If you are one of those who keeps a tab on the trending skincare routines and products you must have heard these two terms K-Beauty and J-beauty a number of times by now. Past few years have been all about the K or Korean beauty regimens. Starting from 2017 the Asians took over the skincare world with slimy wet sheet masks becoming the need of the hour. Honestly, even I love them!!

These Asian skincare trends are not going to disappear like most other trends, they are here to stay!! K-beauty with its Sheet masks, essences, serums, and the 10-step skin regime was the talk of the town and had its focus on exotic ingredients. But 2018 brought with a new counterpart the J-Beauty and it has been slowly making it’s way to the mainstream stores both online and offline.

Working out is great for your health and body. Whether you prefer going to the gym or for a run outside, working out can give your skin the healthy glow effortlessly, for which you put in so much money and visit the salon every month.

I have seen a lot of women coming to the gym with open hairs and loads of makeup on their face and believe me that’s the worst thing to do to your skin and makeup products. First of all, nothing is going to stay on once you start sweating, so what’s the point in wasting all that makeup. Secondly, I simply fail to understand- how the hell are they able to work out like this!!! Ladies just let your skin breathe while you workout.

A few days back I ordered a nail paint by Sugar. Now, I have been seeing a lot of sugar products online on Amazon, Nykaa, etc. and even in malls on many outlets. Just a few months back I haven’t even heard of this brand and now it’s everywhere. This Mumbai based brand is growing fast and is being loved by its customers because of the quality of products.

With summer on its full glory, heavy makeup takes a backseat, especially during the day. You want to look fresh and natural and opting for lighter products makes sense. If dabbing on lipsticks is too much for you, try using a lip tint instead.

Lip tints or lip stains can give your lips a natural delicate color, which makes your lips look beautiful and hydrated at the same time. Its lighter than lipsticks, so you can easily glide this on anytime anywhere just like a lip balm.

This is the first time that I tried on a sheet mask and since I keep sharing a lot of skincare and beauty tips, it made sense to share this experience as well with my readers. First of all, I have been really fascinated by sheet masks, with so many celebrities using them I was curious to know what all the hype is about. So, I ordered a set of 5 sheet masks by The FaceShop from Amazon. I have dry skin so I went for the Hydration sheet masks combo, but they have a huge collection of masks for different skin problems made from a gazillion different ingredients.

Each one of us wants to look as good as possible in the shortest possible time. These tricks will help you look beautiful head to toe in no time. Just by using a few products differently or by using simple DIYs you can drastically change your beauty game.

There is something about manicured nails. Those pretty nails make you look graceful and elegant, but the time and cost they require makes it difficult to maintain the perfect nails all the time.

But why wait to book an appointment at a salon and spend on something that you can do yourself at the comfort of your home. Even if you are not an avid DIYer you can totally rock those beautiful nails yourself because it’s so simple. You just need a few things and you are ready to give yourself the perfect manicure !!

Mother’s Day 2019 is just around the corner — it’s Sunday, May 12th, this year. I am sure you have a strong super mom who would love a little recognition. You must be going crazy thinking about what to gift your mom this year. Right?

Well, even if you forgot Mother’s Day or have still not started thinking about the gift, don’t stress yourself out. Although the pressure to find the perfect gift that showers your leading lady with love can be overwhelming but with these cool gift ideas, you can still save the day and make this a memorable year for her.

Whether it’s your mom, mom-in-law, or a mom to be, every one of them is special and deserves to be celebrated every second of every day.

Check out these uber cool gifts to make your lady a little more healthy and beautiful this year.

You don’t actually need DIYs to get rid of nail paints unless you run out of your nail paint remover. So, you are all set for the party, your dress looks great, your makeup is perfect but one look at your nails and you realise that they look hideous because you forgot to remove your chipped nail paint. You run to grab the remover bottle but sadly it’s empty.

What do you do now? It’s too late to get a remover now and those chipped nails are really ruining your look. Now, is the time that these DIYs come handy.

So, summers are here and so are the numerous skin problems that come along with the sun. The low energy levels, dehydration, heat stroke, sunburn, etc. are just some of the evils that come with the stronger and brighter summer sun.

Sunburn has also been associated with skin cancer. Exposure to the damaging sun rays can alter the DNA of melanocytes (the cells making melanin) and make them cancerous. The sun rays or UV rays are of three types UVA, UVB, and UVC rays. UVC rays are not harmful but UVA and UVB are the main culprits behind all the problems.

If you have read my previous article on creating your own daily skincare routine, you must be aware by now that eye cream should be an essential part of both your day and night beauty regimen, especially if you have dark circles, baggy eyes, crow’s feet, etc.

