Dolls 'N' Dills

My spring beauty tip is to switch to a bright lip colour to bring some brightness back into the face. I also suggest incorporating a light sunscreen into your face routine so that you're always covered as you spend more time outdoors.

Tips For Black Skin

Take some orange peels and grind it to make a paste. Mix it with homemade yogurt. Now apply this paste to your face and hands. Leave it for twenty to thirty minutes and then wash with lukewarm water. Applying on a regular basis helps you remove the tan.

STEPS TO HEALTHY SUMMER DIET :

Here are some other useful lifestyle tips you can follow to beat the summer heat.

1. Water is the best option to quench thirst.

2. Avoid caffeinated or carbonated beverages, alcoholic beverages, and those high in sugar.

3. Do not drink very chilled liquids.

4. Limit all strenuous activity.

5. Eat light, nutritious and non-fatty meals.

6. Reduce intake of heaty vegetables and fruits, like spinach, radish, hot peppers, onions, garlic, beetroot, pineapple, grapefruit and ripe mangoes (if you cannot resist mangoes, soak them overnight in water).

7. Minimise the intake of dried fruits. Increase the intake of fresh fruit.

8. Use sabza (tulsi seeds) in your drinks -- this has very cooling effect on the body.

9. Include lots of fruits and vegetables in the form of salads and fresh juices, preferably without sugar, in your diet.

10. Drink lemon juice, coconut water and thin buttermilk, to replenish the fluids that are lost in sweat.

11. Avoid sugary foods, especially honey and molasses, and stick to natural sugars available from fruits and veggies.

12. Minimise the intake of hot, spicy foods and extremely salty foods. The body retains salt in the organic form found in fruits and veggies; the inorganic salt, meanwhile, is digested and needs to be thrown out of the body. And this is why you need to drink water!

13. Cut the intake of fried foods, like vadas, samosas, chips, bhajias, farsans, etc. Fat has a thermal effect.

14. Maintain good hygiene levels.