Monsoon Menace

MONSOON CARE

The beauty regime followed in one season reacts adversely when implemented in the next season. Hence, it is imperative to give your skin and hair the right nourishment as demanded by the changing weather.

Monsoon extends from the end of June to the end of August. The common problems that we come across during monsoon are acne ,skin eruption, wet hair dandruff, etc. Here are some of the do's and don'ts of tackling the monsoon blues. These tips may help you retain your elegant appearance in this season. Monsoon blues can be a temporary phase if you gear up properly to face the odds in a healthy know-all spirit.

FACIAL CARE

The best remedy for the skin would be strict adherence to regular routine of scrubbing, toning ...

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SUNSCREEN - SAVING GRACE FOR YOUR SKIN

A sunscreen lotion when applied to the skin reflects or absorbs harmful UV rays of the sun thereby minimizing sun damage.

Apply the lotion at least 20 minutes before sun exposure. For ensu ...

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Make up tips for Summer

Summer is a season that is characterized by sweat and stickiness. Hence, it is advisable to use cosmetics that are non-greasy and oil-free. Extra time and attention is demanded for surprising everyone ...

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BEAT THE HEAT

The soaring temperature has taken its toll. Sweltering heat has resulted in many deaths and heat strokes , that result in high fever and weakness. It is advised to increase the intake of water with th ...

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ALOEVERA

ALOEVERA has it all...

Greek physicians advocated using aloevera for burns in the first century A.D. It has been used as a home remedy for burns and skin care ever since that time. Aloe g ...

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TURMERIC CURES

Turmeric or 'haldi' is an essential ingredient of Indian Cuisine. It has been used here for centuries to heal wounds and treat infections. Known as "holy powder" in the West, it can develop healthier ...

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GARLIC - WONDER HERB

Apart from being a flavour enhancer for food, garlic enjoys a legendary status as an effective healing herb. Garlic has anti-bacterial and antiseptic properties, thus it is used for the treatment of i ...

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AYURVEDA IN THE TIMES OF CWG

It is a historical moment for India as Delhi is gearing up to host the Common Wealth Games for the first time. As a result, lucrative business ideas and options are surfacing all over the place. One o ...

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Meditation

SOUL SEARCHING

Your mind is blessed with infinite powers. All that you need to do is become aware of them and unleash them to conquer every negativity that comes in your way... ...

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Swear an oath towards a Green Diwali this year...

It's again that day of the year we have been waiting for, with zeal and zest, simply for its sheer splendour, mithais, and festivity, the sparkle of the lights and the cataclysmic sounds of the ...

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Ms. Universe

Voila ! They did it again...

While the world waited with bated breath to watch the culmination of the drama, the one who was eventually bestowed the honour of bringing the drapes to a meani ...

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I wish I could stop time

I wish I could stop time and capture age and beauty in the tight grasp of my palm, cause, "that thing called beauty is a joy for ever".

If you can recall one beautiful woman from the ...

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Beauty Never Fades with Shahnaz Husain's Saffron collection

The legend and endless benefits of Saffron dates centuries back. According to Greek mythology, attractive mortal Crocos fell in love with the beautiful nymph Smilax. But his prophecy of love was rebuf ...

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Ayurveda

This ancient 3000 BC anti - ageing diamond formula will lead the world into the next century with its phenomenal youth giving properties. It has been tested the most rigorous test of all - the test ...

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Success does not mean what I have achieved

Success does not mean what I have achieved. It is what I have given up to get there.

I have always believed that in life, it is not important what you want - what really matters is how ba ...

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Whom am I to challenge the will of God?

Whom am I to challenge the will of God? This left a very powerful impression on my mind. Whatever is beyond our control is the will of God and we have no right to question or challenge it. This h ...

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Power Within You

The word power signifies a lot. It encompasses supremacy of various factors that surpass tangibility and connotes undertaking onus for the greater good of self and the entire cosmos. While we embark o ...

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Italy trip

Travelling helps me gain more knowledge than books.

The Basilica church in Bologna marks the historical center of the city. It is called the Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca. The ...

