Get ready for a Honeymoon Makeover!

Just like your nuptials– honeymoon is also an integral and much-awaited aspect of your life. You might have been yearning for it ever since your engagement ceremony and would want to emerge the most beautiful bride in front of your partner during your entire honeymoon trip.  And, of course who can forget those teasing glimpses of relatives and friends – once you land back home! To fulfill your urges of looking like a ‘sweetheart’ itself on your honeymoon and even after it, Renowned Cosmetologist & Aesthetician and Founder-Director of ALPS Beauty Clinics, Bharti Taneja, shares some honeymoon makeover tips only for you…

Get a Haircut:

As a bride you must have not given the heed to the need of getting a nice hair-cut – reason being most brides prefer long hair as they have to either don a bun or a braid for their marriage ceremony. But, you can shed you worries by getting a hair cut just before your honeymoon. Go for the one that suits your face-shape and highlight best features of your face.  This will not only endow you with a different look and but will give out tresses that are hassle-free and easy-to-manage too – to save a lot of morning time to be rather spent with your partner!

Apply Hair Color:

Coloring your hair is very-much in trend nowadays – then why spare it on your wedding! You may go for hues like; browns, burgundys, blondes, according to the color of your eyes and skin-tone. Opt for colored streaks or a ravishing Global color and add an extra amount of glamour to your look. Meanwhile, always remember to choose a professional salon for getting your color done by the experts available there, to choose the best possible color for your hair type. This will definitely provide you with a nice professional color while making your husband swoon-over you!

Go for Perming/Straightening:

A change in hair texture/style is able to bring about ‘huge-some’ difference in your personality too. Especially, if you are heading towards your honeymoon – this change is pleasantly welcomed by your lover as well others when you come back. Therefore, it is suggested to go for permanent styling such, as perming/straightening just before your nuptials to keep flaunting you hair-makeover even after your honeymoon. This would make sure that your friends flow with envy after seeing a brand-new look of yours upon returning.

Avail Permanent Makeup:

Imagine a day on your honeymoon when you wake-up with your makeup being intact – like with, perfectly drawn brow-lines, a non-smudged kohl/eyeliner along with rosy lips – and a face complimented with a tiny beauty spot! Isn’t it enough to make your partner go crazy? Yes, this dream can become true with permanent makeup that endows you with a perfect beauty forever. It involves permanent eyebrow shaping, eye lining, eye-lash curling, lip coloring, beauty spot. You can round upon any of these procedures, depending upon your individual need. All of them save a lot of time, energy and money, where you can indulge into your various other chores – for making your love happy while on your trip.

Buy Contact Lenses:

Get few contact lenses to bring about a huge difference into your look as eyes are your most beautiful assets and can compliment your personality like no other accessory can do.  So, it would be nice if you go for wearing lenses; especially, in greens or hazes to add a unique spark to your persona. Also, you can wear different colors of lenses every other day on the trip to enable yourself to become your man’s fancy!

Opt for Soak-off Nail paints:

Roaming around with chipped nails/nail paints shows that you are not groomed enough and can be a turn-off for your man! And, whichever nail-polish you may apply, it does not stay for more than a week and reapplying becomes a bit hectic, especially, when you’re on your honeymoon.  At the same time, it is difficult for you to apply your paint like an expert; so this also makes things complicated for you. But, don’t worry as a new revolution in nail-technology called soak-off nail paints can help you shed you dilemmas. Opt for them, if you want to flaunt latest colors and designs on your nails to make them look more attractive, without worrying about applying nail color every other day, as these last up to 20 days after application!  You can also go for 3D nail-art to infuse some more boldness to your avatar. Now, be happier to hold hands of your lover; with utmost style and love along. 

Get glowing with permanent makeup on your D-day

Every bride dreams of looking beautiful and natural best on her wedding. After all, it’s the day she has always dreamt of and thus, leaves no stone unturned in her endeavour to shine and glow, like a true princess. However, juggling a wedding, all the arrangements and numerous guests with countless other things means you can spare little time for proper personal grooming. But, why let the time crunch spoil your big day when you have Permanent makeup!

Quick and effective, it offers prospective brides-to-be easy, one-stop solutions to all their beauty worries. Whether one wishes to correct some imperfections, conceal a flaw or want to skip the tedious bridal makeup session, permanent makeup is the answer to all the problems. Moreover, the effect of such treatment lasts for around 10-15 years. So here are a few easy, effortless and popular treatments to get you ready for the clicks, close-ups and compliments.

