| Get a sun block that suits
your skin type (Normal, Oily or Dry). |
| A sun tan lotion is better than a cream for oily skin. |
| Herbal concoctions are better for
sensitive skins as they have fewer side effects. |
Use a sunscreen that has a moisturiser and apply on
the neck,
behind your ears, arms and exposed neck. |
| Apply sunscreen atleast 45 minutes
before you go out in the sun. |
| Spray perfume on your clothes and not on your skin. |
| Try added protection like a hat, longer
sleeves etc. |
| Lots of carrots - they have Beta-Carotene, which is
a skin protector. |
| Avoid Spinach, if you have a sun allergy. |
| Drink atleast 8-10 glasses of water everyday. |
Take in as much of Vitamin E as possible.
Wheat germ and
custard apple are good sources of Vitamin E. |
| Milk has lactic acid which when applied, acts as a mild
peeling agent. |
| Potato juice has a soothing effect
and lightens a tan. |
| Samantha Kochhar, one
of the country's leading Make-up artists, gives us some
very useful make-up tips. |
| First and foremost, throw away the items in your make-up
kit that are more than two years old. |
| When applying lipstick, fill in your
lips with a lip liner first. By this way the second coat
of lipstick stays longer. |
| For people with dark coloured lips, apply some foundation
and lip balm first, then a lighter shade of lip colour,
say a pink. Then apply lip gloss and over it the original
lipstick you have chosen. |
| If you see any liquid or water coming
out of the lipstick, keep it in a refrigerator. |
| If you mix foundation and sunscreen in equal quantities
and apply, it makes for an excellent day make-up that
also protects the skin. |
| If the foundation starts to curdle,
do not use it anymore. |
| When you are buying a concealer, buy something that
is one shade lighter than your skin tone. |
| Before applying make-up, follow the
CTW procedure (Cleaning, Toning and Moisturising). Follow
the same for removing make-up. |
| Any make-up is good only for 6-7 hours. |
| For beautiful and mysterious eyes,
use 3-4 shades of eye shadow on your eyes. Apply a darker
shade towards the edges of eye-lashes. |
For dusky complexioned people, use burgundy and maroon
range
of lipsticks. |
| Avoid using very old lipsticks. They
might cause pigmentation of the lips |
