Halloween Nails

Blog was giving a bit prob for loading pics , so cudnt upload on Halloween Day , so uploading now. Enjoy!

Coolect Nails in Town !

This is a simple and easy to do nail art using body tattoos and a light colored base.

I've used Hong Kong from tips and toes and along with it tattoos . Applied a clear top coat and my hottest trendiest and the cooooooolest nails were done!

The Beautiful Half Moon..

My love for Celestial objects..THE HALF MOON.......RIGHT NOW IN THE SKY....22ND OCT,2012, Time Twilight around 5:08 pm

Pretty peachy eyes !

Yah, so after a long time , am back this time with a lovely simple and sweet easy to do eyes which is good for indian wedding functions as well as for the navratris.

U'll be amazed to know what i've used....

A lipstick in peach shade ,a silver eye pencil , kajal , liner and mascara. I can do any crazy stuff with my makeup and post it , can't i ? ;)  this is my crazy crazy blog after all LOL :P

Ive even done the top lining in kajal and then swiped liquid liner in a two way tail .

Blend the lipstick to get this lovely shade of the eyes.
How do u like my makeup multi tasking????

Do leave ur precious comments :) ^_^

3 colors ive used for this piglet nail art : Tips and toes Light pink (for the face of the Piglet) Hong Kong, Rose Pink from street wear for Base of others and the inside of ears and nose of the piglet, and lastly Metro girl again from street wear ( Oh i loveeeeeeeeeeeee this color soooooo muchhhhhh ) for the outline and stripes (done by home made nail art brush ! ) Hope u like these pics :) !

Help Reagarding URL & LINK tabs in BLOGGER

hey everyone , i just thought to tell u guys whoever is facing problem with the links and urls in blogger interface as to what i do with links and urls in blogger interface..... so here is what i do a short and simplified version , hope i cud explain it .

1.in google type "create ur free blog" , search. the search results will show one site which has the same name "bloggers create ur free blog" click it . Bloggers page will open after u sign in with ur gmail.

2.While posting a new article or post click the right side "pen" shaped button which says new post.
3 U'll b directed to an empty word page where u can write ur heart out  and also upload pictures from ur computer , i guess u knw all these already.

4.Above where u're writing , u can see the bar which says post title , there u can mention the name to the post. Click "Publish" directly after u're done.

5. u'll be directed to the page where in the background u'll see the whole list of articles that has been written by u and a dialogue box will appear asking u to share this on g+ , u can share if u want to, or hit Cancel if u dnt want to.

6.U'll still be on the articles list page after step 5. Now u hover(just hover , dnt click) over the title of the article with ur cursor which u wanna view, u'll see 4 optns EDIT, VIEW, SHARE DELETE. Click view button. U'll b directed to the page where u're article is . On the top of the page where url stays select the full thing like e.g "http://beautifyurselfwithknowledge.blogspot.in/2012/08/how-to-thin-and-make-mascara-clump-free.html"

u may nt see the word "http://" but when u select the whole thing , it comes automatically.

7. So that is the url . If on any site or anything u wanna paste this url , like eg u want to say "CLICK"  OR "READ MORE" or " Flower" or "Music" anything and u want people to hit these words and see ur page , then firstly select the words and somewhere on that site u'll see there is a button called "link" Hit the LINK BUTTON on that specific site (on whichever site  u are at that time and wanna paste ur article with link directed towrds ur blog . eg beauty.com (lol this is arbitary site name ,donno whether it exsists or not ) there in the box where u are to paste this link u MAY  see "http://" appearing already (generally this appears, may nt even appear) , delete that and paste ur previously copied url from ur blog , otherwise there will b two http:// 's   and ur link won't work. And thats it ,people on that site will be able to visit ur blog.

8.u can even add links of url to ur own blog posts , i.e when ur typing ur article on in your blog , there are diff buttons u'll b able to see like ABC , Color buttons , image button , Link button. Similary here also , type a word which u want people to hit , e.g "SEE HERE" . select this whole word (doesn't matter one word or two , or 3 n so on, u just need to select it ) then click the link button and past the link of the url of the page u want people to see. Thats it . Publish ur post or share ,ur wish ..and whenever people hits the link , they will be directed from ur blog to that specific page.

