The digital age has made everyone inseparable from their gadgets. It is said that the average screen time people expose themselves to can range between 3.5 hrs to 7 hrs. At work or home, tech around you and constantly emit blue light radiation. And contrary to popular belief, blue light can indeed be really damaging… Continue reading Can Blue Light Really Damage Your Skin?
Forget about French women—nobody, and we mean nobody, looks after their skin quite like Koreans do. Over the past few years, the K-beauty industry has attracted a lot of attention from the western world. This is for two reasons: One, Korean cosmetics are completely independent of American product trends, and two, their skincare regimes are so… Continue reading The Korean girl’s guide to anti-ageing
Fact No.1: Miranda Kerr is 34. How is that possible? Fact No.2: According to the model and entrepreneur, her secret to looking a solid ten years younger is leeches. Yup, speaking at friend Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest Goop-hosted health and wellness conference, the Victoria’s Secret model revealed the secrets to maintaining her ever-youthful supermodel skin. Now, we’d… Continue reading Supermodel Miranda Kerr swears leech facials are the key to her flawless skin
You’d think crossing the 40 milestone gives you an excuse to slack off on your fitness regimen, but Bollywood’s celebrated jewellery designer, Farah Khan Ali, is here to contradict popular belief. As I sit at my desk in a cushioned chair, she chats with me about the importance of being active and how she gets… Continue reading How to look amazing in your 40s, according to Farah Ali Khan
In your 40s, the appearance of ageing is more pronounced as skin experiences a breakdown of cells and loses the ability to build collagen. Besides the inevitable wrinkles, large pores and loss of evenness in texture, Indian skin types especially are prone to pigmentation because of constant sun exposure. While you should continue following a… Continue reading The best anti-ageing skincare for your 40s
The early 30s are the time when the usual signs of ageing start to form. Spots, pigmentation, uneven skin tone, very fine lines and a loss of firmness are signs to look out for. You can try retinoid, a powerful antioxidant that interrupts free-radical damage, arrests formation of lines and increases the skin’s collagen and… Continue reading Here’s how to get flawless skin in your 30s
The body’s ageing process begins right at minute one, when we’re born. As time goes by and you add daily stress and negligence to the mix, the skin begins to lose its ability to heal and repair. Around the age of 25, natural production of collagen slows down. Collagen is a structural protein, which makes… Continue reading How to take care of your skin in your 20s
Picking the right anti-ageing skincare routine is tricky, especially when it comes to making sense of all that scientific jargon on jars of face creams. Instead of struggling with peptides and hyaluronic acid, look out for the no-brainer — ceramides. Whether you need an instant glow or a fix for itchy, red skin ceramides are… Continue reading The one important thing you should look for in anti ageing creams
Looking flawless 24X7 may sound like an urban myth, but thankfully for us, that’s one subject Sonam Kapoor has a PhD in. The diva opened up her bag of tricks and told us everything we ever wanted to know about her beauty regimen: ELLE: Describe your daily hair care routine? Sonam Kapoor: I find it… Continue reading Sonam Kapoor’s top 4 beauty tips
When it comes to taking an indulgent city break, a spa facial ranks right on top of our list. It only takes an hour for skin to be sloughed, steamed and massaged with luxurious creams to give you that weekend-at-the-beach glow. Plus, you go home with lower stress levels and nuggets of skincare advice from… Continue reading How often should you get a facial?
If all the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge reruns weren’t enough to fill your quota of the ever-entertaining Kajol, we’ve got just what you need. We caught up with the actor at the launch of Olay Total Effects Lightweight Anti-Ageing Cream and got her to make some major beauty confessions: ELLE: What’s does your haircare routine… Continue reading Kajol spills her beauty secrets
When your skin becomes friendly with gravity, jars of creams, lotions and oils aren’t going to cut it. It’s time you recognise the face as a mass of sinews and muscles that need as much attention as the skin that covers it. Even a five-minute rub-down will get your blood gushing, reduce swelling and give… Continue reading The 5-minute anti-ageing face massage
1 Apply a mix of egg white and a tablespoon of mashed avocado on your face and leave it on for a few minutes. Wash it off with cold water for tighter and more radiant skin. 2 Dead skin is the biggest glow zapper; slough it away by rubbing half a tomato on your face.… Continue reading 7 anti-ageing hacks you should know
