Hair & Makeup tips by Made You Look London
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Tip for June 2010
Makeup tip: Eye Shadow; For the ultimate eye shadow blend effect, apply a base on the entire lid (to ensure a long lasting effect) apply the base colour on the entire lid. Then apply the secondary colour within the inner lid area, use a soft sponge brush to blend in both the colours. Use eye makeup remover on a cotton bud to shape any unwanted eyeshadow and to create a shapely colour as the perfect finish. 
Hair Tip: For the ultimate finish to an up-do hairstyle use your accessories! From pearls to trinkets and flowers. Use curved pins to attach them to create the perfect finish.
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Traditional Saree Draping:
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For wearing a saree you will need a matching petticoat and blouse, which raazbyrakhi will supply you with on every your saree purchase.
Open the folds of the sari and hold its inner plain end (This end is least patterned as different from the other end which is the “pallu” or “aanchal” of the saree). Tuck this inner plain edge into the waistband of the Petticoat slightly to the right side.
Wrap around and tuck in the rest of the saree from right to left. Ensure that the lower end of the sari touches the floor. It is better to wear your sandals/ shoes before tying the saree so that right length of saree can be determined while tucking it in.
Now take the “pallu” or the patterned end of the saree and measure it at about 1 to 1-1/2 meters. Take it behind yourself from your left and bring it in front of you again from your right. This will leave behind the middle portion of saree that can be pleated into the waistband.
Fling the pallu over your left shoulder to keep it out of the way while you make the pleats of your saree.
Take the loose end of the saree at the right side (where tucking in has been stopped) and with the help of your hand, start pleating the remaining saree into five to six inch wide pleats.
Hold all the pleats together. Make sure that the bottom end is level with the rest of the Saree all round and tuck them into the waistband of the petticoat. Tuck the pleats into the waist slightly to the left of the navel, and make sure that they are turned towards the left.
The Pallu of the Saree, lying on your left shoulder can also be arranged in two to three bigger pleats and pinned up with the blouse at the back of the left shoulder. Alternatively, the pallu can be left to cover whole of your left arm.
Words and their Meanings:
Chundri & Dupatta
A scarf accessory
Saree:
Generally a 6 yard piece of material
Churidaar:
Tight fitted trouser
Salwar:
Loose fitted trouser
Khameez:
The top of a trouser suit
Product names:
These are names created by our team at raazbyrakhi for our stocked products