Just remember sometimes when u click the link box after selcting the words , sometimes the letters "http://" appears and sometimes doesn't , if it appears just del that , cuz when ur copying url from ur blog page itwill automatically have an "http://" so when u dnt del that in the link box , u're actually using two http:// s   which is wrong for an url address.

Since one of my lovely friends asked me to tell her about this , so i thought to share that in my blog too, hope this helps some more people :) thank you for reading , cyaaaaaaaa  ^_^

How to thin and make mascara clump free!!!

Ever been upset to see that ur newly bought mascara is getting dried faster than you thought? or getting clumped much before it should expire or get old?

Here are a few steps on how to thin down your mascara and to liquefy it.

Boil a pan half full of water .
Next tightly close the lid of the mascara such that no water  gets into it , ( u can test it , by holding the tight mascara under tap water , then opening and checking if there is any leakage ) and put this into boiling water.

Next let it remain dipped in boiling water for 2-3 minutes and not any more exceeding this time limit, exceeding this limit may totally change the chemical structure of the mascara mixture ingredients.

Carefully take it out with the thongs or long forceps or tweezers , don't burn ur hand.
now by holding the bottle with a cloth or wear gloves , open it while still warm and pour 2-4 drops with a dropper of pure virgin olive oil, with rapid movement of the wand in an in and out motion mix the mascara mixture well and keep it closed. u can use it when it cools down to room temperature.
Don't use too much of oil since this can cause ur mascara to get damaged and change in chemical composition .

Hope this helps !

Roasted Prawn Coconut Curry

ROASTED COCONUT PRAWN CURRY

( I used the coconut shell as a holder for the dish here , and decorated the plate with desiccated coconut on sides and the rice with a fan of ginger  julienne  and 2 cloves and green chillies on sides )

(And this one is without the coconut cap :D hehe )

So , here is my Sunday's Special Dish on the menu....Roasted Coconut Prawn Curry . AND I COOKED IT , I LOVEEEEEEE COOKING ,EATING , Apart from nail arts and writing and makeuppppp ;)

Since am done with my exams , am flirting around with the dishes am seeing on tv , and cookbooks and net and also , some of our bengali known cuisines. This dish i saw some days back on tv , but i dnt rem the exact  name . BUT WHAT THE HECK IS IN A NAME ??????? LOL ....  It's soo good and tasty ....i can't tell u. Ya the preparation is also simple , but has kinda some steps , but the biggest prob with coconut is the hard work of desiccating it . If thats done , then this dish is pretty simple.

But the best part this dish resembles in a lot of ways except for dry roasting the coconut , like our very own Bengali Chingrir malaikari (Prawn in coconut milk curry)

It tastes awesome with hot rice...Bring out the milk from half of the desiccated coconut by boiling it with 2 cups water in simmer, while cooking , i directly strained it thru a tea strainer into the dish , quick and simple ;) and the rest of the desiccated coconut is dry roasted and then made into a paste .

( U can see the peppercorns from the dish , i fished them out put them on top of the prawns , and a tomato flower filled with desiccated coconut for presentation and desiccated coconut all around the plate .)

....And i love decorating dishes , i can even make little animals out of vegetable , lol,,,,will post them slowly ...guess why decorating the dish is soo important? Cuz it's also like makeup...u use lipstick and eyeshadow to makeurself more attractive, similarly i believe , the more u concentrate on the presentation, the more beautiful ur dish looks and the more u wanna eat it ....IT'S CALLED EATING WITH EYES.... FIRST U EAT WITH EYES , THEN U TAKE IN THE AROMA , THEN U TASTE WITH UR TASTE BUDS ;)

OK ENUF OF BABBLING ...lemme tell u how it is diff from Prawn Malaikari , here not just coconut milk but also a paste of masalas with garlic and dry chillies and dry roasted coconut is used. Whole pepper corns are not really used in Prawn Malaikari but here we use that too. Tomato is not used in either of these dishes be it Authentic Prawn malaikari or This one . Green chillies are optional  for both the types, am nt using them.

