Beauty Remedies and Tricks

Fixing Brittle Nails
One of the main causes of Brittle Nails is dehydrated nail plate. Moisturise nails to make them stronger. Soak your nails in olive oil for about 3-5 minutes and then apply a moisture rich cream (Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream is a good option) to help your new nails grow stronger.

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Brighten Your Tired Face

Freeze one part of milk mixed with two parts of water to make its ice cube. Cover the ice cube with a cloth and gently rub it over your face. It will instantly brighten your dull looking skin. It is also a very good fix for sunburned skin. To provide relief in case of sunburned skin follow this procedure every two to four hours for about a week. It will also tighten your pores and stimulate blood circulation.

For Youthful Skin
Fresh fruit packs are best way to keep your skin looking youthful longer.
Papaya: Application of mashed unripe papayas as a face mask is an excellent way to prevent premature ageing that comes with constant exposure to the sun and it also helps eliminate dead skin cells.
Banana: Mash half banana and add 3 drops of olive oil (if this doesn't suit then use rose water) and beat it until the mix is smooth with no clumps. Gently apply on your face and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with tepid water and then for last rinse use cold water to close the pores. Banana pack is best known to keep away wrinkles and give you a youthful looking skin.
But these packs must be applied regularly at least one a week or fortnight since early age. If at 40 you will think your wrinkles will vanish with these packs, it won't happen.

Get Smooth Clear Skin
To get a glowing face apply an enzyme exfoliant once a week. It lightens and brightens irregular pigmentations, diminishing the appearance of dark spots and repairing sun damage. It's gentle enough for sensitive skin and will remove dead skin on the surface making your complexion clear and leaving a glow on your face. Tracie Martyn's Enzyme Exfoliant is a good exfoliant and is also Hollywood's favourite beauty secret.

Baby Soft Skin
To get baby soft skin, mix one cup of olive oil with two cups of sea salt. Take a hot shower and then gently scrub the mix into your skin before rinsing. It will make your skin baby soft!

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Revive Tired Eyes and Face

To look alive after a long night, pat concealer onto the inner corners of your eyes, under your lower lashes and next to your nose. Finish by swirling bronzer over your cheeks (or just dab little lip balm on your cheekbones to get instant glow).

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THIN OR SMALL LIPS?

Click here to know how to enhance your thin lips to give them that extra oomph.

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Beauty Remedies and Tricks

Fixing Brittle Nails
One of the main causes of Brittle Nails is dehydrated nail plate. Moisturise nails to make them stronger. Soak your nails in olive oil for about 3-5 minutes and then apply a moisture rich cream (Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream is a good option) to help your new nails grow stronger.

.

Brighten Your Tired Face

Freeze one part of milk mixed with two parts of water to make its ice cube. Cover the ice cube with a cloth and gently rub it over your face. It will instantly brighten your dull looking skin. It is also a very good fix for sunburned skin. To provide relief in case of sunburned skin follow this procedure every two to four hours for about a week. It will also tighten your pores and stimulate blood circulation.

For Youthful Skin
Fresh fruit packs are best way to keep your skin looking youthful longer.
Papaya: Application of mashed unripe papayas as a face mask is an excellent way to prevent premature ageing that comes with constant exposure to the sun and it also helps eliminate dead skin cells.
Banana: Mash half banana and add 3 drops of olive oil (if this doesn't suit then use rose water) and beat it until the mix is smooth with no clumps. Gently apply on your face and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with tepid water and then for last rinse use cold water to close the pores. Banana pack is best known to keep away wrinkles and give you a youthful looking skin.
But these packs must be applied regularly at least one a week or fortnight since early age. If at 40 you will think your wrinkles will vanish with these packs, it won't happen.

Get Smooth Clear Skin
To get a glowing face apply an enzyme exfoliant once a week. It lightens and brightens irregular pigmentations, diminishing the appearance of dark spots and repairing sun damage. It's gentle enough for sensitive skin and will remove dead skin on the surface making your complexion clear and leaving a glow on your face. Tracie Martyn's Enzyme Exfoliant is a good exfoliant and is also Hollywood's favourite beauty secret.

