Glitter Nail Art Ideas - Try some bling - bling

Glitter is the thing that shine the material or part when we can apply it. Like eye shadows, when we apply it on our eyes , its looks amazing and enhanced the beauty of our eyes. Although it is most important thing that what type of dress or outfit you choose to wear and what type of make up, hairstyle, accessories are go with your dress. Same like these things, nail polish or nail paint is essential part of your personality.

Today, I have got an idea from net with glitter nail polish that inspire you. Try anyone nail art idea and improve your skills. Don't think much more, glitter nail art always hit the street. They are perfect with party wear's and festive wear's but avoid this idea with causal wear's. So, check out the pics and pick you next art for you nails.

Glitter Nail Art Idea's- 

Glitter nail art is  very simple and easy art. 

In this image, you do simple thing, first to apply blue nail paint on your nails than wait for a minute. Apply glitter nail polish on it or sprinkle Blue-green Pearlescent glitter powder on wet nail polish. You can use your favorite color paint . Now, you got a fantastic idea.

In second image, there is shaded art with two nail polish. First you apply a pink colour glitter nail polish after that from nail tip apply purple nail polish to half with cotton ball. Than apply one coat of the purple glitter. This looks beautiful, you can apply matching nail polish with your outfit in two shades.

Or you can try darker shades.

This image of nail art is so elegant and sober. This type of nail paint goes with any color of dress. In this, white color background and multicoloured glitter looks so pretty on your nails.

This is black and silver colour combination. Black plain nail paint with silver glitter. This is also very cool and fancy idea.

Or you can try this idea also, first apply plain black mail paint than use sliver glitter nail paint in zig zag pattern.

In this, different color in different finger nail. This is very funky look.

In this image, overall silver glitter nail polish. This is also go with every dress and enhance you beauty.

Or you can apply on half nail like this.

Golden metallic nail paint is so graceful and you can use this with black outfit , it looks amazing. Golden glitter nail paint goes with all dress.

Like above, this is triple shade in this image. Apply one  by one shade of nail paint with the help of cotton in shaded manner and than after few minutes apply one coat of glitter nail paint.

Try these ideas with glitter, glitter in the fashion trend . You will need to do is to find your favorite color nail polish and put it as a shown in pictures, that’s it. In couple of minutes, you will have bling bling beautiful nails.

Try and enjoy !!!

Floral Nail Art Ideas - With Beautiful Pictures

Every women want to look perfect from head to toe. Normally, we use matching lipstick and nail paint with our outfits but now the trend is change. The matching - matching thing is good, there is thousand of options are available for our nails. Floral, animal , abstract print etc looks cool on our nails and these different nail art enhance our beauty also. You can draw or make your own design with your favorite color combination or paste sticker on your nail. There is different types of stickers are available in market. Matching Beads or pearls are also be used in nail art trend.

Today, I do manicure myself at home than search a trendy nail art ideas on net. I found some floral nail art ideas which looks good and i try it. Its looks elegant and blooms my nails with this floral nail art. So, I want to share with you some nail art  ideas.

Floral Nail Art Idea's -

Some beautiful floral nail art ideas are-

In this image, the light background nail paint color enhance the floral design. Pink color flowers and green leaves. This is very easy design and you can use your favorite color nail paints.

Second image is so beautiful, pink shaded roses. Try it, it looks amazing on your nails.

I love it, smiley daisy flower makes you smile when you see it on your nails.

Blue color combination with white, it looks so cool and elegant.

Polka dots on three finger nails with floral nail design on left nails. It looks different and marvelous.

Try these simple and easy floral nail art on your nails and enjoy it.

5 Best Natural Hair Conditioners - For your smooth, soft and beautiful hair

In today's world, style and fashion is the top priority for all. We all want to look best and beautiful from head to toe. We always try to wears latest trendy clothes, do makeup according to trend, matching footwear's, hair styling and maintain our-self in all fields. 

All these things are essential but somewhere we got the side effects from over doing makeup and hair styling. 

Regular wearing of makeup damages our skin like dry skin, closed skin pores. Like this hair, regular using of  hair gels, sprays, harsh shampoos, or hair styling tools ( hair straightener, curlers etc) damages our hair too. So, proper skin and hair care is very important and essential, if  we want to look beautiful and gorgeous.

For cleaning our hair, we use different types of shampoos and it works good but only hair cleaning is not enough for our hair, they also wants moisturisation and nourishment. Regular use of shampoo makes our hair dry, frizzy and causes split ends. 

