How your regular cup of green tea can works wonders for your skin in minutes

Green tea has a host of health benefits which most of us are aware of. Rich in antioxidants, it helps keep a lot of diseases at bay. Not only does it regulate your blood pressure but also helps you stay in shape. You can read more about green tea's benefits from the image below:

But did you know that your regular cup of green tea can work wonders for your skin too? And the best part is you do not need blenders, other fancy ingredients to make a paste for your face. Yes, that's true !!

All you need to do is next time you make yourself a cup of green tea, just remember to make some more for your skin too :P

1. The used green tea bags act as excellent eye packs for tired eyes and helps remove puffiness around the eyes. Just keep the used green tea bags in the refrigerator and keep it on your eye for around 15minutes at the end of the day.

2. You can also pour green tea in the ice tray and leave it to form green tea ice cubes. Once cubes are formed, use it directly on your skin. This is will act as natural toner for your skin and tighten pores. It also delays the aging process of the skin.

3. If you are slightly on the lazier side like me, You can simply splash chilled green tea on your face. This will also work as a toner for your skin. 

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Steve Madden opens its flagship store in Kolkata

Steve Madden store in Quest Mall, Kolkata

If you yet to shop for the perfect footwear to go with your dresses, the Steve Madden store in the 1st floor of Quest Mall is the place to look out for this season. New York's iconic luxury footwear brand, Steve Madden is now in Kolkata. 

The brand offers trendsetting fashion forward footwear and accessories for both men and women. The new store aptly reflects the versatality of the brand. Whether you are looking out for comfortable bellies, stylish wedges or sexy stillettos, men's contemporary formal or fashionable wear the store has something to offer to everyone.The accessories include fashionable handbags, cluthes and belts to complete the look. 

I personally liked the Boho collection from the store. The trendy shoes from the collection are the ones you can easily incorporate in your everyday wear, be it during the day to office and rush straight to a party after work. 

Steve Madden's Boho collection

Available in various colours, the store also has blingy shoes keeping in line with the latest trends. The new arrivals, the Autumn winter collection has elegant boots which will take the style quotient of a any outfit several notch higher.

Accessories available at Steve Madden Kolkata

The handbags are elegant and stylish. You can chose from animal prints, fringes, solids, you name it and you have the bag of your choice. 

Autumn winter collection at Steve Madden store in Kolkata

The staff is very helpful and are welcoming. Though I took a long time to decide upon the right pair for me, the lady was patient and reassured that I am not the only weirdo :P

Prices of the footwear starts from Rs.3999 while the bags start from Rs.5999.

Stylish wedges at the Steve Madden store in Kolkata

The Body Shop Celebrates 20th anniversary of Tea Tree Oil

The Body Shop's Tea tree oil

Beauty trends come and go but sometimes there are precious gems that take the world by storm and cement themselves in beauty history. The Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil is one such icon.The brand is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their cult classic Tea Tree Oil.

The Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil is one of Body Shop's bestsellers. The  skin-saving  bottle is sold every 8 seconds globally! And its not hard to understand why the Tea Tree Oil is a potent purifying treatment that targets blemishes for clearer looking skin. Its so powerful that you can feel it working from the very first application.

Tea tree oil is well known for its anti bacterial properties. As per the best practices of Body Shop, they source high quality naturally purifying tea tree oil from Kenya. The brand claims that the farmers in Kenya hand harvest the leaves and steam distill them within 12 hours for the most purest  and potent tea tree oil.

It has been a friend for a lot of your favourite stars as well !! :P

Bring your hair alive with the Himalaya Herbals' range of hair care products

Dandruff..dry hair..hair fall..frizzy hair are problems which we all dread.

I myself have been tackling hair fall and dry hair problems for quite some time now. Given the hectic time schedules that I have, I hardly have time to devote to my hair. Chemical treatments are an option left for me which can give me quick results but will take a toll on my hair in the long run. I was not ready to compromise on the quality of my hair.


It was then that I received an invite from Himalaya Herbals for a hair spa experience with the beauty expert and hairstylist, Bridgette Jones at her salon. My day was packed with back to back meetings even on a Saturday but yet I made time for this event as it was my much needed break.

Bridgette discussed about my hair problems and she pointed out that hair fall might also be for hormonal or environmental factors.Dry hair is thanks to all the pollution we face in the city. She suggested the anti hair fall range of Himalaya Herbals' nourishing care for the hair spa. 

Himalaya Herbals is a brand which I have always trusted for my hair because of the natural solutions it offers. The procedure is simple and can easily be done on a weekend. All you need to do is invest two hours of your time. 

• The 1st step is the scalp message with the Himalaya Anti Hair fall hair oil
• Wash your hair with Anti Hair fall shampoo and lukewarm water to cleanse the scalp
• Apply the Anti Hair fall hair cream and leave it on for 15 minutes
• Apply steam on your hair for around 10 minutes for deeper penetration. If you are at home, you can use a hot towel for this
• Wash again to clean your scalp
• Apply a conditioner to moisturize 

After the hair spa, my hair looked soft and aligned

 After the treatment, my hair felt super soft and aligned. While no product is a magic, natural products take time to show their effects. With Himalaya Hair care range, I could almost feel the softness instantaneously. I am sure with regular application, I will be able to combat the hair fall problem in some time and get soft shiny hair.

What I feel about the product range?

I have always trusted Himalaya herbals range and have tried it's various products in the past as well. The brand's products are well researched and use natural ingredients like bhringaraja, amla, tea tree oil, chickpea etc which have been known for ages to work wonders for the hair.The range works for me and I am satisfied with the results.

I would recommend that you invest a little time on your hair and follow the step wise process to see the results. As mentioned, it is not magic and regular application is a must. You need not spend a fortune on parlour treatments and enjoy the hair spa experience in the comfort of your homes.

With Dolon of PoutPretty