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Beautiful, healthy, clear, and glowing skin is what every person desires, irrespective of gender, age or complexion. In today’s world when everyone wants to look presentable, having a good skin always helps. It not only makes you feel good about yourself, it also boosts your confidence. Most importantly, there’s no need to splurge money on expensive creams, serums, and facials when you can use simple ingredients and homemade treatments to get clear skin. In fact, Divyanka Tripathi who never fails to look gorgeous, even without makeup, has a basic skincare secret to share – she uses gram flour mixed with turmeric as a face pack on a regular basis, and that’s probably the reason behind her clear complexion. In this post, we have listed down 10 Ways to get clear complexion, do check them out.

1. The basic cleansing, toning, moisturizing and exfoliating routine is mandatory to get clear skin.
2. Cucumber juice is also very effective in getting rid of blemishes. Grate a cucumber and squeeze out the juice. Apply it on your face and leave it for few minutes. Wash your face as usual.
3. Mix honey with equal amount of lemon juice and apply it on face. Leave it for 10 minutes then wash your face with cool water.
4. Mixing honey with equal amount of almond oil is another very good option to have a clear complexion.
5. Make a face pack by soaking in a few strands of saffron along with a pinch of turmeric and 1 tbsp of besan in raw milk overnight. Make a paste out of two or three almonds and add it to the milk pack. Keep it in the fridge overnight and apply it on clean face in the morning. Rinse off after 20 minutes. Repeat this twice or thrice a week.
6. Drink at least 2 liters or 8 glasses of water daily to hydrate, nourish the body and to flush harmful toxins away.
7. Wash your face with gram flour mixed with water or milk. Massage this mixture on your face for a minute and then leave it for 5 minutes. Wash it away with normal water.
8.White radish juice mixed with honey can also be applied on face to achieve clear complexion.
9. Take 1 tsp oatmeal and 1/4 tsp sandalwood powder. Mix them with water and apply it on face for few minutes. Wash off with cool water.
10. Protect yourself from sun always, never forget to apply sunscreen, irrespective of the weather, whenever you step out. Exposure to sun is the root cause of a lot of skin issue – hyperpigmentation, premature ageing, wrinkles, age spots are only some of them.

Bonus Tips: Try to be happy and reduce the stress from your life. Also, do exercise daily to improve blood circulation and get that perfect glow.

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There are always new wellness therapies coming to the spa scene, and when you find one that works for you, it’s always good to share the news! I recently visited the Recharge Rooms in Notting Hill and checked out their wellness package, which consisted of two complementary therapies that are well worth checking out. If you haven’t heard about the benefits of an Ozone sauna, I thought I’d fill you in on the details, and also tell you about Mesojet facials, which utilise radio frequency technology to tackle skin ageing.

Ozone Sauna

A 30-minute visit to the Ozone Sauna acts as a holistic health and wellbeing procedure to introduce ozone to the body through the skin. This is a strategic wellness therapy, and promises to strengthen the immune system, boost energy and detoxify the body down to a cellular level. It does this by combining ozone, oxygen, far-infrared, steam, carbonic acid, electrotherapy, phonton light and aromatherapies. This might all sound a bit confusing but as well as delivering a host of benefits, the treatment itself is super relaxing, so you’ll emerge feeling calm, energised, and glowing. The lights in the unit change colour throughout the treatment which really adds to the relaxing experience, I absolutely loved it.

Mesojet Facial

Mesojet skin uses non-invasive, touch-free jet and radio frequency technology to deliver active skin enhancement including deep wrinkle reduction, making it an ideal anti-ageing facial. As well as reducing the impact of premature ageing, it also aims to achieve skin rejuvenation on a cellular level. The treatment uses a cutting-edge MesoJet machine (the very first in the UK) that combines two technologies to achieve results: MesoJet radio frequency (radio waves) technology and MesoJet needle-free infusion technology. Skin is left glowy and gorgeous, and it’s a great treatment to combine with the Ozone Sauna.

HOW?

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If you’re looking for a little pick-me-up, how about an at-home blow-dry and some gorgeous, voluminous hair? Even if you don’t fancy giving it a go, the video I have to show you this week is well worth a watch, because it was made by two of my dear friends and two of the most talented hair stylists in the fashion world, Neil Moodie and Earl Simms. Oh, and you might recognise the model in the video, too…

How to Get Voluminous Hair at Home

In Neil’s ‘The Alphabet of Hair’ episode, he covers ‘V for Volume’, covering how to get voluminous hair, fullness and root-lift throughout the locks. You can watch the video below for all the techniques (and some pro wind-machine action at the end) and then read the tips to give it a go at home.

Root-lift

When people say their hair is flat, it’s usually because they don’t lift the roots. First, add a thickening spray or cream to the roots to prep the hair. Use a large round brush right in at the roots and follow the brush with a hair dryer. Once it’s dry, switch to cold and set the root lift in place.

Use a curling iron

Add a heat protecting hairspray to hair and then take the curling iron and wrap the hair around at the root, gently moving the hair over the iron to keep it in place. Once it’s cooled, brush it out.

Clip-in Extensions

Clip-in extensions are also a great way to add volume to your hair, but just make sure you get the positioning right. Section the hair where you’re going to add the clip-ins, add some spray and lightly backcomb right at the root. Add the middle clip in first as close to the scalp as possible then follow the line around clipping in.

S-Shaped Waves

With the curling iron behind the hair wrap the hair around the barrel away from the face creating the first wave. The take the iron out and place it in front of the hair, curling the hair in the opposite direction just below the first curl. Repeat until the end. Alternatively, curl all the way around the iron until the end, directing alternate sections of hair different ways (toward or away from the face).

