Beauty and Personal Grooming

So can coffee / tea make your lips dark and pigmented ? Yes, most certainly it can! Just like how drinking too much of tea and coffee can stain your teeth eventually, it can also cause your lips to go darker over a period of time. Downing several cups of caffeinated beverages such as tea and coffee can affect the texture of your lips and cause it to pigment. Drinking too much coffee / tea can blacken your lips. If you have been concerned about your lips getting darker lately, you might want to check if you are drinking too much of coffee or tea.

Cosmetics have come a long way, to put it mildly! As standards of beauty have evolved, so have the various ways to attain that beauty. This list will detail six ways that cosmetics have changed over the years.

Women are certainly a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. From every genre of music, women have led the way to have some of the most iconic and powerful voices. And whether it's their style, the way they do their hair, or the way they transform themselves, female musical performers are not only an inspiration to women to live strong and be proud, but a powerful motivation to people of all walks of life. The past couple of years have seen a number of amazing female musical artists take the highest ranks for beauty and style. However, what makes a female performer beautiful is not only her physical appearance, but also what she represents and stands for. 

In the world of beauty, there are countless products. Many are natural beauty aids from leaves , flowers, mud and more that have proven to be effective after hundreds of years of use. But what about all those new man-made beauty products? Beauty products that are created by a manufacturing company use natural ingredients, but there are also many other items in the ingredient list that don’t come from Mother Nature. How do you know if those products actually work or are just a waste of money?

Pencil thin eyebrows are definitely out! And no, it's not just because it's no longer the latest fad but also because it imparts a mature look to your face. Our brains associate thick, groomed eyebrows with youthfulness . A fuller, thicker brow is mostly associated with the look of a younger looking person and a teenager. "When brows are thin and light, they make your features disappear, adding years to even the youngest looking face," says Damone Roberts, a celebrity eyebrow artist. Bushy, straight and thick eyebrows is the most in-thing these days! Kareena Kapoor, Cara Delevingne and Penelope Cruz are all sporting this look. You can knock off a few years from your face by going for thick, bushy, dark but shapely eyebrows.

As a woman you're only supposed to have six teaspoons of sugar every day, and that includes any hidden sugars in foods. If you're having lots of sugar without realizing just how much is entering your body on a daily basis, you're putting your health and skin at risk. Here's the bitter side of sugar that you need to know.

I always knew about the medicinal value of the wonder spice cinnamon and how it could be used as a home remedy for various ailments not to mention its various health benefits.It can be used in combination with sandalwood to treat acne , as a massage oil for painful joins in chikungunya , as an antidote while recovering from malaria -DIY remedies with this spice are too numerous to be listed.

Women and some of the men turn to makeup and cosmetic products to improve their outward appearance. But, to be beautiful on the outside, it should start from within the body. While makeup and beauty products make you look and feel better, some also contain toxic chemicals that can mess up the normal production of your hormones.

The cosmetic industry makes over 50 billion dollars a year in the United States. Almost 30 percent of that is spent on facial skin care. Aging gracefully and comfortably is something that most people, especially women, worry about. The good news is that there are exciting new beauty and anti-aging products that deliver what they promise. Below introduces five new beauty and anti-aging products that will change your life.

Did some of the celebrities discover the fountain of youth ? By the looks of it, these celebrities seem to defy their age in a time where most people are struggling to stay in shape and avoid the most visible signs of aging.                     The proverbial fountain of youth. ( Image Credits ) Although celebrities usually have an entire crew of people to style them and make sure they look good for the cameras, these celebrities make it look easy. They just don’t seem to be getting any older.

Most women are desirous of possessing long, dense eyelashes. And why not! After all, long, fluttering eyelashes do look attractive, don't they?  To achieve fuller this, they use false eyelashes or falsies.  While falsies work their magic for a short-term, to get permanently fuller and longer lashes one may opt for eyelash transplantation.  The price is as steep at $2500 for both eyes, but the experts claim that the extensions are permanent, which means like head hair, they keep growing. Here scalp hair is used and sewn into the lash line!

