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Foundation seems simple enough.Ap-ply your base and move on.

but there’s reason they call it foundation-ithas the power to bring your entire make uplook togeather with a flawless,strong base.

It may not be the most exiting step, but it deserves your

attention.To giveyou the best- looking skin possible, we asked kecia

Littman, a Hawaii-based makeup artist, to share the foundation tricks she comes back

to again and again.Test out three shades on your

JawboneFinding your perfect foundation shade can

be a serious game of trial and error. Too light, too dark, too pink, too orange.

The search can make you feel like Gold-ilocks until you find one that’s just right.

Littman recommends trying three foundations in different shades along your jawbone, which is a better color match to

your face than the back of your hand. Pick the best match of the three, then try that shade, the one above it, and the one

below it on your jawline. More likely than not, one will be next to

invisible on your skin.

5 Secrets to Finding the Right Foundation

ColorUse Two Different ShadesDepending on how much time you spend in the sun, your face may actually be different

shades.

“Your forehead, where you get more sun, may be a different shade than dif-ferent parts of your skin that don’t get

as much sun, like your jaw,”

says Littman. In that case, you may need to use two different colors to keep your skin looking natural—one darker for where the light hits you most, and one a shade lighter for the rest of your face. Know Your Skin

Type and Corresponding Foundation FormulaYour skin type and foundation formula go hand-in-hand, says Littman. To take the

guesswork out of choosing a formula, take a look you may need to use two different

colors to keep your skin looking natural—one darker for where the light hits you most, and one a shade lighter for the rest of your face.

To take the guesswork out of choosing alighter for the rest of your face.

Littman says your go-to is a liquid founda-tion with an emollient, moisturizing base like

shea butter. For normal, you can experiment with your choices, but

Littman thinks liquid looks most natural and beautiful on the skin. For oily and combina-

tion, try powder foundations or cream-to-powder formulations to keep oiliness at bay.

Use a Domed BrushNot every area of our face needs the same amount of coverage. Everyone’s problem

areas are different and need to be treated as such. Littman loves using the Roque Cozzette Rounded Foundation Brush ($21, roquecoz-zette.com) because she finds it allows her to

get the perfect level of coverage in every area of the face. Try A Stippling Technique

Working with liquids or creams? Littman says to try applying it with a stippling tech-

nique—or in not-so-technical terms applying foundation in light, bouncing mo-

tions with a brush made for stippling.

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“If I’m working with liquids and creams, I almost always stipple,” says Littman. It allows for a flawless finish that looks like second skin. Try the Real Techniques Stippling Brush ($10,

realtechniques.com).

Always Swipe DownwardContrary to what skin-care experts may tell

you, upward sweeping motions are not always best for your skin.

When applying foundation, Littman says to always brush in downward strokes.

“If you go upward on the face, it will fill in your pores and

makethem stand out,”

she says. This is a simple tip:

If you’re applying foundation in strokes, always stroke down.

MORE: 4 Stick Foundations That’ll Make You Glowy and

GorgeousStart in the Middle

“Typically, you get the most redness in your T-zone area,”

says Littman. “Which means that’s where you need the highestwhere you need the highest

coverage.” By applying the majority of your foundation on your nose, the center of your forehead and

chin, and on the apples of your cheeks—and work-

ing outward from there—you five the areas that really

need it the most coverage.

Typically, you want your foundation to look like you’re wearing nothing at all.

Powder is a great way to set your foundation

and keep your face looking matte, but too much of it

can lead to visual overkill. Littman recommends powdering just along your

T-zone, which is where you get most

oily and your foundation is most likely to run.

“Let your foundation breathe,” says Littman.

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This article was written by Megan McIntyre and repurposed with permis-sion from Refinery29.

Putting on mascara isn’t exactly rocket science:

remove wand from tube, swipe, swipe again, look appraisingly in mirror,

nod at self, and put wand back in tube.

Seems simple—is simple. But as well as our swipe-and-go routine has served us, we can’t help but feel we’re missing something. We’ve watched pros do this oh-so-basic beauty move a hundred times,

and where we get a slightly chopped-up

fringe, they create mile-long lashes that would make Kim Kardashian

cry.We wanted to learn how to

get more from our mas-cara. So we talked to some

of our favorite makeup masters to learn how they

create crazy-long, full lashes. Turns out,

there are a ton of tiny tweaks that could make a dramatic difference in your lash

look.

Read on for their secrets to a lush, fluttery fringe.

