Rajasthan traditional dress women oil painting                                                                                                                                                          Artist: Pinky Hora

                                      Koli man oil painting                                                                                                                                                                                      Artist: Pinky Hora                                                                                  

                                    Koli women oil painting

                                         Artist: Pinky Hora               

Wealth creation

Wealth creation with mutual funds.

REGULAR INVESTMENTS IN MUTUAL FUNDS HELP IN CREATING A GOOD CORPUS.

In today time, mutual fund (MF) investments is the best way for wealth creation. However,knowledge and time are very important when it come to investing in MFs. One should have the knowledge about the MF market and enough time to monitor fund performance. Long-term planning is important when it comes to mutual fund investments to earn huge returns.

>> DIVERSIFY FUNDS

One should remember to invest in all three major asset categories-- stocks,bonds,and cash. If an individual is investing in more than one.

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Long-term planning is important in mutual fund investments to earn huge returns

asset category, then the risk of losing money is quite less as market conditions that cause one asset category to do well,often cause another category to give poor returns, and vice versa. Also, the ideal way is to diversify funds: invest money in miscellaneous schemes to keep the balance. One can invest in large-cap mutuals fund where hundreds of stocks are combined in one place. The risk of losing money in such an investments is extremely low, making it a worthwhile opportunity.

>> EXPERT SPEAK

As investment should also be aware of the regulatory changes and accordingly has to make changes in the portfolio. If you have the experience and expertise to do the selection of the fund, then it's great, else, it is wise, to consult a qualified financial adviser and then do the investment. A financial adviser will help to analyse the financial goal and timeframe that the investor has to set and can accordingly guide him or her, whether it is realistic,measurable and achievable. For the first-time investors, investing the first-time investors, investing through systematic investment plan (SIP) is the best medium. Even investing a small amount can help to build a large corpus. It is the most disciplined way to save money and earn returns. When an investor has the right guidance, then he can create an investment portfolio himself with proper asset allocation. If the proper process is followed by having frequent consultations with financial advisors, the the investor is better placed to achieve his or her goals.

Butterfly painting

                                               Butterfly mixed media painting on Canvas
                       
                                                                  Artist:Pinky Hora 

Enlightened Bodhi tree

                                                           Enlightened Bodhi mixed media tree.

                                                        Artist:Pinky Hora.

Classic Rose Painting.

                           Classic Rose Painting.                               

                                    Artist:Pinky Hora.              

Silver and Violet lily oil painting.

Silver and Violet lily oil painting painted in round canvas.

                                   Artist:Pinky Hora                        

                 This is paintings for sell,if interested in buying please requests for size,price and contact no,thanks.

Sufi dervishes whirling oil painting.
       
              Artist:Pinky Hora

This painting is sold.

Cheese Toast

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                Ingredients

4 small slices bread

1 egg

1 tbsp butter,softened

1/2  tsp mustard powder 

1/4  tsp pepper

50 gm (2 oz) cheese, or more, according to taste

1 dsp flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

Vegetable oil or ghee for frying

                   Method

1.  Trim crusts from bread and cut each slice into half.

2.  Break egg into a bowl and beat a few strokes with a spoon.

3.  Add butter and blend well. Add mustard powder and pepper and blend well.

4.  Add grated cheese and mix.

5.  Mix together flour and baking powder and blend into mixture.

6.  Spread mixture on slices of bread.

7.  Pour oil into a pan to a depth of 5 cm (2 inches), or pour 6 tablespoons oil in a frying pan and make very hot.

8.  Place 2 pieces bread in oil, spread side down, and fry till golden. Turn and fry other side till golden. Remove and fry remaining slices of bread the same way.