L asks:  My 10 year old son often asks for tea but I reprimand him saying that his skin tone will get darker by drinking tea for that's what I have heard people around me say about giving tea to kids!  I have heard good things about teas like green and white tea, however!  So does drinking tea really make the skin dark? And what about lips - does it cause darkening in lips?  Please enlighten me on this! Response : If drinking tea could make a person dark, then all Irish and English who cannot do without their morning cuppa would have been dark-complexioned!

Being an oily skinned gal, I love face washes , body washes and exfoliating creams that contain those tiny colorful exfoliating beads. While massaging such a cream on my skin, it feels as if it is sloughing off my dead skin. And truly, my dull, greasy skin pretty much feels rejuvenated and alive after usage. But after reading this piece of news , I am kind of shocked!  The tiny plastic beads that being used in cosmetic products are finding their way in lakes and streams. Apparently this is contaminating water and is toxic to fish and other marine life. So a ban on such products is being proposed. Do check the video below for more details.

When you need to know which color looks good, which makeup isn't tested on animals or where you can book the nearest manicure, turn to one of these hot beauty apps. They will make you feel like you have a personal assistant, makeup artist, health adviser and big sister all in one pocket.

Plastic and cosmetic surgery continues to gain good and bad connotations. Plastic surgery, a more general term, is used all around the world daily from cosmetic procedures to reconstructive procedures. I have never personally had any plastic surgery done but there are obvious downsides to plastic surgery such as downtime, pain, and possible side effects. These are all factors that must be discussed before the actual procedures because they are dangerous but there are also benefits that might be worth the risk. The benefits of plastic surgery are limitless. Because plastic surgeons are incredibly talented and educated, they have the ability to recreate almost anything.

Poets and artists have attempted to describe beauty practically since the beginning of recorded history. Some would argue that some of these folks managed to pin down the nature of beauty, while others maintain that true beauty is indescribable. Even today in our allegedly “sophisticated” society, many of us are at a loss when we’re told to explain the concept of beauty. After all, what may be beautiful for one person may not be for someone else. Beauty isn’t objective; it lies in the eye of the beholder, or so people have said.

Like most people, I feel that it's wrong to blind and poison animals in order to test cosmetics, especially when superior non-animal test methods are readily available. So I buy only cruelty-free makeup and personal-care products. But going into a store and trying to pick out what is tested on animals and what isn't is about as easy as getting up at six in the morning to work out. Europeans have it easy. The European Union just banned sales of cosmetics that were tested on animals anywhere in the world. Problem solved. But on this side of the pond, we are still turning bottles and packages around in our hands, squinting confusedly at the fine print and giving ourselves crow's feet that we will soon need non-animal-tested wrinkle cream for. So, to save a few dollars on retinol, I researched the various product labels. Here's what I found.

All women, no matter their age want to look and feel beautiful. For years beauty products have been designed to go on thick, cover up, and mask a women’s natural palette. In order to rise above this chemically altered, sometimes animal tested muck, a woman needs to be on alert when it comes to taking care of her skin. The earth thrives on its natural abilities of rejuvenation and renewal. The beauty products you choose should be able to do this for you too.

Applying for a new job.  Final exam week.  An ugly divorce.  Sudden illness.  What do all these things have in common?  In a word – stress. We all know that stress has significant physical and psychological ramifications.  However, lesser known side effects of stress pertain to dermatological problems.  Conditions like acne, brittle nails, and hair loss are commonly associated with stress.

We little people often marvel at the fantastic and frivolous star treatments that our favorite celebrities receive in their bid to make the "best dressed" lists for red carpet events. And most of us understand that the hair, makeup, clothing, and accessories are often provided free of charge by stylists and designers looking to take advantage of the ubiquitous name-dropping that is part and parcel of such events. And yet, it seems that there are still occasions where celebrities can go too far in their efforts to outdo their A-list brethren. Kelly Osbourne, cohost of E! show 'Fashion Police', apparently crossed the line when she showed up for the Emmys sporting $250,000 worth of glittering black diamonds on her nails after bragging about her stunning manicure via Twitter. But were people more ticked about the outrageous cost of her polish or the tactless way in which she shared the experience?