Fashion

Homemade teeth whitening recipes.

2009-12-05T02:07:00.000-08:00

Our teeth are very important part of our body, so keep them healthy is necessary for us. Homemade recipes will brighten your teeth and gums healthy.

Tooth whitening involves a bleaching or polishing process that reduces the discoloration of the enamel and dentin caused due to smoking, aging, consumption of tea, coffee and drinks like colas. Tooth whitening is also known as tooth bleaching. These homemade recipes can remove plaque, keep you gums healthy and contra tartar.

Everyone wants a glamorous movie-star smile, and by today's standards, the whiter your teeth, the better. Of course, we all can't afford multiple visits to the dentist and stains do come back, making it a recurring problem.

Even with proper care, your teeth can be stained by coffee, soda, tea, medicines, and smoking. The residue of food seeps into the fine cracks of your teeth, making it nearly impossible to brush out. Whitening toothpastes only bleach out minor discolorations.

Homemade teeth whitening recipes

Take 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of salt. Make a paste and apply this on the yellowish tint.

Take the inner white part of orange skin and rub your teeth with it. This will help you get a lovely white shine.

Take one teaspoon of baking soda and some drops of hydrogen peroxide. Mix these ingredients and form a paste. Use it two times a week.

Eat foods like carrots, celery, cucumber, broccoli, apples and strawberries in raw form.

Take 5 teaspoons baking soda and vegetable glycerin; 10 drops of peppermint for fresh breath; ¼ teaspoon salt. Mix all the ingredients, toothpaste is ready. Now store in bottle.

Mix 3 teaspoon of baking soda with 1 teaspoon of salt and form powder. Use regularly this tooth powder for cleaning your teeth and gums.

Take one cup water; one teaspoon of aloe Vera gel; four teaspoon vegetable glycerin and1/4 cup of plain soda drink. 10 drops of peppermint for freshen breath. In boiling water add all ingredients except peppermint. Now remove from heat and after 15-20 minutes add peppermint and shake well. It is ready for teeth cleaning.

Pakistani Bridal Fashion

2009-12-05T02:05:00.000-08:00

5 Tips for your Hands.

2009-09-10T18:48:00.000-07:00

Tip#1

Mashed potatoes (with milk) make a great hand mask.

Tip#2

When cooking with eggs, don't throw the eggshells away. Scrape out the remaining egg white and spread it over your hands.

Tip#3

Rubbing your skin with a piece of lemon will give the skin a more even tone.

Tip#4

After washing dishes or dealing with other alkali detergents, rinse your hands with sour milk or with vinegar-in-water solution (1 tbsp. vinegar per 2qt of water). This will help to restore pH balance of the skin.

Tip#5

Keep your hands warm. Not only for the sake of better skin, but for your overall health. Flu and colds often start with cold hands.

Simple Tips for beautiful hands & Nails

2009-09-10T18:47:00.000-07:00

1.Never clip nails to shorten them. Use an emery board to file nails down to size.

2.Use nail polish remover as infrequently as possible - especially those containing acetone. Most nail polish removers will dry nails out. Many specialists suggest using nail polish remover no more than once a week.

3.Apply a hand cream or lotion after washing hands since soaps tend to cause nails and skin to become very dry. Cuticles should remain moisturized with Vaseline or a moisturizer such as Moisture or Aquaphor. (Tip: Apply moisturizer before going to sleep each night.)

4.Never peel or scrape off nail polish or use metal instruments on the nail surface to push back the cuticles. This can scrape off the protective cells of the nail surface.

5.Break the habit of nail biting - it is very destructive to both the nail and the cuticle and can lead to infections that can actually deform the nail.

6. An excellent time to do your manicure is after a shower,

bath or the dishes. These activities will remove dirt from under the nails as well as soften dry nails.

7.Never peel or scrape off nail polish or use metal instruments on the nail surface to push back the cuticles. This can scrape off the protective cells of the nail surface.

8.Break the habit of nail biting - it is very destructive to both the nail and the cuticle and can lead to infections that can actually deform the nail.

9.An excellent time to do your manicure is after a shower, bath or the dishes. These activities will remove dirt from under the nails as well as soften dry nails.

Party Makeup Tips

2009-09-10T18:46:00.002-07:00

Light base, foundation and cover assists you in highlighting your lips and eyes and also keeps you fresh all through the sweaty dance numbers. Apply powder and then blush on your cheeks, adding color gradually. Use some blusher on the sides of the forehead and chin also.

Smokey eyes are great for evening parties and make you look sensual at the same time.

