Beauty and Personal Grooming

H. A asks I used to keep my hair shoulder-length, but on the advice and under the influence of some friends, I had it cut very short. Now I feel very depressed and the sight of short hair grieves me. How can I make it grow back long quickly?

After years of giving people half smiles and hesitating to give a broad one, I finally decided to get some adult braces. It took a few years for me to maintain this, but it was all worth it. Now, I can confidently smile. Maybe you’re saving up for them or you’re still in the stage of wondering whether you should get braces. If so, then I hope my experience can help you in making your decision. Sonrisa. Artwork credit: Martin Garrido

Herbal and vegetable drinks have always been a part of every Indian household. Grannies of yesteryears, were very much into preparing such herbal concoctions to cure ailments like common cold , fever, acidity , skin allergies and sometimes to the extent of treating serious ones like jaundice and malaria ! Although it's not advisable to use herbal home-remedies to cure major illnesses, minor ones do respond well to vegetable health drinks.

Live a healthy life by knowing the changes in your body with the growing age. It is important to know about the drastic changes your body goes through every ten years and understand the women’s health concerns. Knowing the risks of women’s health could help fight the illness before the symptoms affect your body. This International Women’s Day, make a resolution to look for the signs of health problems and stay fit. Celebrate by taking care of yourself with the following tips and fight the signs of health problems.

With so much stress and tension people are deteriorating their health immensely. They suffer from various diseases like diabetes, blood pressure etc. Hair problems too grow from stress and tension. Doctors have also said that increased stress many a times leads to hair loss and baldness. There are few do’s and don’ts listed below, which will definitely help you to keep your hair healthy and safe.

Traditional dishes with banana stems have become rare these days. And it's good that many bloggers are keeping a record of these recipes by putting it up on their blogs. People living in cities and staying in multi-storeyed flats can hardly grow a banana plant in their vicinity. But people staying in  small towns and villages do grow them in their backyards. But even in these places, the preparation of such traditional dishes is fast disappearing as people these days are preferring to eat unhealthy packed and processed stuff.

Dear Readers, Wish you all a very Happy Women's Day. Image Credits I mage credits

Have you ever wondered what the best way is to make your breasts look fascinating? If you have, you have probably come across numerous sites, giving you dozens of untrustworthy tips. However, there IS a way to do that, but it depends on numerous factors, such as the size of your breasts or your shape. Taking into account all these aspects, you will be satisfied with your breasts. Here are some basic tips that will help you do that. Image source

Most women are desirous of possessing long, dense eyelashes. And why not! After all, long, fluttering eyelashes do look attractive, don't they?  To achieve fuller this, they use false eyelashes or falsies.  While falsies work their magic for a short-term, to get permanently fuller and longer lashes one may opt for eyelash transplantation.  The price is as steep at $2500 for both eyes, but the experts claim that the extensions are permanent, which means like head hair, they keep growing. Here scalp hair is used and sewn into the lash line!

Ever seen someone’s makeup and go, “What the heck was she (or he!)thinking?” Seen older pictures of yourself and thought, “oh no! I really overdid that.” Well don’t worry. People make mistakes, I’ve done it many times – yes me, the cosmetologist. So I thought, why not make a list of things so you know what to avoid doing? A little something to help you dodge a beautician’s bullet. Let’s get going!

Aloe Vera's benefits had been known since times immemorial. While the aloe gel was touted as a health promoter by the Greek physician Dioscorides, it's beauty uses was well-known to the Egyptians. Cleopatra was a great admirer of aloe plant and used it extensively in her beauty rituals. It's indeed a miracle plant with its amazing healing properties. It's seen that aloevera can be used to heal cuts, wounds and even eczema , dermatitis and psoriasis most effectively. Aloe vera can penetrate into the skin layers resulting in prompt healing and rejuvenation of the skin. Not only that it is also used to relieve conditions like arthritis, asthma, heartburn, hemorrhoids, and manage diabetes aside from its topical use.  There is no end to singing the glories of this wonder plant.