ELLE18 CRANBERRY

Today apart from Having a splendid mouthwatering hilsa cuisine with rice :v  yummm  , am gonna be reviewing a cute little lipstick that i have , recently bought from Stylecraze 

Its Elle18 Color pops 06 Cranberry 

price 90 ( at stylecraze 90, other sites: life goodlife , urban touch , it's 100)

Has cocoa butter stick inside it , so when u roll it on it gives a very soft smooth finish , and moisturization too, a sweet smell to complement it . I know there is a little controversy regarding this range of lip colors that they don't stay long enough , the smell is kinda waxy and all , but i really like this range , the smell is also nice , package is cute , and travel friendly , will slide even in ur purse easily. And i really like the innovative moisturization technique of the Cocoa butter stick placed at the center of the lipstick.

coming to the color ... well hell yaaaaaaa  i love it ....it's a pretty strange color , if anyone has it , they can understand why am calling it "strange"  ..... it has a maroon tint , yet not so maroon , it has a pink tint , yet not soo pink , and above all it has a golden tint which is what makes it quite different from all other lip colors ive seen so far. It's quite cheap , wud definitely ask u to give it a try . 

it's a light soft , and creamy dreamy natural color ....which i just glide on when i dnt really want a heavy lip color ....and it's super coolllllllllll.......moreover i love applying lipstick with tip of my first finger, in that way it blends well , stays longer , so i don't feel that it's wearing off or something for almost kinda 5-6 hours...or more maybe ..ya u keep smacking ur lips when u talk , eat , drink , so better always carry a lipstick in ur bag , wat say ??

Ok so this is my first ever liner review , this is 

coloressence -shade maroon 

price quite reasonable just 123 INR

the shade i chose is maroon , since it can go with almost all lipsticks , u need a darker shade for lining always , not the exact shade as ur lip lipstick :)  i like to keep makeup things simple , well as simple as possible .

i use mostly reds , pinks , dark maroons and peaches for lipsticks .

anyways so coming back to this review , this color goes with almost all of my lipsticks , so one thing for liner and am sorted (for the time being atleast) , it's application is a little hardy , like it's quite dry type , thats what am nt really liking , but as a liner , it's well 4/5   , i am nt really liking the application , it's very dry , but color is very good :) and good part since it's hardy and dry type , it doesnt break when u press it down to line . so i can really over look the dryness ;)  it just one bad point against all goods :D

it's a rolling stick , so u roll it and it comes up , no hazard of sharpening or anything , thats what i like , less the trouble , the more time to do more makeup :v HAHAHAHHAHA 

will i repurchase it ? YES , but i wanna try out other brands as well ;)

qty- .25 gms

from- STYLECRAZE

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SEXYYYYYY BLUE

Hey girls , Hope all are entering the giveaway of 10k member's milestone :)

In the meantime check out what am reviewing today :)

One luscious and SEXYYYYYY BLUE COLOR  by REVLON STREET WEAR , i just bought this from stylecraze and it's just awesome , it's called  BLUE BELL  price 50 INR

i have one word in my mind for this color = SEXYYYYY

it's smooth in application and also has a lasting effect , well revlon colors are damn good to say the least

awesome matte marble finish ,

i am a big fan of street wear range , the small street wear range am talking about ;)  , 

AMONG ALL COLA'S I LOVE ONLYYYYYYYYYY THUMPSUP  , the drink is hard ;) n i LOVE IT , GUESS WHAT , (dnt laugh ,since am holding a bottle of it :P ) the color is exactly the same as that of the cap color :P of thumpsup 

this is seriously my latest crush , sometimes it feels good to put just matte colors and no nail arts :P ya i also like being widout nail arts sometimes lol :P other than for creating good stampings or nail arts i dnt prefer light colors on my nails , rather i like contrasting colors which are rich n deep :)

Revlons dont chip , lasts long, one application is also sometimes good enough. doesnt get driend up easily ,

Yardley of London-
 Jasmine

Deo spray- price 160 when i bought it from stylecraze , rite now i think it's 170

anyways, coming to the spray , well i am a crazy fan of perfumes and body splashes and deos,

i love the smell of jasmine and i wanted to give it a try , ive been using spinz, oriflame and other perfumes but i wanted to give yardley a try

well particularly this one JASMINE - has a gorgeous jasmine smell , absolutely authentic , garden fresh , i can say since we have jasmine plants at home and they are blooming like crazy in the occasional showers that kolkata is facing these days of the parting monsoons .