For Christmas parties, choose sparkling red outfit or the right shade of red lipstick that makes you look hot and sophisticated at the same time.

Start with a matching shade of foundation. Apply a darker shade on the broader parts of your face which you want to recede. Remember, your personality and confidence matters more than you looks, so try the makeup only if you are comfortable with it.
Rubbing ice on your skin for 5 to 10 minutes before applying makeup helps your makeup to last longer.
Select a matching shade of foundation. Apply a darker shade on the broader parts of your face which you want to recede.

Put a little dark eye shadow also beneath the eyes, touching the lower lash line, with a thin brush. Start from the outer corner and extend it just a little, may be till the middle. See what suits you. This adds more color to your eyes.

If you are not comfortable in a dress you do not have to wear one, you can wear trousers and you can accessorize them for the occasion.

Use an eye shadow kit with a highlighter. Apply some highlighter on the space beneath the brows. Apply the medium color on the upper eye lid only. Sweep the darkest shade on the crease, between the two shades and blend well.

Apply powder and then blush your cheeks, adding color gradually. Use some blusher on the sides of the forehead and chin also.

Party make up includes bright lipstick, turquoise mascara, glitter.

Eye shadows

When applying eye shadow, sweep the lightest shade across the entire area from lash line to brow. This serves as a base to the other eye shadow colors much like a foundation for the rest of the face. A medium color can be applied on the lower part of the lid. The darkest shade can be skillfully used to create depth. Lots of sparkling powder eye shadow is available and in lots of color. It should applied with a damp brush so that it doesn't not spill on cheeks.

Mascara

To apply mascara effectively, coat the upper and lower surfaces of the lashes. Tilt your head down and look down into the mirror. Draw the wand across the top surface of your upper lashes. Then tilt your head up, lookup into the mirror and coat your lashes from the root to the tip. It is important that mascara is used on an individual only to avoid transferring eye infections and if it causes even the slightest irritation in the eye, it must be immediately discarded. Apply mascara to all of the upper lashes from one corner of the eye to the other, but sometimes this method may look too strong.

Eyebrows

Eyebrow color should match with the color of mascara. Put a little mascara on the eyebrow brush. Blot the brush with tissue, then brush your eyebrows with it.

How to Apply Lipstick !

2009-09-10T18:46:00.001-07:00

Lipstick should enhance the beauty of the lips and not appear like a red gash at the opening of the mouth. Always apply lipstick with a lipstick brush. Draw the outer line with the brush or with a lip pencil and then fill in the colour with a lipstick. A darker colour should be used to define the lip' line and a lighter shade should be used to fill in. After application, place a tissue between the lips and press. This will remove the excess colour.

To give a neat finish to your lipstick, clean your lipswit cleansing milk. Spread the foundation over your lipsand let it dry. With your brush coated with lipstick, open your mouth and without stretching your lips to the maximum, outline the upper lip. Press the lips together; then use the lipstick to outline the lower lip and fill in with the lipstick. Take a tissue and press your lips over it. Powder lightly and start the outlining again; with the darker lipstick on your, brush, correct the natural defects of your mouth; the two shades must melt into each other.

Just as the lips can be designed according to the shape of the face, they can be made-up according to the shape of the mouth.

A clever make-up will definitely help in altering the appearance of the mouth and the face. Lipstick should be applied properly and should be of the right color. Most of you would have noticed that lipstick does not last long, especially when we eat and drink.

If you have a drooping mouth: powder the corners and emphasize the dip at the centre. Put a touch of a darker lipstick at the corners of the upper lip; Finish off with the slightest trace of Vaseline or gloss at the centre of the mouth. Lipstick will last longer if you fill in your lips with the liner first. If you're using light lipstick, try a nude liner. Then slick your lipstick on top.

If your mouth is too small: use a darker shade on the upper lip, draw in the cleft but don't accentuate it. The lower lip should be given a squarer shape, with a touch of gloss or Vaseline near the corners. Apply lipstick from the tube or by using a firm, small lipstick brush. Coat the lips evenly. Pay special attention to staying within the lips' edges.

If your lips are too thin: outline the mouth well and fully, going a fraction beyond the limits of the lips. Use the darker shade on the lower lip. Draw the corners upwards, outline the cleft distinctly and smile all day. To balance the appearance of your lips while lining (before applying lipstick), first, divide the mouth into sections, and work on one section at a time until all the dotted lines are connected. And be aware that matte colors make lips look thinner while shimmery, glossy colors make your lips look fuller.

