Forget Old Beauty Maxims And Find Your Own Style
There are no absolutes when it comes to beauty. Every woman is a diva in her own right and its time you threw old beauty rules right out the window and came up with your own style rulebook to live by.
Here are the new beauty tips & tricks for women
- RULE #1: PLAY UP EYES OR LIPS, NEVER BOTH
Sure, heavily made up eyes and bold lips can look vampish, It’s a fine line between ‘just right’ and ‘too much’& The trick is to straddle between the two, using the right mix of colors. Some classy eye lip combos: smoky charcoal grey-berry lip stain, copper peepers-blood red lips, midnight blue eyes-juicy pink lippies and emerald eyes-sparkly coral pout.
Forget the old wife’s tale about pairing smoky eyes with nude lips. That’s applicable only if you’re planning a very heavily pigmented eye look. Otherwise, there’s no reason why you can’t have both, dramatic eyes and a pretty pout, especially for a night out.
- RULE #2: YOUR NAIL POLISH MUST MATCH YOUR LIPSTICK
The days of matchy-matchy are long gone. It’s a stuffy, old fashioned trend that should be binned. Let your quirky, spirited side shine through. Watch any old Hindi film from the ‘70s or ‘80s and you know how comical matching earrings, lipstick and nails looked. As celeb makeup expert and Nykaa makeup expert Ojas Rajani says, “Colors should be complimentary, not identical. Look classy, not predictable.”Some winning combinations: turquoise blue nails-peachy pink lips, nude lips-coral pink nails, crimson lips-beige nails, and tangerine lips-aqua blue nails.
- RULE #3: FILE YOUR NAILS IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY
Nails grow and strengthen from the base, not the edges that extend beyond the fingertip that gets filed. Of course, it would be foolish to saw away at your nails with a rough nail file because that would be enough to cause cracks and chips. But generally speaking, filing back and forth doesn’t damage nails. If you think your nails are weak, Read more…
