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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Fight Frizzy Hair

Frizzy hair problem, it's causes and fighting it back .

1.Causes--One of the common causes for frizzy hair is excess use of hair care products or other procedures, like straightening, perming, bleaching, coloring, etc. 

Remedy--You have to minimize such hairstyling efforts and use of commercial hair care products. Daily shampooing can worsen the condition of frizzy hair, as shampoos can dry the hair. You can shampoo your hair once or twice a week, that too by using shampoo (preferably with moisturizing agents) diluted with water. After shampooing, use a hair conditioner with vitamin E.

2.Causes--While excess use of some hair care products can make your hair frizzy, some others can worsen the condition of those who have got frizzy hair. So, beware of hair care products with alcohol, sodium, calcium, lye, lithium hydroxide and oil-based products. If you notice that any such product is making your hair frizzy, discontinue its use. 

Remedy--One of the important frizzy hair remedies is to avoid heat in any form, like blow drying, use of flat irons. Even overexposure to sun should be avoided. Restrain from the habit of constant combing or brushing of the hair. It will be better if you keep your hands off your hair.

Home-Made Easy Remedy Recipes

1.Natural Vegetable Glycerin:

Add natural vegetable glycerin to your mousse or gel in order to control frizzy hair.

 2.Egg and Olive Oil:

Combine olive oil and egg to create a paste that is directly applied to the hair. Once ½ hour has passed – use your regular shampoo and conditioner to rinse out the egg mixture.

3.Moisturizing Conditioner:

Calm down frizzy hair by using a conditioner that contains coconut oil.

4.Vinegar:

Smooth out the cuticles of your hair by using vinegar to achieve an acceptable pH balance.

5. Balanced Diet.

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