Let me further improvise, if you have crossed your early twenties then you should use an eye cream whether or not you have any problems that I mentioned above. Why?

Because believe it or not you have started ageing, even if you are just in your late twenties. The first place ageing will show up is not just your face but your eyes too !! As we age our skin starts producing collagen and elastin at a much lower rate than before. Collagen occurs predominantly in the skin and its reduction leads to ageing skin, wrinkles, and the dreaded crow’s feet. Elastin, as the name suggests, gives our skin elasticity and the ability to bounce back.

Dark underarms can be a source of embarrassment. Many of us steer clear of sleeveless dresses just because we are not comfortable with the discolouration. Although dark underarms are not a cause of worry they sure limit our dressing options, especially in summers. Tank tops, off-shoulder dresses, etc. look great and you would totally wear them every other day only if you could freely move around or raise your hand whenever you wanted.

Every woman dreams of having long and thick eyelashes. However, not everyone is blessed to have such eyelashes naturally. Mascara here acts as a very handy makeup product. Isn’t it amazing how just a swoosh of mascara can change your look entirely?

Mascara is one of my two absolute favorite makeup products. Whenever I have to head out and I am not in the mood or have no time for makeup, I just quickly swipe on mascara and lip tint and I am ready to go.

But isn’t it annoying when you grab your mascara and what you find is a lumpy black mess? The biggest problem with mascaras is they dry out very quickly. Most of the time you are not able to use even half of what was in that small tube before it turns flaky and useless.

What do you do then? Throw it away and buy a new one?

Some people are just blessed with a great DNA and for others like us, we need to work our way to a great skin. But with so many products out in the market, it can be a real task to choose one and deciding when to use that can get even trickier.

There are serums, eye creams, sunscreens, moisturisers, toner, etc while most of us buy them we are clueless when and in which order they should be applied. If you never gave this a thought then probably you are not getting the full benefits from your products for which you burnt a hole in your pocket.

Skin tags are medically referred to as acrochordons. They are soft fleshy growth of skin comprising of fat cells and nerve cells covered by the epidermis. They may have a stalk (peduncle) and are either brownish or flesh coloured.

Mostly seen in people after the age of 60 skin tags can also occur among youngsters.

Although they are not cancerous or have any medical concern related to them they are a huge cosmetic concern. These benign growths are neither painful nor cause any discomfort. However, if subjected to friction or damage caused by jewellery or clothing a small blood clot may appear causing pain.

So, here is the next addition to my DIY series. Face cream is a basic skincare product that we use daily but buying a good branded face cream can burn a hole in your pocket. Moreover, there are so many options to choose from should you go for the anti- ageing or the spot free one.

Obviously, you can’t go for all of them even if you have multiple requirements. Firstly, they are too expensive and secondly, you can’t apply all of them.

The best part about using a homemade cream is it uses natural ingredients which can tackle not just one but multiple skin problems and they are way cheap than any good commercially available cream.

So, summers are here and it’s time to hide away your oily creams and makeup. Indian summers can be really harsh on the skin and can cause a lot of problems from tanning to oily skin, breakouts, acne, patchy skin, etc.

So, it’s sensible to change your skincare products and routines to suit the season. With these skin care tips, you will know all you need to do to take care of your skin and beat the sun.

Colouring your hairs has been a huge trend for god knows how long. If you thought this was something started by the fashion industry you are probably wrong people have been colouring their hairs since the age of Neanderthals !!!

Obviously, there were no hair colours back then but still, the ancient people managed pretty well. It was common to use different plant and animal extracts to colour their hairs, clearly for reasons other than just looking good.

Beauty Blender sponge is an innovative makeup tool which gives you a flawless finish. It was invented by top Hollywood makeup artists Rea Ann Silva and Veronica Lorenz. But don’t worry you need not be a professional artist to use it.

Getting a perfect base is the key to a good makeup. Most of us who are not experts depend on our fingers and brushes when it comes to making the foundation base. But still end up with either a cakey finish or streaks and lines because of the brushes.

By using a makeup blender sponge  we can get that professional makeup look at home easily.

Getting rid of body hairs has been a task for every woman for Centuries. Earlier it was threading or using sugar solutions which have now been replaced by waxing, epilation, laser etc. Every woman has her own preference some opt for waxing, some for shaving and a very few like to let it grow and stay natural.

No matter which method we opt for we have an obsessive relationship with hair removal. We hate it but we won’t let it go !! Nothing can come in the way of a sleeveless top or a cute LBB, not even these hairs.

With so many methods available now, it is confusing to decide which one is the best and there are so many myths and side-effects related to each one, making our decision even harder.