9.  Serve with tomato ketchup.

 

Red Bean and Ham Salad

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Ingredients

1 cup rajma (red kidney beans)

1 tsp salt

11/2 tbsp finely chopped onion

50 gm (2 oz) ham,cut into 1 cm(1/2 inch) squares

Finely sliced capsicum rings for garnish

Finely sliced onion rings for garnish

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For Dressing

3 tbsp salad oil

11/2 tbsp vinegar

Pinch salt

Pinch pepper

Pinch mustard

2 cloves crushed garlic

Method

1. Soak beans in water overnight. Drain.

2. Add 11/2 cups water and salt to beans and pressure-cook 15 minutes. Or cook in a pan with 3 cups water till beans are soft and almost dry. Drain. Put beans into bowl.

3. Mix all ingredients for Dressing. Pour over beans while they are still warm. Add chopped onion. Mix well and when cool, refrigerate several hours or overnight.

4. Just before serving, mix in ham.

5. Garnish with capsicum and onion rings.

Lord ganeshji

My lord ganeshji made by me

Artist:Pinky Hora

This painting for sell,if interested in buying please requests for size,price and contact no,thanks.

Radhekrishna oil painting.

                                                     RadheKrishna oil painting.                                                                                                                              Artist:Pinky Hora

Red and white flaming tuilp oil painting

This white and red flaming tulip oil painting done by me

                                                        Artist:Pinky Hora

Fancy car

FLIGHT OF FANCY

  Flying car -- powered by clean technology -- to take to skies by December.

                               flight tests of the first prototype are slated for the end of 2017.

  We live in a time where fully autonomous cars are close to         becoming a reality, and more than one company is working towards taking humans to Mars. Consider all this, and it's almost surprising that flying cars haven't taken to the skies yet. But it turns out we may not have to wait too long. Airbus is planning to test a prototype, named Project Vahana, not only for a flying car but an autonomous flying car, by the end of 2017.

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More like a flying helicopter 

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 The current design looks less flying car and more flying car and more flying helicopter, which is slightly less exciting.  

  The aircraft has eight rotors on two sets of wings, both of which tilt depending on whether the car's flying vertically or horizontally.

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 There's room for a single passenger under a canopy that retracts like a visor.

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  And if something goes wrong, the Vahana will come equipped with a ballistic parachute that works even at low altitudes.

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Project Vahana

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  The project was launched in February 2016 and is one of the first project at A3, the advanced projects and partnerships outpost of Airbus Group in Silicon Valley.

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  The first conceptual renders have been revealed showing a sleek self-flying aircraft with room for one passenger who sits under a canopy that retracts similar to a motorcycle helmet visor.

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  It's also believed that the self-piloted aircraft will take of and land vertically, as there are helicopter-like struts,and tilting wings each with four electric motors.

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  The team at Vahana aims to have a full-sized prototype built by 2017 and a demonstration model by 2020.

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 " One hundred years ago, urban transport went underground, now we have the technological wherewithal to go above ground. We are in an experimentation phase, we take this development very seriously." Vahana is a Sanskrit word that refers to the vehicle or mount of a god.

                    A HISTORY OF FLYING CARS

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Flying cars sound cool, but you might want to put the brakes on your fantasies. For years. man has dreamt of taking his hotrod to the skies.

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1941 Henson Aerial Steam Carriage

William Samuel Henson and John Stringfellow- the Wright brothers before the Wright brothers exited- patented this flying car in 1841. The duo were never able to build a functional version of their monoplane, which had a theoretical wingspan of 150 feet.

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1923 Pitcairn PCA-2

Autogyros are the true predecessors of flying cars and Harold F Pitcairn's PCA-2 was sold on the mass market. It was the first rotary-wing aircraft to achieve type certification in the United States, and one promotional stunt landed on the White House lawn during Herbert Hover's presidency.

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1947 ConVairCar Model 118

The ConVairCar, Model 118 flying car was not a hoax,as evidenced by this test flight in California in November 1947. Theodore P Hall designed this creation for the Company. The one-hour demonstration flight ended early due to low fuel,an emergency landing that destroyed the car and damaged the plane's wings. Everyone survived--that is,everyone except the ConVairCar dream.