BUT , it doesn't last too long . i have the habit of spraying on clothes as well as on body , smell lasts for about 2-3 hour at most , then fades off. at least thats wat is happening in my case . 

FIRST EVER YARDLEY EXPERIENCE CRASHED AS PER IT'S EFFICIENCY.

Will i repurchase it ? 

ya sort of , but i don't want to since the smell doesn't stay. Am looking for a better deo with jasmine smell which as of now i don't know of other than this . 

till the time i get another better one , i'll repurchase since i love the smell of jasmine thats all. :) 

BUT this is not the case with other yardley perfumes., am in total love with some of the others  ;) will review others soon . :)

Lacto Tan Clear Review

Natures Essence - Lacto Tan Clear- Remedy for sun tan RemovalWith milk and honey-

What does the pack cover say?
milk protein and honey enriched special tan cream , helps to remove epidermal tan , thereby restoring the natural fairness of the skin and also preventing pigmentation due to harmful sunrays . It';s matte effect is ideal for hot climates and the cream also helps to enhance after facial glow.

Key ingredients - milk , honey, beeswax and geranium oil.
 price -  125 INR

Directions- apply a layer on face or neck , where ever the tan is , and keep it for 10-15 mins and remove with soft massage with water . use everday.

Bought online-

My thoughts
i ve been hearing a lot about this particular product, on the community , so i was waiting to grab a pack of this and see wat it really does. i'm using this on face and on my hands and biceps which tend to get tanned easily  (my face doesnt have any tan or anything , wanna just see how much more glow it can provide . lol , cuz am already quite fair , but i love cooking and cooking heat also creates epidermal tan , i wanted a product to keep away regular tan without side effects of rashes since my skin is oilyyyyyyy and sensitiveeeeeee )

How i am applying it-
taking about 1  layered teaspoon (with plastic spoon,or just scoop with clean hands , dont dip metal  into any skin pack) and applying it with little water by massaging it and keeping on for 12-15 mins and then going in for bath and removing it thereby.

How it feels-

firstly i thought it wud be some kind of dry pack to be mixed with water and all , but it's a cream based pack , so no probs of mixing and all. Then i thought cream means , it may react , but amazingly it is not reacting with my face , though mostly using any new creams or products with honey or milk , gives me rashes generally , i am literally scared of cream packs but it's not reacting YAYIIIII. ^_^

smells realllyyyyyyyyyyy good
but all i can say is , am happy buying it , i don't regret it . If it promises soo much , if not everything but atleast it will give good glow to the skin (i believe) .

Pros : I ve been using this since 10 months now and my hands are fairer and the tan has vanished almost. Now it could also be due to the fact that i don't really go out too much these days.
What it promises , it does deliver.
Gives instant glow to the skin.
Cleanses the skin too
U dont need to mix it because it's already in cream form
The smell is nice
The price is reasonable

Cons:
Skin doesn't feel oily after washing away with water , but feels toned and as if i just used face wash . amazingly feeling, hehe , very different product.  But does it actually has soap? what are it's other ingredients??????

 i really wanna know , thats the worst part , it mentions only KEY ingredients but not everything. :/ , am sure some types of acids are in it , it's not purely natural , no market based pack is purely natural , wish i cud know all the other ingredients :/ but still...........feels good , will defntly rebuy it .
- Review by Zinnia

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Acnes Review

Mentholatum - Acnes -Creamy Wash- Fights Bacteria and prevents Acne

This is a face wahs for acne prone skin.

I got the sachet from an online store

How does it feel ?-
well , when u pour it , smell s very little like dettol or some medicine type of smell, very light face wash , after u wash your face with it , it doesnt give too much of lather , and leaves skin really smooth and soft.

It has a lot of ingredients , but since i am not having any pimples right now , i can't say it's action on pimples , but since it has a lot of chemical ingredients and doesn't dry out ur skin like medicinal acne soaps , i think it's worth a try for all ppl who doesn't prefer home remedies for pimples and acnes.

