Winter skin care for dry,oily,normal and sensitive skin

Proper skin care is important in any season – but during the winter months, proper skin care can get a bit more complicated. A combination of blistering cold air outside and dry hot air inside is enough to leave anyone’s skin feeling a little stressed out. So before you decide to hibernate, try these simple skin care tips that are perfect for "winterproofing" your skin.

DRY SKIN: Use a moisturizing cream atleast 2-3 times a day. Wrinkles get visible in excessive dry skin. So, to avoid dryness moisturizer is a must. A wide variety of dry skin lotion and creams are available to smooth out our skin and provide a seal over your skin to keep water from escaping, adding moisture and keeping it moist and dewy. When you get time at home simply make a pack using an egg yolk,some cream of milk,little bit of lentil and some honey and apply it 3 days a week to moisturize your skin.

Central heating and air conditioning, even climate controlled environments can play a part in drying your skin. Central heating often compounds the problem and can actually cause humidity levels to drop inside the living space. Air conditioning removes water from indoor air and has a drying effect on skin.Limit your bath and shower time and use warm, rather than hot, water.Be selective when choosing anti-aging face products. Make sure to choose anti aging products designed for dry skin types such as a facial skin toner, or face gel scrubs that do not contain any drying agents that will cause dry skin to worsen.

OILY SKIN:Although your skin's oily, you still must moisturize it with a light moisturizer daily, or your skin will become dry underneath and overcompensate by producing more oil. Ensure that you moisturize after every face washing routine, as this will keep the oils balanced.use a good exfoliating gel that has minute granules enriched with vitamin E. By using it twice a week, you will find wonderful results.Avoid applying petroleum jelly on your face and lips. For chapped lips, use medicated or herbal lip-balms.

NORMAL SKIN: Use a gentle, water-soluble cleanser, a toner loaded with antioxidants and skin-repairing ingredients, an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) exfoliant to reduce wrinkles while building collagen, a daytime moisturizer with sunscreen, and a serum loaded with anti-aging ingredients. Optional: Add a moisturizer for use around the eyes or for use at night over slightly dry areas, if present. 

SENSITIVE SKIN: Cleansers should be used only twice a day. To cleanse without stripping the skin’s natural moisture, use a cream or lotion-based cleanser. For acne-prone skin, alternate your regular cleanser with a gentle anti-acne cleanser.Look for products rich in ingredients like vitamins and antioxidants and hydrating ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid. If you need an anti-aging formula, choose ingredients like kinetic, coenzyme Q10, peptides and poly hydroxy acids, suggests Real Simple.Sunscreen should be used daily. Look for a formula that contains both UVA and UVB protection. This is especially important following a chemical procedure, because your skin becomes particularly susceptible to sun damage. Additionally, many treatments might cause hyperpigmentation, so cover up.When selecting your sun protection, look for these physical ingredients, which repel UV rays: titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.Avoiding extreme temperatures. While a hot bath or shower may help to warm you up when you’re feeling cold, extreme heat can be irritating to your skin. So turn the temperature down slightly.

Nail art ideas for beginners

Alternating nail polish colors on each finger or painting each finger with a different color is sure to grab attention. It is simple and needs very less effort.

There are several effect nail polishes available in the market like Crackle effect, Croc effect, Magnetic effect, Color changing polishes etc. You can easily use them for a quick and a different nail look.
     

It is the easiest and let’s say first step towards free hand nail art design.  Dots look simple and elegant. You can start by drawing dots on your nails to make flowers.

Flowers can be created by connecting the Dots mentioned above.

Animal prints like zebra, leopard are very easy to do and look very cute on your nails.

Adding some bling to your nails is very easy. Rhinestones are perfect for a party look.

This newspaper nail paint is easier than it looks. 

Another simple nail art tutorial that you can get by doing more than one stripes on the nails is pastel burst.

You can do this bow nail art design using Dotting tools and Nail stickers. Another great Nail art design for Parties.

You can get the Caviar Nail art design by using beads and a fast drying top coat.

Bows are very much in trend and they look very pretty on your nails too. To get this look paint your nails blue and add polka dots using toothpick and make rhinestone bow on your ring finger. Stick rhinestones using nail glue. After it dries apply top coat.

Doing braided nails looks is quite easy and with little patience you can get this right on your nails. For this choose three fast dry nail paints and overlap each color as shown in the picture and allow enough time in between to dry the layers and you are done.

Glitter gradients look very cool! You can get this look by painting your nails black and adding fuchia glitter nail paints using sponge on tips. When it get dries, apply top coat.

Glow in the dark nails look chick for night outs. These special nail polishes which glow in the dark come in many colors.

