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Quick n' Easy Beauty Tips - Part 2

Posted by Shubhi in Beauty Tips on Friday, October 14, 2011

Hello ladies! As promised I got few more … err … quick n’ easy make up tips for you. Try ‘em and enjoy your gorgeous look!

1. for smoky look --> apply dark eye liner using ear buds on eyes. Now the same lip pencil you are planning to use on your lips, apply it on your eye liner as well and then smudge it with the ear bud again

2. if your face looks tired --> massage it with any facial cream to get an instant glow

3. if your face looks dull --> take a soft wet cloth and dab it on face. This will increase the blood circulation and will make the skin a little tighter. Now wash your face with cold water and you will get the young skin back again!

4. if your eyes are tired --> put the cotton ball dipped in cold rose water for 10 minutes or apply cold eye gel on eyes

5. if you don’t have moisturizer --> use conditioner as body/hair moisturizer. Massage your hair and body with conditioner and then take shower

6. if you have stubborn hair knots --> wet your hands and take one drop of moisturizer. Now rub your hands on your hair and make a French twist. Open the twist after 10 minutes and you will have knot free hair!

Quirky yet effective indeed!

Quick n' Easy Beauty Tips

Posted by Shubhi in Beauty Tips on Friday, September 30, 2011

So how many of you girls are like me who don’t do any make up just because it takes time and gets too boring…believe me, it does!

So for all you ladies, I got some quick n’ easy … and best yet … tested make up tips which will let you do make up in just about no time!

1. if you don’t have hair serum à use hand or body lotion or even face moisturizer on hair like serum. To avoid the stickiness in your hair, take lotion in your hands and dilute it with water before applying it on your hair; works like charm

2. if your eye liner gets dry à put it in front of a light bulb for half an hour before applying it; it will be at perfect texture

3. if you do not have blush on à use any smooth lipstick as a cream blush on; always works

4. if you run out of foundation à use lose powder mixed with moisturizer and apply it on face to get instant glow

5. if you run out of concealer à use the thick paste stuck on the lid of foundation as concealer

6. if you don’t have mascara à use petroleum jelly as mascara. By applying a little bit of jelly on eye lashes, it not only works as mascara but it also gives a nice shine

That’s right…all of them tried and tested! Amazed? Stay tuned, as next week there will be more….

Exercises for Natural Glow

Posted by Shubhi in Beauty Tips on Friday, September 23, 2011

Hello everyone! What’s going on these days…besides the weather getting colder and your skin getting ‘chappier’? Speaking of which…how about we talk about how to maintain the glow on your beautiful face even in cold days?!

Like the sound of it? Great…here we go...

First and foremost, cleanse your face and neck properly. Then follow the steps below:

1. Using your finger tips, while applying some pressure, slowly massage your face and neck: starting from forehead, coming down to cheeks and then starting from behind the ears to your collar-bone.

2. Place your fingers in the middle of your forehead, between your eyebrows. Apply a little pressure for 5 seconds and then release. Repeat this while slowly moving from between your eyebrows to your hairline.

3. Place your index, middle, and ring fingers of right hand underneath your right eye, near nose; and place your index, middle, and ring fingers of left hand underneath your left eye, near nose. Now apply a little pressure for 5 seconds and release. Repeat this while slowly moving towards your jaw line.

4. Using your fingertips, apply some pressure above your lips for 5 seconds. Release and now apply same pressure under your lips for 5 seconds. Release and apply pressure at both corners of your mouth for 5 seconds. Repeat this 10 times.

5. Place your fingers and thumb underneath your chin bone. Apply a little pressure for 5 seconds. Release and slowly repeat this while moving towards your jaw line.

6. Place your thumb underneath your chin and your fingertips on chin. Now apply some pressure for 5 seconds. Release and slowly repeat this while moving towards your jaw line.

I know following these exercises on regular basis will take some time and might even get boring after a while but hey…it’ll be worth it!

Any ideas/suggestions are always welcome!

Oily Skin Care Tips

Posted by Shubhi in Beauty Tips on Friday, August 26, 2011

Oily Skin. Perhaps the only skin type that is the absolute worst of all … or at least as per those unfortunate people who have oily skin. Do you know what exactly oily skin is? Well besides the fact that it makes you look as if you dipped yourself in some kind of weird grease just now ... let me tell you what exactly oily skin is...

So, the sebaceous glands are the microscopic glands in skin that secret the oil/wax material to lubricate the skin and hair. This results in several medical conditions whereas acne is one of the biggest ones. In human skin, these glands are found everywhere (except for palms and soles), but primarily they are found in great abundance on forehead, near nose and cheeks (or commonly called T-zone).

