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Some very usefull tips

Almonds: To remove the skin of almonds easily, soak them in hot water for 15-20 minutes.
Ants: Putting 3-4 cloves in the sugar container will keep the ants at bay.
Biscuits: If you keep a piece of blotting paper at the bottom of the container, it will keep biscuits fresh for a longer time.
Butter: Avoid the use of butter. If it is essential to use, use a butter containing low saturated fat or with plant stanols (which avoid absorption of cholesterol by our body) or similar substitutes.
Apples: Apply some lemon juice on the cut surface of the apple to avoid browning. They will look fresh for a longer time.
Banana: Apply mashed banana over a burn on your body to have a cooling effect.
Bee and Scorpion Sting Relief: Apply a mixture of 1 pinch of chewing tobacco and 1 drop of water. Mix and apply directly and immediately to the sting; cover with band aid to hold in place. Pain will go away in just a few short minutes.
Bitter Gourd (Karela): Slit Karelas at the middle and apply a mixture of salt, wheat flour and curd all round. Keep aside for 1/2 an hour and then cook. Celery: To keep celery fresh for long time, wrap it in aluminium foil and place in the refrigerator.
Burnt Food: Place some chopped onion in the vessel having burnt food, pour boiling water in it, keep for 5 minutes and then clean.
Chilli Powder: Keeping a small piece of hing (asafoetida) in the same container will store chilli powder for long time.

Chopping: Use a wooden board to chop. It will not blunt the knife. Don't use a plastic board, small plastic pieces may go with the vegetables.

Coriander/Mint: You can use dried coriander and mint leaves in coarse powder form in vegetable curry or chutney, if fresh ones are not available.
To keep them fresh for a longer time, wrap them in a muslin cloth and keep in a fridge.

Cockroaches: Put some boric powder in kitchen in corners and other places. Cockroaches will leave your house.

Coconut: Immerse coconut in water for 1/2 an hour to remove its hust.

Dry Fruits: To chop dry fruits, place them in fridge for half an hour before cutting. Take the fruits out and cut them with a hot knife (dip it in hot water before cutting).

Dough/Rolling pin: If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, place it in freezer for a few minutes.

Egg peeling off: Make a small hole in the egg by piercing a pin before boiling it. You will be able to remove its skin very easily.

Egg fresh: Immerse the egg in a pan of cool salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh; if it rises to the surface, it is certainly quite old.

Garlic: Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling.

Ghee: Avoid the use of ghee. If it is necessary, substitute it with canola oil. Even for making halwa, you can partly substitute it with oil.

Green Chillies: To keep the chillies fresh for a longer time, remove the stems before storing.

Green Peas: To preserve green peas, keep them in a polythene bag in the freezer.

Idlies: Place a betel (paan) leaf over the leftover idli and dosa batter to prevent them sour. Do not beat idli batter too much, the air which has been incorporated during fermentation will escape. If you add half a tsp of fenugreek seeds to the lentil and rice mixture while soaking, dosas will be more crisp.

Fruits: To ripen fruits, wrap them in newspaper and put in a warm place for 2-3 days. The ethylene gas they emit will make them ripe.
Frying: Avoid deep frying. Substitute deep frying with stir frying or oven bake. Don't pour the oil, but make a habit of spraying the oil in the utensil for cooking. Heat the utensil first, then add oil. This way oil spreads well. You will use less oil this way.
Left Over: Don't throw away the foods left over. Store them in Fridge. Use them in making tasty dishes.

Lemon/Lime: If the lemon or lime is hard, put it in warm water for 5-10 minutes to make it easier to squeeze. Lizards: Hang a peacock feather, lizards will leave your house. Milk: Moisten the base of the vessel with water to reduce the chances of milk to stick at the bottom. Keep a spoon in the vessel while boiling milk at medium heat. It will avoid sticking the milk at the bottom of the vessel.Adding half a tsp of sodium bicarbonate in the milk while boiling will not spoil the milk even if you don't put it in the fridge.

Mixer/Grinder: Grind some common salt in your mixer/grinder fro some time every month. This will keep your mixer blades sharp. Mosquitoes: Put a few camphor tablets in a cup of water and keep it in the bed room near your bed, or in any place with mosquitoes.

