Make A Wish The bottle is the most alluring aspect of Chopard ’s new fragrance Wish . Shaped like a diamond, it seems to just mesmerise you into buying the fragrance. With notes of pear, blackcurrant, Living Chinese gooseberry, acacia flower, jasmine, Living patchouli flower, amber, toffee, tonka bean and many others, the fragrance is complex, yet rich. Wear it, and it hangs around you like an exotic gourmet floriental cloud.
In the same scent, you also get in 200 ml packs Hair and Body Shampoo (Rs 1,250), Shimmering Body Veil (Rs 1,500), Satin Body Cream (Rs 3,030), Conditioning Body Dew and Silkening Liquid Powder (Rs 1,650 each) and a deo. The eau de parfum in 30 ml, 50 ml and 75 ml bottles are priced at Rs 1,650, Rs 2,250 and Rs 2,700 respectively.
Fight The Fat! Cellulite! The bane of our existence! If you’ve been repulsed by that orange peel skin on your butt, thighs and tummy, here’s a solution for you: Glucoblock from Vichy . It’s the first anti-cellulite gel launched in India and fights the lumpy deposits of fat that result from the storage of excess glucose under the skin. It also prevents further deposits.
Apply it twice a day for a month and Vichy dermatologists claim you will achieve inch loss and smooth skin. However, you can’t use this, continue to lead a lazy-butt life and then expect to lose the cellulite. Avoid excess of sugar and fatty foods and exercise for half an hour at least to support the gel’s work.
In The Pink Of Beauty Seen the new lip colours, nail enamel and eyeshadows from Modicare ? The Essensual 20’ s new colours for the season are pinks, fuschia and cafe. The lip colours as usual give UVA and UVB protection, are long lasting and don’t flake. The nail enamels are quick-drying and come in shades like Brick, Berry and Marble Pink .
Eyeshadows provide a long-lasting, soft matte finish that’s waterproof and combines shades like Satin Mauve and Misty Silver . Try lipsticks for Rs 130 each, nail colours for Rs 65 each and lip gloss and eyeshadows for Rs 145 each.
Get Under Your Skin Technology is always fascinating. You can now know exactly what is right for your skin and hair type before you dish out massive moolah for expensive products.
At the Beautique Body Shoppe , Greater Kailash I, New Delhi, you can go through free tests to find out your skin type and the quality of your hair, and pick up the right stuff from a vast range of Jergens, Mudd, Biore and Rusk products. There’s also Sally Hansen nail care, perfumes, etc available here.
A beauty advisor asks you a couple of questions, and with the help of a small computer-like gadget, tells you your skin type, the moisture, sebum and pigmentation levels, and even the state of your T-zone. The same goes for your hair. Once this is over, you can just pick what your beauty regime needs.
Sweet-Smelling Kids Want your kid to smell good at the next birthday bash? Get her Kaloo - a cute little teddy-bear shaped bottle that comes in four fragrances - Kaloo Blue which is citrusy; Kaloo Sherpa , a fruity scent that mixes peach, grapefruit, rasberry and musk; Kaloo Dragee - a candy perfume; and Kaloo Lavender that has a cute long-eared rabbit’s head as it’s cap!
Specially designed for sensitive, baby-like skin, these four alcohol-free ‘Eaux de Senteur’ have been created to soften children’s skin and for massaging after nappy changes. Priced at Rs 900 for a 100 ml unit, Kaloo’s Furry Fragrant Friends are available at Shoppers’ Stop outlets in major cities.
Stroke Of Brilliance Fashion-edged make-up artist Tom Pecheux from Shiseido believes the look for this season encourages you to ‘Dare to be Brilliant’ . Take on a golden glow and a sunny demeanor, says he. And that’s what his radiant make-up line creates for you.
Three unique looks are achieved - Avant Garde, Trendy and Classic - using shimmery textures and understated golds, grape lip gloss, bluish-grey eyeshadows, sharply defined lashes and softly coloured lips.
HERBAL HELPLINE Q. My feet are in pretty bad shape and I don’t get much time to look after them. Will regular visits to the parlour help?
Roopa D, Mumbai
A. You definitely need to pamper and take care of your feet or else, the damage will get not only ugly, but also painful. On returning home from work, add aromatic oils like lavender, pine and a small piece of ginger to a footbath. This will help relieve, revive and invigorate tired feet.
Soften the hard skin and prevent cracks by mixing in a bowl: Two teaspoons of almond oil, one teaspoon each of honey and cocoa butter and half a teaspoon of turmeric. Place the bowl in hot water and let the butter melt. When it cools, rub the mixture over the cracked heels and use it regularly for two weeks.
Nirmala Shetty, Beautician and Naturopath
If you’ve got a problem, write to Herbal Helpline, Femina, 4th floor, The Times of India Building, Dr D N Road, Mumbai 400001 or E-mailL to femina@timesgroup.com