Curl FirstAlmost every makeup art-ist we interviewed for this story said that curling your

lashes before you apply mascara is, hands-down,

the most impactful way to make them legit long and

lush.“I always curl the lashes

with an eyelash curler by gently bending at the base of the lash and holding for a few seconds, then gently walking it out

to the end of the lash,” says makeup artist Julie

Harris. “This opens up the eye

immediately and lifts the lashes so they stand out

more.”

“Lash curlers flip the lash-es upward and allow more light to hit the iris of the

eye, so the overall effect is that eyes appear larger and

brighter,”says makeup artist Troy

Surratt.

“If you wake up feeling like you could use two

extra hours of sleep, use a lash curler.”

And if you don’t have your curler handy—or are too

scared of the contraption—try this trick from makeup artist

Lucy Halperin: Apply your mascara, and

while it’s still wet, use your fingertips to push up your

lashes. It’s not quite as good as a

quality curl session, but it will do in a pinch.

You can also try applying primer before curling and ap-

plying mascara.

“Applying primer first con-ditions lashes and prevents

breakage—and actually helps lashes curl more because they

are malleable,”

says makeup legend Laura Geller.

Still not convinced? “Think of a lash curler like prepping your skin with moisturizer or primer before you apply foundation,” says Surratt.

“Sure, your lashes will look nice with a great

mascara, but curling them amps up your look.”

Wipe it off

While some of us are all

about the clumpy-lash look,

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others still consider it the bane of their existence. Okay, may-be that’s a little dramatic, but clumps when you don’t want

them can be annoying.

Wiggle It

For most of us, swiping on mascara is a strictly one-direc-

tion move. But we could all benefit from

wiggling our wands (just a little bit).

“I wiggle at the roots,” says Harris.

“Then as I sweep up-ward to the

end of the lash, I blink, so it forces the brush to

comb every lash.” A more advanced move is

to start wiggling at the outer corners and then brush inward toward the center of the eyes, which lifts and builds fullness,

says Harris. Then, she wiggles the wand

again and lifts outward to lengthen.

To finish, she holds the wand so that the tip is pointing at the lashes and brushes each

lash individually, so they fan out.

Zig Then Zag

We couldn’t do a mascara tips story without talking to the Queen of Lashes

herself, Charlotte Tilbury. The go-to makeup artist

for celebs like Kate Moss and Gisele Bündchen,

Tilbury is such a fanatic about creating the perfect

lash look that she used to cocktail five different mascaras together to get

the result she wanted.

Fortunately, you don’t need to carry around an arsenal of lengtheners to

achieve her signature full, fat lash.

After many trials, she created the mascara in her eponymous line to do the work of five with just one

tube.To get the most out of it,

here’s Tilbury’s secret method:

You need to apply mas-cara in a zigzag motion

from root to tip and pull it outward diagonally, from

the outer corner of the eye.

This creates a sexy, fluttering Bambi [look] and really flicks out the

lashes—great for amplifying a feline eye! For the bottom lashes, hold a

tapered brush vertically to coat each lash individually.

Finally, always use three coats of mascara.Halperin is also a fan of the zig-

zag. “It gives the lashes a fabulous extra coat of

color,” she says. “Plus, adding extra mascara to the roots will givegive them a boost of thickness and make your eyes look

bigger.”Finish With Powder

“I have a great trick to make lashes look fuller,” says make-up artist Brigitte Reiss-Ander-

sen. “After curling them, brush them with a bit of loose powder.” It adds texture and gives them more

body, just like dry shampoo does for hair. After that’s done, apply your

mascara—you’ll be surprised at how rich your lashline looks.Work In The Shadows

Did that seem a little high-mainte-nance for you? If so, Geller has a way to get the dry-shampoo effect

without any extra effort. “If you apply powder eye shadow

first, don’t clean the extra flakes off the lashes,”

says Geller. “That extra powder acts as a volumizer—the same way lash

fibers do—and helps lashes look fuller and plumper.”

Mascara alone just can’t replicate the added texture of powder, she

says.

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CUTE ANGELSHRADDHA KAPOOR’S FITNESS

SECRETS

Shraddha Kapoor is fresh, expressive and high on energy.

Far from appearing like a bratty star-child, she’s a warm and friendly

girl that you can sit down to have a chat with.

And that’s just what we did.

Here and NowPost Aashiqui 2,

the young actress has been flooded with offers by people that want to work with her. “I find it surprising, but very satis-

fying. I’ve worked hard for this,” she says.

And so she has. Not letting her initial disappointments (both her debut movie Teen Patti and the follow-up, Luv Ka the End tanked

at the BO) get to her. “Things have changed. I am much busier. I don’t really have the time to be lazy at

home anymore. My ancient pyjamas miss me, but I’m not

complaining!”