Beauty Spot that Makes You Hot

Reminiscent of the fabled beauty spot of Marilyn Monroe, the procedure involves the addition of a strategically placed beauty spot as desired by the person. The right spot at the right place can wonderfully enhance a bride’s overall look.

Beautiful Brows

Sharp brows make heads turn and coax wows! Getting a perfect pair of brows has become easier than ever for women. Those noticeable cuts and irregularities in brow hair can be corrected with surprising ease, letting brides face the camera with confidence.

Enchanting Eyes

Dense eyes are the heart and soul of an alluring look. Putting on eyeliner and kajal everyday can be quite troublesome when short on time, especially for those who wear contact lenses or spectacles. With permanent liner and kohl, one can flaunt beautiful eyes at all times.

Perfect Pout

The right curvature of your pucker makes for a warm & gleaming smile. Outlining the lips helps young brides in a rush to fill in the lips and be ready instantaneously. Ask the aesthetician to do yours’ with a perfect pout.

Luscious Lips

Flaunting rosy pink and succulent lips 24X7 is possible now! This is a popular treatment among brides today and lasts for 1-2 years. So you no more need to worry about stashing that lipstick in your purse every time you step out.

From Patches to perfection

Concealing unwanted leucoderma patches is now possible with permanent makeup. Often chosen by prospective brides with untreatable and non-expanding white patches, it promises a flawless complexion.

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(The author is the Director of ALPS Clinic and Academy)

Know what you should look in for a pre bridal package:

A queen for the day, a bride is the center of attention, the cynosure of all eyes. Her beauty is admired by everyone around and especially by the groom who can barely keep his eyes off her. It`s an occasion worthy of all the time and attention that is devoted on making the bride look her gorgeous best.

The Indian bride has come a long way from getting ready for her big day with the help of a few friends and family. Today, she travels across the globe and is well informed about the latest in the world of fashion and beauty. She knows what she wants and she won’t settle for anything but the best. Salons across the board have happily obliged by creating elaborate pre-bridal packages that can start from a few months before the wedding to just a few days for a time-strapped bride. The preparation to achieve what a bride’s heart desires needs planning, time and correct consultation so it’s advisable to take a 6 month package.

While looking at the options for salons keep a few things in mind before zeroing on one. Always try and opt for a salon that comes recommended by a friend or a family member, someone who was very happy with the services offered. You should also look at photographs of other brides at the salon to understand what their makeup artists have to offer. A once in a lifetime occasion requires a complete attention to details and a thorough understanding of how you want to look that day. It is ideal to set up a trial makeup session before hand, to test out and finalize the look you want with your wedding outfits

As you D-day approaches, a million things will demand your attention, so choose a place that will provide you with all the facilities under one roof. Another factor to consider is the hygiene levels of the salon you go to- make sure you check the entire area out before you sign up for anything. Finally, look at the cost versus value while weighing your options. You want a salon that comes within your budget while offering you quality service.

For those with serious skin concerns, opt for a salon that has a skin specialist on board for consultation. At Alps Beauty Clinic, we have a certified doctor on board who will help assess and understand your skin concerns and recommend treatments/medication for the same. This helps tackle all the issues on a long term basis and help you retain a healthy complexion long after the wedding is over. Although most salons will offer different packages, there are a few services that must be a part of the deal to ensure that your basic face, body and hair concerns are taken care of.

Here are a few things all brides should look for in the pre-bridal package:

1) FACE-

• One of the first things to schedule is once-a-month bleaching treatment at the salon. Running around shopping for your trousseau and various other chores that a bride must do, is bound to expose your skin to the sun very frequently. This leaves it tanned, uneven and dry.

• Milk based bleach is the best option available since it is nourishing and also helps improve the texture. All the stress and the jangled nerves can also make you skin more sensitive and prone to reaction which is another reason milk based bleach is better as it’s gentler on your skin.

• No amount of makeup can replace the radiance of healthy and beautiful skin. Ensure you get correct skin assessment from the in-house doctor at the salon and get regular treatments and cleansing procedures to fix any nagging skin problems.

• Those of you who have normal skin without a lot of concerns should opt for a facial at least once in two months. Facials help deep cleanse your skin along with relaxing massage to improve the circulation making you look naturally radiant. Gold Facials are an ideal option for enhancing the glow on your skin and you should get the last one 2-3 days prior to your wedding.