Noodles: When the noodles are boiled, drain all the hot water and add cold water. This way all the noodles will get separated.
Onions: To avoid crying, cut the onions into two parts and place them in water for 15 minutes before chopping them.Wrap the onions individually in a newspaper and store in a cool and dark place to keep them fresh for long time.

Oven: Watch from the oven window to conserve energy because the
oven temperature drops by 25 degrees every time its door is opened,
To clean the oven, apply a paste of sodium bicarbonate and water on the walls and floor of the oven and keep the oven on low heat for about half an hour. Dried food can easily be removed.

Paneer: To keep paneer fresh for several days, wrap it in a blotting paper while storing in the refrigerator. Do not fry paneer, immerse it in boiling water to make it soft and spongy.

Papad: Bake in microwave oven. Wrap the papads in polythene sheet and place with dal or rice will prevent them from drying and breaking.

Pickles: To prevent the growth of fungus in pickles, burn a small grain of asafoetida over a burning coal and invert the empty pickle jar for some time before putting pickles in the jar.

Popcorn: Keep the maize/corn seeds in the freezer and pop while still frozen to get better pops.

Potato: To bake potatoes quickly, place them in salt water for 15 minutes before baking. Use the skin of boiled potatoes to wipe mirrors to sparkling clean.Don't store potatoes and onions together. Potatoes will rot quickly if stored with onions.

Refrigerator: To prevent formation of ice, rub table salt to the insides of your freeze.


Rice: Add a few drops of lemon juice in the water before boiling the rice to make rice whiter. Add a tsp of canola oil in the water before boiling the rice to separate each grain after cooking. Don't throw away the rice water after cooking. Use it to make soup or add it in making dal (lentils). Add 5g of dried powdered mint leaves to 1kg of rice. It will keep insects at bay. Put a small paper packet of boric powder in the container of rice to keep insects at bay. Put a few leaves of mint in the container of rice to keep insects at bay.




Samosa: Bake them instead of deep frying to make them fat free. Don't fry the filling potato masala. Preserve the samosas in freezer. For eating, take out of the freezer two hours in advance and bake them over low temp.


Sugar: Put 2-3 cloves in the sugar to keep ants at bay.


Tadka: Use sprouted mustard seeds (rayee) and fenugreek (methi) seeds for your tadkas. Both of them when sprouted have more nutritional values. Also this add flavour to the dish and can be more beneficial, besides giving decorative look to the dish.


Tomato: To remove the skin of tomatoes, place them in warm water for 5-10 minutes. The skin can then be easily peeled off.When tomatoes are not available or too costly, substitute with tomato puree or tomato ketchup/sauce. Place overripe tomatoes in cold water and add some salt. Overnight they will become firm and fresh.


Tamarind: Tamarind is an excellent polish for brass and copper items. Rub a slab of wet tamarind with some salt sprinkled on it on the object to be polished.
Gargles with tamarind water is recommended for a sore throat.


Utensils: Use nonsticking utensils. Use thick bottom utensils, they get uniformly heated. For electric stoves, use flat bottom utensils. Add a little bit of common salt to the washing powder for better cleaning of utensils.


Vegetables: Don't discard the water in which the vegetables are soaked or cooked. Use it in making soup or gravy. To keep the vegetables fresh for a longer time, wrap them in newspaper before putting them in freeze. Chop the vegetables only when you are ready to use them. Don't cut them in too advance. It would spoil their food value.


Sink (Blocked): To clear the blocked drain pipe of your kitchen sink, mix 1/2 cup sodium bicarbonate in 1 cup vinegar and pour it into the sink, and pour about 1 cup water. In an hour the drain pipe will open.

Soup Salty: Place a raw peeled potato in the bowl, it will absorb the extra salt.

Yoghurt (Home Made): To set yogurt in winter, place the container in a warm place like oven or over the voltage stabliser.


Yogurt: If the yogurt has become sour, put it in a muslin cloth and drain all the water. Then add milk to make it as good as fresh in taste. Use the drained water in making tasty gravy for vegetables or for basen curry. To keep the yogurt fresh for many days, fill the vessel containing yogurt with water to the brim and refrigerate. Change the water daily..

