Beauty Basics

Well! Wedding is close and the bride is loaded with expectations to look best on the Big Day. You have to look good in terms of slim, glowing and fresh as ever. To couple this trio together it is important that you eat healthy and start a workout regime. Make sure that this entire regime is first of all realistic and will fit into your shopping and preparation schedule. Never set an unrealistic program. And then be sure you do not end up with a regime that compromises that glow. Here’s how to manage your fitness and beauty at the same time. Eat healthy for all the right reasons. You have a reason to be highly motivated during this event. So junk goes out of our window. Stock up on all the seasonal fruits around you. Fresh fruits especially citrus ones like oranges and berries of all kinds will give you a rosy look and help you cut on the fat near your abdomen. Equally important is to increase fiber in the form of fresh salads with fresh veggies; these will boost your metabolism, and give you a fresh look on the D day. Never try to extreme diet or starve yourself in a frenzy to lose weight. You have to eat in small portions and eat healthy. Breakfast should be the heaviest meal of your day and try to eat as light as possible during dinner. When you move about shopping, try to stay away from fried and oily snacks at shopping carts located in markets. Try to find a juice corner for some fresh vegetable juice or carry Tiffin consisting of strawberries or chopped papaya. This will be a healthier snack. Just in case you were not able to carry your fruit, try to locate a healthy snack, you would rather go for a spinach corn sandwich at Café Coffee Day rather than having cholla bathura. Go slow on chocolates too. Too much chocolate may swell you up and none the less may give you a pimple on the face. A square or two in the entire day is more than sufficient to give you instant energy. Second word of wisdom is to stay away from cold drinks on the run. Carry your water bottle. Water is the essence of life and a hydrated skin is the best way to look good for your wedding. So make sure to drink at least 3 liters on an average each day to keep your bowels clean and feel fresh first thing in the day. Have it in the form of plain water, fresh juices, soups made at home and even coconut water to look radiating. Apart from the cold drinks, watch the amount and the kind of alcohol intake you have. 30 to 60 ml of red wine in a week will not harm you. You may have a restricted quantity of any kind but large pegs of whisky, beer or any other kind of alcohol is not a good idea just before your wedding. This is a very important tip for the bridegrooms who end up drinking tons of alcohol at bachelor parties. Watch what you drink and how much you drink. You need to stay fresh and hydrated. Now if we look at your diet, having low fat dairy products and low fat poultry such as chicken and fish will give you optimum nutrition and choice for your main meals. Stay away from red meats, gravy meats like butter chicken, and do not have fried chicken. Having cottage cheese and skimmed milk is a good idea and will keep you full during the day. Most importantly small grandma remedies like kesar milk will give you a pretty bridal radiance on your face. Do not have too much coffee or tea though, having green tea is good idea for sure and is definitely on the go fitness list. There are many flavors of green tea like rose tea and jasmine tea which have health and beauty benefits each. Go slow on heavy carbohydrates such as rice helpings, ghee laden pulses, and even too much bread. Having a good helping of proteins will definitely make your waist fit into your selected designer outfit. Now we come to our planned workout regime. First you should decide whether you are motivated enough to monitor yourself or you need help. In case you are a workout kind of a person, then you can choose the plan best suited to you. While some are comfortable with yoga, some find pleasure walking at the sports complex. Some may like aerobics while they would be grooms like to hit the gym. It is entirely your choice, but make sure either you do it regularly on your own or you get a trainer hired to get it done. The second key point is to be regular. You have to do it regularly. Doing it once a week is no good. You need to workout at least every alternate day in the week. The regime can be planned at at least 20 minutes a day for the brides and at least 40 minutes of the day for the bridegrooms. This will keep you charged and bring you in shape. Aim at overall shape and do not worry about target areas as they will fall in shape automatically. You need to look shapely and workout adds to the glow on your face too. Apart from workout and healthy eating, the fitness of the would be couple requires one more important key. You need to be relaxed. Most of the times the girls end up getting stressed from the never ending shopping spree and the anxiety related to what after marriage issues. You need to be at peace to be your best on the wedding day. SO it is advisable to do a 5 minutes meditation each day. Your day may be hectic as hell, but still you should give 5 minutes to yourself. You will not only fell

