http://www.femefashions.com/feme/blogs/Complexion-Mania/ http://www.femefashions.com/feme/blogs/Complexion-Mania/ Skin tone matters differently for different people. Doctors work to see pink in the skin of their patients. Racists try to see some reflection of hatred in others' complexion. An image conscious person tries to have a blemish free skin. A cosmetic company sees good profits in the people's skin. When complexion matters differently for different people, this blog focuses on all such matters. Keep reading. en http://backend.userland.com/rss2 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:08:04 +0500 It's New Year time. All of us are set to welcome another year in our own ways. Most of us make resolutions, and also gift ourselves something new to cherish the beginning of a New Year.

Though I am a total failure in making resolutions and keeping it up, I surely do pamper myself by buying something or do whatever makes me feel happy. This time, I decided to pamper myself at a beauty salon. Don't you all agree that treating yourself to a good massage, pedicure/manicure or a good facial is a great way to de-stress and leave behind all your worries and failures.

Well, me and my cousin sister treated ourselves to a nice pedicure and a manicure at a well known beauty spa in town for the New Year's eve. And, on January 1, 2011, we have planned to shop together without anything in mind. Isn't that a great way to welcome the New Year!

Here's wishing you all a Very Happy, Prosperous and Joyous 2011.
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Sarees, especially cotton and silk ones with heavily embellished borders appears to have caught Vidya's fancy. It looks like designers are coming out with trendy, backless blouses with just a strap to tie.

The barely-there blouse has been drawing attention at every event and party our bollywood heroines are attending. That's glamour redefined, I guess!
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Clad in a black and silver mini skirt with a shimmering gold top, Tina looked more stunning and glamorous than the other leading ladies of Bollywood present at the event. Tina was a successful Bollywood actress in the late seventies and early eighties.

Though Mrs. Ambani is seen socialising a lot and present at every event, we rarely get to see her make a glamorous public appearance like the one she did at the Awards event. I was amazed with her blod dressing sense.

Who says one should look their age! Tina is the perfect example to all the 50 plus women to sport a young and gorgeous look.
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Break-up in a relationship is seen in all classes of people, but when it is that of a celebrity's, we are all ears. Cheating on one's partner is no more an issue of guilt when caught. For some, it is a matter of pride.

The recent Arun Nayar-Liz Hurley break-up had raised many a brows. But the latest news is that, Hurley is pleading forgiveness with her husband Nayar to take her back after she dumped Aussie cricketer Shane Warne when she learnt that he had sent a series of sex texts to a married woman even as he was having an affair with her.

Everything is definitely fair in love and war, or so it seems. Realtionship, today, is like a merry-go-round. You tend to bounce back to where you started. But will you succeed? Experts and counsellors feel that in such cases, the 'ex' is always found to be the best by those who walked out of a relationship.

Whatever it is, relationships are bound by a thin thread, which can cut off any time for a very silly reason or for a serious issue.
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As I recall, for decades, women had their loyalty towards Vicco Turmeric and Fair & Lovely - leading fairness creams. I have seen my grand mother, mother and aunts use it very religiously every day. But the thing is, all of them were decently fair in colour, so I could hardly see the difference in their skin become brighter or white .

With time, more and more number of local and international brands have hit the market, leaving the consumer more confused. The fashion conscious women have became the easy target for cosmetic giants. From creams making you look fairer to those promising to fight wrinkles, age spots, dullness etc. etc., are leaving the women wanting for more. From Ponds to Oil of Olay, Lakme to Nutrogena the list is endless.

To let the secret out, even I have tried almost all brands that promised to make my skin (read skin of all women) fairer, smooth and supple. Having failed to get the results I was looking for, I am now trying one more new product of repute that I picked from a leading super market. Wish me luck that at least this cream will make my face look brighter and leave the skin smooth.

As a leading cosmetic brand says, "loving the skin we're in is the most beautiful feeling of all".

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Often our gossip columns make bold comments on such wrong choices made by our B-town ladies. The same applies to us as well. Don't go in for footwear just because it is of a reputed brand, expensive and has good designs. You should first see if the footwear you have selected is comfortable on your feet and it matches your outfit.

Just because you are short doesn't mean you have to wear high-heeled footwear. If you are not comfortable walking with it, you could end up tripping often and sprain your ankle. I have noticed this with many women. If you are short, so be it. You still can carry it off well.

From slip-ons to shoes, loafers to ballerinas, plain sandals to sneakers, and the ankle-length boots, you have a good number of choices to pick. Each one makes your dressing complete when you make the right choice.

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However, the last few years saw lehengas and gagra cholis replacing sarees for the bride during the wedding reception. However, the ancient, traditional drape is back in style again. These days, the brides in South Indian weddings are preferring sarees for all occasions during their wedding.

Silk weavers are experimenting with rich colour combinations and unimaginable designs that would leave the bride adding more to her collection. What more, the sarees are draped in such unusual styles that it is no less to any designer wear. Sarees, with contrast colour combinations, when draped in new styles look like a two-piece or a three-piece dress similar to a lehenga.