• Keep your eyebrows groomed and upper lips threaded at regular intervals. Girls who are encumbered by excessive hair on their face should get IPL (Intense pulsed laser) treatments done. It will reduce the hair growth over a few sittings and you can stay hassle free even during your honeymoon.

2) BODY-

• Wedding is an occasion to flaunt your designer trousseau with elegance and confidence. This confidence comes from knowing that you are in your best shape. Those who want to lose weight should get a diet consultation and enroll in a gym at least 6 months prior to the wedding. This will ensure you lose weight in a healthy manner without resorting to crash diets that will take the glow away from your face.

• It is also important to take care of the skin on your body. Regular exfoliation and body polish treatments help scrub the dead skins off your body making it look young and leave you feeling very soft.

• A deep massage with aromatic oils is always recommended post the scrub as it will absorb the oil much better. A weekly session of massage combined with aromatherapy lend a nice fragrance to your body. It will also help sooth your mind and body giving you some moments of clam in the chaos that usually surrounds Indian weddings!

• Get a body pack a few days before the wedding, to help add a nice sheen to your skin. Just as for face, milk bleach is also recommended for your body to help remove the uneven skin tone caused by prolonged exposure to sun and also to nourish the skin.

• Body wax is always available with all packages and you should get it done 2-3 days before the wedding.

• You can also go for a bikini wax which is a neater and more hygienic option than shaving or hair removal creams.

• Today, there are different types of waxes available in the markets that are more effective. Chocolate wax by far is the best option. Not only does it remove hair more efficiently but it also makes you feel and smell nice. Chocolate wax also leaves your skin more smooth, which in combination with the scrubs and pack will leave your skin feeling as soft as a baby.

• Gunjan Gaur, Executive Director for Alps adds a word of caution, "Never get body wax, body scrub and bleach on the same day. Always have a gap of at least one day between each of these treatments."

3) HANDS AND FEET –

• Your hand and feet get a lot of attention during various ceremonies like the engagement and mehndi. Regular manicures and pedicures at a gap of 15 days will help keep your nails clean, your skin soft and indulging in small treatments regularly will keep you feeling relaxed and smiling as days inch closer to the wedding date.

• "Those who have extremely chapped skin on their hand and feet should get an additional paraffin wax pack applied to smooth out the skin in these areas" advises Ishika Taneja, Executive Director, Alps Clinic and Academy. With your skin feeling this soft, showing of your engagement ring to friends and family or holding hands with your partner on dates will add to your happy memories.

• For the nails, Nail art has come up in a big way in the last few years and you can add -ceremonies.

• There is also an option of permanent nail paint available that will ensure you put your best foot ( and hand) forward at all times, be it meeting your fiancée or his family members or just going out with friends to celebrate.

• Don`t fret if your nails chip off, through nail culture you can get broken nails fixed and you can maintain the desired length. Get two coats of your favorite nail paint 2-3 days before the wedding day and you are all set!

4)) HAIR-

• Healthy and shiny hair will let you experiment with different hairstyles for the different ceremonies that last a few days. Damaged and frizzy hair are very difficult to style so it’s important to work on improving the quality of your hair before hand to ensure that your hair can add an element of charisma to your personality.

• Make sure you are in good hands and have a consultation included in the package with a hair expert who will assess the treatment you need. We usually recommend regular spa treatments for everyone but those who have extremely damaged or dandruff prone hair or have a lot of split ends are recommended specific treatments like power dose.

• Girls who have grey hair, should opt for hair colour but if you are experimenting with colors then apply it a minimum of 10 days in advance. Apart from this, the hair stylist should give you a very manageable yet trendy hair style that ensure you never lose your charm even post the wedding day.

Weddings bring with them a lot of stress, nerves and late nights but you should feel relaxed, calm and happy throughout so you can enjoy to the capacity and let your inner happiness reflect on your radiant skin. You can also head off to a weekend getaway spa with a few friends away from the bustling city as you get ready to step in the limelight for your D-day.