” She does admit that she would love to be able to travel more often,

and not just for her film projects.

There are glimpses of an adventurous streak.

She is an advanced scuba diver, starting her course in Khopoli and finishing it

in the Maldives. “I dive whenever I have some time off, at usual destinations like Goa,” she says. Exploring Europe rates high on her

bucket list: “Maybe as a back-packer,

, especially Italy. I will, one day…” she trails off.

For now though she’s happy to go to Kashmir to shoot for Vishal Bharadwaj’s Haider,

where she stars opposite Shahid Kapoor.

“Good enough for now, don’t you think?”

Looking at her already-full plate (upcoming projects include Gabbar, The Villain),

I can only nod an emphatic yes.

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went places (literally, for tourna-ments), as she was on the soccer team and did well in basketball and hand-

ball too. And she could outrun anyone in a 100-

metre dash!

“I remember the time I was the favou-rite to win the athletics competition in school and lost by a single point to a

girl I’d never heard of. It still hurts!” she winces. She cops

to the fact that this competitive streak didn’t end on the field or with school.

helped her cope with initial film failures. Found Fit Here’s a fact to make the ladies go

green-eyed:

Shraddha was always on the thinner side, thanks to the sports she played.

She admits that she is blessed with her mother’s effort-lessly slim figure.

“My parents (Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapure) differ in their perspec-

tives of fitness. My dad is a crazy health nut, always found on

the treadmill, whereas my mother is blessed with great genes and takes it easy.

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But they have incorporated the cliche that health is wealth, and I believe in it too,

” she says. . She emphasises that it’s not about losing weight, but “-feeling good about yourself and your lifestyle.It helps in the long run and seeps into your professional and

personal life too.”

Now that she doesn’t have the time to join a football or handball team

(“Why don’t women have their IPL-type leagues too?” she quizzes me),

Shraddha, in addition to her three-days-a-week moderate weight-training/gym routine, has in-

vented an imaginative

It helps in the long run and seeps into your pro-fessional and personal life too.”

Now that she doesn’t have the time to join a football or handball team

(“Why don’t women have their IPL-type leagues too?” she quizzes me),

Shraddha, in addition to her three-days-a-week moderate weight-training/gym routine, has invented an imaginative

I started doing this professionally as part of a group when I was studying in America,

and even toured a lot with them. Now my stage is my room,” she says.

No wonder then that she often gets envious stares for her svelte

figure gained sans gruelling workouts and sacrifices.

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The self-confessed food-ie does maintain strict food timings though.“My brain stops func-tioning if I don’t eat on

time,” she says. Shraddha Naik Alkunte,

her make-up artist and friend from her Teen

Patti days says, “You can see a storm

coming. Her mood and energy takes an instant

dip.” She grins before adding, “Everyone close to her knows about this trait.”

So every couple of hours, people around her gently

nudge her to eatsomething

She sticks to vegetarian food during shoots as it’s easier to digest-a tip she got from Sir Ben King-sley when they worked together on Teen Patti.

“Very rarely do I have red meat during a meal.” Dinner is an early affair

(between 6 and 7 pm) -I’m an early-tobed sort

of person,” she says sheepishly.

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Just Hanging

She’s not much of a party hopper. When it comes to

socialising, she keeps it simple, prefer-

ring to hang out with her group

of friends over a spread of food at home

home instead of stepping out too often

(her spreads always include Maharasthrian mutton curry and chocolate cake-she’s even learnt to cook them her-

self ). “There is food everywhere I go, so now I’ve started to be a little careful about my

intake,” she says with a smile.

“I have a confession though: : I often miss parties because I am too sleepy to attend

them. Most of them start at mid-night! I really find it hard to stay awake past 11 pm, even

on my best days. I’m boring like that!” she

sighs. . I have a niggling feeling her early-bird routine has some role to play in the way she

looks.

“I am not very particu-lar about the millions of skincare products

and techniques. I do not have facials,

and avoid spas and par-lours. It’s very simple

really-just a good face-wash and moisturiser- that’s my only secret,”

she grins. . While watching her

on the make-up chair, I can’t help but wonder if she even needs a touch-

up. OK, so she’s not crazy about lotions and po-

tions, , nor is she a wild party girl, but she does

enjoy the oddunconventional ac-cessory. “I have a

quirky taste for the bizarre-case in point: a recently-purchased un-conventional accessory recycled tetrapack car-tons. Eco-friendly and

so colourful! I also own a pair of shoes made only of buttons. Some-

times I’m the only person in the room that shouts ‘Hey I love those mad ear-

rings!’, and everybody looks at me like I’m

crazy.”