How to Apply Lipstick

Applying lipstick after drawing a crisp lip outline is an important key in the finishing touch since it helps to keep the color from bleeding. If you have pouting lips: paint out the dip. Accentuate the depth of the upper lip. A slightly darker shade for the lower lip, drawn a little within the natural contour of the lip.

If you want a glossy look, use a lip-gloss. But take care not to take the gloss right outside the outer line of the lips. You can use lipstick to camouflage the short coming of your mouth. If your lips are small, then draw a line outside the natural line and if your lips are too thick, the line should be drawn inside. A dark colour will make the lips appear smaller while a bright or light colour will do the opposite. If the lower lip is thicker than the upper one, apply a darker colour on the lower one and its shade on the upper lip. Lipsticks that work best are those that have some of your skin's natural tones in their colour such as a blue-pinks or yellow- browns. Some Tips on applying lipstick properly:

Lipstick can be used as blush, but do not use blush as lipstick.
Before applying lipstick, prime your lips with some foundation and powder to remove all color from your lips.
Apply all other makeup before putting on lipstick and lip liner.
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.
Use your lip liner as a base for your lipstick. This will ensure that lipstick lasts longer. While using light lipstick, use nude liner. Then apply lipstick on top of it.
Line your lips whenever you use lipstick. Without lipstick your lips will look soft and less defined and your lipstick will appear smudged.
Check whether you are not wearing expired lipstick. It can also be due to dryness and allergy. For maintaining red lips, fresh air, vitamins and iron are required.

Homemade teeth whitening recipes !

2009-09-10T18:44:00.001-07:00

Our teeth are very important part of our body, so keep them healthy is necessary for us. Homemade recipes will brighten your teeth and gums healthy.

Homemade teeth whitening recipes

Take 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of salt. Make a paste and apply this on the yellowish tint.

Take the inner white part of orange skin and rub your teeth with it. This will help you get a lovely white shine.

Take one teaspoon of baking soda and some drops of hydrogen peroxide. Mix these ingredients and form a paste. Use it two times a week.

Eat foods like carrots, celery, cucumber, broccoli, apples and strawberries in raw form.

Take 5 teaspoons baking soda and vegetable glycerin; 10 drops of peppermint for fresh breath; ¼ teaspoon salt. Mix all the ingredients, toothpaste is ready. Now store in bottle.

Mix 3 teaspoon of baking soda with 1 teaspoon of salt and form powder. Use regularly this tooth powder for cleaning your teeth and gums.

Eye Make-Up Tips !

2009-09-10T18:42:00.000-07:00

Eyebrows shape the whole makeup. Since eyes is the most important focal point of the face, the eye makeup techniques and choice of colors for eye shadow should suit the shape and color of your eyes. Eyebrows frame and bring focus to the eyes.

The most important trick to keep in mind is that the light colors highlight the spots while dark colors tame them down. If you have widely spaced eyes, make them look closer by drawing your eyebrows in nearer together, extending eyeliner beyond the inner corners of your eyes and blend in eye shadow towards the nose.

Anyone over 18 should avoid wearing foundation at the outer corner of the eye where it bunches up into lines: just dust with powder instead. The first step in applying the eye shadow is to apply a neutral concealer that matches your skin tone on the eyelid and then sweep the lightest shade over the entire area from the lash line to the brow line to create the smudge resistant base.

Apply the medium shade on the lower lid and blend it into your base shade.

A third color can also be added along the lash line and outer corner of the eyes as an accent to create the depth in eyes.

Eye shadow is perhaps the most beloved cosmetic of creative makeup artists. Since eyes is the most important focal point of the face, the eye makeup techniques and choice of colors for eye shadow should suit the shape and color of your eyes.

Whether they are being used to shade or define the eyes, lips or brows, pencils should glide on smoothly, without dragging the skin, If they seem to be too soft and crumbly, place them in the freezer for a few minutes to harden before applying, Ifthey are too hard and pull at the skin, soften the point first by gently running it over the back of the hand.

Eyeshadow should always glide on smoothly, and can be used to subtly change or enhance the shape of the eyes, to add simple definition or to make a strong impact, depending on your choice of colour. It is also useful to disguise the blueness many of us have on the skin on our eyelids.

Eyeliner Application requires a steady hand, If you find it difficult to apply liner with precision, try drawing it on using small feathered stokes and then blend with a fine-tipped brush or the point of a cotton bud To make things easier, put a mirror on a flat surface and then work looking down into it.

Do remember a couple of things. Apply under eye concealer right after you have moisturized your face but before you put on your foundation. And for constant shadows under the eyes, try to get more sleep. Doctors say that the vast majority of the circles people develop under their eyes are from lack of sleep. If your circles are a result of a sinus problem or other medical condition, don't just conceal and ignore them.