(The author is the Director of ALPS Clinic and Academy)

Source: www.alpsbeautyclinic.com

घरेलू समाधान से कहें स्किन प्रॉब्लम्स को बॉय-बॉय-

       आज की इस फास्ट वर्किंग लाइफ में फ्लॉलैस स्किन की तमन्ना के लिए रोज-रोज पार्लर के चक्कर लगाना किसी के लिए भी मुश्किल टास्क हो सकता है। ऐसे में अपनी प्रॉब्लम्स के अनुरूप घर पर होम-रेमिडीज़ अपनाकर भी आप सौंदर्य के रास्ते में आने वाली समस्याओं को दूर करके ब्यूटीफुल स्किन पा सकती हैं। वो कैसे, जानते हैं....सुप्रसिद्ध कॉस्मेटोलॉज़िस्ट, ऐस्थिटीशियन व एल्पस कॉस्मेटिक क्लीनिक की फांउडर डॉयरेक्टर भारती तनेजा जी से।

ओपन पोर्स- ये बहुत ही आम सी स्किन प्रॉब्लम है जो आजकल हर उम्र की महिलाओं में देखी जा रही है। ये समस्या आमतौर पर ऑयली स्किन में देखने को मिलती है। स्किन टाइटनिंग मास्क का इस्तेमाल करके इस प्रॉब्लम को काफी हद तक कम किया जा सकता है।

घरेलू समाधान- एक टी स्पून कैलेमाइन पाउडर व एक टी स्पून चंदन पाउडर में टमाटर का जूस मिलाकर पेस्ट बनाएं और उसकी लेयर अपने चेहरे पर लगाएं। इस पैक को 15-20 मिनट तक लगाएं रखें और फिर ठंडे पानी से चेहरा धो लें। इस पैक में शामिल कैलेमाइन और चंदन पाउडर पोर्स को बंद करेंगे और टमाटर में मौजूद लाइकोपीन से स्किन टाइट होगी।

ब्लैकहैड्स- जब खुले पोर्स में तेल के साथ मिट्टी मिल जाती है और वो काला सख्त होकर चेहरे, कंधे या पीठ पर नज़र आए तो इस प्रॉब्लम को ब्लैकहैड्स कहते हैं।

घरेलू समाधान- एक टी स्पून मुल्तानी मिट्टी, एक टी स्पून जौ का आटे में थोड़ी सी खस-खस, 4-5 चम्मच कच्चा दूध और ताजी पुदीने की पत्तियों का पेस्ट मिलाकर स्क्रब बना लें। इस पेस्ट को पूरे फेस पर लगाएं और फिर सर्कुलर दिशा में स्क्रब करें। कुछ देर के लिए उसे यूं ही छोड़ दें और फिर पानी से धो दें। इस स्क्रब से स्किन डीप क्लीन होगी साथ ही रोजाना स्क्रब करने से ब्लैकहैड्स जैसी कोई प्रॉब्लम भी नहीं होगी।

एक्ने/पिंपल्स- मुंहासे निकलने के कई कारण होते हैं, जैसे अत्यधिक तैलीय त्वचा, पेट में कब्ज का होना, बालों में डैंड्रफ या फिर हार्मोन्स की गड़बड़ी। इन मुंहासों को घर पर सुखाने के लिए आप ये हीलिंग पैक आज़मा सकती हैं।

घरेलू समाधान- नीम व पुदीने की सूखी पिसी पत्तियों के पाउडर में आधा चम्मच कैलेमाइन पाउडर, चुटकी भर हल्दी और गुलाबजल मिलाकर पेस्ट बनाएं और अपने चेहरे पर लगाएं। इस पैक का रोजाना इस्तेमाल करने से मुंहासे कुछ ही दिनों में सूख जाएंगे। नीम में मौजूद डिसइंफेक्टिंग गुण और पुदीने में शामिल एंटी-बैक्टीरियल गुण स्किन को एक्ने से प्रोटैक्ट करेंगे, हल्दी उन्हें हील करेगी और गुलाब जल से त्वचा पर निखार आएगा।

एक्ने मार्क्स और स्कॉर्स- कई बार मुंहासों को छील देने से त्वचा पर उसके भद्दे निशान पड़ जाते हैं।