Pretty major, no?

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With makeup, brows are often overlooked, but they’re by far one of the most important bits to get right. Bold, full brows have been trending for several years now, but the trends have moved on from more bushy, untamed brows to neat, groomed arches in the last few seasons. Brow lamination is all about creating longer lasting thicker, fuller brows, and when done in-salon it involves straightening the individual eyebrow hairs to neaten them up. That’s right, straightening the brows! I’ve even trialled this treatment myself, but is it worth giving it a go?

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What Is Brow Lamination?

Eyebrow lamination involves a non-toxic chemical solution to straighten the brow hairs to ensure they all stand in the same direction. You can set brows in the desired position, so it’s almost like the equivalent of a blow-dry and set, but for your eyebrows! Salon results can last up to eight weeks depending on how your hair grows. It’s worth speaking to a professional to find out if they’d be able to achieve your desired results before booking in for an expensive treatment, or you could try the look out for yourself at home.

Where Can You Get It Done?

There are a huge number of salons now offering this treatment, I went see Nilam Holmes at DermaSpa, who recommended the treatment to me because I have full, thick eyebrows and this was a good way to tame them. It’s sort of the opposite of an eyelash perm – but will last about the same amount of time. Nilam is a real expert in this area so check her out (and her Eyebrow Queen range) if you want to know more.

Get The Brow Lamination Look At Home

Since it involves chemical straightening, it isn’t advisable to give it a go at home yourself. However, if it is groomed, set brows that you want, you can definitely try this for yourself. Using a brow brush or even a disposable mascara wand to comb your brows in the desired direction will help you to style your eyebrows. I have used hairspray on a spool to style brows and drag queens even go one further and use a UHU glue stick! If you want a well-groomed look, stick with the direction of growth, along the brow bone, or if you want to try something more fashion-forward, brush the hairs straight up. Set your brows in place with an eyebrow gum or setting gel and use a fine pencil to fill brows as desired for a fuller appearance. My current favourite product for styling brows is Anastasia’s Brow Fix because it’s not at all sticky.

Try These Brow Favourites

GLOSSIER | Boy Brow

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS | Brow Freeze

CHARLOTTE TILBURY | Brow Fix

EYE BROW QUEEN | Lamination Kit

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If you’re looking for the best at-home facial techniques, facial massage is definitely my go-to recommendation. Some of my all-time favourite facials have been massage-based, and they tend to give instant results and leave your skin looking and feeling great. But is it really possible to get the same results at home? I called on one of my absolute favourite facialists, the legendary Su-Man, whose signature technique is all about massage, to find out. Plus, read on to find out one of my favourite products from another legendary facialist to give you a helping hand at home…

Su-Man’s Guide to At-Home Facial Massage

Q: What are the benefits of facial massage?

A: The facial massage stimulates the deepest layers of the skin so the product can penetrate to the dermis better. By incorporating a gentle massage during your skincare routine you also alleviate the tension in the muscles and minimise the wrinkles.

Q: You are renowned for your incredible massage-based facials, where does the technique come from?

A: My technique is inspired by my professional years as ballet dancer. I discovered dance at the age of 19 and I went on to be a professional dancer. From dance, I learned the pleasure and freedom of doing something without words (well, not surprisingly I ended up doing what I do best). Dance helped me to express outer and inner beauty through my body and made me realise that being beautiful is both an emotional and physical state of being.

Unfortunately, with dancing often comes injury and when it happens, it makes life miserable and not beautiful because the body’s energy is trapped and stagnated. However, through injury I discovered the power of touch – shiatsu and I became a practitioner. Shiatsu helped me understand the connection between physical and emotional well-being, and out of shiatsu came my facial technique which is an expression of everything I’ve done, all I have been and believe in.

It took me ten years to perfect my techniques and even up until today I have never been 100% sure if I’m good enough. But what inspired me and kept me wanting to improve myself was my clients. Everyone has a beautiful story to tell and everyone has their own unique beauty based on their inborn nature and the life they lead. There are many factors stopping us shining as much as we should and I love unveiling these emotions on my clients expressions.

Q: Is this something people can do at home?

A: Yes, during the lockdown I’ve been teaching my technique over several Instagram videos. You can have a look at @sumanskincare

Q: What are your top tips for at-home facial massage?

A: I normally recommend my clients to use enough product (big amounts of serum or moisturiser) whilst doing the massage as you avoid damaging the tissue or irritating the skin with the friction. With just 5 or 10 mins of my facial technique on a daily basis you can start seeing results long term. They should also follow my technique of ‘Holding hand and working hand’ which I explain in my Instagram videos.

Q: Anything else we should know?

A: Every person has a beautiful story to tell and every individual is unique so my approach to each client is different. I listen and look and let this tell me what it needed. I often find doubt in people’s eyes, sadness around the mouth, and anxiety in the jaw line. Fear of ageing, fear of losing, fear of knowing, fear of anything that comes into our mind can deeply impact on our body and how we look. That’s why I recommend sparing some time to release that tension in your face with a gentle yet invigorating massage that helps remove the skin’s stagnation and let the Qi (internal energy based in traditional Chinese medicine) flow.

You can find out more about Su-Man’s work and products here

TOP TIP

Want a helping hand? I also love Sarah Chapman’s facials and her products are some of my all-time favourites for at-home skincare. If you want a little helping hand with getting your facial massage technique right at home, check out her The Facialift Sculpting Facial Massager and try her techniques at home as shown on her YouTube.

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