You can get this water drops nail art  by making maroon to purple gradient and apply matte topcoat over it, let it dry completely and then add dots of clear nail paint using toothpick at one side of your nail. Don’t apply any top coat on them.

Nowadays adding real feather to your nails is in very much trend.

For this, paint your nails and put feather on your nail when the polish is still wet and wait for few minutes so that it get set. After that, trim your feather in nails shape and top coat your nails. Your feather nail art is ready.

Having mix and match nails looks very trendy and superb. You can get this look by painting your thumb and middle finger yellow, your pointer finger black with white polka dots and your pinky finger white with black lines as shown and your ring finger in a graphite glitter color. After you finish applying nail paint, apply top coat.

Funky French is also known as two tone French. It looks very cool. Doing this nail paint designs is quite easy. Just do it as you do your normal French but using different colors.

Stained glass looks very pretty you can do this as full manicure as shown or as an accent nail.

Side French nails looks very pretty you can get this look by painting your nails in red and then painting one side of your nails with black just like you paint your tips in normal French manicure. You can use tape for crisp lines.

simple and easy henna designs

I think any girl would love to do a simple,easy and elegant henna design. These henna designs which i am gonna show you  an amateur person can make it by herself and it will take a very short time.
                            

Creative nail paint designs for girls

Nail is the most important part staring us in the face…  nail magnificence is extremely vital for young ladies. However before you decide to pick some nail polish designs for yourself make sure that you conduct some amount of research on the type of design that you want.

Next, think about the colors that you will be using. If you plan to match the designs with any particular outfit make sure that you think about the colors that you should be using. Start with a base coat and keep a tooth brush or a toothpick handy when you start with the designs. You can buy nail polish design kit from any departmental stores too.

hIJAB TUTORIAL

Hijabs according to skin tones

Every hijabi needs a hijab that's perfect for her skin tone.So here are some suggestions for choosing the right hijab:
LIGHT:


For those of you with light skin, the color that looks best on you will depend on whether you have pink or yellow undertones. As a general rule, white and black look great on lighter skin (although black could potentially be harsh on lighter skin if you have light features as well) and the colors you want to avoid are beiges, camels and taupes as they do nothing for you.

Don't be afraid to go bold! Bold and bright hues looks beautiful on light skin and if you have pink undertones, pastels will do wonders for you, but if you have yellow-ish undertones, they may wash you out.
                                                                  

MEDIUM:

For ladies who have medium skin tone some fail proof neutral options are ivory, beige, sand, taupe, light blush, olive green and camel.

solid black does wonders for lighter skin tone and dark features.Stay away from pastels - as they wash out medium skin tones.

DARK:

Depending on what shade of dark skin you have, I'd venture to say that dark skin is the most versatile of all skin tones. With the exception of a brown or mocha that literally blends in to your actual skin tone,  you can pretty much work any solid color.

                                                       

Palazzo pants

Palazzo trousers are popular as a summer season style, as they are loose and tend to be flattering in light, flowing fabrics that are breathable in hot weather.Initially, palazzo pants were in fashion back in 1960`s and now it comes again in limelight with new style, design and subtle flares. These high waist super long pants are totally trendy and offer you an ordinary look. With the assemblage of both simplicity and modernity, these ultra cool pants are available in cotton as well as jersey and wool stuff, providing you perfect seasonal choice for casual and party wares.One of the most elegant and leading choice for palazzo pants is long shirts. You can either wear a wide based shirt or an open shirt with falling corners. A printed palazzo with plain shirt gives you an adorable look. Small silk scarf around your neck with this outfit looks just superb. You can carry this outfit in any gathering to meet a breezy and soothing impression. These palazzo pants are also found in synthetic and khaddar stuff, so you can emulate this dress in winter as well. 

Beautiful arabian mehndi designs for hands

Arabian mehndi designs are so much popular and demanding in all over the world. Arabian mehndi designs is one of the most commonly known types of mehndi designs. It is composed of large simple floral patterns that is using to beautify the hands and feet of women, though reflecting the skill and expertise of the artists.Arabian Mehndi contains less detail and complexity, while the color is very dark. In fact, vines and leaves with flowers are Brand Mehndi Arabic. Arabian mehndi designs are considered to be as a traditional mehndi design that are fully intricate with cuts and hues. Mostly, in the mehndi designs Arabic includes floral designs includes flowers, stems, petals and waves that are joining with each others, As we all know that the Indian mehndi designs consists of small shapes while Arabian designs consists of several huge shapes with large areas that are completely filled with henna. Arabic designs are one of the easiest design that can be applied by everyone because of their large size shapes. Women always attract towards the Arabic mehndi design because of their designs and patterns.You can get some idea about arabic design by seeing the beautiful images below.