For under eye puffiness, use a highlighter or your light foundation underneath your eyes to refract light and make it look as if your "under eye" area is even with your face; again, an optical illusion.

Some women like to dye their eyelashes so they don't have to wear mascara much of the time. It is usually a safe procedure, especially with the vegetable dyes now on the market. But please let a professional do it. You don't want to take a chance on damaging your eyes.

Fashion Tips: Express Yourself With Colours

2009-02-20T04:37:00.000-08:00

Feeling troubled over what color to wear? What color makes you look good? Well, fashion is all about yourself. What you choose to wear every morning tells a lot about you and how you felt that day. Even your little handbag carries a little story.

Mixing and matching is a personal choice, you create your very own style!Well, let’s get to understand and have fun with colors

White

A popular color in Fashion. Light and neutral, it goes well with any color.

Considered a summer color, a good choice for tops. Always have some in your wardrobe. It readily matches bottoms of any color; a pair of blue denim jeans, Khakis pants, a gray skirt, a bright colorful beach bermudas? You name it!

Associated with cleanliness and purity, innocence and gentleness…, it gives you a feeling of freedom and uncluttered openness. Women just always look that lovely in their snowy white wedding gown, don’t they?

Tips: add a little touch of white to brighten or lighten up your mood Eg. a white tank top with blue denim jean, white cotton jacket over a hot pink velour smocked baby doll dress or a simply all white for a simple breezy look

Black

A popular color in Fashion, always stylish and never out of trend

A good choice for bottoms. Directly opposite of white, it readily matches tops of any colors. Nonetheless, it is also a popular choice for tops, making the wearer appearing slimmer. A great complementary color for accessories like a pink sparkling evening bag, a diamond necklace…

A mysterious color, it gives you a feeling of perspective and depth. Symbolizing elegance and refinement, it is always regarded as a prestigious color.

Tips: pair up black with other dark colors for an attractive mature look Eg. a brown wool button front cardigan with black pinstripe bootcut pants, gray tweed cropped blazer with black stretch pintuck pencil skirt

Red

An expressive color extensively use in Fashion.

Most visible and lively of all colors, it creates attraction and excitement. The wearer naturally portraits an image of excitable, energetic, enthusiasm and confidence. Nonetheless, it also suggests an erotic feeling, a lady in red?

A physically inspiring color often associated with vitality and ambition, love & passion.

Tips: pair up red with colors within the red family itself for various moods Eg. a red retro style tee with maroon pleated skirt, hot pink cotton v-neck tank with red fleece collegiate mini skirt

Yellow

A color commonly use in Casual Fashion.

Similar to red, it creates attraction and excitement. However it suggests a more fun and sunshine mood. The wearer tends to bring about amusing cheeriness to the group. Usually liked by those who embrace changes.

The color of sunshine, often associated with joy, liveliness and optimism.

Tips: pair up yellow with dark or lucid cool colors for a striking youthful look Eg. a yellow ruched halter top with black wool full skirt, yellow roll edge t-shirt with turquoise polka dot tiered mini skirt

Blue

A popular color liked by most

Emotionally opposite of red & yellow, it brings about a very soothing & relaxing feel, pleasant to the eyes. Naturally refreshing in mood, it’s a good choice for daytime wear.

The color of summer skies and the sea, often associated with calmness, affection, idealism and inspiration.

Tips: match blue with white for a refreshing and sporty look Eg. a bright blue cotton v-neck hoodie with white stretch cotton studded pants, white terry track jacket with pale blue faded jean

Pink

A feminine color for girls

Similar to blue, it’s soothing and pleasant to the eyes. Naturally sweet in mood, it has a lasting girly appeal. Girls in pink tend to portrait a very sweet & pleasant image, always attractive to the guys.

The color of cotton candy, often associated with warm, everlasting affection & tender love.

Tips: add a little pink to bring out the feminine touch Eg matching your black satin strapless sash dress with a pink crocodile clutch, pink collar tee with black stretched cotton cropped pant
Well, there are simply too many colors if I were to go on. I believe you should now have a feel of how matching of colors can be of so much fun? In simple, just play by the color rules:
1. Stick to one color (all white, blue, red..)
2. Hot goes with cool (match yellow with green or blue not with red, it might be too hot!)
3. Use neutral colors to draw the looks together (white, gray, beige and black are good neutral colors)
4. Play around with color of the same family (pink with maroon, sky blue with navy blue…)