Beauty and Personal Grooming

We have plenty of products and procedures to make us look good on the outside, but if you're insides don't match, all the makeup and hairspray in the world won't be enough to convince people that you're an all-around beautiful person. The truth is that sometimes the world gets us down. Between hectic schedules, killer commutes, demanding bosses, and never-ending obligations, we can lose sight of what really matters: our own health and happiness and the same for those we love. So here are just a few ways to get back to your own happy place so that your inner beauty gets a much-needed boost.

Rhea Pillai, one of India's ace models, who has walked the ramp for many a reputed fashion designer is and an Art of Living Instructor shares some of her health and beauty tips . Rhea is an ardent follower of Yoga and emphasises the correlation between health and beauty . Let's see what Rhea has got to say.

Beauty is something that attracts an onlooker like a magnet. A beautiful woman sends his heartbeat racing! A woman born beautiful can be considered a fortunate person. Her admirers may compare her radiant face to the moon, her large eyes to the lotus flower, her lips to the rose, her skin to soft silk and so on and so forth. She may feel thrilled by the praise and her pink cheeks may glow even more with pride! Those who are not born strikingly beautiful will say that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, that inner beauty - the beauty of thought and deed - is what matters most. Those who have a dark complexion , make it a plus point and claim, " Black is beautiful !!" It cannot be denied that every woman loves to look beautiful. Femininity itself is beauty . So what is wrong if a female wishes to look beautiful? Even those who are plain strive hard and, in fact, succeed pretty well in looking smart.

Has it ever occurred to anyone to wonder why all those film stars whose faces have been extensively used to launch so many new beauty aids or to boost the sales of many established ones, end up looking bloated, haggard and older than their years? With all the best cosmetics, beauty therapies Botox , fillers and cosmetic surgery and the like, why should film stars or rich socialites ever age? But they do age earlier than your jhadu poachawali bai, subjiwali, dhobin or your domestic help. Startling as it may sound, isn't it a fact that while many of your favourite tall, lissome and willowy heroines of a decade or two ago have suddenly started looking matronly ? While, on the other hand, your subjiwali (vegetable vendor) , who was never into skincare (forget about cosmetic surgery and other expensive treatments) looks just the same?