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1990 The Sky Commuter

For $71,500, you could own the Sky Commuter concept car,developed by Boeing engineers in the '80s. Run on a gas turbine engine and helicopter--like drive shafts, the Commuter was an alternative to planes--strapped-to-cars of the past. Boeing spent $6 million developing the car,though it only appeared in history books.

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2003 The M400 Sky-car

Meet the true Jetson vehicle. A "VTOL" (vertical take-off and landing)flying car, the M400 is the life's work of inventor Paul Moller.

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 Simon Winchester.....

   Simon Winchester most famous book began its journey in his bathtub. He was reading a book on dictionaries,when he chanced upon a footnote on Dr. W.C. Minor, the American madman who helped put together the Oxford English Dictionary. That eureka! moment culminated in The Professor and the Madman. "I sat bolt up-right in the bath like Archimedes," he said to a delighted audience on the first day of the Jaipur literature Festival. He had a telephone near the bath, and a lexicographer friend he thought he could tap for more on Minor. "So I reached over with  dripping hands and called," That phone call unfurled a fascinating story of the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, the mad murderer who contributed to it from the inside of an asylum.

  The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of  Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, who first run of 10,000 copies sold rapidly, took everyone by surprise. "My editor was as astonished as I was by the success [of the book], "he later told during an interview. That the reading public would care for a historical account of a dictionary writing exercise was genuinely surprising. Winchester's astute editor later broke down the constituent parts. "Its about an unknown person who made a major contribution to human society, the trajectory of his life was dramatically up and dramatically down, and there was an act of a grotesque bodily, mutilation in the story [Minor cut off his penis], "says Winchester, Do you, he asked, know anybody else who fits."

  In fact, he did. Winchester's  second book too managed to gather some of the same"magic ingredients". As a geologist by training, he'd heard of William Smith who drew the world-changing geological map. "His map was plagiarised, he went bankrupt, was sent to a debtors' prison, his wife went mad and became a nymphomaniac," adds Winchester. "That word -nymphomaniac - that was the 'aha moment'. It was something so unexpected."

  Since then Winchester has trotted out an astonishing range of books, from an ambitious biography of the Pacific ocean to an account of how America was welded together to form the United states, to a  narration of one of the world's most disruptive volcanic explosions, aptly titled Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883.

  "My father used to criticise me in a congenial way, saying that i had the mind of a grasshopper,  "he says of his dizzying array of interests. "I get fascinated by one subject and move on to another. I,m afraid that's probably what happened here." After quitting geology, Winchester took to  newspaper reporting and travel writing. His non-fiction carefully gleans forgotten character and events. The key to good non-fiction is three-fold, he say. "First of all, you got to have the idea, It's got to be a good idea. The second thing would have to be good writing. But I think that's not the second most important thing. I think the second most important thing is the structure of the book. The third is good writing.

Interestingly, the seed of Winchester's next book came from a suggestion made by a reader- a history of precision- and will be out in 2018. The British-born author became an American citizen in 2011,after years of living there and loving it.

 

5 best free music apps.

  Every where you go, it seems like everyone is talking about how to stream this,how to stream that, how to stream from your PC to your phone,etc. While streaming can be convenient,it can eat up your mobile data.

  And as mobile providers become more stingy with data plans and data caps,maybe it's time we think about going back to local music files.

  But to do this, you're going to need a good music player app - .Here are the best free Android music apps currently available

AIMP

  At first glance,AIMP looks a bit overly simplistic. Flat interface designs are currently in, but AIMP's approach feels a bit empty. Maybe that's the point. This app gets straight to the point: it plays your music and doesn't muck around with distractions. Its handles nearly all audio file types - including lossy and lossless formats - and it comes with a 10-band equaliser, which is rare to see in free music players. It can also mix multi-channel files to stereo and/or mono. Overall, if you can get past the interface, it's a solid choice that won't let you down. 