For treating this, our hair experts introduce hair conditioner. Hair conditioner is the product that changes the texture and appearance of our hair. As you know that hair conditioner is applied after shampooing. 

In market, there is wide range of hair conditioner products are available  including rinse out, leave it and spray on. The main purpose of Hair conditioner is to restoring moisture and smoothing the hair cuticle of the hair follicles. It helps to make your hair soft , smooth and shiner. These are good for hair but if we found natural hair conditioner at our home than why we bought these artificial conditioner. 

It is difficult to find desired conditioner according to our hair type that is why natural hair conditioner is always recommended. Natural conditioners are very effective and harmless. It also provides deep conditioning to our hair. 

5 Best Natural Hair Conditioners

There are some Natural Hair Conditioner which deep condition and ease the dryness in our hair. Read on to find out more about them.

Yogurt

If you have dry, damage or breakage hair problem than yogurt is the best hair treatment for it. Yogurt contains vitamins and proteins in it, so if you are looking for a quick treatment it can be used.

You can use yogurt directly or mix 1 tbsp olive oil in it. Apply over the entire scalp and leave it for 20 minutes. Rinse it with cold water.

Banana

Banana is rich in vitamins, potassium,and carbohydrates. Banana is great for dry itchy scalp, prevents split ends, and decreases hair fall. Banana is moisture rich fruit which helps to increase the moisture content in your hair and scalp.

Take a ripe banana and mash it, apply this paste on over our scalp to hair tip. You can add 1 tbsp honey and coconut oil in it. Leave it for 15 minutes and than wash off with cold water.

Eggs

From many decades, eggs are used for hair treatments. Eggs provides strengthening to your hair and also helps your dull hair to make it silky and shiny.  Eggs are rich source of protein and vitamins, it is the best natural remedy for dull and damaged hair. 

Use of egg as a hair conditioner is so easy. Simply make a mixture of  1 egg yolk, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp honey and mix it well. Apply this mixture over your scalp and massage gently. Cover your head with shower cap or with towel and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash your hair with Luke warm water. 

Henna

Henna is the natural herbal powder of henna leaves. Henna is a good conditioner for your hair and also helps to prevents itchy dandruff scalp. Its make your hair silky and shiny. It is also used for coloring hair. 

Mix 2 cups henna powder with 2 tbsp amla ( dry gooseberry )powder, 2 tbsp methi (Fenugreek) powder and half cup yogurt before 2-3 hours of applying it. Apply this paste over you scalp to hair tips and leave it for 1-2 hours. Wash with cold water.

Coconut oil

Coconut oil is the most popular hair conditioner. Coconut oil helps to improving hair cuticle and scalp skin, repair damaged hair and prevents keratin loss. Its anti-fungal property helps to removing any fungal infection as well as helps in  itchy scalp. It also improves dull and frizzy hair and provides moisture in it.

Massage 10 minutes your head scalp with warm coconut oil with gentle motion. After that wrap your head with wet towel ( towel dip in warm water and squeeze it). Leave it for 20 minutes and then wash your hair with shampoo. Its makes your hair soft and smooth. You can add 1 tbsp of lemon juice with coconut oil.

The key component to get healthy hair naturally is use natural hair conditioners on a regular basis. Add this in your daily hair care regime. Personally, I loved to use henna on my hair. By using it, henna gives burgundy red color to my hair and it looks so beautiful. So, try these natural ingredient as a conditioner and it will makes your hair more manageable, soft, smooth and shiner.

How to plan a Candlelight Dinner at Home - With your love one

In our busy schedule, we do not have time to fully enjoy with our lover or our life partner. Mostly, we are going for dinner or lunch in the restaurant with someone special but not enjoy that much, what we want.

Dinner dates are a important part of love and romance, its brings two lovers closer and lighten your love again as a new love. Candlelight dinner date plan is the best way to enjoy each other company with fun and excitement. You can plan Candlelight dinner for many occasions like you can celebrating a birthday, anniversary, a welcome back home, your partner's promotion or any other type of sentimental occasion, a candlelight dinner can be the best for set your mood for an intimate and enjoyable time together.
 

When we are in a relationship or happily married, we may want to spend quality time with our love one. We want to make every moment special. You can plan a candlelight dinner for partner in your home or in a restaurant. But the best place for candlelight dinner date is your home or your garden. Having romantic candlelight dinner at home can be much more special than the having dinner outside.
 