Camel Show Piece By @home Lamp By @home Cushions & Chair By @home Bedsheet By @home Bar Accesories By @home A memorable wedding deserves inspired finishing touches wedding in Indian communities holds a special place. Irrespective of caste, creed culture, Indian weddings are more than just a celebration. Weddings in India have an imperial touch, with lavishly decorated wedding venues and grand arrangements. Wedding gifts are integral to weddings in India and elsewhere. If you have a family member or friend who is getting married shortly and you haven’t thought of a perfect wedding gift, the tips enclosed imay help you. The article lays emphasis on suitable wedding gifts for the groom and bride. You can always visit a gift store and pick up anything, wrap it and send it across to the couple. But is that the real way of celebrating such an occasion? Well, of course not! If you want the couple to admire your gift forever, then choose such a unique wedding gift that will make their day all the more special. Remember, the unique wedding gift need not always be an expensive gift always. It might be much affordable yet adorable. The main focus of gifting a present to the couple is to express the essence of the special occasion. The unique wedding gift should reflect the effort that you have put in to make the couple happy. Remember what counts are your emotions that are associated with these gifts and not the price that you bought the gifts at. Wedding gifts range from @home – the mega store, for the bride and groom offers a variety of options to choose from. In décor range, one can opt for products that can go with trend of the current season. A sea blue cushion with floral print with the matching print Candle stands and a picture frame with a picture of your spouse is a thoughtful idea. Pillow Talk If you are looking for something different in the same range, go for Gold and Black Pillow along with a classic Buddha artifact with interesting details. Buddha idols symbolize good luck and prosperity. These can be complimented with the candle stand matching the theme that expresses unique and inviting mood. Also, a range of cushion covers with traditional prints and colors are also available going best with the wedding mood. Such traditionally embroidered cushions are available in Red, maroon and magenta colors. These can also be matched with bed sheets of matching prints to blend with the color theme. One upcoming popular idea is creating pillows that “talk”, or in some sense speak for themselves. For newlyweds, having pillows that say “Mr. and “Mrs.” or “Bride” and “Groom” for their bedroom is a really sweet idea. These can be made easily with pillow covers for those who can sew. For those of you whose sewing skills are non-existent there are other options out there to make these unique pillows. Artifacts are all time most preferred gifting option and are available in numerous arrays. Metallic textured artifacts with animal motifs are one of the best options. Well crafted time pieces are always a good gifting choice and @home stalks some best of such artifacts and timepieces. If you want to opt for some useful products, a tea set is a perfect option. Go for ivory colored cups a perfect to accompany the couple during tea time with style and elegance. Wine Box To celebrate each anniversary (one year, three year and five year) buy the couple a wine box engraved with three different sections for each anniversary. This is a thoughtful gift that allows the couple to remember their special day and celebrate their future. Finally, an added touch is to have a handwritten thank you card included with each gift. This token will cost you little, but it will go a long way.

The excitement – and accompanying stress – that comes with winter wedding planning can really affect a bride’s mental and physical state. Brides must take time out for themselves, get pampered and prepped to perfection for the big day. Keeping this in mind, we at neoVeda Spa at The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa has curated few special bridal spa treatments for winter to rejuvenate calm and refresh brides-to-be so they radiate an ethereal glow and feel like a million bucks on the most unforgettable day of their lives. Pamper yourself with neoVeda Spa Bridal Treatments and experience the benefits of the best natural therapies given a modern translation for your picture perfect day! Switching to some good habits like following a strict fitness and beauty regime along with some home remedies and self-indulgent spa treats would gradually let her discover a radiant youthful self that is nothing less than perfection. Some of the spa Treatments is listed below: Bridal Body Polish Duration : 50 minutes Although its original purpose is to enhance the appearance of a bride, this body polish is for anyone who desires of a youthful appearance and dreams of maintaining their youth through natural methods. Popular in the coastal regions of India where coconut is abundant, the bride is blessed with pure Coconut Milk before the wedding night to create a smooth and luminous skin. A small amount of Turmeric is added to exfoliate and soften the skin and is completed with a shower. Such a treatment should be done at least 5-6 days before the wedding. Salt and Spice Body Glow Duration : 30 minutes Body glow is considered the easiest and the most effective way to get that buttery smooth and fresh body skin just right for your wedding day and for your honeymoon. Exfoliating using Sea Salt, Cloves and Aromatherapy Essential Oil blends, a week before the wedding as this will not only add radiance to your face but will also make you wedding ready. Its light buffing grains remove dead skin cells and impurities from the surface. The spices re-mineralize, hydrate, increases circulation and improves skin texture and the oils aids as a moisturizer, leaving the skin soft and smooth. You are left with your purest essence, a clean and revitalized body. Neoveda Signature (balancing Of The Senses) Duration : 2 Hour 30 Minutes With all that pre-wedding stress around you this is just what you need to shed off all the exhaustion and stress. A relaxed mind consequently brings out the best in your skin. Rejuvenate yourself in the deep relaxation of senses. It starts with a Full Body massage for 90 minutes, Coconut scrub and a Cucumber wrap. This treatment will give any would –be-bride a complete relaxation to body, mind and soul. It stimulates regeneration process of cells and tissues and promotes secretion of hormones. It combats the muscle stiffness while relaxing the lymphatic system. It also exfoliates the dead layer of your skin and rejuvenates with goodness of fresh coconut; it enriches body with electrolytes and gives new life to cells Rich Coffee and Orange Scrub Duration : 50 Minutes Ah, the aroma of roasted Coffee Beans and the fragrance of fresh Oranges along with Cinnamon Powder and Yoghurt scrubbed for deep skin cleansing and a great “pick-me-up” experience leaving a wonderful fragrance. The South Indian Coffee Beans used for this scrub are pure Arabica, specially roasted and ground for neoVeda Spa. Your senses will be Enhanced! De-tox Bath (On Advance booking) Duration : 45 Minutes An ideal way to pamper and detox yourself with the bath having antiseptic and skin irritating property Sea Salts. A luxurious bath with aroma oils, aroma candle all around & floating flower petal gives pleasant look. This bath reduces pain and swelling, wash out toxins accumulated in the blood and supplement the electrolytes need for the body.