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BLACKPLAYER                                             Blackplayer is the best free music player.Its clean, It's modern, its lovely on the eyes,its easy to navigate,and it's packed with features: 5-band equaliser, gapless playback,scrobbling,sleep timer, and no ads! A premium version does exist, which has extra themes,fonts, more settings to tweak,more ways to customise your experience, a visulaiser,better sorting, and a first taste of all future features. For just $2, it's well worth it

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PHONOGRAPH

  Phonograph is often considered to be the best-looking music player app,mainly because of the many built-in theme colour sets and the fact that the interface colours dynamically change to match the content on the screen. It's pretty standard as far as features go, so don't expect a lot of bells and whistles, but if you just want a simple listening experience that never gets in your way,Phonograph may be the app for you.

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PULSAR

  If you're using an older device with out-dated hardware, alot of modern apps may frustrate you with lag. Well, Pulsar strikes the perfect balance between a gorgeous appearance and lightweight performance. It comes at a price - a lack of big advanced features - but that doesn't mean Pulsar is barebones. You still get smart playlists, fast search, gapless playback, and a built-in tag editor that works quite well.
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JETAUDIO
  JetAudio also comes in a premium version, but you get so much in the  free version that most users won't even ned it. The only downside is that the free version is supported by ads, but they aren't intrusive. Here's what you get:10-band equalizer with 32 presets,lossy and lossless support, effects tlike reverb and x-bass,playback speed control, automatic gain control, and more.

What your reveals about you.

The way you keep your desk reveals a lot about who you are. Sam Gosling, renowned American psychologist and author of Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You,believes that the way a person keeps his/her desk can help the management to understand, and thereafter, motivate him or her. You may fit in any one or a combination of these categories mentioned below.

1.THE ONE WITH THE ORGANISED DESK...

You have a calendar, strategically placed on the corner of your table that gives you a good angle and view from your desktop or laptop, just in case you need to quickly coordinate important dates. You also have a to-do list pinned in perfect alignment on the pinboard that is right in front of you.You keep checking off things marked on the list as and when the tasks are complete. Your drawer has every file and every record of every meeting you've ever had; you always have an extra pen and any other stationery at any given point. Your phone is always perfectly charged and so is your power backup. You are like an Office Guardian or something.

....A.K.A. THE DEPENDABLE ONE

You are bankable and trustworthy and the one everyone will turn to in a crisis- be it a client goof-up or a missing pen! You have a sense of responsibility, and you always follow through every task that you are assigned. Basically, you get anything done in a no-hassles and no-drama kind of way.

2. THE ONE WITH UNIQUE STATIONERY...

You have an interesting piece of art on pinboard and there are chances you made it. Also, that robot curio and those badges and cutouts from comic strips adorning your desk in an awkward, yet neat way is strangely attractive. You could even have one of those Rubik's Cubes, or a yo-yo somewhere in your drawer. You may also have a vintage desktop because you are just so hipster!

...A.K.A. THE CREATIVE ONE

Yes,that's who you are! You are as creative as creative gets. You are open to ideas and experiences and an extrovert mostly. People who enters your workspace are awed by the creativity you ooze. You thrive in places that encourage individually.

3. THE ONE WITH INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES

We walk over to say 'Hi' to you and see that new 'Never Give up' poster. You are the one who comes to work every day, reads the new thing about positivity, takes a printout and pins it up. And there's that beaming smile on your face that reads 'This is so me!' for the nth time this week. Phew! According to Gosling. "These (inspirational) are a psychological form of trying to keep people together emotionally."

...A.K.A. THE NEUROTIC ONE

So, we're basically saying that you are a Type A personality. We want to hug you tell you everything's going to be okay; but a part of us is freaked out on how you'll react. But there's no need to take down your posters and your desk actually remind you of who is the boss (not in the literal sense!). You are one of the most successful people at the workplace, and it's because you are freaking neurotic!

