Your pants

Give your pants a colourful makeover

Your pants can do with some candy touch. We pick some fabulously peppy pants to help you go colourful.

Style notes

• Go bright and invest in colours like red and blue. Lighter shades like pink and grey can work if you want a formal look.
• Don’t clash too many colours and team the pants with plain-coloured T-shirts or blouses with a pair of bright shoes.

What's Your Beauty Horoscope?

Wild Kingdom

 

Ramp to Reality:

 Kareena Kapoor in Payal Pratap

Kareena Kapoor-Khan

Kareena Kapoor-Khan was spotted wearing a Payal Pratap autumn/winter 2013 ensemble at the song launch of Satyagraha.

Kareena Kapoor-Khan

Kareena Kapoor-Khan

The embroidered bodice formed the highlight of her black ensemble. She paired it with black suede pumps and styled her hair into a ponytail.

5 quick remedies

5 quick remedies to cure cold

Sore throat, running nose and fever making you miss out on life? Here are five sure shot homemade remedies for these grievances that tend to be common in the monsoon season.

While preparing your tea, add few tulsi leaves and crushed ginger to it along with black pepper. Tulsi is known to increase the body’s immunity level.

Put lemon juice, ginger slices, honey in hot water and sip when it’s still hot. Have it two to three times a day. The pungent ginger clears congestion and soothes irritated nasal passages. Lemon is enriched with Vitamin C
Gargle your throat with hot water mixed with salt and turmeric powder. It is an age old cure to relieve infected throat.
Take a bowl of hot water and put turmeric powder or eucalyptus oil in it. Take a towel and put it over your head. Take in the steam for 10 to 15 minutes. It will help you clear your nasal passage. After you are done, make sure you don’t sit under the fan.

It may seem like a highly unpleasant remedy but biting into a clove of raw garlic is known to cure cold! If you can’t muster enough courage to do that, you could try adding garlic in all your meals. Garlic has strong anti-bacterial properties.

Timeless trend

Jhumkas: Timeless trend

Tera jhumka re…aaye haaye! We can’t help but remember the Amitabh-Jaya Bachchan song every time we see these glamorous celebrities donning dangling jhumkas. Beautiful, elegant and classic… jhumka is the perfect accessory for ethnic Indian wear.

Anushka Sharma’s long pearly jhumkas complete her pale creamy anarkali dress.
 

Vidya Balan wears traditional jhumkas to go with her new-bride look.
 
Trust Sonam Kapoor to do it differently. Her unique earrings and one-of-a-kind sari make for a gorgeous trendy look.

 
Rani Mukerji looks gorgeous in her sari and chunky metallic jewellery adds to her appeal.

Find your red lipstick

photograph by yogen shah
A bright scarlet mouth first caught the fancy of men and women around the world in the ’50s, courtesy of the celebrated screen icon Marilyn Monroe. Her makeup artist apparently used five layers of the shade to get that perfect pout. Referred to as the colour of passion, danger and rebellion, in the past, red hue has had a tumultuous relationship with beauty and fashion. Now, the red lipstick is a makeup staple. The right shade of red for you might seem elusive. Here are a few pointers that will help you choose: For lighter skin tones: If you have a pale complexion, a red with coral undertones work the best on you. They add a pop of colour without overpowering. If you’re the experimenting kind and decide to go for ruby red—make sure to combine it with nicely kohled eyes to balance it out.
For wheatish skin tones: From true reds to pink-cranberry shades, all work well on skin that has golden undertones. Pop and tomato reds also look gorgeous on a wheatish complexion.

For dusky skin tones: Those with a dusky skin tone should avoid bright reds and stick to deep rich reds like those with burgundy and warm brick tints.
TIP: If you still are dissatisfied with the red, combine a few tones that work well for your skin tone and you may just hit the jackpot!