The only thing, you need to plan and to pay attention to your plan details. Your romantic dinner date can be cheap or even expensive but most important question are -

What really matters in your successful dinner date?
How well both of you connect with each other?
How much fun the night was?
 

If you can have romantic or memorable night with each other then you have definitely succeeded in planning a perfect dinner date. So, follow these tips to find out how to arrange romantic candlelight dinner with your someone Special.
 

How to plan candlelight dinner at home ?

1. Plan a menu for candlelight dinner :-

In you menu, you should includes your drinks, appetizers, main course, and deserts. You can go with the type of cuisine you and your partner favorite cuisine and enjoy eating most.
 

Drinks :- Starts your date with a appropriate drinks. You can choose wine, beer, champagne or any cocktail drink. For romantic date, wine is the first choice if you and your partner are wine drinkers.

Appetizers :- After having drinks or with your drinks, you can includes some simple and light appetizers. You can make it or buy it, Like meat balls, spicy shrimp, bacon rolls, creamy veg salad, potato patties, onion patties, Bruschetta or anything that you both like.

Main course :- You should include a simple food that does not require a lot of your time. Prepare your food earlier in a day because you need time for decorations. Go with your favorite cuisine or you can try something new. Saute chicken veg, baked salmon with rice, pizza, pasta, tofu or panner curry with baked bread, spicy veg curry or anything you like. Avoid too much garlic, onion and full plate of rice in your food, due to these you may not be feeling so romantic.
 

Dessert :- After all these, there is no much space in your stomach. So, choose light dessert like your favorite flavor ice cream, milk made simple dessert like kheer with almond and pista , or you buy something from bakery's.

2. Decorate location and set mood for your romantic dinner :-

Before starts decoration, you should decide the best place, cutlery set, theme of your dinner date, arrange soft scented aroma candles, soft music and all.

Decide best place :- Choose romantic area of your house like garden, open terrace, or living room. Avoid that area which is used daily for dinner.

Dinner table decoration :- First decide your theme. According to your theme, covers the table with table top, place mats, napkins, cutlery and glasses. Use some big candles with candle stands in center of table and some small around the whole dinning area. Avoid getting too many scented candles because, although the scent might be good, it can become overwhelming.You can use red roses, roses petals, heart shape red balloon's. Flowers look elegant, place them on table.

   

Play soft music :- Play soft and romantic music like jazz, basso nova or your favorite songs as the background music. Music should be set on low volume and soothing to the ears.
 

Switch of all distractions :- Distraction like TV, radio, mobile, phone switch off all in your dinner time. These things creates disturbance and you both do not focus each other. Once you put all the distractions away, you can focus on having a romantic dinner date.
 

Dress up nicely :- After all the arrangements, dress up properly. Finished all left work and now take a shower which relax and refresh you. Select your dress in which you looks pretty and gorgeous. Put on some perfume and make up. when your partner comes at home, he will Surprise and appreciate your effort. You both will feel the even more special.

When all set at night, call your partner to confirm the time when he will coming. Dim the all lights and light up all the candles, make the every moment special and feel refresh love in romantic night.


Enjoy your date !!!

Vegetable Pasta with White Sauce - Easy Homemade white sauce recipe

I have been always enjoyed the pasta tossed in white sauce with my choice of vegetables. Pasta is a recipe that you can enjoyed as main course meal with soups or even as evening snacks with tea or cold drink.

Pasta in white sauce recipe is very easy and simple at home. According to me, homemade white sauce is better than readymade sauce. Home made white sauce is fresh and more tasty. In this recipe, you can add your choice of vegetables and make it more delicious. So, start with ingredients that you needed.

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Ingredients-

• 3 cups Penni Pasta or Macaroni
• 6-7 cups Water
• 1 tbsp Olive oil or Refined Oil
• 1 tbsp Salt

For preparing white sauce -

• 1 cup capsicum cubes (red and yellow)
• 1/2 cup blanched broccoli 
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup boiled sweet corn 
• 1/2 mushrooms small cubes
• 1/2 tofu or paneer
• 1 tsp finely chopped garlic 
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour 
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp red chilli flakes 
• 1 tsp  black pepper powder
• 2 tbsp grated processed cheese
• Salt to taste

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

How to make vegetable pasta in white sauce ?

