Nail It With Nail Art!

Who does not want to look good!

Since decades we have been putting strenuous efforts to ensure that we look good and are in sync with the changing fashion trends.  Fashion and the feel good factors have become an integral part of our lives. Nail art is the latest fashion trend that will take your entire look a notch higher with its delicate yet charming appeal. 

Using nail art, you can embellish your nails with different patterns, stickers, stones and appliques. Well, in a nut shell, nail art is the practice of painting decorative designs on your nail, which can instantly intensify your daily humdrum look to a glamorous and fashionable look. 

These days’ markets are jam-packed with numerous nail art designs, ranging from subtle to funky and ostentatious. Before starting any nail designing, it is mandatory for you to have clean and well-shaped nails. Your nails should be painted with nail polish before you initiate any nail art process. Use some fine brush or pointed applicator to imprint some dots, stripes, floral or a pattern of your choice using different colors. If you love embellishments, you can take your pick from decorative pieces like stones, flat pearls, and small flowers or miniature knick-knacks.

Doing nail art designs undoubtedly gives your look a super trendy and fashionable twist, but maintaining the nail art is a big job. If you have done some unique and trendy nail painting on your nails, then you need to remember certain tips so that your nail art remains unaffected and stay for a prolonged period of time. 

Here are some tips to follow to maintain the beautiful nail art that you recently got done. 

• In order to avoid any bacterial infection always try to maintain dry and clean nails.

• Nail art or no nail art; ensure that you get your manicure done regularly.

• If you use any moisturizer on your hands, then try to use the same moisturizer to your nails also.

• Use nail hardeners.

• You should wash your hands carefully if your nail art consists of crystals and stones.

• Try to use spoons while eating. If you use your hands during eating, then you need to put extra care during washing so that no food particles or spices remain under your nails.

• Try to wear gloves while performing tasks which may tarnish your nail art like cooking, washing or any other household chores.

A delicately designed nail art can easily complement your outfit or give a special touch to your everyday look. Though nail arts are best created by professionals but there are plenty of nail art designs that you may create yourself as well.

Sandbagging: The New Trending Makeup Trick

Every woman fantasizes to have a radiant and flawless skin like their favorite celebrity personalities. 

But unwholesome food habits, too much job pressure, having a propensity towards alcohol and less time to take care of your health and skin leads to various skin problems like acne, pimple, redness, blemishes and many more. 

Moreover, too much exposure to the harmful rays of the sun also causes detrimental effects on the skin and is a reason behind skin tanning. This has led to the need of various cosmetics and beauty products, which will help our skin to glow, making it more radiantly and also protect it from the pernicious effects of the sun.

Sandbagging makeup trick is the latest inclusion to the world of beauty and fashion. Mr. Mario Dedivanovic, the famous celebrity makeup artist is the father of this invention. Wondering why he named it “Sandbagging?” 

Well, we all know that sandbags are commonly used to soak water from waterlogged areas during flood. Similarly, this technique prevents our eye makeup from spreading away. It magically transforms our skin from a mess to being flawless. Sandbagging makeup covers those vexatious dark circles, spots and patches from our face and gives an instant brightness and dazzling effect to our skin.

Now, sandbagging technique is similar to baking, which is another popular makeup trend. But the effect of the sandbagging is more conspicuous than baking.

For baking, we first need to apply a coat of translucent powder to our forehead, the edges of our nose, underneath areas of eye, cheeks and up to the jaw line. Then we need to wait for some time so that the powder absorbs our skin heat and finally we need to blend this powder with our skin. The effect This brightens up the areas and smoothers our makeup.

Sandbagging is a little more challenging, but the effects are even more amazing. In this method, first we need to apply under-eye concealer. The next step involves using a damp makeup sponge to pat a thick coat of translucent powder on top. Now we need to wait for some time so that the powder is fixed well with our skin.  After that, you can easily discard the excess amount with a makeup brush and you are ready for a party or a date!

Many celebrities like Kim Kardashian use the sandbagging makeup trick to intensify her look and appearance. This technique has become very popular in the recent times and women are opting for this as their daily makeup trick. Sandbagging is an undoubtedly a game changer for those who are suffering from annoying dark circles, spot and unwanted freckles.

Love Your Stilettos, Not the Pain

Who does not love their pair of stilettos? Women have an inclination towards stilettos as they believe that a nice pair of sky high heels will not just augment their looks but also their confidence. The high heel also gives the illusion of longer and slimmer legs and uplifts the height of a woman. 

When it comes to stilettos, we all know that the spindly heels are at least two to three inches tall. Yet, the attractiveness of this kind of shoes makes it an indispensable part of women’s fashion.

Among all the types of heeled shoes, walking with a pair of a stiletto is more difficult due to the thin and pointy heels of stilettos, which puts a lot of pressure on the toes. This is why; wearing stilettos for a long time causes severe pain in the toes and the legs. According to doctors and experts, apart from pain and swelling, stilettos can cause other problems like backache, muscular problems and skeletal problems too. In fact, those who wear stilettos for a long time, are more prone to have arthritis. 

Some Exercises to Follow 

According to doctors and experts, we don’t need to take a break from stilettos if we do some exercise on a regular basis. Towel stretch and wall stretch are the two most effective exercises which we need to practice daily, if we wear stilettos regularly. 

For the Towel stretch exercise:

• We need to place a rolled towel under the ball of our foot and simultaneously need to hold both the ends of the towel strongly.
• The next step is pulling the towel towards ourselves. While doing this, we should remember that we cannot move our knees for a single moment.
• Now we need to stay on this position for at least 15-20 seconds. We should repeat the whole process at least 2-3 times or more.

