, eggs, wheatgerm, and sunflower seeds

Copper – Animal organs, seafood, egg yolk, and whole grains

A lack of iron is cited to be the cause of hair loss among women who have not reached menopause.

Proteins – Hair is made up of 97 % protein (keratin), so consuming enough of it gives a natural shine

Food Source: Lean meat, grains and soya.

Hair Nourishment - Food for Healthy & Beautiful Hair

By: Blooger on: 10:02 AM

Trends of the Season

As the warmer weather approaches, the glow of the spring and summer season can be seen in flowers in bloom, our wardrobe and even our makeup hues. The dark heavy colors of winter can be removed from makeup kit, leaving room for natural palette. Go for low maintenance make up and select a product that looks natural.

Start with...

White Pearl Nail Polish, as this is perfect for all occasions and for perfect manicure, shimmering white polish is the bestWear head band - The skinny headbands looks versatile and cute that can be used as a quick fix for messy hair or ponytail.

Brightly colored eye shadows, liners, mascaras and lipsticks are in vogue. Apply black mascara to lashes and then add a hint of green liquid liner.

Go for warm hair colors that complement the skin’s undertones. This provides both natural and relaxed hair a healthy and shiny lift. Browns and Reds are the colors of the seasons that givesa subtle yet stunning look

Pink lipstick is versatile, which is great for all the seasons.

Trends of the Season

By: Blooger on: 10:01 AM

Prevent Hair from Breaking

The longer the hair, the more damage it takes when styling, washing and blowing dry. Each time we wash our hair we strip it of essential oils that naturally protect it. To protect hair from breakage, try this:take ¼ to 1/3 cup of olive oil (use the best quality of oil and it makes a difference) and heat it for 30 seconds or until warm (not hot). With fingers liberally spread through your hair until the hair is saturated wash your hands (or rub oil into the skin of your hands for soft hands, then wipe dry). Give hot towel steam treatment to your hair. Shampoo as usual and condition. If you do so normally you will find hair much more elastic, shiner and feels great.

Prevent Hair from Breaking

By: Blooger on: 9:59 AM

Smoky Eys!

Smoky eyes never go out of fashion and they have always been a wonderful choice in makeup to look gorgeous! The key to get the perfect smoky eyes lies in proper blending of colours that you get by mixing light eye colour with the dark ones.
To get the smoky & sexy look, follow these steps:

To create smooth and clean base, start with applying foundation and under eye concealer and powderNext – apply eyeshadow base, a primer to eye lid to bring out more intense colours and to keep eye makeup from smearing or smudging
Apply eye liner, thick or thin, but make sure at the outer corner of eye the line is thick
Over the eye lids and into the crease, apply powder eye shadow blending the colour up and outwards
To frame smoky eyes more beautifully, define eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil
To enhance eye effect, use light blush & go for natural shades so that makeup doesn't look heavy
Finish eye makeup with mascara and make sure to blend the color in the lash line, so that eyeliner doesn't highlight much
Note: When eyes makeup is strong, use subtle and light makeup on lips. Apply light or natural shades. Avoid oil based makeup on eyes.

Smoky Eys!

By: Blooger on: 9:56 AM

Pamper your feet with Mint Pedicure

Feet are most neglected part of the body. They deserve the same treatment & grooming same as face and hands. Feet are subjected to rigorous work, do tough jobs, walk on high heels and support whole body weight...phew!!!

It's high time to give your feet loving & tender care. Indulge feet with perfect pedicure.

Get your feet mint condition. If you can't make it to an expensive spa to experience the minty toe pedicure, try this at home version. This is the perfect time to pay attention to your feet.Here is the Soak Recipe:

½ cup sea salt, 3 slices lime, 5 to 10 fresh mint leaves and 5 drops essential lime oil. Combine and add to a basin filled with warm water. Soak your feet in it and relax.

Pamper your feet with Mint Pedicure

By: Blooger on: 9:53 AM

How you will have Radiant Face?

We all know by now, to achieve beautiful skin, we need a skin regime. Cleanse, tone and moisturize. Sometimes we use a facial mask, or exfoliaters to bring out the best in our skin.

