Nourish skin by eating a nutritious diet and apply lemon juice on affected areas to do away with stretch marks.Mandeep Singh, consultant cosmetic and plastic surgery, Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon, suggests useful tips Drink water Drink eight to 10 glasses of water a day and you will notice a

Used mostly for the oil distilled from its seed, jojoba is a plant found in Mexico and southwestern USA. Refined jojoba oil is used in many cosmetic preparations like shampoos, oils and lotions.What is jojoba oilJojoba (pronounced ho-ho-ba) oil refers to the liquidy wax that is found

This week’s beauty tip is on ‘Cranberry Eye Shadow’. Take your makeup box and try...Cranberry Eye ShadowWhile the fall runways boast deep cranberry lipstick, Taylor Swift took the trend to her eye makeup at the Billboard Music Awards.Slightly darker than her red dress, her makeup,

It is quite cheap and safe to eat with the outer skin protecting the inner sweet fruit. Even when the outer covering becomes soft with dark spots on it, the inner flesh is good enough to be used to cook up something tasty from the many traditional recipes found in Indian regional

You can rock this Halloween through simple make-up tips for dressing up as a vampire, witch or a devil and to bring your scary side out, says an expert.Thus, we share Halloween make-up tips that are guaranteed to add spunk to your costume and make you look your scary best.Vampire diaries

Besides the traditional attire and accessories, here's how you can make sure you have beautiful lips that will have you smiling through the festive season...- Before you begin, ensure your lips are clean so that the colours don't appear flaky. Moisturise your lips and then apply colour to

Ignorance and self-medication proved fatal for 13-year-old Inakshi Gupta, an acute patient of gluten intolerance. The problem started during her infancy when she reacted to dishes made of wheat, bajra, jowar and many other cereals. Apart from dizziness and gastritis, she experienced

Coconut has many nutritional benefits and now it has been revealed that this superfood can help in curing various medical problems.Sally Norton, weight loss consultant and founder of Vavista.com, shares tips on how one can be fit and fine with an element of coconut in the diet, reports

We all know about the healing properties of food (and the damaging ones too!). So how do foods heal, exactly Here are 5 foods that are easily accessible to us, but we may not be including them. Get to know their properties, and include these in everyday recipes to get the max

Beauty expert Bharti Taneja, of the capital-based Alps Beauty Clinic, has shared some pre-winter beauty tips for making your skin look and feel soft.- Opt for creamy products Pack away those gel-based face washes, creams as well as make-up products and opt for creamy ones. Cream-based

There was silence in the house; no one even looked at each other. And after a few hours, she came home. Lying on a stretcher, carried on shoulders, she entered the house. I don't know why everyone was addressing her as the body has arrived, but for me, my grandma had come home. Yes, I was

Chandrika Mohan - personal care, research and development, The Himalaya Drug Company, doles out tips for men's facial skin care- For daily face cleaning, a face wash with natural ingredients must be used to remove surface impurities to refresh the skin without over-drying it and

You can teach yourself how to resist temptation. According to American psychologist Walter Mischel — specialising in personality theory — resisting temptation is a learned science. Anyone can be taught to control immediate urges - the key is to keep the mind busy. With temptations

Most advice on acing a job interview is about memorising answers to an endless number of possible questions. And there, we've got a fundamental problem. Because the interview is not an exam; it's a discussion to establish if you are competent, motivated and trustworthy.Do you want to win

Are you going through life with body clenched, stress and tiredness doggedly following your every step How long does it take you to relax and unwind every day According to research, some people are so wound up in everyday stress they are unable to relax. According to relaxation coach Jane

A style check on what's trending this festive season.PRINTED CHOLISThe fashion statement reads, `Let the prints rain' and these prints have blessed the cholis. From animal and block to tribal and floral, cholis have received a fresh makeover of prints this year. While floral adds a

One woman in every four who fractures a hip never comes out of hospital -she dies there. This is a statistic provided by the UK-based National Osteoporosis Society. Worse still, the organisation's report reveals that one in five women has to suffer three fractures before the diagnosis of

This means to control weight they need to take as much calories of food as they can burn in physical activity. The extra calories are stored as body fat and thus results in excess weight.The energy equation isMore amount of calories in than the amount of energy out = weight gain- Anything

Munch on cashews, berries and chocolate to counter the ill-effects of an unhealthy lifestyle, says an expert.Suvro Ghosh, founder of online healthcare portal Helpmedoc, suggests a list of stress-busting food items Avocados Avocado is loaded with nutrients including vitamin E, vitamin B

Regularly exfoliate your lips and reduce the consumption of caffeine to get rid of dark lips caused by regular smoking, says an expert.Cosmetologist and beauty expert Manisha Chopra, co-founder, SeaSoul Cosmeceuticals, has shared tips to lighten smokers lips Exfoliation Regularly