4. THE ONE WITH THE COMFORT ZONES

You've got a candy jar, a box of mints, M&Ms and chocolates stashed on your desk and drawers in case anyone, including you, is just sick of all things normal. You've also got cigarettes, a spare lighter,a can of Coca Cola or Red Bull, an extra pair of socks stuffed somewhere in the drawers, a collection of the greatest music that was ever to be made, and the most comfy chair in the bay.

A.K.A. THE RESOURCEFUL ONE

You are lot like that organised guy,just more resourceful. Basically, you are the one the organised guy probably comes to when the crisis is more that a lost pen. You have charm about you that draws everyone close. You're a good talker, easy to be around, and well, you've got a fix for everything.    

  

When The Mind Is Serene.....

 Is it true that communicating with your inner being,the Divine,is called meditation?

O  Meditation is the best way to discipline and purify the mind. It is a mental discipline by which one attempts to go beyond the thinking mind into a deeper state of relaxation and awareness. Serenity of mind is meditation. Meditation is a way of removing old destructive thought patterns and replacing it with new ways of thinking positively. It is also the best technique to make the mind calm, and to connect with the Super Consciousness, enabling the soul to experience, external love,peace ,happiness ---- true nature, in other words, sat-chi-ananda.
   During meditation,transformation takes place at the conscious level. One goes within, connects  and communicates with the Supreme,attains sthitha prajna or equanimity and Self-realisation. The Supreme can only be experienced when the mind is serene and to tally clam just as the bottom of a lake can only be seen if the water is calm. The state can be achieved only through meditation. Thus,when mind is calm and relaxed only then we can communicate or connect with God and we can refer to the Almighty as One power, Inner Being, Divine or Supreme Self.

Can meditation help the individual resolve conflicts?

O  When our mind  is agitated and disturbed, it releases hormones and toxins in the body that cause stress. But when we practise meditation, our body releases healing, energy, which not only heals biological systems in the body but also calms the mind by dissolving ego and negative emotions like anger, jealousy and greed. It uplifts one from lower self to higher Self.
    The Aum mantra is the source of Divine power. By repeated chanting of the sacred syllable Aum, we invoke Anandamayi shakti within, called Anandamayi Meditation,through which one can enter into a deep healing space that will energise and heal the body, mind, every cell ,your DNA,genes of the biological and nervous systems. It will calm you and help rejuvenate you.
     Finally,you will feel totally transformed and fill yourself with Anandam energy and experience eternal happiness, Divine love, peace,blissfulness, and your true Self that is the ultimate purpose of life. Moreover, you will enjoy your life to the fullest and also extend our divine energy to others, helping them experience self-tranformation and develop Self- awareness.

How does one practise Anandamayi Meditation?
O Meditation is the process of  gathering the scattered mind and establishing the calmess, quiteness and  emotional poise within. There are different types of meditation techniques, however, one should follow the type that takes, one to one's higher Self and experience eternal happiness, peace and anandam. That is called Anandamayi  meditation.
  The easiest and simplest way to begin meditation is to sit or lie in a comfortable position and draw attention to your breadth. Becoming conscious  of your inhaling and exhaling is a way of  bringing your awareness tot he present moment. A simple and powerful mantra is the Aum mantra. Repeat the mantra silently in your mind. Whenever you start to lose focus, simply come back to the Aum mantra. When you are done with the mantra, sit quietly and become aware of the breadth and notice how your body-mind feels. Meditation is best done as a 15-20 daily practice,and can be done any time of the day, but it is good  when done first thing in the morning after you wake up.

Is the bliss experience replicable?

 O Yes, once one learns how to reach that blissful state,once can experience it anytime, any 

moment and at any place. The key to making  any change in your life is to repeat over and over to make it a habit. Remember  when you were younger and you didn't feel like brushing your teeth, but it was drummed int you that you must do it every morning, and night. Now as adult, you brush your teeth automatically. The same is true when trying to develop a new pattern in our life. Repetition is what helps rewire your brain. After a few weeks of repeating a meditation practice, your brain will begin to rewire itself and form a new pattern. This way the results will last a lifetime.
   However, results will vary depending on one's commitment,motivation, and on how often one practises it. Some people experience bliss the very first time. Usually, in a few sittings, many people experience anandam. 

for glowing face

Now,get stung by a bee or use cat litter for a glowing face

Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow's latest beauty regime comprises bee stings and has created a huge buzz online.