Steps : In this, there is two main steps are -

1. Boiling pasta or macaroni

2. Making white sauce

For boiling pasta -

• First, take a cooker or big container, add water, oil and salt in a container. On high flame, heat it for 1-2 minutes.
• Now, add pasta into a container and heat it on medium flame for 10-15 minutes. Make sure that the pasta is boiled properly.
• After boiling, drain the water and separate out the pasta with the help of sieve.

For making white sauce -

• Take a non stick pan, add olive or refined oil. Heat it for 30 seconds, now add onion and saute it for 2 minutes.
• After that, add the capsicum, broccoli, mushroom, sweet corn, cubes of tofu or paneer and saute on a medium flame for 2-3  minutes and keep aside.
• Take another pan, heat the butter and add chopped garlic, saute it on medium flame.
• Add the all purpose flour into it and cook on a slow flame for a 6-7  seconds, while stirring continuously.
• Now add the milk and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes. Check the sauce become thick, while stirring continuously.
• After it, add the oregano, thyme, pepper powder, chili flakes, cheese, and salt, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
• Now, white sauce is ready, add the sauteed vegetables and pasta into it. Mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
• Garnish it with cheese and grill it for 5-6 minutes.
• Now, Hot white sauce vegetable pasta is ready to serve.

Enjoy !!!

Chocolate Sponge Cake Recipe - Soft and Spongy

A sponge cake is the mostly all favorite cake. This classic sponge cake made into a chocolate sponge cake. Chocolate gives new flavor into it. This is completely fail -safe recipe because I always weigh the amount of ingredients and used it same proportion.

For good result, always use a good quality cocoa powder (not drinking chocolate).

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Ingredients- 

• All purpose flour
• 3 eggs 
• caster sugar 
• unsalted butter or margarine
• 55 gm cocoa powder

Preparation time:30min  

Cooking time:20min  

Ready in:50min 

Serves:10

How to make Chocolate Sponge Cake?

Steps -

• First, you will weigh the all ingredients. Weigh all 3 eggs with their egg shell. Note that weight and measure all the ingredients in the same amount of eggs. For ex: if eggs weight is 200 gm than you should weigh the flour 200 gm, the sugar 200 gm and butter 200 gm
• For the flour, remove 55g from the weight you measured to match the weight of the eggs.
• Now, add 55g of cocoa powder and combine the flour and cocoa.
• Preheat your oven at 170 C. Grease or oil the two 20- 24 cm sandwich tin's and line with baking parchment which helpful to easily remove the cake from tin. You can also use butter or wax paper.
• Take a large bowl, put all of the margarine or butter and sugar into it. Mix well and make it creamy fluffy with the help of hand blender.
• Now, add one egg to the sugar butter mixture. Do not over whisk at this time,  just use the mixer on its lowest setting until the egg has become a part of the mixture.
• After that repeat this process with the second and the third egg.
• Now, Sieve a couple of tablespoons of flour - cocoa mixture into the mixing bowl with the other ingredients.
• Using a large spoon, give the mixture a quick stir. After stirring, mix everything together very well with the help of blender.
• For making sponge lighter, try to get air into the mixture. Now, divide the mixture evenly in  between the two sandwich tin's.
• Bake this mixture in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• Let the cake sponge cool on a cooling rack and remove the baking  parchment.
• When cool your sponge cake, you can  use whipped cream, icing, butter icing, jam, fruits and anything to decorate your cake.
• Now your yummy and delicious chocolate sponge cake is ready. Serve and enjoy it.

How to get rid of blackheads – Home remedies to remove fast as possible.

Blackheads are open pores which are clogged with dead skin, keratin, and sebum (oily substance). Blackheads are a form of acne before bacteria enters the into clogged pores. They are mainly occur on the nose and some part of face. This is a common problem among adolescent stage.

Mostly, blackheads produced on oily skin, blackhead is small bump caused by clogged hair follicle and noticeable on nose.

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The main causes that lead to blackheads are Hormonal changes, Inheritance , Unclean skin, stress, smoking, cosmetics.

You can remove blackheads easily at your home by using some natural ingredients. These natural remedies are good for skin, chemical free, effective and affordable also.

So, you want to get rid of them as quickly as possible. Apply these home remedies to remove blackheads overnight from your nose and face.

Home Remedies to remove blackheads -

Lemon

Lemon is very effective natural ingredient in treating blackheads.

Take 1 lemon, squeeze few drops of lemon juice in a cup, add a pinch of salt in it and mix well. Apply this solution on your blackheads, leave it for 15- 20 minutes and wash your face with warm water. You can leave it for overnight also.