How to Remove Cellulite With Exercise

Not all people enjoy exercising but this isn't an excuse because exercise is a very effective way to get rid of cellulite. In fact, if you believe that exercise can help you to get rid of cellulite, you are definitely on your way to success. If you don't believe this, try it before you resort to other more expensive methods like liposuction. Trust us, it's really effective and powerful.

And if you are convinced that exercise is a great way to get rid of cellulites, then you must be wondering what is the most effective and best exercise that you should do to remove those ugly cellulites?

In general, any type of exercise that will make your blood pump more and make your heart rate go up is a good exercise. To be more specific, aerobic and cardiovascular exercises are those that you should consider engaging in. There are quite a few exercise in this exercise catergory like jogging, walking, swimming, biking, running and other types of activities that you should start doing now.

It would also be good if you use exercise machines such as cycling exercise machine and treadmill because you can have your workout right in the comfort of your own home. In fact, the reason why you are trying to remove your cellulite is for comfort.

How does exercise really work to remove those cellulite? Well, you should know that there isn't any miracle when you start exercising. Those cellulites will not melt right after you do an exercise. You will have to this longer and you will have to wait for quite some time. You need to be patient and most of all you need to be determined. The second thing you should know is that even though exercise helps in removing exercise, this method is still not direct. This method just helps prevent the cellulite and now we can go back to the first question....

Actually, the main use of exercise is to increase one's circulation and blood flow and when this is achieved. The areas where the cellulites are settling at becomes more active and less stagnant and this is when the cellulite will feel uncomfortable staying in certain areas such as thighs, butt, arms, love handles and others.

If you are going to do a lot of these activities constantly, the cellulites will definitely break up and eventually melt away flushing them away through kidney and bowel. This explains why exercise is great method to remove cellulite.



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The Home Remedies For Cellulite the Big Guys Don't Want You to Know

If you have cellulite and want to remove it, listen closely. The "big guys" don't want you to know this, so I will whisper it:

Cellulite is a result or condition of your "insides," your inner-self, your internal make-up. It is not natural, nor something you should tolerate. It's not JUST about your diet, size or lack of exercise, which so many other people focus on. Although those are elements of it, it ultimately is a result of what is happening deep inside you. And yes, you can do something about it.

By the way, if you're not sure exactly what cellulite is, then read the following, taken from wikipedia, to get up to speed:

Cellulite describes a condition that occurs in men and women (although much more common in women) where the skin of the lower limbs, abdomen, and pelvic region becomes dimpled after puberty. Descriptive names for cellulite include orange peel syndrome, cottage cheese skin, the mattress phenomenon, and hail damage.

When you realise that cellulite is an inside issue, which I will talk about in just a sec, then and only then, armed with correct understanding, will you be able to fully remove it. You will be able to do so because you will then work from the inside, where the root of the problem lies, and not on the outside. It's a bit like trying to remove a weed - you chop off what you see above the ground, but still it keeps on coming. You got to tackle the roots, not the branch.

Want to know where the most critical piece of your cellulite problem lies? It's your liver. When your liver is unable to detoxify sufficiently, cellulite is one of the results. It is a condition that occurs when your body is a little slow in eliminating the build up of toxins inside your body. Then the next thing you know, you have unsightly fatty deposits under your skin, which have affectionate nicknames such as "cottage cheese skin" and "orange peel."

So what should you do? For one, don't spend another dime on fancy creams or lotions. Get educated. Knowledge truly will set your cellulite free.

See, the industry wants you to buy their creams and lotions, again and again, for obvious financial gains. And because they have plenty of financial weight behind them, we the public are continually convinced that they do have the answers. Ask yourself though, how many people can honestly say that their cellulite is no more, because of rubbing in the latest creams and lotions they just bought from the local store? At best, they only "work" temporarily.

Understand that there is a natural "method" which has always worked, and will continue to work. What is it? It's nature. It is when your body is healthy and working like it should do. But for some reason or other, your body has hit a few bumps and cellulite is one of the results. The best thing to do therefore is to restore your body's natural healthy state. Then your cellulite will go away as a matter of course.

