Face pack : Hyper pigmentation, blemishes & skin brightening

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

Last day of 2017.....may you all have a rocking start to 2018 ❤️

This blog is much requested one. Everyone at whatever age in mid 20's,30's or in 40's suffers from a problem called hyper pigmentation, blemishes or ageing spots.

This face pack will help you fight against all the above problems.

What you'll need :

• 1 tablespoon Licorice powder (Mulethi powder)
• 1 tablespoon Rice flour
• 1 tablespoon Chickpea flour (Besan) 
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 
• Milk to make a paste like consistency 

Apply this on a clean face twice a week and leave it on for 15 minutes     

 Benefits :

• Licorice powder : A natural skin lightening alternative to chemical hydroquinone, licorice extract contains an active called glabridin, which inhibits tyrosinase, the enzyme that causes pigmentation in response to sun exposure. It can also help diminish the dark pigmentation resulting from scars.  
• Chickpea flour and turmeric powder is an age old ancient remedy used for all skin       problems. 

• Rice flour and milk contains enzymes that deep cleanses the skin pores and helps in skin brightening and whitening.

Give this a try and you'll definitely feel the difference in your skin texture.

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Rose Glow serum

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

This blog is on easy peasy DIY rose glow serum to keep your skin super hydrated and glowy in this dry winter weather.

Let's get started...

What you'll need :

5 to 6 Rose petals

2 tablespoons Flaxseeds

1 tablespoon Milk

1 tablespoon Glycerin

How to prepare :

Take a vessel half filled with water and make the water to boil. In the boiled water mix flaxseeds and rose petals and lower the stove flame. Mix it till you get a gel like consistency on the surface.

Flax seeds will get separated & lie in the bottom. Sieve the mixture and then pour this in a clean bowl. Let it cool down.

Then in the cooled gel like mixture add milk and glycerin.mix them well and apply daily at night.

You can store this rose glow serum for about 15 days in a refrigerator

Benefits :

• Flaxseeds is well known for its anti inflammatory properties. It contains omega 3 fatty acids that help heal skin irritation & redness.

•  Rose petals helps you get that awesome natural glow. Its used in almost all the skin remedies in any form like rose water, paste or petals. Milk & glycerin helps keep your skin super hydrated in this dry winter weather.

Hope you all will try this easy peasy skin serum.
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Skin serum :Winter special

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Have an amazing Sunday ❤️

This blog is on easy peasy skin serum to combat the dry flaky skin patches in the winter season. This skin serum is super hydrating. Every year i include this in my skin care regime during winters. 

So let's get started...

What you'll need :

• 2 Vitamin C tablets(Easily available at any chemist store) 
• 2 tablespoons Aloe vera gel
• 3 Vitamin E tablets(I use Evion 400 mg capsules) 
• 2 tablespoons Rose water

Mix the above ingredients well in a storage container. You can store this serum for 15 days in a refrigerator.

Apply this every night before applying your favourite moisturiser. Massage this in circular motions till it gets completely absorbed into the skin.

Benefits :

Vitamin E is best for skin nourishing and helps remove dry patches.
Vitamin C is best to help reduce skin pigmentation and discolouration.
Aloe vera gel contains antioxidants that helps make skin youthful & has anti healing properties to combat any skin problems.

Try this serum this winter season and feel the difference in skin texture.

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The faceshop Winter skin care haul

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

This blog is on the winter skin care haul, all about the products I'm currently using.The faceshop (Korean brand) is famous for its skin care range. I  ordered all the products from Nykaa. Com(India's no. 1 online beauty shopping site).

Nykaa is currently on their Blackfriday sale where you can grab these amazing deals and offers on products at some good discounts.

I'll list down the products & its uses as follows :

1.The faceshop Damyang Bamboo Gel :

This gel is extracted from the bamboo trees of jeju Island. It's authenticity and originality is shown from its results. Its so soothing and hydrating, that it gets absorbed in your skin within seconds. I use it before applying moisturiser everyday. My skin is super dry like a desert. Its the best gel i have ever came across. This gel comes in a tub of 300ml that's a huge quantity & it will last forever like about months.

2. The faceshop chia seed moisturiser :

This is the best moisturiser i have ever came across. Its super hydrating and makes your skin super soft for upto 5 to 6 hours.