Baby Soft Skin
To get baby soft skin, mix one cup of olive oil with two cups of sea salt. Take a hot shower and then gently scrub the mix into your skin before rinsing. It will make your skin baby soft!

.

Revive Tired Eyes and Face

To look alive after a long night, pat concealer onto the inner corners of your eyes, under your lower lashes and next to your nose. Finish by swirling bronzer over your cheeks (or just dab little lip balm on your cheekbones to get instant glow).

.

THIN OR SMALL LIPS?

Click here to know how to enhance your thin lips to give them that extra oomph.

.
Related Posts and Links:
Best Beauty Products
Make-up Tricks and Tips
Beauty Tips to Take From Mom

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Best Beauty Products

Which lip balm will last long and make your lips soft and supple? Which is the best natural-look foundation? Which mascara makes eyelashes extra long? And if you're going to buy only one blusher this year, which should you spend your hard-earned cash on?

With thousands of new products crammed on to the counters every month, it's no wonder most of us have difficulty in deciding what to buy. And with various magazines suggesting different 'best buys' every month the choice is all the more difficult.

Magazines receommend beauty products that we expect to work, but usually they don't. The products are usually sponsored in the magazine, which means that the product is featured in the magazine not because it is 'the best' in the market but because the company has PAID the magazine to get their products featured!

So have created this list through a tried and tested journey and also from reviews of the make-up fanatics.

Get the best products for all your beauty needs!!!!

For your Face

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The Foundation - I think the liquid foundation gives the best finish and does not look cakey, so I would recommend Chanel Vitalumire, it gives a satin smooth finish and is good even for sensitive skin. Make sure you blend it with a little moisturiser.

If you really want a powder Foundation, then Bare Minerals powder foundation is the best amongst the lot.
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The Concealer - you want the concealer to minimise/hide all your flaws, give your skin a natural finish and make it feel great? Then you should go for M.A.C's Studio Finish Concealer. This cream based concealer covers up everything perfectly and gives you a flawless complexion. Make sure you don't use it generously.
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The Concealer for skin around the eyes - Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat is, without a doubt, the best in the eye concealer department. It works to bring luminosity and radiance to eye areas suffering from discoloration or dark circles. Comes in a beautiful Golden Pen, easy to use and works wonder for dark circles.

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For your Lips

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The Lip Balm - Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hours cream in tube, featured in The Encyclopedia of Lip Balms, is the best lip balm ever. It's very soothing, instantly moisturiser your lips and needs only occasional re-application. Most effective lip balm, even for very chappy lips.
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The Lip Gloss - Lancome's Juicy Tubes. It is wonderful when one's lips feel good, smell good, stay hydrated and taste good all from the same tube, that's what Juicy Tube does. Your lips look healthy, shiny, fresh and really sexy. The best colours in Juicy Tubes are Marshmallow and Peach. You can also buy a transparent gloss, to give your lipstick that extra Oomph!

The Lipstick - For some there's one for every occasion, and with huge colour range available in the market, you are spoiled for choice. Since there are so many shades to choose from, I will give you my favourites. These are colours that would go with almost everything, day or night (you can pick different shade from same brand and style for best results). Crystal Pink by Estee Lauder and Champagne Sparkle by Shiseido. You can also pick any shade from the range of M.A.C. Lipsticks, they're good.
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For your Cheeks

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The Blusher - do you want a perfect colour to suit all occasions? should it be perfect for day and night? The finish should be perfect and should look natural? Well, have found the one you are looking for - it's the M.A.C. Sheertone Blush - Hushabye. It makes your face radiant and gives it a healthy glow.