How you can fully restore your bodily functions is beyond this article. But you can learn and apply specific methods which can help you to detoxify your liver, which in turn will help your cellulite problem. In my next article, I will shed more light on this.

Whatever you do, don't allow yourself to tolerate your cellulite. Get educated, take action, and prove to yourself you can be cellulite free.

Sarah B

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Simple Guidelines For Skin Nourishment

Many people take care of their skin and try to make it glowing and free of blemishes, but there are times when despite all their efforts, problems do show in their skin. So what wrong has happened? One not might be aware, but maintaining a well-nourished skin is one of the toughest jobs on a person's hand. While it might seem easy, there are small acts performed by us that we overlook and that goes a long way in damaging all the efforts that we put in to keep our skin fresh and glowing.

Did you know that all the efforts of yours to keep your skin nourished and glowing might well end up to naught, if you do not take care to maintain a healthy diet? As has been discussed in countless forums, your skin is as nourished as your internal body system is. An improper diet might as well spoil all your efforts to maintain a healthy and glowing skin. However, there is no reason to worry, since there are many potions, lotions and supplements that are available in the market along with quite a number of herbal home-made recipes that can be used to keep your skin nourished.

An oily skin is the first breeding ground for acne. There are three types of acne, Simple, Cystic & Rosacca. These small eruptions on the skin are a cause of embarrassment and people generally try to pick or squeeze these eruptions to get rid of them. This is not recommended at all, since it can lead to more serious implications and leave scars on the face which can prove to be tough to remove. Many people wonder why acne erupts up at all. As mentioned above these growths are due to bad eating habits and intestinal toxemia plays a big role in the formation of this. So first of all fix up your food habits and avoid junk food. Another reason behind acne is stress and strain which cause toxicity in our system and help in the formation of anti-inflammatory hormones. The best way to treat acne is to wash one's face with warm water to help unclog the skin pores and release the dirt trapped in them. Treating one's face with a good and oil-less alpha or beta hydroxide acid helps a lot too. If you have an oily skin, wash you face a number of times a day with a mild soap and then dry your face with a soft cloth.

Dry skin is another problem faced by many persons. If you are faced by this type of problem, there is no need to get paranoid. Human skins are of 3 different types, oily, dry and normal. People with this type of skin try to apply lotions and creams that promise to soften one's dry skin. This is a misnomer. But what one does not understand that softening the skin is one thing and making it moisturized is another. There are some moisturizers available too, but the effects of the same hardly last for more than a few hours. This is okay if one has to go to a party, but if you are really concerned about your skin you should try to find out a long-lasting solution. Most of these lotions moisten your skin externally, but what is needed is to moisten one's skin internally. As mentioned above, your food habits play a long part in your skin's nourishment. One of the best ways to fix this problem is to take food supplements with fatty acid contents. Drinking lots of water helps in a log way and is extremely vital too. The water not just hydrates your skin, but it is good for your entire body too. Another important task to undertake is to use exfoliate your skin. Dry skin assists in the formation of dead skins and these block the skin from absorbing moisture. Hence it is very important to scrub away these dead skins. Do not use harsh agents and always eub your face using a soft cloth in circular motions. One should apply moisturizers that prevent the skin from getting dry. Try to avoid direct contact of your skin with sunlight and use cosmetic agents that block the bad effects of sunlight, like UV blockers.

Do not blame yourself for your faulty skin. While you might be unconsciously responsible, the main factor is the eating habits that have changed quite a lot over the years. Thanks to industrialization, the air around us is not as pure as it used to be a couple of decades back. The increased number of industries, the proliferation of cars all of these lead to factors that damage our skin. The stress and strain of day to day life plays a huge part too. The human body has got a wonderful mechanism that helps it to adjust to these changes, if they take place gradually and over a period of time, but if these changes take place rapidly and with great frequency, the inbuilt protection is helpless. Try out a diet that is low on fatty foods and consists more of leafy foods and those that contain lots of vitamins that are useful for your skin and you will find a marked difference. We, the modern human generation are trying to challenge the biological system as designed by Mother Nature and the effects of the same shows up on our skin. Thanks due to work pressures; we hardly give our body sufficient resting time. While we tend to overfeed ourself, the quality of food that we take hardly contains any nourishment that is vital for maintaining a healthy skin.