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Shahnaz do not wait, start now

My father's zeal towards inculcating the right blend of traditional values and progressive ideas, taught me to love and respect the rich heritage of India. When I received all the certificates, relate ...

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Hair care in humid weather

Your hair will need more frequent washing than dry hair. In humid weather, or if your are exposed to too many pollutants, you may need to wash your hair everyday. Shahenna, a hair cleanser containing ...

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Woman power - The heart has its reasons

When my marriage was arranged at the age of fourteen, I barely understood the various intricacies of life and how important is the role of education. However, against all odds and after having a baby ...

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Women's Day

Men and Women resemble wheels that turn together to maintain the journey of life smoothly. Life, indeed, comes to an unfortunate standstill if any one wheel surrenders and becomes inoperable. Thus, th ...

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MALE LIBERATION - DOUBLE STANDARDS

Prospective husband: Do you have a book called 'Man, The Master of Woman' ?
Salesgirl: The fiction department is on the other side, sir.

We are all made of the same organi ...

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Ayurvedic diet for different body types

Ayurvedic treatments are ideal, because they counteract degenerative processes, environmental pollution, toxic build up and mental stress, all of which have become undesirable features of modern life. ...

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Beauty To My Mind

Beauty to my mind is like an exotic piece of music frozen and crystallised in an aspiration that elevates our spirits and self esteem transcending the barriers of time. ...

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Nature - The Expert Cosmetologist

NATURE : is not only a cosmetologist, but an expert chemist! She has provided such versatile natural ingredients that enhance the beauty of the skin and hair and have amazing curative propertie ...

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Be my Valentine

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love."

Love is perhaps, the only authentic emotion that helps us to live in harmony enduring relationships. Every percept ...

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NATURAL REMEDIES OF HAIR REMOVAL

Almost all parts of the body have hair including the face. Hair on the face is particularly annoying to women. It may make them feel unfeminine, unattractive, cause stress and loss of confidence. It i ...

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Hair Care

Ideals of beauty have always laid great importance on hair. Indeed the look of one's hair and the way it is worn makes a great deal of difference to one's appearance. Throughout the ages, thick, long ...

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Diet Drinks in a Tight Spot

India has been identified by WHO as the diabetes capital of the world with a staggering population of 30 million diabetics. This has led to the rapid expansion of the sugar free products in the consum ...

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Premium Range



Dear

We bring you the 'Premium Range' to acknowledge goodness concealed within each one of you making you special, unique and most loved.

A person's face is like a wi ...

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Mu-Barack Obama

Message from Husain for Hussein - Shahnaz Husain to Barack Hussein Obama

In an era where discrimination and injustice is prominent, Obama's victory is a symbol of change and a ...

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GLOBAL WARMING

Recently, there has been quite an uproar over the issue of "Global Warming". There has been a significant change in Delhi's weather due to global warming over the years. The real winter seems to set ...

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Healthy Dieting

Crash diets - in other words starving - to fight obesity may prove fatal. Doctors and nutritionists warn that middle-aged persons, working women and young adults should not resort to crash dieting w ...

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Gem of a person

Gem unleashes tremendous energies to transform an individual's life by employing luck. Gems may not be the determining factor for destiny but it surely weaves its magic in creating a favourable course ...

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New Year Greetings

This is the time of the year when nature sweeps a brush of various colours and hues spreading joy and heralding novelty. The welcoming change plays upon our minds and is reflective of our positive inq ...

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Bringing Life to your skin

The term 'Oxygen' connotes life. It comprises the source of existence and the only element that grips the string of survival. Oxygen gives life and we manoeuvre it to define ways of living. It is the ...

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The Beautiful Corrections

Every individual is born beautiful. I'd like to emphasize that beauty is a subjective thing. Each person has his or her own definition of beauty. Experiment on your face and find out what works best f ...

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Value of Ayurveda

The value of Ayurveda was not profound in India as abroad. Indians did not require an introduction to the world of ayurveda but had, unfortunately taken for granted the home grown ancient Indian herit ...

