Saturday, 16 Nov, 2024

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Weekly Beauty Tip

DHAKA: This week’s beauty tip is on ‘Bella Thorne’s Plum Smokey Eye’. Take your makeup box and try… Bella Thorne’s Plum Smokey Eye Who: Bella Thorne  The Expert: Celebrity Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Tonya Brewer The Look: Plum Smokey Eyes The Tip:  1. Start by

10 tips to live like ironman

DHAKA: Before you start to strip down to your swimmers, here are 10 tips from Olympian and ironman Courtney Atkinson to help you get into shape.1. ‘Consistency to a purpose’My personal motto. Waking up with a direction and purpose to work towards is the key to achieving a goal.2.

Use make-up as jewellery

Put your eyeliner to some artistic use - paint a fancy ring on your finger or a dainty pendant on your neck. Add some eyeshadow glitter for a party effect. This season, using makeup as jewellery on your body, is in vogue. For example, shimmery gold eyeliner at Dries Van Noten's SS15

Make yourself a priority

To spread happiness around you, you need to be happy from within. For that, you need to make yourself a priority Giving priority to self: Stop feeling guilty for taking time out for you. You must realize that it will make you a happier person. You can't spread happiness unless you are

Keeping boredom at bay

Summer vacations are when kids have all the time in the world to kill. How do working parents ensure that their child doesn't get bored? TOI speaks to a few parents It's that time of the year again when parents are in a serious planning mode to keep their children busy — after all its

Top 5 Weight Loss Tips for Busy Moms

Nobody knows this better than Beth Ritter-Nydick, Head of Nutrition at Lifetime Fitness in Florham Park, NJ, owner of Blueprint for Health and Wellness, and also a mother of two active and energetic boys. I had the opportunity to pick her brain in the hopes to find the quick and easy.

12 Natural Toothpaste Alternatives

Natural toothpaste alternatives are all the rage these days. So, what’s wrong with toothpaste? Well, like most commercial health and beauty products on the market, toothpaste has been industrialized over the years. Here are just a few of the questionable ingredients commonly found

7 Common Makeup Mistakes That Make You Look Tired

Commit these beauty sins, and you could be doing more harm than good.It’s hard enough to look awake in the morning, but it’s even harder if your makeup makes you look more tired. The good news: You can avoid looking like you’re running on no sleep. Steer clear of the makeup

Chikoo can help fight cancer

The sweet and succulent chikoo or Sapota fruit, a popular ingredient for desserts, could well be the answer to halt cancer from spreading, according to a study by Indian scientists.Researchers have now shown methanolic (alcoholic) extracts of the whole fruit possess certain active

Are you shampooing right?

For many men, a bath is incomplete without a hair wash. However, shampooing your hair every day might not be necessary unless you are a sports person or you workout every day or you are generally sweaty (in which case we definitely recommend a daily wash). Surprising as it sounds,

8 hours of sleep can help you lose weight

Even though diet and exercise are the prime weight loss weapons, there is a secret one that takes a lot less effort- getting enough sleep.Here is how getting your eight hours can help you shrink your waistline, reports huffingtonpost.com.* It helps you eat less: Sleep affects levels of

Fight bipolar disorder with hatha yoga

Yoga practice may yield significant mental health benefits for people with bipolar disorder, a survey study suggests.Also known as manic-depressive illness, bipolar disorder refers to a brain condition that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry

Citrus fruits, black tea may reduce ovarian cancer risk

Having black tea and citrus fruits daily – and red wine occasionally – may lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer, research shows.Women who consume food and drinks high in flavonols (found in tea, red wine, apples and grapes) and flavanones (found in citrus fruit and juices)

5 healthy snacks for a road trip

You can be tempted to get your hands on a packet full of wafers or biscuits on a road trip. But try gorging on dry fruits or some packed veggies with a dip for the journey.All it takes is a little planning ahead, and you can easily avoid the convenience store staples like chips, soda

Weekly Beauty Tip

DHAKA: This week’s beauty tip is on ‘Dianna Agron’s Cool Retro Bob’. Take your makeup box and try…Dianna Agron’s Cool Retro BobWho: Dianna AgronThe Expert: Celebrity hair stylist David StanwellThe Look: Cool retro bobThe Tip: 1. Prep wet hair with a moisturizing product that

Common mistakes new parents make

Most new parents (those who've had their first child) have a tough time bringing up the baby, especially till the baby turns two years old. For instance, every time Manisha Jhaveri's month-old daughter would cry, the mother would stress over breastfeeding her. "I always thought that when

5 things your guy would like you to know

Here is what your man would like you to know... Chocolate can make him feel better Men may hide their emotions, but there are moments when they get teary-eyed. Offer them a bar of chocolate and a warm hug, it will definitely make them feel better. They want intimacy as much as you do

Fashionable blazers at Infinity

Upholding the international fashion trend, Infinity has brought blazers of various designs for fashion loving people in Bangladesh.  Novelty has been added to both formal and casual blazers. Special emphasize has been given to cutting as well as color of this winter wears. Casual

Stagnant relationships kill pleasant memories

While highly committed people remember their relationship history accurately, couples in trouble do not, says new research. "When a couple is considering making a lifelong commitment, they have a lot at stake. It is important that they have accurate recollections of how their

Sad tunes could lift your mood after a break-up

A new research says that listening to sad tunes could actually help people recovering from break-ups feel happy. One can experience four different cognitive rewards of music-evoked sadness - reward of imagination, emotion regulation, empathy and no "real life" implications, German