When it comes to clothes, she sticks to worn-in oversized tees

and comfy pyjamas at home, punc-tuating her point with a splendid ‘comfort is king!’ conclusion. “I agree it is important to look pre-

sentable, but I don’t really go overboard. I don’t follow trends,

even though I wouldn’t mind leaf-ing through the latest fashion

magazines,” she says.Ask her if she’s ever made a fash-ion faux pas and she dismisses the term as an outfit someone else did not like. “Just be confident,” is her

sound advice. A day’s diet

Shraddha believes in eating early- she breakfasts almost as soon as

she wakes up and dines between 6 and 7 pm.Breakfast

1 plate poha/upma/a portion of scrambled egg whites/an eggwhite

omeletteLunch

2-3 chapatis, a sizeable portion of green vegetables, 1 bowl dal

Dinner2 slices wholewheat bread, 1 piece

grilled fish, 1 bowl dalor

1 portion brown rice, 1 bowl fish curry

Pro tip: Snack every two hours. Develop an appetite for constant water consump-

tion for hydration and digestion.

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9 Amazingly Easy Ways To Lighten Hair Naturally

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The hair lighteners available in the stores remove the natural

pigment of the hair to give the hair strands

a lighter shade. Although, you may prefer a lighter shade

especially during the summer months, the bleaches used for de-colorization contain toxic

substances that tend to damage the tresses, making them dry

and lifeless.To lighten your hair without damaging the hair shaft, you can try these natural alterna-tives to the expensive hair

lightening products.

Made with natural ingredients that are easily available in your

kitchen,Here Are Some Inexpen-sive And Easy Ways To

Lighten Hair Naturally

LemonLemon contains citric acid, a

natural lightening agent. For a lighter shade of hair

color, add a cup of lemon juice and

cup of warm water to a spray bottle.

Mix the ingredients well and spray the lemon juice on the

hair.

Spend some time in the sunlight to enable citric acid to lighten the tresses natu-rally. Reapply lemon juice and bask in the sun once in every hour until you get the

desired shade.

Chamomile Tea

Brew a cup of chamo-mile tea by steeping two tablespoons of chamo-

mile, preferably fresh chamo-mile, in a pot of hot wa-ter for about five min-

utes. Rinse your hair with

chamomile tea and leave it on for about 15 min-

utes and again rinse the tresses.

Repeat the process 3 to 6 times until you get the

desired lighter shade.

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VinegarVinegar contains ascetic

acid, a weak acid that also helps in bleaching

the tresses. Rinsing the hair with

diluted vinegar helps in lightening the tresses. However, this natural hair lightening method

works gradually. Rinse your hair with

diluted vinegar for sev-eral days until you get the

desired lighter shade.

Honey Cinnamon

Applying honey and cin-namon hair mask to the

tresses will help in light-ening them naturally.

Mix two tablespoons of honey with two table-

spoons of powdered cin-namon.

Add a tablespoon of ol-ive oil and ½ to ¼ cup of warm water to the honey

and cinnamon mixture and blend the ingredients

well. Keep the concoction aside for about an hour. Apply the hair mask on the hair. Salt And

Coconut OilSpraying warm salt water on the hair helps in lightening

the natural hair color. How-ever, salt depletes the essen-tial moisture from the hair.

Hence, to lighten the tresses without drying them, mix a

teaspoon of salt with three 1 ½ teaspoons of coconut oil and a cup of warm water and spray

the concoction on the hair. Bask in the sun to get the lighter hue.

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Olive Oil

Olive oil not only helps in moisturizing the hair. It also helps in lightening the hair. Massage the hair with olive oil and bask in the sun. For better result add a teaspoon of lemon juice to the oil before ap-plying it to the tresses.

RhubarbTo lighten your hair

naturally, rinse the tresses with a concoction prepared

by boiling a quarter cup of

chopped rhubarb root in two cups of

water. To get the desired shade,

rinse your hair several times with the rhubarb root con-

coction.

VODKA & Lem on Zest

vodkalemonzestTo lighten your blonde hair naturally, rinse the tresses with lemon infused vodka. Add the zests of 10 to 15 lemons to a bottle of vodka and store the bottle in a dry and cool place for about two to three weeks. Spray the lemon-infused vodka on your hair and then bask in

the sun.

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Baking Soda

Washing your hair with bak-ing soda solution helps in

lightening the tresses natu-rally. Before shampooing your

hair, combine a teaspoon of baking soda with your regular shampoo. When used daily for washing the hair, it will gradu-ally lighten the natural color of

your hair.

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