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Experience is the Best Teacher

There's a lot of truth in the old proverb "experience is the best teacher," and apparently it applies to all of us. The active, hands-on experience can be an immensely effective way of improving the a ...

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The Magic Mantra - Positive Thinking

A positive state is healing and a negative one needs to be transformed into positive. When a mother hears her baby cry, she runs to her and cuddles her. The baby gets an immediate physical and mental ...

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Living in terror

The Mumbai attack came as a rude shock to me. The terror of bomb attacks in Delhi had not settled in yet when the news of Mumbai's misfortune caused fresh injuries. I am utterly devastated by the news ...

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Final Repose in London

Alexander Pope has rightfully expressed in his poem 'Odyssey' about the importance of travel as the ultimate source of learning. The education that one inculcates through travel is experiential and su ...

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TIME

Oh, these immortal pillars of time,

Thudding on relentlessly,

Each moment is, but a realised dream,

Each dream slipping past hopelessly,

Oh, who can stay the hand o ...

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Put your money where it is worth

I do not know where I imbibed the quality of not wasting money and spending it on spreading joy. I love sharing and realized that when you share you gain greater joy and increase its quantity accordin ...

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Discovering beauty

Over the years I see a major transformation amongst the women folk in India. When I was invited to crown Miss DSOI (Defence services officer's institute) and also receive the 'Woman of the year award ...

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Fabulous looks for the Festive Season

So the festive season is here again and its time to turn some heads by super stylish hair and impeccable make up.

Hair Style/ Hair Care

- A variety of hairstyles, col ...

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When I was fourteen...

I was engaged when I was 14 and married at 16. The same year I had a daughter. I knew I was not meant to be a housewife. Soon the drudgery and monotony of routine set in. I suddenly realized the hard- ...

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The Broken String


It was another fun session with friends and colleagues in Barista. Away from work and yet at work, as work is fun. We had a huge crowd of senior and junior officials. There was a shortage of cha ...

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SUCCESS - SILENT THUNDER

Success is a very relative term.

To my mind, I place no value to earthly success - I have experienced great - heady success! Earthly success is like a flame - For a little while - a very ...

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Meaning of Existence

It was one of those moments when I was getting restless about the health status of an old colleague's relative being admitted in the ICU. I left the boundaries of my office to the city hospital. I can ...

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The Magic of Spaces

I am not a superstitious person, though I am deeply spiritual, and something I have always believed in is the energy that spaces exude. I have often walked into a store and for no reason wanted to lea ...

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When I saw a Star in the afternoon

Everyday in my life is important. I cant take a day when I have not moved forward in some way, for my work , for a friend , each day must have a high point I can remember. No wonder the docto ...

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AS TIME GOES BY

THERE IS so much more that I want to do, but the most precious commodity is the one thing of which there is a tremendous shortage in my life... and that is Time. My time is not my own. One feels bound ...

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My first job

I was 19 years old and very bored; my three year old daughter Nelofar had just started nursery school leaving me with long hours of restlessness in the quiet town of Lucknow where my husband was po ...

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Destiny and the Human Will

Life is often a conflict between destiny and the human will - and to me it is the human will that prevails. You will be what you will yourself to be. I remember that day so clearly. The sound of ...

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On Beauty

I believe that every woman is beautiful. You don't have to be born a beauty. You can achieve it, because beauty flowers out of perfect internal health and regular external care. An attractive pers ...

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A Beauty Secret

Here I want to finally answer the question that has been asked most often about me-The secret of my plush mane of red hair which has, over the years, turned into a hall- mark of sorts. Such are the ...

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Shahnaz Husain's Dressing Table

Over the years I have heard innumerable women ask me what I use on my skin. 'Shahnaz, I am going to come and pick up the jars on your table', they say. The secret of beauty is best revealed at my beau ...

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Lips Forever!

My life is extremely demanding and very often I am meeting people for hours without a pause. I have had a very special secret that I will share here, that ensures my lipstick remains fresh and does ...

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Exhale

I feel the concept of age needs to be redefined. Infact it already has been and the new 'Clock' needs to be readjusted in the minds of people. From birth to puberty we are involved in assimilating inf ...

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