Monday, June 14, 2010

Jai Ho!!


You pose for a spontaneous pic with your favorite people and capture the moment in your camera and then eagerly look into the preview of it and obviously peep at how you look and thats when you found time to see the impact of the spots of your face on your happy moment. You knew you did not have the flawless honey skin, but you really didn't think that they were this obvious right? You wish you didnt have them. I am sure this has happened to most of you women, like it has to me.

Well, lets face it. I am sure we women have to face zit attacks at the worst places in the face (the worst of all is on the tip of the nose I feel). But what comes after, is what we want to work on now.

I have personally never been very sure of buying those expensive creams off the shelf, unless they are really good. I have always been a fan of some good home remedies which do the trick. Here is one for pimples and pimple marks.

Nutmeg, as we know in English and Jaiphal in Hindi and Jaadikaai in Tamil is often used in deserts to flavor them. Here is how I use them.

1. Take one Nutmeg and rub it on a rough stone (often used in kitchen for grinding spices) by adding a few drops of water and it will leave a pinkish fluid.

2. Apply this fluid onto the pimple and pimpled area and let it dry. Best time to try it would be during bed time.

Nutmeg is not a nut. Try this and leave your feedback here. It will be available in most grocery stores which stock good spices.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Henna Hai na!


Its been quite some time since I posted something here maybe because I myself wasnt trying to pamper myself for sometime now. But last week I wanted to rejovinate my hair which had started looking dull. Here is a receipe for awesome bounce and shine in your hair. I tried it and the results are amazing.

1 Cup Mehendi/Henna powder (For medium length hair)
1 beetroot ka juice
tea water + coffee decoction (Just enough to make it into a paste)
1 egg
Juice of 1 lemon
A lil bit of dahi

Mix it all up and leave it over night to soak. For those who would not like smell of the egg, I would like to say taht it did not smell bad at all. Next day apply it all over the hair evenly and keep it on for 2-3 hrs. Wash it off with water and not shampoo for a day. U can apply a little conditioner if you dont like the smell of henna. If you want some rich color then dont use shampoo..just rinse it with water. dry hair. Oil it for one day and a day later wash it off.

The Lemon in the henna does not let you catch a cold.

It gives a rich burgundy color. Looks and feels amazing. Try it and post your comments.