Beauty and Personal Grooming

Roundup of some of the best posts from the year 2009. Enjoy!. How tos, Beauty Tips, Skin care tips, Style Tips, Homemade beauty aids and Home remedies: ·         Bleaching your skin? Follow these dos and donts ·         Skin pick-me-up ·         Should you use shampoo and conditioner of the same brand ? ·         Home remedies for hardened palms ·         Puff out puffy eyes ·         Glass stuck in your palm? Here's what you should do. ·         Style tips from a reader ·         Beauty tips from a reader ·         Style tip: Get out of that rut and reinvent yourself ·         Happy Feet during monsoon ·         Beautiful Mane this monsoon ·         Beautiful eyes this monsoon ·         Homemade Facial Masks with ingredients from your kitchen ·         Homemade Masoor Dal Scrub ·         Skin care tip: Wash your face thoroughly before you exercise

For very itchy dandruff , try the following home remedy. Take about 1½  teaspoons of powdered black pepper (Kali mirch) seeds, mix with half cup of milk and 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Apply to the scalp and a little more on the irritated area. Let it stay for 35 minutes. Wash it off with any shampoo of your choice. Continue this treatment once a week till all the dandruff disappears. Don’t discontinue this treatment altogether. Instead of a week, use it once in two months. (Contributed by reader Meetu)

Here are 3 common myths regarding dental care, gear up to stash them away. Myth 1: You don’t need to see a dentist unless you have a problem. You couldn’t be more mistaken. Tooth decay is completely painless in the initial stages. And some decays are not evident, but have progressed profoundly all the same and so present you with swelling and pain indicative of infection. Visit a dentist every six months so he can fill teeth with cavities, cleanse the oral environment by removing tartar and ascertain that you are brushing your teeth right. Myth 2: Cleaning at the dentist makes teeth loose. On the contrary! If you do not get teeth cleansed, you could end up with several loose teeth. Poor oral hygiene initiates formation and growth of soft plaque (comprising of microorganisms) on the surfaces of and in between teeth which, when left untouched hardens to form an adherent mass called tartar. This tartar encroaches on the gums and over a period of time aids in diminishing support to

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A homemade, highly economical face scrub that you can use without much trouble. Soak the pink washed 2 tbsp whole masoor or split masoor dal ( red lentils ) (You can also buy it from here ) overnight in a cup of water. In the morning grind it into a paste and add a few drops of coconut oil / olive oil in it. Apply on your face and allow it to dry a bit. Then scrub it off with a cotton wool soaked in glycerine in small circular motions to slough off dead skin. Your skin will literally glow. Do this twice a week if your skin is oily / combination and once a week if it's normal to dry . Masoor Dal (Red lentils) (Contributed by reader Vaishali Sinha)

Interesting quotes on makeup. Enjoy! Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic. - Rosalind Russell The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. - Yves Saint Laurent Beneath the makeup and behind the smile is just a girl who wishes for the world. - Marilyn Monroe Pretty smiles and makeup can hide so much these days. - Unknown I don't think makeup is rocket science or a cure for cancer. - Cindy Crawford I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup. - Gwen Stefani I love the confidence that makeup gives me. - Tyra Banks It is said that no star is a heroine to her makeup artist - Richard Corliss I'm attracted to roles where I don't have to wear makeup. - Robin Tunney The sweetest thing a guy said is that I look pretty with or without makeup. - Vanessa Hudgens The best thing is to look natural, but it takes makeup to look natural. - Calvin Klein Just because you want to be glamorou

Tress distress? No worries. Here are some great solutions to get the look you want: Get it straight For a smooth, sleek look, try shape contouring non-sticky gel which will provide "hold" and even protect hair from heat styling. Don't expect it to iron out the curliest of locks but it will tame wavy hair into submission.

Upcoming actress Neetu Chandra of Garam Masala, Traffic Signal and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye fame is a fitness freak and a total sports person (She loves playing basketball whenever she's free!). This sexy and seductive actress with a passion and boldness to do whatever she wants to do reveals some of her beauty and fitness secrets. Neetu Chandra's Beauty and Fitness Tips & Secrets I kick-start my day with: Yoga and my vocal trainer who trains me to modulate my voice for better dialogue delivery. My skin loves: Body Shop face packs. I pamper my skin with: Clinique Sunscreen. My hair loves: Tigi Bedhead products . I also condition with a curd pack. My lips love: MAC lip balms. I primp my eyes with: Maybelline Mascara My fitness Mantra: Kathak and gym workouts. Little known facts about me: I'm a black belt holder in Taekwondo and besides being a national games silver medal winner in the martial art, I also represented India in Internati

You may be having your reasons for loving or loathing winters; that's not what we are going to discuss. We'll just give a dekko at an interesting collection of quotes on "Winter" and muse over them. Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. -- Edith Sitwell Take winter as you find him, and he turns out to be a thoroughly honest fellow; with no nonsense in him, which is a great comfort in the long-run. -- James Russell Lowell Goodness, Time's rude hand defies, And winter lives when beauty dies. --  Henry Kirke White Winter, which strips the leaves from around us, makes us see the distant regions they formerly concealed; so does old age nob us of our enjoyments, only to enlarge the prospect of eternity before us. -- Richter After winter spring will come. -- Hans Andersen Never are voices so beautiful as on a

Dr. Snehal Sriram, Head, Medical Services, Kaya Skin Clinic has certain essential tips that will help keep your skin glowing even in the chill. For one, she says, eat a balanced diet, which includes vegetables, fruits, and fresh fish every day. Try to avoid alcohol and coffee. Both dehydrate the skin and cause more drying and itching. Use a humidifier inside the house to keep the skin moist. Exercise helps produce sweat and increases blood flow to the skin, which improves the skin’s hydration. Colloidal oat meal baths, in addition to preventing water loss, also soothe the skin. While taking a shower in winter, alternate moderately hot water with cold water for a few seconds. This provides an internal massaging effect with improved circulation and better hydration of the skin. Don’t worry too much about the havoc played on the skin by the changing weather. Just lead your life normally and welcome the arrival of winter.

Hot and happening, Sameera Reddy , is an absolute stunner. However few know that Sameera had to really work hard to shed all her baby fat when she decided to make her debut on the silver screen. A fitness freak, Sameera shares how to keep fit with proper food intake and exercise: Her day begins with: I start my day with a glass of coconut water followed with a papaya, couple of oranges and figs. Preferably, I eat only fruits in the morning. Her diet: Even if I have a shoot, I carry food from home that mom lovingly packs for me. In fact, she keeps track of what I need to eat all through my day. I eat 2 rotis with bhaji and green salads for my lunch. In the evening again, I have to have my fruits and nariyal pani (tender coconut water). At night, I relish grilled chicken or else fish with lots of green salads. It’s better not to eat late at night as the body’s metabolism slows down. So I make it a point to have an early dinner between 8-9 PM. Besides, I also find it heal