3.The faceshop lotus soothing gel :

This is a must buy thing,extracted from the lotus very cool and hydrating. Apply it after sun exposure to get protection from uv rays of sun. Even in winters you can get your skin damaged on direct sun exposure.

4.The faceshop Aloe soothing gel :

Aloe vera gel is a must in your skin care regime. I used to use an aloe vera gel from the brand Aloe veda(Indian brand). So i thought of giving this one a try. The gel is very lightweight and has a good water content so it gets easily absorbed in skin.

I apply it every night. Its like a night time serum. I have a separate blog on serums and aloe vera uses. You can check that out in my previous blogs.

5. The faceshop chia seed hydrating toner :

Toners can change your life.... Like totally. This toner makes your skin dry patches totally invisible and its super hydrating. You can use this in summers too. I like to apply it before moisturiser.

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Easy hacks to remove Dark circles

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Have an amazing weekend ahead

This blog is on those unwanted under eye bags (dark circles). These 5 remedies will help you remove dark circles effectively and quickly. So let's get started....

1.Tea bags

Green tea bags have amazing health as well as beauty benefits.I have written a separate blog on it you can check that out. Place a used tea bags for ten minutes on the eyes, You'll see the difference in dark circles just after 3 uses.

2.Tomato juice and Potatoe juice.

Tomatoes and potatoes rich in antioxidants helps rejuvenate and repair skin cells. They have amazing cleansing and toning properties. Use this juices separately on face as well as on dark circles with a cotton pad dipped in it. Leave it on for 10 minutes and then wash it off with cold water.

3.Cucumber

It's an age old hack. Slice the cucumber into round or half moon like slices and place it on your dark circles for about 15 minutes. Cucumber with its cooling properties helps heal those nasty under eye bags.

4.Almond oil

Apply almond oil at night under the eyes and leave it overnight to help reduce dark circles.

5.Cold milk

Take a cotton ball and dip it in cold milk. Apply this on the eyes and leave it on for 10 minutes.

Use these easy peasy hacks to help get rid off those dark circles. Reduce the intake of caffeine and take proper beauty sleep to help avoid dark circles.

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How to lighten dark lips naturally

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

This blog is a much requested one especially for the chapped dark lips in winters. This isn't an overnight thing, it will take at least a week to show the actual results.

So let's get started....

Scrub :

• 1 tbsp crushed Sugar 
• 1/2 tbsp Honey 
• 1/4 tbsp Olive oil 
• 1 lemon drop
• To add a colour to it you can add a pinch of powder blush on in the scrub mixture.

Mix the above ingredients well. It should be like a scrub like consistency with  caramel in  colour. Be careful with lemon drops otherwise it will be watery and won't be able to exfoliate.

Store this mixture in a container for 15 days and you can use this lip scrub thrice a week.

Lip mask :

• 1 tbsp Almond Oil 
• 1 Vitamin E Oil capsule

Apply the above mixture every overnight and you'll see the difference in your lip texture and colour. Apply it in a dabbing motion. So that the oils get easily absorbed in lips

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Acne Face Pack

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Long time no see..... Exactly was away from blogging but now we are back to it. ❤️

Hope you all are doing well ❤️

This blog is on easy peasy acne face pack from the ingredients avaliable right in your kitchen.
This face pack is my favourite acne face pack to deal with the breakouts you get due to hormonal changes & also due to weather changes.

So let's get started....

What you'll need :

• 1 tablespoon chickpea flour (Besan)
• 1 tablespoon sandalwood powder 
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 
• 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel

If you are allergic to besan then you can use Multani Mitti.

Mix all the ingredients well and apply it on face and neck. Leave this face pack for 15 minutes. Use it alternate days and continue its use till you get satisfied with its results.

For people with dry skin family like me, you can add little milk if this face pack makes your skin extremely dry.

Hope you will try this

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Easy Green Tea hacks for skin & hair

Hello my beautiful people ❤️

Hope you had an amazing festive week... That's still going on...

Today I'll be sharing the easy peasy Green Tea hacks for skin and hair that will transform your skin and hair texture. We know that green tea already have so many health benefits but there are beauty benefits too,as it is rich in antioxidants.

So let's get started...

Take 2 green tea bags (You can use any green tea of your choice but i personally use lipton green tea) soak the tea bags in the warm water and leave it on for half an hour.

Use this green tea water to wash your hair after shampooing your hair. That means the final rinse will be with green tea water. This will help you manage your hair from friziness due to humidity making your hair manageable, soft and smooth.

