Cucumber Mint Scrubber

Festivals are around the corner. Time to look at our best. A quick beauty routine is something worth looking forward to, especially, after a hard day in the office. Getting a spa from a professional saloon is quite expensive as well as time-consuming. So a homemade solution or a DIY, in this case, can be a good alternative. An essential part of any skincare routine is scrubbing the skin, to take out the dirt and dead skins. This simple task helps our skin to get clean and more importantly, to breathe properly. But our skin as we all know is a very delicate part of our body. The chemicals from our daily used soaps can take out the essential oils from…

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Basic 5 Steps Skin Care Routine

In my teenage, if you would ask me, "Soma what you do for your skincare?" My answer would have been "Nothing!". And literally, I did nothing. I had such sensitive skin, that doing nothing is best than prepping my skin with some skin care products. But now my idea about skin care has changed a lot. With age, my skin began to lose its natural glow, making me more concern about it. And I think it is high time that I too follow a basis skin care routine. When it comes to basic Skin Care Routine, people generally go for 5 simple Steps. And I am going to discuss them with you today. Cleansing- The first and foremost is cleansing. Staying…

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Organizing Make Up/Skin Care

Admit it Ladies! There are times we randomly buy cosmetics, later to find out that it is not suited for our skin, then kept in shelf for days untouched, waiting to throw away after its expiry. Well, at least, I, myself is guilty of doing that. So the most important thing to do foremost, while organizing our make up/skin care is to purge out what is not used now. Purge out- While organizing my make up/skin care arsenal, I do a quick scan of each of my beauty products. First, I separate those that I don't use for at least 6 months. If I don't use it for the last 6 months, I won't use it any more. Then I look…

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Welcome Summer

Summer brings with it the heat,sweat and all the inconvenience that we generally associate with it, especially in this part of Indian sub-continent.But it also brings with it the amazing flavors of fruits and other delicacies, that are so enchanting and soothing to our taste buds.Like every other seasons,Summer no doubt has its pros and cons and we have to learn loving and living Summer. To get into the mood of Summer,we need to keep in mind- Use of Sunscreen-Avoid going to direct sunlight after 9 am. But if you have to go, apply sunscreen in your face,neck areas and all the open parts to avoid skin damage.Try to use less harsh chemical in your Sunscreen. Sweat is a big problem for…

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