Last but not the least; it would be extremely wise to consult a dermatologist. They are in the best position to solve your skin nourishment problems. There are many products available in the market which can help you to regain back a healthy skin, but one should know which product is best for their type of skin. Do not fool yourself by applying too much of make-up. These products do not fix up the problems of your skin. They just give an illusion of fixing the same and the moment you remove the same, you'll find yourself with the same under nourished and dull skin. Try to remove some of the stress from your life, eat foods that are suitable for the nourishment of your skin and in the course of a few weeks you will be finding a beautiful you in the mirror.

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Natural Oily Skin Care

When you have oily skin, there is nothing more important to looking healthy than good natural skin care. While dry skin needs intense moisture, those who suffer with oily skin are plagued with too much moisture in the form of oil and the problems that come along with it. The good news is that natural oily skin care can solve these problems.

One commonly overlooked advantage of oily skin is that it does not show signs of aging as quickly as dry skin. This is due to the extra moisture provided by the overactive oil glands. Oily skin care strikes a balance between the anti-aging advantages of oily skin and getting rid of excess moisture. Oily skin care will also make your skin radiant.

People with oily skin have to clean their face often and they are usually prone to suffering from acne. Overactive oil glands can lead to acne if you do not practice good oily skin care. Grime and dirt collect quickly on oily skin, blocking pores and promoting the growth of bacteria and the formation of acne.

By removing the excess oil through oily skin care cleansing, you can help prevent acne. Cleanse your skin with a natural cleanser made from natural ingredients and warm water for best results. A homemade natural cleanser can remove dirt and grime and will work miracles on oily skin.

After cleansing with a natural cleanser, rinse your face with warm water and then apply a toner, or astringent, made with natural ingredients from a recipe. A natural toner will get rid of excess oil without disturbing your skin's pH balance or stripping your face of essential moisture.

Natural oily skin care made with natural ingredients is much better than using harsh products containing chemicals that may irritate your skin. In fact, chemical skin care products can often promote a serious oily skin condition called Seborrhea. In Seborrhea, the oil glands below the surface of the skin over produce oil to compensate for the loss of skin moisture through the use of chemical skin care products that over dry. The top layer shrivels due to the dehydration promoted by the chemical skin care product. It restricts the oil flow from the oil glands, which clogs pores and promotes acne. Natural oily skin care made with recipes using natural ingredients is best for oily skin and will help you avoid the condition of Seborrhea.

Those suffering from oily skin that is also scaly should consider an oily skin care scrub made from natural ingredients. A natural scrub will exfoliate your skin without stripping away necessary moisture.

Another great option for oily skin care is a natural facial mask. Natural clay masks will gently remove excess oil. Apply a natural mask containing natural ingredients from a recipe and then rinse with warm water. Then apply a natural oily skin care moisturizer.

Experiment with natural skin care by making your own oily skin care products at home with recipes and natural ingredients. By doing a little experimenting with different recipes, you will find the natural ingredients that work best for your oily skin. The more you experiment with ingredients and recipes, the better your natural oily skin care.

Cory Blanchette and his associates have specialized in skin care for the past 4 years and has produced a e-book that exposes the techniques on how to get your skin looking the way you want it to look.


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What Causes Cellulite?


Those stretched layers of skin that seem to overlap one another found in what statistics have counted as 80% of women is called cellulite. Because of this, cellulite has become one of women's most common skin problems that greatly affect bodily figure and overall physical appearance as well as health. Luckily, there are so many ways to combat cellulite that would ensure these women that they won't have to put up with them for long. It is, however, important to remember that this can only be achieved with disciplined series of healthy practices.

The first thing about fighting this skin problem is identifying what causes cellulite. This is actually a result from the accumulation of different types of toxins that enter the body that build up and form deposits, especially with fat. When this happens, the skin becomes prone to stretching and thus displaces itself and creates those layers that overlap one another.

Health specialists generally have a couple of tips in fighting what causes cellulite. One of these is for people to always drink water. Drinking water has been one of the best ways to detoxify one's own body. And since cellulite is caused by toxins that enter the body an obvious measure in combating it is to clean your body of these harmful substances before they react and build up on the skin. Besides, drinking water has many benefits beyond fighting cellulite, and is a very healthy practice in general. Don't forget to consume as much as 2 liters of water a day.