Green tea Face scrub :

The used tea bags will be used to make face scrub.

Tear apart the tea bags and take the mixture in a clean bowl. Add 1 tablespoons of honey to it and brown sugar. Mix the ingredients well and then apply it on your face and massage it for 5 minutes in circular motions. This will help remove dead skin cells and also rejuvenates the skin cells.

Hope you all liked it.

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DIY Skin Toners

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

This blog is on easy peasy DIY homemade skin toners with simple ingredients available right in your kitchen. The skin toners available in the market tend to make your skin dry due to chemicals in it. 2 remedies I'll be sharing today. So let's get started...

Why you need a Skin Toner :

Skin toners are applied after cleansing the face and right before applying the moisturizer. It rejuvenates the skin and helps maintain the skin ph balance. It dries out excessive oil from the skin and helps maintain the skin texture and firmness.

How to prepare :

Remedy No. 1

• Take one cup cucumber juice
• Add 1 tablespoons of honey to it
• Add 1 tablespoons of rose water
• Store it in a fridge
• And apply it with a cotton pad on skin after it dries out then apply your favorite moisturiser.

Remedy No.  2

• Take 4 tablespoons of cucumber juice
• Add 2 tablespoons of carrot juice
• One lemon juice
• Add 2 tablespoons of Rose water 
• Set this mixture well in an ice tray
• Refrigerate it and apply this ice cubes on your skin.
• Use this remedy everyday if you have an excessive oily skin. 

This will leave your skin fresh.

Hope you liked this easy peasy home remedies. Do try this and avoid the chemical toners available in the market and get your hands on this easy homemade toner.

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DIY peel off Face Mask

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Wish you an amazing weekend ❤️

Today I'll be sharing an easy peasy DIY peel off mask to get rid off the dead skin cells and blackheads plus whiteheads beneath the skin.

So let's get started...

What you'll need :

• 2 tablespoons of unflavoured Gelatin powder
• 1 tablespoons of warm milk (Requirements as to get a paste like consistency)
• A pinch of turmeric powder.

Take a bowl mix gelatin powder and turmeric powder. Add warm milk to it and stirr until you get a paste like consistency.

Gelatin gets easily cooled down and gets hard. So make sure you apply it quickly on face not close to your eyes and eyebrows. As this gets hard quickly, you can microwave it for 10 seconds and then apply warm on skin.

Leave this mask on face for 20 to 30 minutes till it gets dried completely. Peel it off from neck that is down to upwards. It will be li'l painful to remove as it can remove your facial hair too.

Your skin will be silky smooth and soft. You can easily see the whiteheads and blackheads getting removed.

Use this at least once in 15 days.

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Tomato Cleanser for skin brightening

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

This blog is on easy peasy Tomato cleanser to get that awesome brightening skin and to minimise the pores as well.

Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin K. That helps in protecting skin against uv rays and also helps in delaying aging and wrinkling.

It also helps deep clean skin pores and tighten them to get that awesome looking youthful clear skin.

What you'll need :

• Tomato pulp (squeeze half a tomato and extract the juice from it)
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• 1 tablespoon Honey (If you have a dry skin) 
• 2 drops of lemon.

Mix the above ingredients well. Apply it on clean face and leave it on for 20 minutes.

Wipe your face with a soft cotton pad and then rinse it off with cold water

Repeat this twice a week and you'll see the difference in your skin texture.

Hope you'll try this

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Skin pores tightening Face Mask

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

Have an amazing weekend

This blog is on skin pores tightening. Our skin has pores to breathe,but due to pollution and unhealthy eating habits tends to make our skin pores large and this large open pores results into acne and breakouts. So, its very important to deep clean and tighten the skin pores.

Let's get started...

What you'll need :

• 2 tablespoon of Fuller's earth ( called Multani Mitti in Hindi)
• 1 tablespoon of fresh tomato juice. You can grate a half tomato and just squeeze the juice out from it.
• 1 tablespoon of Rose water

Mix the above ingredients well. Apply it on a clean face. Leave it on for 15 minutes until it gets dried.

Use this mask twice  a week to get the skin pores tightened and keep your skin away from all the problems like acne and breakouts.

Benefits :

1. Fuller's Earth  i.e Multani Mitti is an ancient remedy used in many skin care products since ages. It's also best to control the excess oil secretion in skin hence helping to fight acne.