As per how it feels and also doesn't have any strong aroma , a good medicinal wash i rate it 6/10

1 mark deducted since i don't have pimples right now and i can't say whether it will work on them or not , but i think it will . You may give it a try :) .
- By Zinnia

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VLCC- Sweat Free Sunblock Lotion -Spf 40 PA +++

With Comfrey Plant Extract

For All Skin Types 

Sun Defence

Key ingredients-Avobenzone,octocrylene,titanium dioxide,zinc oxide,octyl methoxy cinnamate,trehalose, comfrey plant extracts, enantia chlorantha extract, allantoin , vit b3

i had two sachets provided by stylecraze , didnt get time to review .

How does it feel-

It has non greasy , vanishing effect on screen , doesn't feel oily at all , isn't that much thick. very light indeed.

Has spf 40 so you can depend on it for sure.

Smells very sweet , and doesn't have any tint. It has whitish creame color, that is it isn't pure whitest white.

My experience-

Sweet smelling and has spf 40 , thats all i look for , plus it's non greasy , i'll purchase it next time definitely , very much satisfied by using the sachets, My skin's oily but this is totally non greasy , gets soaked into the skin and leaves a refreshing smell.

Best part doesn't have tint , i don't like products with tints cuz same tint doesn't suit everyone's complexion.

I have sensitive skin , still it didnt react , and i didnt have any breakouts whatsoever. 

This is perfect.

4.5/5 

 .5 deducted on the basis that i just started using it , can't say it will keep away the tan or not , i.e how effective it's sfp 40 is .

:)

New Hair Trends From the Run way - My article with stylecraze
here is the link
http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/spring-summer-2012-latest-hair-trends/

Color Seems to have moved away from playing part on the face to the hair . Check out the Narciso Rodriguez Spring 2012 Hair Trend

Here's how to get this look:

All You need is 

• Soft Pastel Chalk (no oil)
• Water Filled Spray Bottle
• Gloves
• Blow Dryer
• Flat Iron
• An old t-shirt you don’t mind ruining.

As for people who doesnt have blonde hair , you need to bleach up your strands first and then after they r completely dry , take each little bunches of hair locks , spray and wet it with water sprayer, and rub against a pastel (ur choice of color) . dont forget to blow dry and then flat iron.

So which sassy Hair trend are you gonna follow?

Real dried wild flower nail art !

Alright , so here is a quick , easy nail art for all of you , pick some wild tiny tiny flowers from ur garden , keep them inside a heavy book and separate their petals or full flowers as u wanna use, next day ,after doing a black coat, stick up the flowers with some top coat with the help of a toothpick and do some yellow dots . Coat the full thing with another layer of top coat and thats it , flaunt ur real floral nail art :D

The poison ivy look

I have been a great fan of batman movies from my childhood and one thing that stuck in my mind for a long long time was the character of poison ivy played excellently by Uma Thurman. This is a very bold , villainous and experimental look but it's all red and green and can be tried out for this summer.

Lets start with the dress, if you have a green top or a green pretty little dress, or green tights then also this look may look dashing with those clothes.

For the eyes u need a dark kohl lining on the top and bottom eye lines and a long extension of the top lining , the shadow will be totally in dark green and the contour will be in brown .
You can also use a shimmer light green or a shimmer blue eye shadow if you want to.

For the cheeks you need a reddish version of your blusher or you can team it up with your pink blusher and copper bronzer.

Now coming to the best fun part , for the lips you can experiment a daring dark red lips , or go totally out of the ordinary , a dark green. Hmm, seems quite un natural? but it'll  be a good addition , a green lipstick to your wardrobe. And ofcourse if you can't find one, you can use you green eye lining pencil, or your green shadow on your lips.

Lastly for the hair, if you want keep it natural , else it's great if u have red highlights which are really in this summer or you may even use some clipping red hair extensions which you can clip to your hair for the party time and after coming home u can easily remove them.

Glossed yet not .

5 Different ways are there to add shine and shimmer to your matte look without actually using the liquid lip gloss to the whole of your lip. Doesn't it feel real sticky sometimes when you use the lipgloss on the whole of your lips and especially during the summer it may feel really bothering . Here's what you can do if u want shimmer and shine on your lips yet you don't have to fully gloss it up .