घरेलू समाधान- मुंहासों के निशान को हल्का करने के लिए घर पर स्क्रब बना सकती हैं। सूखी नीम की पत्तियां, 5-6 लौंग, एक-एक कटोरी उड़द की धुली दाल, लाल मसूर की दाल, चने की दाल को दरदरा पीस लें फिर उसमें चुटकी भर हल्दी, आधी कटोरी चंदन पाउडर व मुल्तानी मिट्टी को मिक्स कर के पाउडर बना लें। प्रतिदिन एक चम्मच पाउडर में पपीते का गूदा मिलाकर पेस्ट बना लें और अपने चेहरे पर लगाएं। इसे 2-4 मिनट तक चेहरे पर मलें और दस मिनट बाद पानी से धो दें। कच्चे पपीते में पैपीन नामक एंजाइम होता है जो रंग साफ करता है साथ ही दाग-धब्बों को दूर करता है। यदि चेहरे पर मुंहासे हैं तो कोई भी स्क्रब करने से बचें।

पिट्स यानि गड्ढ़े- कभी-कभी मुंहासे त्वचा की गहराई तक हों, तो त्वचा पर पिट्स यानि गड्ढ़े पड़ जाते हैं।

घरेलू समाधान- घरेलू तौर पर आप इन निशानों को हल्का करने के लिए नारियल तेल से मसाज कर सकती हैं या फिर विटामिन ई की कैप्सूल्स को फोड़कर भी लगा सकती हैं। वैसे अगर ये पिट्स काफी सालों से हैं तो इनका घरेलू तौर पर ठीक हो पाना मुश्किल है। इसके लिए आप किसी अच्छे कॉस्मेटिक क्लीनिक से लेज़र ट्रीटमेंट की सिटिंग्स ले सकती हैं।

रिंकल्स- बढ़ती उम्र की ये निशानी आमतौर पर त्वचा रूखी होने के कारण होती है। ऐसे में अपनी त्वचा को इससे बचाएं रखने के लिए उसे पूर्ण पोषण देना जरूरी होता है।

घरेलू समाधान- अवोकेडो, मेल्टेड चॉक्लेट, मिल्क पाउडर, ऑल्मण्ड पाउडर और फ्रेश क्रीम को मिलाकर अपने चेहरे पर लगाएं और हल्का सा सूख जाने पर कुछ देर के लिए स्क्रब करें। 15-20 मिनट फेस को यूं ही छोड़ देने के बाद उसे ठंडे पानी से धो दें। इस पैक में शामिल चीजों से आपकी स्किन को नॉरिशमेंट मिलेगा और वो जवां नज़र आएगी।                                                                                                                      ALSP Beauty Clinic

Permanent Make-up:Solutions (ALPS Beauty Clinic)

            

PermanentMakeup Solutions at ALPS…

In a world, so “time-freak”, nobody wants to waste their time in indulging in tiring lengthy makeup sessions and irritating frequent touch-ups. Especially, when all you want is to look your best – with no frills involved! Putting an end to this chaos, ALPS offer permanent beauty services at nominal prices – to endow you with an opportunity to keep yourself embellished for ages to come. 

What are Permanent Makeup Solutions?

Permanent Cosmetic Makeup is an advanced cosmetic technique where certain tiny pigments are implanted into the dermal layer of the skin. So it cannot be washed with any kind of cleansing process. The makeup is applied using special machines by which color pigments are implanted into the skin. Before this, the client is counseled about the permanency of this procedure, and using a pencil the shape of the eyebrows, lip liner or beauty spot etc. is drawn, only when this is approved by the client the color pigments are finally implanted into the skin.

These Permanent Makeup Solutions includes, permanent eyebrow shaping, permanent eye lining, and permanent lip coloring permanent beauty spot, permanent coloring of leucoderma patches, and more... The time taken for all these procedures varies from 5 minutes to 1 hour depending upon the particular makeup. So, opt for them to save your time, energy and money, where you can indulge into various other chores of life.

Who needs Permanent Cosmetic Makeup?

*Those who want beautifully shaped eyebrows at all times or have light and thin eyebrow and want them to appear darker and thicker, those who have grey hair in their eyebrows and gaps or cuts in their brow line and therefore, need permanent eyebrow enhancement.

*Women who cannot apply eye-liner neatly, women in a often in rush, who find it a hassle to apply eye-liner every day. Along with women who wear contact lenses and have trouble taking their lenses off, and then applying the liner, then again taking it off during touch-ups. For simplifying things, they should go in for permanent eyeliner and kajal application.

*Those wanting to have beauty spots to enhance their appearance and look more sensuous can go in for permanent beauty spot application.

*Those who have dark lips and those with thin lips who want to make them appear fuller and more attractive can go in for lip liner or full lip coloring.

*Young and old alike, everyone who wants to enhance their looks and look more attractive.