2.Tomato juice is the best toner. It helps brighten skin and cleanses the skin pores within. 

3.Rose water contains natural antioxidants that helps tone up the skin from within.

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DIY Lip balm and Cheek tint

Hello my beautiful people ❤️

This blog is on DIY lip balm and Cheek tint  to get that awesome pouts and rosy cheeks in your selfies.

Have you ever been heart broken when your favourite blusher gets broken ... Ahhhh... Worst feeling ever...

Never mind you can make a lip balm and even a cheek tint out of it. So let's get started.

What you'll need :

1.A broken blusher (If not broken, you can take a spoon of powder blush from your favourite blush)

2.Vaseline (petroleum jelly) 

Take a spoon of Vaseline and add a spoon full of powder blush to it. Melt this mixture using the double bowler method and then pour it in an empty small jar. Set it for an hour till there's no vapour in it and then refrigerate it for an hour till it gets completely set in the container. And your lip balm is ready.

Cheek tint :

Take a moisturiser of your choice and mix it with the powder blush of the colour of your choice. Heat this mixture in double boiler method and then set it in refrigerator. This cream cheek tint is ready.

Hope you'll try this ❤️

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Weekend Cleansing face pack

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Have an amazing weekend ❤️

Weekend calls for some pampering and deep cleansing too. Today I'll be sharing one easy cleansing face pack to deep clean the pores from within.

This is the most effective remedy with using simple ingredients from your kitchen.

What you'll need :

• 2 tablespoon chickpea flour (called Besan in Hindi) 
• 1 tablespoon Rice flour
• Milk to make a paste 
• A pinch of turmeric 

Mix the above iingredients well to form a paste and then apply it on a clean face. Leave it on for about 15 minutes and then rinse it off with cold water. 

Benefits :

Besan i.e chickpea flour is used in many beauty products. It controls the excess sebum in the skin pores. It's best useful for oily acne prone skin. 

Rice flour has anti aging and skin whitening properties. I have a separate blog on it you can check in previous blogs. 

Milk is the best natural skin cleanser and a toner. You can use it with a cotton ball and simply cleanse your face. 

So use this natural skin cleansing face pack to get instantly clear and glowing skin. 

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DIY CTM routine

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CTM i.e Cleansing, Toning And Moisturising.... This is the 3 step routine to be followed once a week. No one has a time to invest into products for the daily CTM. So here I'm going to share a DIY routine to get the awesome looking skin in just once a week procedure.

So let's get started....

1. Cleansing : It's most important to cleanse the skin pores. Clean pores helps to tackle acne problems. So what you'll need.... 

2 tablespoons of Oats.  

Milk to make a paste like consistency.

Mix the above ingredients well and apply it on your skin. Massage it in circular motions for 5 minutes and then rinse it off with cold water.

2. Toning : You'll need a cucumber juice + Rose water + few lemon drops . Mix the two well and apply it with a cotton pad.

3 Moisturising : Coconut oil is the best moisturiser for all skin types. But still if anyone is allergic to it then you can use aloe vera gel as an moisturiser.

Follow this CTM routine once a week and see the difference in your skin texture 

Byee.... Lots of love #xoxo 

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Indian Ubtan Face pack

Hello my beautiful people ❤️

Hope you all are doing well....

Indian ubtan is famous for glowing skin. Its specially applied to brides to get a clear complexion and a natural glow. Its really helpful to get rid of pigmentation and blemishes on skin. It can be used once in a week to get clear complexion.

What you'll need :

• 2 tablespoon of Masoor daal powder (Red lentils)
• 2 tablespoon of green gram powder
• 1 tablespoon of chickpea flour (Besan powder)
• 2 tablespoon of Licorice powder (Mulethi powder)
• 2 tablespoon of Sandalwood powder (Chandan powder)
• 2 tablespoon of turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon of Orange peel powder

Mix above ingredients well. And you can store it in for 20 to 25 days at room temperature.

How to Apply :

For Oily skin people : mix this ubtan with a curd or rose water to form paste. Apply it for around 20 minutes till it gets dried and then wash it off with cold water.

For Dry skin people : mix this ubtan with milk and then apply it on clean face. Wash it off with cold water after it gets completely dry.

