Fashion | Beauty

    This is one topic I like to talk about. Personal hygiene is a big deal for me. Body odour is like a stigma. When you smell so bad, people would not want to be around you. It can be so embarrassing that your close friends are just not bold enough to tell you how bad you smell.  There are several reasons why people smell bad. It could be excessive sweating, diet, lack of proper personal hygiene or genetics. If you fall in the last category and still have bad odour, then it's time to see a doctor. Most people may have no idea that their personal scent doesn't smell good. HOW TO ELIMINATE ODOUR NATURALLY Baking powder is one of the most useful kitchen items you may not know about in health, hair and skincare. This cheap item has 100s of uses that can be used for your skin.    Apart from its various health uses, it can also be used topically for the body. All you need to do to kill the bad odour, is scrub your skin daily with baking baking soda. Concentrate on your underarms

  Most times our hands get hard, chappy and rough due to the kind of work we do. But often times it's as a result of constant neglect. Alot of people pay little or no attention to the hands. Follow this simple steps to get that gorgeous hands you have always wished for.   Always keep hands clean. Maintain a healthy diet rich in plenty of calcium, zinc, magnesium and vitamins A, B and C.   Soak hands in warm salt water and shampoo for 5 minutes. Apply moisturising hand cream.Choose a suitable hand cream for your skin type.   Always massage cuticle oil into nail bed to reduce the look of dry skin. Always apply a base coat on nails to protect nails from discoloration. And apply a top coat to protect the coloured paint on top of nails. Short and chic is better. Keeping nails short and the edges filed is recommend to keeping them long. Short nails gives the fingers a more elegant look.   Revive your nails –Apply and massage fresh lemon and almond oil to fingers and cuticle

Good old beer! Surprised? I know it may seem like a very odd ingredient to add into your beauty routine, but it has amazing properties. With it's low pH value, beer helps to tighten hair follicles as well as remove dirt and grease and product build up from hair. The yeast in beer is also a good source of B vitamins, protein, selenium, potassium, iron, zinc, and magnesium. That thick white froth in beer also helps in curbing acne due the yeast in beer and slow down the production of sebum, to reduce emergence of pimples.  Below are a few ways to use beer in your skin and hair routine:  Beer Bubble Bath: Try a bath soak using a mixture of olive oil based soap and some cups of beer. Relax and soak for 10 minutes or more, then rinse off to leave your skin feeling soft and smooth. I tried it a couple of times and my skin feels soft and supple.  Beer/Strawberry Face Scrub: Make a strawberry paste, add a table spoon of sugar and two table spoon of beer. Rub the paste over all of yo