Sunday, 17 Nov, 2024

Lifestyle

Decorating a room for your child

Decorating your kid's room can be fun and exciting. You can totally indulge your inner child with the colours and prints you get to play around with. However, it's important to remember that the occupant is going to be a kid. As interior designer Renu Chainani says, It can also be a very

Beauty alternatives that are lying in your kitchen

Most women spend a fortune on their beauty must-haves without even knowing that cheaper and convenient alternatives are lying right in front of them - in their kitchen cabinets and stationery drawers. We reveal the secret uses of a few tools you often underestimate.TEASPOON FOR DRAMATIC

Tips to correctly check your blood sugar

Monitoring your blood sugar level is an integral part of managing diabetes successfully and blood glucose meters help you do this in the comforts of your home!Managing your blood sugar level is very important if you are a diabetic. And these days, you don’t really have to run to a

Ayurvedic remedies for gout

Gout is a painful auto immune, inflammatory condition which affects the joints. Clinically, presence of uric acid crystals in joints causes inflammation of the joints.During metabolism, uric acid and its components are formed. In gout, due to higher levelsof uric acid in the blood it

7 beauty benefits of sandalwood

Sandalwood is the name of a group of fragrant trees that is found mostly in India, some other countries of south Asia, Indonesia and Australia. This aromatic tree was initially used mostly by perfume makers, a practice that lead to the overharvesting of this otherwise slow-growing

Tips to prevent Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a progressive disease that decreases bone mass and density; reduces muscle mass and strength; impairs mobility and neuro-muscular coordination and in most cases leads to falls and fractures. Globally, osteoporosis ranks as the second most common health affliction, right

How to keep your feet clean and beautiful

The summer season can cause excessive sweating on your feet, and the mud can make them dirty. Ensure that you keep them clean and well-moisturised, just as you do for your face, says an expert.Scrub your feet using pumice stone on a daily basis while bathing. Also, every day after bath,

Five ways to de-stress at work

With a demanding boss, a long list of to-dos, and negative environment, you get stresse in office. Beat the stress by downloading an app or gorging on oranges. Take a two-minute mini vacation Choose one of your favourite vacation memories and relive it without spending on the airfare!

Sweat proof your make-up for smudge-free look

Sweat can play havoc on your make-up routine, so try rubbing a cube of ice all over your face and use a skin-toning facepack to have a smudge free look, says an expert. Gunjan Gaur, permanent make-up expert at the capital based ALPS beauty clinic has dolled out some tips on how to have

Spray Your Perfume

When you have a much-loved scent, you’d like to (subtly) share it with the world. This means spraying or dabbing on spots that are designed to warm and gently project from your body. The best places to apply perfume are your pulse points. These areas of your body are known to have a

7 ways to waterproof your home this monsoon

It's that time of the year again when you might experience leaking walls, fungus on wooden furniture or wet floors. Here's how you can take care of your house during this season.Clean your furniture using a dry clothIf you have a habit of wiping your wooden furniture with a wet piece of

Weekly Beauty Tip

DHAKA: This week’s beauty tip is on ‘Silver Smoked Eye’. Take your makeup box and try…Silver Smoked EyeIf you’re looking for a way to refresh your go-to smoky eye, try swapping out the usual greys and sables in favor of a silver hue like the one actress Jennifer Garner wore to

Tips to eat healthy while dining out

Are you one of the calorie-conscious people who shun friends in favour of your figure If you think socialising would ruin your diet, think again as it’s all about making the right choices.Fitness and wellbeing expert Jessie Pavelka shares tips, reports femalefirst.co.uk If you know you

Simple yoga poses to overcome a bad mood

When you’re having one of those days when you just can’t seem to shake off a bad mood and fume at every little thing, try doing yoga.Here are a few yoga poses to get you back into a good mood, reports people.com Open your heart with wheel pose Sometimes when you’re in a bad mood,

Monsoon Illness Be your own doctor!

The first spell of monsoon brings in the much needed relief from the unbearable heat; the soothing smell of wet soil, cloud-speckled skies and the sounds of raindrops lend a certain kind of freshness to the air to give a heartfelt introduction to monsoons and prepare you to magical

What menstrual cycle says about your health

Every month your body prepares for pregnancy and also release some important body chemicals to keep you healthy. So let's see what 'normal' means when it comes to the menstrual cycle. Renowned gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Duru Shah tells us about subtle shifts to watch out

Most common unusual food phobias

Strange are the ways the human mind works. Sometimes, one can pet a tiger with ease, while at others, the mere thought of mushrooms on a plate or even eating with chopsticks can send shivers down your spine. Food phobias can be as scary as the fear of flying or heights. Here's looking at

5 things you must NEVER say to your chief boss

Striking a conversation with your chief boss is tricky. You usually have limited time to put your point across, you can't predict every question you'll be asked, and no matter how well you have performed, you often walk away from hisher office wondering how well you performed. It is a lot

Homemade Sea Salt Spray For Hair

Here is our sea salt spray recipe, which you can make at home and store for around 3-4 months as well.You Will NeedEpsom salts (2 tbsp)Aloe Vera gel (1 tsp)Himalayan or Sea Salt (½ tsp)Hot water (one cup)Lavender or orange blossom or citrus essential oil (5 drops)Hair conditioner ½ tsp

How to Get Rid of Dark Lips Naturally

Here are some tips and recipes you should follow to lighten your dark lips1. Lemon honey lip serumHere is the process to remove tan from your lips Mix equal parts of lemon juice and honey to make your tan removing lip serum. This works on lips to peel off the tan with citrus extracts and