The Shimmer - want to shine on? Want shimmer for the night outs? Then the DiorSkin Poudre Shimmer is great. It comes in Rose Diamond and Amber Diamond.
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For Cleansing

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The Eye Make-up Remover - After trying endless eye make-up removers, which have caused irritation or rashes to my eyes and skin, I finally found this one remover which is very gentle and removes the make-up in an instant - Dermalogica Eye Make-up Remover. It is an efficient, non-oily, fragrance-free make-up remover that is specially formulated to instantly dissolve all traces of eye and lip make-up. It even takes off really stubborn water proof mascara, without causing lash fall. Dermalogica is oil-free, alcohol free and water soluble and you will completely love it.
Many people recommend Body Shop's eye make-up remover, but it causes irritation to many skin-types (so I presume it is not good enough). I would recommend something gentler and water based.
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The Cleansing Milk - Clarins Cleansing Milk leaves the skin thoroughly cleansed and calm. Its light velvety texture swipes-off the dirt, imprities and make-up instantly and lets your skin breathe. Though, you would need to wash your face after using it.
For more economical cleansing milk, buy Oil of Olay Complete Care Cleansing Milk. It leaves the skin soft and smooth and is great for sensitive skin as it does not causes as redness.
(these are best for dry to normal skin)
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The Face Wash - Fragrance-free, soap-free face wash, I completely love the Cetaphil Cleansing Lotion. It is so gentle on the skin and suits even the most sensitive skin. You definitely feel clean and refreshed after using this face wash. This cleanser causes no irritation or dryness like many other products. In fact, most of the dermatologists suggest this product for sensitive skin. This face-wash does not create any other, but perfectly cleanses the skin. (you'll find it at chemist's shops worldwide)
If you want something with lather but gentle, you could also use Shiseido Deep Cleansing Foam. Its a great face wash and also helps remove the acnes and pimples.
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The Mask - Oops!! I am not talking about the movie, but the cleansing mask - Suki's Transformative Cleansing Clay. Its a great product, but a little pricey. It can be used as a creamy cleanser, mask, or intensive spot treatment to lift impurities and toxins to the surface and purify the pores. The product description says, 'its soothing lavender & antibacterial zinc instantly help reduce blemishing, inflammation, eruptions & redness' and rightly so. Its great for problematic skin, would especially recommend if you have blemishes, acnes or break-outs. And the best part is, its vegan and completely natural. Click here to buy.

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The Encyclopedia of Lip Balms
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Best Beauty Products

Which lip balm will last long and make your lips soft and supple? Which is the best natural-look foundation? Which mascara makes eyelashes extra long? And if you're going to buy only one blusher this year, which should you spend your hard-earned cash on?

With thousands of new products crammed on to the counters every month, it's no wonder most of us have difficulty in deciding what to buy. And with various magazines suggesting different 'best buys' every month the choice is all the more difficult.

Magazines receommend beauty products that we expect to work, but usually they don't. The products are usually sponsored in the magazine, which means that the product is featured in the magazine not because it is 'the best' in the market but because the company has PAID the magazine to get their products featured!

So have created this list through a tried and tested journey and also from reviews of the make-up fanatics.

Get the best products for all your beauty needs!!!!

For your Face

.

.
The Foundation - I think the liquid foundation gives the best finish and does not look cakey, so I would recommend Chanel Vitalumire, it gives a satin smooth finish and is good even for sensitive skin. Make sure you blend it with a little moisturiser.

If you really want a powder Foundation, then Bare Minerals powder foundation is the best amongst the lot.
.
The Concealer - you want the concealer to minimise/hide all your flaws, give your skin a natural finish and make it feel great? Then you should go for M.A.C's Studio Finish Concealer. This cream based concealer covers up everything perfectly and gives you a flawless complexion. Make sure you don't use it generously.
.
The Concealer for skin around the eyes - Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat is, without a doubt, the best in the eye concealer department. It works to bring luminosity and radiance to eye areas suffering from discoloration or dark circles. Comes in a beautiful Golden Pen, easy to use and works wonder for dark circles.