Another important element to consider in the build up of cellulite is fat. The more fatty tissues you have in your body the more places there are for toxins to gather and bulk in. This means that getting rid of those unnecessary body fats means getting rid of what causes cellulite. Thus, changing your lifestyle and dieting habits should be done to control weight, and thus, fats. Also, like drinking water, there's more to following a proper diet and regular exercise than just preventing cellulite. Having fewer fats means preventing obesity and the risks that come with it, including heart disease and some types of cancer. Besides, if you are worried about cellulite damaging your appearance, it's only natural that you think about your figure too.

One should note that cellulite happens to almost all women at some point in their lives, so don't be discouraged if these practices do not totally keep you free of this problem. But if one knows how, fighting what causes cellulite is very easy. With a little concentration and motivation, cellulite can be mitigated to the minimal level to the extent that it becomes almost unnoticeable and is definitely worth it.



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Tips Before Applying makeup

Cleansing is necessary before makeup

Start by applying cleanser on the face and neck with your fingers.

How to use a cleanser

Gently massage with your fingers in an outward and circular motion for a few seconds. Wipe off with a damp piece of cotton wool or splash water on your face, to get a perfectly clear face. Pat dry with a clean towel to dry the face.
Caution: Never stretch or pull your skin while applying or removing the cleanser . Use the ringfinger to massage around the eyes. Move the ring finger from the inner corner of the eye to the outside and then under the eyebrows with extremely light and feathery strokes.

Toning after cleansing of face

TO remove the greasiness which appears on the face after the use of cleanser, you definitely need to use a toner.

How to use a toner

Put a few drops of toner on a piece of cotton wool and apply it on the face and leave it on.

Importance of toning

1) It contracts muscles and refines (shrinks) pores.
2) It absorbs the oil and grease immediately, leaving behind a fresh, radiant skin.
3) It makes an immediate difference it makes to your complexion.


Tip: For extra oily skins, use Astingent lotion instead of a toner. An astringent is a strongtoner which affectively removes excessive oiliness besides toning and refreshing the skin

Moisturising after toning of face

Finally use a moisturizer with your finger tips on your skin to make it soft, smooth and glowing.

Importance of moisturising

It also provides longer wear for make up. It takes care of your skin by not only putting back your skin lost moisture but also preventing further moisture loss.

How to apply lipstick and tips

How to apply lipstick

  1. First prime your lips with a good base of foundation and powder to remove all color from your lips.

  2. Outline your lips with a lip pencil-The same shade or just a shade darker than your lipstick. Define the center curve on the upper lip with two precise strokes.
  3. Continue the line of the upper lip, keeping your mouth closed and relaxed. Use short strokes, as they are easier than a continuous line on the lower lip. Work from the center to the corners.

  4. Work some lipstick into a brush and fill the outline of the lips. Work gradually towards the outline; don't cover it with a lipstick.

  5. Open your mouth wide and brush the color into the corners, so that there are no unfinished edges. Blot with a tissue paper.

  6. Touch up with some more color. For a more natural look for the daytime, blot again lightly with a tissue. But if you like the shimmer on your lips for the evening, do not blot after the final application.

Tips:


You may also use the tip of your lipstick to outline your lips and then fill them. Remember not to use the tip to fill the lips.


Removing lipstick


Always use cold cream to remove lipsticks as this will help to soften and condition lips. After removing lipstick always dab on a bit of moisturizer.


For longer wear of lipstick


The lipstick tends to smudge and smear very easily because of the creamy consistency. To avoid this, apply a layer of foundation on the lips before applying lipstick.
Using a lip liner can also make the lipstick stay for long.


Care of lipsticks


Always keep your lipsticks and all make up pencils in the fridge, this prevents them from breaking. Matte lipsticks stay for a longer period of time as compared to gloss lipstick


For a trendy look of lipstick


Shining lip liner could be used for outlining the matte lips. This looks very trendy. Whenever applying lip liner always start from the centre and then move towards the corner

General makeup tips

Someone send this beuty tips through my email. Good beauty tips.