For the Wall stretch exercise:

• We need to stand in front of a wall and place both the hands on the surface of the wall.
• Then we need to place one leg close to the wall and bend the leg from knee so that it touches the wall. But simultaneously we need to keep the heel of the back leg firmly on the floor so that we can feel the stretch in the back calf. We need to hold this position for at least 30 secs.

These exercises will provide relief from pain. But if you are still experiencing pain, then you need to sit on a chair in a straight manner and then need to keep a bottle or rolling pin under our feet. Roll the bottle or rolling pin in a circular motion so that it provides some massage to your feet and fingers, which will help you to get relief from the pain.

Stilettos are very classic and can be worn with any kind of outfits. Though stilettos are known to provide a feminine touch to any outfit, but it is better to avoid wearing stilettos regularly. Wear them for special occasions, so that it not only enhances your beauty but also keeps the pain at bay. 

The Cropped Rage

Tired of the same old tops and t-shirts? Make way for some easy breezy crop tops. What better way to tackle the summers other than some cute little crop tops?

Not only will the crop tops break the monotony of the everyday tops and t-shirts, they also make you look sexy and of course, cute. Floral print or with a cool one-liner, Superman or Batman, off shouldered or sleeveless, you will find all that you want.

You may think that a cropped top necessarily means having the perfect body, devoid of belly fat and stretch marks but ladies, that's where you  are wrong! Crop top is not about showing off that mid-riff. As a matter of fact, you can rock the cropped look without baring that sliver of skin. Mix and match, experiment, play around and you just might discover an unique way to pull it off.

There are several ways to style a crop top. Pair a simple red crop top with a knee length black A line skirt, put on some heel and you will be ready for that much awaited coffee date with your best friend.

If it is a shopping spree with your inseparable group, pair your black and white striped crop top with some high waist distressed jeans and get set for the expedition.

If it is a Sunday brunch with your family, put on a solid crop top, layer it with a light weight cardigan and chained necklaces, throw on your most comfortable pair of jeans and let the warmth, laughter and stories fill you with joy.

If you are however going to that football game to cheer your high school sweetheart and don't feel comfortable exposing skin, a crop top under denim overalls with a pair of sneakers is the perfect outfit.

For that trip to the beach with your friends, pair your crop top with a tie and die skirt. Choose a messy braid with tiny flowers entwined and pull of the boho look with panache.

If you are worried how to pull off a crop top for that happening party in the town, you can always opt for co-ords. They are definitely in trend and with the right makeup and accessories, you are sure to burn the dance floor.

If it's the long awaited romantic dinner on your anniversary, go all dolled up with a white Victorian style lace crop top with a floral maxi skirt. You will look like the modern reincarnation of Cinderella and rest assured, all his attention would be focused on you.

So, ladies, be it a night out with your school buddies or a cocktail dinner party, crop tops are now in trend, for all the right reasons. Layer it, cover it, flaunt it, it's all up to you. Just carry it with confidence and make sure you always have that smile on your face.

If you want a piece or a dozen, and are wondering from where you will get the trendiest crop top, Uurija is here for your rescue. The Uurija app will give you all the details regarding the store where you will get some stylish crop tops and also give you a look into the stores exclusive collection. So, simply download the app, select a convenient market place and explore all the apparel stores in the entire market and visit that store that houses crop tops as per your taste and preference.

The Perfect Gift for The Jamai on Jamai Sasthi

 Love is always in the air!

Be it the sickeningly sweet love of a teenage girl for the school football team's captain, a mother's love for her son, the numerous fasting that a wife keeps for her husband's health, a sister's protectiveness and adoration for her brother or even a mother-in-law's love for her daughter's husband. Women have over the years put a lot of thought and care for their favorite boys. And, when it comes to celebrating this love, we have numerous occasions to showcase the love, which is mostly accompanied by gifts.  

With the month of June, comes the special occasion for all the mother-in-laws and their son-in laws. Yes, here we are speaking about Jamai Sasthi. This Bengali tradition calls for the special love and care that the mother-in-law showcases for her son-in-law. All mother-in-law's put in a lot of effort to pamper the man who takes care of their daughter. While it comes with a lot of rituals and a sumptuous platter of delicacies, there is always a gift to accompany. 

With Jamai Sasthi just about to knock the door, here are a few ideas that might help to decide on the perfect gift for your jamai. One can always go for the 'old and gold' way and gift him a t-shirt or a shirt and a pair of trousers but there are numerous better gifting options to explore. 

If your jamai is a pogonophile, even though your daughter dislikes it, and even though you hate it, gift him a shaving kit and he would be the happiest person for the day. If he is a TV series fanatic, hunt for an artifact that is relatable to one of the sitcoms that he loves to watch. He would be surely happy with a blue horn from How I Met Your Mother or a FRIENDS poster, for example. If he is a bookworm, and has a thing for the fantasy genre, gift him the entire set of 'A Song of Fire and Ice' series or the original 'The Lord of the Rings' series and rest assured, he will love it. 

The catch here is to choose a gift according to the taste and preferences of your jamai, for whom you are actually buying the gift and rest assured he will love every bit of it. 

Now that you have got all the ideas and information handy, make sure you apply these into use and give the perfect gift. 

If you wish to get all information about stores where you get the best gift for your jamai, look no further as the Uurija app is here. Why waste time hunting the shop to get the perfect gift, when there is a lot to be done? Get all store related information along with a look at their exclusive products from the comfort of your home with this app. So, download the app, select a convenient market place and explore all the stores in the entire market without even stepping out. Happy Jamai Sasthi!