*Those looking for camouflaging their scars caused due to burns, surgery, accidents, injuries and Leucodermas or those wanting to redefine their facial features.

*People with allergies and sensitive skin, can’t use many cosmetic products too often and those who have impaired vision are not able to apply makeup properly. All these people can benefit from permanent make-up.

*Physically active people who want to look their best at all times while performing activities such as swimming, tennis, athletics, biking, aerobics, dancing etc. and those who don’t want to apply too much makeup.

*Entertainers, actors and models, who are under constant pressure to look their best at all times.

*Women who want to look their best at all times, even when they are in bed for instance, young brides on their honeymoon.

*Busy working women and moms who can’t afford to spend much time on their makeup.

What all you can get?

Permanent Eyebrows

Well-shaped eyebrows are the best assets of a woman as they highlight and define the eyes. But, all of us are not blessed with those dark and mushy set of brows – so, if you keep playing with your eye brow pencils every time you have to go out, then, Permanent Eyebrow Shaping is just meant for you. The process will highlight and make your eyebrows darker and more well-set than your natural arcs. The process is also meant for making your light brows dark and thin brows appear bushier than before.

Permanent Liner-Kohl

Does your friends often pin-point when you’re out without your kohl on? Also, if you are amongst those who always end up messing up with their liner or kohl while applying them; bring out the sensuous in you by going for Permanent Eyeliner and/or Kohl Application. Ladies with those spectacles and lenses can also opt for this to prevent further eye-woes. The Permanent Eye Makeup is sure to sparkle even when they’re just out of bed or anywhere outside. This will infuse a natural black tint to your eyes for which would last for years to come. 

Permanent Lip Liner-Color

Apart from just being your route to rosy lips, this method also makes your pout appear larger and luscious than before. So, if you have thin or deshaped lips you may certainly opt for this process.  You can also line your lips in order to make them look bigger and poutier. For permanent coloring, one may choose her favorite shade of lip color/liner and actually, the one which suits you the best and will look good on you till it stays.  

Permanent Beauty Spot

Have you ever wished for a tiny mole here or there on your face, to make you look more striking than ever? Then, you should certainly stop dreaming further, as ALPS grants your wish for a more beautiful you; yes you can get a beauty spot at any point of your face.  These are created by infusing beauty pigmented on the chosen part of your face which lasts for more than 15 years.

Permanent Coloring of Leucoderma Patches

Patients of leucoderma, who do not have time to undergo the medicinal treatment, this process proves out to be a boon. Permanent Coloring is a safe and painless cosmetic procedure that can completely hide leucodermic patches. Under this process, firstly, a patch-test is done on an affected area of the patient by coloring it in the color of his skin. Then, if the skin adapts that color, the further process is continued and the same color is wrapped into the dermis layer of skin – which may last from 2 – 15 years.

Semi Permanent Nail Culture

Those who have short and weak nails and want to make them longer and more attractive can go in for nail culture. For this special acrylic powder and liquids are used to culture the natural looking long nails on the original nails. These are beautiful, longer lasting, grow along your nails and stay for more than 4 months. In between little filling can be done at the nail bed.

Semi Permanent Nail Art

Those who want to fluent exclusive designs on their nails and make them look more attractive without having to apply nail color everyday can go in for permanent nail art.

Permanent Hair Removal

" If you are a man or a woman and have excess or unwanted hair, the promising new technique called PULSED LIGHT is your best bet for safe and effective solution to the embarrassing unwanted hair PULSED LIGHT treatment is permanent, painless, convenient and kind to skin. It is much better, faster and advanced than the LASERS. "

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“Permanent Beauty Services are rather a phenomenon than a process, as the client may gradually find herself becoming more beautiful with each passing day”

Gunjan Gaur, Permanent Makeup Expert

Note: All Permanent Beauty Services last upto15 years; except lip coloring which stays for 3-4 months and Nail Culture/Art that lasts for 10 days – 3 months. 

Summer Special: Basic skincare routine we all must follow!

 

Wonder how to indulge in proper care of your skin this summer? Leading Aesthetician & Cosmetologist and Founder-Director of ALPS Beauty Clinics, Mrs Bharti Taneja, reveals just the right steps - just for you!