Lemon have antiseptic and antioxidant properties, lemon is popular home remedy to get rid of blackheads. It also contains citric acid and vitamin C which helps to remove dead skin and opens clogged pores. It also improves skin tone , reduces scars and blemishes. You can use this treatment as often as once per day.

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon is also antiseptic and anti-bacterial that can be used to make face packs for removal of blackheads.

Take ½ tbsp of cinnamon powder and 1 tbsp honey, mixed it and make a thick paste. Apply this paste over blackheads and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash off your face with water. It helps to reduce blackhead.

For the best result, use this remedy daily.

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Tomatoes

Tomatoes have anti oxidant property and very effective in removing blackheads.

Take medium size tomato, peeled and mashed it to make like a smooth paste.Use its pulp on the affected areas. Leave it for overnight and wash your face in the next morning.

Tomatoes are effective in de-clogging your pores and helps in dry up blackheads.

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Baking Soda

Baking soda helps in drying your blackheads and removes dirt ,oil from your skin that causes blackheads.

Take 1 tbsp baking soda and add water to make a smooth paste. Apply gently to the affected areas, using circular motion smoothly scrub it . After few minutes rinse it off with warm water. Don't forget to moisturise your face after this.

Baking soda has bleaching properties that make your skin lighten and brighten along with removing blackheads from nose and face. It is very effective ingredient for removing the blackheads. It also helps to clean your skin deeply.

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Oatmeal

Oatmeal is soothes irritation and itching and removes dead skin from your nose and face. It also helps in removing extra oil from your skin and clarify your complexion.

Mix 2 tbsp of oatmeal with 3 tbsp of curd or yogurt, add 1 tbsp lemon juice, Mix it well and forms a paste. Apply this paste on your face and scrub it for few minutes. Leave it for 5 minutes, wash your face with water. 

This mixture of oatmeal and yogurt is incredible to get rid of blackheads.

Eggs

Raw eggs are used for this remedy. Eggs are an effective home remedy to get rid of blackheads. 

For making the paste, Beat 1-2 egg whites and add one tbsp honey. Mix it well. Apply this mixture over the area of blackheads. Leave it for 30 minutes and wash your face or affected areas with warm water.

This home remedy will remove your blackheads and makes your face clear and glowing.

How to protect skin from sun tan?

Skin tanning is the darkening of skin due to the excessive exposure of UV Rays  from the sun or some people uses artificial source such as tanning bed or tanning lamps. 

The people with lighter complexion, they take sun bath on the beaches because they wish to develop melanin over their skin layer. But, people with medium complexion would hardly like to have dark colour skin because they already have more melanin in their skin. 

Tanning of our skin is always bad for us. Tanning caused by harmful UV Rays from the sun or any artificial source, creates skin problems and damaging effects. 

The World Health Organisation has declared that the indoor tanning devices to be cancer-causing agents like the cancer cause by the tobacco. Based on research, 75 % are more likely to develop melanoma than those who have never tanned indoors.

Harmful effects of sun tanning

Tanning of skin is not good even is indoors or outdoors. Some people feels that suntan makes them look good, but they do not know that the sun is not our good friend. Excessive exposure to the sun accelerates melanin production in the skin that leads to many skin problems such as-

•In extreme case, Sun tan increases the risk for developing skin cancer.

•Damaged skin leads to premature ageing, the UV Rays damage the elastin fibres in our skin which causes wrinkles.

•Skin loses its ability of stretching.

•Skin also bruises and tears more easily.

•Also causes acne, pimples, hyper-pigmentation, dark spots and many more.

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How to protect skin from sun tan?

These are the following tips on protecting skin from sun tan are –

•It is advisable to avoid direct sun exposure as much as possible during peak Sun hours between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 

•Always apply sunscreen with SPF 30 or more to all exposed area of skin when you are going for anywhere even in cloudy days also. It's provides protection from harmful UV Rays.

•Wear full sleeved shirts or tops , Sun glasses, hats and other accessories must be used to prevent the harshness of the UV rays on the body.

•You should use sunglasses with total UV protection.

•Strictly avoid any physical work during the peak sun hour. Also be sure your children not play outdoor during the day, protect your children from sun exposure.

•Wear light colour clothes in summer.

•You can use aloe vera gel in sun burn, it provides cooling effect.

•Drink plenty of Water and other juices during summer season to stay hydrated.

Follow these tips and protect yourself from sun tan . Summer season is not a scary season. Only one thing is, you needs to take these small precaution and enjoy the summer fullest.