 1. Use your normal lip gloss , take a little on the finger and put it on the top and bottom lip centers only.
2. Take your shimmer silver eye shadow if you have one and with the eye shadow brush use a little eye shadow on the top and bottom lip centers.(cream eye shadow)
3.The same u can do with the powder shimmer eye shadows .
4.You can use your cheek bronzer on the upper center lip-point.
5.You can use a matte lipstick on the whole of lips and lastly you can use a shimmer lipstick , some like maybelline and oriflame has shimmer lipsticks and u can use them on the top center of the lips and if needed on the bottom centers also. For this your matte base should be of darker colour than your shimmer shade.

Tip: A great alternative to lip gloss is you ordinary lip balm , which protects your lips as well as is less sticky .

15 Best Homemade skin toners

Toning is an essential part of skin care routine, there may be hundreds of types of toners available in the market and also that u can make, but here's giving u some tried and tested toner making formulas .

.1Mint toner-Cut mint (pudina) leaves into small pieces, about 1cup ,bring 1.1/2 cups of water to a boil,put the leaves, close with a lid, turn flame off, after it cools down or after 30-40mins ,strain and store it in a clean dry bottle,and keep in the refrigerator , use with cotton pads whenever needed.Very good for sunburnt skin.
2.Basil toner-Cut basil (tulsi) leaves and repeat the above process and store in the refrigerator and use as and when needed. Very good for sensitive skin.
3.Ginger toner-Make paste of ginger and repeat the above process.
4.Ginger Basil toner -Mix paste of ginger and finely chopped basil leaves and repeat the above process,Strain and refrigerate.
5.Ginger Mint toner-Mix paste of ginger and finely chopped Mint leaves and repeat the above process,Strain and refrigerate.
6.Neem Toner-Cut neem leaves into smaller pieces and repeat the above process, very good for acne prone skin.
7.Papaya Toner-Make a paste of raw papaya about 1cup and strain the juice out , then mix with 1 cup of ice cold boiled water or mineral water, store in a bottle and refrigerate ,This should be enough for a week and it's shelf life is also near to one week or 4-5 days maximum. Very good for dry skin or dry skin prone to rashes and sunburnt.
8.Camphor rose water toner-Mix 1/3 rd teaspoon of camphor to 1cup of rose water , and refrigerate , u can increase the ration in this proportion and use as and when needed. Best shelf life among all.
9.Cucumber toner-This is an instant toner, best used within 1-2 days if refrigerated or use instantly ,grate cucumber and strain the juice and use on face. Best for oily skin.
10.Tomato toner-This is also an instant toner and best used within 1-2 days if refrigerated or use instantly, squeeze out the juice from tomato and use on face.Very good for pimple or rash prone skin.
11.Tomato cucumber toner-equal proportions of tomato and cucumber juice mixed together and refrigerated and then used on skin can be a superb toner for combination skin types.Shelf life-1-2days.
12.Vinegar toner-Equal proportions of vinegar and rose water when mixed and kept refrigerated can be used as a very good toner for max 2weeks shelf life.
13.Green tea toner-Bring to boil 2cups of water and switch off the flame, put 1 or 2 bags of green tea in it (depends on the size of tea bags),or if tea bag not available then put 4teaspoons of green tea , and close the lid and keep for atleast 30mins .Strain or take out the tea bags and store the water in a bottle and refrigerate.
14-Watermelon skin toner-Juice out watermelon about two cups, store in a bottle and use as toner.Shelf life 2-4.
15-Red grape juice toner-This is a wonderful toner and works wonders to tighten ur skin-All u need is to juice out red grapes and store in the refrigerator.

Tit bits to remember-These are natural toners. You can experiment with these but don't use the ones that doesn't suit your skin.So u may try one by one, different skin types react to different toners in a good or bad way!

Tip:-For puffy eyes all these toners can be put into ice cube pots and you may freeze them and put on ur eyes, it will get u rid of dark patches around ur eyes and also puffy eyes, but if u have a tendency to catch cold , then put the refrigerated toners into cotton pads and put on eyes.