BUT, there is also something very important that we need to do but we always tend to neglect. What is it? Restore your radiance of face.Restore your face radiance with these simple & easy, home made recipes – For smooth soft skin,

Wash your face every day with plain, organic yogurt or buttermilk. Use it as you would use ordinary cold cream, avoiding the eye area. It's gentle enough for all skin types and as a bonus, it contains naturally occurring lactic acid. This acts as a mild exfoliant to remove dead skin.

How you will have Radiant Face?

By: Blooger on: 9:51 AM

Put Back Sparkle in your Eyes!

Beautiful eyes improves a girl's beauty manifold and it's equally important you should take good care of eyes. Eyes, if duly not taken proper care, will look dull and haggard, making you look more than your age. This is one of the most common beauty problem.

Here are few tips:

- Gently tap your skin with your ring finger when applying eye cream to encourage the excess cream/fluid to drain away

- Apply the under eye cream only with your ring finger, as this is the weakest one and wont stretch your delicate skin. Use only a little creamStore cream in refrigerator, as the cold cream will help reduce puffiness

- Place strips of grated potatoes under your eyes to help reduce swelling

- Fill a small bowl with iced water or ice cold milk. Soak the cotton pads in the liquid and lie down with the dampened pads over your eyes. Replace as soon as they become warm. Continue this for 15 minutes

Along with reducing puffiness, this will brighten the whites of your eyes.

Put Back Sparkle in your Eyes!

By: Blooger on: 9:48 AM

How to reverse Hair Loss ?

Beautiful hair is like a crown. They enhance the beauty of a person and makes her look gorgeous. Maintaining beautiful hair has always been a challenging task. Unfortunately many experience hair fall and premature hair loss can be due to many reasons such as pollution, genetic disorder, nutritional deficiency, stress, endocrine disorder, illness & diseases etc. In general, women lose hair 2 to 3 months after delivering a baby. Excess of vitamin A, birth control pills, and medicine used for anti-coagulant can also result in hair loss.

It's difficult to prevent a hair fall. These are the helpful tips to help regenerate hair follicles, but they do not cure any underlying conditions or stress related hair loss.Try drinking this – blend Bananas with honey, curds and low fat milk. A drink rich in biotin can help keep your crowing glory firmly rooted.

Take dietary supplements such as vitamin B6, zinc and saw palmetto. Supplements are useful when you can't get enough from natural food sources.

Invert your head while you shampoo and massage your scalp. This helps promote blood circulation to the head.

Eliminate stress or else it can be disastrous to your precious hair!

Get enough sleep.

How to reverse Hair Loss ?

By: Blooger on: 9:46 AM

Perfect way to apply Mascara

Curled and long lashes makes eyes looks sexier and enhances your beauty. Mascara gets you the perfect lashes but at the same time its equally important to apply it correctly and in proper way for the desired result. Wrong application will spoil the complete look of the face.

Here are the tips to help you for perfect mascara application that will highlight your eyes.Before you apply mascara,

- the first and foremost thing to be done is select the right shade as per the colour of your lashes. Black colour is widely used as this stands out your eyes

- finish your eye make up, including eyeliner and mascara should be applied lastly

Use eye lash curler for perfect look

- Start applying very thin layer of mascara & take it to the tip of lashes. Once the first coat is dry, apply another coat on the bottom lashes

- Separate the lashes by wiggling the brush while applying the another coat. Let the second coat dry, before you move your lashes

Follow these simple tips for a very natural and beautiful look!!

Perfect way to apply Mascara

By: Blooger on: 9:45 AM

Fight the Pores !!

Use a natural scrub for cleaning pores like mixture of rice flour,lemon and honey while going to bed . This can done thrice a week.Applying egg white and lemon or honey every day for 20 minutes will reduce the pore and makes skin energeticMassaging the face with ice while going ti bed for 10-15min will tighten the skin. Mixture of tomato pulp and milk cream helps as cleanser for pore removes acne and dust in pores and makes the skin to glow

Apply the cucumber juice ,papaya or apple pulp, these help in removing the dead cells and in controlling the pimples .

Fight the Pores !!

By: Blooger on: 9:41 AM