General tips on makeup

  1. Pay for your manicure before you have it. That way, you won't smudge the nail polish while taking out the money from your wallet.

  2. Even if you want a non made look, mascara is a must because it defines your face and makes your eyes look brighter with just a single coat.

  3. Always keep your lipsticks and all make up pencils in the fridge, this prevents them from breaking.

  4. Apply foundation on lip before applying lipstick, this way lipstick stays for a longer time. Using a lip liner can also make the lipstick stay for long.

  5. Matte lipsticks stay for a longer period of time as compared to gloss lipsticks

  6. Rubbing ice over face before applying foundation makes make up stay for long.

  7. The ight time to tweeze eye brows is immediately after a bath when hair follicles are open. This makes plucking less painful and easy.
    Permanent makeup tip Rubbing ice over face before applying foundation makes make up stay for long

Old makeup to brand new makeup tips

  1. Brush a dark powder eye shadow onto eyelids and smooth a dab of vaseline on top; this will make itcream shadow instantly.

  2. Instead of investing in a new creamy blush, sweep powder blush on cheeks and top with a tiny drop liquid glycerine or a rash moisturiser to give you a soft sheen.

  3. To have a gloss look lipstick there is no need to junk your matte lipstick. vaseline or gloss works well on a matte lipstick to give you a glossy finish.

  4. To jazz up your nail colour, sprinkle a coloured powder blusher over your shade of enamel, as it dries to give a shimmer to your polish

Luscious lashes tip

Step 1:


Bush :Use an eyelash comb to seperate your lashes
Curl :Use an eyelash curler and press onto lashes for about 5 seconds
Dust: To make eyelashes appear longer, dust on loose powder onto lashes before you use the wand.


Step 2:

Choose mascara based on your eyelashes and the look you plan on achieving.

10 Beauty Tips For Eyes



The eyes are the part of the face we notice first. This is why it's important
to make sure that your eyes look their best when attending to your
makeup and care routine. Following are some great beauty tips
for your eyes, no matter who you are.

1. Healthy eyes are beautiful eyes:

If your eyes are swollen, red, or otherwise unhealthy, no amount of makeup is going to disguise this fact. If you wear contact lenses, make sure that you attend to all the care instructions for them. Also, protect your eyes by using cosmetics with sunscreen included.

2. When putting on eye makeup:


make sure it goes with the rest of your look. Too many women forget that while the eyes are important, they must be in harmony with the rest of the face. Choose eye makeup that goes with what you're wearing, and with the look you choose on the rest of your face.
Don't let your features go to war with each other to be the most prominent – you'll have to choose whether you want the focus to be on your lips or eyes, for instance. Overdoing it can just look garish.

3. Lay a good base:

A layer of foundation on your eyelids will help smooth out imperfections and help your eye shadow and liner look their best.

4. Choose a color theme.

This doesn't meant that you have to use a monochrome scheme for your eye makeup, but it does mean that it's a good idea to keep an idea of color harmony in mind as you apply your makeup. The colors that will work best for you depend on your skin tone.

5. Pay attention to your eye shape:

What works on one person won't necessarily look good on another. Figuring out what shape and set your eyes are can go a long way to helping you get the right look.

6. Select quality cosmetics:

It really matters whether or not your makeup is high quality. Don't let your tools work against you just because you can get a cheaper brand. You'll never achieve the same looks you can with a better brand.

7. Use specialized cleansers to remove your makeup:

Soap and water are harsh and can irritate the eyes.
Specially formulated eye cleansers are gentle, but made to remove old cosmetics.

8. Use darker, more heavily made up looks at night:

Daytime requires a more natural look. Apply mascara on the tips of the lashes only, and save the liquid liner for evenings. Harsh makeup in daylight can look overdone or silly.

9. Soften over-prominent eyes:

Just because the eyes are the first thing we pay attention to doesn't meant that they must be the focus of every look. If you feel that your eyes are too prominent, apply medium shadow and don't use highlights. This will make them appear deeper-set.

10. Keep up to date on the latest looks:

If you've been doing your eyes the same way for years, you can look dated without knowing it. Pay attention to what other people are wearing as well as the latest makeup styles, and form a look that's your own.
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