Anisha Hassan

The past decade has certainly brought us a plethora of beauty products and lots of new brands, but that is not where it ends.

With roughly two-third of Ramadan ahead, it’s the perfect time to do some essential tidying up and have a look at the things you have or need to buy. There is nothing worse than leaving things for the last week and ending up with a hodgepodge of activities.

Home décor is much like fashion; it changes with each season, bringing with it something new to keep our surroundings fresh.

Pre-plan your meals in Ramadan. The main focus of the month is supposed to be abstinence. Let us not take that away with worrying about our meals every day.

One of the easiest ways to spice up an outfit is adding on some bling. Before you decide to get your hands on some new pieces, pay close attention to all the new trends that have been emerging, because not just the seasons, jewellery trends also change and evolve with time.

For a better understanding of all these new techniques and trends, we spoke to Tasnim Monzur Labiba, a freelance nail artist with her Facebook page Nail Art Desire.

While some call it watercolour eye makeup, others call it a pastel splash, but the simplest way to describe this emerging eye shadow trend is to call it art on the eyes — for it looks very similar to a bunch of crayons rubbed on the lid, or a wash of watercolours gently laid on by a brush.

Looking at our mothers, grandmothers, and their entire generations with supple, glowing skins can make us wonder what we are doing wrong, for their beauty seems everlasting, that too without a drop from bottled concoctions.

Decorating mistakes are part of the homemaker’s coming of age process— even the best interior designers have had their fair shares

Flowers are a joyous thing to look at, beautiful as decorations, appreciated in the home, and loved as gifts.

A time tested beauty element, rose water is a popular ingredient in many skincare products all around the world today, because of its countless benefits.

It is time to put away our linens and cottons, and make room for lots of bulky clothes in our wardrobe.

Look for dandruff specific products that target your problem and try to incorporate them into your routines.

Sometimes a single buckle just does not cut it. At times like these just bring out two. Coming out symmetrically from both ends to create a bigger centre buckle, these look great when paired with casuals, and is an easy way to step up your denim game.

All of us have, at least once, come across a beautiful scenery of white houses with little blue roofs and a majestic blue backdrop of the water and the sky merging into one. Santorini is one of the most popular travel destinations today, boasting the exact scenery described, and their special cuisine is one of the most sought after for its mouth-watering taste.

If done right, face massages can be thought of as an equivalent to the fountain of youth.

On the first day of every October, the world gathers to celebrate the one bean we all love to bits, coffee.

Dear fathers, whose daughters are three months to a year away from the BIG day --

With tea, we always seem to have a wide selection of snacks to serve as sides, be it alu-puri, toast or muri. However, it gets more difficult with coffee, and even harder so when it is served cold.

Start off with a large piece of roti on a pan, and cover half of it with a mixture of seasoned chicken or beef, add on some green onions and cilantro for crunch and cheese to your taste.