Benefits :

• It improves skin firmness & Smoothness
• It shrinks large pores
• Increases skin complexion
• treats hyperpigmentation
• reduces dark spots & marks
• reduces appearance of wrinkles and fine lines
• improves skin brighteness and glow
• removes blackheads and whiteheads
• fights pimples and acne

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6 step Aloe vera Facial

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️ wish you all an amazing weekend.....

Weekend calls for some pampering right... So today will be sharing an easy 6 step facial with aloe vera gel and some easy peasy ingredients available from your kitchen.So lets get started....

Cleansing : Take 1 tablespoon of glycerin + 1 tablespoon of aloe vera gel. Mix them well and cleanse your face and then wipe it off with cotton.

Exfoliating : Take a  1 tablespoon of rice flour + 1 tablespoon of Aloe vera gel + milk to form a paste. Scrub your face with this mixture in circular motions. Wash your face.

Steaming : this is very important to open up your skin pores. Dip a hand towel in hot water and put it on your face for 5 minutes.

Facial massage cream : Take  3 drops of honey + 2 Vitamin  E capsules( i use Evion 400 mg vitamin e capsules ) + 2 spoons of aloe vera gel. Mix them well and massage your face for about 15 minutes.

Face mask : Take 1 tablespoon of sandalwood powder + 1 tablespoon of Fullers earth (Multani Mitti in hindi)  + 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel + rose water to form paste like consistency. Apply it on face as well as neck and leave it on for 15 minutes. Then wash off with cold water.

Toning & Moisturizing : take 1 tablespoon of Aloe vera gel + rose water + 1 vitamin E capsule. Mix them well and apply it on your face. This will help close your skin pores and tighten your skin to keep the facial glow intact.

Hope you liked the above facial and will definitely try it. Trust me guys. Its results are amazing.

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6 Life Changing Vaseline Beauty Hacks

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Hope you all are doing well ❤️

This blog is on Vaseline, the magic petroleum gel that will be helpful in life changing beauty hacks. So let's get directly into its amazing uses and benefits

1.Use it to restore cracked  heels :
Slather a generous amount of Vaseline on dry feet, throw on a pair of fuzzy socks and leave them on overnight for super smooth skin the next morning.

2.Prevent scars from forming :
If you accidentally burn yourself with a curling iron (happens to the best of us), try applying a thin layer of Vaseline over the wound to minimize future scarring.

3.You won’t find a more hydrating face cream.
While it’s not as cosmetically elegant as your usual face creams, Vaseline is actually a great heavy duty moisturizer (don’t worry, it’s noncomedogenic) and works wonders on dehydrated skin in dry weather.

4.Or lip balm.
Suffer from flaky, dry lips? Vaseline works as a super conditioning salve and is a great primer under drying lipsticks.

5.Make your perfume last longer.
Rub a tiny amount of Vaseline onto the areas you normally spritz your fragrance, then apply your scent as usual. It adheres better to petroleum jelly than skin for greater longevity.

6.Remove stubborn eye makeup.
Running out of your makeup remover, Don't worry, Dip a cotton swab into Vaseline for a gentle way to erase budge-proof mascara, liner and even false lashes.

Use this magical ingredient and feel the difference.
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Organic Lemon Facial

Hey my lovelies ❤️

Hope you had an amazing festive weekend...

After a weekend full of festivities adorning those traditional clothes with makeup, your skin requires some pampering right 😎

5 step lemon facial will help you to cleanse and rejuvenate your skin. So let's get started....

1. Steam your Face : Take a vessel and make a hot water dip a hand towel in it and put it on your face to open up the skin pores.

2. Cleansing : To prepare a cleanser take a 1 small spoon glycerin + 3 lemon drops and mix them well. Apply on face with a cotton pad and cleanse your face with it.

3. Scrub : Take 1 tablespoon of grinded lemon peel + 1 spoon rice flour and Milk to make a scrub like paste consistency. Mix them well and apply this on your face.  Scrub your face in circular motions for about 15 minutes and then wipe off with a  clean cloth.

4. Massage : To prepare a massaging cream mix coconut oil with lemon juice as per requirement. Massage for about 10 minutes.Instead of coconut oil you can use honey.

5. Mask : Take 1 tablespoon of sandalwood powder + 5 drops of lemon juice + rose water to make a paste. Apply this mask and leave it on face till it gets dried.

 

This easy 5 steps facial is most beneficial to repair skin. After all the hustle and festivities your skin needs little pampering. So spare a half an hour to get the awesome looking skin.

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