FACE PACK FOR OILY SKIN

1. Soak 4-5 almonds overnight. Next morning peel and make a very fine pa

ste. Mix 1/2 a teaspoon honey in this and apply. Wash after 20 minutes. Some Masks for Oily Skin


1. Soak 4-5 almonds overnight. Next morning peel and make a very fine paste. Mix 1/2 a teaspoon honey in this and apply. Wash after 20 minutes.

2. Take 1 tablespoon of fullers earth or multani mitti and 1 teaspoon rose water. Soak the mud for a while with very little water. When it is moist and pliable add rose water and mix. Apply on the face for 15-20 minutes. Let it dry and gently wash.

3. 1 egg white with 1 tablespoon honey. Mix both together and apply with a brush. Wash after 7-10 minutes.

4. Mix 1 tablespoon orange peel powder with 1 tablespoon honey and 1/2 teaspoon lime juice. Apply and leave for 10 minutes. Wash.

5. 2 tablespoons corn starch, 2 teaspoons margosa leaf juice( i.e. neem leaf juice), 2 teaspoons sandalwood powder and 2-3 drops of olive oil. Mix. Apply with a brush. Let it dry well. Wash with cold water.

6. Take 4 tablespoons mint paste and grind fresh mint leaves, 1/4 cup ripe papaya pulp, 2 teaspoons gram flour and 1/2 limejuice. Mix and apply. Wash after 15 minutes.

mint is pudina leaves. always available in the market, gr8 food as a flavouring herb and also for skin .

Tip: How to make orange peel powder- peel orange skin, cut into very tiny thin shreds , sun dry them 7-10 days, then in a dry mixer , grind them , quantity needs to be like 4 cups full of shreds will be reduced to less then 2cups of dry shreds , otherwise mixer wont be able to well grind them in to fine powder, pack in a bottle and keep in the fridge , or it will catch fungus .

Face packs Part 1-Dry Skin

1.Olive oil face pack controls the dryness of the skin and keeps the face soft and attractive. When we massage our face using any cleansing lotion or moisturizing lotion you should massage clock wise only. Never massage your face anti clock wise.

Ingredients :

Olive Oil 2 drops

Lime juice 1 teaspoon

Yellow part of 1 egg

Method :

Mix all the other ingredients with olive oil. Clean the face and apply this pack over the face and neck. Wash it after 10 minutes using normal cold water.

2.Banana Face Pack for Dry Skin 

What you need:

2 teaspoons of honey

little bit of ripe banana

a small bowl of mashed yogurt

How to apply:

Apply the pack on your neck and face and leave the pack for 15 minutes and then rinse it off.

3.Avocado Face Pack for Dry Skin

Mash avocado in such a manner that you will get a creamy paste out of it. Apply the pack on your face for half an hour and then rinse it with lukewarm water. Then wash your face with cold water to close the facial pores. 

4.Butter Face Pack for Dry Skin-Easiest and available all time in the fridge.

Make a paste of little bit of butter and few drops of water or rose water.. Apply this pack on the dry areas and leave it for half an hour. Then, rinse it with cold water.

5.Cabbage Face Pack for Dry Skin

Mash the cabbage leaves to get the cabbage juice out of it. Add 10 drops of honey and a small amount of yeast to the juice. You can apply this pack on your neck and face and then let it dry for 30 minutes. Wash the pack off with warm water but rinse it with cold water. Cabbage pack is quite effective among all the natural face packs for dry skin.

6.Onion Face Pack for Dry Skin

Onion pack is not very popular as many of us cannot tolerate its strong odor. But, onion is a perfect ingredient for the natural face packs for dry skin. Mix 2 teaspoons of onion extracts with honey. Apply the pack on your face. If you are yearning for a wrinkle free skin even at sixties, then, try out this pack.

7.Wheat Flour Face Pack for Dry Skin

Mix a small quantity of wheat flour with milk cream and rose water. Rub this pack on your skin to remove the dead cells. Rose water will soften and moisturize your dry skin. You can even try out the other conventional recipe for wheat flour face pack. You can make a wheat flour pack with 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, 4 teaspoons of gram flour and 4 teaspoons of honey. Blend the ingredients and apply the pack on your face and other dry areas of your body. Leave the pack for 30 minutes. Let it dry and then massage it off.

Warning: If you are allergic to any of these ingredients, do not use these natural face packs for dry skin.

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