Enough with the mumbo-jumbo? Fine! Let's cut to the chase and here are some very effective and ... wait for it ... very easy care tips for you:

1. Every night, just before you go to bed, apply half a spoon juice of lime and cucumber on your face

2. Take shower with cold water. Hot water will only open more pores and will result in producing more sebum

3. Try to avoid soaps on your face as they are hard and may over dry your skin. Use an oil free acne face wash or talk to your dermatologist to find out what kind of oil free face wash suits you more

4. If possible, avoid makeup altogether.
If not, apply the same cucumber and lime juice and let it dry before you apply makeup. This will not create the patches when your skin excretes oil

5. To get rid of excess oil: blend 1 teaspoon of green clay powder and 1 teaspoon of honey. Apply on your face and leave for 15 minutes to dry before you rinse it off with water. Repeat this for 2-3 times a week for more effective results

6. Concentrate on diet that is rich in protein and restricted in sugar and salt

7. Avoid any consumption of oil if possible. If need be, use olive oil only

8. Any soft drink, alcoholic beverages, chocolates, junk food work as catalyst for sebum; avoid them as much as possible

9. Most importantly, drink WATER, plenty of WATER, as much as you can drink WATER! Well actually about 2 liters of water every day would be good enough ;)

So follow these and your most irritating oily skin will stop irritating you altogether! Stay tuned for more easy tips every week!

Toned Face in 20 Minutes

Posted by Shubhi in Beauty Tips on Sunday, August 14, 2011

20 Minutes. The amount of time for an episode of The Big Bang Theory [without commercials], the amount of time to prepare a quick meal, the amount of time it even takes me to get to work each day ... and now ... behold ... the amount of time [on a regular basis] for you to get your face muscles toned!

I know...for real?!

What do you have to do for that? A very good question indeed! Relax. Sit straight. Take a deep breath in. And just follow the steps below:

Open and widen your eyes. Rotate them once in a clock-wise manner and then rotate them once in an anti-clock-wise manner. Now close your eyes, relax, and count to 5. Repeat this step for 10 times

Inhale with your mouth wide open. Close your mouth and hold the air inside. Shift the air to the right cheek, hold and count to 10. Now shift the air to your left cheek, hold and count to 10. Exhale. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Pout your lips in a way your inner cheeks are touching your teeth; as if you are making a ‘fish’ face. Hold your breath and count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Pout your lips in front of your face as if you are kissing. Pout to the right, hold and count to 10. Now pout to the left, hold and count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Look down towards the ground. Pout your lips and look up on the ceiling; hold and count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Laugh hard so that every muscle in your face is pulled out, count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Smile while widening your mouth, do not part your lips. Count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Stick your tongue out and try touching your chin with it, count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Look up at the ceiling and move your mouth as if you are chewing gum with closed mouth, count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Widen your eyes and your mouth, say ‘aaaahh’ out loud to feel the stretch in your eyes and throat, count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Close your eyes pull your eyebrows up and push your eyelashes down to feel the stretch in your forehead and eyelashes, count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Close your eyes and squint your: forehead, eyes, cheeks, and chin. Count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Open and widen your mouth. Say “eeeee” to feel the stretch in your chin and lower lip, count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

Open and widen your eyes while saying “oooooo”, count to 10. Repeat this step for 10 times.

And voila! Your are done! This should not take you more than 20 minutes. Try to do this exercise everyday and believe me, these 20 minutes will be the best time you'll invest in yourself on a regular basis.

Easy Tips for Glowing Skin

Posted by Shubhi in Beauty Tips on Sunday, August 7, 2011

Hello Ladies ... and men who are not so uptight enough to not care about their skin ;)

So seriously, how fanatic are you for a perfectly soft and glowing face?! I remember it was almost 2 years ago when (now this stays between you and me only!!!) at the age of 20, I was losing the glow on my face and was going crazy for it but then luckily I stumbled upon a few amazing tips to get the glow back.

And guess what?! Yeap, as a very dear friend of yours, I am sharing them all today, here, with you :)

For Cleansing Lotion

Take 1 tsp of milk, 2 tsp of cucumber juice, and ½ tsp of lemon juice. Mix them well together and apply on your face with a cotton ball. This will clean the deep pores on your face and will make your skin glow like sunshine.

For Cleanser

Take 4 tsp of plain natural yogurt, and 1-2 tsp of lemon juice. Mix them well and apply on your face, with a cotton ball, moving from chin to forehead. Leave it on for 5 minutes and then wipe it off using another cotton ball. And believe you in me - works like magic for oily skin!

For Astringent

Take 2 round slices of cucumber. Rub them on your face in a circular motion, let it dry naturally and then wash your face with a little warm water.

For Freshener

Take 1 liter of water in a pan and add 22-25 mint leaves in it. Bring the water to boil then let it cool. Now drain the water and store it in a bottle. Use this freshener after you clean your face. This will give you a warm fresh feeling.

For Moisturizer

Take ½ cup of warm milk and add 2 tsp of honey in it. Mix well and apply on your face using a cotton ball. Leave it on for 10-12 minutes and then wash your face with water. This will make your skin soft and glow.

Try them and you will see the difference yourself. BTW, if I forgot to say it already, today my face glows no less than a ... how do i say it ... in a setting sun like a pearl upon the ocean ;)

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