.

For your Lips

.

.
The Lip Balm - Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hours cream in tube, featured in The Encyclopedia of Lip Balms, is the best lip balm ever. It's very soothing, instantly moisturiser your lips and needs only occasional re-application. Most effective lip balm, even for very chappy lips.
.
The Lip Gloss - Lancome's Juicy Tubes. It is wonderful when one's lips feel good, smell good, stay hydrated and taste good all from the same tube, that's what Juicy Tube does. Your lips look healthy, shiny, fresh and really sexy. The best colours in Juicy Tubes are Marshmallow and Peach. You can also buy a transparent gloss, to give your lipstick that extra Oomph!

The Lipstick - For some there's one for every occasion, and with huge colour range available in the market, you are spoiled for choice. Since there are so many shades to choose from, I will give you my favourites. These are colours that would go with almost everything, day or night (you can pick different shade from same brand and style for best results). Crystal Pink by Estee Lauder and Champagne Sparkle by Shiseido. You can also pick any shade from the range of M.A.C. Lipsticks, they're good.
.

For your Cheeks

.

.
The Blusher - do you want a perfect colour to suit all occasions? should it be perfect for day and night? The finish should be perfect and should look natural? Well, have found the one you are looking for - it's the M.A.C. Sheertone Blush - Hushabye. It makes your face radiant and gives it a healthy glow.

The Shimmer - want to shine on? Want shimmer for the night outs? Then the DiorSkin Poudre Shimmer is great. It comes in Rose Diamond and Amber Diamond.
.

For Cleansing

.

.
The Eye Make-up Remover - After trying endless eye make-up removers, which have caused irritation or rashes to my eyes and skin, I finally found this one remover which is very gentle and removes the make-up in an instant - Dermalogica Eye Make-up Remover. It is an efficient, non-oily, fragrance-free make-up remover that is specially formulated to instantly dissolve all traces of eye and lip make-up. It even takes off really stubborn water proof mascara, without causing lash fall. Dermalogica is oil-free, alcohol free and water soluble and you will completely love it.
Many people recommend Body Shop's eye make-up remover, but it causes irritation to many skin-types (so I presume it is not good enough). I would recommend something gentler and water based.
.
The Cleansing Milk - Clarins Cleansing Milk leaves the skin thoroughly cleansed and calm. Its light velvety texture swipes-off the dirt, imprities and make-up instantly and lets your skin breathe. Though, you would need to wash your face after using it.
For more economical cleansing milk, buy Oil of Olay Complete Care Cleansing Milk. It leaves the skin soft and smooth and is great for sensitive skin as it does not causes as redness.
(these are best for dry to normal skin)
.
The Face Wash - Fragrance-free, soap-free face wash, I completely love the Cetaphil Cleansing Lotion. It is so gentle on the skin and suits even the most sensitive skin. You definitely feel clean and refreshed after using this face wash. This cleanser causes no irritation or dryness like many other products. In fact, most of the dermatologists suggest this product for sensitive skin. This face-wash does not create any other, but perfectly cleanses the skin. (you'll find it at chemist's shops worldwide)
If you want something with lather but gentle, you could also use Shiseido Deep Cleansing Foam. Its a great face wash and also helps remove the acnes and pimples.
.
The Mask - Oops!! I am not talking about the movie, but the cleansing mask - Suki's Transformative Cleansing Clay. Its a great product, but a little pricey. It can be used as a creamy cleanser, mask, or intensive spot treatment to lift impurities and toxins to the surface and purify the pores. The product description says, 'its soothing lavender & antibacterial zinc instantly help reduce blemishing, inflammation, eruptions & redness' and rightly so. Its great for problematic skin, would especially recommend if you have blemishes, acnes or break-outs. And the best part is, its vegan and completely natural. Click here to buy.

Click here to know How to Remove Make-up (Expert tip)

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Related Posts:
The Encyclopedia of Lip Balms
Secret Diaries
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