WHAT: BEE VENOM

GWYNETH PALTROW

WHY: SAID TO REMOVE SCARRING

Gwyneth Paltrow recently admitted she has turned to bee stings as a beauty treatment. She said. "I've been stung by bees. This treatment is thousands of years old and is called apitherapy. People use it to get rid of inflammation and scarring. It's actually pretty incredible if u research it."She did later admit." Man.it's painful,"Kate Middleton is also said to have tried bee venom facials and a few salon in the West are adopting bee venom face masks, which promise to lift and tighten the skin and make it look firm.

WHAT: AVOCODO

SALMA HAYEK

WHY:FOR SHINY HAIR

Known for her figure and gorgeous hair, Hayek attributed her locks to a treatment found in the fridge - guacamole. She was quoted as saying,"Anything that is greasy is actually really good for your hair. You can put guacamole in your hair. Not with the rest of the stuff, but u can take avacado and put it in your hair," Avocado is aid to be a powerful moisturiser and acts as a deep conditioner.

WHAT:MAYONNAISE

BLAKE LIVELY

WHY:HAIR MOISTURISER

Actress Blake Lively owes her well-maintained blonde tresses toan ingredient you might have dismissed to a corner of your fridge - mayonnaise!    She revealed that she puts the product on the bottom half of her hair just before she showers so that when she shampoos,the soap in it doesn't strip the hair of moisture,making it weak.

WHAT:APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

SCARLETT JOHANSSON

WHY:SKIN CLEANSER

Actress Scarlett Johansson has a nifty secret to her flawless skin - it's apple cider vinegar. She uses it her face wash as part if her daily routine. The vinegar has antibacterial and anti-fungal compounds and is supposed to work like a toner to balance the skin's natural pH levels and restore it's glow. When using, dilute it with warm water.

WHAT:TEASPOON

MIRANDA KERR

WHY:TO CURL LASHES

Model Miranda Kerrr swears by using a simple kitchen teaspoon to curl her eyelashes. To do so, you first heat the spoon with a hair dyer to warm it up slightly. Then keep it against the lashes facing outwards.Press the lashes against the spoon and using the same gliding movements a you would on a normal curler. To make sure the shape stays, apply mascara immediately after the curling.

WHAT:GROUND COFFEE

HALLE BERRY

WHY:SKIN SMOOTHER

Okay, don't throw away those coffee grounds after making yourself mug. Use  Halle Berry's secret instead. She adds ground coffee to her body wash to help increase blood flow and smoothen the skin. The caffeine in it acts as an anti-inflammatory  agent and is also said to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Mixed with a proper massage it is said to energise the skin.


WHAT:OIL-PULLING

SHAILENE WOODLEY

WHY:PREVENTS HEADACHES AND GUM DISEASE

Heard of oil-pulling? Also called Kavala, its an Ayurvedic process of swilling about a teaspoon of coconut oil around the mouth for a couple of minutes and then spitting it out! Shailene Woodley is said to be big fan of the craze. the technique is said to help improve gum health and freshen the breadth,whiten teeth and draw out toxins as well. It is also said to alleviate migraines.


WHAT:TO NOURISH SKIN

ANGELINA JOLIE

WHY:TO NOURISH SKIN

While most people lust after the taste of caviar, actress Angelina Jolie rubs it on her body in a cream. The fish egg extract is smeared over her skin to firm it up and leave it feeling moisturised. She is also said to have had a detoxifying body wrap followed by applying creams over her body. She is said to have tried caviar - based facials as well. The ingredient is said to be a powerful source of protein and has high oil content.