With make-up, it is so important to keep the time of day and occasion in mind.
A bride has to meet new people, keep looking her best and make an impact. These beauty tips will help you do just that.
With late nights and festivities, a new bride has to cope with fatigue, which reflects on her eyes and skin. You have to take extra care of your skin to look your best. This is not easy, with so many after-wedding rituals and activities. But all you need to do is take out a few minutes and follow a quick routine. By doing this, you can easily hide the effects of exhaustion that may show on your face. Don’t ignore the basics and follow your cleansing and moisturising routine religiously. It will help you glow and impress everyone you’re your looks.
CLEANSING IS A MUST
Cleansing assumes more importance, especially every night, in order to remove make up and impurities.
- For normal to dry skin, use a cleansing gel, containing aloe vera, which not only rehydrates the skin, but also restores the normal balance.
- For oily and combination skins, use a cleansing lotion or light cleansing milk.
TONE YOUR SKIN
It is important to nourish and tone your skin.
- If there is excessive sun-exposure, or sun burn, just apply cold milk using cotton wool. It helps to soothe sun-damaged skin.
- After cleansing, tone the skin with rose water or a rose-based skin tonic.
- Soak cotton wool pads in it and wipe the skin. Then pat the skin briskly.
- Cotton wool pads soaked in chilled rose water can also be used as eye pads over the eye lids.
- Lie down and relax for 15 minutes, while you have the eye pads on. This is extremely relaxing and refreshing and a great restorer of both body and mind.
YOUR HAIR NEEDS CARE TOO
Styling products, like sprays and gels, tend to cling to the hair and can also collect on the scalp and block the pores. They can also make the hair dull. The best thing would be to have a deep conditioning treatment.
- Mix one teaspoon each of vinegar and honey with one egg.
- Beat them together well. Massage the mixture into the hair.
- Wear a plastic shower cap and keep it on for half an hour. Then wash the hair.
- If the hair is dry, apply a creamy conditioner after shampoo. Apply very little, massaging it lightly into the hair.
- Leave on for two minutes and rinse off with plain water.
- A beer rinse also helps to add body and shine to the hair. Add the juice of a lemon to the beer before rinsing the hair with it. Leave on for 5 minutes and then rinse off with plain water.
- Wrap the head in a towel and allow it to soak the water.
- Comb the hair. To disentangle the hair, start at the ends and work upwards.
MAKE-UP TIPS FOR A BRIDE
A bride has to meet new people, keep looking her best and make an impact. With make-up, it is so important to keep the time of day and occasion in mind.
Makeup to get you through the day
You need different makeup during the day and night. Here’s what you need to do for a perfect day-time look.
- For the day, line your eyelids with brown or gray eye shadow. This gives a softer effect.
- Then, apply mascara, which helps to make the eyes look darker and brighter, but prevents the “heavily made-up” look.
- For lipstick, use light pastel colours like mauve, browns or pink, provided it complements your skin colour.
- If you have a sallow (yellowish) complexion, avoid shades of orange and go for pinks. The colours should not be too intense.
- If you like, you can wear only lip gloss.
- Products with a matte or creamy finish are better for the day.
Makeup for the evening
Follow these tips to dazzle at night.
- For the night, try gold foundation, to add a golden glow to the skin.
- Then apply a golden tinted powder. This adds a golden glow and is great for night make-up.
- For lips, a dark complexion looks good in vibrant colours. Avoid very pale colours.
- If the skin is fair, avoid very dark colours.
- For normal Indian complexion, go for warm earthy colours, like coral, wine, plum, strawberry, red and shades of red.
- A dark pink or rose-red would look good too. Even brick-red may suit.
- Blusher colours need not match lip colour exactly, but it should be in the same colour tone.
- For glamorous eye make-up, use brown, bronze and gold eye shadow. Apply dark brown eye shadow in the crease of the lids, to add depth.
- Highlight under the brows with gold.
- Outline the eyes with eye liner. Apply it on the upper lid, close to the lashes and smudge with a cotton bud.
- Gently blend a line of kohl or eye pencil on the lower lid.
(The article is contributed by Shahnaz Husain, a Padma Shri Award recipient and pioneer of the Ayurvedic beauty movement and the head of a global network of franchise ventures and 375 formulations)
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