Morning Care to Infuse Fresh Energy

Cleansing: As the first thing in the morning, wash your face with a mild, soap-free and non-foaming cleanser as foaming ones tend to leave our skin dry. Just take an ounce on your palms and massage your face for few 2-3 minutes. Now, wash off with cool water and pat dry with a clean towel.

Exfoliating: A must for removing dead cells and grime - this ritual should be followed daily for few seconds without shying. There are several good exfoliators/scrubbers available in market, you can just get one which suits your skin type. Otherwise, you can also go for a homemade one. Mix equal quantities of kaolin powder, sandalwood powder and add few pinches of and turmeric poppy seeds. Now, dilute this combination with milk (for dry skin), curd (for oily skin) or cucumber juice (for normal skin) and massage your face using it in circular motion. Wash off to reveal a fresh and energised skin.

Toning: Toner is a liquid meant to close the opened pores while cleansing.  Toning makes our skin look firm and lifted. It should be followed after every cleansing ritual. You can also try making a homemade toner. Boil tulsi, neem and mint leaves together in a litre of water and wait till half of it evaporates. Now, store and apply whenever needed

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Moisturising: The most compulsory of all and should be followed by people of every skin-type. It provides your skin with the softness and suppleness along with the much-needed hydration. For oily skin, use gel-moisturisers, people with normal-skin can go for water-based one; whereas rich moisturisers can be the perfect option for dry skin texture.

Protection: Sun has several adverse effects on our skin like tanning, early signs of ageing and dark spots. Therefore, do not forget to protect your skin from the sun during the day by applying a sunscreen of SPF 30 or more that has UVA, UVB filter and PA+++.

Night Regime to Provide Rich Nourishment

Makeup Removal: You must have been listening to this advice since ages. But, to keep skin problems at a distance and attain forever young looking skin, you must remove all traces of your makeup before you hit the bed. Wipe off your makeup using a cotton ball dipped in cleansing milk or olive oil to remove all the grease, grime and traces of beauty products applied. Follow by washing your face with a mild face wash and toning the skin with a suitable toner.

Night Nourishment: End up with a nourishing night cream according to your skin. Apply a nourishing night cream containing, collagen, retinol or AHA so that your skin replenishes and regenerates itself while you are asleep. Do this along with a soothing under-eye serum and get ready for your nap. This will just act like a mini-daily facial for you! 

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Five ways to avoid brittleness to grow your nails faster

Who doesn’t want a set of long and sexy nails?

But very few of us are blessed with such wonder nails as most of us the face problem of brittle nails due the unhealthy lives we lead. But you can now shed your worries, as Permanent Makeup expert and Executive Director of ALPS Beauty Clinics, Ms. Gunjan Gaur, shares some fantastic tips to grow your talons while keeping brittleness at bay!

Massage magic: Massage your nails for 10 minutes after dipping it in almond oil every night before bed to make them stronger from within. The almond oil will nourish your talons; preventing brittleness and boosting nail growth. The remedy will show up its effects with steady implementation; so please be patient enough to encounter effects.

File right:  Always file your nails while they are painted to prevent further brittleness and turn them longer. Besides, it is advisable to never keep your nail-bed nude and apply a transparent nail paint to keep them protected and away from fragility.

Bitterness works: Nail biting not only looks unattractive but can damage your cuticle, gums and can cause brittleness. In that case bitterness can often work in your favor! Yes, just catch hold of a taste-inhibitor to wave off your woes this time. Buy BITREX from your local chemist and apply it onto your nails with a nail paint brush, this awful edible liquid will keep you miles away from biting these bacterial “hubs” ever again.

Nutrition is important: Nails are made up of keratin- a hard protein, therefore, it becomes important to have a wholesome diet containing necessary vitamins, especially, B-complex, vitamin-E; for boosting the keratin formation. This will not only nourish, but boost the growth of nails too. So, aim for long and strong talons, by consuming B-complex enriched foods such as; fish, egg, beans, broccoli, milk and milk products, potatoes, red meat and more… It is also advisable to have all your raw-veggies/salad of your plate before the main-course, to obtain maximum benefit from it.

Permanent nail extensions: As a permanent solution, go for beautiful permanent nail extensions in order to make them longer and exotic! For this special acrylic powder and liquids are used to paste the natural looking long nails on the original nails. These extensions are beautiful, longer lasting, grow along your nails and stay for more than a month. And, while they grow, a little filling can be done at the nail bed so that they do not look artificial.

(The author is the Executive Director of ALPS Clinic and Academy)