If you are not a saree lover, why don't you try some exclusive silk drapes and enhance your looks! You’ll just fall in love with it.


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Well, I came across an article on a website, where the author says that an extra care and attention to your problem areas like eyes, lips, cheeks, nose and forehead will give you the desired result.

Define your eyes - The first step is to define your eyes with a coloured liner. Instead of usual black eye pencil, try brighter shades like blue and green. Even grey looks remarkable on almost everyone. Swipe a glittering white shadow on the inner corners of your eyes in a sideways V shape. Next lock the curve with lengthening mascara.

Your way to Jolie-like plush lips - Apply a colourless lip balm to the skin just above your cupid's bow (the area below your nose and between the peaks of your top lip). This makes the lips look fuller and larger. Open your mouth wide to make an ‘O’ and carefully apply a moisturising lipstick. Now wipe of the balm from the centre of your bottom lip and admire the new you in the mirror.

Chiselled cheeks - To make round cheeks look more chiselled, you need a highlighting powder and a bronzer that's two shades darker than your skin tone. Make a fish face, and dust the bronzer on the hollows of your cheeks. Smile and brush the highlighter from the apples of your cheeks to your temples. The contrasting tones will define and shape the cheekbones for a sexy look.

Get a perfect nose - To wither a larger or wider nose, apply your usual foundation to your nose and swipe a streak of highlighter down the centre of its bridge and back up in a straight line. The light colour squeezed between the foundation-coated skin will make the sides of your nose appear darker and give a slim effect in seconds.

For a smaller forehead - A big forehead may earn you the reputation of being lucky, but unfortunately it doesn’t do much for your looks. Bangs can instantaneously fill the gap between your eyebrows and hairline. But if you don’t want to disturb your hairdo, grab a matte bronzer and a big powder brush. Remember that bronzer creates a shadow-effect, helping a large area appear smaller.


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I was discussing with a friend about the harmful effects of colouring the hair with hair dyes available in the market, with chemicals in them. At the same time, I was also checking on the effectiveness of using henna to get a reddish tinge to the locks. Many a times, you may not get the required shade when the henna powder is of poor quality or when the mixing goes wrong. Then how to get the required reddish or burgundy shade?

She suggested the use of beetroot with henna to get an effective colour similar to that of burgundy. I was surprised!
I was not sure of its effectiveness when she told me. Trust me, it works wonders! I made a mixture of henna with beetroot juice and let it stay overnight. Next morning I applied the henna paste covering all the strands and allowed it to soak for three hours and washed my hair. The burgundy tinge was very evident and it gave a very satisfying result.

Isn't this an easy way to give a lovely burgundy tinge to your hair? Since all the ingredients are natural, what's the harm in trying it out?

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For those of you, who have not read this on Yahoo, I am pasting the same here for your convenience.

Rufus' 15 signs that you are headed towards divorce:

1. If you're a woman who got married before the age of eighteen, your marriage faces a 48 per cent likelihood of divorce within ten years.
2. If you're a woman who wants a child much more strongly than your spouse does, it's twice as likely that your marriage is nearing an end.
3. If you have two sons, you face a 36.9 per cent likelihood of divorce, but if you have two daughters, the likelihood rises to 43.1 per cent.
4. If you're a man with high basal testosterone, you're 43 per cent more likely to get divorced than men with low testosterone levels.
5. If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, you are 22.7 per cent more likely to divorce before that child turns eight years old than parents of a child without ADHD.
6. If you are currently married but have cohabited with a lover other than your current spouse, you are slightly more than twice as likely to divorce than someone who has never cohabited.
7. If you didn't smile for photographs early in life, your marriage is more likely to end in divorce than if you smiled intensely in early photographs.
8. If your child has died after the twentieth week of pregnancy, during labour, or soon after labour, you are 40 per cent more likely to divorce than if you had not lost a child.
9. If you're a woman who has recently been diagnosed with cancer or multiple sclerosis, your marriage is six times more likely to end in divorce than if your husband had been diagnosed with those diseases instead.
10. If you're a Caucasian woman and you're separated from your spouse, there's a 98 per cent chance that you'll be divorced within six years of that separation. If you're a Hispanic woman, the likelihood is 80 percent. If you're an African-American woman, the likelihood is 72 per cent.
11. If you're a dancer or choreographer, you face a 43.05 per cent likelihood of divorce, compared with mathematicians, who face 19.15 per cent likelihood, and animal trainers, who face 22.5 per cent likelihood.
12. If you're a farmer, you face only a 7.63 per cent likelihood of divorce, joined by other low-risk occupations such as nuclear engineers, who face a 7.29 per cent likelihood, and optometrists, who face a mere 4.01 per cent likelihood.
13. If either you or your spouse has suffered a brain injury, your marriage faces a 17 per cent chance of ending in divorce.
14. If you're an African-American woman, your first marriage has a 47 per cent likelihood of ending in divorce within ten years; for Hispanic women, the likelihood is 34 per cent; for Caucasian women, it's 32 per cent; for Asian women, it's 20 per cent.
15. If you're a woman serving actively in the military, your marriage is 250 per cent more likely to end in divorce than that of a man serving actively in the military.

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